Claras Big Ride

The madness has begun and what a roller coaster ride it has been so far.  Mercer put a big dent in my bracket as I had Duke going to the final eight.  They played really well though and deserved to win that game.  They played great team basketball and stuck together throughout.  I did pick SF Austin to upset VCU, what a crazy game that was.  I thought it was over and then saw they hit a three pointer with the foul with three seconds left.  Who would have thought.  Watching Pitt and Florida right now,  pulling for the Panthers to take down the number one seed.

I have been doing fairly well of late.  My mind has been relatively balanced and I am feeling positive moving forward.  I started going to a mood disorder group in Guelph and it has been quite beneficial to me.  It is nice to share things with people who understand where you are coming from and have no interest in judging you as a person.  I will continue to go as much as I can as I believe as I have found strength in the commonalities we share in that room.

The landscaping season is right around the corner and I am trying to plan for positive outcomes rather than negative outcomes.  I know what to expect and know some of the challenges that I may face.  There are so many positive aspects of my work and I need to focus on those.  Taking one day at a time and not allowing myself to let things linger in my mind at the end of the day.  Just do the best I can each day and then try again the next day.  We have so much work ahead of us as there is still a lot of damage from the ice storm to clean up.  In an ideal situation, there would be no snow on the ground, no damage and we could start our regular spring clean ups.  Well, mother nature has had other plans so we just have to make the best of things and chip a way at one property at a time. 

My medical for my D license is going to take another few months.  I am not too worried about it at this point and I am sure it will work out.  There are so many things in our lives that our out of our control.  What I do control is how I react to them and I want to work on that more in the next few months. 

Clara Hughes has started her cycling journey throughout the country to help raise funds and spread the word surrounding mental health.  If you want to follow her or donate funds, her website is at www.clarasbigride.bell.ca   I urge you to take a look at her site.  You may learn some things about mental health and you may be able to help someone out there.  The more we talk, the more we learn.

Hope this finds you well.  I will try to write more frequently as I have really missing jotting down my thoughts.

Take care,  Shawn.

As Ellen always says,  Be Kind to One Another