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Questions Are The Answer - (Continued)

The answer came to him through an unlikely source: the sickening smell of decaying human flesh. There,only a few feet from his work, he saw a pile of bodies that had been shoveled into the back of a truck -men, women, and children, who had been gassed. The gold fillings had been pulled from their teeth; everything  that they owned -any jewelry-even their clothing, had been taken.  Instead of asking, "How could the Nazi s  be so despicable, so destructive? How could God make something so evil?Why has God done this to me?," Stanislavsky Lech asked a different question. He asked, "How can I use this to escape?" And instantly he got his answer. As the end of the day neared and the work party headed back into the barracks, Lech ducked behind the truck. In a heartbeat, he ripped off his clothes and dove naked into the pile of bodies while no one was looking. He pretended that he was dead, remaining totally still even though later he was almost crushed as mor...

Questions Are The Answer.............

They needed no reason. They came simply because he was of  Jewish descent. The Nazis stormed into his home, arresting him and his entire family. Soon they were herded like cattle, packed into a train, and then sent to a death camp n Krakow. His most disturbing nightmares could never have prepared him for seeing his family shot before his very eyes. How could he live through the horror of seeing his child's clothing on another because his son was now dead as the result of a "shower"? Somehow he continued. One day he looked at the nightmare around him and confronted an inescapable truth: if he stayed there even one more day, he would surely die. He made a decision that he must escape and that escape must happen immediately! He knew not how, he simply knew he must. For weeks he'd asked the other prisoners, "How can we escape this horrible place?" The answers he received seemed always to be the same. "Don't be a fool," they said, "the...

Knowing How to Make Yourself Feel Good .....

When I made a list for myself, I realized that playing music was one of the most powerful ways I could change my state quickly. Reading was another way to feel good because it changed my focus, and I love to learn - especially reading something instructional and informational, something I can immediately apply to my life. Changing my body movements is something I can do to instantly break out of a limiting state and into a resourceful  one: exercising on  my StairMaster with the music cranking full tilt, jumping up and down on my rebounder unit, running five miles uphill, swimming laps. Here are some others: dancing, singlng along with my favourite CD's watching a comedy film, going to a concert, listening to informational audio tapes. Taking a jacuzzi a warm bath. Making love to my  spouse. Having a family dinner where we all sit down at the table and chat about what's important to us. Hugging and kissing my children, hugging and kissing my spouse.  Creating a n...

Knowing How To Make Yourself Feel Good ****

On a business trip to Toronto, I felt physically stressed because of intense back pain. As the plane descended, I began to think about what I needed to do when I got to my hotel. It would already be 10.30 P.M., and I had to be up early the next morning to go to a conference.  I could eat something - after all I'd had nothing all day -but it was awfully late. I could do my paperwork and watch the news. In that moment I realized all of these actions were merely strategies for getting out of pain and into some level of pleasure. Yet none of them were all that compelling. I needed to expand  my list of of ways to experience pleasure, regardless of the time or place. So do you know how to make yourself feel good? This sounds like a stupid question, doesn't it? But really, do you have a set of specific and empowering ways to make yourself feel good at a moment's notice?Can you accomplish this without the use of food, alcohol, drugs, cigarettes or other addictive sources? I...