A Message from Earnie Larsen for July 24th

"Why and how to take care of myself takes energy and concentration. So much of the happiness of our life has to do with the quality of our relationships. It takes a great deal of energy and personal psychological freedom to be able to function in healthy relationships. That's a lot of work. If we are not taking care of ourselves very well, we simply do not have the energy to expend. As far as children go, we are the primary teachers and models for our children. They learn from us what it means to be a man or a woman. So the better we are able to exhibit that this care of ourselves is important, the better we are able to model for them about taking care of themselves.

Here is the cycle of energy depletion:

First comes stress or pressure. Then these next ones are cumulative and they add together. They are poor diet, lack of exercise, lack of sleep, poor emotional management or making mountains out of mole hills, a negative mental attitude, and a physical confrontation which means my body starts to fall apart.

Taking care of us is not a luxury but a necessity."

More information can be found in Earnie's Audio Album,
STAYING SANE IN A CRAZY WORLD or

Go to Earnie's On-Line Seminar called, "Understanding Self."