As most of you will know yesterday was World Mental Health Day which if I have to be honest I have mixed feelings about. It’s great that we highlight world mental health but it’s just for one day. We just don’t go oh dear I’m worried about myself, a friend or a neighbour on the 10th October. We should be looking out for ourselves and each other every day of the year.
I have to admit when younger that I never really considered my mental health or others but a serious of events soon brought it to my attention and this was my own mental health that I am talking about.
Mental health starts with you! We need to look out for each other but also take time for ourselves. Now I am a great advocate for not sitting in front of a screen for 8 hours plus a day, being in meetings non stop and just saying fine I’ll get through it! I ensure that I step away from the screen at least once a day and either go for a walk with the dog or do a weights class. It makes such a difference to my mindset, lets me switch off and feel refreshed when I return to that next meeting.
So, try to admire what’s around you and do something to switch off. This week I had three meetings and the first one was extremely intense but I managed to take some time for myself with a wee 2 mile daunder in between meetings and then home in time to admire the sunset and then as a bonus the aurora borealis.
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