10.10.2021 | world mental health day
Today is World Mental Health Day and if you’re someone who’s been struggling with your own mental health, I want you to know that I’m extremely happy that you’re here with the rest of us. I know the feeling too well and you are not alone.
Happy Sunday, beautiful souls!
I planned on going out for a long walk and take some pictures of the beautiful fall colors of the trees but I changed my mind real quick. The weather was mad disrespectful. Too cold for my liking so I decided to stay inside instead and read my book with many cups of tea. As for the pictures, I took them from my windows instead which was good enough. So let us appreciate them. The sky, the colors, the trees!? Oh my, how beautiful! Fall truly is my favorite season.
I cozied (is that a word?) up real nice and never left my bed but only to re-fill my cup of tea and for bathroom-breaks (which there were plenty of thanks to the tea). I had some jazz-music playing in the background with plenty of lit candles. It was truly a mood, as the kids say. Don’t mind me, I’m just living my best life this Sunday.
Today was a good day
As the day went on and day turned in to late evening, I swapped my tea for a big glass of red wine and blew out all the candles except for two since it was getting really hot in here. I can’t even tell you how many pages I read of my book. Just kept going and going and I’m so happy that I decided to re-discover and go back to my childhood passion which is my love for books and reading. I haven’t done it in so many years due to life itself and my mental illness. I get so joyous, ecstatic and nostalgic about words and books. It feeds my soul in ways no one or anything else ever have.
One of my goals for my mental health and overall life is to selfishly indulge in whatever feeds my soul.
Today was a well-deserved and extremely needed lazy day. I shut out the world and went into myself. Everything was going so well. Easy peasy lemon squeezy type of shit until my best friend’s boyfriend sent me a picture of him and their very new baby at the hospital. HE HAS FINALLY ARRIVED AND I COULDN’T BE HAPPIER!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wish I could be there with them but nope because.. Covid-19. Awesome. Our little bundle of joy, I love him already!
What did you do today to take care of your mental health?
World Mental Health Day isn’t just today but every single day and regardless of what your journey to your healing looks like, please remember that you’re not alone and that your existence matters tremendously and you have people around you that truly loves you! 💙
Another read, my mental health obstacles and recovery.
