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ARTArticleIs It Really True?One time I watched a three-year-old at her birthday party. Her friends were there from preschool, and she received lots of presents. The cake came out, she admired the pink frosting rose at its center, and everyone sang. One of the moms cut pieces and without thinking sliced right through the rose - a disaster for this little girl. "I shoulda had the rose!" she yelled. "I shoulda shoulda SHOULDA had the rose!" Nothing could calm her down, not even pushing the two pieces of cake together to look like a whole rose.ARTArticleIs There Enough?One slice of the pie of life feels relaxed and contented. And then there is that other slice, in which we feel driven and stressed. Trying to get pleasures, avoid pains, pile up accomplishments and recognitions, be loved by more people. Lose more weight, try to fill the hole in the heart. Slake the thirst, satisfy the hunger. Strive, strain, press. This other slice is the conventional strategy for happiness. We pursue it for four reasons.ARTArticleKudzu in Addiction TreatmentAny experts concur that more remedies are needed to help drinkers who overdo it cut down. The prescription medications approved for treating alcohol abuse and dependence don't work for everyone. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), about 1 in 6 U.S. adults binge drinks. However, addiction doctors disagree on the definition of binge drinking. According to the CDC, binge drinking is having four or more drinks on one occasion for a woman and five or more for a man. The gender difference is due to the fact that men and women metabolize alcohol at a different rate.ARTArticleLicorice in Depression TreatmentPossible causes include a combination of biological, psychological, and social sources of distress. Increasingly, research suggests these factors may cause problems in brain function, including abnormal activity of certain neural circuits in the brain. The persistent feeling of sadness or loss of interest that characterizes major depression can lead to a range of behavioral and physical symptoms. These may include changes in sleep, appetite, energy level, concentration, daily behavior, or self-esteem. Depression can also be associated with thoughts of suicide.ARTArticleMake PTSD A Faded MemoryLet us take an imaginary, hypothetical journey together, you see. Actually, this is something that is really happening to me. Although, if it could happen to myself the circumstances could be yours, too. It involves looking down on our everyday lives, examining what keeps us blue. This will take a little time for the imagery to take form in each individual mind. Let us propose that we were born with a preset, contract of a particular kind. Those of us who have traveled life’s journey more than once will be more aware.r ARTArticleMirror, Mirror, On The Wall, What Are The Deepest Wants Of All?I did my Ph.D. dissertation by videotaping 20 mother-toddler pairs and analyzing what happened when the mom offered an alte ative to a problematic want ("not the chainsaw, sweetie, how about this red truck"). Hundreds of bleary eyed hours later, I found that offering alte atives reduced child negative emotion and increased cooperation with the parent.ARTArticleMotivation: You're A Glass of WaterAs you hold your glass of water in hand and peek inside it crystal clear water where dreams are held. Inside that cup of water is the one thing you want most in life. Walk around with your glass of water hold it tightly in hand so you can test yourself, prove to yourself that nothing inside will spill for dreams are found in glasses of water. Our Hands ARTArticleOut Of Balance?By "sobriety," I mean healthy self-control, a centered enjoyment of life, and an inner freedom from drivenness. We typically apply this sense of balance and self-care to things like food, drugs and alcohol, sexuality, money, and risky behaviors. And if you like, you could bring sobriety to other things as well, such as to righteousness, contentiousness, over-working, or controlling others. At bottom, sobriety is the opposite of craving, broadly defined: you're not going to war with what's unpleasant, chasing after what's pleasant, or clinging to what's heartfelt.ARTArticlePersonal MythPersonal Myth Byr Payam Ghassemlou Ph.D.ARTArticlePTSD Battle SkillsEach experience that we survive through brings a solid skill. We need to celebrate that PTSD only wounded us, but did not kill! The battle over our minds is the stronghold of the evil enemy. Let us beware of thoughts that negate love, while filled with envy. We must remember that Creator gave us a free-will, and shall not interfere. He will use our bad choices, only not sin to put His glory into gear. Genesis 50:20 puts this meaning into reverse as, “you meant evil against me.” Such is revealed when contemplating on how the Great Father meant it for good, you see.ARTArticlePTSD Blocked Emotions Have Run Out Of TimeThis titled message is not just for those of us going through PTSD. It is time to recognize the signs Creator has given to you, and me. Scripture coincides these signs called, “Trumpets” in the book of Revelation. The book of Daniel eerily gives the same reference coordination. How awesome Creator is, was, and will be forever more with insight! He is timeless, where He knows our beginnings, and ending plight. Too bad that our world has come to this final state of judgement. The beginning stage of sorrows will culminate like birth-pains sent.ARTArticlePTSD Ending Has A PriceI guess we should identify what we need to get rid of when we want to unshackle ourselves from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD.) That is, the things we need to emotionally throw over-board in order to be able to steer our spiritual ship steady. I was reminded of this analogy when reading about how the Apostle Paul was on his prison ship going to Rome when the ship got in a storm.ARTArticlePTSD Is Like Gray CloudsThere are light, gray clouds in the sky (that really effect the soul.) They are not really clouds at all, but dark forces with an evil goal! Such awful covering over the blue sky binds those with PTSD, too. One cannot reach the coat of joyfulness while grayness dampens through. The news media focuses on negative events that they skew. Many such reporters, quite frankly, do not have credence, or a clue. This is so wide spread in throughout the world, yet people do not see. Such are too tired, stressed, and busy to worry what the future might be.ARTArticleSpeak From Your Heart.One Christmas I hiked down into the Grand Canyon, whose bottom lay a vertical mile below the rim. Its walls were layered like a cake, and a foot-high stripe of red or gray rock indicated a million-plus years of erosion by the Colorado river. Think of water - so soft and gentle - gradually carving through the hardest stone to reveal great