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Stage 2: Step 4

Grievance Stories

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Objectives All of us are “wronged” every day and often multiple times. The wrongs may be real or perceived. Your choice centers around how you want to process them. Do you hold on to it them or let go and move on? You always have this choice. One problem is … Read More

anger, forgiveness, grievance story, letting go, mental pain

Anger and Illness–Cause and Effect

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Tom’s original story was one that I never thought was possible. He recounts his journey of undergoing 28 surgeries over 22 years in this blog. His is among many stories that has shown me that the body has a powerful capacity to heal if we can just get out of … Read More

anger, forgiveness, illness, letting go, The Abyss, thrive

Bullying is Assault and Should be treated as Such

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There are serious mental and physical consequences from being bullied. What would be the outcome of a scenario where a stranger or acquaintance walked up to you and began to call you names and shove you. Maybe they even hit you? What would you do? You would call the authorities … Read More

bullying, crime, disease, power struggle, prison

No Action in a Reaction – Part 2

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The essence of solving chronic pain and also creating a life that you enjoy is learning how to regulate your body’s chemistry. When you are full of stress hormones such as adrenaline, cortisol, endorphins and histamines you are on high alert and you’ll feel agitated and anxious. When this state … Read More

action, anger, anxiety, reaction, stress, stress hormones, suppress

Society’s Pain and World Peace

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We live in an era of unprecedented comfort and freedom. A recent experience that drove this home was spending a few days in New Orleans. As my wife and I were on a walking tour through the French Quarter, our guide pointed out that it was not until 1890 that … Read More

anger, change, insanity, lose control, mirror neurons, politics, rage, reactive, societal anger

The Power of Pain

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Recent world events have raised a lot of questions about why would people dedicate their lives to the pursuit of destruction? My observation is that this unspeakable behavior is one of the expressions of what is learned in school that we call, “socialization”. The First Day of School Every child … Read More

anger, bullies, Compassion, inflammatory markers, mobbing

Nick’s Winning Run – Off of the Hill

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My son, Nick, has been a competitive freestyle mogul skier since he was 14 years-old. He is an extraordinary athlete and within three years of beginning his skiing career he won the Duals event at Junior Nationals. He was focused, passionate and it appeared that he was well on his … Read More

acceptance, adversity, fear of failure, growing up, Hoffman, moving on, negative writing

To Become Strong – “ILOHLA”

posted in: Stage 2, Stage 2: Step 4, Stories of Hope |

My creative artist friend, Ernesto, endured a rough couple of years and for a while he “disappeared”. The details are not important. What is important is that he is back and thriving. This piece is a statement of his time in the “Abyss.” I spend over eight years in darkness. … Read More

1000 moons, art, suffering, thriving, victim

“I Am Not Letting Yesterday Ruin Today”

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I had been working with Anne for a while and she had been experiencing chronic pain throughout her body for a many years. Her once productive life had fallen apart and she now depended on welfare for her sustenance. She had undergone a lumbar disc surgery a couple years earlier … Read More

engaging, Infection, Leg Pain, Ruptured Disk

Breaking Stress into Its Parts

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I would like to define some terms.  Stress is a vague term.  I think that one of the most important principles that I have learned is the stress is not the problem.  It is your reaction to it that causes unpleasantness and an energy drain.  I am going to define … Read More

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