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I count myself so fortunate to be feeling blessed and fulfilled. 12 months ago I was a million miles away from where I am now. Today, especially, has been such a good day.
The beauty of the skies above is that you can literally be anywhere on the planet and look upwards and potentially see the most wonderous scene.
Each of the seasons comes with its own unique beauty and qualities. As much as I dislike the onset of cooler weather and the approach of Winter, the vibrant colours that we are treated to each Autumn take my breath away.
I have come to quite a big decision today. After exactly a year on anti-depressants, I have decided to come off the Sertraline.
On World Mental Health Day here is my own recent personal experience. By coincidence it was on this week one year ago when I first called the doctor’s surgery to seek help. I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression. I was put on Sertraline and had a course on CBT sessions.
It’s been quite an interesting and eventful day. I have said on a number of occasions how helpful the photos I receive from people with their copies of A New Dawn are. On the back of receiving these two photos today more sales came through.
October is bound to be a month of reflection for me, especially for someone who has been a chronic overthinker in the past. Removing all the horrendous going on in the UK and the wider world at the moment, the last 12 months has been a time of great change for me. Certainly as far as mental health goes and I am much the better for it. Work in progress, but hopefully taking steps in the right direction. I am sure I will be speaking more about this during the next few weeks.
Bluebell was back at work with me today for what is becoming her weekly visit. We are training for the Love Hope Strength Beach Hike in North Wales on Saturday the 17th. It’s a 10-mile coastal walk and I’ve been building this young lady up over the last month as until recently she hadn’t done much distance walking.
The importance of being kind to yourself is something I have been working hard on over the last 12 months. Normally, I think buying two Vinyl LPs would still be a little extravagant, but I used a voucher I was given last Christmas, so I only had to pay the £6 difference.
Today, like for thousands of others, my copy of How To Live When You Could Be Dead by the late Dame Deborah James arrived. I am looking forward to reading it, but knowing that it is going to be an emotional read as well.
