Guest guest Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Magic Cure for Stressby Jane “Let nature perform its magic.†There are times when we feel pressured by life. Deadlines are looming, household appliances suddenly break, we’re sleep deprived, or people put unexpected pressures on us. We feel temporarily overwhelmed. We desperately tread water, yet the waves come in relentlessly. It’s time for a mental break! When your mind is racing, or you’re close to tears with tiredness and frustration, you need to go within and listen to your inner wisdom. To get in touch with your inner self, seek nature. Leave the mess that is strewn across the living room floor, walk away from the computer and its ever amassing emails. Go outside. Do nothing. Consciously become aware of your senses. Listen to the noises around you, feel the surface you are sitting, standing, or lying on, smell the scents and aromas around you, see dispassionately what is before you. Escaping into your primary senses temporarily stops thinking and eases stress. Leave your inner chaos behind and experience the magic of nature today. It's easy to view other people's problems and difficulties as their issue. It has nothing to do with us and we would never be in their situation. Who can really tell? No human being can ever know what the future has in store. Scary, isn't it? It is possible that you will never be in the same situation as this person. But that is only because the Creator has not willed for you to be tested and challenged this way. When you realize that if it were the Creator's will, you would have the same life challenges, you will be more empathetic to the plight of those who suffer. You will encounter individuals who are homeless, deformed, or handicapped in various ways. Treat each person the way you would have wished to be treated if you were in this person's shoes. Consider the following stories from my students: I am a physician. When I treated patients, I looked at them as being a total different category than myself. Many considered me arrogant, and I don't blame them. Then I suffered a heart attack and I was a patient in a hospital. I experienced what it was like to be totally dependent on the will of others. From then on I saw myself in every patient I treated. I tried an experiment. I dressed in rags and went to a place where no one knew me. I was going to act and feel like a homeless beggar for an entire day. What an experience! From then on I said a kind word to each beggar I passed. I remembered how much I appreciated the words of anyone who said something kind, and I was only doing this as an experiment. Afterwards, I saw myself in every homeless person I encountered. I was financially well off. I used to look down at people I felt weren't driven to use their full potential to make money. I viewed them as lazy and unmotivated. Then I suffered a serious financial setback through no fault of my own. I made a comeback and while I had been close to losing all that I had, I was once again well off financially. This experience gave me a new sensitivity to the plight of the poor. When I was going through my crisis, I was depressed and couldn't think straight. I lacked the energy to do the things I knew I should do. Knowing what it's like prevents me from being judgmental of others. I met a brilliant scholar who was unbelievably patient with those who had learning disabilities. When dealing with someone retarded, he was willing to repeat simple ideas over and over again. I asked him how he developed such patience. "My intellect is a gift," he replied. "I was born with a quick mind. My speed of comprehension and total recall are gifts that could have been given to others. Each person has a unique mission in this world. I appreciate what I have been given. But I could have been given an entirely different brain. Even now, a brain injury or Alzheimer's would limit my mental functioning. Keeping these thoughts in mind I find it relatively easy to be compassionate towards those who have not been given the same gifts as me." Stream of goodnessA constant stream of goodness is flowing into your life right now. See it, feel it and accept it. Somewhere deep within you, all is well. Any turmoil you experience is only near the surface and will soon be resolved. Pay attention to the challenges, while keeping in mind that those challenges do not have to consume you. There is always plenty of goodness flowing in to your life, with which you can move forward no matter what. This is a beautiful day, filled with value and possibilities. This is your opportunity to build upon life’s goodness in your own special way. Look at all there is right now with a thankful and loving heart. Think of the positive difference you can make with the abundance that’s already available to you. Feel the refreshing, energizing goodness as it flows into your life. And pass it along to every corner of your world. Ralph Marston -Dear Readers, " Morning Coffee " is a labor of love and meant to be shared with others to spread encouragement and inspiration. If you share, please be kind and give credit where credit is due and copy and paste or forward with Page Header and contact information included.Thank you , " Morning Coffee"Created, and maintained by:Dizzyrizzy2U@...GrandmaGail2BC@...Copyright © 1996 -2011" Morning Coffee" all rights reserved.To subscribe or unsubscribe send an email to the following email addresses. Subscribe: YourMorningCoffee-subscribe Unsubscribe: YourMorningCoffee-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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