'Getting "IT" Together

Getting "IT" Together

I wanted to tell you a story about discovery.  I know, I know, sounds sort of boring , right? Well, after going around the block a few times you tend to notice how things play out. So whether it's your second, twenty first, or sixty seventh time around the block, you tend to notice a pattern.

There is devastation, joy, sadness, pain, happiness, contentment, grief, trust, sorrow, enlightenment, deceit, peace, plus many more feelings that we endure throughout our lives.

Many compare life to a roller-coaster, there will be ups and downs, regardless of who you are. What I have found is that we allow certain things in our life a priority, allowing it to control how we feel.

The fact is that depending on what we designate as being important, or a priority in our life, will dictate our response. My biological mother passed away at 6am Christmas morning back in 2008. She died from liver cirrhosis, which is commonly for people who drink alcohol.  The sad part is she never drank in her lifetime. She was my best friend and I miss her very much even to this day.

The truth is we all suffer from life's' dilemmas, yet we pick ourselves up and move on. Depending on the severity of the incident, describes how we respond.

Before we can get "IT" together, we must go through the process of acknowledging and accepting the event. This takes time for us to recuperate before we move forward. For some it may take days, weeks, or even a life-time.

According to PsychCentral, They provide "4 tips to work through emotional pain"

1) Guided mindfulness

2) Traditional therapy approaches

3) Lifestyle medicine

4) Sense of humor

With guided mindfulness, you're learning to remain anchored in the present moment and observing what's going on in the present, resulting in a sense of inner peace and relaxation.

A traditional therapy approach like CBT is “usually considered the gold standard for most therapists,” Romeo Vitelli says. “[It] can help people [with] emotional pain work through their dysfunctional beliefs and develop healthier ways of thinking.”

Lifestyle Medicine is about addressing core life habits that can help improve physical and psychological health. This is done by managing your eating habits, checking your emotional status, eating healthy as to manage a healthy weight.

Finally, a sense of humor. Steven M. Sultanoff says. “There is strong evidence that three interventions of humor (emotional, cognitive, and social) reduce emotional pain.”  Humor has made a large impact in assisting people with physical and emotional trauma.

So as to Getting "IT" Together requires us to examine our pains, and implement proven strategies to overcome and maintain a more positive outlook in our lives.

This is true about many of our challenges we face; we must examine our dilemma and make adjustments to sail the turbulent sea of life.

Prayers,

Mandie