Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Relationship with self
The most important relationship we have in our lives is with ourselves. And even though we are the only ones who are present at every moment of our lives—from birth onward—this relationship can be the most difficult one to cultivate. This may be because society places such emphasis on the importance of being in a romantic partnership, even teaching us to set aside our own needs for the needs of another. Until we know ourselves, however, we cannot possibly choose the right relationship to support our mutual growth toward our highest potential. By allowing ourselves to be comfortable with being alone, we can become the people with whom we want to have a relationship.
Perhaps at no other time in history has it been possible for people to survive, and even thrive, while living alone. We can now support ourselves financially, socially, and emotionally without needing a spouse for survival in any of these realms. With this freedom, we can pursue our own interests and create fulfilling partnerships with friends, business partners, creative cohorts, and neighbors. Once we’ve satisfied our needs and created our support system, a mate then becomes someone with whom we can share the bounty of all we’ve created and the beauty we’ve discovered within ourselves.
As we move away from tradition and fall into more natural cycles of being in the world today, we may find that there are times where being alone nourishes us and other periods in which a partnership is best for our growth. We may need to learn to create spaces to be alone within relationships. When we can shift our expectations of our relationships with ourselves and others to opportunities for discovery, we open ourselves to forge new paths and encounter uncharted territory.
Being willing to know and love ourselves, and to find what truly makes us feel deeply and strongly, gives us the advantage of being able to attract and choose the right people with whom to share ourselves, whether those relationships fall into recognizable roles or not. Choosing to enjoy being alone allows us to fully explore our most important relationship—the one with our true selves.
Source: The Daily Om
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Sunday, July 8, 2012
Anxiety and Tranquility
You may be plagued by anxious feelings today. If you feel overly pressured to succeed in your personal and professional spheres, you could begin retaining tension in your body. The nervous stress affecting your mind could quickly cause your muscles to grow painfully tight and inflexible. You could ease the strain in your mind and body by examining the root cause for your worries. Your expectations may be too high, or you may feel that you must live up to the expectations set forth by a boss or loved one. You may find that a simple breathing meditation, where you focus wholeheartedly on drawing in and expelling air, calms your mind and, as a result, relieves your physical tension. Your muscles will likely feel looser and more flexible today once you have dealt with the anxiety in your mind.
Often, the simplest way to ease tension that has built up in the body is by letting go of our worries. Because our physical and mental selves are so intimately connected, what affects one often impacts the other. You can encourage well-being in your body by paying close attention to your feelings and reactions in life. When distressing thoughts rear up in your mind, engaging in activities that promote peace will prevent them from interfering with your physical health. Stress won’t have an opportunity to establish itself in your body when you use calming exercises to alleviate your mind. When you ease up on putting pressure on yourself today, your body will relax accordingly.
Source: Daily Om
Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress, which helps one cope with a tense situation. However, anxiety can become excessive, producing irrational dread of everyday situations, making it a disabling disorder that is often misunderstood in our society.
Loved ones can be very important allies in the successful recovery of a person with an anxiety disorder. In order to ensure a successful recovery, the loved ones should be supportive, but not help perpetuate their loved one’s symptoms, be educated about the condition and not trivialize the disorder or demand improvement without understanding.
Make time for yourself, pamper yourself . . . and find ways to relax.
Loved ones can be very important allies in the successful recovery of a person with an anxiety disorder. In order to ensure a successful recovery, the loved ones should be supportive, but not help perpetuate their loved one’s symptoms, be educated about the condition and not trivialize the disorder or demand improvement without understanding.
Make time for yourself, pamper yourself . . . and find ways to relax.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Riding the merry-go-round
The carousel horse is stuck, bobbing up and down in a cycle of co-dependence. You waved frantically the first time, but after recycling regret multiple times, it’s time to get off the whirligig of wasted time. Bolt like a carousel horse gaining its freedom. Break the cycle and live like the free person you are.
Photo and Quote Source: Soulseeds
"No longer riding on the merry-go-round
. . . I just had to let it go."
Sometimes it means painful changes, doing what you have to do to remain true to yourself . . . good or bad, depending on how you look at it.
I've done it many times in my life. The latest was leaving a job that I loved so much, but it was the best thing for me.
