We use a lot of buzz words like “living life to its fullest,”” “being mindful,” “upcycling,” and yet do we really know what we are saying, and why?
Living life to its fullest is essential, life is short, and we have only one (that we are consciously aware of.) If we don’t put our energy into each day and observe our passion we are just marking time. I have marked time and I refuse to spend my days wishing and dreaming without trying.
When we try we are moving in a forward and positive direction. However, changing our path and beginning a new journey can be difficult but it is crucial for happiness. Pleasurable experiences are what we create for ourselves, no one can make us happy, what others can do is share in our joy.
To set a new path it is important to be mindful. It begins by knowing what you want and what you don’t. Beyond that we must clear our thoughts and be honest. Too often we tend to hide the truth from ourselves not following our heart and what will provide us the peaceful life we deserve to look.
There is a quote and philosophy: “Do what you love. Love what you do.” “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Although the job you choose may not be able to sustain you, it may be worth living with less or differently so you may have the life you deserve.
Today, many of are experiencing anxieties and depression is often due to us living and following the paths of others. The reality of it is that we do not have to live like our neighbor, our best friend or even follow in the footsteps of our family tree. We each have an obligation to be the best person we can be without hurting another. We must be aware of mindful of our words, tone as well as our mannerisms when we speak to each other. It is also important to put judgment aside, if we don’t judge another, they will not judge us. Can you imagine living a world without judgment?
I can – now it’s up to all of us! Become aware and enjoy!
If you are like most Americans, responding to the alarm clock in the morning is just another annoyance in the scheme of things. Waking up to darkness and watch the dawn of the day may provide us all the opportunity to appreciate a new day. Driving to work in the dark or early hours of the morning may give just enough sunshine to our beginning as having the light of the sun at the end of the day.
As I have recorded both in blogging as well as on 
My transformation begins with listening to my body, soul, and mind. Just like you, I feel aches and pains however it is now time for me to respond to those symptoms getting the assistance to define them. If the aches and pains need attention (such as migraines, fibromyalgia, and old injuries.), it is time to seek medical and or psychological assistance to work through the process to obtain relief. Relief may or may not spell cure; it may mean adjusting and making lifestyle changes.
Lifestyle changes can be challenging to achieve when we share our lives with a spouse (significant other), children, and friends. Sometimes their motives are perceived by others as not needed, and their thoughts tend to feed on our insecurities. However, to be the best you, as I want to be the best me, we need to become the master of our destiny. Change does not mean that those close to you must change too, it may be in their best interest to become mindful of you.
Many of the shows I am producing and co-hosting on newclevelandradio.net are helping me focus on life, especially mine, and how I want to be the best Karen I can be while enjoying my days on earth.
Healthy Living with Dr. Mack & Staff will not be heard on Thursday 3/8/18, however, follow my journey and check out past podcasts at: 
Living with debilitating migraines but not allowing them to debilitate you! I have been living this life for 50 years, and too often many believed I was either a hypochondriac or drama queen. The funny part is I rarely complained or dramatized my pain because life for me could never stop (at least for an extended period.) Also, I am a type A personality, and for me, that has always meant I have difficulty shutting down my brain and relaxing!
A type A personality is often characterized as having a temperament of excessive ambition, aggression, competitiveness, drive, impatience, need for control. The individual typically focuses on quantity over quality and unrealistic sense of urgency (OCD.)
Although I have always been an ambitious person for most of my life, I lacked the self-esteem to achieve however that pushed my aggression and drive and impatience to try to be perfect, often feeling much less than that despite any accolades I might receive. Even if I won an “atta girl,” I often did not hear it as I was trying to be better even when I had reached my best. I developed OCD traits with an attitude of “NOW” not being able to think first but react first. My life became one of doing it now; there may not be another time!
It is never too late to learn new habits and those that are good for you. The saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” is a fallacy. If the old dog wants to learn, they can be taught.
This past Autumn I challenged my orthopedic surgeon that my healed femur was still causing me discomfort and the limp I was walking with was aggravating my headaches. I began a regiment of Physical Therapy and deep tissue massage that has provided me with relief, no limp and the encouragement to work towards running, jogging or walking a 5K this year.
I am now in week three of treatment at Brecksville Physical Therapy, and Dr. Mack and Staff are teaching me how to take better care of myself as they work with me to reduce my headaches. I am not just one of many when I am in their facility for treatment, I am me, and my plan is individualized. His staff talks to each patient personally and leads them through their exercise process at their needed pace. Let me share today’s story.
Lastly today James did try something new (although I have experienced this treatment once before) he injected the occipital area of my head where both he and I could feel the pain source. After my injection, I was completed for the day and set to return home. By the time I walked out and to my car, my sight in my right eye was back, and the pain, ache and secondary symptoms of this headache diminished.
If I do nothing else, it is to make my mother (and father) proud and live life to fullest as pain-free as I am able and with that, I thank Brecksville Physical Therapy for the program that they have not just for me but for many. If you too want to feel better, you must take the first step and look for the right fit, just like you do when you buy a pair of shoes, pants, or shirt. Not too small, not too big, but just right!
Today I began week three at Brecksville Physical Medicine. There are some days I hesitate to go in for my week treatments either because I am feeling just fine or I am feeling too “blah” to get up and go. However, like anything in life that is worth having I understand I you need to work towards it. Dr. Mack and his staff do not have a magic wand or a cure it all pill to take away aches, pains and the many years of suffering I have experienced. What Brecksville Physical Medicine does have is a program that they are creating for me or you to enhance lifestyles while reducing pain levels. My personal story goes back almost 50 years suffering from migraines (daily.) I have learned that suffering is part of my personality and sadly it has caused me other problems in my life. Pain can turn a happy, competent person into a sad, angry and poor self-image individual.
For me, pain spurred me to be better than others by becoming the go-to person, or the gopher, just to prove to myself that I was capable. However, in the end, I paid the price experiencing anxiety and depression.
When my mother took ill in the late summer of 2016, I started facing my mortality as I willed her to live pain-free and content or pass into the night where she would no longer suffer. My mother, DVasha was a lucky lady as she was able to maintain her health the majority of her life, her only battles were the unwanted pounds that she easily gained. However, in her last two and half months on this earth, while she was still cognitive and communicating, I learned that she withheld her emotional pains from those around her to maintain an aurora that she was OK.
The more I learned about my mom, the easier it became for me to see that I was much like her, although my pains were both physical and emotional. I have been working on the emotional, and it was last Autumn 2017 that I decided my physical well being needed adjustments. Using the word adjustments can be a little scary as sometimes it takes someone pushing, pressing or pulling at you to pop, similar to the treatments I am receiving at Brecksville Physical Therapy.
The team of talented, caring professionals not only listen to my words but my body. Although I may say I cannot do something, their eyes and ears often see something different, and they guide me through the process. There is no coercion; we become one in learning how to reach the goals to allow me to live a more satisfying life.
My mother would be proud, I am not complaining, Kvetching, about how much I hurt and what I cannot do. Instead, I am learning to appreciate my pain-free and days and the days when the intensity is less. I no longer say I cannot, I keep trying until I can, or find a new way to achieve the positive results. I thank Dr. Adam Mack and Staff for taking the journey with newclevelandradio.net and providing you my readers and our listeners with opportunities by making you more aware.
Tomorrow, March 6th I will have the honor of interviewing, Autism advocate John Keaney. Being on the spectrum does not mean the individual is unrelatable or incapable of being part of the norm. Although Autism Spectrum Disorder may have you noticing the quirks that these individuals may possess, their quirks are what make them unique.
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