What helps me might be different from what helps you.
What helps is to be open to differences among people.
What helps me includes
- music
- supportive people
- alone time
- enough sleep
- nourishing food
- water
- taking a breath
- writing blog posts
- staying true to myself
- being flexible
- hope
- humor
- letting go of fear
- acceptance
- healthy boundaries
- awareness
- vulnerability
- color
- whimsy
- finding my voice
- doing work I love
- group therapy
- taking photos of what’s around me, like these:
Does anything in this blog post help you?
Helpful thanks to all those who helped me create this post and to you — of course! — for accepting the help you need, as best you can.
The Year(s) of Living Non-Judgmentally 
I love the singing cat!
I love your comments!
As long as I can laugh things aren’t hopeless, and there is so much here that makes me laugh. I especially like St. Patrick and Medusa on a date. It’s one of those jokes that takes me a little time to work out so it provides a break from the worries of the world.
I always appreciate when you choose to take a break here, Chris.
Your blog certainly teaches me not to take things seriously, and recognizing the absurd.
Your blog teaches me to appreciate nature more!
When I am feeling overwhelmed by my feelings I usually turn to my Anusara prayer and repeat it over and over. I use this for MRI.
Once I accidentally dropped a tray of family heir loom glasses just before guest arrive. I got down on my knees and started to cry but then told myself “laugh!” At firs my laughter sounded strange but amazingly this worked. I was calm and happy.
And then somebody helped you further with this by suggesting this thought ” the glass was already broken.” And then you helped others by passing that thought along!
Hey Ann: Kermit The Frog at the doctor really helped me! But what about the cats, Ann? What about the cats?
You always help me, Marcia!
All very helpful. Thanks AK!
You are most welcome, helpful JS!
When things go bad, I will always know that it can’t be as bad as it was for Kermit…
That’s a helpful kind of comparison, Jeff.
I love St. Patrick and Medusa. Thanks for the laughs, Ann. All the best to you.
Your lovely comments are always helpful to me.
This post was very helpful in many different ways, Ann. It encouraged me because I was just writing about how we benefit from our differences. So, in that regard, it was helpful because we’re on the blogging page, if you will. 🙂
Being that we have three cats, the cat comics were most beneficial, although I loved the St. Pat/Medusa one too. With the “cat hotel,” we have a cat that would definitely prefer spending hours of fun beating up the cardboard box to the refrigerator penthouse. He’s definitely different! That’s why we love him!
Thanks for the fun post!
Oops! I meant we’re on “same” page. 🙂
I knew what you meant, Mel — maybe that’s because we were on the same page. It’s always helpful for me to see you here. I hope you know that! And here’s one of our two cats in the refrigerator penthouse.
Yes, Ann. The blind date between St. Patrick and Medusa.
Still smiling.
-Alan
I’m still smiling at your response, Alan!
Your cartoons are amazing! You find such brilliant ones. I put some up on my last post but yours are miles better. I’ve put the Kermit one on my FB.
It’s very helpful to compare and share cartoons with you!
That Kermit one went up before I even replied. The Medusa one had me thinking for a moment.
St. Patrick and Medusa! What a combo! Gave me a good chuckle.
I like the combo of my post and your comment!
I like, appreciate and relate to that helping list. Could I help myself to it?
Because you’re such a helpful person, Colleen, I would invite you to help yourself to everything.
You are too kind to me Ann. Thank you. 🙂
Nobody could be too kind to you, Colleen, because you deserve much kindness!
Those cards are wild….
What storm?….
What cards? Thanks for being so helpful, Val, every day.
I love looking at you in the mirror Ann ❤️
Good mirroring helps, Val!
Having my family around helps me, followed by the peace and quiet when they all go home.
Your balanced perspective helps me, Joanne.
Humour is my choice. And, blow me, you put humor slap in the middle of your list and post a string of jokes.
It helps me, Derrick, to let you know that the “blow me” in your comment might strike people from the U.S. as humorous. Nevertheless, your comments are always choice.
Here, too. Ann. Double entendre does appeal
Whatever helps, Derrick.
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Yes, Ann. Your style of humor helps me. Thanks for the nudge to visit, my friend.
Your style of writing helps me, Mark. Wonderful to see you, as always.
It always help to have a beautiful braided rug under one’s feet 🙂
I ordered that rug online for my new office, Lisa. It helps that I loved it when it arrived.
it’s a beauty Ann!