Doldrums

dol·drums (dōl'drəmz', dôl'-, dŏl'-) pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

1. 1. A period of stagnation or slump.
   2. A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.
   3. A region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls.
   4. The weather conditions characteristic of these regions of the ocean.
2. 1. A region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls.
   2. The weather conditions characteristic of these regions of the ocean

(Courtesy of the American Heritage Dictionary, Dictionary of the English Language)


This last month, I slipped into the doldrums. Now I need to learn how to harness the little whisps of breeze around me to get me out of it when they come.