'Still Standing' my new Favourite TV Show, Survival - the Great Depression Getaway


In a society that celebrates improvement, excellence, appearance, success, well, mere survival doesn't seem to be something to celebrate does it?

 However, one of my new favourite TV shows, 'Still Standing' is just about that - SURVIVAL.

 Here are the introductory remarks to this show given by it's host, a popular Canadian comedian Jonny Harris:
"When you're growing up in a small town in Newfoundland you see that people have a sense of humour about hard times. I turned that into a career and hit the road. Now I'm on a mission to find the funny you never expected - Canada's small towns - towns that are against the ropes but hanging in there. Still laughing in the face of adversity."

 Many small towns across North America have dwindled in population and vitality due to metropolitan growth.

 As Jonny visits small towns, he celebrates not what the town once was or what it could be, but what it is right now. He features the people, their innovation, their perseverence despite the challenge of keeping their small town going.

 He celebrates their survival.

 Celebrating survival - not renovation.

 Celebrating what is - not making over to make it better.

 We could learn a lesson from this for depression.

 If you are reading this right now, then you are surviving.
You are a survivor.

 Acknowledging that, celebrating that is a great depression getaway for today.

 WHAT ABOUT YOU? How are you feeling today? You are surviving right? You may not think that is worth celebrating, but go ahead - CELEBRATE! Give yourself a surviving depression getaway.

 Don't give up! There is hope for depression. Survival breeds hope.



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