Psychiatrists’ role in your life, should you need to call on them, is to offer drugs to either increase your awareness or to dull it. Sometimes, these drugs are very successful. I have to say though my opinion is that many people entering their office could bring stasis to their mental state through solving their financial and/or credit nightmares.
If you are or someone you know is in a credit pickle, read on. Debt has built up on me since I was a teenager. I remember when I got my first credit card roaming the halls of my college campus in Fullerton California. The lady at the booth smiled, handed me a pre-approved “student card” credit app, and told me to fill out simply three items. When the $300 limit card came in the mailbox I had no idea the interest rate was 22% and the annual fee was $99. Would a prescription help pay it back? Likely not.
Lucky for me, I’ve had two landmark moments in my life since then when all my credit cards have been paid off. Once I did it on my own with a second college job, the other time I tried debt consolidation. I have to tell you that the latter was wonderful and I highly recommend it to you.
Speaking of education, maybe it’s because I’ve been a school teacher for ten years but I truly value companies that provide education to their clients. There is non profit education available through at least one debt consolidation company I know of. Most people are as I used to be, they don’t ask questions because they don’t know what they are in regards to credit.
For people new to credit or who have gotten in over their head, debt consolidation may be the seet relief you are looking for. Often, people raise their debt from the $300 I started with to 20-30 thousand dollars! Of course these cases are the extreme and yours may be somewhere in the middle. My point is, you needn’t suffer in desperate silence, there is a lot of help available. Why not keep the psychiatrist stuff for the chemical imbalances and go visit the credit repair company for the credit mess.
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With the threat of economic collapse on our states’ and country’s shoulder, we need something to hang our hat on. As an “amateur therapist” on the internet, and I say that with my tongue firmly in my cheek, I took it upon myself to provide you with 10 successful thoughts that will weather any storm, even the one our country is in now:
Physical: The body fuels the mind. Are you exercising every day?
Studies have shown a simple haircut increases mood. If you’re follicly challenged (like me) you could try shaving it. Ladies in this predicament, ever consider a cute wig?
Our parents were right, you ARE what you eat. Are you eating enough nutritional meals?
Mental: From a distance, things look different. Have you stood back and looked at your situation?
Our long-held beliefs determine the way we view situations in life. We are many time wrong about our situation. ie; because your boss calls you in doesn’t mean you’re being fired. Are you beliefs dooming your reactions?
You have 2 eyes, 2 ears, and only one mouth. Try observing and listening more while talking less.
Inspirational: “80% of success is showing up” -Woody Allen
Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, usually do.
Learn how to find peace between the things that happen.
A made-to-measure suit is far superior to an off-the-rack type, especially if the price is the same! In teaching and administration, as in many male professions, a collection of suits in your closet are a must. I’ve written quite extensively about the Northeastern U.S. and the state of education there. Teachers in New York specifically are really innovating the trade. Some schools are using a dress code there to keep the kids focused on learning. In a similar way, some northeastern states are invoking a dress code for the staff and teachers as well. The men wear suits. Principals and teachers in that area, or any area, that want to build their suit wardrobe should check out a site I ran across promoting my.suit
Call me old fashioned, but I feel a suit makes you more professional in the image of the community. While I don’t wear them every day, they definitely have their place in my profession of teaching. I was asked to speak at an evening awards banquet recently and was prompted to get a suit handcrafted for the event. Since then I have taught in it many times and found it helped to command my group of kids. They were more eager to learn.
I like the pin-stripe fabric but whatever you choose and prefer they can set you up with. This suit was one of the pinstriped kind and I’ll probably wear the thing until I die I like it so much. These folks have Made to Measure suits at off-the-rack prices. Give them a try, you ‘ll feel the difference.
A made-to-measure suit is far superior to an off-the-rack type, especially if the price is the same! In teaching and administration, as in many male professions, a collection of suits in your closet are a must.
Welcome to the October 13, 2008 edition of amazing vision. This is the third edition and we have an amazing collection here to inspire and motivate greatness. All these people are saying the same message: “YOU can be great. YOUR vision is amazing.” Enjoy these posts and until we meet again with edition four, follow your amazing vision.
Isabella Mori presents heroes of healing: thich nhat hanh posted at change therapy, saying: “Therapist, blogger, and friend to this blog Isabella Mori contributed this very interesting article.”
myln presents Manage Your Life Better with Change posted at ManageYourLifeNow.com, saying, “Manage your life today and start making changes because tomorrow may be too late. .. If you think something is not going good in your life, that something is wrong but you do not know what, then you are likely to lose control and, perhaps, it is a good time to manage your life and start making changes. The successful people manage their lives by change, while unsuccessful people are passive and they do not dare to make changes at all.”
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of amazing vision using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
Welcome to the October 13, 2008 edition of amazing vision. This is the third edition and we have an amazing collection here to inspire and motivate greatness. All these people are saying the sa…
i am neurotic.
Enter your issue(s) and get a diagnosis! Fun and maybe helpful.
Top 10 Strange Phenomena of the Mind - The List Un...
From the page: “While most of us are familiar with one or two on this list, many others are mostly unknown outside of the psychological realm. This is a list of the top ten strange mental phenomena. ”
Chinese Love Horoscope
I love this. A fun thing to do with your wife. I sent it over to my wife in an email across the room and we had a laugh or two looking at it.
wellbeingandhealth.net & Blog Archive &...
