Im a late bloomer when it comes to social media, having only recently jumped into the culture. I resisted for years as I just didn't 'get it'. However a friend convinced me that it was worth persevering and I am now hooked and see it's value as a way to connect and network both personally and professionally. Being a fb virgin, I was initially 'all over' the affirmations, quotes and cliches. Like a kid in a candy store, I couldn't share and post fast enough what I thought, was the latest hot of the press quote. Little did I realise that for the fb veterens it was just one of the many hundreds which have been shared and posted long before I came on board. I would like to apologise to my small friend base who showed me their grace by their compliance in pushing the occasional 'like'. I still think they're valuable to share, as they resonate with some spark of truth in us. As we scroll on through, we are reminded of our values or attitudes if even for a split second. It is these values which are at the heart of our thinking, our loves and desires - on the dark side or the light side!. Because they are so subliminal, we often don't have any realisation of their power, but take the time to identify them and all is revealed. With practise we can move these to the forefront of our minds which is where we can master them to a larger degree. With more consciousness comes more choice. For example, when we get affected by something that we fear, makes us angry, or even falling in love for that matter, it can immobilise us. Adrenalin can power through our bodies with such force, it can feel like a Mac Truck hitting. In the 1-3 seconds it takes for our emotions to take over, we dis-connect from rational thinking, leaving us limp by the sheer power and volume of these intense emotions. Sometimes, if we have enough resiliency, insight or are determined enough, we can win the fight between the rational and the irrational. Im not sure which is worse, displaying high levels of emotions? Or internalising them? All those stress hormones have gotta go somewhere!.. There is also the added danger of this 'state' becoming a 'normal' way of functioning. Something is sure to snap when our bodies are put under this much stress year after year. Stress related disease and illness may be more avoidable than we are lead to believe, but if we can't see it in ourselves, or we fail to believe that we can or should do something about it, could well lead to physical breakdowns somewhere in our body. Prevention is predominently what my services are about – yet hard to sell, because prevention is not measurable!.. There is no bigger price to pay than the quality of our lives, so for me it's worth the investment into what quality looks like in my life. I'd rather take the gamble to prevent and to be wrong, rather than take the gamble to wait to see what happens.
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