beauty. Sometimes what seems weakest is actually most powerful.ARTArticleThe True Road To New Thought SuccessVisual Carriers Your thoughts are more powerful than you think. In order for your thoughts to manifest in the real world they need from you a visual cue or reminder. In other words I know you have hope and dreams or goals all you have to do is attach your thoughts or goals to something that you can touch or see in real life. Let me explain further. You have a thought or dream correct? You have visually visualize an image or picture in your head or what you’re going to achieve in life; this could be a house, car, success etc.ARTArticleThere's Been Mistreatment or Injustice - Now What?It’s easy to treat people well when they treat you well. The real test is when they treat you badly. (Much of what I say here applies to conce s about injustice or mistreatment that threatens or happens to others, from someone bullying a child to an oppressive government, but I will focus on the personal level.) Think of times you’ve been truly wronged, in small ways or big ones. Maybe someone stole something, turned others against you, broke an agreement, cheated on you, or spoke unfairly or abusively.ARTArticleTo What Is Your Mind Given?I'm old enough to remember a time when people usually answered "good" when you asked them the standard, "How are you?" (often said "harya?"). These days the answer is commonly "busy." In the last few months I've been very busy myself and starting to feel dispersed: juggling a dozen priorities at any moment, attention skittering from one thing to another, body revved up, feeling stretched thin and spread out like an octopus squished between two sheets of glass.ARTArticleWhat Are Smart Home Systems?Smart home systems refer to a variety of different and overlapping electrical and wireless systems that will enable a smart home or a smart house to function as a combined whole unit. Central to understanding the nature of the systems is an understanding of the basis of what a smart home is and the various technologies that underpin it. The idea of a smart home has been around for a long time, in fact in many ways it is one of the oldest science fiction dreams that is on the verge of becoming a reality.ARTArticleWhat Are You Bracing Against?The title of this practice is a little tongue-in-cheek. What I mean is, most of us - me included - spend time worrying about criticism: past, present, and even future. Yes, try hard, keep agreements, "don't be evil," etc. But sooner or later - usually sooner - someone is going to point out the error in your ways.ARTArticleWhat Are You Fighting?By "war" I mean here a mindset, not combat between nations with tanks and bombs. The "war" I'm referring to is an attitude of conflict and animosity toward a person, object, or condition. Parents can feel at war with a misbehaving teenager, and certainly vice versa. Neighbors quarreling over a fence. Spouses edging toward divorce; divorced parents continuing to battle over holidays. Someone stuck in traffic, at war with other drivers. Ideologues reviling the other side. Kicking the chair after stubbing a toe against it.ARTArticleWhat Are You Resisting?As general clusters that each include a number of specific methods, my Top 5 types of practices (all tied for first place) are: * Be mindful * Love * Take in the good * Go green * Open out ARTArticleWhat Are You Saying?"Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Ah, not really. Often it's words - and the tone that comes with them - that actually do the most damage. Just think back on some of the things that have been said to you over the years - especially those said with criticism, derision, shaming, anger, rejection, or sco - and the impacts they've had on your feelings, hopes and ambitions, and sense of yourself.ARTArticleWhat Can I Do?I'm doing a series on my personal top five practices (all tied for first place), and have so far named three: meditate (including mindfulness, self-awareness, and, if you like, prayer), take in the good, and bless (including compassion, generosity, and love).ARTArticleWhat Can I Do?I'm doing a series on my personal top five practices (all tied for first place), and have so far named three: meditate (including mindfulness, self-awareness, and, if you like, prayer), take in the good, and bless (including compassion, generosity, and love).ARTArticleWhat Can You Do When Nothing Is Working?In response to a previous JOT - Find Stillness - a wise therapist, Betsy Sansby, reminded me that sometimes a person just can't find any stillness anywhere. Maybe you have epilepsy or chronic pain, or are wildly worried about a child or other loved one, or have been rejected in love or had the bottom fall out financially. In other words, as Betsy put it, like there's a nest of bees in your chest. She's right.ARTArticleWhat Do Others Want?Hustling through an airport, I stopped to buy some water. At the shop's refrigerator, a man was bent over, loading bottles into it. I reached past him and pulled out one he'd put in. He looked up, stopped working, got a bottle from another shelf, and held it out to me, saying "This one is cold." I said thanks and took the one he offered.ARTArticleWhat Do You Do When The Bottom Falls Out?It takes heart to live in even ordinary times. By "taking heart," I mean several related things: - Sensing your heart and chest - Finding encouragement in what is good both around you and inside you - Resting in your own warmth, compassion, and kindness; resting in the caring for you from others; love flowing in and love flowing out - Being courageous, whole-hearted and strong-hearted - going forward wisely even when anxious, knowing your own truth and as you can speaking it ARTArticleWhat Does Your Heart Say?Many years ago, I was in a significant relationship in which the other person started doing things that surprised and hurt me. I'll preserve the privacy here so I won't be concrete, but it was pretty intense. After going through the first wave of reactions - What?! How could you? Are you kidding me?! - I settled down a bit. I had a choice.ARTArticleWhat Doesn't Change?Things keep changing. The clock ticks, the day unfolds, trees grow, leaves turn brown, hair turns gray, children grow up and leave home, attention skitters from this to that, the cookie is delicious but then it's all gone, you're mad about something for awhile and then get over it, consciousness streams on and on and on.ARTArticleWhat Helps You Carry Your Load?We're all carrying a load, including tasks, challenges, worries, inner criticism, mistreatment from others, physical and emotional pain, loss and illness now or later, and everyday stresses and frustrations. Take a moment to get a sense of your own load. It's very real, isn't it? Recognizing it is just honesty and self-compassion, not exaggeration or self-pity.

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