Finding Personal Balance
Finding personal balance is an ongoing work. For me, but for many others too, I suspect. This year more so than most, given the world is in a once in …
Mental health awareness. My challenges with depression and anxiety and all that comes with that. I have suffered for as long as I can remember; my earliest memories are those of anxiety and fear. Matters have tended to worsen as years have passed, and it has affected all aspects of my life and well-being.
In the last ten years, I have had more severe episodes of depression and anxiety, affecting people around me and worsening my health physically and mentally. I have been fortunate to have access to good medical help, and am making progress. It’s a long road, and progress can be erratic. I have a robust set of tools and a good support network. But mental health is something that needs work every day. There is no vacation day to look forward to.
Mental health awareness has improved in recent years. In some areas, it is still seen as a weakness. Sports and the workplace have made strides, but there is a long way to go. My small commitment to helping others has been to speak openly in the workplace and on this blog. The response has been refreshingly strong. My thought has been if I helo one person a tiny amount, then it’s been worth it.
Finding personal balance is an ongoing work. For me, but for many others too, I suspect. This year more so than most, given the world is in a once in …
It Takes What It Takes Neutral thinking is the subject of Trevor Moawad’s new book, “It Takes What It Takes”. A good book, provoking me to take a look at …
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Reflection has gone missing in action, as has my blogging action. It’s more than a month since I last wrote anything. Life is busy. Business is intense, not just the …
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Sleep Is Not My Friend Sleep has never come easily to me. I remember being young, pre-secondary school, and having chronic insomnia, wide awake for hours. Letting my imagination run …