Take responsibility for your life!

There are a couple of people I feel like screaming this at today.

I have suffered depression, and anxiety.  I have nearly died.  I have felt suicidal on more days that I can count, but every day I took some action to at least do something for myself whether it was cook a meal or just write a poem or cuddle my dog.  I know there are times we cannot get up.  There are times there is a great weight on us and it seems impossible to breathe and yes we need help and support and cannot always do it alone.  BUT we also have the responsibility in our lives, to take the steps to care for ourselves, nurture the good, reach for health, make the choice to use sunshine and a walk rather than lie in bed eating ice cream.  (and no bloggers I do eat some icecream at night and enjoy it) what I am say is TAKE SOME ACTION. towards something that is healthy for you if you want to feel better!!!….And think a little about what you can give.   To someone else to feel better and get outside of yourself!!

I would tell myself to seize the little moments instead of waiting for the promises of tomorrow. Hug your friends. Call spontaneously……Dance in the rain, break some glass.

I read a post today from another blog site where the writer said that just because she is strong does not mean she can carry others or always lift them up.  When we are strong its easy for others to say how strong we are, but they also need to see they too have the capacity to be strong and they cannot always pull on us. For sometimes the strong get SO TIRED.  WE GET SICK OF GIVING AND THAT IS WHEN THE STRONG NEED BOUNDARIES FOR THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH ENERGY WE CAN GIVE TO ANOTHER PERSONS LIFE IF THEY ARE NOT HELPING THEMSELVES.