For John Lennon, it meant leaving The Beatles and embarking on a solo career. We mourned the breakup of The Beatles, for the fans, it was a bad thing. However, it was the best thing for John Lennon personally . . . for whatever reason(s).
In retrospect, after getting off the merry-go-round, he was able to live the rest of his short life the way he wanted to.
We do have choices in life . . . problems have solutions! Be true to yourself!
Can you relate to being stuck
on the merry-go-round?
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin
When I say that I'm o.k. well they look at me kind of strange
Surely you're not happy now you no longer play the game
People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me
When I tell them that I'm doing fine watching shadows on the wall
Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
Ah, people asking questions lost in confusion
Well I tell them there's no problem, only solutions
Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind
I tell them there's no hurry
I'm just sitting here doing time
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
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Monday, June 18, 2012
Love yourself
"We have the need to be accepted and to be loved by others, but we cannot accept and love ourselves. The more self-love we have, the less we will experience self-abuse. Self-abuse comes from self-rejection, and self-rejection comes from having an image of what it means to be perfect and never measuring up to that ideal. Our image of perfection is the reason we reject ourselves the way we are, and why we don't accept others the way they are."
-- Don Miguel Ruiz
No one is perfect . . .
love yourself for the person you are!
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Saturday, June 16, 2012
Reevaluating the path
Since there are usually many paths to the same goal, we would benefit by engaging in periodic reviews of our plans and goals to determine whether we are still proceeding in the best way to accomplish our objectives. This review might provide an insight or idea that we wouldn’t have considered before, and help us to achieve our goals in less time. Reevaluating the path to your goals today can help direct your motivated attitude in the right direction to achieve success.
Source: Daily OM
My apologies for the depressing post the other day . . . but it is how I was feeling at the time and I'm committed to being true to myself. It also means that I won't delete posts that are dark. Life itself is the good, the bad and the ugly!
It is ironic that I received my Daily OM Newsletter that discussed reevaluating the path the same day. I've thought about it at great length since.
Like anything in life, if the present approach isn't working, try another one. The business management theory of incremental change is one that advocates continual improvement, constantly changing the process. It is a mindset that I adopted many years ago, applying it to life circumstances.
If you don't succeed at first, try and try again. Giving up is failure . . . getting up and starting over again if necessary, is not.
When I go into reevaluation mode, I go back to the beginning, back to my first days of becoming a widow. I was truly lost and thought I had nowhere to go. The journey I've gone through has taken many forks in the road. Many wrong turns were made! However, striving toward continual improvement has made the difference.
I'm a proud survivor!
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
Unresolved issues
My intention was to get back into full swing with blogging again, but I'm still lacking focus and concentration due to all that has gone on with The Captain's surgery, his recovery and life in general.
Best way I can describe it . . .
I'm feeling numb.
There are so many unresolved issues buzzing around in my thoughts that I need to sort out and I haven't been able to deal with them.
Since I quit working, I've not been able to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life professionally. What would make me happy? I honestly don't know . . . however, doing nothing has left a void within me that can't be filled by merely being a housewife.
I'm a doer who hasn't been doing
and feeling a little lost!
It really isn't about money, except that I have a need to feel like I'm contributing to the household financially. My dad did a good job drilling the financial contribution thing in my head when I was very young. He would be disappointed in me . . .
Today would have been my wedding anniversary with JR . . . it is one of those grief trigger days that makes me sad. It is so ironic to feel this way in the midst of one of my happiest times since The Captain came into my life.
I'm really happy and other than these emotional issues, my life is as near perfect as I have ever imagined.
So . . . what's the problem?
I'm constantly asking myself!
There are so many people out there
in this world with REAL problems
and that realization makes
me feel so guilty!
Needless to say, high anxiety has continued
to plague me and it feels like depression
has started to set in again.
There is a fine line between anxiety and depression . . . sometimes it is difficult to know when one filters into the other.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Healing Wounds
Wounds cannot be cured without searching.
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
The culprits that cause emotional wounds are much the same the world over. Loss, neglect, abuse and rejection leave scars on the human heart, and the earlier these traumas happen in life, the deeper they are inflicted.
