Today’s Oracle
My software angels choose this oracle quote for you today:
53) Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way.
I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets: “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”
— W. H. Murray, The Scottish Himalayan Expedition (J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1951)
You can use my Potent Quotes Oracle page whenever you need help. Hold a question in your heart, and see what quote comes up for you when you scroll down.
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This Tweak Works to Lower Stress
I know you experience stress.
And I am betting you have a tight neck, almost everyone does. But do you know the neurological reason why.
Read on and you can turn off your stress response and slowly regain your supple strong neck and feel more at ease in your life. You’d like that, right?
Listen, if you’re an animal and a predator attempts to bite you on the back of your neck, or someone like your brother or Mr. Bogan in 7th grade shop grabs it, what do you automatically do?
Obviously, you scrunch you neck so you can’t be gotten. This is good for survival.
But what happens if there is no real attack, just fear such as the fear of losing your job, or your place in line at the DMV. Our primitive brain can’t distinguish between that and a saber tooth tiger. So we keep the back of the neck short and tight. Not a full scrunch, perhaps, but just a little tight. Do that for weeks, months, years what do you get?
Then consider the attacks keep coming. Think of the evening news or reports on the radio, or facebook …
The Tweak
With this tweak, you can interrupt the reflex and restore your neck and back.
Give yourself these instructions:
Let the chin drop.
Let the ears go up.
Let the neck be long.
Let the spine lengthen.
It’s a minuscule movement, just an intention to let the neck be long.
When I do this I notice a release of tension in the neck that I didn’t know was there until I release it. Or more correctly, my postural neural pathways found the optimum posture.
Look for that feeling of ease. Play with dropping your chin and letting the ears go up. Make the move big, make it small, find the Goldilocks happy place – not to much, not too little, just right.
OK? Easy?
Bifocals
Bifocals can mimic the startle reflex by requiring you to tip your chin up to see things like my desktop computer at home and thereby shorten my neck
I use regular glasses to read and work on that screen to avoid the short neck.
If I accidentally use the wrong glasses, in short order my neck will report.
Instead of getting new glasses or two sets you may be able to get the same benefit by lowering your computer screen.
Think of placing it in the same position where you might read a book. The old ergonomic recommendation was to have the screen at eye level. I don’t think that works for you. It doesn’t for me.
Chin Down – Ears Up Cures Stress
Lastly, the tail wags the dog. Stop the startle response and you stop the effects of the stress in your body and mind.
Do it while at work.
Do it while driving.
Do it while using the computer or watching any screen.
Do it while reading.
Do it while walking and your step becomes surprisingly light and easy.
Do it while exercising.
Do it while sitting in meditation.
Do it dozens of times a day. Do it.
May you walk in beauty,
William
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