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Sunday, September 22, 2013

THE NIGHT IS DARK, AND I AM SMALL


Nissa Annakindt
http://linalamont.blogspot.com/

wrote that my post of yesterday came at a black time.  Go check out her blog, will you?

She's written how the blog world seems to be in a state of atrophy.  But FB and Twitter allows for too shallow and meager a portion of prose to write of anything of import and reflection.  What do you think?

She had a grim day yesterday.  We've all had them.  You might be going through one right now.

Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”
A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
Maya Angelou

“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.”
Mary Anne Radmacher

Sandra, my best friend, who is fighting cancer, recently told me,

"Some storms never leave.  You have to learn to dance in the rain."

IT IS NOT HOW WE SEE THE STORM BUT HOW WE SEE OURSELVES

1.) Realize that you are an amazing creation
    Your immune system is intricate and amazing.
    Your mind contains the potential to create by-passes to re-route your thinking past damaged areas.
     During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, I saw simple people rally and become heroes.  You can, too.
2.) Still feel down?
    Get your endorphins going and your body moving by taking a brisk walk or lifting some weights (even soup cans or water bottles).  Expensive equipment is not necessary.

3.) Still down?
    Go to your city's homeless shelter or Salvation Army Food Center -- help out those who are hungry and hurting.  Getting involved with the hurts of others might make yours seem less urgent.
4.) Make your body work FOR you:
Dopamine is the fuel that keeps people motivated to persevere and achieve a goal.
You have the power to increase your production of dopamine by changing your attitude and behavior.
  Scientists have identified higher levels of dopamine -- also known as the "reward molecule" --
as being linked to forming lifelong habits, such as perseverance.
     A.) Feel Fat?
     B.) Take the emphasis off talk of "obesity"
     C.) Shift it to empowering  yoursef to want be healthy because you learn to love the feelings and consequences of being physically active and eating better.
The biggest pay-off isn't simply the shedding of pounds or lowering BMI, it is the broad spectrum of improvements that activity and health brings to your personal and academic lives.
5.) FIXING THE BLAME DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM:
     A.) Stop caresssing the problem
     B.) See yourself walking away from the battle a winner.
     C.) Brainstorm every way imaginable to solve the problem -- even ones that seem far-fetched.
6.) BREAK DOWN THE PROBLEM BEFORE YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN:
     Most problems can be broken down into do-able units.  Clean up your basement one corner at a time.  Change that tire one lug at a time.  Run that mile one step after another.
7.) THE CLOCK IS TICKING:
     I once saw an early black and white movie on the Titanic where all through the movie there was a clock in the lower right hand corner of the screen counting down the minutes to that iceberg.
     As I saw people bicker about such trivial things or ignore each other, wasting precious, fleeting moments --  I realized we all have that little clock ticking down.
     Let the small stuff slide.  Appreciate the beauty and the people around you while you have them.


8.) WALK YOUR INNER CHILD:


A walk often blows away the mental cobwebs and brightens the mood.


Try seeing your walk as you might have as a small child: sense the wonder of a falling leaf, the joy of a scampering squirrel, and the feel of a snowflake on your tongue.


9.) LAUGHTER MAY NOT BE THE BEST MEDICINE BUT ...


     The human mind/body relationship is odd. 


If you force a smile even when you are not happy,


the endorphins are still released in a small amount ... and you feel slightly better.


     But don't over-do it: folks might throw a net over you!

8 comments:

  1. Thanks for all the advise.
    I visited Nissa, and hope she is doing better. We all need encouragement from time to time.

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  2. You always have very positive things to say and that's great. It's also a pleasant surprise considering how darkly themed your blog appears to be at first glance. Thanks for sharing your positivity with us :)

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  3. Exercise does so much more for a body than most people realize. And it does wonders for the mind.
    Thanks for the pep talk. Off to church soon for another one.

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  4. Really good advice, Roland -- whether we're down or not! Gotta keep that blood flowing, gotta get out in the sunshine.

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  5. David:
    I read your comment. :-) Nice of you to visit.

    I bet you keep all of your son's drawings in a special place, right?

    Bonnee:
    My blog is much like my hero, Victor Standish -- while his world is dark and dangerous -- he, himself, is light and feisty! I'n happy my post made you smile today.

    Alex:
    You know how sometimes a house gets dark and musty and if you just open a window, things get lighter and airier? I like to think of some of my posts as opening windows.

    The light was always there -- we just have to open the window and appreciate it, right?


    Milo:
    The brain lives off oxygen, and it is the blood which brings it -- so if we increase the flow, we increase the life within us. :-)

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  6. I visited Nissa's blog, Roland and read her post. (Life sure smacks us in the head every now and then. Just to see if we lookin'.)

    Nice of you to have the empathy to see a need for support.

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  7. Prayers and positive thoughts for your friends. And this post really resonates with me. It's been really hectic and discouraging lately at work. These are some great tips, Roland.

    I'm hoping you're getting some quality down time.

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  8. Wow, you mentioned my blog, cool! One thing that can solve any problem--- sitting in front of a computer screen with a kitten perched on one shoulder as I'm doing right now. Since it's the kitten who DOESN'T jump down on the keyboard and create interesting new words without vowels.

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