RAK

What is RAK you ask? It is a Random Act of Kindness. What have done lately that was a RAK?

Last week I was at the mall and waiting for a parking space. Now usually I would not wait but, this was a prime space and it was raining therefore, walking far was not something I wanted to do.

The car I was waiting on took forever the lady had two children and a SUV which she had trouble driving but, that is another story. After, pulling into the parking space and getting out of my car I noticed there was a bank card on the ground. I am not sure who it belonged to but, I assumed it was the car prior to me. Immediately I called the number on the back of the card and reported it lost and destroyed it. ~What a good feeling I had afterwards. There should be more honest people in the world.~

To me this was a RAK if I would have been in the other shoe and lost my bankcard this is what I would have wanted.

Now, my challenge to each of you is to perform a RAK at least once a week. I am on a mission to perform my RAK for this week.

Mental Health Month

May is National Mental Health Month. It seems like more and more people each day are stricken with some type of mental health. When you watch the news you see more suicides and individuals taken the lives of young children.

I would like for everyone to be aware of the signs of depression. There are many types of mental health but, depression affects more people every day that what we realize.

KNOW THE SIGNS

The signs and symptoms of clinical depression are:

• Persistent sad, anxious or "empty" mood n Changes in sleep patterns
• Reduced appetite and weight loss, or increased appetite and weight gain
• Loss of pleasure and interest in once-enjoyable activities, including sex
• Restlessness, irritability
• Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as chronic pain or digestive disorders
• Difficulty concentrating at work or at school, or difficulty remembering things or making decisions
• Fatigue or loss of energy n Feeling guilty, hopeless or worthless
• Thoughts of suicide or death

If you experience five or more of these symptoms for two weeks or longer, you could have clinical depression. See a doctor or qualified mental health professional for help, right away.

For more information on mental health please visit www.mentalhealthamerica.net