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ALASTAIR SIM

''A Christmas Carol''

''CAROL DWECK CREDITs EBENEZER SCROOGE''

---I’m sure that we are all familiar with this story by Charles Dickens. We have the penny pinching Ebenezer Scrooge having very little spirit or love in his heart. He thinks that debtors prison is a good enough place for those who can’t payback loans. He sees death as a way to deal with the surplus population. He is really concerned having less people on the surface (of the Earth) to deal with.

---The night is Christmas Eve. He is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley, who was once his business partner. Marley warns Scrooge of his miserly ways and how he will regret them in the afterlife. He, also, speaks of three ghosts who will visit Scrooge this night.

---The three ghosts visit named Christmas past, present and future. They take him through periods of his life. It is revealed how Scrooge's miserliness took shape and strengthened overtime. BUT…lo and behold he saw the pain and suffering that he caused over the years, also. This was increasingly painful for him to endure watching.

---He has a change of heart. Scrooge learns a very valuable life-lesson through all this. He asks the wife of his nephew, ''can you forgive a doddering old fool who refused to see?'' He realizes that mending his ways and being more other-oriented Is far more the way to be. He changes from his penny pinching demeanor to loving others and sharing his wealth. He has now opened his heart and you can see the joy and happiness abound. Though this story is quite well known, it is worth another reading or viewing by those so inclined. Be Well.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

The THEME

---I’d like to share a theme that I see very often. It is the idea of going from selfish to selfless. I think that you have encountered this many times before…though it may NOT have been recognized.

---The famous book - Silas Marner has it. Old Silas was a miser who’d bury his money until LOVE came into his life in the form of a baby to care for left at his door. A Christmas Carol has the old miser Scrooge penny-pinching his way through life until he sees the error in that lifestyle.

---A baby going through the ‘’terrible two’s’’ encounters much the same. Actually, all rites-of-passage are for this - developing and transitioning into the next phase. If he goes through it properly and develops normally his life will be one of caring and sharing. If NOT a smooth journey than one may get ‘’stuck’’ and find it downright difficult to share. He doesn’t transition from the ‘’me’’ vs. ‘’you’’ to an ‘’us’’ space, easily. He gets stuck in getting his me space satisfied. He is still very self-oriented.

---The downside of this is that he never feels satisfied and never knows when he has had enough. The ‘’ideal’’ would be… ‘’me’’ vs. ‘’you’’ smoothly becoming an ‘’us’’ space. If this doesn’t happen, he is always trying to justify himself as a me. Unfortunately, one is a prime candidate for addiction - trying in vain to fill this emptiness by whatever seems to work. It is usually a ‘’feel good’’ distractor making false promises ’’to fill the void, but never does.’’ Ideally, folks go from me, me, me to us, us, us. When LOVE + KINDNESS of some sort comes into it, the transition occurs. When this doesn’t happen is when we continue the heartaches (the same-old, same-old.) .

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HOW I FIGURE IT!

 

HOW I FIGURE IT!

---We know how it all works. I mean I think many of us figured it out. I wondered why I haven’t seen the schematic around. Maybe it isn’t as out there as I thought it was. 

---To me it begins with a solid foundation. If one was appreciated, valued, was taken seriously, and really listened to (not made to look foolish when he may naively ask a question someone thought to be mundane and revealed how much he didn’t know.) This can be a real problem and do much damage to a young mind just by someone indicating, ‘’boy, was that a stupid question.’’ His outlet for his curiosity could easily be stymied by some off-handed, mindless remark that succeeds only to thwart the child from asking future questions that help in his evolving a more definitive answer usually because someone wanted to show-off how SMART he, himself, is. There are REALLY NO dumb questions, as they say! Only comments to questions that are completely unnecessary.

---When a child develops properly and gets his emotional needs met along with a  good, solid foundation of food, clothing and shelter, he learns he is appreciated, valued and worthwhile. From all of this, he learns to be generous and freely share as he realizes life works better when we do this. We learn how to be a give and take player on the wheel that upgrades civilization as we go. This keeps improving where we find ourselves actually going from selfish to selfless as we age. We learn we don’t have to compete and compare. We feel very, very connected with ourselves, each other AND with life itself.

---Here is where we can make a good case for DEPRIVED and DEPRAVED. He who is deprived of his needs being met will most likely act depraved in some way. His negativity, DEPRAVITY, no matter to what degree can be traced, as a rule, to how DEPRIVED the person has been in his lifetime.

---The fundamentals of life can be as easy as getting one’s needs met and can set a person on a course of fun and enjoyment. One should identify what his real needs are and set a plan in motion to get them met. The difference between someone living his life getting his needs met and someone who tries to live his life with his needs unmet...is like day and night. If one doesn’t get his fundamental needs met...then he usually spends the rest of his life and time trying to get those very same needs met. Doing the things that one enjoys doing so far outweighs doing things you don’t want to do. It can make or break a lifetime. Many people can attest to this as a fact because they, basically, are doing something they are NOT fond of doing. When one is doing what he likes doing, it is a night/day different thing compared to doing what you don’t like to do.

---When these fundamental needs are met we have a person with a good, solid self-image that can develop healthfully from there. When one veers from that course he starts catastrophizing and the negatives begin to oppose any natural growth. This is where the heartaches begin. This is where we will find life begins to unravel. Be Well!

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The ''HAMMER LECTURES'' contained in this blog is very good. Or you can probably find this book online. I highly recommend it!

10 ESSENTIAL NURSNG COMMUNICATION SKILLS

 10 NURSING COMMUNICATION SKILLS

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The IMPORTANCE of CONNECTION

 

Human Connections

Connection With Patients

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To The NURSES and EVERYONE at Laguna Honda

  

---I would like to dedicate this song by the Beatles to ALL the nurses at Laguna Honda. I know that this song was written by John Lennon about a relationship to a girl he may or may not have been involved with. He may have found it applicable to that situation. But, I think it applies very strongly to myself and many others at Laguna Honda, also.

---I was very self-reliant most of my life and was very able to fend for myself. The bad times were the bad times, but I seemed to survive them alright. The stroke hit me in 2002...and I had NO idea what to do. I was immediately plugged into the system and ended up at Laguna Honda.

---People have been very good to me here. I love them ALL and I really think I mean that. They have helped me...so many times in so many ways. The song fits in, in so many ways, also. I didn't think too much about what people did who couldn't do the fundamental things that I used to take for granted. Well, I learned, in spades. They get - HELP!
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---The version of the song has expired. I, finally, added a different version in its place.  It is NOT the BEATLES, but I HOPE that it serves the purpose.

THREE WORDs THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE - Dr. Mark Holder

Three Words That Will Change Your Life

Dr. Mark Holder (5 mins)

---To see how this fits into our FIXED or GROWTH MINDSET. The three words are ‘tell me more’ or something of that sort. It shows that someone is actually listening to us and is interested enough in what we are saying to have us continue. When this happens…we automatically go from a FIXED to a GROWTH MINDSET with positive feedback from the one doing the listening. Being heard + taken seriously by someone has very positive benefits for he who is being listened to.

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TRANSFORMATION!

A VERY COMPREHENSIVE METAPHYSICAL SITE

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POSITIVE EMPLOYEES - A MUST!

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REALITIES R' US!

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KELLER WATER, ''SHE KNOWS''

The MIRACLE WORKER

PATTY DUKE as HELEN KELLER

ANNE BANCROFT as ANNIE SULLIVAN

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What is Erotic Intelligence? | Esther Perel

AN EXCELLENT TALK

WHAT ARE HUMAN NEEDs?

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WHY HELP PATIENTs?

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FACE OURSELVES and AVOID ADDICTION!

The BIG CHEESE of ADDICTION -

NOT FACING YOURSELF!

FACING YOURSELF BECOMES THE PROCESS of

SELF - ACCEPTANCE!

---The REASON for all addiction is the inability to face ourselves and our alleged short-comings. If we feel we are doing better than the others, than we don’t usually have a problem. Actually, we usually have no trouble taking or sharing in the credit for something deemed good. But when we have to face up to something deemed negative that we may find ourselves associated with, that is when our heartaches begin.

---Taking credit is not the problem when something positive is happening. The problem will show itself when we become associated with something negative. The problem is not when we face up to what  went down and honestly admit the part that we played in all of it. The problem is now we have activated the flight response. Fight or Flight? Instead of facing up to the situation...we want to run. When we run, we basically say or do anything that dissociates us with what went down...even when we are caught red-handed with our hand in the cookie jar. RUNNING FROM REALITY IS THE ADDICTION.

---We RUN. We can involve ourselves with anything that takes us from being in the spotlight and facing ourselves. We even can learn to face looking negative in the eyes of another, but when we realize that someone has been hurt because of something we’ve done...that can be a hard one to swallow. We say and/or do anything that prevents ourselves from looking bad. That is when prison comes into play. We get off of the stage as soon as possible. People seem to have trouble telling the truth anymore. Saving face and dishonesty are the norm. Folks hide in the shadows, disguising themselves to NOT be recognized for who they are.

---This is the same dynamic that has caused life to be in the dregs that it is. Some have attempted to save face and promote this false self image. The unfortunate thing is that we HAVE RUN out of room. We can’t use resources to support this lifestyle any longer. We used them all up. We swept too much stuff under the carpet. We cannot scratch anymore. Scratching has now become a fatal proposition. It’s like completely painting ourselves into a corner AND it’s too painful to walk across the paint to get out of it. CHECKMATE! It has become a losing proposition, but NOW has an unknown of great pain associated with it. Telling the truth becomes the only recourse...JUST TO GET BACK ON TRACK.

WE ARE ADDICTED TO NOT OWNING UP TO WHAT WE DO. WE SAY/DO ALMOST ANYTHING THAT TAKES THE BLAME OFF OF US and PLACES IT ELSEWHERE.

TEAM MASLOW!

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We Are ALL ADDICTED...SOMEWHERE!

The ''HEAD HONCHO'' of

ALL ADDICTION!

---The Major Addiction for me was my left-hand. For those who aren’t aware of this: I was born missing four fingers on my left-hand. My learning to deal with how I felt about my hand taught me much of what Leo speaks about in the video. I learned much about ADDICTION and LIFE, ITSELF, in the process.

---Everything that distracts one from facing him/her-self…is the addiction. The substance one addicts himself to is just the distracting tool one uses to do this. By hiding my hand in my pocket, I was addicted to people NOT seeing me as less than perfect. I was addicted to people NOT knowing the real me. After-all, they may not like me if they did.

---To make a long story short…the more one is himself, the more one is quiet within, the more present one is. When one understands what ADDICTION really is, and how it plagues many different aspects of our lives, one can then understand what he, himself, and many others do most of the time. People, for the most part - AVOID FACING THEMSELVES!

AVOIDING FACING YOURSELF -

BIGGEST ADDICTION of MANKIND!

The ''HEAD HONCHO'' of 

ALL ADDICTION!

'Thank U Frontline' by Chris Mann (Alanis Morissette)

Thank You All On The Frontlines.

You Make Me Proud!

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ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING

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NEUROPLASTICITY IN ACTION -

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ARTISTs: DAVID R. and FELIPE M.

BRAIN - FITNESS

BRAIN-FITNESS

---About 30 years ago, strict bedrest was required after a heart attack. Movement and exercise were seen as enemies in the game. Then, gradually the benefit of exercise became understood. It came to the point that everyone has a gym membership or some kind of regimen in life that includes exercise. As a result, we, as a people, have become healthier.

