With World Mental Health Day having just gone by this weekend, I just wanted to write a few words on a topic which affects everybody, whether we are aware of it or not.

2020 has been a massively turbulent year. The Coronavirus pandemic has swept through every corner of the planet and continues in its formidable stride. Many of us were locked down and had to stay in our homes for months on end. The world it seems is at an anxious point. As such it is important now more than ever that we collectively take responsibility for the mental health of ourselves and others. It cannot be underestimated how much of an effect the current global situation can be having on the lives of many people all over the world.

So here’s a small poem that I wrote to remind myself to look after the things that make me who I am in these difficult and turbulent times.

The Mind, 
A sacred place behind the eyes,
A network that binds and ties,
The infinite space of thought.


The Mind,
An intellect that can wander and wonder,
An absent object where love grows fonder,
A fragile machine that can’t be bought.


Be aware of it, 
Be careful with it,
Be amazing because of it.


Because in your mind,
One will ultimately find,


You.

Many thanks for reading.

Andrew.