Greetings!
Talking about headspace, it's something one must prioritize very well and this is because it's the most important part of our lives. It's even the gateway to taking decision in life. It's the central processing unit of our life and this is because, its determines our past decision, present and the future. This is also known as the mental space or health.
Hmmm, seeing this week prompt excites me alot and this is because one thing I have prioritized so much most especially this year is my mental stress. In the past, I have always trouble myself and this has always have a say on my mental health. There's time that I used to get frustrated with things around me. Sometime, I used to go into depression just because of what I'm passing through, what of brain drain. This also affects my mental state as well. All these things has always contributed to the downturn of my mental health.
Having mentioned all those things above, family issues has always been one thing that frustrates me alot and this is because of the responsibility I used to shoulder in the family. There's alot of responsibility I used to take care of. Since, i lost my mum who happened the bread winner of the family, the lot fell on me at a very tender age of mine and since then, I have always looked after my younger ones and as a result of this, trying to solve their problems always has a toll on my mental space which atimes used to lead to frustration and not thinking right.
Another thing that has always affected my mental stress is my work. The kind of the job I do requires time and it does not give me space to rest nor to talk of having a deep taught about what to do. The job is from morning till night and its always affect my mental health. This is because the brain needs rest and if care is not taking, it will worn out.
Anxiety and fear of the unknown is another thing that has been affecting me mentally. Atimes I used to think of what the future will hold for me. So thinking about that used to lead me to depression and this is because, its always seems there's no way whenever I looked at the situation of things. So, it used to affect my mental health.
But these days, I have decided to care of my mental space,by giving it more priority, now, I don't disturb myself as of the past again. Now, it's my mental health before any other thing. Which means, my mental space comes first before any other thing. Even in my order of priority and necessity of life, I make my headspace a priority and this is because, it's the central of everything about me. So, to do all other thing, my mental or headspace must be sound. It must not have problem or collapse. Why? This is because, it is the grid of my being and this power grid of my being must not collapse.
WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES?
So, there's so many strategies I have put in place to simplifying things in my life, even when the going is tough.
The first strategy that I have realized long time ago is to take life simple. Make it as light as possible, do not take it as it comes. One thing I have realized is that if you approach life as it comes, you will surely be wonded and defeated. Like the saying in my local language that says "there's nothing coming to the ground that the ground cannot take" also, one thing I know is that, there nothing new under the sun. So, that thing you think is too hard for you to bear has happened to many people and they have survived it. So, when the going is tough, just calm down and take things lightly. That's one of my strategies. Taking things lightly.
Another strategy that has been helping me is that of cooling down myself with chilled water under a tree. This has really helped my headspace in so many ways. It has helped my headspace to solve series of issues and this is because while having my privacy under the tree with chilled water, I used to have a deep thought that will always lead me to finding solutions to the problems or issues giving me headache. This has always been the cure to my mental state of health.
Also, listening to music has always improve my headspace. It's always calm my nerves whenever I'm stressed out. Whenever I'm mentally stressed or ill, I turn to music. No wonder there's a popular saying that says" music is life" indeed, music is live and it's always brought life to my dead spirit caused by by mental downturn. Music brings life to my headspace.
Furthermore, whenever I look into my future and see what I stand to gain , I used to calm myself down and free my brain from any kind of brain drain that might have come from the mental health. Also, all forms of fear and anxiety disappear when i look into what the future will hold for me. This has always saved me and my headspace from brain drain.
Lastly, whenever I'm down mentally. I resulted into taking a nap, just to cool and calm the nerves. This has always being my greatest asset . It's always been like going to my factory setting, so, when waking up, I would have gathered enough energy to face the reality. Also, the company of people around me has always been my strength when running out of strength mentally. Their words of advice and encouragement are second to none.
So, prioritising, my headspace has always been the most important thing to me, its something I don't joke with at all and this is the reason I have employed the various strategies to guide and cure my mental health. Now, I'm always looking good, hale and healthy.
Thanks for reading.
This is my entry to this week minimalist prompt.
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