It's Cold And Winter's Just Starting But The View Ain't Bad At Least. With A Weekend Finally Here, I'd

#day6 #12daysofxmaspuns #12daysofxmasjokes #mentalhealthawareness #lookafteryourselfovertheholidays https://www.instagram.com/p/B6QRbzthDlxJiTLrFUVgPbWl-4s0wunR1etQ5Q0/?igshid=x6xxjpy7jub7

I feel like it's pretty tough to argue with this one. https://www.instagram.com/raistlinsghost/p/CYDciHPrMOG/?utm_medium=tumblr

From now on, this is my answer to the "glass half full/half empty" question. #funnybuttrue https://www.instagram.com/p/CRWYFesBNAAMHpSU2XOLXkYbwQYyWRXaQ-z99I0/?utm_medium=tumblr

I'm really not smart enough to be reading this book. But given that he was probably the smartest man to be alive at the same time as us, I can probably be forgiven if some/most/all of it goes over my head. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp50_azAjOLN_NvKg8ApmXP8flXzE2hR12F8Qo0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wzn3mcks2nsu

I mean it's pretty accurate.. #findinghumor #wellgetthroughthis https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGj3xlBawwYHCewh_j7k2NDGzTGwTq0Aa_MXI0/?igshid=138gt3s55ndk3

Relaxing by the lake last night, we got a late night visitor. #lakelife #beachatnight @geminijaime

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I went looking for some motivational words today; been having a tougher time of things lately. I thought I'd share some that resonated. (Not sure if all the attributions are accurate, but the meaning is the important part). In my experience, mental illness doesn't just disappear because you're treating it and working towards wellness. It's always there. The work you do means that some days you win and some days it does. https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHPr1WLVdhMhQm7SWfLaN3sbX73ART6aL270Q0/?utm_medium=tumblr

So it's the end of the year, and as everyone's feeds flood with gratitude and year end or new year resolution posts, my contribution is my 2019 Good Things Jar. I've been filling one of these jars each year for a couple of years now. I'm not as good at tracking all of the good things as I would like to be. But this post and the exercise itself isn't about beating myself up. Exactly the opposite, actually. When I think about something worth noting that happens to me, whether a once in a lifetime occasion or a moment of daily trivia that just hits me, I do my best to write it down and stuff it in the jar. Reading through these little notes is awesome for reflection for me. For helping me get some much needed perspective, when I'm writing the notes, and when I take the time to look back. So I'll keep doing these jars. I would encourage anyone who hasn't done something like this to try it out, or something else like it. It helps. We can all too easily get caught up in the things that stress us, that we consider our failures, our losses, and lose sight of the beauty, the small victories. The things that make it worth it. #perspective #practicinggratitude #jarsformentalhealth #sothatwas2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/B6w1JbbhkSN3DycwpUcxAVqYK4NlkUqtxYWxgs0/?igshid=swg0yactkzkq