Changes brought on by covid

How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? The covid pandemic brought on changes worldwide ๐ŸŒ and many of the world’s population struggled with those changes. For me, it taught me to appreciate stillness and quiet.ย ย  I think it taught my dog ๐Ÿ• Lily that, too. I appreciate a slowContinue reading “Changes brought on by covid”

A writer,  a ballerina or a vet.

When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was five years old, there were a few things I wanted to be.ย  Firstly, I wanted to be a ballerina,ย  I was learning ballet and tap dancing at the time. I also thought about becoming a vet, but IContinue reading “A writer,  a ballerina or a vet.”

Perplexed

Whatโ€™s something most people donโ€™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 ๐Ÿ“ซ 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 โœ๏ธ. 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”