I learned at a very young age how to calm myself down or
overcome fear by visualization. As far back as I can remember my mom taught me how
to do this to control any anxieties that I had. I also remember at a very young
age being super ticklish on my feet and it used to drive me crazy, her dad, my
Papa had me lay down on the couch and close my eyes he walked me through visualizing
not being ticklish anymore it is hard to write about but I can remember all the
things he said, the feelings that I experienced, and the fact that to this day,
my feet are not ticklish, in fact most of my body isn’t except 1 spot that I
never really bothered to work on. Near my hip, Steve knew it too and would occasionally
make me laugh uncontrollably and you know what, laughter sometimes is the best
stress reliever, so I welcomed it most of the time unless he just took it too
far and wouldn’t stop, lol.
To this day it has helped me get through anxiety, stressful situations,
pain, and tension as well as manifesting things that I desire. For example, I never
get Novocain when I get my cavities filled and getting a tattoo is uncomfortable,
but it never seems to hurt me. Concentrating and visualization when used
correctly can be so powerful.
A few weekends ago we went up to the Cabin to take Aidan
home and hang out with my sister-in-law and a couple of friends. Two days before,
we went to the lake to Paddle and neither Paxton nor Aidan decided to apply
sunblock. At almost 14 and 16 years old this Mama is tired of having to nag
them. Needless to say, both of them broke out into little mini blisters on their
shoulders and red on their back and neck. Paxton had me put some Aloe on the
second night after it got to be too much. They knew they would experience a
couple days of soreness before they peeled, it is what it is right!?
Anyway, fast forward to Friday night, I was making dinner
for everyone, and Paxton decided to take a shower in my bathroom, he yelled at
me from the bedroom. I went in there and he was dancing around the room in sort
of a panic telling me that he felt like he had hundreds of fire ants crawling inside
his back biting him and that he wanted to rip his skin off. We applied aloe,
essential oils, oatmeal lotion, I made him take Benadryl and ibuprofen. He
continued to lay down, sit up, stand up. I could clearly see he was miserable
and didn’t really know what to do. I offered to take him to the hospital which
he declined. After a little bit of time and reapplying things to his upper back
(not the blistered shoulders) I made him lay down and we began the visualization
that I knew so well. My kid has anxieties like what his dad and grandmother had,
and I am determined that I am going to teach him how to control it and not take
over his life as an adult. I have since he was a very young age been able to
get him to calm down and a lot of times fall asleep using these techniques. He
tends to like to fight me about it at first a little, but I will tell you it
has worked every time, no matter the situation. This time was no different and
within less than 20 minutes of talking him through his pain he was asleep.
I googled sun poisoning since I really wasn’t sure what was
happening with him and came across the title “What is Hell’s itch?” Clicking on
it thinking what a crazy name. To my surprise and comfort, it said “people
describe it like fire ants biting you under your skin, wanting to rip your skin
off and an uncontrollable itch that causes a stabbing pain.” Holy hell, seriously…
what this is a thing? Apparently, it only happens in a very very small
percentage of people, is often caused when the person goes to a higher elevation
(we went from the valley to the Mountains) and it causes the nerve ending at
the end of the sunburn to have this particular reaction. It can last on and off
for up to 48 hours and is relieved by things such as Benadryl, Ibuprofen,
oatmeal products and hydrocortisone. Wow! Really… Lucky for him when he woke up
it was gone, and he did itch but never again had this feeling while we were
there.
We enjoyed the rest of our stay, the boys had fun shooting,
we relaxed, ate great food, us girls went paddleboarding at Show Low Lake, and we
ended the weekend with the most fun game of Cards Against Humanity, 4 moms and
two teenage boys! If you have ever played picture that. It was not only
hilarious, but it was also so much fun, we played until 1 AM and I haven’t
laughed so hard in I don’t remember how long. Sometimes being human, vulnerable,
and your fun authentic self can strengthen a bond amongst people, I think this
weekend proved to myself and to Paxton that even though I am his mom, I can be
silly and have fun too.
Life can throw things at us that we least expect, we can get
concerned, uptight and anxious about so many things and we can choose to let it
take over our lives, our attitudes, and our minds. One thing we need to realize
is we have more power over things than we give ourselves credit for. You can
alter the frequency of your thoughts, you can align your beliefs and desires,
you can heal yourself from a lot of things. God has given us the ability to
have this power. You can be intentional with your focus. You can alter your
state of mind and you can create a life full of things you desire, one visualization
at a time. No circumstance or situation can take over unless you let it. Your
vibration and internal state are your responsibility. Life happens, control
your thoughts, and don’t let it break you.
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