Why do we get caught up in the small stuff
Why do we let our attention be drawn to things of no consequence
Is it laziness that directs us to the easy option
Or lack of discipline that prevents us getting on with the job
Is it the incessant scrolling that numbs the brain or hours of telly
Is it envy of others that prevents us moving forwards
Or self pity that distracts us for hours
Is it lack of belief, worth, value in self, that prevents us evolving
Is it lack of self confidence and low esteem that robs us of the dreams
The visions, the hopes, the desires for a future that never comes.
We can ask the question a thousand times and there will always be another excuse.
Who’d have thought that there could be so many excuses and so many years lost
Who as a child would ever have thought that dreams weren’t real or the future bright
Exciting, vibrant, full of promise, ever hopeful, fun, thrilling, enthusiastic
Who would have thought that we would learn to be controlled by Stress
The reaction of the body to any demand placed upon it
Demands that take us from stress to distress — Ease to disease
Stress — The interrupter of life flow, the dam that stops your river, halts you progress
Stress — Insipid, crawls in slowly overtaking even the deepest recesses of the mind
Stress — Robbing us of all that is good and for too many, of life itself.
So overwhelmed — We can only manage the small stuff, clouds engulf our mind
FOG — Envelops our ideas, fatigue saps us of enthusiasm and we join the realms of
The Living Dead — Still breathing – going through the motions but empty and estranged.
Depressing isn’t it yet there is GOOD NEWS — GREAT NEWS
If you’re willing it isn’t so tough to treat — You’ve just got to look in the right direction
Recognise an overall condition rather than specifics — Look at the bigger picture
Then — CHANGE WHAT YOU CAN CHANGE…
Is it easy? Sometimes YES — Sometimes NO
Is it possible ? — YES
How do I know? — I’ve devoted the best years of my practicing life to it
History after history — Story after story — No two identical — BUT — Similar
I’ve made some changes, adjusted, fine tuned — reduced symptoms for my patients
Witnessed the CHANGE — Seen the results — AND — It’s not always what you expect
Does it require Inter-professional generosity? — Often
Did it require me ditching my professional ego? — Absolutely
Was it worth it? — Totally
So satisfying bringing people out of their FOGGY DAY…