All Discussions Tagged 'bernhard' - Zoobird2024-03-29T00:59:17Zhttps://www.zoobird.com/group/zoobirdmindbodyandspirit/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=bernhard&feed=yes&xn_auth=no6 Lessons the Sick can Teach the Healthytag:www.zoobird.com,2013-12-22:2129360:Topic:563512013-12-22T23:19:10.711ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310082637?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310082637?profile=original" width="605"></img></a> What can you learn from the sick? Well, here's 6 lessons from a chronically ill person who is also a law professor and gifted writer. Here's what Toni Bernhard, JD has to offer:</p>
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<p>1. Less is more - clean out the stuff you've accumulated</p>
<p>2. Ruminating about the past and worrying about the future can make you unhappy.</p>
<p>3. Rushing to judgment about…</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310082637?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310082637?profile=original" width="605"/></a>What can you learn from the sick? Well, here's 6 lessons from a chronically ill person who is also a law professor and gifted writer. Here's what Toni Bernhard, JD has to offer:</p>
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<p>1. Less is more - clean out the stuff you've accumulated</p>
<p>2. Ruminating about the past and worrying about the future can make you unhappy.</p>
<p>3. Rushing to judgment about others can lead to painful misunderstandings.</p>
<p>4. Paying attention to my body’s needs is of utmost importance. "For example, now I can feel how emotions are experienced in the body and how mental stress can exacerbate my physical symptoms."</p>
<p>5. Expanding my thinking beyond my own personal problems helps me accept the life I have.</p>
<p>6. Being nice to myself is the best medicine.</p>
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<p>She mentions Seung Sahn, credited with bringing a lot of Zen knowledge to the West. That opens up more doors. You can find out more about Sahn at wikipedia: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seung_Sahn">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seung_Sahn</a></p>
<p>She also mentions <i>Present Moment, Wonderful Moment</i> by the Vietnamese Zen monk and teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.</p>
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<p>Here's a link to the full article:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/12/6-lessons-sick-teach-healthy.html">http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/12/6-lessons-sick-teach-healthy.html</a></p>