Mindfulness instead of Lexapro- Mad In America

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) may be just as effective as the popular first-line anxiety medication escitalopram, commonly known as Lexapro. The study, published in JAMA Psychiatry in early November, is making mainstream news headlines for being the first to compare mindfulness training with an antidepressant directly. In addition, the results suggest that antidepressants need not be the only first-line intervention for anxiety.

The authors, Elizabeth A. Hoge, Eric Bui, Mihriye Mete, Mary Ann Dutton, Amanda W. Baker, and Naomi M. Simon, in their randomized control trial, found a noninferior reduction in symptoms of anxiety in participants that were taught mindfulness and mediation compared to participants who were given escitalopram.

“Anxiety disorders are the most common type of mental disorder, currently affecting an estimated 301 million people globally,” the authors write.

“Mindfulness meditation has been found to help reduce anxiety; a recent meta-analysis of trials with anxiety disorders found a significant benefit with mindfulness meditation compared with treatment as usual…Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MSBR) is the most widely researched [mindfulness-based intervention] MBI (over 1000 citations in PubMed and is available internationally). To our knowledge, no clinical trial comparing evidenced based MBI, such as MBSR, with a first-line pharmacological treatment for anxiety disorders has been published.”

Mindfulness as Effective as Lexapro for Anxiety

www.madinamerica.com/2022/11/mindfulness-effective-lexapro-anxiety/

My Wish For You

My wish for you

Is that you never wish yourself smaller

Less loud

Less intelligent

Less brilliant

Or less significant

And know that you deserve to take up space

And that by doing this

You empower others to do the same

My wish for you

Is that you learn to treasure your own company

And savour time spent alone

And form connections with others

Based on love and compatibility

Rather than loneliness or convenience

My wish for you

Is that you see your value

Rather than searching for it in others

And learn to recognise your worth

Rather than waiting for others to see it

My wish for you

Is that you reach your full potential

And don’t allow your song to go unsung

Your talents to go unexpressed

And your life to go unlived

And my wish for you

Is that you dare to dream big

Follow the inner longings of your heart

And pursue your greatest passions

And don’t allow another person’s fears or limitations

To become your own.

Words by Tahlia Hunter

Artwork by Claudia Temblay

Are you ?

Are you truly lazy

Or are you simply in the process of resting and recovering from all that you have been through?

Are you truly procrastinating

Or are you simply prioritizing what your soul finds more valuable, enriching and uplifting?

Are you truly sad

Or are you simply purging and releasing your emotions?

Are you truly broken

Or are you simply in the process of healing from past experiences and rebuilding your life?

Are you truly antisocial

Or are you simply undergoing a period of self-discovery and learning to fully embrace and enjoy your own company?

Are you truly naive

Or do you simply have an open heart and look for the best in other people?

Are you truly a loner

Or are you simply someone who prefers to spend more time alone in solitude?

Are you weak and overly emotional

Or are you simply someone with heightened sensitivity and a greater capacity to feel emotions?

Are you truly a workaholic

Or are you simply someone with great, ambitious dreams, a clear life purpose and an incredible work ethic?

Are you truly a “bitch”

Or are you simply good at standing up for yourself when necessary

And setting clear boundaries?

Are you truly ugly

Or are you simply someone who doesn’t conform to the unattainable, artificial beauty standards of society and is uniquely beautiful in their own way?

Are you truly weird, quirky or different

Or are you simply someone who possesses their own characteristic traits in a world filled with billions of people who differ from one another?

And are you going to allow others to define you

By placing all of these labels on you

Or are you going to choose to define yourself?

Words by Tahlia Hunter

Artwork by Demelsa Haughton

Growing Good Mental Health Choices

Growing Good Mental Health with Choice Theory

By Nancy Buck

My definition of Mental Health is somewhat simpler: For me to be mentally healthy, my daily objective is to meet my needs for safety, love, power, fun and freedom. When I do, I feel satisfied and content. On those days when I’m experiencing discomfort, anger or frustration, I ask myself: What do I want? What do I need? Which need is not being adequately met and which is driving my discontent? Is what I’m doing now helping me get what I want and need? Can I make better choices about what I’m doing? Do I need to make different choices about what I want?

www.madinamerica.com/2022/11/growing-good-mental-health-choice-theory/

Exiting : Family Loves Dying : Sacred as I saw it !

