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Trying.

So, I tried a lot harder today with eating better. Let’s see how long I can keep it going this time. 

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🌸 • • • #spoonie #spoonielife #chronicillness #chronicpain #invisibleillness #endthestigma #youarenotalone #mentalhealth #health #support #supportgroups #supporting #chronicillnesswarrior #invisibleillnessawareness

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I think when we name our truths on a daily basis, life and her many complications, become easier to bear. -Team SG

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Happy Pride Month!!!!! -Team SG Never be ashamed of who you are, never doubt you are worthy, you are beautiful, you are courageous, you are all gifts to this world.

Parents of beautiful and wonderful #LGBTQIAkids, hug your babies, march with them, wear your rainbows proudly, be their best advocates.

We are so pleased to be #allies of the #lgbtqiacommunity, you are always welcome on our site, we love you, we support you! -Team SG ❤️ 🌈

https://gay-and-lesbian.supportgroups.com/ https://transgender.supportgroups.com/ https://coming-out.supportgroups.com/ https://bisexuality.supportgroups.com/

❤️ 🌈 ❤️ 🌈 ❤️ 🌈 ❤️ 🌈 ❤️ 🌈 ❤️ 🌈

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For every problem or issue we face, we inevitably come up with a solution that would satisfy us in terms of the outcome.  Sometimes we can actually work towards that goal and achieve it, other times, another ending is in store, be open to either path. -Team SG ❤️

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Hanukkah is one of the greatest #good vs #evil stories where good ultimately overcomes! May this season bring your #joy, #light and comfort that in the end the #good guys and gals win! -Team SG

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Take a Deep Breath

Dear Members,

Have you ever taken a Yoga, Pilates, or Meditation class, or really any kind of workout?  If you have, you are well familiar with the phrase, “Make sure you are breathing!”  A small sarcastic voice inside my head is like, yep, got that one covered, but really, do we?  When we suddenly find ourselves in any stressful, scary, anxious… situation it is as if we forget we have lungs at all.  Or transversely, we feel like we have bellows in our chest as they are emptying and filling at such a frantic rate.  So how do we get to that perfect balance of breathing through all the madness that takes place in our life and how do we learn to reset when things get out of hand? This week’s Life Hack is therefore about, Learning to breathe, or quite literally, TAKE A DEEP BREATH!  For a moment, if you are able while reading this, access your body, are you wearing your shoulders as earrings?  Take a moment to hunch them up, breathe and and then relax them down.  Ahhhhhh.  See you are feeling better already!  Now, take a deep breath in and let it out, again, Ahhhhhhh.   “Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.” -L. Frank Baum There is so much going on in today’s world, our focus is on our phones, our kids, emails, alerts, a million different scheduled events, school, work; jump out of bed in the morning and then fall into it in the evening.  We don’t allow for very much down time.  Time to just sit and relax is so important, not only for you, but for your kids as well.  We are teaching our children that being plugged in from dusk to dawn is normal.  That working all the time is normal.  Working hard is a wonderful example for them, but working non stop, never taking time to take care of your health and mental health is an example that needs to stop now.  

Breathing in, I calm my body.

Breathing out, I smile.

Dwelling in the present moment,

I know this is a wonderful moment.  -Thich Nhat Hanh

We see so often on the site where people are at the end of their rope, they don’t know what to do, should they stay in a marriage, should they work through infidelity, should they follow through on suicidal thoughts, should they come out, what will happen if they come out…?  We go from thought to panic over and over and over again. What if instead of going from 0-100, we stopped for a moment after a thought comes to mind and in that moment we just breathed in and out for a few seconds.We are not suggesting that this will somehow enlighten you, heal you or even reveal anything to you, but when you breathe deeply you calm the heart, your blood pressure slows, and you halt the fight or flight response. “...the rhythm and the depth of your breath directly affects the state of your mind and the health of your body. According to yoga and ayurveda, breath is a carrier of Prana, the Energy, that gives life to the body. No breath, no life and no energy!

Even if you don’t believe in energy and Prana, you still can’t live without breathing.” -Nadya Andreeva Spinach and Yoga Blog Here are a few suggestions on how you can add deep breathing, taking a moment to slow down in life and take a breath, into your daily schedule:

1. Instead of waking up and grabbing your phone, while lying down or sitting somewhere comfortable, take a moment to breathe in and out for 5 minutes or an amount of time that seems doable to you.  Set a goal for the day and if you can’t seem to make it to 5 minutes, play some peaceful music to help you relax.

2. When a situation with the kids, or your boss or your partner... gets you stressed and upset, acknowledge how you feel and breathe in and out until you calm yourself.  

3. Remind yourself that most situations, no matter how awful, are usually not permanent.  Life may seem hellacious and very well might be, but often there is an escape route.  Take time every day to breathe and use that time to search internally if there is anything left that you can work with to see your way out.  Is there another therapist to try, a new medication, a new treatment, a new view and way to reframe what is going on?

This is again, not a magic button, deep breathing, ok, check done, why the #$%^&*())*@# isn’t everything better?!  It is about setting a new mindset and pace.  

Wishing you all nothing but the best and deep breathing-

Team SG Resources:

http://www.spinachandyoga.com/5-hard-to-resist-benefits-of-breathing-deeper/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-kornbluth/thich-nhat-hanh-could-you_b_162447.html

https://anxiety.supportgroups.com/

https://stress.supportgroups.com/

https://depression.supportgroups.com/