It can be tough, making it through the week.
Hope can be elusive, and a smile might be rare.
Please make a promise to your health,
That no matter how big or small, you’ll take a moment this week
And remember how precious you are.

Do you know how much easier it is to take a random week day off over a Monday or Friday? No one seems to want a Tuesday. But the hair salon I go to is closed on Mondays, so I asked for a Tuesday off.

To my ears and heart, the first comment I received on Wednesday was shallow. To be fair, it may not have been. The words, ‘so you took a day off to get your hair dyed?’, seemed laced with scorn. The words that came out of my mouth jumped from my frightened heart. ‘I took a mental health day!’ There was a moment of shock, followed by contriteness, then quick acceptance. And I had to take that all in.

A mental health day was an acceptable reason for a day off. It absolutely is! I was surprised because there were no questions asked at that moment, and simple acceptance, perhaps even approval followed. That was it.

Sometimes I wonder what we’re headed towards. But moments like these give me hope that maybe we’re headed in the right direction.

Selina