Three Years Soon

I was looking through my earlier blogs today.  I realized that I have been writing this blog for almost three years.  I wrote my first ever blog on February 26th, 2012.  I have thoroughly enjoyed writing in this.  I have tried to be open and honest about some of the things that I struggle with.  I have had almost 6000 page views which is never something I thought possible.  I started writing this as a form of therapy for myself but, hopefully over the last three years, I have helped spread some awareness around mental health.

One of the big positives for me in writing this blog is the ability to look back through older posts.  It helps keeps things in perspective for me and helps me realized how far I have actually come.  If I am struggling with something, I can look back and show myself that I have indeed pushed through obstacles and still managed to come out the other side.  It gives me a stronger belief in myself and I truly hope it shows others that it is possible to fight through periods of darkness and find some sense of peace.

My sister had pointed out to me a long time a go that perplection was spelled incorrectly.  It is actually a rare spelling of the word perplexion. 

perplection

English

Noun 

perplection (plural perplections)
Rare spelling of perplexion.

Now I must be quite honest,  I did at the time believe that it was indeed spelled the way it appears in my blogs address.  I was happy to find out that it was a rare spelling, as I certainly considered myself a rare person in the past.   I chose perplection or perplexion as it describes a state of confusion, bewilderment and/or puzzlement.  I thought that was quite fitting in describing what it is like at times living with a mental disorder.  www.mindperplection.blogspot.ca came to me instantly and I am very pleased that I chose that title for my blog address. 

I am not up to too much today.  I have to drop off a form at the lawyer.  A week from tomorrow, we will hopefully have closed on our first home.  I am going to pick up my pay check.  It has been over a month so it will be nice to put something in the bank which will help me keep things up to date.  I am not sure if we will have to salt tonight.  There is some snow for a few hours overnight but, I think it would not warrant going out.  Guess I will find out. I took Ollie for a good run today.  The cold has been affecting his legs but, he seems to be fine as long as he is running around.

Hope your having a good day.  Take care,  Shawn.

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist