What could you try for the first time?
The thing that I would like to try for the first time is oil painting. I have tried other mediums but never painted 🎨 with oils. My dad used to do oil painting and so did Michael Fleming. I know I have a creative streak, but I think my creativity is my writing skills.
I would however love to have an oil painting 🖼 of Lily because she is so stunningly beautiful.
As time passes on i realise that life is a series of curve balls that as time passes we learn how to deal with and throw right back.
For many years now I have developed a mental health condition that I have learned to live with on a day-by-day year-by-year basis. I have learned not to be reactionary when life throws me the more unpleasant or challenging curve balls. I have learned to stop and pause when these curve balls are thrown at me. I take my time to consider my options of how to respond and have a great listening support network in both my psychiatrist and some particularly wonderful and wise friends 🧡. I guess I too have developed wisdom along the way and I am always being approached by loved ones when they need a little wise counsel or advice. My advice is always the same. Stop, pause and consider your options. Trust your gut instinct and never do anything that makes your stomach churn or leaves you with a knot in your gut. Always trust your gut and only ever do things that make your spirit soar. God has plans for us all and sometimes those gut feelings are God saying there are options he does not want us to take, and when we feel elated in our gut, he is letting us know we are on the right path. When life throws you a curveball ball stop and feel God’s presence 🙏🏽 telling us which action takes us closer to our life purpose.. I personally can vouch for this course of action because I am dealing with a few curve balls at once and am slowly working through them without being reactionary. I am taking time to stop and smell the roses 🌹 and am listening to my gut instincts about how to proceed. Life should never be rushed. The best decisions are those that make you feel at peace with yourself.
What have you been putting off doing? Why?
I was avoiding doing some decluttering of lots of old paperwork. However, I made myself do so and discovered in amongst my old paperwork, some speeches and articles I had written in my career in mental health and felt a sense of remembrance and pride in the work I achieved. It brought back many good memories and I am now looking forward to what else I discover from my past.
I have just been watching an interview with the lovely Australian performer Missy Higgins. If you haven’t heard of her Google her name and listen to her back catalogue like Scar and The Special Two. Her songs are largely very personal and touch you in such away they will make you emotional. Some of her songs 🎵 remind me of different relationships I have had and are therapy for me.
Missy herself is beautiful delightful and charming. She has had her own journey of mental health issues and she openly discusses these. She is a mother who wants to be a positive role model for her children and displays to them the good sense of self-esteem and self worth that she hopes her children will grow up with. She is a truly lovely presence 💖 another angel 😇 lady like Susaana. Missy Higgins hopes her music 🎶 🎵 inspires goodwill and meaningful experiences. When I listen to her it encourages me to be another ambassador for goodwill, empathy and compassion. Missy has this by the truckload and she makes me want to spread my own messages through my writing ✍️..
A friend of mine has suggested I send my two books God Bless Our Dogs and The Dance Of The Emerald Dress 👗 to some publishers of children’s literature. I’m still working up the courage to do so. Maybe it’s time for my writing ✍️ to potentially reach a very large audience. Wish me luck.
What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself?
The hardest personal goal I have set for myself is to maintain good mental health, so I don’t end up in hospital again. For the past two years since my last hospitalisation, I have achieved that goal with flying colours. I am determined that nothing is going to cause me that much stress again that it makes me unwell. I have a great psychiatrist and a great support network around me, which aid in keeping me well. At present my mental health is very good.
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