tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674750603827335692024-03-14T14:49:13.281-04:00Mind - Body ThoughtsDon Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.comBlogger2465125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-73204970311447294682020-12-04T01:12:00.001-05:002020-12-04T01:12:47.521-05:00Your Attention Please<br /><p><br /></p><p>In case you've been following my blog for several years now, you might not have realized that I write on another site, similar to this website. It is called <a href="https://mindbodythoughts.com/">Mind Body Thoughts</a>.</p><p>My attempt has to been to focus a little more on the healing aspects of the mind and body. It is more under my control than the blogger website.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://mindbodythoughts.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="1024" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5pJb-TiuSPE/X7MB2eCCTAI/AAAAAAAAK7k/fukIJR2ADvsQkNUlm8TwdfkXpDb5fRRNQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h200/Mind%2BBody%2BThoughts%2BGraphic%2BLogo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Here are some of the categories on the new website and I hope you will visit it regularly. I do apologize if anyone didn't realize I had switched to the new website. Hope to see you there! </p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Categories </h3><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Consciousness</li><li>Healing</li><li>Health And Wellness</li><li>Mental Health</li><li>Recipes</li><li>Relaxation</li><li>Stress</li><li>Trauma</li></ol><div><br />There are also some author interviews, resources, and a store with some of my creations - books and music.</div><div><br /></div><div>Don't forget to check out my <a href="https://mindbodythoughts.com/overcoming-a-mysterious-condition/">BOOKS</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p>Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-13236551366301579132019-03-11T00:00:00.000-04:002019-04-17T03:29:28.221-04:00Self Care And The Time Change<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today, it is time change day, and so I'm feeling sluggish. I almost didn't go out and ride my bicycle but pushed myself, and I am glad I did.<br />
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Since I got my bicycle carrier on my car, I've been trying to get out to the wooded trails at least twice a week. Each time I go, I'm riding about 5 to 6 miles which is pretty good. I'm not in the best shape, so that's far enough for me at the moment.<br />
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It feels good though to go out and ride my bicycle. Life has been incredibly stressful lately, and it is showing up in physical ways. Until I can get to an appointment for some bodywork, this helps.<br />
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I do try to stop and notice the turtles along the path, the birds flying around, and the butterflies. Sometimes in the middle of the bicycle ride, I'll just stop and rest and observe all that is around me. It is very meditative and peaceful and relaxing.<br />
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When I get done, I try to take some moments to cool down and observe. With all the trees around this place, it just helps you find your grounding and balance in life.<br />
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Here's a video clip of the park I go to, and it is just so beautiful.<br />
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When I get back home, I've had the 180 Nutrition product that I love. I've been experimenting though with it and found a drink that I really enjoy as a result. Here's the recipe in case you want to try it. The 180 Nutrition stuff is very healthy, and we've been using it for years. One of those products that we would be lost without.<br />
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So that's what I did today for the time change and just trying to do some #Selfcare.<br />
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<i>Full Disclosure: I am an affiliate for <a href="https://t.cfjump.com/63663/t/38153">180 Nutrition</a>. I only promote and endorse products that I completely love and have used. </i><br />
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<br />Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0Deltona, FL, USA28.9005446 -81.26367379999999228.6781086 -81.586397299999987 29.122980599999998 -80.9409503tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-64492967113166179982018-12-06T00:00:00.000-05:002018-12-06T00:00:00.686-05:00What Are Your Favorite Christmas Songs?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What are your favorite Christmas songs?<br />
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Even with all I went through during childhood, Christmas music was special to me. I enjoyed playing it on the piano and listening to it on the vinyl record albums we had.<br />
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For me, the melodies are simple and peaceful. They are full of joy and calmness. I'm talking about the classics of Christmas.<br />
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Whether it was playing these in church Christmas programs or caroling at nursing homes, they were a special part of life to me. They took me out of the difficult experiences I was going through and helped me give back to others who heard me play these songs.<br />
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I'll never forget the year my piano teacher, Mrs. Tucker, bought me a book of Christmas piano music. I was only around 8 years old at the time. I loved learning those songs and still treasure them all these years later.<br />
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Several years ago, someone wanted me to record a beautiful CD of Christmas songs that I played on the piano. It is nothing "fancy" but more the simple songs that I played when I was a child.<br />
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If you like simple music, I hope you will give a listen to the <a href="https://christmaspianosongs.com/">sound clips</a> of this CD. If you download them, you help support my life's work and creativity.<br />
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By the way, the last track on this CD is my version of three songs. Can you guess what they are when you hear them?<br />
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<li>Silent Night, Holy Night</li>
<li>Angels From The Realms Of Glory</li>
<li>Away In A Manger</li>
<li>The First Noel</li>
<li>What Child Is This?</li>
<li>We Three Kings</li>
<li>It Came Upon The Midnight Clear</li>
<li>Hark The Herald Angels Sing</li>
<li>O Little Town Of Bethlehem</li>
<li>O Come All Ye Faithful</li>
<li>Joy To The World</li>
<li>Deck The Halls</li>
<li>I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day</li>
<li>Christmas Morning Bells</li>
<li>Christmas Medley</li>
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These days it feels like everyone hates one another. I'm not sure there is anything but hatred these days. So much is shared online of how we should love one another. We say it to those who agree with us, but the premise remains the same.<br />
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If you're not in a specific thought bubble on whatever subject it is on, then somehow you're a bad person. You're wrong and stupid and all the other adjectives that one could list here. That's how it is portrayed online each and every day.<br />
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It isn't just about one subject that gets screamed about every day. I've seen it lately from things that you wouldn't expect it to things that do not seem to be controversial. As I've found, don't you dare disagree because you are the one that will be outcast.<br />
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Far too much of this comes from those who don't want to discuss issues but think everything they say is right (and all others are wrong). Much of this comes from those who profess love and acceptance of everyone, but give them an online comment and they will get down in the mud pit with everyone else.<br />
