Mental Wellness Challenge 2022, July 21 It’s been a long while since I have posted to my blog.  Life’s been really filled with stress, anxiety, worry, frustration, confusion and challenges… so my blogging went on the shelf a bit. I’ll have to start a new challenge as I am certain that most folks have lost track of my last one – I know I have… I’m going to start writing and I’ll...

Mental Wellness Challenge 2022, June 02 A couple of weeks have passed since I blogged… Life’s carrying on.. My last challenge for you was: Do something unexpected for someone else. Give a friend, or a loved one a hug. Tell a friend, family member or co-worker that they are an important part of your life. Hope you “smashed it out of the park”. I did OK.  Not stellar, not a wash out...

Mental Wellness Challenge 2022, May 19 Hello Blog… My last challenge was: Laugh – just laugh. If you can, laugh til there’s tears in your eyes…. Take the time to see. To see a budding leaf or a flower or plant struggling to break through the earth – to see the sun. Sing… Sing like nobody is listening – or sing like you have an audience – whatever you desire… but sing. Hope you...

Mental Wellness Challenge  2022, May 11 I haven’t checked in with my blog for the past couple of weeks… The straight up truth… I’m feeling stressed the F#%& out.  Not all bad stress – but stress none the less… My last challenge was to: Dream a little… Langston Hughes is quoted as “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, you become a broken winged bird, that cannot fly.” I...

Mental Wellness Challenge  2022, April 25 Hello Blog… I didn’t blog last week – just wasn’t in me. Last week my challenge for you was to: Ask yourself – “How’s my lawn?” Touch base with where you are. Read a poem that resonates with you, or maybe listen to or sing along with a song that means something to you. Poetry and music are powerful emotional tools. Give yourself a spring....

Mental Wellness Challenge 2022, April 14 Easter Weekend – Spring is here – well, Spring is trying to… some places better or more quickly than others… My challenge for you last week was to: Phone a friend. Give someone, that you haven’t connected with in a long time, a call. Let it go. Pick something in your experience that is using up your energy and let it go. That very thing may very...

Mental Wellness Challenge 2022, April 07 I didn’t blog last week…  In my last challenge to you from March 24, I challenged you to: Practice gratitude. Share gratitude.  Tell folks that do things you are grateful for, that you appreciate what they have done. Quiet your mind. Find a space in your experience where you can quiet your mind and take a mental breath. Give yourself an ‘attaboy’...

This is a piece of depression and anxiety that I live... Michael Landsberg does an excellent job at getting the point across... This is certainly worth the 2 minute watch. Loss of Self Esteem from Depression and Anxiety - SickNotWeak    

Mental Wellness Challenge 2022, March 24 My last challenge was to: Challenge yourself. Step out of your comfort zone and try something new or do something out of the ordinary. Make a list – “One thing I am grateful for this week.” Add something/s to it each day of the week. Be a blessing to someone else. Show up for someone who needs a hand. While I didn’t rock my own challenge I did...

Mental Wellness Challenge  2022, March 17 Its not easy being green…. Well, another week screams by… My last challenge to you was to: Tell one person, every day, that you love them. You don’t have to use the words – you can show your caring through your actions – and perhaps that might even be more meaningful that just words. Give a friend, family member, family pet a huge hug. Feel...