BUDS Mental Health Group

18/02/2024

I’ve been carrying this glass balloon around with me for a while now.

So fragile and yet so heavy.

I’m terrified to let it go. In case it breaks, smashes.
And I have nothing left.

I can’t deflate it.

But it’s weighing me down
and the longer I hold it,
the sooner I feel like I’ll buckle under the weight of it.

And how do I explain to others that I am carrying something so delicate yet so substantial? How do I ask them to help me carry this thing that they cannot see?

Perhaps I’m not supposed to let it go.

Perhaps I’m supposed to tie it to my heart and carry it around forever. And it will remain as heavy and as fragile as it has always been, but I will get used to carrying it.

I will learn how to hold it on the difficult days, rather than letting it hold me.

I will learn how to let it lift me up rather than letting it weigh me down.

I will learn how to explain it to others rather than shouldering the weight in silence.

And as time goes on, maybe…
Just maybe…

I will figure out
how to let it fly.

*******

Becky Hemsley 2023
Artwork created on Canva

Remember that we can grieve so many things. No matter what you grieve, your glass balloon is valid. 🤍

04/02/2022

04/09/2021

Come see us in front of Abner’s today until 6pm. 💚

04/09/2021

Our official
BUDS Group kickoff,
All day Saturday, Sept 4
at Old Hilliard Day!!
💚💚

31/08/2021

budsgroup.org

17/08/2021

I am super excited to announce what some of my family and I have been working on for the past several months. We have started a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The goal of BUDS Group is to encourage positive mental health support, and normalize the use of available mental health resources. We will have a booth set up at Old Hilliardfest in front of Abner's Restaurant (4051 Main Street, Hilliard, OH 43026), all day on Saturday, September 4th. This has been a goal for the last five years, and watching it all finally come together has been such a good feeling. Below is our website and page if you would like to check it out.

https://budsgroup.org
BUDS Mental Health Group

To encourage positivity around mental health support. It is okay to reach out; reach through.

17/08/2021

I am super excited to announce what some of my family and I have been working on for the past several months. We have started a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The goal of BUDS Group is to encourage positive mental health support, and normalize the use of available mental health resources. We will have a booth set up at Old Hilliardfest in front of Abner's Restaurant (4051 Main Street, Hilliard, OH 43026), all day on Saturday, September 4th. This has been a goal for the last five years, and watching it all finally come together has been such a good feeling. Below is our website and page if you would like to check it out.

https://budsgroup.org

To encourage positivity around mental health support. It is okay to reach out; reach through.