Book Reading

Recently a friend came for a visit  from out of state.  She told me about a book that she had read, and found it to be helpful.  When she shared with me how it had affected her...and told the name of the book..I remembered that I had heard of the book...in fact I think I had that book!  I looked on my bookshelf, and lo and behold there it was!  My dad had given it to me a couple of years ago, and I had stuck it on the shelf...and there it had been sitting.
It gives a step by step procedure on how to manage physical pain when there is no medical reason for the pain.  It addresses the emotions, especially negative ones, and helps know how to process through the different emotions that we stuff down into our subconscious mind throughout our life.
The author promotes 5 steps to the healing process.Here they are in summery:
*Establish a strong mind-body-spirit link.  (Address repressed emotions)
*Take control over your subconscious mind. (Through Imagery ,Concentration training, Relaxation and Visualization)
*Write about your emotions
*Spend time in prayer and meditation
*Resume physical activity
To really get the benefit of this 6 week program you need to read the book.  It tells how to do the in-depth journaling that is necessary to process the stuffed down emotions that have been filed in our subconscious minds since childhood.
I happen to  know... I get irritated, annoyed and angry easily. I want to identify where it is coming from, why, and what to do about it!

Today

This has been in my kitchen for 10 years. It reminds me to *smile* though I don't see it often enough....

Picture Time

I walk past these many times.  I just am awed at how many are blooming right now.  Truly...spring has come!

Something to ponder

We will never have the hearts of our children 

when the only words they hear are words of censure and rebuke..

Potatoes!

I have been enjoying watching these potato plants as they grow...seemingly before my eyes!  I can almost hear them.  This is our first year planting purple potatoes.  We really like this kind, and hope that they do well.

Final Round

of required vaccinations for J.  By the time he needs any others, he will be on his own...

We went to the local health clinic early in the morning to be the first in line, as they do not make appointments for vaccinations.  And wait we did!  I had just gone and asked what the delay was about when they called us in.  Finally completed this mission at 10 a.m., and was glad to be done.  The clinic is in a building that partners with WIC, and there are lots of  little kids running around in the waiting room...with little supervision. 'nuff said...

Never Give Up

Go over,

go under,

go around 

or go through

But never give up!

This a reminder to myself....