Thanks for the support Overs.
The depression demon is rearing its ugly head for me. It had mostly relented for a while, but it comes and goes. I hadn't noticed it slowly creeping back in, but now that I look back, I've been less rigorous in my self care for the last few weeks.
It's not easy staying a step ahead, but experience shows that when I don't do the right things I slip into habits that perpetuate a depression.
So this morning I peeled myself out of bed rather than hit snooze over and over. I took a walk rather than have an extra cup of coffee. I did some deep restorative stretching rather than browse what other people are doing on Facebook. I plan to "force" myself to practice these habits every day this week.
I don't feel great right now for having exercised a little (or even feel good to be perfectly honest), but it takes a while to retrace a few weeks worth of bad habits. I know I did the right things.