When I am most happy?

When are you most happy?

On a day to day basis I am at my most happy on those days that I write ✍️ this blog or do other writings ✍️ with Lily laying on my lap or beside me.   The place is quiet and I love Lily’s gentle presence in my life.  I love taking her for a good walk in the fresh crisp morning air.

I love catching up with loved ones and that is why I love Christmas 🎄 so much.  I love spending time with friends,  going opshopping ot out for a bite to eat.  I love this time of goodwill and try to spread goodwill all the time,  not just at Christmas. I am happy, contented and at peace and am counting my blessings.

In a reflective mood

As the Christmas 🎄 season approaches i find myself in a reflective mood and I am literally counting my blessings.  I have some truly wonderful people in my life.  I think of Kathryn and our connection to the lovely Susanna.  My life is all the richer thanks to both Susanna and Kathryn.  I have many memories of Christmastime spent in their company.

I thank the lord for Russell and Adrian.  Russell for being so angelic and having such a strong faith . Adrian for being so honest and straightforward  .

I also am blessed to have such wonderful psychiatrist  who really cares for his patients. I had a dream about him around a week ago. I woke up realising that as long as he is my psychiatrist I will remain well happy and contented.   He has had such a huge impact on my life.  Without him I wouldn’t be a blog writer and he supports me in my life purpose.

So as Christmas 🎄 approaches i am feeling particularly blessed and at peace.

God bless you all at this time of year.

The last thing I did for play or fun

What was the last thing you did for play or fun?

The last things I did for play or fun were just now this morning.  I am enjoying the quiet morning 🌄 and I’ve been watching on YouTube clips from the program QI and listening 🎶 to my favourite song 🎵 by Coldplay Viva La Vida, which always puts me in a good mood, as it is my favourite song 🎵 by Coldplay . If you don’t know it check it out online.

Russell has positively impacted my life

Describe a man who has positively impacted your life.

The Man who has positively impacted my life would have to be my friend Russell 🧡.  I know I have written about Russell before, but he is just so wonderful and so humble.   He is a quiet, shy,  polite gentleman and he is a man of great faith,I met him through church ⛪️.   Susanna loved him too and she always said that Russell wasn’t just an angel, that in fact he is an archangel. I totally agree with that . My friend Zohreh has said that Russell is sort of like Jesus in her life.  He is so gracious,  charming and totally selfless ❤️.   He will be my friend forever,  he definitely is a soul mate to me and I value his presence in my life.  My dog Lily lives him and she normally doesn’t like men  Russell has nurtured me through some of the most challenging times of my life and I am blessed to kbow him

Is my life today what I pictured a year ago?

Is your life today what you pictured a year ago?

In most ways my life is what I pictured a year ago. I feel that as I progress and write ✍️ this blog, it hones my writing ✍️ skills for the other forms of writing i do.

I was hoping a year ago that I would be living at The Haven by now,  but the building 👷‍♀️ of it isn’t completed yet and I am still on the waiting list.   It isn’t far off being completed,  so hopefully by this time next year I will be enjoying life in my new abode, wherever that maybe.

My friendships continue to blossom and I am grateful 🙏🏽 for the presence of my loved ones

Life on the whole is good and changes in my life happen in baby steps.  Everything happens in Gods time.

My thoughts about the Bondi Massacre

Today i am grieving for my homeland Australia.  A couple of days ago we witnessed an act of absolute inhumanity and terrorism in a part ofAustralia that is world famous. It is distressing for most Australians because we are not a racist or violent country. I am saddened and grieving for those impacted by this massacre.  However I also believe that our media television stations should not be broadcasting this massacre for hours on end as it adds to the hysteria and impacts people’s mental health negatively.  The constant focus on this tragedy does no good for us as nation to heal and move on from this event so close to Christmas.  We need to be focusing on coming together as a nation based on peace and love and humanity, particularly at such a religiously significant time.  God would want us to mourn and greve the loss of life but he would also want the world 🌎 🙏🏽 to come together and celebrate the fact that our saviour lived. Christmas 🎄 is a time to bring peace, love and goodwill to the world. Let’s focus on what we can learn from such a massacre and come together to bring peace to this troubled 🌎 world.  God bless you 🙏🏽 all and bring peace to you 🙏🏽 all.

One thing I hope people say about me.

Tell us one thing you hope people say about you.

There definitely are things I hope 🙏🏽 that people say about me. I hope they see me as an empathic,  compassionate,  creative and honest person.  I think my experience of mental health issues has made me a better person with an empathic compassionate loving ❤️ heart.  My life purpose is to help people with mental health issues to be better understood and I think to a large extent I have achieved that.   I am not ashamed of my mental health issues and believe that people with nothing to hide, hide nothing . I am an open book when it comes to my life story, and hope that by writing ✍️ my honest life story, in this blog, helps to have mental health issues better understood.  I use my creativity to express honesty and truthfulness.

Have i performed on stage or given a speech

Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech?

Yes I have done both. I have performed on stage and done public speaking.

As a little girl of about 5 years old I was doing ballet and tap dancing 💃 classes and I performed at a big concert where I was given the award for having the biggest smile. I also did a bit of drama in my first year at university and performed in a concert as part of my assessment

As for public speaking I spoke at a lot of conferences as part of my role as a peer support worker.  At the time I was very career focussed and saw giving these speeches as part of my life purpose,  to change the 🌎 world in relation to mental health.  It was very important work at the time and I was really well thought of,  but I am glad I no longer have to give speeches.  I now continue my life purpose of changing the world 🌎 for people with mental health issues by writing ✍️ this blog.

Favourite activities or exercises

What are your favorite physical activities or exercises?

My favourite exercises are definitely walking 🚶‍♂️ Lily and dancing 💃 to my favourite music.

My favourite activities are spending time with Lily,  opshopping with Kathryn and Lani,  going out for a bite to eat with family and friends and definitely writing ✍️ this blog, or my other writings ✍️.