Tag: #Bethelight

In the darkness surrounding you, you must sometimes realise that you yourself may be the light.

Let’s unite for better mental health services

Mental health matters, so damn much! We need to do something to save ourselves, and our mental health systems in the UK…. If you don’t have time to read the full article, then please just tap this link and take 5 minutes to read the cause, then decide to sign or not. If you can … Continue reading Let’s unite for better mental health services →

Our last goodbye

I never, ever, thought I’d have to say goodbye to you, my Mum, so soon and so unexpectedly, unfairly and incomprehensibly, as I did. You were more than my world, you were more than an Art Teacher, Mother, Wife, last surviving sibling of the two, and daughter to your own parents. More than a friend, … Continue reading Our last goodbye →

To all the lost, the survivors, the families the friends. My mental health is a journey, I too must pursue.

I want to take your hand in mine, then together, try and pull us through. A photo taken when i travelled in India… I think it fits well with the topic I realised it’s going to take more than just written words and spoken testimonies, which match like mirrors, the same actions others have tried … Continue reading To all the lost, the survivors, the families the friends. My mental health is a journey, I too must pursue. →

Takes from the psych ward- ‘Psychiatric stand up’

Psychiatric stand up- how to wind up your 1:1 ‘constants’, and other ways of getting through the ‘madness’ of the ‘madhouse’ to wind up your 1:1 ‘constants’, and other ways of getting through the ‘madness’ of the ‘madhouse’ those who might need a laugh, whatever your circumstances- We all get one eventually! This post is … Continue reading Takes from the psych ward- ‘Psychiatric stand up’ →

Losing and then finding yourself

You’re still there- no matter how lost you are ‘I’ve lost myself trying to please everyone else… Now I’m losing everyone and finding myself’ -Words written by a friend on a journey towards recovery The words of this friend got to me and moved me in quite a way. I’m sure I’m not alone in … Continue reading Losing and then finding yourself →

Question of the day is upon us

Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc. A hint for what my research uncovered… What an interesting question of the day… The meaning of a name- this one feels deeply spiritual At first, I was a bit reluctant to search into this, because I was worried that by researching the answer to … Continue reading Question of the day is upon us →

Love animals?

vm.tiktok.com/ZGeMmpdUE/ Above is a link to a little video compilation of some of my favourite photos of my the many pets I've had the joy of having in my life ❤️ I'm sure their cute and amusing poses can help make you smile! I'm sure I'm not the only person who loves their pets as … Continue reading Love animals? →

The Need for Systemic Reform in Mental Health

The mental health crisis extends beyond treatment accessibility and quality, intersecting with justice and correctional systems with punitive … The Need for Systemic Reform in Mental Health I had to re-blog this brilliant post, as it addresses the key issues facing the future and the challenges which impact the widely and fatally underrepresented, ignored and … Continue reading The Need for Systemic Reform in Mental Health →

Shout out to all those unsung heroes- strangers who we wish we could find today, to thank properly for how they helped us in the past- *TW* (suicide, mentions of abuse, and self harm)

Helping hands don’t go forgotten Amidst all the chaos of self centred, or overwhelmed, blinkered eyes, who are so many of the people who daily, pass us by, heads tilted to the ground, eyes desperate to dart away when your own eyes come close to meeting their glare… There are a handful of faces, names … Continue reading Shout out to all those unsung heroes- strangers who we wish we could find today, to thank properly for how they helped us in the past- *TW* (suicide, mentions of abuse, and self harm) →

Musical first aid time

Please accept these links to some of my favourite ‘musical first aid’ songs! 1. ‘Song for the crickets’ - Parov Stelar: Open song in Spotify app 2. ‘Why do you only call me when you’re high?’ - Artic Monkeys: Open song in Spotify app 3. ‘Creep’- Radiohead: Open song in Spotify app 4. ‘Angel Eyes’- … Continue reading Musical first aid time →

Contradictions

I know I need to write, to let off steam. If I don’t write, then i’ll just be left alone with the thoughts, and the thoughts are crap company. But …Contradictions

Evidence emerges to prove I have been ‘off my head’ without any need for drugs/alcohol, from the beginning. I was born this way!

