What in the mental health?

It seems literally everything these days is about mental health. Isn't it amazing how bad the current state of the world has become when it comes to mental health. I remember when I first became aware of the fabulousness of Canada during the mid to late 90's, that was such a great time!

There was little to no stress on peoples faces, hello was a normal word of exchange, the air was fresh, the sun felt soothing, family lifestyle was beautiful, neighbors were good company; not intrusive, people used to leave the front door open, you could actually afford to buy a car or house, great conversation and dating was done in person. I will always remember when children would play outside, read books at the library on the weekends and actually enjoy festivities throughout the city of Toronto, Ontario with no drama or ambulance.

Since the last few weeks of 1999 when all the chaos about the end of the world began, the word literally has been in a cycle of extreme dramatic chaos since. That brings us to todays question, how do we let go of all the chaos, depression and mental illness energy the world is experiencing collectively?

I didn't experience depression until I investigated the heinous, aggressive and manipulative lifestyle of the so called elite rich and famous. I've been trying my best to get back to a lifestyle that doesn't include them by not having a TV, not reading the newspapers, not entertaining their way of life but we can all admit that was very hard to do especially since Covid came onto the scene.

I went from ignoring a small group of people for many years to all of a sudden seeing them make announcements all the time and what I call play in my face. It actually made me very upset for us all in the end find out that it was all a big sham.

I am so disappointed with how the world has been but there really are layers and levels to the experiences of life that some people have had. Let's pause for a second and think about the warrior that gave his life on the battle field only to receive nothing in return while those responsible for the war gained land, wealth and whatever else.

Now, let's stop and think about the slaves that got captured, tortured and spent their lives making others rich while gaining nothing. These are types of forms of karmic cycles of life. If your anything like me, you may have dreams of past lives, certain scents that trigger memories or stumble upon countries or locations that seem all too familiar; these are moments of time that travel throughout time attached to your spirit.

I do believe in past lives, you hear so many stories of children who can recollect their past lives in the early stages of their life enough to let the family actually know they are back; you just have to listen. In closing we can all agree that mental health is something that's very new, let's manifest that eventually it will be just another fad, trend, or craze just like the many before it.

Shannelle T. Parchment