Recovery is to search for the wounds and buried feelings surrounding them and bring them into the open. We will feel pain, but it is healing pain. With self-nurturing, support from others and the help of a healing power greater than ourselves, our wounds will slowly mend.
It is never too late to begin our search.
~ Niki Turner ~
Monday, April 30, 2012
Root out fear
Things happen in life that we don't expect and can't change . . . those are the times we just have to deal with whatever was thrown at us and keep going. I've kept going, but I am consumed with fear although deep in my heart I know everything is going to be ok.
Changes, transitions and the unknown will also do that. The "unknown" is the one thing that will put the fear of God in me. It is one reason I hate to get caught up in the "why me" syndrome because things can also be a little worse than they are. "Why me" is being human, but in my path to gratefulness it makes me feel guilty and small in the large picture of recent natural disasters.
In my quest to confront the fear, I found the following article on rooting out fear by Pastor Tim Burt. Love this article and can so relate to it! I allowed too many weeds to grow in my garden . . . in more ways than one. :)
I’m a gardener. I love to garden. My mom loved to garden when I was a boy and she would often have me split and move plants for her. I never realized at the time how much it would impact my life.
It really has impacted my life. I can see a lot of my mom’s qualities in my life. Having ten children, she had a very nurturing side to her. I’ve noticed that I have that in me. I love to watch things grow. I love to help and watch Christians grow in their faith. That is probably why I have created and head up a very large Small Group system of hundreds of groups at our church. I love to watch and help people grow in walking out their leadership abilities. That is probably why I love to teach our Leadership Development Classes and minister to the men at our monthly Manhood Breakfast. I love to watch my garden grow. That is probably why I have a very large flower garden. If you get your Fresh Manna mailed to you and you get the garden graphic at the top; that is a slice of my garden. When I am working in the garden, I am continually reminded of Bible principles that strengthen my faith.
You’ll find that in every garden, weeds that you never planted spring from the ground. Your heart and your garden are the same. Weeds – fears, worries, and evil imaginations invade your heart and mind that seem to come from nowhere. Jesus in trying to teach His disciples about how our heart and mind works used gardening and farming illustrations. Matthew 13:24-28, "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. "The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?' " 'An enemy did this,' he replied.”
Satan is always trying to plant seeds of fear in our heart. It’s by design. He would rather have you have faith in his fear than faith in God’s promises. Why? Because your faith is what brings forth its crop. When you allow weed seeds of fear to grow in your mind and heart - fear, discouragement, and hopelessness is the crop you will reap. Consequently, you have to work to keep out things you do not want in there. You have to dig up what shouldn’t be there and cast it out! What does a heart with weed seeds planted in it look like? Jeremiah 17:5-6 reveals this saying, “This is what the Lord says: "Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans and turn their hearts away from the Lord. They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, on the salty flats where no one lives.”
When you plant good seeds planting them in good soil (a heart that loves and trusts God and puts faith and expectation in His promises) then you will reap a good crop. Hosea 10:12 (NLT) says, “I said, 'Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of my love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.”
What does a good crop from your heart look like? Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NLT) describes it like this: ‘But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they go right on producing delicious fruit.”
My gardening reminds me what I should meditation on – on God’s promises in the spirit of faith, and what I should not allow in my heart – the circumstances that pop up daily that are weeds of fear that try to undermine my faith. I dig them out and cast them into a pile to be burned or discarded. If I keep my heart good soil, and profess and pray God’s promises over my life and others, I will see my harvest and I will become like that tree planted by the river that stays green and is not bothered by heat or long months of drought.
God’s Word is our riverbank for our roots to go down into. Remember today that the promise He promised you is this: Deut. 28:6-7 (NLT) “You will be blessed wherever you go, both in coming and in going. The Lord will conquer your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction, but they will scatter from you in seven! How is that for sinking your roots into?
In His Love,
Pastor Tim Burt
http://readfreshmanna.blogspot.com
Published by Pastor Tim Burt
Copyright© 2008 Tim Burt, All rights reserved.
"a merry heart doeth good like a medicine" Prov 17:22
Friday, April 27, 2012
Days with tears
Catch me if I fall
I'm losing hold
I can't just carry on this way
Lyrics from the song
Faith . . . The Cure
Today was supposed to be my day of rest since I've been going like the energizer bunny. As it turns out, it is anything but restful, instead I've got the worst case of anxiety I've had in a long time.
