Clarified Tagline for Reality Bytes
I changed the tagline of my blog to say, “My Meandering Thoughts and Healthy Living Journal” after ChatGPT said I had an observer problem with my posts and the theme of the blog. To me, healthy living is about living in the moment and deriving meaning through daily actions and thoughts, but that is not always apparent as it is a loose association.
Reading
This morning, I read Chapter 8 of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. Actually, I reread it because my Kindle somehow lost my place, but it was good to review the material. I also started reading Think Smart by Richard Restak, M.D. It’s an older book about brain development as we age and how to encourage more neural connections in the pathways we have remaining later in life in order to prevent cognitive decline.
Book on Maternal Psychosis
I am in the research stage of writing a book about maternal psychosis outcomes. The focus will be on the health and cultural systems in place, comparisons of health and cultural systems on outcomes, and what we can do to improve maternal psychosis outcomes without causing more trauma to the affected mother (and child/children).
While researching, I realised that the U.S. has a terrible system in place; it is fragmented, treats women like potential criminals, and results in more children being removed from their mother’s care. Other countries have much more cohesive health and social systems in place, women are not criminalised for having a mental illness, and they encourage mother and child bonds. There are fewer tragic outcomes in other countries than there are in the U.S.
I’m excited about writing this book, and I hope it benefits women who experience maternal psychosis here in the U.S. by bringing other countries’ progress into view.
Exercise
Yesterday, I was supposed to go to the gym with my oldest daughter, but I was feeling very fatigued. I’m still recovering from flu/pneumonia. I still have fatigue and cough, but my fever is gone. I hope that this resolves soon because I have been struggling with this since New Year’s Eve.
Meandering Thoughts Concluded
Well, these are my meandering thoughts concluded for the day. Today, I plan to keep reading, make aloo gobi with aged brown basmati rice, take care of some errands, and research for my book while making notes.
What are your meandering thoughts for the day? Do you have any plans, or projects, you are looking forward to?
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