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STRESS SPREADS LIKE WILDFIREAfter a wildfire. Stress is a disease. A preventable disease. The American Psychological Association warns that it is a major health problem on the rise. A woman in the Bahamas thought her house was on fire after watching the fires in California on television too long. Stress blocks the natural flow of energy in the body. When you hold your breath too long your face turns red and you feel like you are going to explode. When you twist your garden hose you can't wash your car. The water won't flow. When any normal channel is blocked there's trouble. Asian medical practice unblocks the natural flow of energy in the body. The Emotional Freedom Technique developed by Gary Craig is based on the theory that all negative emotion is a disruption of the body's energy flow along the meridians that were mapped over 4,000 years ago by Chinese physicians. There's a world of difference between reacting to your house burning down and daily stress. The first: anger, tears, heartbreak--release. The second: worry, withheld anger and tears--no release, blocked energy. Disasters can have an upside. Fear of impending disasters rarely have an upside although it makes money for those who profit from it. Fear definitely increases stress and blocks the flow of energy in the body. I remember being so fightened once I froze. My body was paralyzed by fright. Worry over time can kill you, or at least make you miserable. The more television news we watch, the more we tend to worry. A New Yorker cartoon shows a man in front of his television. He says, "Watching people argue about the world situation night after night makes me feel like I'm doing something about it." It's funny because it's so true. If we worry we think we're doing something. Mother Teresa said that you can't be depressed when you run. Running, walking, playing ping pong--gets the energy flowing. Losing a house and all its contents must be heart-breaking. Consider the upside: you can re-evaluate everything in your life, start fresh. And you don't have to worry about your house burning down. If you are one of the 48% of Americans that the American Psychological Association poll revealed has increased levels of daily stress, I beg you to turn off the television and try the Emotional Freedom Technique. EFT can release whatever is blocking your energy. It is a simple procedure described in the EFT manual available at no cost. See how easy it is to reduce stress and anything else that may be bothering you. Just click on the link and view a short, fascinating video. Evy Evelyn Cole
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