There are those out there in this world who are squealing with delight, I know. Woohoo Gina is feeling miserable today . . . enjoy it while it lasts because I have faith that can move mountains. This too shall pass.
It seems to me that as humans, we can only tolerate a certain amount of stress . . . emotional and physical . . . then we just want to shut down. So, I'm allowing myself to shut down today and wallow in self-pity even though I know that I have everything to be happy about and there is so much suffering in this world that I almost feel guilty for feeling this way.
But I do feel this way today and I won't apologize for it. I just need to write about it . . . it is ok to have a bad day or a bad phase. After all, life is full of bad days and every day there are probably more people feeling like I do than bouncing off the walls with happiness.
For many reasons, I find myself questioning so many different things. One thing for sure, life as it has been has got to change. I've lost my focus and concentration . . . everything seems to be in chaos . . . no schedule, no routine. I'm feeling terribly lost.
This too shall pass . . .
A hauntingly depressing song for those having a bad day and want to wallow in it . . . go ahead . . . it is normal.
Get on with life as usual tomorrow.
Faith | The Cure
Lyrics
Catch me if I fall
I'm losing hold
I can't just carry on this way
And every time
I turn away
Lose another blind game
The idea of perfection holds me
Suddenly I see you change
Everything at once
The same
But the mountain never moves
Rape me like a child
Christened in blood
Painted like an unknown saint
There's nothing left but hope
Your voice is dead
And old
And always empty
Trust in me through closing years
Perfect moments wait
If only we could stay
Please
Say the right words
Or cry like the stone white clown
And stand forever
Lost forever in a happy crowd
No one lifts their hands
No one lifts their eyes
Justified with empty words
The party just gets better and better
I went away alone
With nothing left
But faith
I'm losing hold
I can't just carry on this way
And every time
I turn away
Lose another blind game
The idea of perfection holds me
Suddenly I see you change
Everything at once
The same
But the mountain never moves
Rape me like a child
Christened in blood
Painted like an unknown saint
There's nothing left but hope
Your voice is dead
And old
And always empty
Trust in me through closing years
Perfect moments wait
If only we could stay
Please
Say the right words
Or cry like the stone white clown
And stand forever
Lost forever in a happy crowd
No one lifts their hands
No one lifts their eyes
Justified with empty words
The party just gets better and better
I went away alone
With nothing left
But faith
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Messages From Beyond
The following story I found on the Guideposts website reminded me of a blog post I wrote many years ago. I had become a widow a short time, missing the comfort I received from JR when I was feeling down or sick. The one who was always there to wipe my tears was gone, never to return. The best way I could describe the feeling is that my heart was not just broken, it was shattered.
For a time, it seemed that everywhere I went, coins would show up on the ground. After a while it felt odd! It all made sense when I was watching Crossover, a television show . . . I forget the guy's name, but he was doing a segment of "Messages From Beyond."
I know one of his messages was for me . . . "you keep finding coins on the ground . . . I want you to know everything is going to be alright" . . . to this day I know that JR was letting me know that he was still there watching over me to wipe my tears away.
Here is the story from Guideposts . . .
Mysterious Ways: Calendar Message
My husband always knew how to ease my worries. After he died, I longed for his words of comfort.
By Marie Harris, Gulfport, Mississippi via Guideposts
Tears filled my eyes as I flipped over a page on my desk calendar to reveal today’s date: September 13. The first anniversary of my husband John’s death. I missed him fiercely, and the calendar’s daily inspirational messages often lifted my spirits when I was feeling particularly upset. I checked the day’s message. The page read: “Death is a new adventure in existence. No need to dread it or ignore it. Because of Christ, you can face it.”
Just the sort of thing I needed to remember. Life without John was hard on me. I’m a born worrier—John called me his ‘little worry wonk.’ I stressed over everything—public speaking obligations, the deadlines I faced in my job as a journalist, the safety of my friends and family. “Relax,” John always said. “If something is out of your control, worrying just wastes your time. You’re letting negative thoughts overwhelm you.”
