“Our present stress on growth and productivity is, I believe, intimately related to the decline in rootedness. Faced with loneliness and vulnerability that come with deprivation of a securely encompassing community, we have sought to quell the vulnerability through our possessions.” BelieveI BelieveGrowthCommunitySimpleLonelinessStressPossessionProductivityVulnerabilityRelatedDeclineSimple LivingDeprivationRootedness Author:Paul L Wachtel
“Faced with stress, too many people feel they have nowhere to turn to, that they don't have access to the kind of friendships or communities where they can easily and openly share their problems and worries.” PeopleFeelsKindProblemTurnsCommunityWorryShareStressAccessNowhere To Turn Book:Hope Is a Decision: Selected Essays Source: Hope Is a Decision: Selected Essays
“Not only did I think that Sarah Palin doesn`t understand what post-traumatic stress disorder is, I thought she gave veterans a poor name by sort of arguing that this is something that`s common in our community.” ThinkingNamesCommunityPoorCommonStressArguingPostsDisorderVeteranOur CommunityPalinPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Author:Jon Soltz
“Communities need to feel that they can accommodate people. Rather than feeling that it's not possible to integrate and that the stress and strain on housing and public services is too great.” PeopleNeedsFeelsFeelingsCommunityStressStrainHousingPublic ServiceIntegratingAccommodate Author:Theresa May
“The great tasks facing the ecclesial community in the modern world - and among the many I particularly stress evangelization and ecumenism - are centered on the Word of God and, at the same time, draw therefrom their justification and support.” WorldCommunitySupportModernDrawsTasksStressWord Of GodJustificationModern WorldEcumenism Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“As a Jew and a psychologist, I understand the stress that religious communities feel in connection with questioning of circumcision... I raise these questions out of deep caring and compassion, for our community generally, and our male infants in particular. We are inflicting, generally, unrecognized harm with circumcision, and the perpetuation of this harm is far greater a concern than the discomfort that comes from confronting the advisability of this practice. Many Jews who do not circumcise in North America, South America, Europe, and Israel support this view.” FeelsAmericaCommunityReligiousViewsCompassionPracticeSupportGreaterParticularEuropeConcernConnectionsStressRaisesSouthMalesJewIsraelCaringHarmQuestioningInfantDiscomfortPsychologistOur CommunityNorth AmericaConfrontingSouth AmericaCircumcisionReligious CommunityCaring And Compassion Author:Ronald Goldman
“Shamans can be defined as socially sanctioned practitioners who purport to voluntarily regulate their attention and awareness so as to access information not ordinarily available, using it to facilitate appropriate behavior and healthy development - as well as to alleviate stress and sickness - among members of their community and/or for the community as a whole.” WellsWholeCommunityAttentionAwarenessInformationDevelopmentHealthyMembersBehaviorStressAvailableAccessDefinedSicknessAppropriateFacilitateAlleviateAppropriate Behavior Author:Stanley Krippner
“There's a new and virulent cultural virus ripping through the world. . . . The symptoms of those infected include attacks of optimism, strong feelings of community, lower stress levels and outbreaks of pronoia - the sneaking feeling that someone is conspiring behind their backs to help them.” WorldHelpingFeelingsStrongCommunityLevelsBehindsOptimismStressSymptomsVirusesStrong FeelingOutbreaksConspiringStress Levels Author:Jules Marshall
“We're all proud of the communities that we've built and are a part of, but we shouldn't accept lost time and unnecessary stress when traveling in them.” LostCommunityAcceptingProudBuiltStressUnnecessaryStressedLost TimeUnnecessary Stress Author:Melissa Bean
“The health benefits, both mental and physical, of humor are well documented. A good laugh can diffuse tension, relieve stress, and release endorphins into your system, which act as a natural mood elevator. In Norman Cousin's book, Anatomy of an Illness, Cousin's describes the regimen he followed to overcome a serious debilitating disease he was suffering from. It included large doses of laughter and humor. Published in 1976, his book has been widely accepted by the medical community.” WellsHas BeensBookSufferingCommunityNaturalLaughingSeriousDiseaseBenefitsLaughterOvercomingStressIllnessMedicalAcceptedMoodReleaseTensionCousinDoseAnatomyElevatorsGood LaughHealth BenefitsEndorphinsStress Relieving Author:Cherie Carter-Scott
“Many children face chronic stress from nutritional deprivation or persistent violence at home or in the community. By addressing their medical, emotional and developmental needs through a comprehensive clinical care model, we can lower their risk of developing long-term physical and mental health issues.” NeedsChildrenLongHomeCareFacesTermCommunityIssuesViolenceRiskEmotionalModelsStressMental HealthMedicalDevelopingLong TermPersistentComprehensiveDeprivationClinicalsDevelopmentalHealth Issues Author:Irwin Redlener
“Stressful conditions tax our cognitive bandwidth, reducing our ability to think clearly and exercise executive control. Stress also hurts our ability to make rational long-term decisions that require delayed gratification. Living in a community in which we feel a sense of trust and support acts as a buffer against the detrimental impact of scarcity. However, a higher level of income inequality in our community can fray our sense of social trust.” CommunityBrainTrustStressRationalInequalityRationalityCognitionScarcityDelayed Gratification Book:Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things Source: Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things