Angela and I are spending a quiet New Year’s Eve at home, which is just fine with me, being with her is the only place in the world I would choose to be on any special occasion.
As we look back at the tragedies and triumphs of 2004, both personal and world-wide, I hope we can all resolve to learn to make healthy decisions and enjoy all the little things life has to offer in 2005.
Pin Even when there are things in the world that I do not have the power to change, I use my own words to remind myself that there are things I CAN do. I can look after the people around me. I can add my voice to support mental health, survivors, and marginalized groups. I can find ways to contribute to making the world a better place in some small ways while also encouraging others to do the same.
This also serves as a great reminder to myself that writing here about these topics is never a waste. I just found some hope by going back and reading what I wrote. Who knows who else might read these words and find a little hope too? That is another small thing I can do that is more useful than wallowing in my anxiety.
Christmas Carols for the Psychiatrically Challenged It made me smile and I’ve always felt that you have to have a sense of humor about anything, especially when it comes to dealing with depression and other things. I’ll be the first one to make fun of my own illness, it helps me deal with it. It…
This being the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US, it’s a good chance to take a step back and remind yourself all that you have to be thankful for. I’m not going to bore you with a list of all the things I’m thankful for, but this year, with all the changes that have gone…
I was having a conversation the other day, trying to explain why being embarrassed about asking for help is such a “guy” thing, when the reality struck me dead in the face. Society really tells us that men are independent and don’t need help, and I’ve often wondered if this isn’t the reason men, generally,…
The Healthy Place website is looking for some freelancers to work on mental health blogs over on their site. Like they say on the tv show America’s Got Talent: “So you think you have talent?” If so, we hope you’ll consider blogging for us. We are looking for mental health bloggers (paid freelance positions) in…
My wife has a description of what we call my neice’s “full body smile”, and she’s right. It’s something that far too many adults don’t know how to do anymore. We’ve really lost the ability to simply feel the unbridled joy of a particular moment. We tend to think of people who do it as…
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