I wanted to lay down with Dad but it would have freaked out family members who were very anxious to get it done quick .

Sleep and eating were very important . I drove home and crawled into bed .

Then the phone call ? How much did I owe Dad for a car loan .

Zip !!!

He had signed over the title to me months before .

He took care of many house details ! Knowing without knowing … I had awareness 14 months before he left and I determined to see him off with dignity .

I did my very best ❤️🙏💯

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Woman’s Musings

There are women with beautiful hearts and powerful light that regularly pray for humanity and the Earth.

These women cross the veil and the realms to offer their healing, backward and forward, to their ancestors and their descendants.

These women hold the container for the world’s pain, sorrow, grief, anger, and fear; cooling it with healing waters and wrapping it in cosmic love.

These women are the gardeners of love and light being awakened in this world.

That these women, joined with angels, regularly hold the Earth in a blanket of healing energy.

These women are the protectors, the healers, and the midwives.

They are the maidens, mothers, crones, and priestesses in service of the world,

the love and the way for the greatest and highest good for all.

They are unselfish, unfazed, and undeterred in their work. They are relentless in their prayers and the projection of light and love to all.

If the people of the world only knew.

Photo credit

Johnathan Hultquist

Solar Event -Coming at ya

THE GREAT SOLAR FLASH WILL BRING ABOUT MASSIVE POSITIVE CHANGES FOR ALL OF HUMANITY AND THE EARTH, ALLOWING US TO ENTER A NEW EPOCH OF PEACE, HARMONY, AND PROSPERITY—AN EXCITING ERA THAT WE’VE BEEN PREPARING FOR THROUGHOUT MANY LIFETIMES!

Aurora Ray
Ambassador of the Galactic Federation

The Great Solar Flash: A Powerful Cosmic Healing and Ascension Event
We are in the midst of a planetary-scale shift that is beyond the normal bounds of human experience.

It’s a cosmic event that has traveled across many light years into our 3D Universe, and it’s about to change everything we think we know about reality.

It is the Great Solar Flash! This is very powerful! It is an energetic event that will impact every aspect of our lives on Earth and in the Universe.

It will help make the transition from so-called “materiality” to higher dimensions faster and smoother than ever before! As a result, we can experience massive energy shifts within our bodies and more fully connect with each other.

In addition, it’s predicted that during this time, star seeds such as yourself will have more access to higher realms of consciousness, such as angels, ascended masters, and ETs.

In fact, this event has been in the making for a long time and is likely the most important energetic shift of our time.

If you have been following any of my previous posts, you already know that I’ve been showing people how to prepare for this event for their entire lives! So, let me tell you about what’s happening.

This message is for all those who will be awakening after the solar flash. There are many predictions about what will happen during and after this galactic alignment and solar flash event.

This information is about what I feel will occur based on my own experiences and understanding. I am not predicting that this is how it will be for everybody, but this is how it will be for many.

If you want to explore your life, find out what is happening inside of you that might not be helping you, and feel connected to a greater sense of purpose and meaning, The Solar Flash will facilitate an an elevated frequency that will enable you to break through the limitations of this Universe to connect with what lies ahead effortlessly.

The Great Solar Flash is not just a physical event but also an energetic one that has a profound impact on our lives on Earth and throughout the Universe!

When this happens, we can feel it physically as well as mentally. The physical effects include an increase in energy, a feeling of deep relaxation, and increased synchronicity.

The mental effects are even more profound as we enter a state of heightened awareness and connection with our spirit guides and angels. We are given the opportunity to go beyond our current limitations and evolve into greater levels of consciousness.

The solar flash has been happening for a long time, but it was not recognized as such until now.

It is said to be connected with the rise of extraterrestrial civilizations and their contact with humans. The Solar Flash has also been connected with an increase in UFO activity and other extraterrestrial events, such as crop circles appearing on Earth and other planets in our solar system.

It will help us to release all that is not serving us, including old karma and old patterns from the past, so that we can move forward into our next stage of growth and evolution. The event comes at a time when we are ready to make changes in our lives, once again allowing us to take full responsibility for our actions and their outcomes.

