To our daughters the word perfection is a nasty word, because it reminds them of their childhood, when Mom was a real freak about LOOKING perfect. Sad thing is, that wasn’t about BEING perfect. I did my best always to dress them perfectly, keep them perfectly coiffed, and demanding that their childhood behavior was perfect. […]
Do you ever re-arrange or move your furniture? Some women are known for doing it rather frequently, confusing their husbands, especially in the nighttime’s darkness. Some men protest like crazy, but mine, bless his heart, usually doesn’t. We have some precious friends who live far too far from us, but they come several times a […]
The Biblical book of Psalms is very well known throughout the Christian and even the non-Christian world. Written mostly by David, the Psalms seem to be David’s Journal, and yet they were designed to be sung by the people in Jewish worship services, along with the 4,000 member orchestra of lyres, flutes, horns and cymbals […]
Let’s take a look at some of the detrimental effects of fear to the physical body. Because fear gets hormones careening through your body, these hormones present on a regular or frequent basis, can cause destructive effect. Adrenaline causes the heart to pound harder and faster, making the pulse race and the lung’s respirations increase […]
The fearful mind is an endless loop of low-grade melodrama, one set of concerns leading to another and back again through connecting neurons. There are 2 pathways in the body, and the brain sends messages along these two separate pathways: The first is to the pituitary gland in the brain, which releases the hormone ACTH – adrenocorticotrophic […]
Feelings and physical reactions to fear can begin in the womb. “Oh, don’t be ridiculous,” you might say, but this is truth. A pregnant mother’s frightening experiences make the body produce larger than normal amounts of adrenaline, nor-adrenaline and/or cortisol. These chemicals flow through the umbilical cord to the child in the womb, creating a fear […]
Fear is demonstrated in at least 4 different ways: The first is DREAD – a fearful expectation or anticipation. This can be real or Mythical. The second is CONCERN, which comes about because it affects someone or something that affects you or is important to you. Again, mythical or real. Then there’s FRIGHT – an emotion that’s experienced in anticipation […]
Have you decided the answers to the last question – where your particular fear originated, and if it is Mythical or Healthy? I can tell you a fear that I have and where it originated. Several years ago, when we were traveling extensively (every weekend) to teach seminars, we were flying home and were at about 35,000 […]
Here are the basics – the two rudimentary emotions: Love and Fear. As humans we live in either one most of the time, and like it or not, it’s usually FEAR. All negative feelings, thoughts and behaviors stem from fear – either Healthy or Mythical. Healthy fear is a feeling that motivates an appropriate response to a very real hazard. […]
The back patio is in bloom. This year the petunias are vibrant and plentiful. I have to plant in pots due to the very poor soil in the back of our home, so some of them are brightly colored too. I had a beautiful rose bush at the beginning of the summer, planted in a huge […]