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See, I think these statements about love, acceptance, and rising above everyone is just codeword for you don't agree with me and I don't want to talk to you. I may be wrong, but I see more and more evidence of this.<br />
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If we just stand opposed on every subject under the sun, then how does that make us a civilization? How are we a part of the human experience if we only want to hear the things that we agree within a day?<br />
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Sure, everyone says they want this, but far too few actually put it into action. Remember when you get down in the mud pit of life and wrestle with everyone, no one can tell you apart. Everyone in the <a href="https://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2017/12/rolling-in-mud-pit.html">mud pit</a> looks like the other.<br />
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We've got enough issues in this world and to create more just for the sake of screaming along with the crowd, that's not being human. In fact, that is ego driven in my view. It is born out of fear that overtakes a person. Human is a long ways off.<br />
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I wish this world would jam the gear in reverse, but I'm afraid we're going to go through some painful experiences before things reverse. No one cares about one another these days (unless it is someone in your own tribe). No one knows how to show respect for each other. Yes, they can spout off memes, thoughts, and bible verses showing how loving and compassionate they are.<br />
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Maybe we just need to step back and see how we respond to situations. Have you really looked at what you say and do? Is it truly done out of respect, or is it hateful and spiteful?<br />
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The other day, I had an exchange with someone and I'll let you read what happened when instead of being sarcastic or spiteful, a simple reply with respect changed the course of a day. It can be that simple, but first, we have to get it right within ourselves. The following tweet was just part of the conversation that helped change the course of the day with another individual.<br />
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If you want to practice <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kindness?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kindness</a> - think about the responses you make to social media postings, videos, and news. If you can't practice kindness in those moments, do you truly understand what it means to be kind?</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f5f8fa; color: #14171a; font-family: "segoe ui" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>LOL thank u Don, for I have certainly roasted couple severals of people to a charred crisp. While I think they deserve it, they also deserve love/compassion. So today is that day I'm sending it out to them & ALL, including you. I don't know u, but I love u for the person u are.</i></span></blockquote>
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Sometimes just a different response can mean so much to the whole world. May we all try to <a href="https://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2017/12/rolling-in-mud-pit.html">give a different response</a> - one that is respectful, compassionate, and kind.Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0Deltona, FL 32725, USA28.8887495 -81.24086890000000928.6662935 -81.5635924 29.1112055 -80.918145400000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-41007857596638778732018-11-22T00:00:00.000-05:002018-11-22T00:00:00.878-05:00Lip Service Compassion <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Lip service compassion seems to be the norm these days. It is pretty awful how humans are treating one another. Everyone claims it is the other people that do this, but they fail to see their role.<br />
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You've got the ones that have their beliefs and nothing is going to change them. They shout their beliefs and views from the mountaintops, caring little what others think. They believe they are right and everyone else needs to see their way of looking at everything in life. It is nothing more than lip service compassion.<br />
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There are those that get up and scream at everyone thinking that all of the noise is horrible. While that may sound great, there are far too many that only give it lip service compassion. They want everyone to see things in their view and they will not entertain anyone else's thoughts, especially when they go against their beliefs.<br />
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You will also see people who feel they do have it right and might be closer to being human, but then they go out and start screaming to the world how stupid everyone is. If you try to suggest you do not want to be part of the screaming, they tell you how privileged you are. In their mind, they are noble, but it is nothing more than lip service compassion for the world.<br />
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I don't care what subject it is, there will be people that will take offense to whatever you say. If you said there was a rock on the sidewalk, some would claim it should be there. Some would claim it should not be there and others would not see it. All the while, everyone would act as if they were right and everyone else is wrong.<br />
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At this point, I'm so tired of hearing the screaming disguised as lip service compassion. No one is changing anyone's mind because everyone is screaming rather than listening.<br />
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The holidays are a time when we come together to give thanks for all we have along with those we love. It is a time when we celebrate peace and joy on earth. Unfortunately, our lives don't give proof to what we say. We practice nothing more than lip service compassion.<br />
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If you find yourself blaming some group of people or political difference, they aren't the problem. You are! If you find yourself demanding that others are wrong and they only need to listen to you, then you're the problem. When you spend more of your time pointing out the faults in others, they aren't the ones to blame. You are!<br />
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Of course, only you can change what happens. No one else can make you into a compassionate person especially if you don't truly see yourself. No one else can make you change your behavior because that is solely up to you.<br />
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We as a world, need to stop the lip service compassion. We need to find a way to e<a href="https://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2017/10/fake-care-for-others.html">mbrace one another</a> as fellow travelers on this journey called life. If we keep <a href="https://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2018/11/stand-opposed.html">standing opposed</a> and self-righteous to one another, we will not make it. If we think we have the answers and everyone else is wrong, we're adding to the horror this world faces.<br />
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It is time for us to wake up as a people and stop lip service compassion towards one another.<br />
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<br />Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0Deltona, FL 32725, USA28.8887495 -81.24086890000000928.6662935 -81.5635924 29.1112055 -80.918145400000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-53496029243201104832018-11-15T00:00:00.000-05:002018-11-15T00:00:08.276-05:00We Think We Lead Healthy Lives<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm more and more amazed at the behaviors I see every day when it comes to people's health. We as a country claim we eat healthy, live healthy and do all we can to stay healthy.<br />
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Unfortunately, that is not true.<br />
