And when the rains were over and it was October and the birds were in song again, I could lie in the sun on sweet-smelling grass and gaze up through a pattern of oak leaves into a blind-blue heaven. And I would thank my God for leaves and grass and the smell of things, the smell of mint and myrtle and bruised clover, and the touch of things, the touch of grass and air and sky, the touch of the sky's blueness. Ruskin Bond
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A person experiencing depression will often forget the wonders of nature. The world seems so grey and dull when one is depressed. There is no magic in the world, no beauty, no wonder. But when one is in a positive state of mind, one can enjoy all that nature offers.

There is magic in the leaves of the trees, the colors of flowers, and the smell of fresh-cut grass. When I was depressed, I never liked to go outside because I would always find something to be worried about. I didn't like to see other people because I knew they would only make me feel worse by making me feel even more alone. But when I was in a good mood, everything was okay.

When I was in a good mood everything was amazing! There was nothing like leaves falling on your face and smelling their scent and hearing their rustle on the wind. And then there's this quote: "Sometimes you can feel like there's nothing to live for." It makes me think about my life and how I'm not sure if anyone still cares about me or even likes me anymore (I'm really not sure about that). The problem is that when you're in a bad place, you tend to think that everyone already hates you and that you're just a burden to everyone around you. You know that your life sucks and it feels like there's nothing good left for you to do or have or be. You just want to curl up in a dark hole and never see the light again so you could never have to see the bad things ever again.

But here's another quote: "You can't go from being happy 100% of the time to being unhappy 50% of the time." This makes me think about how much better my life can be if I just tried hard enough but also how much worse it can be if I don't try at all. As a teenager, my parents always told me that they love me because they need me around them and that they want to do what's best for me but now as an adult, it feels like they don't know what's best for me anymore since they don't understand my problems or why I'm depressed. On one hand, they say "it's not their fault" but on the other hand, they don't do anything about it when they know it's affecting how I'm feeling or what I'm doing with my life when I should do what's best for myself instead of what's

Source: Rain In The Mountains: Notes From The Himalayas

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