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Trailer For Sale
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Habits That Make Anxiety Worse
Unfortunately, anxiety disorders are the most common form of mental illness in the United States, affecting 40 million adults over the age of 18 (roughly 18% of the population). Anxiety costs more than $42 billion annually in mental health bills, which shows just how widespread and severe this disorder has become.
With so many people suffering from anxiety, it seems of utmost importance to find the triggers for this disorder, and how we can avoid them. What can we do to feel better? You’ll find the answers to this question in this article, as well as the actual habits that make anxiety worse, in general.
1. OVERTHINKING
Overthinking literally creates problems that don’t exist. Sometimes, they might actually exist, but dwelling on the problems will not provide answers. You will only make the problems worse, and therefore make your anxiety worse.
How to avoid it: If possible, have time set aside each day for ‘worrying.’ This might sound counterproductive to anxiety, but having a certain window of time allocated to overthinking will allow you to get out all your thoughts and feelings and move on. This way, you’ll have more energy throughout the day to devote to other things. You might also try a mindfulness practice such as meditation or yoga to help you quiet your thoughts.
2. OBSESSING
Just like overthinking, obsessing and fixating on issues does nothing to solve the actual problem. Though it is important to come to a solution, you won’t get there by overanalyzing. We spend so much time in today’s world solving problems and using critical thinking and obsessing over answers. What if we just escaped all of that obsessive behavior and just lived? In order to overcome anxiety, you need to find a quiet place in your mind and delve into it often.
How to avoid it: Basically, just let the thoughts flow through you, but don’t attach yourself to them. Only focus on the things you can change, and forget about the things you can’t. If something doesn’t feel right in your life, either release it or confront the problem directly in order to find peace of mind.
3. EXPECTATIONS
Many people with anxiety have a great fear of the unknown. They want to have expectations for everything, so it makes the future seem less scary. People with anxiety can sometimes have unreasonable expectations, and when they aren’t met, this makes the anxiety worse. Expectations usually lead to disappointments, so stop trying to predict the future. Usually, life happens much differently than we expect, and trying to foresee events in the future will only lead to greater anxiety when the event doesn’t actually happen. Not to mention, you’ll obsess over the perceived event until it actually happens, making it impossible to live in the present.
How to avoid it: Focus on living in the now. Make your life so exceptional that you have no time to worry about the future. Make your life your greatest joy, so that those pesky expectations don’t come back to haunt you later. You create your reality, so make it what you want rather than expecting things to just come your way.
4. AVOIDANCE
Avoiding anxiety might seem like the answer, but in reality, this just makes anxiety worse. You’ll have to deal with the repressed emotions later, and in much greater magnitude. Getting help for your disorder and recognizing that you have a problem is the first step to recovery. Avoidance can also be thought of in a different way – that of avoiding what scares us so that we don’t have to deal with the consequences. However, this will not encourage growth, and avoiding what brings you fear will only magnify it in your mind.
How to avoid it: First of all, you need to accept that you have anxiety. Then, you should work on getting help, in whatever way you see fit. Don’t just wait for someone to help you; sometimes, you have to take matters into your own hands if you want to move forward in life. Also, don’t avoid situations, people, or places just because they seem scary. Confront your fears head on, and this will make them shrink once you see that your mind created this fear based on perceptions, not reality.
5. DENIAL
Similar to avoidance, denial will also wreak havoc on your anxiety. You can’t just go through life with your head in the sand and not confront your issues head on. If you choose to take this route, you’ll have to fight a much more powerful beast later on, so taming your demons now will serve you well.
How to avoid it: Stop denying your anxiety, and gently accept that you might need help. Don’t beat yourself up over it, however; we all have issues, and we’ve all needed help at certain times in our lives. Once you accept that anxiety does control your life to some extent, you can go about overcoming it.
6. RELYING TOO HEAVILY ON MEDICATIONS
Of course, medication should never be totally ruled out for treatment, but when you use medication as the only source of relief from anxiety, you’re cheating yourself out of true healing and recovery. You see, we all have the power within to heal, but we just have to access it. Medication can help to some extent, but other forms of healing have been shown to be just as, if not more, effective.
For example, take this ground-breaking study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association(JAMA). The researchers found that mindfulness meditation can provide just as much relief for anxiety and depression as antidepressants do. So, why subject yourself to all the toxins and harmful side effects when you can heal naturally without the side effects?
How to avoid it: Only you can choose how you want to overcome, or at least manage, anxiety, but at least open your mind to alternative ways of healing. Meditation, yoga, working out, hiking, arts and crafts, connecting with others, nature, eating whole foods, getting enough sleep, living a low-stress lifestyle, and working on positive thinking are some of the many healing modalities you could choose from.
