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- How to Have Fun Even With a Handicap Simply by Using Your Mind - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2012 from Marc LernerToo often, people with handicaps live their life just to survive. This happens to people when their focus is on what is wrong, but that is not the only focus a handicapped person can have. It is possible to find a peaceful center within you. When you focus there, it is easy to ignore the ...
Views: 121 - Active Patient Participation is Half of Ideal Hospital Care - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Marc LernerThe hospital is a place where a lot of frustration and anxiety meet professional care. It is a place where an incredible amount of information is shared. In this article, we will focus on the patient’s role in dealing with being in the hospital. Ideally, the patient should strive to be in a ...
Views: 65 - How To Share With Others When You Are Chronically Ill or Disabled - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Marc LernerWhen people greet you with, “Hi, how are you?” most of the time they do not expect you to answer the question. But, when you are dealing with a chronic illness, that question can be very annoying. A person in a health struggle has to be very aware of who they are speaking to and not share with ...
Views: 224(1 vote) - How Humor Serves the Disabled - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Marc LernerIt seems as though being sick means you are not supposed to have a good time…but why not? If you are going to deal with health challenges, have a good time doing it. If you have a choice, which you do, why not choose to enjoy yourself? Humor can set the tone of how you deal with difficult ...
Views: 145(4 votes) - How You Do Something is as Important as What You Do - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2011 from Marc LernerIn a health crisis, you will find many suggestions that come from the professionals you see that tell you what to do, but equally important is how you do them. In the past, the doctor’s role in healing was to be the unquestionable authority. Today, in the interest of reducing medical expenses, ...
Views: 103 - Habits That Change Our Character - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Marc LernerA person’s character is often determined by their external possessions or actions, but the real quality of character comes from the habits created in your mind. Habits that create your self-image are based on how you were related to when you were younger. The way people related to you teaches ...
Views: 187 - How Quality of Life Changes Your Challenge - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Marc LernerIf pure consciousness is at the core of everyone, your environment starts with your body. Most people look to their environment to find quality, but the highest quality exists at your center. When you develop habits that aspire to connect to your center, you can deal with every challenge with ...
Views: 106 - Breaking Habits with Inner Resources in One Week - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Marc LernerWhen a habit is formed, it contains the consciousness you were in when it was developed. The self-image you had and the quality of self-trust you had when it was developed automatically define the quality of the habit. So the simple way to break a bad habit is self-development. Simply by ...
Views: 113 - What Part of You Interprets Your Thoughts - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Marc LernerThe part of you that listens to your thoughts is the subtle consciousness which is the essence of life. Most people think life is represented by their thoughts, but this essence is beyond thoughts. From this consciousness, imagery can communicate to your body. Most people think about their body ...
Views: 169 - What a Healthy Person Can Learn From People Who are Sick - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2011 from Marc LernerWhen a person deals with a health challenge, they are forced to learn amazing life lessons. You don’t have to be sick to learn them; you just have to follow the mental path they were forced to follow as they coped with their challenge. Maybe their self-image sabotaged their life and they got ...
Views: 173 - Consciously Embracing Life Before You Die - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2011 from Marc LernerWhen a person faces a challenge they cannot control, like an illness that puts them close to death, they need to learn to focus on the silence beyond their thoughts. We have been conditioned to focus on thinking our entire life, but there isn’t a comforting thought that really prepares us for ...
Views: 221 - Facing the Threat of Death - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2011 from Marc LernerWhen a person faces a challenge they cannot control, like an illness that puts them close to death, they need to learn to focus on the silence beyond their thoughts. We have been conditioned to focus on thinking our entire life, but there isn’t a comforting thought that really prepares us for ...
Views: 90 - How to Focus During a Health Challenge - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Marc LernerOne of our most valuable gifts is our focus. I define focus as how we direct our awareness; for what we give our attention to, is what we become conscious of. Even though our visual focus may seem little more than a glance, our awareness has the ability to transport our consciousness. ...
Views: 269(1 vote) - How Individuals Play a Significant Role in Our Health Program - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Marc LernerThe US spends the most on health care, but ranks 49th in life expectancy. The problem is not smoking, accidents, etc. The problem is the health care system, according to researchers at Columbia University. "Smoking, obesity, etc. are major risk factors in all countries for an individual's ...
Views: 239(1 vote) - How to Deal with Someone Who is Sick - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2010 from Marc LernerWhen someone you love deals with a health problem that cannot be easily solved, the healthy ego sometimes has a hard time dealing with it. Having no solution to their problem creates a disequilibrium that feels uncomfortable. Whenever we have nothing to do when we face a challenge, it is not ...
Views: 410 - Focusing on What is Right Instead of What is Wrong with You - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2010 from Marc LernerSome people get more attention by sharing their problems than by striving to go beyond their limitations. This is especially true when you face a health challenge, for it is easier to get sympathy and kindness from others than to get praise for being well. When you focus on what is wrong with ...
Views: 401(3 votes) - How to Empower the Bullied Child - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Marc LernerIn today’s news, there is a terrible phenomenon that is happening too often in a conscious society. Bullied youth are committing suicide. We have to teach coping skills to empower our youth to deal with stress. The reaction to stress is determined by how it is interpreted. Being able to control ...
Views: 839(2 votes) - The Mystical Benefits of Waiting - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2010 from Marc LernerWaiting is a skill we often ignore. It may seem to have as little value as nothingness, but in Zen, nothingness is a profound state of Being. When we focus on thinking, we tend to aspire to conclusions. This could be attempting to achieve a goal, attaining a desire or simply ending what we are ...
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