Showing posts with label Prevention. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prevention. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

You be the judge - am I Crazy?

Have a look ...

What does the wind and stress

have in common?



Ok this IS a weird thing to say,

but just wait, think about it - take a moment


Dona Anderson
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It's TIME again to do that important

self check for Stress.

Here goes ... starting with the wind.

You can feel the air moving from the wind but you can’t see it. 

You can only see and feel how it affects other things. 

You can see if there is a soft gentle breeze or not by looking at the leaves on the trees or by noticing how the clouds are moving.  

The wind can shape our landscape, be the force for windmills, and as it changes in strength it can become the warnings for destruction and danger. 

Yes, you love the soft breeze that brings freshness to the air or the scent of spring flowers, and you love the puff that brings a touch of coolness on a hot summer’s day.

But, it can quickly build up into a windstorm warning, a threatening twister and other intense storms. The destruction, personal danger, loss and property damage can be very extensive.

Can You see Stress. 


Take a Breath & rest a moment with this photo message
What does it look like, what color is it?

If you could buy it, you’d for sure be asking for a refund!

If you have too much, you can probably feel & sense it, and we can see how it affects others.

What worries me is that sometimes others don't recognize it as Stress and just call it their crazy busy life until something happens.

As freeing as the photo is, it also lets us know that our life, world can change at any time. 

The day I took this picture the wind felt good, opened me up and sent positive energy my way. 

It let me know things were always changing on top but below the surface it was quiet.  


Unfortunately Stress lives below and on the surface.

It sometimes sneaks in and other times it rudely barges in at the worst times and digs in to make other things that are not going well even worse. 

It seems to like to pile up on other things, I guess it's lonely.

There is a good side. It's our natural response for danger and it can challenge and encourage us to get busy to do or learn something we need to and other times it can feel like a guiding gentle breeze.

It can teach us more about ourselves and how we react to things, and sometimes it pushes us to use that last bit of courage or strength to win the race or make a change.

But, sometimes I envision Stress as a monster, a fire, and feel the effects of a knife in my back or the hammer in my head.  

Sometimes we get nervous and feel the slippery slope, and other times be exhausted or feel the pressure of everyone else's needs, anger or sadness on top of ours.

A few minute search can create a long list of things that Stress impacts from everyday physical symptoms to emotional and behavioral symptoms and everything in between.

In just a few minutes I had over 60 so I stopped looking for more (link to post here)

Stress creates various types of problems and if left unchecked it can affect our health and lives.  

It often takes root in our daily activities and interactions and then grows to impact something else to where it reaches that place where we get warning signals. (like the wind) 

It reminds me of that small nasty weed.

The one you can’t see growing under a bush until it pops out on top saying Hi, Remember Me, and is ready to burst open and happily spread its seeds everywhere.

We can't change the direction of the Wind but if needed we can help turn that Stress Monster back into a gentle breeze!


Stress is getting worse & Worse and the
more we understand about how it affects us
the more we can control, limit & reduce it.


Have you noticed how the word Stress seems to 

be just part of everyday conversations now. (?)


 2020 has added even more stress -

how are You handling it (?)

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Another of my photo messages.
 So - am I Crazy?

Wow -  you did good if you made it this far,
sorry for the long post.
Bye for now,
we're back here next week.

Quote from Rumi ~ 

"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go"

Are you struggling with letting go of some things or holding on tightly to others - let us know below in the comments. It's a stressful time of wondering, what to do now & what's next.
                                      

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

How to get up from the floor (after a fall) - MacGyver style!

You never know when you

might need this ...


Dona Anderson

I came across this video and thought it would be a good one to share with you.


Falls can be very serious and can happen anytime. 

And often they can be life changers ...

I've fallen lots of times and last fall all of a sudden I went down hard on hands & knees (??) not sure why but it had to do with just normal things like a dog, a chair, the table and the back door.

A few days later I found out 2 others I know had fallen around the same time.

I know others who have fallen and broke their hip or hurt their leg. Some go to hospital, and some can't be on their own or live at home if there are stairs for months.

There's lots of sad stories.

This video reminded me stop and think again more about what I'd do and use in the various rooms of the house or outside. (one of my falls was in the back yard at night and I had to crawl back to the house)

You may even want to get someone to watch this with you and to talk about some of the ideas/techniques.

See which ones would work for you, as well as helpers you can call, and what you need to have near by to use if ever needed.

Please Stay Safe
Falls can cause serious injury.
There's lots of info online
you can check out for
tips & prevention.

The more we know, the more it helps 💚

This Video is for general information purposes only to
 assist in our quest for health & wellness. 


Please always consult your medical providers for help regarding
your care and recovery. 


thank you.

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Fred Rogers: Look for the Helpers

Mr Rogers x 2


Did you see the Movie
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood?

If so, you may remember the message I'm sharing below.

And while searching for that it I found this video so I had to share both.

Two messages for us today.
Dona Anderson


I didn't get to see Mr. Rogers TV show but I knew it was important for little ones

and, for some reason I HAD to see the movie.

Tom Hanks did a wonderful job.  

Here's the message, say it slow like he did.

“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. 

When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. 

The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone.

― Fred Rogers


Here's the video, Look for the Helpers




I also like this video. 


Both let us feel that there's Hope.


Thank You Mr. Rogers
& Thanks for your visit today.
Links for sharing below.
Check out the Web version
to see the labels and archives.


A new word I learned recently from a Ted Talk I have scheduled in a few weeks is Sawubona from South Africa which is to say Hello but also goes deeper into saying I see you and more which is something I think Mr Rogers was about.  




Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Ted Talk - Where do you fit on the living longer scale.

Oops ... do we need to change

a few things?


Little reminders and new information to help us.

Dona Anderson


I May need to visit that island 

Looks beautiful ...

interwoven lives
face to face contact
friendships

What did you discover?


And, how did you do with the summer I get to do days from this earlier post.


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