How to Stop Worrying Undoing the Worrying Habit Once acquired, the habit of worrying seems hard to stop. We're raised to worry and aren't considered "grown up" until we perfect the art. To the extent that worrying is learned/conditioned behaviour, it can be undone. Centuries-old cultural conditioning has given us a nasty neurosis: the belief that happiness must be "earned". Laid on top of the first neurosis is the idea that spending money will make you happy. So: we never stop working, we never stop spending money, we're never really happy – ideal conditions, coincidentally, for a certain type of slave economy. You won't stop worrying if you think it serves you. The fight-or-flight response (FOF) is useful on rare occasions of real danger. Worrying is never useful. Rearranging the mental furniture There's a useful gimmick to help stop worrying (we've already mentioned it briefly in How to Avoid Responsibilities, but it's worth looking at in detail). Accelerator-Brake analogy
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Learn how to make your own kombucha tea at home by Jonathan Benson, staff write (NaturalNews) Kombucha tea, a detoxifying, immune-boosting, probiotic “superfood” beverage that ancient Chinese cultures often referred to as the “immortal health elixir” has taken the Western world by storm today. And while health food stores and many supermarkets now carry bottled kombucha tea that can run as much as $4 a pop or more, it is actually quite easy to make your own kombucha tea at home for just pennies on the dollar. A simple combination of either black or green tea mixed with sugar, water, and a “mother” culture known as a “scoby” (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast), kombucha tea really could not be easier to make. Obtaining a kombucha starter culture To start, it is necessary to first obtain a healthy, organic starter culture, which is the active component in kombucha tea. Making kombucha tea from store-bought kombucha bottles * Pour separate 16-ounce bottle of kombucha tea into sanitized, quart-sized, 32-ounce mason jar. Sources: Picture
Amanda Jane Jones: My Better Half I've only met Naomi and Andy Martin once in my lifetime. It was Halloween, 2008. Cree was dressed as an accountant and I was his frumpy secretary (giant glasses, a dress with a doily collar and a gallon of hairspray). We were attending a late night showing of Vertigo and ran into them as we were leaving the theater. I was so self-conscious about my attire, that's honestly all I remember....well that and the fact that I thought they were both pretty rad. Cree and Naomi were long time friends from school, so I've had the pleasure of getting to know Naomi through her oh so funny/sweet blog and g-mail. Please scroll down below to learn more about them, their music, and their life in Philadelphia, and be sure to follow the links! Thank you Naomi and Andy for being a part of My Better Half! ANDY1. We're a good team.
Breaking: New PRISM slide leaked by the Guardian: NSA has direct access to servers of Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple and others (NaturalNews) Breaking news -- this is one of the biggest stories of our lifetime -- it is critical for all internet users to read and understand this. The Guardian has just released a new slide today from its collection of 41 PRISM slides detailing the top secret NSA spy program that has, for years, granted the U.S. government "back door" access to the servers of Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Apple, AOL, Facebook and others. The new slide, shown below, reveals that every one of these companies has been blatantly and viciously lying to its users over the last several days as they have denied the government has any sort of "direct access" to their servers. In a brilliant move of strategic journalism, the Guardian held on to this revealing PRISM slide until today, allowing all these tech companies to dig themselves into deep holes of denial regarding participation in the NSA spy program. That slide, originally published by the Guardian, is shown here: What kind of Americans? So now we know.
Free Nature Sounds Mixer Training Toolkit - Evaluation - Forms and Questionnaires These resources are sample evaluation forms and guides to adapt for your own use. Course summary evaluations, focus group questions, and expert observation tools are included. There is a trainer’s competency checklist and trainer attributes competency self-assessment. Daily Evaluation Form File Type: Word Document Pages: 1 A sample form for collecting trainee feedback at the end of the day. *Software capable of displaying a PDF is required for viewing or printing this document. How to Stop Worrying: Self-Help for Anxiety Relief Why is it so hard to stop worrying? Constant worrying takes a heavy toll. It keeps you up at night and makes you tense and edgy during the day. You hate feeling like a nervous wreck. So why is it so difficult to stop worrying? For most chronic worriers, the anxious thoughts are fueled by the beliefs—both negative and positive—they hold about worrying. On the negative side, you may believe that your constant worrying is harmful, that it’s going to drive you crazy or affect your physical health. On the positive side, you may believe that your worrying helps you avoid bad things, prevents problems, prepares you for the worst, or leads to solutions. Negative beliefs, or worrying about worrying, add to your anxiety and keep worry going. Why you keep worrying You have mixed feelings about your worries. Maybe I'll find a solution. You have a hard time giving up on your worries because, in a sense, your worries have been working for you. Worry and anxiety self-help tip #1: Create a worry period
Relaxation Techniques for Stress Relief: Finding the Relaxation Exercises that Work for You The relaxation response: Bringing your nervous system back into balance Stress is necessary for life. You need stress for creativity, learning, and your very survival. When stress overwhelms your nervous system your body is flooded with chemicals that prepare you for "fight or flight." Producing the relaxation response A variety of different relaxation techniques can help you bring your nervous system back into balance by producing the relaxation response. Learning the basics of these relaxation techniques isn’t difficult, but it does take practice. Finding the relaxation technique that’s best for you There is no single relaxation technique that is best for everyone. How you react to stress may influence the relaxation technique that works best for you: Do you need alone time or social stimulation? If you crave solitude, solo relaxation techniques such as meditation or progressive muscle relaxation will give you the space to quiet your mind and recharge your batteries. A quiet environment.