I was telling a friend of mine that I am feeling depressed about my Mom and she suggested I buy one of those coloring books for adults. I finally got around to it a week ago. I chose one with flowers and inspirational messages. They have so many of them on the market; it was hard to choose, but that one spoke to me. So every day when I think of Mom and begin to feel sad, I bring out the book, my colored pencils and marking pens. I put on music that I like and start coloring. Just doing it puts me into a different mindset now. Yes, I still grieve for my Mom but now I have a creative diversion. My Mom is the one who bought me my first box of 64 crayola crayons when I was a kid. That makes me smile. I imagine she is happy that I'm doing something that makes me feel good.