(The mental kind, not the weather kind)
In the spirit of the holiday I thought I'd share "a few of my favorite things".
Those who've been on the forum for some time know that I've made no secret that I've had some unpleasant life events in the past couple of years - in fact forum members were just about the very first people I shared with - anyway, I have been depressed for a while, although a great deal better since January or so. I've always been somewhat of a phlegmatic personality, so it probably isn't entirely fair to blame it all on life events.
Anyhoo, to get to the point, from the time since I had gotten seriously down, I've had some interesting impulses, I think possibly they might be described as "maternal", but not being female, I don't know if that's a correct description or not.
Since I'm not typing this from prison, you can guess that I've only indulged these impulses in a responsible manner.
a) Newborn babies make me want to pick them up and hold them.
b) Bald infants make me want to rub my cheek against the top of their head.
c) Infants with "duckling or gosling hair" (blonde and asian haired infants usually) make me want to pet their hair.
d) Extremely pregnant women make me want to feel their belly and try to listen for a heartbeat (I haven't done this one at all).
e) Newborn kittens and puppies (especially fluffy ones) make me want to pick them up and rub them against my cheek.
f) The bristles/wrinkles on a horse's nose (right between their nostrils) makes me want to pet them.
