Nurturing Mental Wellness Every Day

Health is Wealth

A poem about recovery.

by Jonny Elkes –

If you feel hopelessness, despair

Nobody but you seems to care

If you are going out of your mind

out of sight out of mind

out of ideas in and out of madness

up and down in mood

round and round in your brain

over and over again

If you are overwhelmed by

overwhelming thoughts

spiralling out of control

Don’t listen to your thoughts

listen to your soul

If your dreams are out of reach

then reach out let connectivity

turn negativity into positivity

If it takes a while, If it happens soon

do not just reach out reach for the moon

If you lose your mind your dignity

your job your sense of purpose

even your will to live If you lose your way

tomorrow is another day

Dig deep take a deep breath

take a first step walk it out

talk it out do whatever it is

you need to do

Only you know what is

deep down inside you

Find it express it

make the invisible visible

explain what seems

almost inexplicable

If people ignore you

laugh at you

fight you

do not get you

the world you live in

remember

we are all fighting battles

we all have to win

If you decide upon reflection

you need to go

in another direction

turn around

go the other way

carpe diem

seize the day

Reverse the cycle

recover until

you got it

covered

Gain control

set your goal

if you fall

flat on your face

look at that face

face who you are

decide

not to fall short

but to go far

Change

change of heart

change your mind

rewind

be kind

to yourself

to others

pick yourself up

pick up the pace

keep moving on

onwards

upwards

If in doubt about

what you can do

focus on those

worse off than you

look up at the sky

think there

but by the grace of God

go I

Remember one thing

above all else

what Gandhi said

Health is Wealth