#BeMindfulAboutIt

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Rethink Mental Health

We can either deal with mental health or choose to ignore it. We can allow others to take control of our mental health, or we can take control for ourselves, get to know ‘us’ and change the way we live and think about our lives.

In the early years of my blog, I saw the world take control, and dealing with mental health was on the rise, but through my blog, I have also seen mental health decline in the latter years. It is not difficult to see, or understand why.

The UK got Brexit done and now the world is in free fall in Covid-19, and the spotlight once again is on each of us, on our mental health. But not everyone is talking about, or dealing with their mental health.

I am open about my own mental health issues. Living with autism, I was born unlucky that way, but I still continue to champion it, because it is a part of me and I’m not prepared to get ill through it. But none of us are free of mental health issues.

If you carry a concern, it is a mental health issue. If you overthink and continue to overthink a concern, a worry or an issue, which many of us do, that is a mental health issue, so you see, no one is free of mental health issues.

In the UK media, it is not a talking point, but on social media, through the many issues that individually we’re having to deal with, away from the decisions that have been made for us in the pandemic, mental health has become a talking point. It is something that should continue on this platform.

I am not sure whether it’s all very stupid or very sad, but there is no getting away from the fact that with lifting restrictions, there is an element of struggle for each of us, even if we’re in denial. Although those like me with a disability are a minority, none of us are free from mental health issues.

Yes, your mental health may not be pandemic related, but there will be something with mental health. It would be remiss of us to think the material things matter and mental health doesn’t. Of course, for those of us who continue to deal with a disability in the pandemic, mental health is even more important.

It is only when you struggle with mental health, that you may choose to deal with mental health, but we should all  presently be dealing with mental health and not unconsciously think it’s not for me, it’s for someone else to deal with.

Mental health isn't popular. It's the one thing we continue to ignore, but you have to remember, we are affected by it. It escapes no one, instead we should take control and deal with it.

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[mariabovindelabbe]

Hi! Next week I am hosting #7daysofmindfulplaying, a challenge for musicians/ creatives to carve out five minutes every day for one week with the sole focus to connect with our body, mind, and our instrument of choice (music-, pencil, pen, body, clay, etc.). I genuinely believe in the power of presence, and I invite you to join me on this little journey! Every day from Monday, I will share a post with a mindfulness-assignment. These will be simple but maybe not easy! From my work with Mindful Drumming, I know that doing this every day for a week, if only for 3-5 minutes, might open up a space for new, creative insights and feelings of connection. I can't wait! We start Monday. See you! Maria. #7daysofmindfulplaying #mindfuldrumming #mindfulplaying #dreamydrumess #mysticdrumgoddess #drummerlife #artistlife #musicianslife #7daystogether #mindfulness #presence #newinsights #connection #bodyawareness #mindfulbody #bemindful #bemindfulaboutit (på/i Fjellstrand, Norway) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLOmqMDp0IF/?igshid=rv53tqgj9cuc