My friend, a therapist in Canada, wrote a thought provoking guest post: From my comment there: “I think there are varying degrees of being “in sync” with mind, body, Earth. I can’t seem to give up my Starbucks but I still feel a concrete part of my surroundings with or without it.”
These were some great psychology blogs I ran across last week. If you enjoy the links, please share them through social media such as Stumbleupon and Digg.
Got a hero? How about someone you look up to for their amazing vision? Whether it’s Ben Franklin or your Aunt Tilly, we want to hear about it! Write a post about a person with amazing vision and get it published here at my ongoing Blog Carnival. The deadline for edition 4 is November 2, 2008 at 2pm. Submit yours through the widget below:
Got a hero? How about someone you look up to for their amazing vision? Whether it’s Ben Franklin or your Aunt Tilly, we want to hear about it! Write a post about a person with amazing…
All people have fears. Sometimes these fears can prevent us from success. When I have fears at work, for example, they can stress me out so much that I miss the creative, innovative solutions that are right before my eyes. One way of dealing with these debilitating fears is through visualization and practice. I call this the “Tar Baby” approach. If you go to Disneyland, you’ll find a fun water ride there called “Splash Mountain.” The ride has a back story going on in miniatures all along the way. It is the story of how Brer Bear wants to beat up Brer Rabbit and Brer Rabbit says: “Do whatever you want, but please don’t throw me in the briar patch.” Of course this is silly to the viewer because Brer Rabbit was born in a briar patch.
The thing that scares us is the briar patch. To conquer the fear we can visualize us getting along with the things that causes us fear. Imagine yourself having success instead of failure. When the moment you once feared comes, you will not fear it. Like Brer Rabbit you will laugh and say: “I live in the briar patch.”
We all have fears that sometimes prevent our success. A symbol of fear in one Disney movie is a “briar patch.” If we can spend more time in the briar patch we can overcome our fear and get to the place of success.
This is an opinion piece that includes religion. I want to make clear that I value each of my individual readers and I hold no judgment against any chosen belief structure out there. If you read this blog, you are intelligent. If anything in this post offends someone out there, please disregard it. The normally scheduled psych/inspire stuff will return tomorrow.
One wealthy friend has lost over 100 grand in the stock market. Other family members have frantically pulled their money out in fear. Every day I read on Yahoo! news that the market has plunged another 7-800 points. these are records since the great depression. I have no money in the stock market, but if I did I think I would let it sit. Unofrtunately, no one is doing that. It is a mob mentality like a playground fight. One kid takes a swing at another, then the mob comes in shouting “fight fight fight.”
Before you know it it’s a brawl like you never imagined. People are giving up on America the same way. We have some friends who have started a “Bible Study” of which the curriculum consists of guilt tactics to get people to go to church. Let me be very clear that this is not my sort of curriculum. My personal belief is that God is not concerned if you go to church. However, I will tell you I live by a strong backbone of the Christian faith I was raised in. I don’t go to church much these days and I rarely read the bible but I know what it says quite well. In times like these when the world is crumbling around us I hold on to one mantra (I’ll modify it for civil/non-religious folks and then give the one I use as a Christian):
Civil: Be still.
What we all can do about the mob mentailty of pulling out of the stock market is to be still. I think most people would agree there are some great mantras in the bible, whether or not you profess to follow it in its entirety.
Religious: Be still and know that God is God
When a relative or friend calls you today expressing fear and panic about the mess we are in, be still. This too shall pass. In the end, the mob will be injured or dead … your peace of mind will be intact and God will still be God. I’ve said a lot here, your thoughts are more than welcome.
This is an opinion piece that includes religion. I want to make clear that I value each of my individual readers and I hold no judgment against any chosen belief structure out there. If you r…
I’ve run two blog carnival editions here at Postcards from the Funny Farm on innovation and inspiration. The title is “Amazing Vision” and the posts have been about people with just that. I’m running a third edition because the time is now for greatness.
Our country and world is needier than ever for leaders and great visionaries to come out and help it to a better place. I feel in my small way by having this carnival I am showing the wisdom of invention that can save us from the trouble we are in. I’ve written about Walt Disney, and Ray Kroc (McDonalds), Rod Serling, and many many other innovative and creative thinkers.
I will be contributing a post to the carnival as well. If you are an innovator or know of one, please write about it and submit it to this carnival. You’ll get a link back and even better, you’ll join a growing community of the “Amazing Visions” blog carnival community. I hope you consider getting your post in before Monday. My “vision” is that this will be the kind of post people will sip coffee or tea as they read and get mammoth inspiration. I’ll be publishing this edition by Tuesday. Below are some relevant links.
I know many bloggers and blog readers enjoy and even write poetry. For that reason, I am pleased to announced my friend Justin’s poetry contest!. It has a great first prize. The subject is: “Ice.” I hope to read your entries over there. For details click on the square below.
I know many bloggers and blog readers enjoy and even write poetry. For that reason, I am pleased to announced my friend Justin’s poetry contest!. It has a great first prize. The su…
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I'm Damien Riley, author and teacher. Here you'll find "think outside the box" posts on psychology and inspiration. 