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A recent news article showed just how much fast food consumption is increasing while everyone claims to be eating more healthy. Just the kind of unconscious behavior that is alive and well in our world today. People aren't in touch with what they actually do. They lead themselves to believe they do more than they say they do.<br />
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I know - it is a harsh truth isn't it? It doesn't sound nice. We like to think EVERYONE else out there does these things, but we are all guilty of it.<br />
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If you don't believe me, go into your local grocery store. See which things take up the most isle space. It will prove my point many times over.<br />
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No one hardly eats food that is whole and unprocessed anymore. Produce that is lightly steamed or cooked is a thing of the past for most. Frozen vegetables or vegetables obliterated by cooking is what is for dinner!<br />
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I've had people tell me that frozen vegetables are the same as whole produce. I hate to break it to you, but they are not. Yes, they can measure out the vitamin and mineral percentages, but what is not accounted for is the enzymes and phytochemicals destroyed in processing.<br />
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In our house, we try to eat plenty of gently cooked whole vegetables in our day. I can't remember the last time I went to a McDonalds or any other fast food place. It is the place I eat at only if I'm starving and there's nothing else for 50 miles.<br />
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We don't go for the sugary coffees and energy drinks and soft drinks every day. Most of the time, you'll only find water in our house to drink.<br />
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In 2009, we learned through Jeff Primack and <a href="https://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2015/08/give-it-up-for-food-based-healing.html">Food Based Healing</a> about whole food smoothies. Nope, they aren't some mix or supplement that goes into them. Nope, they aren't yogurt or ice cream or other nonhealthy stuff. They are basic produce items. You can read the blog post on <a href="https://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2015/11/my-flu-shot.html">My Flu Shot </a>to learn more about them.<br />
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The other thing is, I don't get crazy worried about germs out there or other people getting sick. To me, in my mind, if I do that it becomes nothing more than attracting that which I fear. I don't need the extra stress and worry on my mind in this toxic stress world.<br />
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We also get bodywork with <a href="http://www.evolutionaryhealinginstitute.com/">Dr. Paul Canali</a> done frequently so our nervous system is more balanced and we're not taken under by the toxic stress. I wish more people would do this.<br />
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So, when people come and tell me I should get a flu shot, I roll my eyes. Why do I need to introduce that stuff into my body when I know how to take care of myself. They claim that I will somehow put them at risk. Really? Then the flu shot is not that effective and if you have one, then using your facts, you would be protected. So, the logic doesn't work at least in my mind. Again, it is unconscious thoughts and behavior. <br />
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It is a free country, and you can do what you want to do, but this is the path I've chosen. Just know that I'm not in agreement with what most of this world does. I think it is short-sighted and unconscious.<br />
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If people focused on truly taking care of themselves from what they eat to dumping the toxic stress, we'd all be better off in this world. Of course, that feels like utopia to me, but I still hope that we as a world will wake up.<br />
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<br />Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0Deltona, FL 32725, USA28.8887495 -81.24086890000000928.6662935 -81.5635924 29.1112055 -80.918145400000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-82874558188108554932018-11-08T00:00:00.000-05:002018-11-08T00:00:06.609-05:00Lashing Out At People<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Recently, I have had a couple of experiences that left me dazed and scratching my head. In both cases, I said one thing and someone else took it completely out of context. They inserted words or their experiences into it and then began the assault.<br />
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In both cases, what I said and what they read into it were miles apart. It didn't help that I tried to explain what it was that I meant. They were having none of that. They had already come to a conclusion in their mind that I should be found guilty for whatever crime they believe I committed.<br />
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Sure, I know we all hear incorrectly what others sometimes say. I understand that, but when someone lashes out at you instead of trying to understand or listen, there is only so much you can do.<br />
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I saw this a lot in the house I grew up in and it was so common, no one realized they were doing this. Often you would hear, "We hurt the ones we love the most." While I accepted that back then, I no longer accept that because it is abusive.<br />
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When people filter out what you say, it is hard to get them to see the complete picture. It is difficult to understand the true intent of their words and as a result, you end up spewing toxic garbage on them and yourself. It makes things pretty messy.<br />
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I see these situations that I experienced as someone demanding that I understand, but I was not able to have a moment to explain. They deemed me guilty of something I didn't do. Would it not be better if they helped me understand why they reacted the way they did? Would that not be more beneficial?<br />
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The experiences are sad and the best reaction I can have is just to walk away from the toxicity. No matter what I try to say, it isn't going to be enough. No matter how hard I try to convince someone in these situations, they are not going to begin trying to understand what I said.<br />
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Of course, these days, this is how our country and the world reacts to other people. We don't truly listen and we judge others before anyone has a chance to articulate their point. We rush to the execution because in our eyes, we are right and everyone else is wrong. How does this advance humanity?<br />
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At one time, I would have gotten in the ring and fought until I thought I had won. These days I do not see the benefit of jumping in the <a href="https://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2017/12/rolling-in-mud-pit.html">mud pit</a> because I know that if I do, no one will be able to tell the other person and me apart.<br />
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If we want others to understand what we know, we need to give them the benefit of the doubt. We need to listen to them and not judge them before they open their mouth. For when we judge and accuse someone before we see the entire situation, we're really making the world a worse place.<br />
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We owe it to one another to be there for the other person and help them travel this journey together. The more we can <a href="https://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2017/12/rolling-in-mud-pit.html">lift up and honor</a> humanity together, the more progress we all make.<br />
