Some days, I am just down in the dumps! You too? Did you know that the phrase “down in the dumps” was a commonplace medieval expression meaning dejection; melancholy; depression.  The expression comes from the Dutch ‘domp,’ ‘mental haze or dullness,’ or from the German ‘dumpf,’ ‘close, heavy, oppressive, gloomy’ And often, you can’t even put your finger on exactly what is wrong or bothering you! Some days the world is just too much with us Yup! That about covers it! Yesterday, while out walking, I came upon a caterpillar plodding across the road in front of me. I stopped, startled.  It was beautiful- all fluffy shining rust in the middle with black colored fluff on both ends- a wooly bear caterpillar, as I later found out. And I might have missed seeing this tiny depiction of beauty, if I hadn’t looked down at that moment. Our World- the Beautiful and the Ugly The world is so beautiful at times that it twists your heart and brings you to tears… The setting sun streaking the sky with glorious colors…the burbling forest stream, a thunder storm where the flashes of lightening illuminate the mountain peaks, a meadow alive with multiple wild flowers and busy insects, the antics of kittens and puppies, the smile that lights up someone’s whole face, the newborn napping…….