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MONTH OF MAY

Blog Posted:5/1/2021 9:27:00 AM

This month is Mental Awareness month here, in the United States of America.  Although, the world and the World Health Organization consider October.  This illness occurs throughout the world and affects all socioeconomic types.  Millions of people suffer from it.  This illness is still stigmatized and still considered a taboo.

You may know a family member who is suffering from it, yet the family could be in denial.  You can help or support by encouraging to get help or silently with your prayers.

This month, we also celebrate Mother's Day .....  to all mothers....  Happy Mother's Day!!!  Mothers, ....  love and celebrate you......

I posted poems.....  Mental Illness and Mother



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Constance
La France
Date: 5/2/2021 2:21:00 PM
Marilene, great blog, my mother passed away on Mother's Day so it is a very meaningful day for me always, we have a person with mental illness in my family and I know the devastation that can cause within the families, as it is hard to get a person help (at least it is in Canada) love _Constance
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Marilene Evans
Date: 5/2/2021 7:17:00 PM
Thank you so much Constance. I appreciate you telling me how meaningful Mother's Day is for you. There are so many factors why people with this illness are not getting help. It is sad.
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Alexis
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Date: 5/1/2021 4:27:00 PM
Hi Marilene, Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. Mental Illness Awareness is a cause close to my heart. I am a child of a person who suffers from a mental illness. In most cases, it is hereditary. When someone that close to you suffers, in a way you suffer too. I wrote about mental illness in my poem “ I Vaguely Remember” Once thanks for penning this blog:-) Alexis
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Marilene Evans
Date: 5/1/2021 5:07:00 PM
Thank you for your input. It is hard to live with somebody with mental illness because everybody in the family suffers. I'll look for your poem to read it. Thanks for telling me.
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Andrea
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Date: 5/1/2021 3:42:00 PM
Many friends and relatives and acquaintances of mine have a mental illness. To a small degree we all have it, if you include seemingly harmless things such as obsessions or mild addictions. I, for instance, used to bite my nails constantly and I am addicted to movies. but I have a husband with anxiety/depression. I would say at least 1/3 of those I know suffer from either one of those two problems if not something similarly horrible. today's world contributes more and more to mental illness. We may have many comforts these days, but modern day stresses are enormous!
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 5/2/2021 8:54:00 AM
Yes, I am a "re-checker" myself. I have left my purse or keys in places too often, so now I am constantly making sure I have things with me!! And you are right, too many obsessions today are things that did not even exist for us to worry about 50 years ago. Selfies, for example, is very annoying, to see people doing them constantly!!
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Marilene Evans
Date: 5/1/2021 5:04:00 PM
Thanks for your comments. Totally agree with you that we do have personally disorders, harmless; but irritating. I do have to check if I turn off the coffee pot, the iron or if I lock the door many times before I leave. I do admire the ones who recognize it and do something about it; but I feel bad when I see that the illness affects the person or the family and nothing is done about it and they act like nothing is wrong. Today's obsessions with materialism, power and vanity add and contribute to the problem.

