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- The Life Of A Soldier After Battlefield: Do we understand soldiers’ post war mental health and wellness issues?Are you aware that Vietnam vets and a large population of the military who served in both past and recent wars are suffering from what American Psychiatric Association (APA) classify in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) … Continue reading → […]
- We Are As Good As The Generation We Leave Behind: Lessons from the youth crisis in London.Every generation is as good as the one that generation leaves behind. Recent crisis in London raise serious question older citizens of this generation must be asking one another and that question is: Are chickens coming home to roost? One … Continue reading → […]
- Societal Bias on People Suffering from The disease of AddictionIn most cases when a loved one comes home from a physician and announces he or she is diagnosed with cancer or other serious illness such as heart, liver, lungs or kidney disorder, most members of the family and friends … Continue reading → […]
- The Power of Internal Optimism: A coach’s majestic calming of troubled water.As much as I personally rooted for my home team USA to win the 2011 Women World Cup Soccer, victory could not have been sweeter for Japan, a country that have very minimal to celebrate and cheer for in the … Continue reading → […]
- Adolescent Rite of Passage: A developmental treasure.Rite of passage is an important integration of mind, body spirit during crucial developmental stages of every human being. Stages during which every entity of a human being—the mind, body and spirit yearn for integration and unity. Developmental stages usually … Continue reading → […]
Talking From Both Sides of Your Mouth: Mind-body-spirit connection.
A house divided cannot stand. Life is about the choices we make. There is only one choice. You either choose to succeed or you don’t. You cannot talk from both sides of your mouth. You have already failed any time you embark on a project or life challenges with a secondary plan in case you fail. A war General who has any plan other than a victory plan has already lost the war. Think for a second a situation where you are getting married to Susan/Sam. At the same time you are planning your wedding, you have Angela/Antonio on the side and a secondary plan to marry Angela/Antonio just in case your marriage with Susan/Sam doesn’t work out. You have to be living in a fantasy world if you think for one second that you marriage with Susan/Sam has a chance to succeed. This is more evidence in wellness and healing, especially in chemical dependence and addiction healing. People who come into addiction healing with an unshakable determination and passion to kill their addiction sustain sobriety and win the battle of addiction more than those who believe relapse is part of recovery. One day at a time simply means you have an unshakable determination every single day to win whatever battle life presents to you including your wellness and healing battles. It means your house—Mind-body-spirit is in unity to win every single day. Is your house united in your battle to win life challenges?
Winning is an attitude. Live it!
By Dr Chris O’Banye
