Friday 15 April 2011

Our lives are made of stepping stones

All of us experience major and minor life challenges. How we handle these struggles on a daily basis determines our physical, as well as our mental well-being.

Ask yourself do you easily panic and become frantic, or do you stay positive and energetic? Do you make small problems big, like mountains, or do you make big problems small, like mole hills? Will you be lost and destroyed under stress or will you have strong enough coping skills to stay in control and do the best that can be done? Will you have the resiliency to come out stronger than you ever were?

People who panic do not have full control of their mental energy. Their minds are unfocused and cloudy, and because of their confused state of mind things appear complicated and small problems seem vast. They would usually react emotionally to situations by becoming anxious, and irritable


Everything is a huge problem for negative people; they generate a huge amount of mental and physical stress, especially with anything that rocks their comfort zone. They will often make statements such as….I can’t; it’s too difficult and I don’t know how, why is this happening to me. Positive people use their creatively when a challenge arises, and face it head on, their positive attitude and outlook on how to overcome situations clarifies the challenge that is presented to them.


You need to understand that your personal challenges are in your life for a reason - to help you grow. There will be mistakes, so learn from them, there will be challenges that seem hard, face them head-on, whatever the challenges, and learn to overcome them. By not choosing to grow from them you will remain stuck in their consequences and are likely to repeat the same challenges again and again.


An attitude of positivity may not only change your perception, it will also provide many surprising health benefits. In fact published data suggests that




• To achieve good physical health our mental attitude may be as important as diet and exercise


• The younger we can incorporate a positive attitude to life, the greater the long-term benefits


A positive attitude can be learned, were we can use our strengths and virtues to function at our best enhance self-esteem and improve our sense of happiness and general well-being. Positive emotions change not only our mindset but our actual biochemistry!


If we can remain fully engaged in the day at hand, enjoying all it has to offer and putting our energy into making the most of it, we will find that we are perfectly ready and capable to handle any future when it arrives.

Tuesday 5 April 2011

Nothing says it quite like a hug!

A hug is a form of physical intimacy, usually involving closing or holding the arms around the neck or waist of another person, if more than two persons are involved, this is referred to as a group hug.


There are many interesting health and emotional benefits to hugging. One of the most interesting effects of the hug is its ability to lower blood pressure and heart rate. When a person is hugged their comfort level is increases.

A hug also communicates many things to many people, sometimes in association with a kiss, eye contact or other gestures; it can indicate familiarity, love, affection or friendship. If we follow social psychology, we become aware of the many benefits that result in the body and mind when we feel accepted or understood by another person. Even though a deep conversation can have these effects, sometimes a hug is a form of non verbal communication, saying things you don’t have words for, therefore creating a feeling of acceptance and compassion. Thus we become more relaxed, happier and our entire attitude tends to improve. As a direct result our heart rate becomes relaxed, and over a period of time, lower heart rates and increased time spent being happy can actually lower blood pressure and have very effective bonuses to heart health.



Another important benefit of a hug is the effect that it can on the mental state of an individual, as well as the physical. People who hug more frequently tend to be more open about their emotions and develop a greater sense of closeness and compassion to those around them. Hugging can open up mental blocks, allowing an individual to feel increased feelings of happiness and even triggering a small release of dopamine.

Hugs are not much different than Reiki or any other contact healing technique, it's all the same, it's all energy, healing is energy, healing is frequency. The nature of the harmonic is to create balance and raise frequency. Energy exchanges create an electromagnetic flow that can temporarily heal or at least bring someone into greater understanding about getting help.

A hug is a positive exchange of energy between two or more people. Healing is sometimes about simply having someone hold you in their arms and feeling their love, caring and compassion, a way to share both good and bad times with others. A hug can create a connection that one cannot express in words, it generally makes everyone feel good, and can make one feel safe and secure, also lifting our spirits and make us smile.

Some people are not comfortable with the physical embrace, yet a quick hug can go a long way. A hug is meant for everyone, and the nicest thing about a hug is that you usually can't give one without getting one.


Hugging

It's wondrous what a hug can do.
A hug can cheer you when you're blue
A hug can say, "I love you so,"
Or, "I hate to see you go."
A hug is "Welcome back again."
And "Great to see you! Where 'er you been?"
A hug can soothe a small child's pain
And bring a rainbow after rain.
The hug, there's just no doubt about it --
We scarcely could survive without it!
A hug delights and warms and charms;
It must be why God gave us arms
Hugs are great for fathers and mothers,
Sweet for sisters, swell for brothers;
And chances are your favorite aunts
love them more than potted plants.
Kittens crave them, puppies love them,
Heads of states are not above them.
A hug can break the language barrier
And make your travel so much merrier.
No need to fret about your store of 'em;
The more you give, the more there are of 'em.
So stretch those arms without delay
And give someone a hug today!

Dean Walley, (the Messenger)