Saturday, December 9, 2017
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!
Friday, December 1, 2017
Talking and Thinking Positive
A number of years ago when I was attending a particular 12-Step program, my young son's imaginary description of it was, "A bunch of old ladies sitting around talking about their problems!" He had never attended, himself, of course. And he wasn't exactly correct, but he wasn't completely incorrect either....
These days, there are many kinds of support groups and self-help groups, and they're promoted on the Internet. And they can have some value. But when speaker and writer, Louise Hay, whom I've written about in a few posts below, was asked in the 1980's to host a group for men with AIDS she first told them, "We're not going to sit here and play 'Ain't it awful!'" She had positive and constructive things to talk about and the group was very successful! Some of the men eventually died but others were able to heal and they lived a long time. She told about this in her book "Life Loves You," 2015, written with Robert Holden.
In my opinion, it's preferable to keep the "Ain't it awful" comments to a minimum...! Some people wanted me to increase my contact with support groups but I don't know if it's what I need, at this time...? I've used support groups in the past and they've helped. Right now, I'm reading some of their literature and it makes a difference.... [And if I can find a suitable group, I don't mind going.]
These days, there are many kinds of support groups and self-help groups, and they're promoted on the Internet. And they can have some value. But when speaker and writer, Louise Hay, whom I've written about in a few posts below, was asked in the 1980's to host a group for men with AIDS she first told them, "We're not going to sit here and play 'Ain't it awful!'" She had positive and constructive things to talk about and the group was very successful! Some of the men eventually died but others were able to heal and they lived a long time. She told about this in her book "Life Loves You," 2015, written with Robert Holden.
In my opinion, it's preferable to keep the "Ain't it awful" comments to a minimum...! Some people wanted me to increase my contact with support groups but I don't know if it's what I need, at this time...? I've used support groups in the past and they've helped. Right now, I'm reading some of their literature and it makes a difference.... [And if I can find a suitable group, I don't mind going.]
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