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7 Reasons Camping is Good for my Mental Health

July 30, 2018 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

I love camping.  Give me a breezy evening, a campfire, my guitar, and a big tent. It’s wonderful for my mental health. Here are 7 reason why Music at a campfire connects me to the song, the people singing or listening, and to the vibrations of the notes as the guitar chords ring. The community […]

Filed Under: Healthy Living Tagged With: Camping, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

Rest

July 23, 2018 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

Jesus said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” Mark 6:31 I don’t know about you, but I’m not very good at time away, especially time away for rest. While I know that I need to pay attention and do better with this, I recognize that I […]

Filed Under: Healthy Living Tagged With: Camping, Exercise, Mental Health Network, nifty hammocks, Renewal, Rest, Self-care, UCC, United Church of Christ, vacation

A sad good-bye becomes a teachable moment

July 16, 2018 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

“…then your light shall break forth like the dawn,And your healing shall spring up quickly…”Isa. 58:8 The obituary said the young man had lived with bipolar disorder and had ended his life.  It was clear, honest and direct. It was published in the local newspaper for all the world to see.  That was a couple […]

Filed Under: Stigma, Suicide Tagged With: Mental Health Network, Stigma, Suicide, UCC, United Church of Christ

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