World Mental Health Day

 

Today Is World Mental Health Day

By Dreaming Ace

Today is World Mental Health Day

A day to honor our own mental health

And that of our friends, family, and neighbors

In these challenging times

In these challenging times

Be "gentle, gentle" with yourself

While being "gentle, gentle" with others too

Breathing in, Breathing out, 

Breathing in, Breathing out

Knowing that we are not alone

We are not alone in our mental health struggles 

In this challenging time, Breathe in, Breathe out

In this challenging time, Breathe in, Breathe out

No matter if we are in crisis, struggling, surviving, thriving, or excelling 

We can find small doable ways to show ourselves self care, self love 

These are challenging times, Yet we can still breathe in, breathe out

These are challenging times, Yet we can still breathe in, breathe out

Today is World Mental Health Day

A day to honor our own mental health

And that of our friends, family, and neighbors

 

Resources via Mental Health Collation

Self Love As The Multiverse Implodes

By Dreaming Ace

The multiverse seems to be shattering

These are really challenging times for me, for you, for us all

ICE Kidnapping people right off the streets of my Chicago

Government shutdowns, health insurance increases 

So many ways the multiverse is imploding

And yet self kindness, self care, self love

Is important as the multiverse melts like one of Dali's clocks

It is not selfish to need a break

It is not selfish to feel overwhelmed

It is not selfish to care for yourself

"You can not pour from an empty cup"

Practice self care

Feel your feelings

Reach out and connect

"You can not pour from an empty cup"

Self love can be a form of justice

Self love can be a form of resistance

Self love can be a way to know that we are not alone

We are not alone is seeking justice

We are not alone

What can self love look like in these times?

Dreaming up a new and better future for us all

Creating art to help us and others process what is happening

Being thoughtful about how we are really doing

Determining what we can contribute to the stone soup of justice

  We Are Not Alone...

By Dreaming Ace

We are not alone

If we are feeling overwhelmed

We are not alone

We are not alone

If we are feeling overstimulated

We are not alone

We are not alone

If we feel terrified

We are not alone

We are not alone

If we feel frozen

We are not alone

We are not alone

If we feel angry

We are not alone

We are not alone

If hope seems impossible

We are not alone

We are not alone

If we have forgotten how to dream

We are not alone

We are not alone

If we feel like everything is too much

We are not alone

We are not alone

We are never alone

No matter what we are feeling

There are others who feel the same way

And there is comfort in that understanding