The Health Chronicles: Real Talk

It’s ok to not be ok

For those of you who read these frequently, you’ll notice this one is a day late. Or, really, 2 weeks late as I did not publish one last weekend either. A reader told me that she loved reading these because I kept it real with you all. Well, allow me to keep things very real with you in this one. 

I am not ok. Or at least, I am not in a healthy place. 

As I write this before sunrise on Monday, I am doing so after getting a good night's rest for only the first time in what seems like two weeks. I haven’t been eating well. I have been beyond stressed. I even had a medical scare last week. 

I won’t get into things too much, because they’re quite personal and I don’t want to have to paywall my writing for the most part. But what you should know is that on the medical front, at least physically, I am better. Mentally is a completely different story. But the thing is, the mental aspect isn’t going to change for me until I can make some substantial life changes that I quite literally am not capable of doing right now. 

---

It’s not all bad though. While the mental pressures are still immense, I did get a ray of light in terms of good news last week that I can implement immediately. There are still many kind people out there. When a friend heard of my medical scare, he immediately asked how he could help and if he could come over. To be honest I wasn’t sure anyone would ever do anything like that for me (most of my local friends have families with small humans haha).

So, I am not ok, but not all is doom and gloom. Perhaps I’ll elaborate on it later once I have had time to process. But right now, I really just want to try my best and get back into the swing of things. However, I am convinced now more than ever that if I am ever to reach my full “potential”, some hard life choices will have to be made. 

I’ll resume the measurements next Sunday. Everything was truly awful this past week lol. 

Have a great week! We are about to go full Fall mode, and I am genuinely excited about it.

---

Thank you for reading Preston’s Eclectic Musings. If you enjoy the thoughts that fly through my mind on a wide range of subjects, consider becoming a free subscriber or support my work for 5$ a month. 

If a subscription is not in the cards at the moment, consider clicking the link below for a one time donation with “Buy Me A Coffee”. Anything is always appreciated, and you can click the button below as well:

More than anything if this piece moved you, share it far and wide with friends! I love reaching new people and learning new perspectives:

If you believe the writing I do here would be a beneficial read for the people in your life, please consider sharing my publication: