tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18180642.post8238618814601186814..comments2024-03-18T22:19:57.402-05:00Comments on A Writer's Life....Caroline Clemmons: Guest Post: "The Mind-Body Connection" by Diana RaabCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18180642.post-63027886650849715872010-09-28T19:42:19.076-05:002010-09-28T19:42:19.076-05:00It's so true. Mind, body, spirit - they're...It's so true. Mind, body, spirit - they're all connected. If you're not happy emotionally/spiritually, it will eventually show up in your health.<br /><br />Thank you for this post. I loved it!Marie Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161108133031905188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18180642.post-68800057165893075622010-09-28T16:04:49.616-05:002010-09-28T16:04:49.616-05:00Thank you for hosting me on your wonderful blog! I...Thank you for hosting me on your wonderful blog! I hope HEALING WITH WORDS will help many of your readers and beyond!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Diana RaabDiana M. Raabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961507483070235391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18180642.post-43779824879205966792010-09-27T18:51:29.264-05:002010-09-27T18:51:29.264-05:00Hi Diana:
The mind/body connection works in both...Hi Diana:<br /><br /> The mind/body connection works in both directions and some think the mind and body are of the same substance and are just two ways of looking at the same phenomena. Just as light is both a particle and a wave at the same time.<br /><br /> While I see benefits from journaling, just as there are benefits in free-association sessions with a therapist, I also see it as a possible new source of stress and obsessive behavior. If your ‘self-talk’ is negative, won’t your journaling also be the same? <br /><br /> Does your book provide guidelines for keeping the project positive? I’m a big fan of using affirmations as found in The Daily Word. <br /><br /> Also, I believe there is very good evidence that humor has a very positive impact on disease. I think Normal Cousins did great work on this. Do you have a view on humor therapy?<br /><br /> I am very interested in your book. <br /><br />BTW: I witnessed some of the UCLA monkey experiments in the 1960’s. They put electrodes into the monkey’s brain and could make him happy, sad, aggressive, hungry, sleepy, etc with a small charge. I can’t get the image of all those monkeys out of my mind. It was like it happened yesterday. <br /><br />Vince <br /><br />vmres@swbell.netVincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707773426729777989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18180642.post-14445845347100927592010-09-27T12:16:57.383-05:002010-09-27T12:16:57.383-05:00I write and have been journaling for quite some ti...I write and have been journaling for quite some time, yet I find that when I should be writing I don't. I can guess that I may be thinking: if I don't face it, the problem will go away. And yet I know that when I write I face the problem and see that it really isn't that big after all. Now, I need on getting my sister to understand that, also.<br />Thanks for the nudge.Susan L. Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147461352442928001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18180642.post-13316644475825349682010-09-27T10:22:57.963-05:002010-09-27T10:22:57.963-05:00This sounds like an interesting topic. I would li...This sounds like an interesting topic. I would like the book and hope I win.<br /><br />stephaniesuesansmith@gmail.comStephanie Suesan Smith, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06258700735299993683noreply@blogger.com