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<blockquote data-quote="Cindijh" data-source="post: 205577" data-attributes="member: 5754"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Hi...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Don't post here often, but saw this thread and thought I would post what helped me a lot this summer when we were in the thick of my daughter running away, and running away, and running away....five times in all over a period of about 5 weeks. She had given us some problems prior to that but everything went downhill very fast...got involved with drugs, her useless loser boyfriend broke up with her. It was a roller coaster ride...</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Things are somewhat better. My mantra is something I heard quoted here on this message board. I am cautiously optimistic. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">But anyway...right before everything went down the crapper, I read Eckhart Tolle's book, A New Earth. I really liked it...so I listened to all the Oprah podcasts and have since read his other books. The main gist of his teaching? The Power of Now (which is another book he authored) Dwelling as much as possible in the now. Because "now" is really all we have. The past is gone, the future is not here yet. What helped me the most during Beth's dissapearances and subsuquent crazy behavior? (Well, the grace of God formost...you know that peace that passeth all understanding the Bible talks about. I experienced that) But in the book the question it asks is.....what is your problem now...right now...not ten minutes from now...not an hour from now...not tomorrow. Right now, this minute? And oftentimes...even though there were upcoming obstacles and wild imaginings, there was not anything I had to deal with or solve that very moment. It helped me. Also...at the urging of my counselor, I read David Burns book called "Feeling Good" and was introduced to Cognitive Behavior Therapy. That was an eye opener for sure...and it helped in some ways. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I'm sorry for all you guys are going through. I am in neutral land right now....you know...cautiously optimistic <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/dont_know.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dont_know:" title="dontknow :dont_know:" data-shortname=":dont_know:" /> Cindi.....</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cindijh, post: 205577, member: 5754"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]Hi...[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]Don't post here often, but saw this thread and thought I would post what helped me a lot this summer when we were in the thick of my daughter running away, and running away, and running away....five times in all over a period of about 5 weeks. She had given us some problems prior to that but everything went downhill very fast...got involved with drugs, her useless loser boyfriend broke up with her. It was a roller coaster ride...[/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]Things are somewhat better. My mantra is something I heard quoted here on this message board. I am cautiously optimistic. [/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]But anyway...right before everything went down the crapper, I read Eckhart Tolle's book, A New Earth. I really liked it...so I listened to all the Oprah podcasts and have since read his other books. The main gist of his teaching? The Power of Now (which is another book he authored) Dwelling as much as possible in the now. Because "now" is really all we have. The past is gone, the future is not here yet. What helped me the most during Beth's dissapearances and subsuquent crazy behavior? (Well, the grace of God formost...you know that peace that passeth all understanding the Bible talks about. I experienced that) But in the book the question it asks is.....what is your problem now...right now...not ten minutes from now...not an hour from now...not tomorrow. Right now, this minute? And oftentimes...even though there were upcoming obstacles and wild imaginings, there was not anything I had to deal with or solve that very moment. It helped me. Also...at the urging of my counselor, I read David Burns book called "Feeling Good" and was introduced to Cognitive Behavior Therapy. That was an eye opener for sure...and it helped in some ways. [/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS]I'm sorry for all you guys are going through. I am in neutral land right now....you know...cautiously optimistic :dont_know: Cindi.....[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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