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With flowing, you get to let your values and intuition lead the way but you also risk getting lazy or missing opportunities. With planning, you have guidelines to follow that can make decisions easier but if things don't go to schedule, it can be extremely disappointing and frustrating to rearrange everything.
Going with the flow" means adapting to situations as they arise, being flexible and open to change, while "planning" involves setting out a structured course of action with predetermined steps to achieve a specific goal, prioritizing control and foresight over spontaneity; essentially, one is about embracing the unknown while the other is about actively shaping your path.
Key differences:
Flexibility:
"Going with the flow" prioritizes flexibility and adapting to changing circumstances, whereas planning leans towards sticking to a set course, even if situations change.
Decision-making:
When going with the flow, decisions are often made based on intuition and immediate needs, while planning involves weighing options and making deliberate choices based on a larger vision.
Stress levels:
"Going with the flow" can be less stressful in situations with uncertainty, while rigid adherence to a plan can cause stress when things don't go as expected.
When to "go with the flow":
Enjoying spontaneous experiences
Being open to new opportunities that may arise unexpectedly
Reducing stress in situations with lots of unknowns
When to plan:
Achieving complex goals with multiple steps, Managing time effectively, and Ensuring important tasks are completed.
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An intervention is a carefully planned process that family and friends can do, working with a doctor or another health care professional.
Step 4 of the 12-step program, also known as the "moral inventory," is a step of self-examination and reflection that involves taking a comprehensive look at one's personal history.
The goal of this step is to gain self-awareness and understand the underlying issues that may have contributed to addiction.
Here are some things to consider when working through Step 4:
Identify problems: Recognize areas of your life that require change.
Consider how your behavior affects others: Think about how your actions have impacted yourself and those around you.
Confront your past: It can be scary to confront your past, but it's an important step towards personal growth and recovery.
Lean on your support system: It's okay to rely on your sponsor or a trusted sober mentor for guidance.
Be willing to search your thoughts and feelings: Don't be afraid to explore your innermost thoughts and feelings, even if it's scary.
Remember that you're not perfect: There are no graduation services at 12-step meetings because no one is perfect.
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Here are some signs of stubbornness:
Being hardheaded
Digging your heels in
Sticking to an idea or plan even when you know it's wrong
Doing something you want to do even if no one else wants to do it
Pointing out all the reasons an idea won't work when others present it
Feeling anger, frustration, and impatience when others try to persuade you. Some say that stubbornness can be caused by insecurities, an unstable life, being goal-oriented, or bad past experiences.
Here are some tips for taking advice:
Consider the process
In addition to the content of the advice, consider the process of receiving it.
Choose the right person
When looking for advice, consider who can provide the best advice for your situation. For example, you might ask a jewel merchant for advice about jewels, or a herdsman for advice about sheep.
Don't waste time
Some advice can lead you in circles, so look for people who can help you get where you want to go without wasting time.
Taking advice can be useful in many areas, including business, health, relationships, and personal finance.
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What is dissociation?
Many people may experience dissociation (dissociate) during their life.
If you dissociate, you may feel disconnected from yourself and the world around you. For example, you may feel detached from your body or feel as though the world around you is unreal. Remember, everyone’s experience of dissociation is different.
Dissociation is one way the mind copes with too much stress, such as during a traumatic event.
There are also common, everyday experiences of dissociation that you may have. Examples of this are when you become so absorbed in a book or film that you lose awareness of your surroundings. Or when you drive a familiar route and arrive at your destination without any memory of how you got there.
Experiences of dissociation can last for a short time (hours or days) or for much longer (weeks or months).
Dissociation may be something that you experience for a short time while something traumatic is happening. But you also may have learned to dissociate as a way of coping with stressful experiences. This may be something that you’ve done since you were young.
When might I dissociate?
For many people, dissociation is a natural response to trauma that they can't control. It could be a response to a one-off traumatic event or ongoing trauma and abuse. You can read more on our page about the causes of dissociative disorders. Dissociation might be a way to cope with very stressful experiences.
You might experience dissociation as a symptom of a mental health problem, for example post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder.
Some people may dissociate as part of certain cultural or religious practices. You may experience dissociation as a side effect of alcohol or some medication, or when coming off some medication.
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Tolerance- the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.
Tolerance is a value that can be defined as accepting and respecting others' beliefs and practices, even if you don't share them. It's about recognizing that people are equal citizens and human beings, and that disagreements are acceptable as long as there's mutual respect.
Tolerance can be demonstrated in different ways, including:
Being tolerant
Accepting others' behaviors, even if you don't agree with them. For example, you might agree to disagree with someone about their political views.
Tolerating a situation
Withstanding adverse conditions while thinking others' behaviors are unacceptable. For example, you might tolerate a bad boss because you need the job.
Tolerance can be fostered through education, knowledge, openness, communication, and freedom of thought, conscience, and belief. Some say that tolerance should be taught, nurtured, acted upon, and defended.
However, some say that the internet has both fostered tolerance and enabled intolerant movements to flourish online. Others say that polarization will continue, and people on the extremes will be less tolerant of those opposite them.
