Hey, what's going on, everybody? This is Enrique aka reek neutral swell. And I'm just going to get on today and ask everybody, how are you doing, how is your heart today? How are you feeling? I would consider myself of a mental health advocate, a wellness advocate, and claim to reach ways to inspire myself and other people
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:28
Hey, Edwie Kay. Great to hear your voice, and thank you for the question. I'm doing good and I'm doing even better when I hear voices like yours come into this community talking about issues like mental health and knowing that just a warm voice and a question can really shift somebody and make them feel connected to a real human. So I appreciate your voice. Here your thoughts, and I'm doing great. How are you doing today? I'm
Debra Barb
@RumpelSoulSkin · 2:09
And it's absolutely true what you just said, Deborah, that hearing a warm, genuine human being, it does make me feel connected. And I'm not going to cry, not right now. I'll save that for one of my own pages. But I have cried here this morning out of gratitude for the few connections to humans that I've been able to feel the last week dealing with this through a holiday
Mtwadamela Ijogo
@Mtwadamela · 1:49
Good morning, everyone. Good morning, Deborah. Good morning, rumple. Soul skin. I like that. That's clever little play on words you did with that name. I'm doing okay today. You know, my heart, soaks okay. I'm dealing with some issues right now. Everybody's dealing with something right now. So I know my problems are no bigger than anybody else's, but I've just made up my mind that whatever is meant to be is going to be
Enrique irby
@wandering_RiQ · 0:57
And I don't shy away from talking about the bad things also because I do believe that when we have bad days, when we struggle, those days bring light, and the lessons we learn from those days are the highlight of the lesson. Again, I really appreciate your warm message. Thank you for inviting me, and I look forward to conversation with everybody on the app about the things that I love
Enrique irby
@wandering_RiQ · 1:48
And I just want you to know that I'm holding that space for you today. I appreciate all your words, and I'm probably going to be thinking about you and your journey for the rest of the day, just sending you all the love and support and just positive vibes and well being that I can today. And I also just want to let you know that it's okay to cry. I used to think that crying was not good. It wasn't healthy
Lance Watson
@lwatsonjr · 4:49
Outside of that, busy, busy, busy. I'm a doctoral student, and so writing and rewriting and editing and sipping coffee and writing again. So just busy, but comforted by the fact that in the free spaces that I have throughout the day, especially across the course of the last two weeks, which I've really been trying to engage on swell that I've been hearing sort of an outpouring of empathy and care from perfect strangers in some cases
Sasha Runyen
@sasharunyen20 · 0:39
Thank you for this. Well, this was great. And kind of got my mind thinking, because today I kind of feel like everything's gone wrong for me or just hasn't worked out for me. And it was early this afternoon know? I was, like, kind of in a bummed mood
Tlee Kilbe
@Matilda57 · 2:40
I was going to church. I did all my chores. I did all the things I was supposed to do, and I excelled at everything, so I couldn't understand why I was being hurt. But maybe there are others that have that same question. And then now that I have these boundaries and I'm celebrating that I've grown and I'm strong, why is there a tinge of guilt? Like, when does that kind of finally ebb away? Because it's decreasing?
Enrique irby
@wandering_RiQ · 3:28
Hey, Matilda, thank you for your reply. I know I'm more than a couple of days late, but life has been a little crazy. I do want to say I listened to your response a couple of times just to make sure I kind of understood where you're coming from. And I think that is absolutely wonderful that you are slowly kind of putting a boundary, because I think boundaries are what makes boundaries protect us from harm physically and mentally
Isabella Croston
@isabellaa · 0:20
I wanted to reply in this post because I love that you just have a space where people feel comfortable enough to talk about if they are having a bad day and you really care if they are. It's not just how are you and some good. Moving on. Yeah, I really like this post and I'm doing good. How are you doing?
Enrique irby
@wandering_RiQ · 0:35
Hey, Isabella. I just wanted to say thank you for stopping by and leaving your phone. I appreciate your comments and I'm glad that you're doing OK. I'm still doing fine. It's been a moment since I've been on here. Work has gotten a little stressful, but I am making again, thank you so much. And I appreciate your kind words, because spaces are the kind of space that we need. And thank you again for stopping by. Bye