Anger blows out the candle of the mind.

People are telling me that I need to relax more, stop being angry, stop being paranoid…

Anger, confusion, and paranoia are all symptoms of a chronic lack of thiamine and potassium in the blood stream ~ and I was suffering from that.  (But so are nausea, heart palpitations, strokes, and death through heart failure)

I realise that I have been holding on to anger from the past.  I need to let go of this anger and stop letting it rule me.  The time to deal with anger and paranoia are when I first feel it ~ I need to relax, let go, and not let anger and paranoia fester in my mind.

Yet I know how to relax, and it’s really very simple.

• Take a walk by the sea.

• Practice clean deep breathing, meditation, mindfulness, and yoga.
• Stay away from any booze.
• Take a long bath with some relaxing music playing.
• Get plenty of good quality sleep.
• Talk with my family and friends.
• Keep my apartment clean and tidy.
• Read something inspirational and mindful.
• Do something creative ~ like writing this blog, making something, cooking…
• Check my thinking and let go of negative thoughts.
• Go back to seeing a professional counsellor.
• Build and photograph a rock stack by the sea.

There is something very therapeutic about building a rock stack.

~

Food on Friday will return next week.

jack collier

jackcollier7@talktalk.net

pictures taken with a Lumix.