Yeah... it's a hard call, for sure. I'm in category 2, also - not a happy place to be, but I'm managing to keep a smile on my face, and love in my heart... most of the time. :)

But see Nana's catagory 2 is more like the "joy" level here!

Thank you. I didn't mean to imply that I'm swimming in a sea of sadness. For the most part, I live in joy. The sadness comes in knowing that even though, generally speaking, I get on very well with people - family, friends, acquaintances - for the most part, they think I'm misguided in my worldview, and won't budge an inch, when it comes to taking it upon themselves to do a bit of their own research. They'd far rather, that I fall into line with their thinking, and start seeing things as they 'are', rather than, as how I'd like them to be. It feels kind of like an undercurrent of sadness, running beneath the joy - if that makes any sense! Nothing that a few moments of sitting in the garden, surrounded by my favourite plants/herbs, hearing the bird song in the early morning, the crickets at night time, and listening to some of my favourite music can't easily put right. I've enjoyed this exchange. It's been quite meaningful for me. Thanks.