Cognitive Power

Tranquil Tuesday -

 "LIFE'S TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING - LISTEN!"

We were thinking yesterday about how to get back that joy and inspiration that we felt had died when big problems overwhelm us. I mentioned how most of us, if we've lived even through childhood, have actually had the experience of healing from injuries over and over again. This is really life teaching us that joy and inspiration are still alive.   But sometimes the pain and the stress of our problems hide those good feelings from us for so long that we become convinced (we feel) that we'll never know them again.


Life teaches us that we need to avoid the trap of Emotional Reasoning (making judgments based primarily on what we feel, and forgetting to consider facts).
Since we've all healed from something , life teaches us that when we begin to look more deeply, we can remember what positive activities we used to pass the time needed for healing...like reading a book, playing a game, writing some poetry, etc. so we can use those methods again. This opens the door for us to begin to help ourselves - AGAIN!


When we read (on the Web or in libraries) about what methods other people have used to solve the same problems we are facing, that plants a seed for healing.When we read about strategies that are positive or scientifically validated, we can give those methods a reasonable trial (with enough time and effort to produce benefits). When you plant a seed, you have to give it enough time and care to sprout and take root.


The best method may involve organizational help, spiritual help , medical care, technical, psychological, nutritional, etc., or some balanced combination of methods. If we keep searching with open minds, we often begin to get enough brief glimpses of joy and inspiration to realize they've only been temporarily hidden, and that by continuing our efforts we'll remove the veil that hid them from us so we can have those wonderful feelings again.


DALE J. ANDERSON, M.D.




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