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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello everyone 
What things have you got in place to help you daily with everything that is going on in our lives whn you are feeling anxious, worried , yuk, concerned, annoyed, in a panic,
self care is soo inportant for us all
it is not being selfish , it is very much needed to keep us keeping on
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hugs @Emelia8 , @znp ❤❤
Glad you took today easy my friend
Ohh my day , mum had 3 sunspots removed today
Doctors wants her to decrease her sleeping tablet but mum is fighting all the way
Trying some me time in bed at the moment with my computer xxx 😀☕☕
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KrishnaSenior Contributor
Hi @Shaz51 A bit of an off day for me waking with a migraine 😞. Stress related no doubt after an appointment with a psychiatrist the day before. Wanting me to start on some new meds to alleviate my depression/anxiety and have been warned that my anxiety will increase for the first couple of weeks. Makes me even more anxious just thinking about that but something has to change. Just not functioning so well at present. Wicked windy day here today so spent the day resting and contemplating whether to go with meds or not? Still no communication from my girl which is causing my own mental health to decline. Feel like I'm constantly holding my breath waiting waiting waiting. Doctors advice was medication, patience and prayer.
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bipolarbunnySenior Contributor
Hi @Shaz51 @Emelia8 @znp
Bit drained today, but it was sunny so mum finally got a chance to potter around in the garden. I had to do some grocery shopping then I spent two hours with guitar practice today which was fun. I learned a new song and slowly sounding better.
Hope you are all doing better this evening.
Big hugs xx
BB 🐰💙
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ElacSenior Contributor
Lovely poster.
I go on a plant date!
I choose a plant and care for it and observe it.
It ticks the
Physical because it is tactile
Learn because there is always something to learn from observing a plant
Relax - because hanging out with plants always relaxes me - no mindless chatting or complicated ego
Hobby
Spiritual - connect to nature
Socialise - it's a date
Revamp space - I often move it or combine with different plants or just turn it for light access
Be kind - of course
Must be a winner :-0
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ElacSenior Contributor
Felt on the a bit crap side of things because of lockdown, cold and dreary and so on.
Till I applied my own medicine: I hang out with my indoor plants and propagated some other to spread the joy. Feel much better.
When I am down I try to remind myself to draw from my strengths, in this case appreciation of beauty
A few years past I came across https://www.viacharacter.org/ and their free survey to find out your own strengths
They still send emails that are useful and the website has good articles too.
Has anybody else done this survey too?
I also extracted myself out of wobbly lethargy by giving myself a laughingly do-able challenge: pick 5 tiny things that need doing, try to do them fast and savour the sense of achievement. Once it gets me going, i keep on going usually. Like if I task myself to put away 5 small items (ie pen, elastic band, ...) I often keep going and get further mood boost from achieving beyond the first challenge.
When my mind plays with me, I'll play with my mind.
Hope you all had at least something nice in your day
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ElacSenior Contributor
hello @Krishna
Sounds like a day that needs extra care. I hope your self care produced the desired results and you gently keep at it
Here a small care package for you
Bingo, just learnt to upload a photo 🙂
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hugs @Emelia8 , @Elac , @bipolarbunny , @Krishna , @znp ❤❤
Lovely picture @Elac , love them xx
Morning and will be thinking of you lots today
It is a bit cool up here today , cool and sunny
Also hugs to @Smc , @Determined , @Faith-and-Hope , @outlander , @Daisydreamer , @TideisTurning , @Former-Member 😀👋☕
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znpSenior Contributor
Morning all. Hope you all have a good day.
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KrishnaSenior Contributor
@Elac 🙏❤️
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SmcSenior Contributor
'Morning @Shaz51 et al.
I got outside yesterday to get a few things done before the weather goes cold(er) and wet for the rest of the week.
Moved the chookpen. It's a small portable pen with one lone pet-chookie. I bring her a bucketful or few of leaf litter or other garden waste "bedding" each day, she has fun scratching through it for insects and other edilbes, I have fun watching her do so, and when the pile of bedding is big enough, I move the cage to the next spot and let the old one compost ready for summer veggies. Our bunny's cage is next to hers, so I chat with both of them while working, and any native birds that drop by.
After that, took a break sitting down near the creek behind our place. It's flowing nicely with the recent rains, and the River Coots were honking away in the reeds.
Also got stuck into some cuttings I collected from Mum's garden last week. Thryptomene, rosemary and Finger Bowl Pelargonium (tiny lemon scented leaves). Did a fairly rough job of them, but made sure I dipped all the stems in honey to encourage root growth. Here's hoping. 🙂
Thanks for the grief posts @Shaz51. Lots of "living grief" happens here, and they're very relevant to that too.
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