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So, following the last blog post on Mental Health Week, Saturday 10th October, 2009 is Mental Health Day.

With each state breaking out their own bag of goodies to drum up awareness, education and discussion, it is expected that the upcoming year will yield a lot more engagement with the issue of mental health and wellbeing by the larger community.

But for us, it seems time to get a challenge for ourselves. So here goes:

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE 09

Identify, plan and carry out three things that will be GREAT for your mental health in the upcoming week. Whether is it spending some time writing, listening to a new type of music, visiting old friends or family, meditating...whatever you feel you need...whatever you want...

State your goals here, give updates on your progress and say when you have completed the challenge.

Ready...set...act!

05 Oct 2009 10:18 PM |
Posted by: NadineF in Community challenge

Mental health + wellbeing

Tags:: mental health; wellbeing; happiness; community challenge

19 Comments

quietlittlenoone

over 1 year ago

i've been meditating for years now and its really helpful during tough or stressful time a deep breath can mean a huge difference.

rainforest_eyes_87

about 2 years ago

I have been having this book with my thoughts an all sorts of things like that is some thing i love
I AM GOIN TO START TO WRITIN POEMS AN PAINTIN AGAIN AS ITS SETS MY SOUL FREE.

been swimming at the beach alot more when im, out there im so free with in my spirit ill spend all day swimming at the beach if i could hahahahahahahaah
any ways hoope u all read well an been having good times

rain forest :)

NadineF

over 2 years ago

@Kbiscuit

sounds really fantastic. What are some of the books you bought?

CuddleFish

over 2 years ago

Goals

1. Confide in a friend - work on my communication skills :)

2. Pick up one of the 33 books I've bought in the past 6 months and read it.

3. Learn another sing to play on piano and sing along to. Its been a long time since I've had the motivation, so Im going to sit down and really give it a go.

Becks - sounds like a good plan :) Take care

Antria - Prey tell, what is structured mindfulness?

Ophelia.L

over 2 years ago

@Nadine

I am an observer & explorer, not someone who has 3 positive things to do or look forward for. All I have - is what I see & write about it. I am a writer, who sees a lot of things in different ways!

Lets try this:

1: 2012 - Hopefully find the happiness & my true Identity, after I leave RO

2: 2015 - Finish my Novel

3: 2020 - Release my Novel

My Novel is basically based about how I came across ReachOut...and what 2012 is like today (which will be in 2012

It's not like my other books that are poetry & inspirational quotes.

NadineF

over 2 years ago

@Shawty
I think your challenge should be coming up with 3 positive things you can do for yourself. Even if you change everyday, you can look back on what you decided on and remember that's your focus... come on give it a go:) You can do it! :)

Ophelia.L

over 2 years ago

That's a really tough one for me, because I change every day. So, the change I have going on is how I live my life. I get bored easily, so 'changing' is how I rollllll!!! :)

Can I say: 2012? Coming Soon?

Becks

over 2 years ago

1. To take the time out to say 'I love you' to my family and friends and mean it. (family circumstances have made me realise how much these three words can give a person hope and optimism)

2. Take care of myself during this tough time my family and I are experiencing.

3. Have plenty of 'me' time so that I don't exhaust myself physically and emotionally.

canberra-jd

over 2 years ago

Ok - here are my 3!

1. To get a lot of work done on uni and tafe assignments this weekend so I don't feel so overwhelmed...

2. Chillax for at least half an hour each day and have some "me" time (I've been working on this with my psych - I don't know how to relax! lol!)

3. To get back into going to the gym :)

Good luck to everyone with their goals!

Chey

over 2 years ago

Good luck to everyone with there goals

Here are some of mine (some I wont achieve till later dates)

1: To be there 2morra for my sister n Neice
2: To make A special something for my partner
3: To one day become a councellor
4:To get back into poetry n photography

Mockingjay

over 2 years ago

I'm getting closer, I started practising it to the original, to get the right speed of the song, and it's working. Though I have a tiny blister on my finger now haha.

Antria

over 2 years ago

Ooh sounds good.

Well, for a few weeks I have been wanting to go to a Yoga class, and also been wanting to try to do 10 minutes of mindfulness practice a day (just cos sometimes something formal is good for me). So maybe this is a good motivation, lol.

1. Go to a Yoga class.
2. Do 10 minutes of structured mindfulness a day (or as many days as I can).
3. Do some art and be creative - yay!

NadineF

over 2 years ago

you too MJ, I am sure your guitar playing skills will be great soon!

Mockingjay

over 2 years ago

Good luck to you too Nadine xD

NadineF

over 2 years ago

Sounds fantastic guys! Art, music and a great book, what more do you need :)
I am going to try to turn off the tv and shut down my pc when I get home, and read a new book instead of the old favourites I like to recycle!

Good luck guys!

Mockingjay

over 2 years ago

Same to you :)

Looks like we're both creating some art xD yay us!! Art is fun.

miss atreyu

over 2 years ago

good luck hun :)

I have a really bad habit of starting something and never finishing it

goal one: I also love art and have been really slack and don't draw and paint anymore so I will finish a drawing

goal two:I need to finish one of the many sudoko puzzle books I constantly buy and never finish as keeping the brain active and i've personally seen helps avoid dementia!!!

goal three:I will get off my laptop make a hot cuppa crawl into bed and read my poor neglected anne rice book

now setting them is the easy part.....lol

Mockingjay

over 2 years ago

Also, as my other two (which I hadn't originally thought of)

I will stop my procrastination, and start studying for my HSC. It's not fun, but it will make me feel better, knowing I'm at least trying, and giving it my best shot.

Plus, I will do a new artwork. Have been slack lately, haven't done much art. So I will do that :)

Mockingjay

over 2 years ago

Ok, so my goal is to nail this song I'm learning on guitar. It's called "Eternal" and it's an instrumental by Evanescence (the original is on piano, not guitar).

I don't actually play guitar, but my bro taught me how to read guitar tabs, and this one was pretty easy. With my limited guitar playing skills, it's sounding so far like what it's supposed too, but it's definitely not down pat yet.

So yeah, that's my goal.

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