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9/9/2015 4:04:25 PM | Hi Peter, I loved your August post. I have been reading on positive spirit, faith, strength and bravery and to be mindful is critical to great healthy. Eckhart Tolle, Jon Kabat-Zinn and Deepka Chopra to name a few all agree about quieting the mind – remove the negative thoughts and be present in the moment. Find peace. My reading and experience is fear, worry, stress, and negative thoughts & words can impact our health (especially this illness) and we need to quiet ourselves so we can heal. The soul is when you are in the moment and have peace. Our minds are not just our brains, but everywhere. The body and mind are integrated so one needs to manage one’s thoughts to heal. Your body is integrated with your thoughts, emotions, biology, and environment. Science is showing our body/ mind/ soul can impact others too. We need to calm the negative chatter in our heads. It is important to think positively on outcomes in our lives. It takes practice. A few things that I do- I turn on music to dance to be happy, take nice quiet walks at pretty parks, call a friend, cook, play, affirmations, and pray. I have reduced TV and turn off my phone more especially when having dinner with family and friends. I am learning to meditate. I feel fortunate I have greater peace these days with my faith. I am looking into Michael Miller and Rabindranath Tagore now since they integrate faith into healing and their complete life. Michael Miller, who had huge struggles, shares that his faith made everything work out. My impression is Tagore use to have discussions with Albert Einstein, but he had the upper hand since Einstein only had science where Tagore had science and faith. Tagore -Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. I am so happy and agree that God cultivates optimism and a positive spirit. I think we also agree that this is mind, body and soul health journey. I am still working on it, but very happy to say it is getting much easier. Cheers, Nancy PS. I used to be Starbuck regular, but I think Chai Rooibus tea with a little dash of cinnamon is my new drink of choice. PSS. Speaking of water in your last post - I am looking at different water filter options; mostly pitchers since I am renting right now so if you have any insight let me know. |
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