If you’re a fan of Scottish comedian Billy Connelly, you might get a laugh from some of his quotes collected here.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/10829652/Billy-Connolly-30-great-quotes.html?frame=2911005
A reminder for me not to take life too seriously too often! Take care out there.
Greg \Mh/
Hello reader,
Great to see attention being drawn to mental health (and in this case cancer) through the efforts of an Aussie Don Watson. Don walked/trekked from Fremantle in Western Australia to Sydney, a distance of over 5,000 kilometres! He raised around $28,000 for mental health and cancer programs. Well done Don, and thanks!
More band interviews coming real soon. Take it easy out there.
Greg \Mh/
Hello reader,
Here’s a TED talk that i think is a good one, and i want to share with you here. The speaker is Mark Henick, who talks about his suicide attempts, and mental health issues as a younger man. Recorded in Toronto Canada, september 26, 2013. Link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1QoyTmeAYw
Take it easy out there.
Speak soon, Greg \Mh/
Greetings reader,
I hope all is well there with you. This month of November is also known as “Movember”, a month where we focus on Men’s health. A good thing to do every day. Here is some info from the Movember website.
In Melbourne Australia, a forum on International Men’s Day for those wanting to improve the Health & Wellbeing of Men in the Western Suburbs. Presented by the Melton-Brimbank Men’s health network which is a pro-active grassroots organisation full of useful, relevant resources in the west. Details below from their flyer:
“This positive, practical, interactive forum will consider the current health & wellbeing outcomes relating to men, how local men fare compared with other areas, and what this evidence indicates. It will further explore priorities in addressing local men’s needs, how health & community organisations can better engage local men, what resources already exist to support this, and the potential benefits and opportunities for local service providers and communities”.
Where: Brimbank Men’s Shed @ UnitingCare Lentara 32 Withers Street, Sunshine
Date: Wednesday 19th November, 2014 – 9.45 am to 12.30 pm (arrive 9.30am)
Cost: Nil. Refreshments and lunch provided.
On the interview front, there is more coming up. I’m currently editing a podcast i did with Technical death metal band Hadal Maw.
Take it easy out there.
Greg \Mh/
“Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.” ~Bruce Lee
“A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.” ~Muhammad Ali
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” ~George Bernard Shaw
“Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.” ~Henry Rollins
““The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” ~Mark Twain
“A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.” ~Mahatma Gandhi
Take it easy out there Metal heads. Think positive and live free.
Greg \Mh/
Yep! G’day reader. I hope all’s well with you.
Here is an article on the benefits of exercise on our mental health. I am a runner, and for me this is true. I always feel better after a run than i did before it. I know any form of exercise is often the last thing we feel like doing, but try to get out and get yourself moving at least a few times a week.
This is from Australia’s ABC Health and wellbeing site 26/8/14.
“We’re always being told to do more exercise because of the masses of evidence it wards off a host of nasty illnesses.
But if you’re someone who uses a good walk, run or gym workout to shake off stress or lift a low mood, there’s some science on your side too.
While there’s less known about the effect of exercise on your mind compared to your body, everything that is known suggests it’s beneficial and certainly unlikely to cause harm, says mental health expert Professor Tony Jorm.
“It’s one of those things that even though the evidence isn’t rock solid, there are other potential benefits and the risk of harm is so minimal, it’s a good thing to do,” says Jorm, one the authors of a recent position statement on exercise and mental health commissioned by Exercise and Sports Science Australia.
“Exercise is about as low risk as you can get and the side effects are about as minimal as you can get.”
And the benefits for physical health are so extensive, that even if it doesn’t help your mood or mental state, “it will potentially help a whole lot of other things”
http://www.abc.net.au/health/features/stories/2014/08/26/4074904.htm
Have a great day out there and take it easy.
Greg \Mh/
Hi everyone,
Sad to read the news today that comedian and actor Robin Williams has passed away.
The following was posted on social media, and describes how i feel.
“He fought severe depressive episodes for decades and was open about it. I’ll bet his addictions were an attempt to numb the agony. He did manage to achieve a long period of sobriety but suffered a relapse not so long ago.
It may have been by his own hand, but it was depression that claimed his life.
I hope that his loss to the world will bring about a better understanding of the constellation of debilitating illnesses that are still frequently met with misunderstanding and stigma.
I hope that greater understanding and compassion will become part of his already brilliant legacy of joy”.
Vale Robin Williams. Thanks for your art.
Take it easy out there all. Don’t be afraid to reach out and ask for support if you need it.
Greg \Mh/