The World Health Organization expects that the need for mental health and psychosocial support will substantially increase in the coming months and years. Hence, it is paramount that self-care strategies become a part of the daily routine to protect mental and physical health.
Simple and effective measures include maintaining a daily rhythm, limiting exposure to negative news media, focusing on positive thoughts, setting priorities and staying busy, while also staying connected with family members.
Obesity had been highlighted as a global problem even before the heightened risks of COVID were apparent. Various factors have contributed to a rise in obesity, including inexpensive calorie-dense food, screen dependance and the changing structure of communities that reduces or replaces physical activity, and inexpensive nonphysical entertainment. With quarantine and stay-at-home guidelines becoming normal, the opportunity to step out of the house for exercising and simple activities like walking dwindled.
But, while staying home might have been safe in the short-term, it runs the risk of aggravating diseases like diabetes and hypertension in the long-term, which in turn increase our vulnerability to COVID To ward off obesity, simple steps like getting 8 hours of sleep every day, regular exercise even if it is at home , a well-balanced and healthy diet, avoiding tobacco and alcohol, and setting some time to relax and recharge can make the difference.
The final challenge is the neck and back pain from the long hours spent in the home office. Limited movement can stiffen neck and back muscles, causing severe pain and discomfort. If left unchecked, this can result in permanent pain which may transform into numerous visits to doctors and chiropractors for healing. Moreover, this can also be aggravated by make-shift workstations which may not always be appropriate for long-term regular work.
A few solutions include standing and working as a part of the work set-up through adjustable stands and tables, investing in a chair that provides good lumbar support and taking frequent breaks to stretch arms, neck and back.
A small break, perhaps once an hour, does the trick. Given we are in for the long-haul, people need to recognize the DEMON lurking in their homes — and stay away from it. The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum. Studies show that people placing a high value on their own happiness can lead to less happiness, as they are disappointed when they expect to feel happy.
I accept. Our world has far more spirits involved in its affairs than we realize. Not exactly. Quite the contrary: As C. Lewis pointed out in Screwtape Letters , most Westerners are so spiritually deadened that a direct attack would only serve to wake them up. Make no mistake: Forces of darkness are at work in this world. The Bible calls them among other things spirits, demons, or powers Eph. The names vary, but the reality is all throughout Scripture.
But Scripture seems to indicate that dark spirits can work big as well as small 1 Cor. They seem just as eager to animate an entire nation as they are to possess an individual Dan. There may be no better explanation for some of the more heinous chapters in human history.
Something more than human sin was involved in the practice of chattel slavery in the United States, in the dehumanizing punishment of the Soviet gulags, and in the frighteningly efficient mass murder of Nazi death camps.
Most of us, for instance, have had the experience of encountering an institution that is rather corrupt but noting that the individuals within the institution do not seem to be the corrupting factor. In fact, the individuals involved often sense the distortion but feel powerless to change it. The whole is not merely the sum of its parts. Something bigger seems to be at work. Something bigger is at work. The powers Paul talks about are not merely individual demons making individual people do terrible things.
He is looking at something more systemic, beyond both the emperor and the empire. The spirits against whom we battle may be individual. But they may also be found in our ideologies, our institutions, or our political tribes. In fact, the most devious powers at work today are probably not the ones that possess people, but the ones that animate and control power structures like governments, schools, or economies.
It can gain us an audience, a revenue stream, and a lot of praise. But the call to follow Christ is a cruciform call from beginning to end.
If we do not follow him on the road to the cross, we do not follow him. That means that if we are devoted to any way of ministry that is not the way of Christ, we are not just being foolish nor are we being sinful only; we are also being deceived and put to work by evil spirits.
What Goggin and Strobel warn about in ministry is possible for all of us. When our work environments are so cutthroat that we sense that we need to cut corners or trample on others to get to the top, we are not merely surviving a toxic job; we are being used by a spirit of greed. When we create factions in our church devoted to preferences, we are not merely undermining unity; we are being used by a spirit of divisiveness.
When our devotion to our own nation results in xenophobia and racism, we are not being overly patriotic; we are being used by a power of hell. All of this might sound like bad news. We do not overcome spirits through better techniques or wiser social strategy.
That way lies the way of the Dragon. If this is the case, see that the individual involved gets some medical care, and soon afterwards the poltergeist will subside. When it is not the teenager that is manifesting activity there are usually several spirits in the area.
The spirits appear to pool their energy together in order to become strong enough to move larger objects and make more noises. In order to remedy the situation, you need to find the root of their anger so that they can pass over and leave you in peace. On most poltergeist cases they will disappear with out any warning, just as they appeared.
Certain times it may stop within a few days, other times it may take years. By understanding why it was there in the first place helps you to understand how to keep it from ever coming back again. Knowledge is the key in protecting yourself. Demons are entities that never had a mortal human form. Origins: Extraterrestrial.
That is why they never had mortal human form. Energy can be converted into matter and matter into energy. Demons are pure energy entities. They are described in three different ways. As angelic, a being of beauty that will manipulate the person to commit something that is sinful or out of the ordinary. Horrific, evil looking. Some people claim, they have seen demons that are incredibly hideous to look at. I believe demons do this for a scare effect, they know what we fear and this is not their true appearance.
Black mist, black fog, black shadow, black smoke. Most demonic hauntings, the occupants claim to be followed by black mist or black fog. They are usually very easy to identify as long as they are not hiding. When it is a demonic haunting you typically notice a revolting stench similar to rotted flesh or sulfuric acid. They often let loose a growl that sounds like it is coming from everywhere at once.
They like to make contact by pushing, shoving, hitting and even scratching. The whole air in the affected area will feel thick like fog and the temperature will drastically change, typically becoming warmer. There have been cases where people have been thrown through the air and even attacked. This can take days, months or years, but time is of no concern to them. They have a hatred for mankind that dates back to the days of God and Lucifer.
They have lived for millennia and will be here long after we are gone. So, you must understand that though you may be able to get these creatures to leave a dwelling with religious provocation, you will never destroy them.
They could go from Maine to California on a thought. Demons are capable of changing form right in front of you from a human form to an inhuman form. They are neither male nor female, but can change to meet their needs. People mostly see demons as black masses standing in doorways or near rooms. Sometimes they are called shadow devils.
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