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Harmony isn’t just about how we interact with ourselves and others, but also how we interact with the world and our surrounding environments — both natural and man made — as well. Today, let’s take a mindful moment, get some fresh air, and share what we experience. 🌆

✍️ When you go outdoors take a note of what you see, feel, and smell.

Share with us what you’ve captured in the comments below!

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A few weeks ago, I struggled with depression. I had weaned myself off my meds hastily. Well, for the past 2 years since my diagnosis I felt fine. I was doing better than I had imagined. I recently started a new job, in an industry I loved. I was happy. I was alive and it felt great to be alive. I felt my life was moving back on track and, I was glad I was back to my old self again. What I didn't realise is how quickly all of that would end for me, the happiness that is.

My body shut down. I was at the gym and experienced a panic attack instantly. The calm I had known, became a raging storm. It was the feelings of inadequacy, an overwhelming sense of emptiness that engulfed me and it was the constant thoughts of doubt that flooded my mind. I felt extremely empty and fatigued. I knew two things:

If I relapse now, I will potentially have to be readmitted. I just started a new job and relapsing isn't a great impression when you trying to impress a new employer. I can fight this. I may not win the battle instantly, but small steps daily to deal with my triggers including; reaching out for assistance and taking my meds can make the journey easier for me. I need to realise it is okay to seek and ask for help. The challenge I have found with battling depression is trying to convince myself out of the existence and destructive nature of a reality I create in my mind. Which is often flawed compared to my present life and reality I live in now. I also am trying to learn to be kinder to myself and listen to my body more.

I have gone back to my meds, I realised that because I experience days when I am "happy", they are often far and few when I decide to actively go against doctor's orders by not taking my medication. It is okay not to be okay, but sinking a ship which can be saved is not worth it.

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In case no one has told you this lately: Your story is important. The Mighty is living, palpable proof that sharing what we’ve been through, however we choose to do so, gives collective strength to a choir of voices that might otherwise go unheard.

That leads us to today’s creative exercise: If you were writing a memoir about your life (it doesn’t have to be about your health, but of course it can include it), what would you title it?

Mighty staffer @xokat would probably name hers “Wobbler,” in honor of her bilateral vestibular loss that makes her swerve through life (and fundamentally changed the course of it).

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Albert Einstein once said, “Time flies when you’re having fun!” And that is so true, especially when it comes to the activities that bring us the most joy — the ones we get wrapped up into, willingly distracted by, and end up fully entertained.

What’s a hobby or interest that makes you lose track of time in the best of ways? For Mighty staffer @xokat, that’s definitely reading. She can read a book from cover to cover and not realize it’s been four hours since she sat down!

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