DEMANDS MADE ON MEN
Provider, father, friend, husband or partner -are just a few of the demands made on men today.
Men, you have a world of demands this life puts upon you every day too! There is no doubt about that. Today’s economy has played hell with hard working middle class men.
It has touched all levels of income, but for the average American, is proving to be fatal (for some), and for others , debilitating temporarily. There is a quiet strength and regenerating ability within men, often lost in the shuffle of providing the almighty dollar, but it is there.
For the blue-collar (another catch phrase) workers, the times have never been as difficult since the Great Depression. The white-collar worker has been designated to be office workers, professionals, managerial, and administrative positions. Many of those workers typically wear shirts with white collars.
Those working in factories or doing any type of manual labor are dubbed blue-collar workers, as when this catch phrase was born, they wore blue collars (at least they were in past days).
With two million people out of work currently, men are dealing with, not only being the wage earners, but many have been laid off and are now trying to figure out how to survive.
So, men, take a breath! It has never been more important for you to learn something so readily available, and so lifesaving.
When you are ready to blow a gasket and shoot arrows at someone who may NOT really be the target – TAKE A BREATH!
You body will respond by calming down and getting enough oxygen to the brain to think and respond rather than blowup and react. Please if you haven’t used your oxygen in a mindful way – learn now. It might save your job, your marriage, or any number of relationships. THIS IS THE WAY YOUR OXYGEN MACHINE WORKS.
These are stressful times. Now is the time you need to use your oxygen for your oxygen machine. Realize, too, that no matter how bleak things look right now, the old saying “this too shall pass” is correct.
For those who have been laid off work keep in mind this has nothing to do with you. It has to do with the money god and those people in charge. Life is so not fair right now, but here is a tip about women that might help.
If you handle your “life” as it is, with a calmer demeanor and more positive hopeful thoughts, your woman will almost always stand with you and hope for better times. Though most of the world feel American women are spoiled, I have known many women over the years that would deal with sacrificing material possessions if necessary, without a whimper, if their man is willing to talk about problems. Be gentle with your children as they are the innocents – no matter how irritating you may feel when you are tired and down.
Don’t give up, and don’t quit looking, as you never know what may be just around the corner. Hope will show on your face. Keep in mind that you can only do the best that you can do, and accept it. If you have to suck it up and take less money, or tighten the budget strings, talk with your partner, there are ways to do this with less sting if you work together.
Don’t fall into the “bottle” or increase your smoking because of these hard times. These things will only exacerbate the problems. Use your oxygen.
You’ve done nothing wrong and no one is questioning your manhood, that is not in question, but if you give up hope, your future will look much bleaker and hard times will increase.
So chin up, and load up on the “free” stuff – your oxygen supply. When stress enters humans become shallow breathers, thereby cutting off oxygen to the body and mind when it is needed the most.
Inhale slowly through the nose. Pull in a positive thought such as “it will be okay”. Exhale through the mouth and push out negativity-watch it, in your mind flying out your mouth and into oblivion.
Do this whenever you feel you are edging towards panic or out of control stress.