Daily Battle…

I just noticed May is Mental Health Awareness Month.  I wasn’t aware, you?  I do know that mental health battles last longer than a month.  It’s actually a daily battle, often life-long lasting.  I saw this T-Shirt advertised on Facebook: 

We don’t have to lose a friend or relative to feel the impact of a bad day.  And if our fallen warriors were still with us, they would encourage us never to give up; never give in.  Some days we win, some we lose, some get rained out, but courage is needed throughout: 

Courage doesn't always roar.  Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow." 

Mary Anne Radmacher 

We may mourn our losses along with our mental health plight but it helps to remember we have God on our side: 

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 

Matthew 5: 4 

Many of us are engaged in mental health battles.  Who is your foe?  Sadness; loneliness; anger; frustration; weariness; anxiety; fear; guilt…?  How do you express your mental health challenges?  How do you manage them?  Maybe we bury our head in our work: 

There cannot be a crisis next week.  My schedule is already full. 

Henry A. Kissinger 

Whatever means and methods we use, let’s continue to battle this daily battle.  Let’s continue to be courageous: 

Courage is as often the outcome of despair as of hope; in the one case we have nothing to lose, in the other everything to gain. 

Diane dePoitiers 

The month of May…  this entire year… today, and each day, one day at a time… our battle for healthy, mental health is worth it. 

GAP 

When life gets tough we could get a helmet… or… we could leverage the peace and share the power of a positive perspective.