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Clear Pathways Coaching Newsletter, 11/14/06
Dear Friends: Welcome to our monthly newsletter We hope
to inform the mind; inspire the heart and soul; nurture the
body; lift and lighten the spirit. Caution: Combining
those items with an action plan may lead to a state of
well-being!
To health, wellness and the universe of possibility…
Warmly, Lillian
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CONTENTS
-Quote of the month
-Consider this
-Wellness tip
-Anecdote/article
-Good humor/Good health
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QUOTE
“Life is the sum of all your choices.” -Voltaire
CONSIDER THIS
-What choices have you made throughout your life that
brought you joy?
-What choices have you made that you regret?
-What choices could you make now to bring goodness and
abundance into your life going forward?
WELLNESS TIP – REMEMBER TO BREATHE
When you are feeling stressed, frenzied, overwhelmed, stop
for a moment. Take a couple of breaths, inhaling as deeply
as you can. Exhale slowly. Inhale deeply again. As you
exhale let go of your tensions, worries, anxieties,
thoughts. Inhale once again. This time as you inhale feel
yourself being filled with relaxation, peacefulness and
calm. Exhale slowly. Repeat if necessary. Then return to
your activities.
ANECTDOTE
"Laughter is powerful medicine. Good Morning America had a
segment on the healing effects of laughter. They reported
on a study at the University of Maryland where patients
were divided into two groups. One group watched the
emotionally wrenching World War II movie, "Saving Private
Ryan," and the other watched the comedy, "There's Something
About Mary." The lead researcher, Dr. Michael Miller,
said, "After watching a movie that caused stress, the blood
vessel
lining constricted or partially closed up, whereas after
watching a movie that provoked laughter, the blood vessel
lining opened up." In other words,
laughing allows blood to flow more freely throughout the
body, improving our overall health and well-being (and
brain function, too!). As a matter of
fact, based on their findings, the researchers suggested
that a few hearty laughs were as good for you as jogging up
to half an hour. I can see the classes
already forming at local gyms: Laugh to Lose Weight! :^)
Think about what might happen if you were to respond to a
difficult situation in your life in a completely new and
different way. Often, when we're angry,
frustrated, or besieged by fear, we fall into the trap of
believing that if we just ruminate over the problem long
enough, we'll find a new answer. But,
the opposite is true. We end up in the very same place we
started -- stuck. In order to make a positive change, we
must bring a whole new level of thinking
to the issue at hand. To see what I mean, check out this
week's "Take Action Challenge" and give laughter a try." -
Cheryl Richardson, Nov. 5, 2006, Newsletter Week 45.
GOOD HUMOR/GOOD HEALTH
Make a little time in each day for some fun. Watching
small children or pets at play is a great way to remind us
of how to have fun. Their play comes from a place of
innocence and lack of inhibition. Years ago when I lived
on a small farm. We had an amazing cat. This cat was the
embodiment of how to have a good time. The entire farm was
his playground; the other animals were his playmates.
However, they didn’t always know it. I recall a time when
A.B. (the cat) would creep stealthily into the chicken yard
and hide under some bushes. He waited for the chickens to
congregate nearby. Then he would pounce at them but never
touching them. He just seemed to enjoy watching them flap
and cackle about as if they were chickens with their heads
cut off while their heads were still on. Then he‚d be off
to check up on the goats, or pig or field mice. Whatever
he did to amuse himself was always completely harmless and
just for the joy it gave him. How about adding a flapping
chicken to your day!
Lillian Mills, B.S., M.Ed.,
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