Mental Health Monday  - 02.26.24

#mentalhealthmonday#mentalhealthawareness

I'm gonna fuck something up today.It might be something as small as a typo in this post, or it could be something major.

I try to watch out for the major ones. In my work, I do constant hazard assessments. I'm responsible for the health and safety of myself and my team. At home, I work to make sure my family and my home are secure and have everything they need.

But here's the interesting part, I know that I only see the hazards and the problems that I want to see.

It's a fact.

I know that I willfully and purposefully disregard some things by rationalization, by fear, and by outright laziness from time to time.

I am going to make mistakes based on my own limitations as a human being. I simply can not take everything into account and deal with every eventuality.

So, how do I expect to go forward being so willfully stupid?

Well, I do my best to learn from each mistake. I try not to perpetuate my bad habits. I try to fight the good fights and ignore the petty ones, and I try to be honest with myself when I encounter an especially vexing problem.

I know I don't have all the answers. I know that I will continue to learn along the way only if I get out of my own way and accept the lesson. Being wrong and making mistakes is not what makes us failures, it's part of what makes us human.

God has shown me that love is patience, forgiveness, and honesty. I owe that to myself and to others.

I know I am going to fuck some things up, and some of those things will be based on my choices, but I also know that I can choose to keep God's lessons in my heart, to keep going, and not give up.

There's hope out there, even for me.

Have a great week.

Be safe.Be well.God bless.

Much love!

-DJR