Perplexed

What’s something most people don’t understand? I am a little perplexed  by today’s blog topic. A few years ago, I would’ve said that mental health issues are something that most people don’t understand.  However, in my experience,  I have helped a lot of people to better understand mental health and that most people I meetContinue reading “Perplexed”

Quality Timehttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging

What do you wish you could do more every day? What I wish I could do more of is to have a lot more quality time with Lily and my loved one’s.  I am busy throughout the week and wish I could spend more time with Lily just touching her and talking quietly to her.Continue reading “Quality Timehttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging”

A TRIBUTE TO PAUL HESTERhttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging

Today, I am reminiscing about Paul Hester, the drummer from Crowded House, who tragically committed suicide 20 years ago next week, the anniversary being March 26th. I can’t quite believe that it has been  20 years ago, so much has happened in my life since then. I was deeply shocked by his death and didn’tContinue reading “A TRIBUTE TO PAUL HESTERhttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging”

The strategies I use to cope with negative feelings.https://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging

What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? I wrote a blog post πŸ“« about this topic a couple of days ago under the title Distracting Myself One of the strategies I use is to practice mindfulness in my everyday life.  Mindfulness literally means living in the moment and controlling our mind byContinue reading “The strategies I use to cope with negative feelings.https://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging”

The activities I lose myself inhttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging

What activities do you lose yourself in? I lose myself in my writing both of this blog and my other writings ✍️. I lose myself in a good book. I also lose myself in what I do with Lily, eg, walking and her or playing with her. I lose myself of a weekend when IContinue reading “The activities I lose myself inhttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging”

Movies and television series I have watched more than 5 timeshttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging

What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? The movies I have watched more than 5 times are The Man From Snowy River,  Pretty In Pink,  Dead Poets Society, and Pay It Forward. The television series I have watched more than 5 times are The Newsreader,  Wakefield, and Little House OnContinue reading “Movies and television series I have watched more than 5 timeshttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging”

DISTRACTING MYSELFhttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging

Just like everyone, when I have too much time to myself, I can feel negative thought patterns coming on.  These thoughts are normally about things from my past, eg, certain people or certain events.  It is frustrating when these thoughts intrude as I can’t change what happened in the past. I can only change howContinue reading “DISTRACTING MYSELFhttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging”

Not really superstitioushttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/onboardinghttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging

Are you superstitious? No, I am not really superstitious,  but I am quite spiritual πŸ™πŸ½ and I believe that everything in our lives happens for a reason. Call it the universe, or God, there is definitely a greater plan involved and we all have a life purpose and particular lessons to learn in our lifetime. Continue reading “Not really superstitioushttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/onboardinghttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/privacymessaging”

A LETTER TO MY 100 YEAR OLD SELFhttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/onboarding

Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. Today’s task is a bit daunting.  I’ve never really thought of myself as living 100 years but here I will give it a crack by asking some questions I would like the answers to. Dear Kaye, Wow you’ve lived to be 100.  What is it like to haveContinue reading “A LETTER TO MY 100 YEAR OLD SELFhttps://www.google.com/adsense/new/u/0/pub-3691500166505297/onboarding”