A Natural Communicator, Stress

Posted on May 29, 2009 | Filed Under Philosophical Reflections

“No one can get inner peace by pouncing on it.”  -Harry Emerson Fosdick-

Stress is something everyone experiences.  What we do with the stress of life will be determined by who we are!  Stress is our inside telling us that something needs to change.  Something we are doing in life needs to be done differently.  We will either internalize it and not make any changes, try to control it by turning to an object (food or alcohol), or find a healthy way to allow positive change to relieve it.  

The first group of people will internalize it.  Stress has devastating effects on our health.  Stress causes us to age prematurely.  It causes problems with blood pressure (hypertension).  In reality, it shortens our life.  The internalization of stress is a leading cause of health problems in America today.

The next group will try to alleviate the stress with an object.  This is usually brought out in the form of an addictive type behavior.  For example, one gets stressed and so they turn to alcohol.  Others experience what is referred to as emotional eating.  Some try to take it out in a more socially acceptable way (i.e. running or exercise).  The problem is that an object or behavior will always lead us to needing more and more of it.  

The best way to handle stress is to find out what it is saying to you and make appropriate changes in your life.  When you find yourself overwhelmed then stop the chaos of the emotional flood and ask yourself what is causing this.  This is not an easy thing because it requires each of you to practice an introspection to you own life.  However, this is where positive change can take place.  If you find yourself stressed about money, then perhaps you need to examine your budget and respond accordingly. 

Stress is a natural trigger telling you that SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE!  It is up to you to find what that something is and respond accordingly.   This change is not easy.  It is the natural process of growing that allows us to experience this beautiful transformation.  Stress is what tells us that it is time to change.  

The effective response to stress is change.  Wise choices of change takes our life to the next level of growth.  What is natural tide of your life calling on you to change?

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Synchronicity of Life

Posted on May 26, 2009 | Filed Under Philosophical Reflections

Have you ever tried to do the right thing and it seems that everything just doesn’t seem to work out?  You try to keep a positive mind set and the negative keeps invading.  The solution is very simple.  In order to have a consistent positive element to draw from in your life it must have synchronicity. 

The concept of synchronicity is when all things in your life are in alignment, all going the right direction, or to put it simply “in sync.”   All sources of “input” are sending the same message.  There are many sources of input into our life.  Your life input are may include the friends the friends around you and the message they are sending into your life, the music, television and movies and the message they are sending you, and finally the books and information you read and take in.  These are just three examples of major inputs.  The question then must be ask, are all of them inputting the same message?  Are they “in sync”?

We allow input without examining the message it is sending.  There were a large group of people and they were asked if they had ever heard the song “I will always love you”?  Many said yes.  When asked to describe the song they talked about the romantic love that it communicated.  Some even described it as a perfect wedding song.  Do you realize it is a break up song? 

If you want to maintain a positive attitude, then you have to have to ensure every source of input coming in is positive or else when negative information that you cannot control comes in it leaves you helpless and attempting to fight to maintain that positive disposition. 

Synchronicity is achieved when everything you do, everything you say, everything you hear, everyone you spend time with has purpose.    Live with purpose!

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