<R1 blushes> Aw, shucks, folks! I missed you all too.
Not in Africa or Antartica, just dealing with the effects of juggling 2 jobs, a household, aged parent, writer's group, and a personal life. Have had some mild ailments to cope with.
I'll be back yakkin' it up sometime in the next few days once I get myself sorted.
-R1-
Hey everyone, I am curious about what you see about the population. Is there going to be a extreme decrease of population due to death or just a decline in democracy? I am focusing on what I have in my life and mine and my son's future on our beautiful planet I want him to be safe, not afraid that death is knocking on his door no matter where he goes.
Hi Laynara, I'm assuming you are referring to the U.S. I haven't seen our population drop, but remember this about intuition - -- we only see what is actionable, ie., we see what we are meant to see to stay safe and thrive. If you develop your intuition, have a mindfulness practice, live a life connected to yourself and others, you will end up in the right place. In other words, if you are living in touch with yourself, your psyche will direct you. It won't happen in your head; you won't get a place in your head to go to. It will happen in your heart. You'll find yourself drawn to somewhere because it pulls you out of love or heart energy. So go where you feel drawn to be, and that will protect you and your boy.
If you want to develop your intuition more, consider taking the Intuitive Way - a series of classes to open your intuition.
I'm drawn to Western Vermont near Burlington. But that's me.
Hi all,
I have been following along this amazing site for a while now. I love reading about your thoughts/intuitions, etc., and especially the positive visions of the future. We absolutely need that!
Our family could use some support and whatever positive vibes and insight you can send our way. We have been struggling with some health issues with our younger daughter (she is 8) regarding functional abdominal pain. Any obvious medical cause has been ruled out, but it is really disruptive and she has missed a ton of school, it causes anxiety (and can be caused by anxiety as well as an overly sensitive nervous system in the gut...but it can be really hard to puzzle out and treat) I feel like we are going in circles. It seems to come and go - she had a great two weeks prior to this, back to activities, no pain, but then this week she has been home all week. Just when we think we are making progress, we are back to square one. We have her working with a psychologist, but that is slow-going, and I can't shake the feeling that we are missing some physical component (whether a way to deal with the sensitive nervous system, or what) since she will be fine for a while and then have a cycle of pain.
Anyway, I would be very thankful for any support anyone can provide!
I recommend a thorough focus on the daily life of your daughter to look for triggers and a visit to the school to learn what they are seeing and request an evaluation, if it appears there is evidence of possible learning disabilities. This is the age when children are moving from a more play-centered learning environment to a more traditional format of instruction. The transition may not be working for her.
Hi CC21,
Reading your post a couple things crossed my mind, is it possible that your child might have IBS ( Irritable Bowel Syndrome- with D or constipation). It’s not dangerous but very uncomfortable. IBS is exacerbated by anxiety & certain foods can trigger it as well. Maybe teach her some easy kid friendly meditation practices like listening to soft music with her eyes closed for 10-20 minutes a day? That will help calm the nervous system, so will any artistic practice, and dance & yoga are very helpful as well. Limit caffeine, greasy foods, and too much processed foods. Also, lots of water. Good luck, I hope she feels better soon!
Thanks to you both for your replies! To give you some more background, regarding the physical component. Our younger daughter has always been a really picky eater. She has never liked meat and her diet is mostly rolls, greek yogurt, fruit, an occasional cucumber, and a few other things. She has chronic constipation, so she is on a regular dose of miralax to keep things moving. That is one thing that kept us going back to the dr. - the constipation (last year and even the year before, off and on.) Now that we have her on the regular dose, and she goes regularly, that can rule out constipation as a cause. We had her get a round of bloodwork (iron levels are fine, etc.), but the dr. wanted more so he could check for inflammatory markers. Well, she was so angry with us that we didn't get all of it done at once and that it hurt to get a blood draw and she refuses to get more done. So we have leaned towards the anxiety/psychological support. It may be that we have to push the issue of more bloodwork (the dr. said they can give her a valium or something before hand), but convincing her to even do that will be an uphill battle.
We have been taking mindfulness classes as a family, which has been really great. We don't practice as much at home, but it is helpful. We have an older daughter (age 10) who has been previously diagnosed with general anxiety. She had actually been our focus the last couple of years because of trouble focusing in school, etc. She had a full psych eval last year that indicated the anxiety (with some executive function issues, but no ADHD) - she also has some upper-level hearing issues that we have been aware of since she was 4 and she has accommodations at school. She actually uses the mindfulness techniques at school, which is great. When all of these other issues came up with our younger daughter, intensifying this year as academics got harder, it caught us by surprise.
The school itself (a Catholic school at the parish we attend) has been very helpful and supportive of both girls. The teachers work with us to accommodate things, communicate with us, etc. I don't think there are any specific school triggers, though the younger daughter does get anxious about math and the harder material in 3rd grade. Interestingly, she handles all of it well, comprehending, working hard on it, and actually doing well academically when she is there. And both girls, crazily enough, scored really well on their standardized tests - even though completing schoolwork is such a battle. I have researched relaxed homeschool/self-directed learning for some time and am glad that is an option in the back of my mind (even convinced my husband, which took some doing!) We have not given that to the girls as an option yet - I think they might jump on it, but not realize things they would miss by just leaving school (that is a whole other discussion thread, I am sure.)
Anyway, this has been a roller coaster of back and forth about physical, psychological, developmental issues and is probably just a complex mix of all. So hard to figure out! Thanks for listening :)