Don't Worry, Be Happy !

A few years ago an catchy little tune called Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin was going the rounds. Once heard it took ages to get out of your head. But within that simple song lies a profound message; we spend way too much time worrying.

The thing about worrying is that no good ever comes of it. Worry dissipates your energies, diverting them from more constructive use. As we've got better at curing physical illness so it seems mental illnesses such as stress, depression, anxiety (essentially all aliases for worry) have expanded to fill the gap. And of course these conditions adversely affect physical health.

But even worse than that, worry is a form of thought. And as countless teachers have told thoughts are very powerful things. They tend to manifest themselves in reality. So by worrying, you actually serve to create the very thing you are worried about!

If something is bothering you all the worry in the world isn't going to help (and will most likely harm). Whatever it may be - money, work, relationships, kids, health, family... DO something about it. If the problem is money, start planning and budgeting a little better; if it's work, start checking the job ads or consider something more radical like self-employment or re-training; if it's health, eat healthy, exercise and follow the doctor's orders...

Sit quietly, take a few deep breaths, analyze what's wrong and what you can do about it. Don't be afraid to ask for help through prayer, or even from those you trust.

In most situations you'll have a choice of potential actions (including simply doing nothing and letting what will be just be). And for each, since we can't see the future, a range of possible outcomes - including the best, worst and most likely.

You'll now be empowered by knowledge. Decide what you're going to do. Then do it. And stop worrying, because you KNOW that you've done the best you could in the circumstances, and whatever happens you KNOW that you couldn't have done any better.

Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday

Think back to childhood. I'm pretty sure you worried then too. Perhaps you forgot to revise for a class test, or maybe you got dropped from the football team, or your best friend didn't want to let you in a game... At the time didn't it seem the biggest problem in the world, but looking back don't your childhood worries seem inconsequential? And that's how today's worries will seem when reviewed in the world of Spirit. So stop worrying and be happy.

Aching Back From Driving or Sitting? You Can Do Something About It

Back pain complaints are the number one worry of most of those who live and love to travel in their RV’s. When I teach a back clinic at rallys it’s always to a full house and the back ailments, while they are as many and varied as the typical RV group, are a source of pain, discomfort, and even disability to all. What can you do to alleviate the worst symptoms, and how can you deal with your back problem without spending a fortune on surgery, medications and chiropractic visits?
Avoid sitting for more than two hours at a time. Yes, I know this is not what you wanted to hear, but it is a fact. Sitting, whether you are driving, riding, or otherwise occupied, is very hard on the spine.
“Sitting all day is the worst thing in the world you can do for your back,” says Dr. Joel Press, medical director of the Spine and Sports Institute at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Sitting puts nearly twice the stress on the spine as standing, and slouching while sitting increases the pressure even more. Slouching pushes the back into a convex, or “C” shape. Staying in this position for hours, barely moving, compounds the damage done by this position. Our backs are designed for movement, as is our whole body. Movement is key to lubricating the disks that act as shock absorbers for the body. When we’re locked into this “C” position we rob our spine of important and essential nutrients. There is no regular vascular supply road to the spine–it depends on movement to provide these essential nutrients.
So what can we do to avoid the painful low back lock up? Change your position. Stand up, if possible, every 15 to 30 minutes, clasp your hands behind your back and stretch. Walk. Walking stirs up the blood circulation to the whole body–especially to the spine–and restores lost blood flow and brings healing nutrients to the whole spinal column. If you have to sit longer, move from a slouch to an arched back several times. Even the driver can do this. Press the lower back against the seat, round, then arch your back to release the pressure of the “C” curve position. Use a lumbar roll to help maintain the natural curve of the back.

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