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5/4/2024 Life Sonnetlife,love,
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3/28/2024 everlasting words Monokuwords,
3/27/2024 Cherry Blossoms Haikubeauty,flower,
3/25/2024 living life Monokulife,
3/23/2024 only for you Monokufor him,
3/10/2024 Doing What I Love - Mixed Free verseappreciation,dance,feelin
3/10/2024 Live Lavishly Sometimes Alliterationfood,life,
3/10/2024 Happiness Listdance,family,friend,happi
2/26/2024 Redamancy Sedokaemotions,feelings,for her
2/24/2024 It Started With A Blank Canvas Free verseart,dance,friendship,imag
2/23/2024 Rundown Free verseendurance,feelings,intros
2/21/2024 Magic of Dance Rhymeart,dance,feelings,freedo
2/20/2024 The Beatles Verseculture,music,
2/12/2024 S L Alliterationfood,
2/11/2024 An Affair To Remember Abecedarianfeelings,love,remember,
2/11/2024 There Is A Darkness Free versedark,depression,mental il
2/10/2024 QUIESCENT Free versesilence,
2/8/2024 skygazing Haikusky,
2/8/2024 sunshine Haikusunshine,
2/8/2024 bright side Haikurain,sky,sun,
2/7/2024 cloudy Haikusky,
1/30/2024 Birds In The Morning Haikubird,morning,
1/29/2024 Of All Places Monokuplaces,
1/18/2024 Perpetual Free verselove,mother,
1/17/2024 Pearl Of The Orient Free versehistory,places,
1/16/2024 Before The Day Turned Into Night - ITQ Quatorzainsea,
1/15/2024 Power of Music Blitzmusic,power,
1/12/2024 IT'S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL Quaternmusic,
1/8/2024 ODYSSEY Free verselife,
1/4/2024 WHAT DANCE MAKES ME Nonetdance,
12/28/2023 Our Family's New Year's Eve Tradition Shapecelebration,family,new ye
12/28/2023 NEW YEAR'S WISHES Free versenew year,
12/23/2023 My Heart Gently Weeps Shapeheart,
12/21/2023 New Year's Resolution Free versechange,new year,
12/20/2023 Dance With Me Versedance,
12/17/2023 DIRTY DANCING - ANACREONTIC COUPLETS Coupletdance,
12/10/2023 ART Abecedarianart,
12/4/2023 SO IT IS CHRISTMAS Shapechristmas,
12/3/2023 JOY, JOY, JOY Shapechristmas,happy,holiday,j
12/1/2023 BELLS Concretechild,fun,innocence,meani
11/30/2023 Christmas With Family Shapechristmas,family,
11/29/2023 MY INSPIRATION Rhymeinspiration,
11/29/2023 DIVORCE Acrosticchildren,divorce,parents,
11/28/2023 WINTER SONATA Free versemusic,romance,
11/18/2023 The Grandeur of Fall Sonnetautumn,nature,
11/17/2023 LIFE, AS I KNOW IT-SHM Sonnetlife,
11/16/2023 AGING Lanterneage,
11/12/2023 THE SPLENDOR of AUTUMN Tankaautumn,feelings,nature,
11/11/2023 DREAMS MINICHU Rhymedance,dream,
11/9/2023 November Ninetteblessing,life,november,th
11/8/2023 Stellar Sky - TB Than-Bauknature,night,sky,stars,
10/16/2023 Solicitude Versecare,daughter,family,
10/10/2023 Contentment Versefeelings,happiness,peace,
10/9/2023 In My Life Song Free versebirthday,introspection,li
1/30/2023 Dear Heart Free verseemotions,heart,relationsh
11/5/2022 November Morning Free versemorning,november,
10/30/2022 Life, As I Know It Sonnetappreciation,joy,life,sea
6/5/2022 The Greatest Performance of My Life Free verselife,me,perspective,
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4/17/2022 My Life Journey Narrativegarden,journey,
4/12/2022 April Flowers Monchielle Stanzaapril,flower,love,
4/8/2022 Poetry Monchielle Stanzapoetry,
3/30/2022 Sweet Side of Nature Laynature,
3/27/2022 Let's Rock and Roll Minichu Rhymedance,fun,
3/25/2022 Thoughts Kimoheart,perspective,truth,
3/14/2022 Imagine Living In Peace For Today Free verseimagination,peace,
3/6/2022 Natural Bridge Imagismnature,
3/5/2022 March Versemarch,
3/3/2022 Spring Delight Haikunature,spring,
3/3/2022 Sunflower Haikuflower,joy,light,sun,
3/1/2022 Love Free verselove,
2/28/2022 Art of Dressing Verseart,clothes,fashion,
2/25/2022 Time Cannot Mend a Broken Heart Free verseheartbroken,
2/22/2022 The Seasons of My Life Free verselife,seasons,
2/21/2022 Aphrodite Pleiadesbeauty,love,mythology,pas
2/18/2022 Winter Love Free verselove,winter,
2/16/2022 Death Ethereedeath,
1/31/2022 Dreamy Dizainfeelings,
1/31/2022 Keola-Free Verse Free versechange,life,
1/31/2022 My Love Free verselove,
1/22/2022 Tetractys Pleiadespoems,poetry,
1/22/2022 The Woman Who Raised Me 'Hlm' Monokudance,girl,missing,silly,
1/17/2022 Calm Couplethope,
1/10/2022 Poetry, Poets, Poems Versepoems,poetry,poets,
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1/9/2022 Got To Change the Crappy Ways Rhymerude,
1/7/2022 Mother's Woe Versecare,caregiving,love,moth
1/7/2022 Arabian Jasmine Haikuflower,
12/31/2021 Heavenly Night Haikumoon,night,stars,
12/31/2021 New Year Haikuhope,new year,
12/27/2021 Contemplation For My Soul Free versedeep,introspection,self,
12/26/2021 Butterfly Balladebutterfly,change,freedom,
12/24/2021 And So This Is Christmas Free versechristmas,family,friend,n
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