Showing posts with label personal development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label personal development. Show all posts

Sunday, July 7, 2019

I Need a Break

Work and family demands or the weather can get us to thinking about getting away from it all! Unfortunately, many people go away on vacation and return feeling tired and stressed. Here are some things to consider:
  1. Stay home - If you really need a rest, you could just plan to take time off from your job and not go anywhere. You likely have reading, movies and hobbies that never get touched because of busyness and staying at home can offer you a cost-free opportunity to enjoy them.
  2. Consider the timing - Deciding to go on a trip can be expensive but if you are willing to shop around, there are times that will offer you savings. Flying mid-week is usually less expensive than on weekends. Off season also costs less and there are always airline sales that offer discounts at various times throughout the year.
  3. Set a budget and allow for extras - Travel often costs more than expected, especially if you have delays or need transportation that you hadn't expected. My cousin used to say that there isn't any point in buying a boat if you can't afford the gas to run it! Make sure you have access to extra funds before you leave just in case!
  4. Think about travel options - When I went to Boston a couple of years ago, I decided to travel by train to Philadelphia and then to Lancaster. I loved it! Try taking a ferry, boat or even bicycle during part of your adventure.
  5. Read reviews about accommodations - There are so many choices when it comes to finding a good place to stay and this can be confusing. I don't always look for the most popular tourist areas because most places have good transportation options. Also, remember that when I go away, I am going for a rest. I look for clean rooms and good customer service as priorities.
  6. Under pack - You likely don't need as many clothes as you think. Leave room in your luggage for items that you might want to bring home with you. You can always purchase something there. And it is a good idea to pack a smaller suitcase or an extra bag inside your suitcase in case you need it. It is usually less expensive to pay airlines for an extra bag than an overweight one.
  7. Allow for delays - Life happens! Weather, mechanical problems and other uncontrollable incidents can result in your flight being cancelled. (That is why you might need extra funds for a hotel stay or meal).
  8. Treat airports like malls - You can sit and complain about having to wait or you can enjoy your time. I often purchase birthday cards, get my hair done or order a nice meal while I am waiting for connections. It's actually not very different from visiting a mall in my home city.
  9. Plan rest days. I usually plan one day with a tour or outing followed by one day of rest. Most of my trips are ten days which allow two for travel, four for enjoying the surroundings and four for self-care.
  10. Consult with "locals" - Staff at the hotel or in retail stores will tell you where they eat and shop. These are usually non-tourist sites that offer excellent bargains and lots of nice surprises.
The secret to a good break is in the planning. Investing a little time up front will likely result in lots of smiles and memories for years to come!
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From Dr. Linda Hancock, Registered Psychologist and Registered Social Worker


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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

The Miracle Machine

Our subconscious mind is the miracle machine, especially when we know how to program it and have the patience to do so. With that said, I begin this article. Sure, I could say many things in this article, but I will start out with this: ninety percent of our minds is in that subconscious operation factor, and we only use ten percent or less of what is obvious or consciously operating. Our conscious minds are like the house on the hill that is dimly lighted, and our subconscious is the rest of the universe around that little house.
Living in that little house with the rest of the universe operating around us is how it seems and how it is. Indeed, though, hypnosis and metaphysics is genuinely exploring that universe around us in so many ways outside that limited conscious arc of operation or dimly lighted little house on the hill I just described as the contents of our conscious minds.
So, think about this fact, our little dim lives in comparison to all of existence are just a drop in the bucket compared to all of the consciousness and reality that exists. However our minds seem to be open, they are always closed to something until opened up to the possibility genuinely. Reality is more than just something we live in, it is everything in existence right down to fleeting thoughts and fantasies that seem to come and go.
Can I simply say this: There is more.
Sure, it may seem as ridiculous as Edgar Allan Poe getting drunk and screaming "Lenore, Lenore!" in The Raven poetry without knowing the context of what he was screaming, and the ancient Greek philosopher Aristocles-Plato said that poetry is a divine madness without full consciousness of the realities being put forth in the verse. Although we must realistically open our minds and fully understand contexts to understand anything, for the miracles are all around if we genuinely look for them right down to the atoms, molecules and particles all around up that are ever-changing energy with one unchanging fact, everything in existence is the same material of energy.
So, I end with the genuine and real miracle of reality and being: Everything starts as a thought and ends as reality. Sure, I can sound worse than the George Harrison song on "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Beatles album "Within You, Without You" in this article although I mean to sound as coherent as George Frederic Handel's "Messiah", but you do have to admit that the reality of life consciousness is the ultimate miracle.
My name is Joshua Clayton, I am a freelance writer based in Inglewood, California. I also write under a few pen-names and aliases, but Joshua Clayton is my real name, and I write by that for the most part now. I am a philosophical writer and objective thinker and honest action taker. I also work at a senior center in Gardena, California as my day job, among other things, but primarily I am a writer.


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