The solar flash is expected to bring about many incredible changes for humanity. It will be an opportunity for us to ascend from this dimension into a higher vibrational frequency that can be accessed through meditation and/or astral travel. It will also be an opportunity for us to heal ourselves from all forms of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual illness.

The solar flash will bring us a whole plethora of positive changes. It will bring about the gift of ascension and show us how to transform our negative aspects into positive ones. It is definitely something that every human being should be looking forward to with excitement and optimism, as it will change our world forever and transform it into a much better place.

This is a powerful healing and ascension event that we have been preparing for many years. This particular event will be occurring very shortly. Even if the date of its occurrence does not hold any special significance for you, I still encourage you to make preparations for it. You never know when cosmic events may come along and change your life forever!

This event will bring about massive positive changes for all of humanity and the Earth, allowing us to enter a new epoch of peace, harmony, and prosperity—an exciting era that we’ve been preparing for throughout many lifetimes.

The time is now to begin preparing for this event. We have the power to trigger the flash by changing our consciousness and activating our DNA, which will transform the planet into a 5th-dimensional world.

Write down any questions you might have and leave them be. Focus only on the now and do not worry about the future. Be appreciative of the present. Crave to receive everything that the Universe has to offer.

If we can focus on the positive and allow our vibration to rise every single day, we will receive unimaginable healing energy, release as much negativity as possible, and all of the miracles that are destined for our lives will occur before our very eyes throughout the year ahead.

For those who are sincere in their intention, I cannot envision why this would not be a reality. Have faith and trust, and know that no matter what happens with this incredible Solar Flash event or anything else in your life during this year – that the Universe is always working for good in love and light.

So begins the greatest event to take place in our lifetime. But this flash is not just for those who believe in its existence. Rather, it is for everyone, whether they recognize it or not. The cosmic energy released during the solar activation will reach all people, even those who are still in denial of its existence.

That is how powerful this is and why we must prepare ourselves now by doing whatever we can to increase our vibrational frequency and be ready to move into a higher state of being!

We love you dearly.
We are here with you.
We are your family of light.

A’HO
Aurora Ray
Ambassador of the Galactic Federation

Copyright 2022 Aurora Ray. All rights reserved.

❤️

Mother Ships Arriving

✨GALACTIC DISCLOSURE✨11/13/2022

By Sovereign Redneck Renegade

(Received from Luds Lajara)

The First Creator has already given the signal for the Galactic Federation of Light to begin appearing in the skies of the world in large numbers. They can now interact openly with people of the world. Yes it’s called galactic revelation. They will no longer wait on the governments of the world to do the disclosure, as they themselves will. ✨

✨ The entire world will be able to see giant screens/monitors on the sides of those mother ships/light ships that will convey some messages to the entire world, very similar to what we see on our TV channels today. And some people around the world will be invited to climb aboard the ships and meet the galaxies in person. Sick people will receive free healing treatment. ✨

✨ For now and henceforth, there will be no further delays to the Galactic Disclosure. Which means the end is near! ✨

✨ This does not mean that the Earth is doomed. Doesn’t mean that all life as we know it will cease to exist. Doesn’t mean there will be a Great Cataclysm. Instead, it is the END of the experiment that has been done on Earth. And end time allowed for the Annunaki and Reptilians to rule this world.

✨ But the Spiritual Hierarchy decided to extend it to make room for preparation for the people of this world and to allow the secret controllers of this world a chance to give up and surrender. That weather will finally be over (for sure) next year. The Main Creator as well as the Spiritual Hierarchy have already decided to go ahead and allow Galactics to interact directly with the people of this world. ✨

✨ It also means that every human being on Earth will have the chance to find out exactly where in the Universe they came from in terms of Galactic Origins. In each human DNA is an embedded code that identifies the true heritage of each human being.

✨ We came from the Pleiades, Atlantis, Sirius, Lemur, Andromeda, Alpha centauri, Arcturus, Mushaba, etc. And the emphasis is on humans, but that’s especially true of animals as well. When a full Galactic Disclosure is conducted globally, there will be a reorientation and re-education of the people of this world to their true history.

✨ This also means that galactic travel will become possible. We will get the chance to travel and visit the home planet and/or the star system we came from.

Sovereign Redneck Renegade