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#adhd #adhdawareness #mentalhealth Oct 11, 2023

The tire gauge indicated a low tire.

We were just heading back to the hotel at 1am after a spectacular shut out stripe out game PSU over Indiana.
I told hubby to go to bed, because I believe that everything is a little easier to deal with after some sleep.

In the morning, he discovered a screw in the tire.
On Sunday.
Not around the corner from home.

With the hotel staff’s assistance, I tracked down the local Pep Boys, who so rock and squeezed us in at 10:30am.

Usually we’re on the road first thing, but the delay meant hanging out in downtown State College for a couple of hours.
Our walkabout resulted in a serendipitous Nittany Lion spotting in front of the Bookstore.
Hooray!

We had to slow down.
Life doesn’t always have to be rush and zip.
Even during a ‘crisis’.

Fixed tire, safe family, fun morning!
We are!

Today is World Mental Health Day.

Take a mental health moment today.
That’s right - you don’t have to be PRODUCTIVE all the time.
You can just BE!

If you have a brain based challenge - ADHD, anxiety, depression, TBI - your brain is always working over time.
Give it a break!

Turn off the screens and take a walk in nature.
Or go get pumpkins at a farm - we did that yesterday.
Or 

  • take a bubble bath
  • read a book
  • take a nap
  • have a Kit Kat (a paragraph later and I still couldn’t get the song out of my ADHD brain - you’re welcome)

Remember the power is in the PAUSE.

More on that in my podcast episodes.
Now I’m headed out to the trail.
Because I walk my walk.
Literally and figuratively.
And walking is soooo good for my super fast brain.

How will you pause today?
Comment it down - I’d love to hear!

 
To margaritas, lemonade, and Kit Kats,

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