Bill Nye:

Mental health is foundational. It’s like DNA. That also means that taking care of our mental health is different for everyone.

It’s a process of figuring out what works for us, and because it’s a process it requires adjustments. Adjustments are part of every process. 

With that said, one thing humans share in common is biology and biologically speaking there are ways to take care.

Scientifically, there are things that help us be well, therefore, we should be doing those things. 

Perspective is Priceless:

Reflecting on some seasons of my life I think about how the work wasn’t working the way I wanted it to.

Does that mean it wasn’t working?

Or does that mean the work was supporting something other than what I wanted?

I wanted to thrive. The work wasn’t producing that result. That doesn’t mean the work wasn’t working. In fact, it was. I may not have been thriving but I was surviving and that was because of the work.

Again, perspective is priceless.

The Bottom Line:

Mental health is foundational, and ultimately, it’s about conditioning ourselves to put in the work. The work is what builds a foundation of strong mental health. In some seasons that foundation supports us thriving. In others it supports our survival.

The good news is that we all have the ability to build a foundation of strong mental health. And more good news is that many of the resources that build that foundation are naturally at our disposal.

The work may not always work in the way we want it to, but the bottom line is that the work works. 

The small steps are how we take care and build a foundation of strong mental heath. The great distances are what that foundation can support: everything from enhancing our lives to saving them.

You know… Let’s go!℠