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<br />Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0Deltona, FL 32725, USA28.8887495 -81.24086890000000928.6662935 -81.5635924 29.1112055 -80.918145400000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-20615711410959850412018-10-25T00:00:00.000-04:002018-10-25T00:00:03.702-04:00What Is Wrong With People?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Lately, it feels like everyone is at odds with one another. Everyone wants to preach love and acceptance and positivity. Everyone wants the feel-good stuff, but then they turn around and do just the opposite.<br />
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What's wrong with people?<br />
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It seems like everywhere I turn, people are angry and frustrated and often downright mean. The love they say they have for others disappears when you interact with them. The acceptance is anything but that when you connect with them.<br />
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Sure, maybe there is plenty of reason to be angry and frustrated, but we don't have to be hateful to one another.<br />
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People just want to spew their hatred all day long. They don't care how it damages anyone in the wake left behind. In fact, they don't even realize they are doing it, but they are quick to point out what others do wrong.<br />
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Hopefully, I'm not the one that is being blind here, but I do try hard not to propagate frustration and anger or stress on to others. It serves no one any good if I do that.<br />
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I grew up in a home where people took their anger out on others, and it got quite old. It was often explained to me that we hurt the ones we love the most. How twisted is that thought? There's no need to hurt anyone.<br />
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We look at others as if they are the problem and until they change, we are going to tell them what they should do, how they should act, and what they should believe. It is sickening.<br />
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The best thing anyone can do is work on how they present themselves to the world. Don't wait for others to change because you will be waiting a lifetime. Instead, work on changing yourself. Spread love to others and do it authentically.<br />
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Don't spread the horrible stuff on social media that only incites further hatred towards one another. Don't jump on the bandwagon screaming with the other people that think adding screaming to an already noisy world is going to help. Instead, take a hard inventory of what you display and what is in your heart.<br />
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If we continue to look at what's wrong with people, we're missing the log in our own eye. We have not understood our role in this even if we want to puff our chests up and act as if we're perfect.<br />
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We are reaching <a href="http://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2014/08/triggered-by-intolerant-people.html">toxic levels of humanity</a> where it will begin eating into the physical health of our world. We cannot sustain the actions of what we do to one another because it takes us so far away from being human.<br />
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Before you spew that hatred and share that social media post lambasting a fellow human - take a deep breath, take a drink of water and then collect your thoughts. Most likely by the time you go back to it, your rational mind will see things differently.<br />
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<br />Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.712891000000013-36.4162205 99.052733999999987 90 69.521483999999987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-66361977984676380812018-10-18T00:00:00.000-04:002018-10-18T00:00:03.957-04:00How Do You See The World<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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For many, experiences through life color the lenses in which they see everything around them. No matter what they attempt to lead others to believe, these experiences alter so much of how we view the world. We may not realize that we do this, but others can often see it in us.<br />
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I constantly see how people want things to remain as when they had a "safer" moment in life. Maybe it was before something happened or while some traumatic and toxic stress moment was taking place. These things become the norm against how we measure everything in life.<br />
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In one recent example, an individual wanted a TV program to come back because it represented a good time in their life. They saw everything else as dark, gloomy, horrible and in despair. Instead of them seeing the good in life that occurs each day, all they could focus on is the bad.<br />
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No, I'm not trying to convince anyone that all is good and we're living in the greatest times. Often, the challenges we face in a day are rather difficult and mind-blowing. We have screaming and gnashing of teeth with people picking a side in how they view things. No one sees each other as human these days, only adversaries or friends.<br />
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Maybe the problem isn't the world and everyone else in it as it is how we view things. If we see only the bad in those that don't match up to what we believe life should be, how can we see the good? It might be more in what we do and present to the world than it is what others do.<br />
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I personally believe that each one of us has the power to effect great things or bad things in the world. It is all in how we see the world and the way in which we react. If we join the chorus of the masses in trying to <a href="https://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2018/10/pick-side.html">pick a side</a>, most likely we're going to see nothing good.<br />
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Instead, if we focus on how we can love ALL people and be there arm-in-arm with others, there's a good chance that things will get better. It will improve not only our outlook on life but the world-at-large.<br />
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So, how do you see the world? Do you see good or bad? Do you see a friend or adversary? If you do, what can YOU do to change this at the moment right now? That is the question I will leave for you to ponder.<br />
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<br />Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0Florida, USA27.6648274 -81.51575350000001720.4803059 -91.842902000000009 34.8493489 -71.188605000000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-84077222943501847052018-10-11T00:00:00.000-04:002018-10-11T00:00:02.853-04:00Pick A Side<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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These days, it seems that too much social interaction revolves around everyone doing a pick a side. It really is a sad testament to humanity when we can't even discuss an issue of the day without people becoming opposing forces. It doesn't matter what the issue is.<br />
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I try hard not to pick a side on things. Yes, I have my beliefs and opinions, but they are mine. There's no need for me to force them on anyone else. Far too many do that on all sides these days, and I don't think it is a good thing for our world.<br />
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Growing up, I had too many in my family that thought they always knew what was best. Nothing stopped them from pushing their beliefs and opinions on me even if the facts did not support them. The church we went to had a very narrow way of interpreting how we view just about everything in life including who would or would not get into heaven.<br />
