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Weekly glimmers and gratitude

Didn't have enough pictures for my grid this week; I've had some really challenging days.
But then it's good to look back in my pictures and reminding myself of other good moments.
Makes me hopeful that I'll have more.
So this week's #photodiary has pictures from a few weeks:
- Sharing my comforter with my son
- Another traditional breakfast treat
- Walking my fully packed and ready youngest to a weekend trip; he was so excited, bless him
- Chocolate chip and sprinkle cookies
- My oldest son is very happy with his pocket cross; even has it beside him in bed sometimes
- Finished diamond art piece
- Study time
- My sons sleeping in their new beds; warm, loved, safe and sound
- Movie night; John Wick 1.
Thank you for helping me to focus on the good.
Especially when times are rough and hard for me.
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#PTSD
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson

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Grati-tuesday

Grati-tuesday in our group means an opportunity to take a moment and reflect on something you're grateful for.
And you're more than welcome to share with us in the comments to spread gratitude and inspire others.
I'll get us started with the sharing.
#gratituesday
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson
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Monday Cheer

Monday = Monday Cheer!
So do you want to take a moment and reflect on a win from your weekend?
It's a good way to start a new week.
You're more than welcome to share with us in the comments to spread good vibes and inspire others.
I'll get us started with the sharing.
#Mondaycheer
#weekendwin
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson
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Your kind Monday reminder

As we begin a new week, I wanted to remind you of how progress and healing can look - and often does.
It's not linear.
And it's not easy.
At least not for me and many I know.
You're doing your best.
Even on days where it doesn't feel like it.
Then you're still doing your best.
Our best looks different on any given day.
So please try to be kind to yourself.
I wish you the best possible week, you can have.
#yourkindmondayreminder
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson
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🏢 The Potemkin Department of Wellness

Internal Memo — eyes only

BestGuessistan Bureau of Appearances and Performance

We regret to inform you that the Department of Wellness remains a Potemkin village.

The facades are gleaming.

Step counts logged.

Supplements sorted.

Affirmations whispered like bribes to a system we no longer trust.

All appearances suggest functionality.

But behind the surface: cardboard and collapse.

We are not well.

We are performing wellness.

We are tired.

Not sleepy-tired.

Soul-tired.

Structurally, existentially, capital-T Tired.

And yes:

When asked how we are, we say great.

When asked how we’re feeling, we say grateful.

When offered help, we say no thanks — I’ve got it.

Because here in BestGuessistan, performance reviews never end.

And we know the drill.

We optimize.

We over-function.

We disappear into deliverables and keep the dashboard green.

We are dangerously good at appearing fine.

As Barbara Ehrenreich warned: we are expected to be relentlessly upbeat — even in pain, even in crisis.

Wellness has become performance art.

And we? We’re headliners.

But by night, the beams sag.

The body mutinies in a dialect we never learned.

Flickering pain.

Fractured vision.

Static that drowns thought.

The CSATs have tanked.

The Brainjuice Bar is shuttered (out of juice) and the smoothie machine is weeping, both from condensation and exhaustion.

Every metric’s redlined.

Still, we show up.

Still, we smile.

Still, we perform.

Because in BestGuessistan, performance buys time.

And maybe — just maybe — belief.

This isn’t healing.

It’s high-functioning denial, dressed for work.

Until then, the Department of Wellness remains structurally unsound.

Visually compliant.

Spiritually on PTO.

The walls may be hollow.

But the banners are still flying.

Just don’t lean too hard.

It’s all held up by hope, habit, and whatever we had left in the tank.

Appearances@BG.gov is currently accepting inquiries, compliments, and denial.

Actual help, however, must be routed elsewhere.

#BestGuessistan #Burnout #resilience #WellnessPerformance #Satire #InvisibleIllness

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We made it! Wanna share a win?

We made it another week.
And however you got through;
You got through - which is the most important win.
Do you want to take a moment and reflect on a win from your week?
Wins are individual, so it can be anything that was a win to you - big, small, or in between.
You're more than welcome to share with us in the comments to spread good vibes and inspire others.
I'll get us started with the sharing.
And I wish you the best possible weekend, you can have.
#fridaycheer
#weeklywin
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson
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Glimmer Thursday

It's glimmer time!
Therefore I invite you to reflect on a glimmer from your week.
It can be anything that was a glimmer to you.
You're more than welcome to share with us in the comments to spread glimmers and inspire others.
I'll get us started with the sharing.
#Glimmerthursday
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson
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Weekly glimmers and gratitude

This week's #photodiary
- New nails
- A lilac from my oldest
- A traditional bun; a treat that is enjoyed once each year
- My books and journals
- Holding hands with my youngest
- My mom's sweet dog Shiba
- IKEA haul for organizing and redecorating my kids' room
- Study time
- Assembling new bedside tables for my kids.
Thank you for letting me share and for helping me to focus on the good.
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson

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It's Grati-tuesday!

So I ask you; what are you grateful for today?
It can be anything and anyone.
As long as it's something that sparks gratitude in your heart.
You're more than welcome to share with us in the comments to spread gratitude and inspire others.
I'll get us started with the sharing.
#gratituesday
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson
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Your kind Monday reminder

I don't remember if I've shared this one before.
But if I have, it can do with another share.
Because it is so important to remember this!
I try to remind myself of this often.
Because it helps me to be kinder to myself and to show myself more grace.
I am coping with a lot.
So it's okay that I do less than most others.
Let's try to be kind and compassionate towards ourselves this week - and preferably every week.
I wish you the best possible week, you can have.
#yourkindmondayreminder
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#Healing
#HighlysensitivePerson
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