110 - I'm doing much better, and more

Read on post 109 to know what happened to me these past few days... and now :
Today was a difficult day in the world. One more of those you wake up to and read horrible news, but I try to remain focused and not read too much as I cannot change anything in this hatred and it's not sane for me to get all that distressing news about death - not that I don't feel sad or horrified, but I just cannot lose sight of my own sanity and mental health. 

So, I managed to eat better today, from cold rice, alone, then with corn- right from breakfast to lunch. 



Dinner was my first cooked meal since that sickness a couple days ago : Chinese noddles, and stir fried zucchini and mushrooms - very lightly spiced with cumin, because I didn't want to overwhelm my stomach. 

I caught up with my dish washing after 3 days, and made it to half of the late laundry as well- which is big considering my low energy the past few days. 

But, the most positive was an exchange I had on twitter with a fellow mental health advocate who helped boost my self confidence enough to share some of my old art - watercolors thus far, and the will to create new. 

I am still speechless at the likes I had, especially of my own favorite painting ''red rose bud'' which was liked and re-twitted several times, including by an art profile.
I really need to take more confidence with my own art, and make some more! And stop comparing it with other people's. 

I need to be ''unique'' as Brenda said- thank you so much for your support and pushing me this evening. 

The mental health community has been an important anchor in the past few months, thank you so much!