-
![Profile picture of Adrienne]()
Adrienne posted in the group We Are More Than Our Mental Health
We all know the saying “April showers bring May flowers.” To me, this represents new growth and rejuvenation. May is mental health awareness month!
As someone who has struggled to let go of my past on several occasions, I vow to be present in the “present” not just for the month of May—-but always! Working with children since the age of 12 (16 years), today was bittersweet.
I am moving in a new direction of my career—-Monday May 1 I will begin training to become a temporary site supervisor. Even if just for a little while I strongly believe that any experience is good experience and I’m excited to keep learning.How’s everyone doing and what are your mental health vows?? Any exciting things happening??
3 Comments-
-
![Profile picture of Adrienne]()
Ronnie, An educator fast track program? That’s really cool. Being an educator is such a rewarding job. I absolutely understand where you’re coming from by having a hard time letting something go. Even though I am in a much better work environment that is helping me grow and providing me these new opportunities, I can’t shake my past one. I feel like I am so easily triggered but I’m learning to be more positive and trying to remember why I am so much better off. Don’t worry about your goals/vows—-sometimes it’s hard to know where exactly we want to be on our journey. Being more positive is a great first step!!
-
![Profile picture of Ronnie]()
Thanks. And yeah, the fast track does seem pretty cool. I tried doing it a couple of years ago, but because I failed the test twice I didn’t get in. I’m really hoping to be exempt from it this time. And you’re right, about it being hard on where we want to be on our journey. Sometimes the standstill is all we can ask for as we figure it out, but standing still can only be for so long. At least I have a starting point, I just need to direct it.
-
-
-
That’s great, Adrienne. Sounds like you’re off to a smooth start. I’m not sure what my mental health plans/goals/vows are at the moment. I don’t really consider it. I’m the type to just live day by day. I’m trying to get into an educator fast-track program, but other than that not much. Although that’s a bit stressful so I don’t think I’d count it towards my mental health, especially since I’m afraid that I may not be exempt from taking a standardized test. I’ll have to think about my mental health plans/goals/vows. I’ve got therapy, but other than that. And one stressful thing I deal with is that this month (May 10th to be exact) marks the 5 yr. anniversary since I got arrested for that rediculous accident that they should never have charged me for. I still have a hard time accepting and moving on from that. I haven’t really dealt with it because it’s too painful. It was one of the most traumatic experiences of my life and I still continue to struggle emotionally from it to the point I’ve considered myself emotionally compromised and emotionally damaged. That’s how messed up it made me. As I said earlier, I’ll have to think about those plans/goals/vows. I hope I can come up with something positive.