Keeping my mental health on a good path

 

I will be the first to admit that my mental health has been on a roller coaster the last few months.  Some days are good, and some days are not. Given all that is going on right now, I feel that my roller coaster ride is appropriate and do not need to give any explanation or excuse for it.  However, I am trying to do things to keep my mental health in as good a state as is possible.  In order to become the person that I know that I can be and that I want to be, having good mental health is a key element to that.  Not saying that I cannot and will not have bad days.  Everyone does.  And anyone who says they do not are probably hiding the truth.  I won't say it's lying because that just sounds negative, and everyone deals with life differently.  That is what makes us all unique. 

Lots of things that I post about are all helping to keep my mental health intact.  My daily challenges, for example.  I read my daily devotion each morning and it is an excellent way to look at my career path and know that I am on the right track with that. I have also cut back on my time on the internet.  Many of my profiles have been either deleted or made unavailable by myself.  I was spending way too much time in this world of fantasy.  That is ok because I needed that during covid.  However, it is time to get back into life and not spending hours being someone I am truly not is quite a relief.  I also work hard to keep my Facebook page as positive as can be. I do not live with my head in the sand, and I am well aware of the atrocities occurring in our nation right now.  I have made my Facebook page a place where people can go and know that they can escape all of the horrors for at least a few moments.  People may think me a Pollyanna for that and so be it.  

Finding ways to ease the strain and stress of daily life is key to my happy existence.  I am happy to take any suggestions you have to incorporate into this process for me.  Now that the weather is getting nicer, being outdoors is one thing I look forward to.  I do not get outside much but it's time that I start.  Anyway, I truly am feeling better each day.  I know that I have days that are very rough for me, and I hate that sometimes social media is my only outlet for letting go of that.  I try not to, but it does sneak in from time to time. Such as life.  If it helps me to deal with things and move on, so be it. I am looking forward to a more consistent, better outlook on life.  And, as we all well know, that is not an easy thing to accomplish these days.  But I can do it.

That is all.