tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post405196087668788327..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: Catch and ReleaseCrabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-23018057194010108342014-06-17T18:24:35.627-04:002014-06-17T18:24:35.627-04:00I am way too aware & during this stressful tim...I am way too aware & during this stressful time - yes, AWARE! ;) Great post!Jody - Fit at 56http://www.truth2beingfit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-89275737254809601372014-06-17T16:48:48.922-04:002014-06-17T16:48:48.922-04:00Yes, it sure made my life easier. I had scared mys...Yes, it sure made my life easier. I had scared myself into the seizure when I read the MRI report and tried to make sense of it without calling the doctor. Big mistake. When I woke up from the seizure, the sense of panic was gone. I later read a book by Oliver Sachs in which he described a woman with a brain tumor in the same lobe (left temporal) who was feeling very peaceful in spite of her bad prognosis. As one of my doctors once said, "Well, if you had to have a brain tumor, you had the right one."<br /><br />I'd like to think that there is also some learning element, that I am not entirely dependent on the disruption to the brain to approach life more calmly these days. Your suggestions of ways to get a grip on those less than ideal thoughts & feelings are great. I am a huge fan of anything that gives us an understanding, and so greater control, of stuff that we thought was automatic, that we didn't realize we could change.DRGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-40538739866230957222014-06-17T11:56:19.992-04:002014-06-17T11:56:19.992-04:00Eh I don't know about this being aware of nega...Eh I don't know about this being aware of negative thought and then releasing them. I think it would work better to drown them out with positive thoughts until all the negativity is crushed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738221033894885773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-11635071068629915462014-06-17T08:46:37.493-04:002014-06-17T08:46:37.493-04:00I think I learned this unconsciously as a child, w...I think I learned this unconsciously as a child, watching the "worrying" side of the family worry about Everything in the World and not wanting to be like them. Of course, I seem to have been ridiculously cheerful from the start, probably, like DRG, due to lucky brain chemistry. <br /><br />Mary Anne in Kentuckysolarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606487180967915130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-22170355543482851322014-06-17T08:19:49.444-04:002014-06-17T08:19:49.444-04:00LuckyMama, is anyone ever really done screwing up,...LuckyMama, is anyone ever really done screwing up, making mistakes, learning from 'em when we can, and picking ourselves back up? I think it's the human condition. Just be sure to be good to yourself during the process--THAT part you can control!Crabby McSlackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-30316438081343124022014-06-17T08:17:46.071-04:002014-06-17T08:17:46.071-04:00Thanks OTF, probably next week!Thanks OTF, probably next week!Crabby McSlackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-64359926479216270032014-06-17T08:16:58.380-04:002014-06-17T08:16:58.380-04:00Peggy, worry/fear is totally one of the negative f...Peggy, worry/fear is totally one of the negative feelings and it's the one I"ve made the most progress on. But sheesh, it can be hard sometimes!<br /><br />And love what it says about your generosity that your worry is almost always about others!Crabby McSlackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-821314167130464612014-06-17T08:14:24.660-04:002014-06-17T08:14:24.660-04:00How did you know I always wanted to be laminated U...How did you know I always wanted to be laminated Ultra Kaz? :) You are always too kind about my silly posts, thanks!Crabby McSlackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-64387654309842811462014-06-17T08:12:49.807-04:002014-06-17T08:12:49.807-04:00Hey that's my kind "angling" Yum Yuc...Hey that's my kind "angling" Yum Yucky, bring on the pie!Crabby McSlackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-3629209937006275152014-06-17T08:11:57.925-04:002014-06-17T08:11:57.925-04:00Woverine therapy? What a cool idea QD! And "...Woverine therapy? What a cool idea QD! And "Time in a Bottle" as background to an action scene would indeed mess with my mind enough to distract it from anything else.Crabby McSlackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-30863412634424758412014-06-17T08:10:28.849-04:002014-06-17T08:10:28.849-04:00Sounds like we're totally on the same waveleng...Sounds like we're totally on the same wavelength Kim! And yeah, I'm still a work in progress on negative thoughts; just happens to be a LOT better than it was before I started really trying to kick 'em to the curb.Crabby McSlackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-69449958535544586952014-06-17T08:09:04.900-04:002014-06-17T08:09:04.900-04:00That's fascinating DRG, you think the seizure ...That's fascinating DRG, you think the seizure and surgery actually helped tone down worrisome thoughts and feelings? Like you said, not so marketable, but that's wonderful that it had that effect on you!Crabby McSlackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-28606927834321226112014-06-17T08:06:31.373-04:002014-06-17T08:06:31.373-04:00Interesting Messymimi, I'm so ignorant about B...Interesting Messymimi, I'm so ignorant about Biblical stuff, and had no idea there were thought-wrangling passages in there! Glad it inspires you to release negative thoughts!Crabby McSlackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-58600726985709309502014-06-17T08:04:28.066-04:002014-06-17T08:04:28.066-04:00Thanks leah! You always really seem to have a pos...Thanks leah! You always really seem to have a positive attitude, even when dealing with tough stuff!Crabby McSlackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-13538953917091628322014-06-16T20:39:17.304-04:002014-06-16T20:39:17.304-04:00This is exactly what I needed to read today. Just...This is exactly what I needed to read today. Just when I think I've got something figured out...WHAM...I show myself that I haven't....I'll be there when I'm about 432 years old.LuckyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281357528180512889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-17876950390496242422014-06-16T19:23:23.132-04:002014-06-16T19:23:23.132-04:00I'm definitely looking forward to the release ...I'm definitely looking forward to the release portion. That is relevant to my interests.Outsmart the Fat!