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These experiences I went through left me feeling bewildered because either you saw it their way or you were just flat out wrong. There was no allowance for differing viewpoint or beliefs. It was one way and one way only. You had to pick a side.<br />
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I see the same thing in everyday life where if you don't pick a side, you're banished to the side of the road. Yet, if you point this out to anyone, they act as if "others" have the problem and not them. They can not see the tree in front of them because of the log in their eye.<br />
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Many times I see people writing similar things to what I am saying here. They are so tired of having to pick a side and would like people to be more respectful. I'm not sure if the more tolerant voices get drowned out by the screamers or what, but we're hurting humanity.<br />
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Too many of the things that we deem as important in life that we will fight everyone for, are not as big as we believe they are. Yes, there are some important issues, but to degrade others through hateful screaming and name calling does nothing to help.<br />
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I see people that bash others for behavior they do, and yet they do the same to others. It makes me wonder if any conscious people are remaining these days. Surely, as humans, we are more than screaming, name calling and hatemongers. Surely, there's more to our existence.<br />
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When you pick a side, and it doesn't matter which side, you're hurting others and you are degrading yourself. You have dehumanized the world through the lack of listening, care, and compassion.<br />
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When you pick a side, you show to the world that it is "us" against "them" and nothing good comes out of that. No, it isn't everyone else that does this. We point the fingers as if it is, but we could not be more wrong.<br />
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Much of this happens because we are not connected to the mind and the body. We have our opinions and beliefs, but we are so disconnected that we have become less than human. Change needs to start within each one of us. We need to be the change we wish to see.<br />
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Stop playing into the game where you pick a side because you're only adding to the <a href="http://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2017/12/rolling-in-mud-pit.html">screaming in the world</a>. It is devoid of love and compassion. We need love and compassion are so badly in the world. You do not have to follow the crowd even though our society attempts to force that upon each of us.<br />
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Stand tall in love and compassion. Learn how to be consciously connected to your mind and body. By doing this, together we will help the world evolve to a better place.<br />
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Try to be more mindful of life. Stop and evaluate how you spend your day and be aware of your actions. One of the things that most miss in their day is truly being aware and conscious of how they present themselves to the world. We are so unconscious in our activities which elevates these problems to epic proportions.<br />
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<br />Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0Florida, USA27.6648274 -81.51575350000001720.4803059 -91.842902000000009 34.8493489 -71.188605000000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-54466078642665006402018-10-04T00:00:00.000-04:002018-10-04T00:00:01.686-04:00Seeing The Good In Mental Health Issues<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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One of the things that I think depression and trauma do is alter the reality of how we perceive life. Seeing the bad and the horror becomes commonplace. Only seeing the struggle is what many do every day.<br />
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There are many that will sing the praises of happy thoughts or religious beliefs hoping to delay the what their mind tries to shove in front of them. It is almost as if they have become so numb and disconnected, but have done so without authenticity.<br />
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No, I'm not saying that happy thoughts or religious beliefs don't have their place. They are one thing that we turn to because the going has gotten so rough. Sometimes they are the lifeline from one moment to the next.<br />
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However, if we're not careful, these thoughts and beliefs will do as much damage as the horror negative attacks we place on our lives. They don't bring us into the body or the mind. Instead, they keep us as far away as they can.<br />
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When the good stuff actually happens, we're so accustomed to feeling the negative and the horror, that we barely see the positive. Sometimes we've got our mind set on happy thoughts and religious beliefs, that we still miss the positive impacting us.<br />
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It is too easy to slip right by the good happening in our life, and that's sad because after a life of depression, anxiety, horror and trauma, we need to see some silver linings. If our mind and the body is stuck in neutral or in reverse, how will we ever travel the miles through the good that lies before us?<br />
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I believe from my own experiences and what I have seen in others, that we need to learn how to experience the full breadth of our emotional existence. Whether it is negative thoughts, criticism, anger or happiness, love, and peace, we need the full range.<br />
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Without the full range, we're not fully human. We are disconnecting and numbing parts of our life. Without sadness, can you understand happy? If you aren't in touch with anger, can you truly experience peace? If you don't know what criticism is, does love fully make sense?<br />
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I'm not saying we stay in any one of these emotions, but we recognize them for what they are. We look at them as having a place to help bring us further into awareness and consciousness, not remain disconnected and numb.<br />
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Finding our way through depression and mental health issues is challenging at best. However, let us make sure we don't keep ourselves from <a href="http://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2017/12/suck-it-up-and-move-on.html">seeing the good</a>, not just the bad. It is there if we allow ourselves to see it. Closing our eyes will not make it appear.<br />
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Try to not forget the good with the bad. You may need to consciously remind yourself to look for the good, but it is there. Sometimes, it does take some effort to not let the negative completely take over our lives.<br />
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<br />Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0Deltona, FL 32725, USA28.8887495 -81.24086890000000928.6662935 -81.5635924 29.1112055 -80.918145400000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-51735800103881192952018-09-25T00:00:00.000-04:002018-09-25T00:00:08.616-04:00I'm Perplexed By People<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm perplexed by people. So often, I hear people say they "care" or they "love" or they are "concerned" about you or someone else. It all sounds heartfelt. It feels like you could take those statements to the bank.<br />
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However, it doesn't take long before you start to see the cracks in the statements people make. You soon come to realize with much pain that the statements are nothing more than words. There is no action to back them up. There is no follow through. They are just words that give the impression that people mean what they say.<br />
