I changed my own perspective in my twenties when I realised the life I was emotionally living wasn't the life I wanted to live. It changed for good in my forties, when and for the first time, I came away with a diagnosis of a disability I didn’t know I had.
Covid-19 and our resistance
In Covid-19 the world embarked on resistance and it’s still resisting 3-years on. We’re back in our lives, but there is still the underlying current, and disconnection between us and us dealing with our mental health.
We all need to adapt and grow
Covid-19 has shown us that it is important to adapt, and that growth is necessary if we are to live our lives successfully, once more. In the pre-pandemic days, we didn’t have to think about our lives, alongside a virus. Life was easier, people were more together, we lived without a care, now without caring, it is easy to get caught out.
Changing perspective happens slowly
Changing perspective happens slowly over time, primarily because of the places and the experiences we're exposed to, but it's often at a pace that we're comfortable with, so change doesn't feel so scary. We didn't always have to think too hard about it, we were confident enough to get on with things.
The CP Diary
Through my writing, The CP Diary helps to change perspectives, as long as you're prepared to put the work in.
Change can be scary, but long-term, without change, time stands still, and we may stagnate. Where change can catch us off guard, we learn that change isn't all bad. Often it's the apprehension we feel that makes change difficult. Through the other end, we learn that changing perspective is a good thing.
In many cases, it can lead us back into our lives, as my experiences have shown.
For Sheila x
After losing my immediate family to death, the same part of me that I'm acquainted with has died. The shell of my former self is what's seeking perspective.
I am living in the shadow of my identity, having lost my bloodline. That's something we take for granted, as we lose so much when our family transitions.
Without religion or hypocrisy, The CP Diary helps its readers navigate life, or some may say our difficult realities.
Thanks Tim. Yes, I get that. The struggles we have with family can teach us a lot about ourselves and that can bring about change in perceptions.
Over the years and blogging for some 12+ years now, I have seen many changes through mental health, through The CP Diary and through my own family, and the stats aren't comfortable or sitting pretty.
We're ignoring mental health, but I wonder what it's going to take for the human species to go back to basics and to act on their mental health? The stats on my blog prove we're ignoring even the most basics around mental health.
Perspective is everything. Without a healthy perspective, one which we're prepared to change, you could be looking at potential illness and death.
In 15 years I have lost both parents to cancer, and I am now days away of losing my twin, who has continually struggled with mental health and who also has cancer.
I'm now wondering what it's going to take before people wake up and change their perspective AND DEAL WITH their mental health.
For anyone interested in buying Cerebral Palsy: A Story 'Finding the Calm After the Storm' or 'Spirituality, Healing and Me' head over to the 'Book Category' and just follow the link.
All my books deal with mental health.