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06414714464048588055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-18084620403323008862014-06-16T16:33:08.462-04:002014-06-16T16:33:08.462-04:00A friend once told me that everything we do is eit...A friend once told me that everything we do is either out of fear or love. At the time, that seemed a tad too simplistic to have any value, but I started applying it to some of my bigger actions, and they actually were fairly easy to put in one category or the other. My main bugaboo is not so much negative thoughts or feelings but this dang fear factor. I seem to have inherited the Worry Gene from my mother--we have exactly the same habit of not only worrying about things we have absolutely no control over, but then to extrapolate from those worries (if that bad thing happens, then how will I deal with xyz, and what about this whole other thing?). I don't know if worry/fear is the kind of negativity you are talking about, but it's the thing I work the hardest to catch and then release. I don't fear or worry about anything happening to me, the fears are usually about losing a person close to me or a pet or being put in a position that threatens a loved one.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861017902223636619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-22872247843545495502014-06-16T15:26:00.523-04:002014-06-16T15:26:00.523-04:00What a great post!! It's one of those that I ...What a great post!! It's one of those that I may have to figure out how to print, laminate and put giant check boxes next to the steps as a "job aid" :) Thanks also for reminding all of us that thoughts and feeling are simply that and not to get so judgmental on ourselves: it's all just interesting information (and sometimes kind of funny!)UltraKaznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-24719534659751768372014-06-16T15:19:57.177-04:002014-06-16T15:19:57.177-04:00You used the word caveat. Quit being on fancy, dam...You used the word caveat. Quit being on fancy, dammit! <br />As for anglers, the only way I know how to do that to angle my jaw bone perfectly around the pie slices for chewing. Yum Yuckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274251538801259351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-5427062773826879482014-06-16T14:37:41.432-04:002014-06-16T14:37:41.432-04:00I recommend going to see Wolverine when you are ov...I recommend going to see Wolverine when you are overwhelmed. It shockingly shut down my panicking brain for the entire movie last week. It wasn't like the bad thoughts were gone, they just had to make room for processing an action scene to the song "Time in a Bottle."<br /><br />My negative thoughts processing has a ways to go. If nothing else, some growth almost always happens. That is about the best thing I can say sometimes. thequiltingdobermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834206602127843729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-2087315165621058642014-06-16T14:08:03.959-04:002014-06-16T14:08:03.959-04:00I love this - I don't have all the steps but I...I love this - I don't have all the steps but I work on this very thing all the time. Even with that, I still have times that those negative thoughts creep in and it is hard to get rid of them.<br />Kimhttp://day-with-kt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-20625705436038312912014-06-16T13:48:48.621-04:002014-06-16T13:48:48.621-04:00My solution has been very effective, but is defin...My solution has been very effective, but is definitely not marketable. My brain tumor seems to have been in a place that makes everything feel less dramatic & worrisome. I actually came out of the seizure that happened when the diagnosis scared me badly feeling calm. I am not always calm - no way - but am much more so than I was before. Had it not been so directly connected to the seizure and surgery, I would have thought it was something I had learned from my experience. But I don't think I get that credit. Physiology is amazing. <br /><br />Even with that, your "catch" system is very helpful. Can't wait to read all about release.Death Ride Grandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-53808516766484338742014-06-16T10:30:58.365-04:002014-06-16T10:30:58.365-04:00Or, to put it the way this crazy church lady has l...Or, to put it the way this crazy church lady has learned it, "Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ..." ~ 2 Corinthians 10:5, KJV<br /><br />Negative thoughts aren't godly, they are against what we know about G-d. We take them captive and make them obedient, that is, release them and substitute truth, the positives.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-7131144472955130842014-06-16T08:53:31.239-04:002014-06-16T08:53:31.239-04:00Negative thoughts sneak in at times, but not like ...Negative thoughts sneak in at times, but not like they used to. I used a mindful approach beginning about a year ago where I caught them one at a time, forced myself to go through them, and let them go. it helped quite a bit, but once in a while a particularly wily one sneaks in.<br />Great post, Crabby Looking forward to part two.<br />Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.com