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<i>I don't do this!</i></h3>
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Of course, I'm sure most people would claim, I don't do this. It is other people out there that do such things. They make it convincible. You want to believe them, but eventually, you learn that their words mean little.<br />
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It hurts when people do this because I try to take people at what they say. I listen to them, and I try to believe that if they are saying they love me or care about me or are concerned, they mean it. Yes, I know, it is easy to be fooled.<br />
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You can't just say these words and follow them up with inaction. Speaking these phrases holds some responsibility. Without truly showing that you care or love someone or are concerned, these words are meaningless. They become weapons of pain inflicted upon others.<br />
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There are times that maybe it is best if you say nothing. If you are not prepared to follow through, then don't throw your words around as if they have little value. It cheapens you and the pain it inflicts upon others, cheapens them.<br />
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Don't be misled by the fact that you think everyone else does this because more than likely, you do not see yourself in a truth-filled way. Yes, you might convince that you see things correctly, but it would serve humanity's best interest if you got a second opinion.<br />
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After all, we are humans walking this earth plane together. If we are truly there for others, it helps all of us. If we inflict pain or stand opposed, we hurt the totality of humanity. Let's be for helping others and <a href="http://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2016/02/actions-speak-louder-than-words.html">truly being there</a> for them, not only in our words but in our actions.<br />
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<br />Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0Deltona, FL 32725, USA28.8887495 -81.24086890000000928.6662935 -81.5635924 29.1112055 -80.918145400000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-77950047412598762562018-09-17T19:27:00.002-04:002018-09-17T19:27:47.451-04:00FREE BOOK On Amazon KindleHey, this goes out to everyone reading this. For this week only (until Friday, September 21 at 11:59 PM PDT), my book is free.<br />
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Much like many things in this world, there is so much fake concern these days. Hurricanes and fake concern are no different. Think about the statement, "thoughts and prayers," and you'll know where I'm going with this post.<br />
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No, I'm not saying that all people do this or all statements of concern should be stopped. That could not be further from the truth.<br />
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The point I'm writing about is when people you have not heard from in like a gazillion years come out of the woodwork. The concern may be real to them, but many going through the stress of a devastating hurricane about to hit, it rings hollow.<br />
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Last year when Hurricane Irma came through, my email inbox was flooded with notes from people I had not heard from in so long that I thought they were no longer kicking. It shocked me first of all because outside of the storm, they didn't care about what I was doing.<br />
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In fact, in one instance, I replied with what had been going on in my life, and they wanted nothing to do with that. It was nothing but a fake concern. Their words held no true concern.<br />
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In many instances, I had some contacts freaking out that this storm was coming. I don't know if they had been glued to the TV news or what, but normally there's enough stress without adding to it. I can generally stay a little calm until it hits. These individuals were freaking me out to the point where their emails were becoming toxic.<br />
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I know I talked to many others and they have shared similar stories. No, I'm not saying don't share words of concern and support. However, if you're going to do that, check your anxiety and freak out moments at the door.<br />
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Make your emails authentic. Don't act hysterically. I will tell you without a doubt that the stress of a storm coming is not easy. It builds with uncertainty. It builds with trying to make sure you have everything ready, and you're prepared. Let's not forget about how exhausting all of this can be. When you don't know what is going to happen, the stress of that is extremely high.<br />
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We've got storms coming up, and for someone, it will get quite stressful. I'm not a big believer in donating to the major organizations because I don't think that money gets to the people that need it. The government comes in and promises all kinds of assistance but generally falls short. I've heard far too many horror stories in those situations. Maybe there is good that comes out of it, but I've not seen that yet. I'm always open to good stories if they exist.<br />
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If you know someone in the path of these storms, be supportive. Don't freak out because they need someone that can be calm. See if they need help or if they know of others needing help so any support can get to the people that need it.<br />
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Be mindful that the TV news usually hypes up these storms. They make the radar graphics look more ominous. The cameras usually head to the worst hit areas. So, what you see on the news (over and over and over again) may not be the whole story.<br />
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Also keep in mind that if someone is without power, trying to constantly text them could be draining the previous power they have on their phones. When cell towers are out, the phones take more power to try and reach cell service. It drains the phone quicker. It isn't a time to carry on long conversations with someone in a storm area.<br />
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Plus, when there is no power, and the heat and humidity are so high, it is all you can do to function. Exhaustion level goes up because sleep is not easy to get. <a href="http://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2017/10/hurricane-stress-on-mind-body.html">Read Hurricane Stress On The Mind Body</a>.<br />
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One final thought, if someone you know has been hit, don't think that when the coverage of storm stops on TV that all is great. There are people in Houston still struggling to make it each day in their lives as they try to piece their lives back together - over a year later!<br />
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By the way, if you live in a Hurricane prone area or just want emergency lighting for power outages, here's a light some friends told me about, and it works great. They hold a charge for a long time and are very bright. All it takes to recharge them is put them out in the sunlight for a few hours.<br />
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<br />Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-21269968273316972652018-08-27T00:00:00.000-04:002018-08-27T10:57:10.457-04:00Please Don't Hang Yourself<div style="text-align: center;">
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This video that a mom did about her son who died by Suicide is very touching. The reason she did it is so that she could help others who were hurting and in pain. Often people who struggle suffer in silence and no one sees the pain they are experiencing.<br />
