We often look at history thru the lens of recognizing the many ways that it has impacted our daily lives today. For example, before air travel, the automobile was the fastest, most efficient means to go from one place to another. Prior to automobiles, we relied on other “wheeled means of transportation from bicycles to trains. Our earlier history even relied on the use of animals; oxen to horses, to pull our wagons or to use directly as our transportation. As we look at this one aspect of technology and it’s advancement over time, we see the enormous impact it has had on all of our personal lives. Certainly, another example is the technological development of telephones, computers and the entire social media websites that exist today. We have gone from direct communication with others to media sites that may have thousands of followers.
In similar fashion, we can see the development of remedies, cures, and other life saving procedures that have developed over time in an effort to “advance our physical health and ultimately lifetimes”. Physical health is definable with remedies being recognized and utilized across our country and the world. “Appendicitis” has a clear set of protocols for treatment whether you live in Los Angeles, New York or Boston. A recent example is the COVID 19 pandemic which caused the “world” of medicine to come together to find a remedy and develop protocols to prevent it’s spread. The success of our treatments for physical illnesses is demonstrable.
When we examine the field of mental health we find less of a trajectory of successful interventions, For many years, and even lingering into today, mental health issues were looked down upon by the medical world and our prominent social organizations: our families, our schools and our churches. A lack of understanding and knowledge regarding this field led to many adverse treatment decisions. The protocols for treating an individual for “bipolar disorder” or “simple anxiety” are not the same in Los Angeles, New York or Boston. Rather the treatment calls for recognizing an individual’s presentation and subsequent interpretation by the mental health practitioner.
Our history of mental health treatment has gone from use of “magic potions” to lobotomies”, from sanitariums, to “state hospitals”, to now the “least restrictive” treatment options which resulted in the release of many patients who continue to need help and support. (Many communities recognize the overwhelming numbers of “lost souls” on the community streets.) While we have addressed the treatment and prevention of the COVID pandemic, we have not scratched the surface in addressing the pandemic of suicide among teens and others.
Today, we see and feel the results of our mental health efforts as a society and among all cultures whether here or across the world. Suicide, depression, anxiety, and a lack of personal identity are all on the rise. Family discord, social alienation, and a host of other factors continue to wreak havoc on our mind sets.
The past adage “You are what you eat” described the focus on our physical health and it’s connection to our diet. Today, we could add “You are what you think” as the defining adage of our daily interactions with ourselves and others. Too often, what we think about ourselves is a direct result of what we perceive from our interactions with others in a world of constant change.
With all of this providing the context of who we are now, “Mind Nourishment for the Soul’ was developed to provide a stable diet of insights and inspirations to guide you to “become a happier you!” Too often what we think of ourselves is a result of how we perceive our individual lives in an overwhelming system of constant change. Our chance for happiness, peace of mind, and self-empowerment, begin with one thought at a time.
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