4 Responses to “It’s About Balance”

1. Kaa Says:
   February 7th, 2008 at 4:21 am

   My key in managing depression is what I call paying the RENT. That stands for Rest, Exercise, Nutrition, and Talk(be it self-talk or dialogue with others).

   If I am experiencing a descent into depression symptoms, it’s a near certainty that I am mismanaging one of those four variables and need to take some action.

2. Cosmo - the black dog! Says:
   February 7th, 2008 at 5:20 am

   Kaa,

   That sounds similar to the TLC program of better sleep, more sun light, exercise, anti-rumination, omega-3, etc.

   The article I linked to hit home as I’ve experienced losses in many of those areas and it does increase anxiety and depression.

   Thanks for sharing.

3. Lisa Says:
   February 8th, 2008 at 10:41 am

   The Friday Wall St. Journal featured a book today in the book review section called “Against Happiness”. You have to be an on line subscriber to read the article on line, or it is in today’s print copy. Here is the link to Amazon. Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy

   The personm who reviewed the book gave me the impression that happiness is more about the journey and sometimes there is pain in that journey. I have got to add this to my “to read list”.

   I am into Ayurveda. It involves all the aspects of a person. I know the minute my digestion is messed up that all of my “areas” are not taken care of…..including my emotional areas. Our body is a very wondrous network….everything works together and if one thing is off, it can set up a domino effect of things to go wrong. Plus we are part of what goes on around us. Like the plants need us to exhale so they can inhale and visa versa.

   I’m glad you stress that there is more to mental challenges than what goes on in our head……it’s more like what goes on in our universe.

4. Cosmo - the black dog! Says:
   February 8th, 2008 at 4:44 pm

   Thanks Lisa, I’ll put that one on my reading list as well.

   The little I know about Ayurveda it seems to be similar to traditional Chinese medicine in focusing on balance. Anything to help us ‘listen’ to our bodies is bound to help.

   Thank you for your comments and for reading my blog.

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