I knew he was right, and I’d calm down—until I found something new to fret about. After John passed away, the grief only compounded my stress. I missed his soothing words of wisdom.
I stared at the page of the calendar. What a coincidence that this message came today, of all days, I thought. I should save it.
I tore September 13 from the calendar and held the page in my hand. That’s when I noticed the date printed on the other side. April 19.
John’s birthday.
I turned the page over and read the message. “Destructive anxiety subtracts God from the future, faces uncertainties with no faith, tallies up the challenges of the day without entering God into the equation. Worry is the darkroom in where negatives become glossy prints.”
Exactly the words John would want his little worry wonk to hear.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
The Greatest Gift
"A gift given in the spirit of friendship or love can have a significance that goes beyond its financial value. A small token of great affection can sometimes be more valuable and precious in the eyes of the recipient than a costly one. It is neither the size nor the cost of a gift that matters. Rather, it is the love with which the gift was given that makes it meaningful."
Source: Daily Om
The most perfect gift in this world as described in the above quote is a cute little affectionate doggie to love. It had been many years since I owned a dog . . . over ten years since my beloved Miss Betsy the sweet beagle who was more like my child died.
The Captain decided it was time to go back to the animal shelter and find a doggie to love. So we headed to the animal shelter we adopted Mimi the cat from to look for a new furbaby.
When I first saw Kiki, I knew she was the dog I was looking for. Another couple had picked her up first and I kept praying that they would put her down and go away. Well, they did!! I snatched those papers, staking my claim to her and The Captain went over to the office to get the adoption papers started.
God blessed me with one of the greatest gifts of all . . . a sweet doggie to love!
When I first saw Kiki, I knew she was the dog I was looking for. Another couple had picked her up first and I kept praying that they would put her down and go away. Well, they did!! I snatched those papers, staking my claim to her and The Captain went over to the office to get the adoption papers started.
God blessed me with one of the greatest gifts of all . . . a sweet doggie to love!
Friday, February 17, 2012
Only Yesterday . . .
"You were the dawn breaking the night,
the promise of morning light
filling the world surroundin' me."
I've read some sad tales about loneliness, lack of love and Valentine's Day this past week in Bloggerville. There are people in my life who are suffering from loneliness and having a difficult time dealing with it.
The holiday only seems to heighten the awareness of loneliness in one's life.
I've been there several times in my life and found the love I was searching for each time. My life is a testimony that it doesn't have to last forever . . . just a phase in our life if you open your heart and hold on to hope and faith.
The featured song, Only Yesterday by The Carpenters, says it all for me . . .
everyone must face their share of loneliness.
In my own time nobody knew
the pain I was goin' through.
Waitin' was all my heart could do.
Hope was all I had until you came,
maybe you can't see how much you mean to me.
You were the dawn breaking the night,
the promise of morning light
filling the world surroundin' me.
When I hold you, baby, baby,
feels like maybe things will be all right.
Baby, baby, your love's made me free as a song
singin' for ever.
Only yesterday I was sad and I was lonely.
You showed me the way to leave the past
and all its tears behind me.
Tomorrow may be even brighter than today,
since I threw my sadness away only yesterday.
I have found my home here in your arms,
nowhere else on earth I'd really rather be.
Life waits for us, share it with me,
The best is about to be,
And so much is left for us to see.
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society
solitude
sorrow
soul
soulmates
stability
standards
state of mind
strength
stress
strict rules
strong
struggle
struggles
stubborn
subconscious feelings
success
suffering
suicide
support
suppressed emotions
survival
surviving grief
temper
terrorism
tests
thankful
Thanksgiving
The Wedding Singer
thinking
thoughts
time
time travel
tolerance
toxic love
toxic people
toxic relationship
tragedy
transitions
trigger day
trigger days
triggers
trouble
true calling
trust
truth
unbalanced
uncertainty
unconditional love
understanding
unemployment
unhappiness
unresolved feelings
valentines day
value
values
valuing moments
veterans day
victim mentality
victims
vision
vulnerability
wants
war
Wayne Dyer
weakness
weather
wedding anniversary
what if
widow
Willie
wisdom
wishes
withdrawal
work
work achievements
work standards
workaholic
worries
worry