Jenna Rodgers - Thought #13 - Anxiety

The Bell Let's Talk mental health campaign is ramping up, and I know this because I keep seeing their advertisements all over bus stops in every city I visit. And as I scroll through my never-ending Facebook feed, knowing that a deluge of mental health posts is coming... I'm thinking about taking a break. Which is maybe the opposite of what's supposed to happen? And I  acknowledge my year has been great, and I don't have anything to complain about, yet I can feel the low drone of anxiety building. Maybe it's the lack of sunlight, or the air pressure from the many chinooks we have had this year. Or maybe it's this industry. It feels impossible to do enough, to be enough, to support all the people I care about, and to still take care of myself. So, yeah. I think I'm going to take a break, just for a bit. Until I can hold all the love and care and compassion I need to make art in this world.