| THE BEST MEDICINEf- LAUGH! FIRST DOSE There are always two ways to look at everything, I guess. My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion last October, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table. My wife noticed me staring and asked me, "Do you know her?". "Yes", I sighed, "She's my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since." "My God!" says my wife, "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?" Got a Joke? E-mail it to us: frontpage@collectivewizdom .com |
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Peace of Mind--Practical Tips for Finding
Peace of Mind
May 12, 2008, updated November 8, 2008
By Susan M. Callahan, Associate Editor and Featured
Columnist
How do you achieve peace of mind? Are there any practical
tips for achieving inner peace?
We Americans worry. It's a little known fact that over 67%
of us have some form of constant worry. And for most of us
those worries are severe enough to interfere with our sleep.
If we had a physical condition which made it impossible to
stop our legs from walking, we would know that is an
emergency. We would know that constant walking will
exhaust us until we collapsed.
But when it comes to our minds, we are far more careless.
We worry, take our worries even to bed with us, never
turning our minds off. Our minds go and go and go, all-day,
24-7, 12 and 365, and yet we don't think of this as an
emergency.
It is an emergency. Just like your legs, just like a TV or
computer, your brain needs down time. I'll say that again:
your brain needs down time.
Here are some practical tips for giving you some needed
down time:
1. Eat right. There are foods that boost your moods
naturally, so make sure your daily diet includes them.
2. Yoga. Tried and true. Yoga, which emphasizes breathing
and slow motion and stretch, will help you to focus inward,
and leave worries to the side for awhile.
3. Tai Chi. Same effect as yoga but also has been shown to
help lower blood pressure. Article continues below.
4. Meditation. Simple meditative practices such as dwelling
on a prayer can help.
5. Drawing. Most of us stop doing this in grade school. But
what worked then works now. Drawing helps to draw you in
from the outside world, and induces a meditative state.
6. Walk. Walking at least 30 minutes a day will lower your
blood sugar and give you a few moments to just enjoy your
life, the fact that you are here, healthy, waking. It's a
gateway drug to better mental health.
7. Spend Time With a Pet. Research has shown that people
who care for pets have lower rates of depression. Stroking
pets also reduces your risk of stroke. Anyone who has a pet
can tell you that the simple act of inducing a smile or a purr
is enough to relax your mind and flood your body with
happiness and peace.
Many doctors are now encouraging very sick patients to
write down their thoughts on the lives of their pets. It's one
of the best self help therapies in the world. It makes you
honor the life of another living thing that is sharing yourlife.
In doing so, it takes your mind off yourself, and thus
reduces stress.
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