R U OK?

Today is R U OK? Day where we are asked to check in on our friends and collegues. Being open to the conversation around mental health, stress and unhappiness is very important. For each of us on any day the events of the world, our work and our personal life can bring happiness or sadness. Our internal resilience makes us more or less able to deal with these events. So at any time or any occasion we might be OK or not! It is OK to feel bad, stressed, unhappy; these feelings are valid. When we acknowledge and share our feelings we are then better placed to be able to make a decision about how we might think and behave in ways to improve our circumstances.

For those of us asking R U OK? we need to know what happens beyond that. A good guide is ALEC.

The acronym ALEC reminds us to:

• Ask
• Listen
• Encourage action
• Check in again

I hope you seeing the days grow in length, feeling the warmth in the sun and seeing signs of hope and life around you. May God speak into your hearts and you feel God's grace around you.

Blessings to you all

Kate