How To Get Unstuck | Iyanla Vanzant

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuTDWnz6Tgg


I have listened to the video and I love the warm and encouraging message by Iyanla Vanzant. Her compassionate advice on how to get unstuck resonates with me, such as choosing to not live down to other people's expectations of us, who told us that we couldn't do this or that - as I have come to realise it may very well be a reflection of their own self-doubts and their own jealousy - and choosing instead to live the truth of who we really are and what we are capable of, and being willing to do the things that scare us and challenge the false constraints that were imposed on us.

Yes, we can also forgive ourselves for having once believed the things that other people told us about ourselves that were not true, for we didn't know any better then, and like the proverbial phoenix rising from the ashes, we will rise from the depths of our fears with renewed strength and wisdom that creates a light that shines bright enough to help, encourage and inspire others as well. https://www.pinterest.com/elizabethheuvel/rising-up-from-the-ashes/

Calming Effects of Nature

"The researchers then conducted a similar experiment with another set of people. Rather than taking walks between the rounds of testing, these subjects simply looked at photographs of either calm rural scenes or busy urban ones. The results were the same. The people who looked at pictures of nature scenes were able to exert substantially stronger control over their attention, while those who looked at city scenes showed no improvement in their attentiveness. “In sum,” concluded the researchers, “simple and brief interactions with nature can produce marked increases in cognitive control.” Spending time in the natural world seems to be of “vital importance” to “effective cognitive functioning.”

Rural > City > Cyberspace

The Biggest Migration In Human History.

It is interesting to note that besides going to Nature areas, having pictures of nature scenes in our environment can help us calm our minds and have stronger control over our attention. Recently, I decided to paste a photo of Nature scenery in my bedroom wall, and I would look at the picture of green vegetation and I find that it helps to soothe my eyes and calm my mind.