Not too long ago – in one of my Power Of Positive Word Posts – I had to find a positive word for the letter O. The word that inspired me for that post was Okay. This is what I said about it…
Okay – This word makes me feel positively happy, because I am okay. I really am. I have faced some really difficult things in the last few days, and I am still okay. I have decided that being Okay is a good thing.
I think being Okay is highly under-rated. So many of us are striving to have everything be great, terrific, or awesome – including how we feel – that we think we are not doing something right if we are “just okay”. Sure there are times when everything seems just perfect, and we are feeling totally awesome, however, it is impossible for everyday to be like that. It is also impossible for us to feel awesome everyday. On those days, being okay is a positive thing.
When I compare being okay to how I felt before I began depression treatment, it represents a huge achievement. I was so sick from my depression, that I was as far from being okay as I could get. I stayed that way for several years. Now – even on challenging days – I can truthfully say that I am okay. It is something I am proud of. It shows me that I now have the ability to accept who I am – and the emotional place I am in.
I did not realize that there were other people – in my social network – who were also striving to be okay until I read a post by @Abeeliever of Una Vita Bella called I Just Want To Be Okay. I found it incredibly touching. In it she describes her desire to be okay, and the role her chronic illnesses play in her life. She also shared a song she discovered titled Be Ok. I think that song may possibly be my new “theme song”.
I really would like to encourage you to take the time to visit @Abeeliever at Una Vita Bella. I have a feeling that you will find a great deal of inspiration there.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and ideas about being “okay” as well as your super sweet recommendation of my blog. I am honored. I am in love with that song that I posted and that you mentioned in your post… we can use it as our (unofficial) theme song…for all of us mental health bloggers who are on the journey of wellness. =)
It’s another day of being “okay”. Sometimes that is tough, sometimes that is just enough.
~Amy
You are very welcome. When I read your post – so soon after I used the word Okay in my list – I knew that it was a sign that I am not alone in being “okay”. I like that idea of using that song as an unofficial theme song. It has been rattling around in my brain for days now.
Okay – http://www.sugarfilledemotions.com/2011/… #mentalhealth #depression Post inspired by @Abeeliever