A beautiful day is an awsome state of mind. I, too, have had serious bouts with depression. Especially when I became totally disabled at the age of 37 and with a two year old son to raise. But, with proper medical care, and a loving family, I was able to win the battle and have no more than normal periods of depression. As I lay in my bed and look from my window and see all the things of nature about me, I see the handywork of a great God at work. The towering trees, the wildlife on my lawn, such as whitetail deer and foxes, wild turkey and my neighbors.... sometimes the neighbors are more wild than the deer and foxes...
I live in each moment, each day and each year. The present time is most precious, more than the past and more certain than the future.. so why worry about the past and future, when we have the present to mould and dwell?
I find that a loving relationship with my family, friends and my God is all that is really necessary. Everything else finds its own niche and I love being a part of it.