Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
A lot of what passes for depression these days is nothing more than a body saying that it needs work. — Geoffrey Norman
Exercise changes our thought patterns in beneficial ways. Often we may feel irritable or blue and see nothing we can do about the situation. Then we are amazed at what simply going for a half-hour walk will do. Although our situations don’t change, we are changed in how we respond to them. Exercise — whether going for a walk, working in the garden, playing ball, or scrubbing a floor — clears our minds. After some physical movement we find our thoughts getting clearer. Ideas come to mind that help us cope, and our spirit is energized.
Research has shown that many cases of depression are eased by a program of vigorous daily exercise. In a sense, our Higher Power speaks to us through our muscles and bones when we move them. This spiritual experience, like many others, never comes from thinking about it, only from doing it.
Today, I will make time for physical activity.
Hazelden Foundation
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