When was the last time you got lost? When you wandered and meandered just to wander and meander? No set destination, no checking the clock, no hurry or urgency to be anywhere but where you are just now? “Wander often. Wonder always.” This is the wisdom of a simple sticker that adorns my sunrise coloured,Continue reading “Wander Often, Wonder Always”
Category Archives: Wellbeing
Mental Health Awareness Month: How can you help?
There is no one or simple answer. Why not? Because mental disease (yes disease) is NOT a decision. It is complex and multifaceted and colorful in a confusing and overwhelming way. What is depression? What is bipolar disorder? What does it mean and how does it feel to love someone with mental illness? I doContinue reading “Mental Health Awareness Month: How can you help?”
Perspective
Perspective. Quite important. Understandably so. Yet difficult to integrate….especially in moments of high stress or fear. This is a journal entry I wrote on June 9th 2010 at 5:17am. My 19 year old self mused about crying and pressure we put on ourselves and the triviality and unimportance of grades in the long run…my Abuelita’sContinue reading “Perspective”
Be kinder to yourself and Be kinder to your neighbour
I suffer from bipolar disorder. This month is mental health awareness month so it feels like an especially timely moment to gently open the curtain and allow warm rays of light to stream into the overwhelming and often frightening darkness that is depression and overdrive. I shan’t dive into the details of living with thisContinue reading “Be kinder to yourself and Be kinder to your neighbour”
Notre Maailma 