For weeks I was going crazy trying to figure out what my boyfriend was getting me for my birthday. I thought for sure a new printer or perhaps a nice piece of jewelry. When he told me to wear “loose clothing” and “little or no makeup” on the big day, I was confused. To my surprise, my birthday present was a trip to a spa!
I had heard about spas on movies and television, but I had never been to one. What were they going to do to me, I thought? I was a spa virgin and I was scared.
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Draw your way to health? It’s possible, with what we are learning now about the effects of creativity and art imagery on our physical and emotional health.
I wish all physicians would add a box of crayons to their diagnostic And therapeutic tools. –Bernie Siegel, M.D. in his book Peace, Love, and Healing”
Did you ever think you’d hear a doctor say “Draw two pictures and call me in the morning”? Today more medical professionals are prescribing art for their patients as a powerful tool for getting-and staying-well.
It’s not such a strange idea. After all, each of our lives is in some sense a work of art, and we are its creators. We can choose to pay attention to our bodies and feelings, and give ourselves what we need to build lives that are healthy and whole.
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I just ran my first race of the season. Here’s a recollection of some of the feelings I had and thoughts that went through my head as I ran.
My toddler daughter wakes me up . It’s 6:30 on a Saturday morning. I still haven’t committed to it yet in my mind, but somehow I know I’ll go through with it. There is a 5K taking place a few miles down the road from where I live, and I have studiously avoided pre-registering for it. My knee has been bothering me, I’m not in great shape, maybe my husband will be unable to watch the baby. You name it, I’ve got the excuse. Yet the thought of skipping it is just something I can’t fathom. My husband sleeps till 8:30, then awakes with a start. “Aren’t we going to the race?” he asks. “Yes,” I say, “we are.” Then I make another trip to the bathroom.
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Lots of time & money is devoted to channeling negative, destructive energy. Here I propose a simple, cost-effective answer: woodworking to music.
Channeling negative energy into something positive doesn’t work too often. You go for a run and mess up your knee, swim half a mile and get lapped several times by a small army of girls aged 7-12, or stare at a potting kiln in terror. Trimming the hedges works well but you can only trim the hedges so often. Channeling the specially destructive brand of negative energy that arises with airplane delays, holiday traffic, or any sort of emotional crap poses grave problems. This is where woodworking comes in. Let me take pains to be precise about this. I don’t mean exacting work with fancy saws and twenty layers of lacquer, a binder of blueprints, and a fully equipped workshop.
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When a doctor is JUST doing his job
Try to be an informed patient. Be mindful of your options. Hindsight is bliss. In every case where a difficult decision needs to be made in healthcare it is easy to see what the best thing to do is after it is all over. What do you do when in the midst of a difficult decision? How do you disagree with your physician? How do you NOT take her advice?
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The Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) has helped many people minimize their seizure activity. Blake’s Story is a true tale of how the VNS has helped this little boy.
Blake Zika was born September 13, 1991, a healthy 8lb. 8oz. boy. I had no complications during pregnancy. Thanksgiving Day, about a month after Blake turned 4 he had a grand-mal seizure. Blake was rushed to the hospital, and after having many tests, (spinal tap, CT scan, blood work, MRI), he was diagnosed with having viral Encephalitis.
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Find out some of the signals that your child may be stressed. Here are ways to help them feel less fear and more secure. Easing stress is a family thing…
You may notice some changes in your child’s patterns. You may notice a strong shift in behavior or you may notice something small. Like us, children have signals of stress, too. Here are some you may notice in your child:
* Changes in eating: eating less, eating more, loss of appetite, lack of interest in favorite foods.
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Nutrition
Is your skin wearing the foods you eat? Natural, high-energy nutrition encourages all men to eat foods that reinforce male energy potentials and promote strength and stamina. A natural diet for skin nutrition encourages a man to age-proof himself for life-long vitality.
Men not familiar with the nutritional and recuperative value of food abstinence through short periods of fasting is sadly, misinformed.
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My reflection stared me in the face. A reflection of yesterday, which haunts me still. The sunlight through the small bathroom window flickered on my flaxen hair– hair the color of lemon drops and daffodils. The long tendrils looked like spun gold. I stared into the sky blue depths of my bright, piercing eyes.
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As I walked out of the sterile metal doors into the bright sunshine, my senses came alive. I was also struck immediately by an overwhelming sense of reality. I was leaving this school, never to return. It was my very last day of kindergarten. This was a goodbye to yesterday, and although I didn’t know it at the time, a farewell to my childhood. This is a snapshot memory that I will have forever more.
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