7. HELPLESSNESS
When anxiety grips you so tightly and you can’t seem to escape its wrath, giving up can seem like a viable option. You feel helpless to make any change, and don’t know where to turn. It’s quite easy to get lost inside the mind and let it totally take you over, but just remember that everyone must hit rock bottom to truly appreciate life and make a change. Anxiety can make you feel helpless, like you have no control over your body or mind, but just remember that you DO have a say in how you feel. You CAN make a change, with perseverance, support, and willingness.
How to avoid it: When you feel helpless, try to go into a meditation practice or just become mindful of your body. Remember that you have a beating heart, and you came here for a reason. Don’t ever let your mind convince you that you can’t make it here, because you certainly can, with a bit of faith and effort.
8. TRYING TO CONTROL EVERYTHING
Another bad habit that anxiety often causes is trying to control every aspect of life. People with anxiety usually fear the unknown, so they try to control whatever they can so they don’t feel so helpless and powerless. However, trying to control everything will make life very regimented, tense, and unenjoyable. Even though the unknown can seem scary, there’s something to be said about the anticipation and excitement of not knowing what will come next.
How to avoid it: Remember that you can’t possibly control everything in life. Try to focus on only the things you can control, so that it won’t appear that life actually controls YOU.
9. USING FOOD, DRUGS, OR ALCOHOL TO BURY FEELINGS
Using a substance outside of ourselves in order to get temporary relief will never lead to long-term healing. Food, drugs, and alcohol can provide temporary happiness, but it won’t compare to what you can feel by going within yourself. By releasing all those demons and learning to live in the moment, you can free yourself WITHOUT using harmful substances.
How to avoid it: When you feel the urge to self-medicate, or binge on food, use that moment as a valuable learning experience. Truly examine your feelings, and ask if your body, mind, or spirit will really feel better by absorbing the energies from these substances. If the answer is no, then ask yourself what other activities you enjoy that you can do to manage anxiety. Maybe you enjoy biking, hiking, drawing, or catching up with friends. You can ALWAYS make a choice to do better for yourself, but you just have to make yourself a priority.
10. PERFECTIONISM
So, just like trying to control everything, perfectionism will only lead to unhappiness and frustration down the road. After all, if life were perfect, we wouldn’t have so many problems to begin with. In other words, life will never reach perfection, so just accept the beauty you find in the imperfections.
How to avoid it: Create your own happiness, and don’t beat yourself up when you fail or when you try to control things outside yourself. You’ll have to gradually let go of perfectionism, but it will serve you well in the long run.
With so many people suffering from anxiety, it seems of utmost importance to find the triggers for this disorder, and how we can avoid them. What can we do to feel better? You’ll find the answers to this question in this article, as well as the actual habits that make anxiety worse, in general.
10 HABITS THAT MAKE ANXIETY WORSE
(AND HOW TO AVOID HAVING THEM)
1. OVERTHINKING
Overthinking literally creates problems that don’t exist. Sometimes, they might actually exist, but dwelling on the problems will not provide answers. You will only make the problems worse, and therefore make your anxiety worse.
How to avoid it: If possible, have time set aside each day for ‘worrying.’ This might sound counterproductive to anxiety, but having a certain window of time allocated to overthinking will allow you to get out all your thoughts and feelings and move on. This way, you’ll have more energy throughout the day to devote to other things. You might also try a mindfulness practice such as meditation or yoga to help you quiet your thoughts.
2. OBSESSING
Just like overthinking, obsessing and fixating on issues does nothing to solve the actual problem. Though it is important to come to a solution, you won’t get there by overanalyzing. We spend so much time in today’s world solving problems and using critical thinking and obsessing over answers. What if we just escaped all of that obsessive behavior and just lived? In order to overcome anxiety, you need to find a quiet place in your mind and delve into it often.
How to avoid it: Basically, just let the thoughts flow through you, but don’t attach yourself to them. Only focus on the things you can change, and forget about the things you can’t. If something doesn’t feel right in your life, either release it or confront the problem directly in order to find peace of mind.
3. EXPECTATIONS
Many people with anxiety have a great fear of the unknown. They want to have expectations for everything, so it makes the future seem less scary. People with anxiety can sometimes have unreasonable expectations, and when they aren’t met, this makes the anxiety worse. Expectations usually lead to disappointments, so stop trying to predict the future. Usually, life happens much differently than we expect, and trying to foresee events in the future will only lead to greater anxiety when the event doesn’t actually happen. Not to mention, you’ll obsess over the perceived event until it actually happens, making it impossible to live in the present.