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Saying thank you can mean a lot, to acknowledge what someone has done and to let them know they’ve made a difference, but saying thank you just isn’t enough, just as saying sorry isn’t enough without changed behavior, thank you isn’t where your gratitude should end.
When we think of thank you as an action word it changes our thinking, it causes us to pause and think of how we can say thank you by what we do, not just saying the words, and how showing kindness to others is a way we can say thank you to someone else who helped us past just seeing ourselves and our own problems and sharing ourselves with someone else. Thank you is a way of life, not just something we feel in a moment and then move on, when we live in a place of thank you we carry gratitude in our heart and we look for ways to share that in hopes of allowing someone else to find peace, or support or acknowledgment, and when we do that we are also sharing that thank you, or gratitude, with ourselves, that we are in a place today where we are able to find some compassion for others and share a positive message or moment.
Next time, before you simply say thank you, think about what what action you can take to show how thankful you are, to not simply say thank you in a moment, but let that thanks continue from that moment on.
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Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) are certified individuals trained to evaluate, diagnosis, and treat delays and disorders in the following 9 areas: speech sound disorders, fluency (stuttering), swallowing, voice and resonance, receptive and expressive language, cognitive communication, alternative and augmentative communication (AAC), social communication, and hearing. SLPs can help individuals across the lifespan, from children at birth to adults on hospice. Some common diagnoses SLPs work with include Autism Spectrum Disorders, strokes, Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs), stuttering, articulation errors, language delays, late talkers, Down syndrome, children who are minimally verbal, voice disorders such as Muscle Tension Dysphonia, people who are deaf and hard of hearing, and many other populations. SLPs work in hospitals, schools, nursing homes, private practices, early intervention, home health and doctor's offices.
If you suspect your child has a delay in communication, unclear speech, or any other difficulty with communication, talk to your pediatrician about a possible speech-language evaluation. Early intervention for a child with a language delay, speech disorder, or fluency difficulties are crucial to the child's later academic and language development. Some resources for the greater Birmingham, AL area include Children's Rehabilitation Services (CRS), Children's of Alabama, and United Ability (all linked below).
https://www.asha.org/public/who-are-speech-language-pathologists/?srsltid=AfmBOorlymWLIb_fKvoR4Ia9b153U0dEKMMZDWehUd8i30jDWvt0dbjJ
https://www.rehab.alabama.gov/services/crs
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“When opportunity knocks, open the door.”
How many times has opportunity knocked on your door and you didn’t answer? Opportunities arise every day. We just need to be aware of them and make the decision to take them or live with the consequences of missing them.
We can all look back at points in our lives when we had opportunities to try something new, to have a unique experience, to learn or to grow. Whenever I miss an opportunity, I feel disappointed. I wonder how the opportunity, if taken, would have impacted my life or given a result I was seeking. I also ponder about opportunities I have taken, and I wonder how my life would have been impacted if I hadn’t seized those opportunities.
Be self-aware
Consider how you've responded to similar situations and how your typical style might help you get closer to what you want.
Be flexible
Be willing to revise unrealistic expectations and recognize when you're waiting for the perfect time.
Build your network
Reach out to past and present clients, partners, and business associates to keep your business top of mind.
Be kind to yourself
Don't judge or blame yourself for missed opportunities. Instead, focus on what comes next.
Acknowledge your emotions
It's normal to feel sad sometimes. Putting a name to your emotions can help you move on.
Embrace an opportunistic perspective
Accept that things rarely happen as planned and capitalize on that.
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Chris Albright is a person in long term recovery from SUD and currently serving the community as a peer support specialist helping people get into state funded treatment. He is a father and a very wholesome one at that. He cares from the homeless and shutout communities of Birmingham and surrounding areas. Through the company Chris works for He gets to do what he loves everyday. Chris can relate to the communities he serves because of the story he tells. This story wouldnt be possible with out Jeremy and Chris being roomates at OFU, and im glad to see how both of these pillars in the community have grown. Please give a warm welcome to Chris and his experiences in life. Listen to the words spoken and take something from that
205-569-1468- personal cell
205-973-2012 - direct work number we do Intakes and assessments for the entire state of Alabama
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Here are some things you might not know about the brain:
It's the fattiest organ: The brain is at least 60% fat, and healthy fats like omega-3s are important for its function.
It's unique: No two brains are the same, due to a combination of genetics, learning, and experiences.
It's a powerhouse: The brain is very complex and requires a lot of energy, which is why you feel hungry after studying or need fat to function.
Short-term memory is short: The brain can only hold small amounts of information in active memory for about 20–30 seconds.
It's not fully developed in teens: The brain doesn't fully develop until a person is in their mid-twenties.
Sweating can shrink it: Dehydration from sweating for 90 minutes can cause the brain to shrink away from the skull, which is equivalent to aging and abuse for a year and a half.
It interprets pain: The brain interprets and evaluates sensory signals from the body, so it "feels" pain even though it doesn't have nociceptors.
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Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.
But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and
captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world.
Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
blog, setting Nancy on an unimaginable road to uncover Amanda’s secret.
Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and
left a community in shock.
Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
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Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