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I like the statement made in the short video, that so often those who lose out to suicide just want the pain to end. I have felt that way in my life in those same moments.<br />
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Please know that others do care and there is help out there. Watch my <a href="https://annemoss.com/2017/04/08/how-to-hang-yourself/"><b>friend's video</b></a> and see the resources she puts up.<br />
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I also did a webinar on Suicide a few years ago with a mom who lost her son. Her statements helped wake me up in my own life and really shed light on what it does to the survivors.<br />
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I know that some out there think you should not discuss this side of suicide in this way, but it made all the difference for me. Knowing what those who loved me would have to deal with brought a new perspective on suicide for me. There's no way I could hurt them, and that is enough to kick my brain back out of the depths.<br />
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Of course, it is sad to note that the following video has not had many views. It makes me roll my eyes a little. Sometimes I think we say we want to help raise awareness and help others, but it becomes nothing more than words without action. I am sorry if that offends anyone, but I don't want to see anyone die from suicide.<br />
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Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-10052956751966318882018-08-15T00:00:00.000-04:002018-08-15T00:00:03.659-04:00Words Without Action Don't Mean Much<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Words without action don't mean much in my opinion. We seem to get that this is true, but yet in our civilization, humans fail to comprehend this concept.</div>
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Of course, if you are reading this, I'm sure you've never done this. Words without action is probably something someone else does, right? After all, we would never ever think of doing this. I'm just being crazy, or am I?</div>
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So here are some examples that might help you see if you fall into this trap of words without action.</div>
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I see all too often that we preach love and acceptance to everyone. We despise bullies and those that only see others through a narrow lens. However, then the same people that are so put off by the rhetoric of hate and narrow-minded thinking can be found doing the same thing. If you truly listen to yourself and watch what you share online or what you say in the privacy of only those that agree with you, it would be horrifying.</div>
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Another example is how people say they want to heal their lives or move on from situations, but what they do is anything but working towards this goal. It is words without action. They want to heal if it doesn't involve them going deep into areas of discomfort and stepping outside of their comfort zone. They want to heal as long as it doesn't involve them going beyond the paradigms and belief system they know. The desire to heal is there as long as it doesn't upset the family or social structure in their lives.</div>
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Last but not least is the example of saying phrases that are words without action. They are statements that don't mean much. For instance, you could constantly say to someone, "I love you," except that far too often, it is nothing but words. There's no follow through with the words such as in action you take. </div>
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The world really needs people who are authentic. We don't need more people who speak or write words without action because they just don't mean much. You can claim all day long that it is everyone else that does this, but unless each one of us looks in the mirror, we won't see the log in our own eye.</div>
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Make your life authentic. Make your life count so that when others hear you speak, your <a href="https://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2016/12/words-have-consequences.html">word</a> is impeccable. Don't be the person that speaks the <a href="https://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2016/12/words-have-consequences.html">words</a> without action taken! </div>
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Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0Deltona, FL 32725, USA28.8887495 -81.24086890000000928.6662935 -81.5635924 29.1112055 -80.918145400000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-21451872134588346682018-08-09T00:00:00.000-04:002018-08-09T00:00:00.626-04:00Modern Day Communication Is Failing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I really get irked these days by the modern day communication. Everyone thinks that to have many followers is somehow a status of significance and importance in life. I hate to break it to you, but it is not!<br />
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The old man on pawn stars said it perfectly on an episode. As Chumlee was telling him how many Facebook friends he had, he asked him how many of them would show up to help him move on a weekend. Of course, the answer was, probably not many. <br />
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Not that we can't have friends on Facebook or Twitter and develop some deep, meaningful relationships with them, there is a limit to the role they play in life. As humans, we need that physical interaction. We were meant to have that physical connection to enhance life, not only see a figment of pixels online.<br />
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These days, we go from one feed to the next, screaming, ranting, raving, and liking or sharing what the masses are saying. We join the crowd with the latest rant, or we beg our friends to like, retweet, share, or answer silly game questions. It is as if these things matter far more than anything else in life. <br />
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However, we don't communicate with others in the way that we think we do. In fact, I would strongly suggest that communication is so poor these days, we've almost forgotten what it is. <br />
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We have all these ways of communicating with one another and yet we're really not communicating. I hear far too often, I'm so sorry because I've just been too busy to connect with you. Really? A text message or an email takes that long to write? Calling someone on the phone is such a burden?<br />
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When I grew up, we had long distance calls. There were no cell phones, text messages, email, instant messenger or tweets. You had to find a phone and then place a call which was expensive because almost everything was long distance. Letters were more common then. <br />
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Don't get me wrong in that I'm saying all social media or modern forms of communication are wrong. However, don't tell me that you can't keep in touch because you don't have enough time. It isn't that you don't have enough time as much as what you consider a priority and how you manage your life.<br />
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If people truly matter in life to us, we'll make time for them. Maybe we'll realize that the constant screaming and ranting and raving is just noise in our day. Not everyone needs to see our shared political rants or religious beliefs. Not all of us want to be coerced into donating money to your favorite cause.<br />
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Instead, I'd love to see people treat each other as humans. This does not mean posting the latest meme but actually doing it. We are all too fake in this world, and it is getting to the breaking point.<br />
