News: What messes with your head
What brings me joy
This week is mental health awareness week and we have been asked to write something in line with the prompt ‘what brings you joy’.
Breaking the loneliness spiral
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about loneliness. I've also been thinking about its antidote: vulnerability.
Eating well and savouring
Since I gave birth to my little one, I can’t recall having a meal I have savoured fully. I’ve had a few meals out with family and friends, mid-morning coffees with colleagues at work, and indulged in a couple of delicious take-away meals delivered to my door. I think eating well isn’t purely just about what you’re eating, but it’s also about the how.
The stories we tell ourselves
We think we have such a good idea of what is real. I’m not so sure that’s even true most of the time.
What brings me joy?
My home in summer always brings me joy. It is warm and safe and the garden is always full of fresh produce. I look forward to going home and spending time there every year.
It's going to be okay :)
There’s a meme where someone says that their favourite conspiracy theory is that everything is going to be okay.
What brings me joy?
This week (10-17 October) is Mental Health Awareness Week at Adelaide Uni, and I've been thinking about joy.Â
What brings me joy
Oh my gosh, so very many things. Where do I start? My daughter brings me tremendous joy, so does spending time with family and friends. Then there are dolphins, diving, dancing, dawn and dusk, dessert, doctoral thesis writing, down time curled up reading a book. Just thinking of all the people and passions that bring me joy elicits the joyous feeling. It also makes me feel very grateful, which then reinforces the nice, happy feelings again. Thinking about joyful things quickly improves one’s mood, especially during difficult and stressful times.
I miss you
I’m folding my socks right now, and it struck me that I really miss someone.
Wedding thoughts
As I have blogged about before, I am to be the bride’s ‘best man’ in the upcoming wedding between two of my friends.
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