Finding Ways of Coping with Life’s Losses

Mists of Siena, Italy — author photo

I feel like I have been perpetually sad since November of 2004.

I’m a happy person. If you meet me, you’ll think I must have constant joy inside. I smile a lot, laugh easily, heartily, and from the belly. It’s not an act. With the blessings of my life, to not convey happiness would be hypocritical.