---It seems that we have now become ready for the next step in our evolution. We are accustomed to the fact that the body does better with exercise. Now, the brain seems to be next. Through, neuroplasticity, we now understand that the brain does better with exercise. Exercise has worked on the body and now we see that a series of exercises have been developed that improves our thinking. Just as the doctor said ‘’use them or lose them’’ when discussing my legs, the same term applies to the brain and its’ parts. Use them or lose them. There is a quote by Stephen Hawking that seems to fit here, ‘’Don’t be disabled spiritually as well as physically.’’

---We can definitely do things that help improve our minds. At one time we were told that we have what we have and through some kind of draw we were stuck being the way we were born. Now, science is telling us that that is not true. We don’t have to be a 97 lb weakling, mentally or physically, unless that is what we want. Realistically, I’m sure there are some limits on the possibilities, but according to science, we are NOT as stuck as we once thought. Be Well.

UNREQUITED LOVE; The UNREQUITED SELF!

UNREQUITED LOVE;

The UNREQUITED SELF

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---Did you ever LOVE someone who didn’t LOVE you back? Did you ever have a crush on someone who didn’t feel the same way about you? This is hardcore rejection as far as I can see AND you will, probably, spend some time in the dumper because of it.

---At those times it can feel like you were kicked in the pit of the stomach…and you can’t see anyway out. It is very difficult to do anything else. This consumes, basically, every bit of attention you can muster. You spend a lot of time on different ways that you should have handled things. You spend much time living in the ‘if…only’s.’

---This is important to remember at those times. You WILL feel better, even, though, you CAN’T see it. It doesn’t seem like you will ever pullout of this one. As many of us know…that this won’t last forever. When you get back into the flow of things, everything will be better…EVENTUALLY!

---I’d like to say here that many of us are in that boat (staff and resident, alike,) we just aren’t aware of that fact. We have this thing called our potential, and if you are like many of us, you aren’t quite living up to it. You are unrequited in that sense. So, then you will probably say, if I don’t know what that is, it can’t hurt ME.

---I think there is a restless part of ourselves that is well aware of how we’re doing in terms of our capabilities. As the old saying goes…you CAN’T fool mother nature. If you are fulfilling what your purpose is and doing what is on target for you, that is reflected in how you feel about what you’re doing. The questions that arise are not ‘what should I be doing?’ but, more like, ‘I wonder if this is the BEST way to do what I’m doing?’ You'll be fine tuning and tweaking INSTEAD of being stuck on the major questions all-the-time.

---That is why I see self-acceptance to be so important. If everything that you do has the feel of I don’t feel I’m good enough to do it, everything that you do will reflect that. You will be asking that question ad nauseam - am I doing what I’m suppose to be doing? OR, better yet…am I suppose to be who I am? And you will probably find yourself drinking and drugging more than you should.

---With self-acceptance…that question will have already been answered. The doubt that you will labor under without self-acceptance will negatively affect the quality of ALL you produce. True self-acceptance will make things right. When you truly love the self, and where the self feels truly acceptable, you will find that this connection brings the satisfaction that you have been seeking all along. You will find you have, FINALLY, arrived HOME! Be Well.

ACCEPT YOURSELF - SO CALLED FLAWS + ALL!

---REPRINTED FROM AN EARLIER TIME

''THE BEST WAY TO FEEL LOVED IS TO BE LOVING!''

FRESH AIR PODCAST: MICHAEL POLLAN ''CAFFEINE''

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MICHAEL POLLAN - ''CAFFEINE''

HANDBOOK to HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS - Ken Keyes, Jr.

The pdf is back

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The HANDBOOK to HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS.

---Here is a book that I read a number of years ago. I re-read much of it AND still think it's great. I highly recommend it. As a matter of fact, I challenge you to read the first 11 pages. I would almost wager that you'll want to continue!