WELLNESS TRUMPS WORRIES

FWR says:  How we can deal with new worries and old anxieties.

We all know it is dumb to worry. We all do it. In some cases it is so severe that professional help is needed. But mostly we can manage with help from family and friends. But, it takes regular work.

Our old bad experiences come back to haunt us - often daily. We have done unfortunate things. Someone has done us dirt. Then there is our favourite pastime of blaming our parents. Whatever the sources, we carry around baggage that gets in the way of having a good day.

The Family Wellness Rainbow has help with all this. Here are examples using the six colours:

• When we exercise, we fret less. It also gives time to think about forgiving and forgetting.
• We guard against making things worse by sharing our worries and anxieties which helps others and ourselves.
• We start our days with a regular pattern: prayer, meditation and a goal to set us on a positive track for the day.
• The family can help us deal with our worries, but it requires us to risk being open with our loved ones.
• Then there are our values. We use the Family Wellness Rainbow to remind ourselves of what we stand for.
• Finally, our faith can lift us to a higher plane in our thinking, talking and acting.

Family Wellness works from the combination and balance of its six big questions.

FWR says: To deal with new worries and old anxieties, we do the daily work of scanning the Rainbow and setting one goal for the day.