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Esteed · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:41 am Post subject:

Here's another idea for a destresser: Meditation. You can do it pretty much anywhere (I've even heard stories of people that can meditate in airplane bathrooms to calm their airsickness) so it's a perfect thing to do on the go. It centers you and can give you a calm sort of focus to draw on when things get back, and you can also add some soft, relaxing music or even little confidence affirming messages by recording some positive sayings on a tape recorder and listening to it on low volume while meditating.

My own personal method (the one that's gotten me the most success, anyway) involves something I read in a book called Awakening Your Psychic Powers. Yeah, I know, that title alone seems hokey, but bear with me. The method of meditation described in the book involves sitting in a quiet place (or using some kind of earmuffs to make it quiet for you) relaxing your body, sitting in a semi-upright position so your body doesn't have to expend much energy to keep you upright, and clearing your mind. Then you start some deep, slow breaths in and out, and every time you breath in, you try to hear the word "one" in your head, to symbolize whatever one-ness you want it to. Maybe you want it to symbolize becoming more harmonious with yourself or your emotions. Maybe you want it to symbolize becoming one with the universe. Maybe you just want it to be a word that you can focus your own willpower on. Whatever the case, as hard as it may seem at first, just keep at it. Practice makes perfect, if you'll pardon the cliche.

chershaytoute · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:26 am Post subject:

Bree, everyone here has good points...

You do need to know that normal is who you are, not what other people think you should be...BUT...

Luminous, Lurker, and QtheC have all made absolutely excellent points. Right now, things are pretty extreme in your lives. You're in a country where you don't speak the language. You don't know where you can turn or who you can turn to - except each other...and you haven't for a while. You need to stay together, for the sake and safety of each other.

I know what you've just been through is traumatic! But life is going to go on, whether we will it or not. As dramatic as it sounds, we want to see it go with you in it!
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Esteed · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:32 am Post subject:

Can Jonas still access his funds? Or do you guys have any other funds you can dip into? If you do, my suggestion is to hire a translator ASAP. That'll solve the language barrier problem, and you can also ask the translator to show you around, etc. thus solving the problem of being in a strange place you don't know the layout of.

lonelygirl15 · Casual Observer Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 124

chershaytoute · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:49 pm Post subject:

Entonces, ¡es bueno saber que podrás hacerte entendida, Bree!
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Jo_16_2 · Hymn of One Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 10544

so you speak spanish? cool, i can speak a bit too Wink

Lo espero que tu, daniel y jonas fiquen seguros Wink

(i havent spoke spanish for way too long so... i dont know if that's totally correct)
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mincartaugh · Enthusiastic Fan Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 347

Come on, Guys, some of us only learned French, German, Latin, and Italian. Smile

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Jo_16_2 · Hymn of One Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 10544

bah i only know english spanish and portuguese Laughing

i can catch somethings of french and italian, but not much
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mincartaugh · Enthusiastic Fan Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 347

French, Italian, and Latin are fairly close, really. It gets easier to pick up a language after you get a few under your belt. You should do pretty good on picking up a fourth, Jo. Assuming you are inclined.
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Jo_16_2 · Hymn of One Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 10544

yeah, i know that they're close, and they're close to my main language too (well, latin, spanish and italian are, french not really) yeah i have to consider to learn one more, we'll see, maybe japanese

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Esteed · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject:

Jo_16_2 · Hymn of One Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 10544

esteed, what she said was: I speak spanish really well. goodbye my friends. i'll write again later.
Wink

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Esteed · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:15 pm Post subject:

Thank you. I was worried I was hallucinating that comment in the vid!

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