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The Happy Birthday messages on Facebook still blows my mind. Everyone can click and say Happy Birthday, but what about sending a card. What about a heartfelt message? Does anyone still remember what it means to receive an actual card in the mail? To me, I treasure those.<br />
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We really need to reverse course on how we are interacting with one another in modern day communications. If we're not careful, we will wake up one day and not recognize anyone around us. We'll become more fearful of people on the street because we don't know who they are.<br />
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When this happens, we will have failed in what it means to be human. Unfrotunately, we're not too far off from this point.<br />
<br />Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0Deltona, FL 32725, USA28.8887495 -81.24086890000000928.6662935 -81.5635924 29.1112055 -80.918145400000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-23828590447033512862018-08-06T00:00:00.000-04:002018-08-06T00:00:19.529-04:00Are You Fake?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These days I'm beginning to wonder more and more about people online. I'm sorry, but it is true. Too many who are fake, but throw up the positive thoughts as if they are the sole answer to the universe.<br />
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If you post anything real, you get responses of fake positivity that really does little but leaves the recipient feeling empty and hoodwinked. You might think your words are somehow magical, but if they are not authentic, then they have become the noisy cymbal in the band.<br />
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For some reason, people think they have to respond with some wisdom when maybe the person just needs to be heard. Unfortunately these days, we don't know how to listen. We only know how to force our views and opinions on others.<br />
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You can see this in all walks of life and different places but in reality, the fake part of who we are as humans begin within us. We're the ones that perpetuate what we so often scream and rant about in life.<br />
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Being authentic and honest is what makes a difference. Listening without judgment and I mean truly listening without judgment is so rare these days. I see very few people that do this, and I can count them on one hand.<br />
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Are you fake? I'm sure you would quickly answer with NO! However, I'm guessing without knowing you that this may not be the whole story.<br />
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It is something to ponder and consider because I believe each one of us shows a fake side every day and if we don't think we do, then we are fooling ourselves. In my view, the trick is to recognize it and see how authentic we can be.<br />
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Authenticity and vulnerability are the essences of human interaction.<br />
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<br />Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0Florida, USA27.6648274 -81.51575350000001720.4803059 -91.842902000000009 34.8493489 -71.188605000000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-35315944274674283062018-05-16T00:00:00.000-04:002018-05-16T00:00:13.350-04:00Relaxation To Wind Whispering Through Trees<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Do you want an easy relaxation tip? If you're like me, nature provides many ways to relax. I love listening to the sounds of the wind whisper through the trees. There is something so calming and soothing to me.<br />
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When I was a kid, I would go out and lay in the grass, look up at the clouds go by and just listen to the wind whispering through the trees. It was relaxation at its finest.<br />
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Go ahead and try it out for yourself. Find a park or your backyard or anywhere you have trees and just listen to the wind whisper relaxation.Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-26236407855807494722018-05-15T00:00:00.000-04:002018-05-15T00:00:05.628-04:00What Shows Up In The Body<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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So often when physical issues show up in the body, we forget to take into account where it all begins. What shows up in the body is a window into what takes place in the mind. In my life, I learned that when something physical shows up in my body, the first question I ask is "what was going on right before it showed up?" Often, the answer to this question is the clue to how we can heal it in our body.Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-40303458015392182552018-05-14T17:09:00.000-04:002018-05-14T17:09:03.426-04:00Sharing Our Story<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Sharing our story helps heal us and empower others. While our knees may shake and our voice may tremble, the act of vulnerability we offer to others does so much for us. In our moment of being vulnerable, others will feel empowered because they identify with us, knowing that they are not alone.Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-41270600055717322302018-05-12T00:00:00.000-04:002018-05-12T00:00:06.304-04:00When We Let Go<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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One of the most difficult lessons I have learned in life is this one. When we let go, that's when we discover what matters. It seems like we should cling and hold on to what we know, but as I have found, that's when we need to let go. For in doing so, this is when we discover what we cannot see. It allows us to make a choice of a new and different awareness.Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-30315264658148998972018-05-11T00:00:00.000-04:002018-05-11T00:00:02.895-04:00Hope Tells You To Keep Going<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Sometimes this is very difficult when you are facing challenging times. However, hope tells you to keep going when everything else says to give up. Listen to hope and know that you will make it through these moments. You just need to keep putting one foot in front of the other.<br />
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<br />Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-34085918002744465302018-05-09T00:00:00.000-04:002018-05-09T00:00:05.638-04:00No Labels Needed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No labels needed can be applied in many ways to different things in life. We are far too quick to use labels, and that hurts us and humanity. We are too quick to apply labels of health issues on ourselves, and it holds us back.<br />
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I feel fortunate that a therapist cautioned me about applying labels to my life. She asked me to rethink how I was trying to label my life. She reasoned that if I applied a label, then I would end up living up to the label. She was correct, and it was excellent advice.<br />
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How are you applying labels to your life or to others?Don Shetterly - Relaxing Piano Musichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127640545301835657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567475060382733569.post-7518457695701442842018-05-08T00:00:00.000-04:002018-05-08T00:00:11.594-04:00Does Pain Help Our Cells Communicate?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the mind body connection, pain helps our cells communicate with our brain.<br />
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Has your body ever hurt and ached for what seems like no reason at all? Have you gotten up in the morning and exclaimed "my body hurts, I must have slept wrong"? Have you ever considered your job to be a pain in the neck while you are suffering through neck stiffness? While I could go on and on with examples, this hopefully helps you begin to <a href="http://mindbodythoughts.blogspot.com/2012/03/pain-helps-our-cells-communicate-with.html">(read more)</a><br />
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