How to avoid it: Focus on living in the now. Make your life so exceptional that you have no time to worry about the future. Make your life your greatest joy, so that those pesky expectations don’t come back to haunt you later. You create your reality, so make it what you want rather than expecting things to just come your way.
4. AVOIDANCE
Avoiding anxiety might seem like the answer, but in reality, this just makes anxiety worse. You’ll have to deal with the repressed emotions later, and in much greater magnitude. Getting help for your disorder and recognizing that you have a problem is the first step to recovery. Avoidance can also be thought of in a different way – that of avoiding what scares us so that we don’t have to deal with the consequences. However, this will not encourage growth, and avoiding what brings you fear will only magnify it in your mind.
How to avoid it: First of all, you need to accept that you have anxiety. Then, you should work on getting help, in whatever way you see fit. Don’t just wait for someone to help you; sometimes, you have to take matters into your own hands if you want to move forward in life. Also, don’t avoid situations, people, or places just because they seem scary. Confront your fears head on, and this will make them shrink once you see that your mind created this fear based on perceptions, not reality.
5. DENIAL
Similar to avoidance, denial will also wreak havoc on your anxiety. You can’t just go through life with your head in the sand and not confront your issues head on. If you choose to take this route, you’ll have to fight a much more powerful beast later on, so taming your demons now will serve you well.
How to avoid it: Stop denying your anxiety, and gently accept that you might need help. Don’t beat yourself up over it, however; we all have issues, and we’ve all needed help at certain times in our lives. Once you accept that anxiety does control your life to some extent, you can go about overcoming it.
6. RELYING TOO HEAVILY ON MEDICATIONS
Of course, medication should never be totally ruled out for treatment, but when you use medication as the only source of relief from anxiety, you’re cheating yourself out of true healing and recovery. You see, we all have the power within to heal, but we just have to access it. Medication can help to some extent, but other forms of healing have been shown to be just as, if not more, effective.
For example, take this ground-breaking study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association(JAMA). The researchers found that mindfulness meditation can provide just as much relief for anxiety and depression as antidepressants do. So, why subject yourself to all the toxins and harmful side effects when you can heal naturally without the side effects?
How to avoid it: Only you can choose how you want to overcome, or at least manage, anxiety, but at least open your mind to alternative ways of healing. Meditation, yoga, working out, hiking, arts and crafts, connecting with others, nature, eating whole foods, getting enough sleep, living a low-stress lifestyle, and working on positive thinking are some of the many healing modalities you could choose from.
7. HELPLESSNESS
When anxiety grips you so tightly and you can’t seem to escape its wrath, giving up can seem like a viable option. You feel helpless to make any change, and don’t know where to turn. It’s quite easy to get lost inside the mind and let it totally take you over, but just remember that everyone must hit rock bottom to truly appreciate life and make a change. Anxiety can make you feel helpless, like you have no control over your body or mind, but just remember that you DO have a say in how you feel. You CAN make a change, with perseverance, support, and willingness.
How to avoid it: When you feel helpless, try to go into a meditation practice or just become mindful of your body. Remember that you have a beating heart, and you came here for a reason. Don’t ever let your mind convince you that you can’t make it here, because you certainly can, with a bit of faith and effort.
8. TRYING TO CONTROL EVERYTHING
Another bad habit that anxiety often causes is trying to control every aspect of life. People with anxiety usually fear the unknown, so they try to control whatever they can so they don’t feel so helpless and powerless. However, trying to control everything will make life very regimented, tense, and unenjoyable. Even though the unknown can seem scary, there’s something to be said about the anticipation and excitement of not knowing what will come next.
How to avoid it: Remember that you can’t possibly control everything in life. Try to focus on only the things you can control, so that it won’t appear that life actually controls YOU.
9. USING FOOD, DRUGS, OR ALCOHOL TO BURY FEELINGS
Using a substance outside of ourselves in order to get temporary relief will never lead to long-term healing. Food, drugs, and alcohol can provide temporary happiness, but it won’t compare to what you can feel by going within yourself. By releasing all those demons and learning to live in the moment, you can free yourself WITHOUT using harmful substances.
How to avoid it: When you feel the urge to self-medicate, or binge on food, use that moment as a valuable learning experience. Truly examine your feelings, and ask if your body, mind, or spirit will really feel better by absorbing the energies from these substances. If the answer is no, then ask yourself what other activities you enjoy that you can do to manage anxiety. Maybe you enjoy biking, hiking, drawing, or catching up with friends. You can ALWAYS make a choice to do better for yourself, but you just have to make yourself a priority.
