Blue Moons

I've meant to link to Beyond Blue for some time now. It's one of the many spiritual blogs at beliefnet.com. The author, Therese Borchard, writes about depression, her go-round with the same, and psychology without being bratty or overbearing. She also doesn't write too much about meds. The precise opposite of me, you might say.

Here's a recent post on an interview with Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology. Like Borchard, I know there are limits to the happy thought strain of psychology, but it is fascinating all the same.

Happiness is a deeply complicated subject and I'll likely be writing about it a bit in the future. Not that ripping apart research studies and banging on the pharma companies and select researchers doesn't make me happy.

Speaking of happiness, Seattle will be under a total lunar eclipse around 3 a.m. We had one in the fall of 2004 that, although obscured by clouds much of the time, was jaw dropping. It's clear here tonight, so I'll stay up for it and likely sit on a grass strip somewhere in my neighborhood (I have no yard and think the moon won't be in view of my apartment at that hour). If I am in the mood for it, I'll likely sit there and drink a beer.

Then, I'll be happy in my blue-moon sort of way.