A barista's guide to good mental health
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
Rockingham, Australia
July 21, 2024 9:07pm CST
Tom Price is a mining town in Western Australia and the day starts early as everyone heads off to the various mine sites. Before catching their flights or buses, they often pick up a coffee from a coffee van run by barista Ted Blakely. Ted first went to Tom Price to help his daughter with her new child. When the sale of the coffee van came up, Ted took up the challenge.
He has become an icon in the town with residents enjoying a chat with those in front and behind of them in the queue. A small blackboard gives a tongue-in-cheek ten points for mental health. I thought I’d share them with you. The heading is:
The barista’s guide to good mental health
Stay single as long as possible
All kids go to boarding school from the age of 5
Get on Tinder at least once a week
Get a dog that doesn’t like walks
Drink only Bollinger pink champagne
Stay off social media
Refuse pineapple on your pizza
Don’t take any sh*t from anybody
Go fishing often
Stay calm and drink coffee
From this list, do you have a favourite? Mine would be have a dog that doesn't like walks.
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19 responses
@xFiacre (13122)
• Ireland
22 Jul
@JudyEv My wife is yearning for a new cat. Says, tearfully, that she never saw herself as being at less at this stage of life, and all I can offer are nice ornaments - no mess, no noise, no destructive scratching. But with 6 weeks of trips lined up before the year’s end there’s no point getting a real one.
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@LovesEverybody (4394)
• United States
23 Jul
I am vehemently against all social media but I do only like myLot. The rest of social media seems pointless.
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@Deepizzaguy (103967)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Jul
I like the single part and avoid the use of social media a lot.
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@Deepizzaguy (103967)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Jul
@JudyEv I am in agreement with you.
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@wolfgirl569 (107900)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Jul
@JudyEv That would be almost perfect. No peeing also and we are there
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Jul
I like two refuse pineapple on your pizza and I have never had any on mine and drink only Bollinger pink champagne that would be like going through life with rose-colored glasses if only I could afford it
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
22 Jul
I actually laughed at loud at the dog who doesn't like walks. I can't argue with any of his ideas for mental health.
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
23 Jul
@JudyEv I laughed at the dog one too because my dog always chooses the most inopportune time to want to go out.
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@angelitovillegas (1340)
• Angeles City, Philippines
22 Jul
Don’t take any sh*t from anybody that would be my favourite. I don't wanna meddle with someone's business. as the saying goes "mind your own business " in this way we could focus on our own lives for the betterment of it. Besides we gain nothing from other's lives if we kept on minding them.
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@ChristineSara (91)
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22 Jul
The only option for me is to stay calm and drink coffee, therefore I go with that.
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@ChristineSara (91)
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22 Jul
@JudyEv true especially when the environment around feels like storm.
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@popciclecold (39461)
• United States
23 Jul
I'd go with refuse pineapple on your pizza. Lol. It covered a lot.
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@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul
@popciclecold To each his own! lol
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@LindaOHio (181321)
• United States
22 Jul
I like all kids go to boarding school from the age of 5...but I think it should be 2 years old! lololol Have a good week.
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@Beestring (14675)
• Hong Kong
22 Jul
I like Stay Calm and Drink Coffee. But I will Drink Tea.
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