10. PERFECTIONISM
So, just like trying to control everything, perfectionism will only lead to unhappiness and frustration down the road. After all, if life were perfect, we wouldn’t have so many problems to begin with. In other words, life will never reach perfection, so just accept the beauty you find in the imperfections.
How to avoid it: Create your own happiness, and don’t beat yourself up when you fail or when you try to control things outside yourself. You’ll have to gradually let go of perfectionism, but it will serve you well in the long run.
Things to Remember When You Have Negative Thoughts
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Courtesy of Power of Positivity
Monday, July 17, 2017
Saturday, April 8, 2017
10 Positive Thoughts From Bob Marley
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Bob Marley inspired the lives of millions through his inspirational words and positive songs. His presence can still be felt today, 33 years after his passing. His work and passion continue to motivate and encourage people around the world. Here are some of his most powerful words to live by.
1. "The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively"
2. "Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet"
3. "Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold"
4. "Love the life you live. Live the life you love."
5. "Beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad, but its everything in between that makes it all worth living."
6. "Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, and you will live again."
7. "Don't worry about a thing 'cause every little thing gonna be alright"
8. "If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's worth it, you wont give up. If you give up, you're not worthy."
9. "You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have"
10. "The truth is everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for."
Even after his death Bob Marley lives on through his messages to the world. He believed in equality, love and music and we can all takes these beliefs into our own lives. The next time you're having a bad day or simply need some motivation, remember these quotes. Share with someone you know to send positive vibes their way.
Courtesy of Shareable.World
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Sound of Silence
I normally don't care for remakes...they never sound as good as the originals but this is an awesome and powerful rendition! Shared it on Facebook and thought I'd share it here with all y'all. If you happen to be one of my Facebook friends, you're getting seconds. LOL
Here's the YouTube link if you can't get the video to play.
Hope you enjoy!
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Update on Mom
I want to thank all of you for the prayers, messages, healing energy and lovely thoughts you have sent. Mom is doing better. Thought I’d give you a quick update on my mom.
Of course, there have not been big smiles as you see in the pictures above but she is on her way to recovery and will hopefully be able to live on her own again in the near future.
Once that happens, if not before, I will probably be checking in to the local funny farm.
Here is the YouTube link if the video above won't play.
She’s gone from this…
To this…
To this…
And is now working on graduating to this…
Realistically, we’re probably looking at another 3-5 weeks in rehab but if we are, we could be looking at this!
Of course, there have not been big smiles as you see in the pictures above but she is on her way to recovery and will hopefully be able to live on her own again in the near future.
Once that happens, if not before, I will probably be checking in to the local funny farm.
Here is the YouTube link if the video above won't play.
Monday, June 20, 2016
Normal Work Day
And just what did you do at work today?
"I just changed a light bulb".
Here is the YouTube link if you can't view the video:
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Virtual View!
Would really like to take the elevator to the top of the “One World Trade Center” but until I’m able to afford the trip to NYC, I’ll make do with this virtual trip…
Here's the link in YouTube if you can't get the video to play: https://youtu.be/aDIN26yxbnw
Monday, June 6, 2016
Polar Bears
This was just too cute not to share. Hope you enjoy. 
Here's the YouTube link if you can't get the video to play. https://youtu.be/CbILj_CYqno
Friday, December 4, 2015
Take Me to Church!
If you are unable to view the video, click on this link to view it on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-tW0CkvdDI
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Flying
As you may or may not know, in the US, budget cuts have eliminated the military flyovers at large events.
Well, there's a group of guys in Kansas City who do some formation flying, in their own planes, and decided they'd volunteer to pick up the slack. They invited a couple of other groups to join them and before they knew it they had 48 guys with their homemade RC airplanes signing up to join in. If they had more time, they probably would have gotten an even larger group as people kept joining and a 49th was added near the event. One additional feature of the flyover was the use of pink smoke for cancer awareness.
The folks from the Guinness Book were there and are expected to confirm it as the largest formation flight ever. And to top it off the crowd later set the record for the loudest gathering at a football stadium.
Be sure your speakers are turned up...best if watch at 'full screen'.
I hope you enjoy this short video.
Well, there's a group of guys in Kansas City who do some formation flying, in their own planes, and decided they'd volunteer to pick up the slack. They invited a couple of other groups to join them and before they knew it they had 48 guys with their homemade RC airplanes signing up to join in. If they had more time, they probably would have gotten an even larger group as people kept joining and a 49th was added near the event. One additional feature of the flyover was the use of pink smoke for cancer awareness.
