Pen and Ink Drawing-
"Vitality Bursting out of Sick Pores"-2005 drawn after my mom passed away, and when the emotional pain began translating into physical suffering;
Proverbs 17:22
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
"Vitality Bursting out of Sick Pores"-2005 drawn after my mom passed away, and when the emotional pain began translating into physical suffering;
Proverbs 17:22
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
So true! And as I embark on a journey to transform my body (from the inside), I realize that POSITIVITY is playing a major role on my recovery to health. In grad school, I've learned about negative cognition, and how it contributes to an person's depressive state, which seems pretty common sense: you think bad, you feel bad- Optimism seems to be the type of thing that you inherit, or learn at a very young age. If I believed that optimism was a personality trait that could not be changed, I would be out of luck! I USED TO BE a huge pessimist!! But I can change, I can learn, and honestly being cynical about stuff has caused nothing but discouragement and disappointment, so enough is enough. This journey has taken a couple of years now, I have been rediscovering myself through Art (which is undoubtedly a gift from God, and the simple awareness of this has opened up an avenue for TRUE connection and self-assessment/awareness). Now it' time to listen and respect my body, (this is LONG overdue) but I want to start giving special attention to this issue of staying positive. I am going to read Michael J. Fox's new book to give me a good first taste on this, and will let you know what else I find out...
In the mean time, please pray that my nutritional efforts will remain strong, and that my husband's patience won't run thin with the upcoming 3 MONTH ELIMINATION OF SUGARS that I am about to endure. (More on this to come)
Here is the link to Michael's book:
So true! And as I embark on a journey to transform my body (from the inside), I realize that POSITIVITY is playing a major role on my recovery to health. In grad school, I've learned about negative cognition, and how it contributes to an person's depressive state, which seems pretty common sense: you think bad, you feel bad- Optimism seems to be the type of thing that you inherit, or learn at a very young age. If I believed that optimism was a personality trait that could not be changed, I would be out of luck! I USED TO BE a huge pessimist!! But I can change, I can learn, and honestly being cynical about stuff has caused nothing but discouragement and disappointment, so enough is enough. This journey has taken a couple of years now, I have been rediscovering myself through Art (which is undoubtedly a gift from God, and the simple awareness of this has opened up an avenue for TRUE connection and self-assessment/awareness). Now it' time to listen and respect my body, (this is LONG overdue) but I want to start giving special attention to this issue of staying positive. I am going to read Michael J. Fox's new book to give me a good first taste on this, and will let you know what else I find out...
In the mean time, please pray that my nutritional efforts will remain strong, and that my husband's patience won't run thin with the upcoming 3 MONTH ELIMINATION OF SUGARS that I am about to endure. (More on this to come)
Here is the link to Michael's book:
