His Name is Bill

The Valley of Elah, the title of a film, also refers to the valley in which David is said to have fought and killed Goliath. An apt metaphor for those of us who battle depression. Except we never get to kill the giant. Walk away as David might have done, with a bit of a swagger, the cheers of the crowd rising around him. We fight our battles often in solitary ways. I am dropping down again. Keep telling myself I'm wrong. That my sleeping in to 8:30 am, then 9:00, then 9:30 today means nothing. My struggle to focus. Nothing. I may not yet be in the Valley of Elah but I am close enough. I've called my shrink. An angel is winging towards me. His name is Bill.