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  • in reply to: Removing nicotine from my life #67442
    bran
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    I believe this approach can apply to any sort of habit that someone might wish to kick to the curb.

    Sit down with pen & paper, you have two assignments!

    #1 – Take 10 minutes (or longer) and explore a Pro vs. Con list, be honest with yourself and write anything down that comes to mind. The goal of this is to analyze (after you’re done of course) keywords that you notice. Explore how these words make you feel. Becoming more aware of your feelings about the subject will allow you to make new decisions on how you want to respond to them in the future.

    #2 – Calculate your current habit, evaluate how much money you would save per week, per month, per year. Then begin brainstorming for fun and amazing things you can look forward to in your future. Start small…maybe you’d like to save up and buy dinner for someone special in your life, a new gadget, a new item of clothing. You can also think bigger…would the money savings equal a plane or train ticket somewhere in a year or so? Plan a trip! The reward system worked when you were a child and it will work again : )

    Life is a crazy game of balancing everything. If you remove a bad habit, you need to replace it with a good habit. Take 20 minutes a day to work on a new hobby…drawing, painting, ceramics, knitting, an instrument, outdoor or indoor activity…anything. Before you know it you’ll be really good at something new. Good luck !

    in reply to: Heavy metal music #67441
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    @Dave (I dont know how the tagging works, so I could have very easily failed 😉

    I believe that although happiness and sadness are of course on opposite sides of the spectrum, we are able to find out more about ourselves by being honest and finding the strength to experience and embrace both. I guess I am more interested in all the emotions I can possibly feel during my personal journey through this world. Avoid and/or bottling up a certain emotion can wreak havoc down the road both mentally and physically, so I prefer to deal with things sooner than later.

    I think there is a healthy time and place where one must sit in solitude and fully embrace the pain or loss they experience. These ‘sad’ moments may become pivotal moments for someone, marking the need for powerful changes in their situation or approach to life…pushing them above and beyond. Whether it be the loss of a life or relationship, it inversely leaves a proportional amount of room for happiness when the time comes and you are open for it in your life. Someone transforming into a better person is most definitely a beautiful thing.

    Just an example, one of my favorite things to do when the weather is dark/dreary/raining/foggy or all the above…put on Milosh and get some creative work done. His albums are a type of very melancholy downtempo, many would call them depressing. Literally speaking, why would someone put on depressing music, purposely? For whatever reason, it allows my brain to access the creative lobes more easily. Weird, indeed. For the same reasons that people can get amped up on high intensity music before working out, another could play classical music to lower their heart rate and take an old fashioned nap.

    Anyway, everyone is entitled to their own opinion as well as to disagree with another…but this is why I believe that beauty can be found in sadness : )

    cheers

    in reply to: Heavy metal music #67342
    bran
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    I’ve read a handful of solid articles here and some posts, but this is my First time post here. The subject of music is what grabbed my attention…and I most definitely can’t agree with the poster saying that metal brings depression into one’s life. You could very easily say cupcakes bring depression too if someone was emotionally engorging themselves on them during a time of crisis. Honestly, too much of anything can yield a Pavlovian response.

    I think it is beautiful to feel both ends of the spectrum…happiness and sadness. With that said, music has the ability to encapsulate both of those and touch everything in between. Some of the most amazing songs ever produced were written after love or circumstantial tragedies that the person had experienced.

    I believe your question is completely case dependent. I could see how an addictive personality would be affected by more depressive music though. I think that same person would probably feel some mental tweaking if all they listened to was K-Pop or happy hardcore or…yeah. There is plenty of metal out there that isn’t revolving around negative and painful feelings…not to mention plenty of amazing instrumentals.

    I think your body and mind will tell you when you’ve had enough of a certain thing, just keep yourself open to noticing the hints…and check out all the other amazing genres out there : )

    rock on \m/

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