"verdant hills of my temporary countryside home where I rent a room, the clear blue sky, the sounds of birds chirping. " Congratulations on your life changing move. It sounds like you're blessed to be surrounded by natural beauty. Don't sweat those days when you get down, it happens to us all. Just make sure you keep getting up, and you continue being inspired, and you continue inspiring. By the way, I love the Maya Angelou quote. I just did a recent piece on that wonderful lady :-)