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Recovering from Holiday Hullabaloo? |
We are nearly out of the
Red Zone (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and Valentine’s Day), during
which time expectations run rampant, and depression soars. I was driving home from a
meeting when I saw this board, “Don’t get your tinsel in a tangle!” (above).
Yes, I laughed and stopped to take this photo. This ad is a cute way to
allude to the madness of our holidays. Meanwhile, did you know that suicide
rates are the highest during the holidays in December and the July 4th
long weekend? If you’re one of those rare people who totally loves the
holidays and can’t grasp why some people don’t, please continue to enjoy your
unique bliss and scroll down for more joyful and inspiring news bits. For the rest of you,
congratulations on still being alive and hopefully well, even thriving
now. If the pressure of flying/not
flying to visit family, eating/not eating, drinking/not drinking,
shopping/not shopping, sending cards/not sending cards didn’t activate an
addiction, trigger cravings, or homicidal and/or suicidal thoughts,
bravo! You are truly in a good place,
feel the gratitude, you are getting healthier…As Friedrich Nietzsche once
said, “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” For those of you who did
struggle with your substances, compulsive shopping, harmful people pleasing
activities and other anxiety provoking challenges, I hope you are getting the
support you need. If you haven’t tried one
of the ubiquitous free 12 Step programs yet, I strongly suggest you do a web
search for your special need with your zip code and see what comes up. There is a treasure chest of free tools and
methods to get well in these programs, and these groups can be a wonderful
enhancement to your regular therapy or other plans for change. When I was in graduate
school in 2001, I recall one professor mentioning that at the time there were
140 varieties of 12 Step programs meeting in New York City on a weekly
basis…by now there might be double that as the definition of addiction and
abuse broaden to include brain chemistry shifters, such as sex, love,
shopping, internet, television, sports, workaholism and exercise addiction. For your convenience,
here is a list of some of the more common programs with web sites which
include local meeting lists and literature sources: Alcoholics Anonymous Al-Anon Family Groups
(for friends, loved ones of alcoholics) Debtors Anonymous Gamblers Anonymous Nicotine Anonymous Overeaters Anonymous Pills Anonymous Workaholics Anonymous May you or your loved
ones find your way to one of these excellent gateways to health…if you have
any questions or would like to understand the broad brush of these programs,
feel free to give me a call or email me at your convenience. Good health is wealth, go
for it! |
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NEXT RADIO WEBCAST February Topic:
Decluttering relationships, setting limits with toxic loved ones… |
The first Tuesday morning of every
month, 10:00-10:30 AM ET, I am a guest on Thinking
Out Loud, a provocative radio talk show that covers health, recovery,
longevity and lifestyle choices hosted by David Tierney, aka 'The Mouth of
the Merrimack.' Here is the schedule for 2012:
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VIDEO CLIPS |
Yes, in the Let Go & Lighten UP
office we hasten slowly to edit, annotate and post all the videos we have and
to present them in an easy, fun way…for today, here is small chart with a few
favorite interviews, lectures and moments. Click here for VIDEO
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Longevity news… Centenarians who
rock!
Ruth Gruber, 100, and her Leica
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My dear friend, Dr. Jill Baron, came up from NYC to
visit us this past summer. Over the weekend, knowing my interest in super
centenarians, Jill had mentioned Ruth Gruber, an amazing centenarian who
still lives and works on the upper west side of NYC. Jill had just been to Gruber’s 100th
birthday party, and shared with me about Gruber’s documentary, “Ahead of
Time,” based on her book with the same name.
As it happens, one of Gruber’s relatives lives in Chelmsford...my
current hive. During Jill’s visit, I put “Ahead of Time” on my
Netflix queue, and pretty much forgot about this conversation. Since August, it has been on my queue, waiting for the release to DVD…Imagine my
surprise when a few months later I happened to come across this excellent
article in The Jewish Week about Ruth Gruber, which describes her
fascinating life and some of her longevity tips. Jill was not exaggerating,
this woman is amazing! Her many adventures as a journalist, government
official and foreign correspondent have filled 19 books. She first made
headlines in 1932 for being “the youngest Ph.D. in the world, before her 20th
birthday.” “Dream dreams, have visions and let no obstacle stop
you,” says Gruber. Read on about this fabulous woman…FYInspiration! |
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Declutter Your Mind,
Home & Office: A Holistic Approach |
Dear Clutterers and Hoarders: Thank you again for your
patience…I intend to fully engage with this work once I complete an upcoming
license exam...I intend to return with an updated and revised program in 2012…it
will be better than ever, as I have new evidence based research, tools and
techniques on how to tame your inner hoarder. |
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FREE
STUDIO AUDIENCE INVITATION… |
Z Lighter Side of Transformation will resume production schedule after February 15…look
for your invitation coming soon. |
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FREE EVENT! 6:30 – 8:00 PM Bedford, MA Sponsored by the (details will follow in next newsletter, save the date) |
LAUGHANANDASM with Lisa Wessan ananda
(ä·nänˑ·da), n Sanskrit term for bliss, an aspect
of pure consciousness. n (in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism)
Extreme happiness, one of the highest states of being.
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Dear Ones, I dedicate this poem
to your ongoing search for wholeness and fulfillment, wherever you may find
it this year…keep looking, and please don’t give up five minutes before your
miracle! With warm blessings, Lisa Wessan
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