Day 5 - 84 -- Ups and Downs

The day was filled with the usual tasks for this time of year on a weekend -- laundry, house cleaning, and tons of grading. I finished one group of items that is due back tomorrow and Tuesday. A dent was made in one of two large piles of course term assignments -- much more to do each day to get those back on time. Two weeks remain in the term, so things need to be returned by then. Knowing that I am not alone in this process doesn't seem to help <smile>.

The other visitor today was a deep feeling of negative emotion -- sadness, disappointment, anger, betrayal -- finding a word for it is difficult as it may be a combination of many emotions. Dealing with an unnamed issue seems impossible. Talking it through may help -- but that will need someone insightful and external to my daily life. I'd like to think it will disappear as quickly as it came, but I'm not convinced that will happen. Perhaps I'll be proven wrong <smile>.

One song played in my head through the day. It fits how I feel at present, thought holding it all inside isn't a good long term strategy, this approach may work in the shorter term. I've loved this song since first hearing it. Many covers exist, but I find myself coming back to this duet -- two well known voices -- though not generally heard together. Enjoy!

Crying in the Rain -- Art Garfunkel and James Taylor