BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

(I guess this means I am not going to be 5'8", brunette, 36-24-34 and have the intellectual depth of Jessica Simpson anytime soon, huh? - Barbara) By Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN Stress is everywhere. From taking a test to dealing with the loss of a loved one, stress is impossible to avoid. It can be acute, such as the stress that occurs in the face of immediate danger, or it can be chronic when a person is dealing with a long-term stressful situation. The Three Stages of Stress An endocrinologist named Dr. Hans Selye outlined a three stage model of the body's response to stress. He called his model the General Adaptation Syndrome. Understanding these three stages will give you a better idea as to the symptoms that occur with stress and how to manage them. General Adaptation Syndrome: 1. Alarm 2. Resistance or Adaptation 3. Exhaustion TO READ THE REST ON THE SYMPTOMS OF STRESS CLICK HERE Why It's Frustrating Having a Brain from: chabad.org Having ...

by Adele Ryan McDowell Do you know those moments when you are driving in the car and you find yourself knee-deep in reverie? These are moments when, out of nowhere, you find yourself long in thought; it's as if you have made a U-turn into the underground waters of your psyche. Maybe it's the constancy of the rhythmic motion that lulls you into a semi-trance state, or, perhaps, it's the sound of wheels in a circular song that rests your overactive mind. Or would you consider that it's the very act of traveling from one place to another, the movement of transition from Point A to Point B, these intersections of destination and duty, that often offers a window where pieces of the self can surface? This kind of reverie reminds me of being on the train that travels from London to Paris. You chug along taking in the jumble of the cityscape — buildings, signs and the chaotic colors of populated lives. The busy scenery morphs into the peacefulness of the passing gre...

Existing In Bodies The physical self can seem like an encumbrance at times. We have little control over its demands, we must monitor it consistently, and its relative fragility can be discomfiting. Many people, therefore, unconsciously long to escape the confinement of their bodies, and this longing can manifest itself as physical discomfort, difficulty adjusting to the rigors of day-to-day existence, or a tendency to shy away from all that is associated with the human earthly experience. Yet the lifetime of physical existence we each must endure represents a vital plateau in our progression as enlightened beings. We inhabit our bodies for a reason. There is much we can learn while coping with the challenges, sensations, and sensitivities of the human body that we could not have grasped had we remained in spirit form. When we leave our physical selves behind to return to our original state, we will enjoy a supreme sense of freedom-yet we will always value the time we spent on earth. Be...

B"H Fragments --------- We are all fragments of greater souls, and those souls fragments of even more lofty ones, and so on with those--until we all link back to the one primordial soul: The soul of Adam. None of us is complete. No one can stand on his or her own. What one is lacking the other fulfills, where one excels, another is wanting. Only together can we find oneness in our own selves. Only together can we be a fit vessel for the One Above to be revealed. True Love --------- The souls are all one. Only the bodies divide us. Therefore , one who places the body before the spirit can never experience true love or friendship . PLEASE CLICK HERE TO JBLOG ME

CLOSER TO HASHEM IN MY GARDEN "It is forbidden to live in a town that does not have a green garden." — Talmud, Yerushalmi, Kiddushin 4:12 "A garden is so much like a church. So much care and feeding. Such competitiveness among the plants — some of them literally choke each other to death if you don't get out there and put a stop to it. The big gorgeous ones get lots of attention, but then one comes along that looks almost dead all season and suddenly, almost overnight, blooms splendidly forth. Never write anybody off completely. You just don't know. — Barbara Cawthorne Crafton in Let Us Bless the Lord, Year One "Spend time in a flower garden. Stay there as long as you wish, but make sure your visit is long enough to take in the various charms that the world of blossoms and petals provides. You can sit in a chair or on the grass, lie down looking up at the flowers from below, or walk around. However you choose to spend your time, be aware that you are a guest...

Turning To Home by Barbara -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most of my youth was spent parked in the corner of the local public library with my glasses at the end of my nose, pouring over whatever happened to be my fancy at the moment. When I was about 12 years old, my Social Studies teacher asked us to write a paper on World Religions. I spent hours reading for that paper. That sparked a life-long interest in the spiritual. This eventually led to my immersion in religion, which led to metaphysics and back to spirituality. In 1974 a young man I was seeing gave me The Prophet and Siddartha for my 17th birthday, and our talks were filled with the state of our souls. Despite our relationship ending in a pregnancy during which he abandoned and smeared me for over 20 years, it fueled the engine that drove me on and on. T he Celestine Prophecy, The Book of Miracles, The Egyptian Book of the Dead, Carlos Castaneda, Rumi, The Zohar, Deepak Chopra...