Refuse to Live Your Life Without Art, Poetry and Music

Written by Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology


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We often turn to poetry at major transitions in our life – when we fall in love, or out of love, or lose our love. Poetry seemsrepparttar best vehicle, with it’s eloquence, it’s containment, it’s ability to distill. The wayrepparttar 123525 death of your child orrepparttar 123526 face of your beloved make you feel is beyond words, and so, in a paradoxical way, is poetry.

When my son died some years ago, atrepparttar 123527 age of 21,I started writing poetry, as I have at every turning point in my life. The words of Alfred Lord Tennyson reverberated in my mind:

But forrepparttar 123528 unquiet heart and brain A use in measured language lies; The sad mechanic exercise, Like dull narcoties numbing pain.

Tennyson’s poem, “In Memoriam,” ends withrepparttar 123529 famous lines: ’T is better to have loved and lost, Than never to have loved at all,” which is what every parent struggling withrepparttar 123530 loss of a child must eventually reconcile.

Art, music and poetry are some ofrepparttar 123531 ways we feel, learn about feeling, and express feelings. Indulge!

©Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology, The EQ Coach, http://www.susandunn.cc, author of The EQ Foundation Course© on the Internet. EQ coaching to enhance all areas of your life - relatinoships, career, resiliency, leadership, positive psychology, optimism, balance. The Samuel Chester Dunn II EQ Memorial Foundation brings art, poetry and music to children who otherwise would not experience them. Mailto:sdunn@susandunn.cc for free EQ ezines.


It's Never As Bad As You Imagine

Written by Helaine Iris


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As I felt those first waves of fear course through my body, I knew I was in a dangerous predicament. Adrenalin began pumping and I swam with everything I had. Then, what seemed like a few seconds later an amazing calm washed over me. Suddenly, I was watching myself fromrepparttar outside and curiously wondering instead of panicking if I would make it back to shore, or if I was about to die.

My body swam, knowing exactly what to do to survive. My mind was no longer a victim of fear. I was inrepparttar 123524 moment, contrary to what I had spent my lifetime worrying about; and it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. It was actually quite peaceful.

What I learned from this life changing experience was two very important lessons.

1. What you worry about is never as bad as what you imagine. This goes for everything. Think about it. Have you ever had a difficult or traumatic experience and remarked to yourself afterwards that what you feared was way worse than what you actually experienced? The stories we create in our mind are ALWAYS worse than what reality delivers.

2. Worrying won’t changerepparttar 123525 outcome. Regardless of how many scenarios you torture your self with; it won’t change what’s going to happen in reality. Try asking yourself this, “Am I going to changerepparttar 123526 outcome by worrying? Or, “how could I better use my energy?” When you waste your energy worrying about what might happen inrepparttar 123527 future you rob yourself ofrepparttar 123528 clarity and action you have inrepparttar 123529 present.

I finally made it back to shore, shivering, nauseous, yet changed forever. I collapsed ontorepparttar 123530 warm beach and laid there for a long time, tearfully grateful for my life.

The rest of my trip was amazing. I was able to fearlessly adventure into alone time and drink inrepparttar 123531 richness of my journey.

Now, for me, worrying is a simple reminder to come back torepparttar 123532 present moment… and stay there!

It’s YOUR life…imaginerepparttar 123533 possibilities.



Helaine Iris is a certified Life Coach, writer and teacher. She works with individuals, entrepreneurs, and professionals, who want to integrate their life purpose with their personal and professional life to create a life that’s joyful, fulfilling and successful. Are you ready to take a step that could change your life? For a complimentary session visit her website http://www.pathofpurpose.com or call her 603-357-8546 or email her helaine@pathofpurpose.com


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