The folks from the Guinness Book were there and are expected to confirm it as the largest formation flight ever. And to top it off the crowd later set the record for the loudest gathering at a football stadium.
Be sure your speakers are turned up...best if watch at 'full screen'.
I hope you enjoy this short video.
If you can't view the video, here is the YouTube link:
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Urgent Request and Hallelujah!
Her dad is in a care home and after her mom left to go home and rest a bit this afternoon, she was in a car accident and has been taken to ICU. For those of you outside the US, ICU is Intensive Care Unit for the most critically ill/injured patients.
Katie found out when the police contacted her as she left the care home to go take her to dinner.
Please send prayers, healing energy, positive thoughts, blessings, whatever you can for Katie's mom.
Will keep you updated as I receive more information.
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This is my post that was scheduled for tonight...hope it brings Katie and her family a bit of comfort.
Han posted a song by Leonard Cohen a few days ago. One of my favorite Cohen songs is "Hallelujah". Around the same time, the following video by Celtic Thunder's Neil Byrne, Keith Harkin and Ryan Kelly
was posted on Facebook.
If you can't view the video, here is the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0mcxhn5yXE
Here is one of my favorite versions sung by kd lang in 2006 at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame induction of Leonard Cohen. If you watch all the way to the end, you will see Cohen's appreciation of how she performed the song.
If you can't view the video, here is the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYiMJ2bC65A&index=1
This video is of a 9 year old girl dancing to a version of "Hallelujah"...her performance is breathtaking!
If you can't view the video, here is the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1ld9-NXtF8#t=20
Hope you enjoy these.
Monday, November 10, 2014
Veteran’s Day 2014
My deepest gratitude, respect, and admiration to all who have or are now serving in the Armed Forces and their families.
These men and women are the truest heroes that the world has.
I am very proud to have the liberties that we have today, because of those that have or are now fighting to protect my freedom.
To my family, Thank You!
Grandpa (WWII - Merchant Marine), Uncle (WWII - US Navy ), Dad (Korea - US Air Force), Brother (Vietnam - US Air Force), Son (US Marine - stateside), Cousin (currently serving aboard US Naval Ship)
Be proud and stand up patriotically for yourself and your country!
(The following videos are primarily American, however this tribute is also for the Canadian Forces and all our Allied Forces)
Here is the link if you can't get the video to run:
My father and brother both served time as crew on 'Angel Flights' and agreed that this was one of the hardest but most rewarding of all their duties during their military service.
This video in honor of them and all of the crews of the 'Angel Flights'. Suggest you have a more than few tissues handy...I can't listen to this without crying.
Here is the link if you can't get the video to run:
For all of those who made the ultimate sacrifice and their families.
Here is the link if you can't get the video to run:
Thanks to ALL who served and sacrificed!
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Thank you to all our Armed Forces personnel (active and retired) along with their families for the many sacrifices they have and do make on a daily basis! I salute you!
Monday, August 18, 2014
Dancing
In the following video, a man taught his dog a few hip hop dance moves, and after a little prompting, the dog is able to bust them out just as good as his owner!
My favorite part is the end, where the guy realizes he’s being recorded! Oops! LOL
Here is the YouTube link if you can’t see the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Wbx-aqtYk
Here’s the pup by himself. I think the man is behind the video coaxing but as soon as the music starts, so does the dancing!
Here is the YouTube link if you can’t see the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV9sr_HAgYw
Hope you enjoy!
My favorite part is the end, where the guy realizes he’s being recorded! Oops! LOL
Here is the YouTube link if you can’t see the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Wbx-aqtYk
Here’s the pup by himself. I think the man is behind the video coaxing but as soon as the music starts, so does the dancing!
Here is the YouTube link if you can’t see the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV9sr_HAgYw
Hope you enjoy!
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Robin Williams - A Hot Day In New York...
Robin Williams (1951 – 2014)
A very talented man...actor and comedian.
May he now be at peace and without pain.
If you can't view the video, here is the link to it on YouTube
I couldn't upload the following video but it will bring tears to your eyes...it's very short, less than 30 seconds...it is the end of Robin's 2001 appearance on “Inside the Actors Studio.” The host, James Lipton, asks Robin Williams about Heaven.
If anyone reading this is struggling...please reach out.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Flight Attendant in Mid Life Crisis
For those of you who can't view the video, here is the YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLXWXWhkLrM
This gal talks very fast and everyone is laughing so much, you might have to play it a few times in order to understand everything she says…but it is definitely worth it! 
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