At the moment, we are experiencing a new kind of normal. I see people constantly saying "I can't wait to go back to normal," and I can't help but think "Please, let's not." Sure, I want everyone to be safe and healthy. But I don't want everyone to return to "normal". For the first time in a long time, I see people pulling together to support each other. I see businesses working together to create better rather than competing. I see love being clapped from my doorstep every Thursday for the NHS. I see rainbows in windows. People saying hello to each other (from a distance). I see a better and kinder world at the moment. So before we rush to get back to normal, let's evaluate what kind of normal we are rushing back to and whether it's worth it. . . #coronavirus #normal #normalday #normallife #normalisboring #backtonormal #backtonormallife #backtonormality #life #lifequotes #kindness #kindnessmatters #spreadkindness #love #lovequotes #quotes #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes #quotestoliveby #mikemeetslife

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Don't let ANYONE bring you down. Who has the right? No one in this world can define who you should be and how you should act. Words can kill and people fuelled by jealousy will strive to kill your dreams and when that fails, they'll try to assassinate your character. Don't let anyone take YOU away from YOU. Be who you want to be and be proud. Cut negativity from your life and focus on positive energy only. Life is too short to let people change who you are. . . #life #mylife #lifequotes #beyourself #beyourselfalways #words #wordsofwisdom #wordstoliveby #inspirationalwords #motivationalwords #wordsofencouragement #wordskill #wordscankill #quotes #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes #quotestoliveby #quotesaboutlife #quotesdaily #positivequotes #positivity #spreadpositivity #powerofpositivity #positivityquotes #suicideawareness #mikemeetslife

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Wake up and rise up! You can do today better than you did yesterday. You can rise from anything. Even a phoenix must burn before it can rise from the ashes. You can recreate yourself, you're not stuck, you always have a choice as nothing is permanent. To rise, you just have to decide what to do today and never look back. Keep moving forward making the right choices for you. So, let's make today a new day and a new chapter. You've got this 💪 . . #riseup #riseupandshine #riseuptogether #together #bettertogether #strongertogether #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthrecovery #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthadvocate #mentalhealthquotes #mentalhealthwarrior #newday #itsanewday #todayisanewday #newdaynewstart #newdays #quotes #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes #lifequotes #quotestoliveby #quotesoftheday #quotestagram #quotesaboutlife #quotesdaily #positivequotes #mikemeetslife

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What really is Mike Meets Life? To be honest, this started as a personal blog. I'd floated ideas for years about what kind of blog to do: lifestyle, motivational, key issues, technical etc. I could never really find my niche until I started talking about mental health and I actually received 100's of hits on two particular early blog posts I made on Mike Meets Life, regarding mental health and bullying. The messages were of thanks and of support and it was overwhelmingly emotional. The reason for setting up a blog in the first place, going back to my very earlier variations over 10 years ago, was loneliness. Very rarely having anyone to talk to is difficult and I always felt I had a lot of care to give, kind and supportive words and my story to share to hopefully help others. As I've grown, my desire to help others has grown with me. I remember particularly from my teens having a particular sense of overwhelming desire to help others in one way or another. It didn't necessarily need to be in the aspect of counselling, or as a mental health advocate and writing blog posts like I do on MML, I just knew I wanted to make a difference. The truth is, if I could, I'd give every starving child water and food. I'd give every abused or abandoned child a home. I'd clear everyone's darkest clouds so they could see clearly again. I'd do anything I could to help anyone who needed it. But the reality is I can't help everyone, I can't do everything - I can just try and do my part and try and inspire others to do the same. I think my desire comes from having very few people there to help me. It helps put everything in to perspective. I was bullied nearly every year of my school life and remember some particularly rough points of being beaten up because I was sat in the wrong place, to having my head smashed off every radiator in the corridor on the way to assembly and even having my lunch stolen on several occasions. I've always had very few friends - I've never really known why: people just don't like me I don't think, but I've come to accept that and have always appreciated what I have got. I've stopped blaming myself, trying to change myself, trying to work out....

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Thank you for your support. It means a lot to me 🙏 this subject is incredibly close to my heart.

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It might seem like there's no way out right now, but you can and will survive if you reach out. Anyone can contact me if they need to talk any time. I've been there and I promise you can survive this.

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When I was at my worst, the contemplation of a world without me seemed the best option. It seemed the best option for those around me, albeit a very small few, and selfishly better for me. The torturous mental daily battle was too much. But today I'm one who can say "I chose life". I won't give you the speech that "it gets better" because I know you won't want to hear that. But what I will say is I know it's hard, really fucking hard. But, it's okay to feel sad. It's okay to feel lost. It's okay to not know what to do! BUT, whoever and wherever you are - I am proud of you. You've obviously been through so very much and I am proud that you're still alive. Please join me in being able to say "I chose life". The journey won't be easy, and not every day will be a good one - but with care, love, kindness and support, you can survive. And shit, I know what you're thinking "there's no way out of this", but take it from me - there's always another way. Always. Life's journey is never one straight road. Stay with us and if you want help, I'm always here. I can and will help you to choose life. #suicide #suicideprevention #suicideawarness #suicidequote #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthrecovery #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealthadvocate #mentalhealthquotes #mentalhealthwarrior #mentalhealthblogger #mentalhealthstigma #mentalhealthtips #mentalhealthblog #mentalhealthjourney #life #lifequotes #chooselife #chooselifewarrior #quotes #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes #quotestoliveby #mikemeetslife

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