‘Do I look high to you!? Never mind my new hat, you just focus on my question!’ And my Dad swears to me that he had fed me no alcohol before taking this picture…! ‘K hole? What K hole!?’ I’m listening to the heartbeat of this soft and soothing pile of pebbles!’ So I have … Continue reading Evidence emerges to prove I have been ‘off my head’ without any need for drugs/alcohol, from the beginning. I was born this way! →

Daily prompts to bring daily questions

Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it? As a ‘youth’, I can certainly affirm that I was more of an animal loving, than doll/tea set type of girl as I was ‘growing up’ (still a work in progress, by the way), and I had a particular love … Continue reading Daily prompts to bring daily questions →

Narcissistic abuse, as experienced from a male perspective

Speaking about experiences of abuse of any kind- this is a post alluding to how it affects both men and women, with a personal male account from my own Dad

What Mind-in-Motion is all about

Brain in bloom… let it be! Grow potatoes in a bathtub you saw discarded on a street corner, and brought home in order to turn it into a marvellous potato and salad patch! What drives me to write, why do I care? Because I have to write in order to maintain a safe distance between … Continue reading What Mind-in-Motion is all about →

Re-blog of a post I resonate with deeply, as I’m sure others will too: My Overwhelming Reality of BPD

I may have learnt (and written about!) many techniques and strategies to manage my personality disorder, but that doesn’t mean that I’m magically … My Overwhelming Reality of BPD

2023

2023 was a year wherein I was still asleep Slumbering through the nightmare Of all things lost, and now not there I’d lost my ability to even weep The suffering had become so normal When I began to become aware The realisation was such a scare Like id woken up dismembered on a train track … Continue reading 2023 →

Here be a tune to get thy groove on to!

We Want Your Soul (Klangkarussell Remix) by Klangkarussell on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/klangkarussell/adam-freeland-we-want-your We want your soul on SoundCloud

Poem time- What is life when it isn’t me?

What’s life if I cannot breathe, When the trees and the leaves Just hang still, With no breeze? What’s life if I cannot see? Past the mask that I wear To exist as anyone but me? Who’s with me when I stop and think, And I ask through the mask For some answer, but just … Continue reading Poem time- What is life when it isn’t me? →

You don’t have to be a perfect singer in order to revel and recover from the joy of singing ❤️

http://www.instagram.com/reel/C1XfD9ls0an/

Sky Lake- such a beautiful tune to chill to

Sky Lake by Purrple Cat on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/purrplecat/sky-lake Listen on SoundCloud

Gratitude and lessons which took a while in the learning!

My best friend, mother, teacher and guardian angel ❤️ I actually wrote this post back on 10th December, I wrote it from my hospital bed, and I wrote it with passion and sheer gratitude that I’d had a mother like you to help teach me incredibly important lessons in life (as well as Art!) It … Continue reading Gratitude and lessons which took a while in the learning! →

Surprises!

vm.tiktok.com/ZGeFVaqMY/ Christmas 2023- The magic of the day id forgotten was even around the corner, shocked me by how wonderful it was!

Waking Up to Who You Are

I have realised that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is. We are living … Waking Up to Who You Are A re-blog of one of the most powerful posts I’ve ever read, it had me gripped, enshrouded by mixed … Continue reading Waking Up to Who You Are →

Try me now…

Try me now… I’ve made some of the bravest decisions in my life, and broken chains which I never imagined I could even attempt to loosen. I’ve learned, and yes I’ve changed. But really, I hadn’t actually changed who I really was. I just changed my response to fear, and speaking out for myself. Then I found myself again. Changed, but miraculously, still the same person I was before.

Tales from the ‘Psych Ward’- Hilarious ways to disturb your 1:1 constant

‘Always watching, won’t miss a trick!’ Well I have to confess, I have spent a fairly ample number of days (this is as vague as I’m admitting, could be under twenty- eight, could also be nearing the thousands- I won’t spoil your fun, it’s yours to guess!) sectioned under the Mental Heath Act, within a … Continue reading Tales from the ‘Psych Ward’- Hilarious ways to disturb your 1:1 constant →

Snippets of sounds and images to uplift

▶️ Watch this reel https://www.facebook.com/reel/1048125666390547?fs=e&mibextid=UalRPS&fs=e&s=aEkTS0 These are a few reels I made for my linked Facebook page for Mind in Motion, if you need a quick dose of an uplift, you may enjoy ❤️ Freedom

Don’t look for light in the …

Don’t look for light in the world of darkness,Instead be your own guiding light. Dr.Sonika Revankar Don’t look for light in the … I stumbled upon this fellow blogger’s post, and resonated with it deeply. It’s helped me remember this important truth. It’s one which we should never let go of. Appreciations go to the … Continue reading Don’t look for light in the … →