![]() ![]() noun figuratively Deep thought or consideration.noun (Physiol.) The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, - occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.noun The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder deliberate meditation or reflection.noun The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud the habit of chewing the cud.noun The act of ruminating or meditating a musing or continued thinking on a subject meditation or reflection.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.noun The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud.noun The act or process of chewing cud.noun The act of thinking about something in a sustained fashion. ![]() Don’t hang out with a demon-filled head.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.My friend Betty wears pink boxing gloves to support breast cancer research. Take a boxing class if meditation does not work for you.Think about someone you know who is suffering and feel compassion.Gear up into high action: Accomplish more that you think you can, want to, or than you need.Say, “Don’t think, don’t think, don’t think…” and then do something: cook, scrub, fix, run, go somewhere and be around other people.It also removes power from the perpetrator. Sometimes if we can find a way to soften the story, minimize the blows, tell ourselves that the injury is really not going to damage us, it restores a sense of empowerment and equilibrium. Trade heaviness for lightness even if that somehow feels wrong or unnatural or strange.Make arrangements to meet a good friend who can be relied upon to have a sensitive response or to make you laugh.Listen to radio programs that tell compelling stories about people who have undergone unusual struggles and triumphs.Sing, dance, or clean the car with the radio blasting Rolling Stones. Listen to music that has meaning for you or provides comfort, from your childhood or current times.Research shows that a grateful person is a happy person. Count your blessings instead of sheep, in the words of composer Irving Berlin.Try to figure out what is most realistic. Write down what you fear, the worst thing that can happen, and then write down three more positive outcomes. Turning a hysterical assumption into an objective assessment can take away pain and calm you. If you are “ catastrophizing” or “awfulizing,” think of all the times you were sure a horror would happen and it didn’t.Try to focus on what is outside of you rather than inside of you. Notice aspects of nature or humanity that are larger than your conundrum. Moving your body can move the content in your head. Repeat a comforting phrase, an affirmation, a prayer, a poem or a song to yourself. ![]()
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