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Connecting with others usually means connecting with their emotions. We usually do this quite instinctively. We adjust our body posture, tone of voice and what we say depending on how the other person looks to us.
We have a very sophisticated system for relating to other people. We usually aren’t aware of how sophisticated until we try to do it consciously. Try consciously deciding how loud to speak when someone is walking towards you, so that your voice will be the right volume and pitch to reach them. It is remarkably difficult - and yet we’ve probably done it thousands of times without thinking about it. If you watch a couple of people talking in the street you will be able to see how many alterations there are to body posture that go on in even a casual conversation. If you can be close enough (say in a food court) to listen to the changes in voice intonation that go on in a conversation (not to the content) you wi...
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Mind and Body in Fatigue and CancerFrom: wellbeingandhealth.net
Post Date: 2008-03-04 18:16:34
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A Little Exercise can Decrease Fatigue
Sedentary people who regularly complain of fatigue can increase their energy and decrease their fatigue engaging in regular, low intensity exercise, according to a new University of Georgia study published in the February issue of the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics .
Tim Puetz the lead author of the study said,
“We have shown that regular exercise can actually go a long way in increasing feelings of energ...
more A Website for Listening and SupportFrom: wellbeingandhealth.net
Post Date: 2008-03-07 14:37:01
One commenter on my last post (Connecting with the Emotion) pointed me to a website she has set up to provide a place of listening and mutual support.
It’s called bigwhitewall.com . Here is what she said.
I set up a dedicated emotional health website bigwhitewall.com to provide a space for listening and mutual support. It has been well proven that emotional self expression improves physical, mental and social health. Furthermore, this can be aided by providing an anonymou...
more A Great Post on Healing the PastFrom: wellbeingandhealth.net
Post Date: 2008-03-09 15:18:59
This is just a link to a great post on Healing the Past .
It is on Cathy Crovis’ blog Ripples of Improvement. I have recommended this blog before - you will find a link to it in the blogroll in the sidebar on the left.
In this post Cathy lays out the reasons to heal a past emotional hurt as well as a way to do it. It is simply written and clear. It is well worth reading.  You can goto it by clicking on the title in blue above or by clicking on this link .
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