Mental despotism may not be a topic that comes up often. Even so, the widespread tendency to be intimidated, even fearful on a regular basis shows that one is being held hostage, as it were, by factors and conditions which of themselves may have no real power over us. Even our health may be adversely […]
Pain–not just relief but healing!
More than pain relief, most people would prefer complete healing. But pain relief was what some Olympians were seeking in the newest craze called “cupping.” Writer Val Minard quotes experts who note the ineffective results of cupping, however, and some dismiss seeming positive results as mere placebo effects. So what to do about real pain […]
Declaring our Independence from Pain
Our independence from pain may be another right that’s “endowed by our Creator.” The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, enumerated in the American Declaration of Independence, implies this. So reasons Tim Mitchison…. “Trying to find not just a way to manage pain, but actual freedom from it, 46% of the respondents […]