I was in a very negative head space several days ago, and I feel significantly better today. Some of it is doing things that help - I remade a cherry pie recipe that really did not work out the first time with success the second, I turned a little bowl (which I hadn't done in quite a while), and I listened to a couple things. Specifically, this podcast of Tara Brach's  : https://overcast.fm/+ABTYEjMndiY. The Dance with Pain. She speaks about the concept of the second arrow, which definitely produces more suffering and most certainly applied to my feelings a couple days ago. Also listening to Jeff Warren (wherever he may be found) is helpful to me. Just the idea that, "Yeah. That happens. It is OK." Impermanence - anitya. No matter if I want something to stay exactly as it is, or if I'm striving for it to be anything but, everything will change as time goes by. Thank goodness.

Be well.