Thursday, March 30, 2017

"Take a pill" was Tom's motto.

"Take a pill" was Tom's motto.

Tom Callahan was the manager of an auto parts store where I had
a job working as a delivery driver in 1995 and 1996.

I came to work with a headache and had not eaten anything yet one day.
Tom said "Take a pill" so I foolishly took an aspirin on an empty stomach
only to end up with severe stomach pain as well as a headache.

Sarah Wilson-Stillwell
original date written
11-5-2015

Vagus Nerve Stimulation: How to Stimulate the Vagus Nerve : The Hearty Soul

Vagus Nerve Stimulation: How to Stimulate the Vagus Nerve : The Hearty Soul

Vagus Nerve Stimulation: How to Stimulate the Vagus Nerve : The Hearty Soul

First of all, the vagus nerve is the longest nerve in the body which originates in the brain as cranial nerve ten, travels down the from go the neck and then passes around the digestive system, liver, spleen, pancreas, heart and lungs. This nerve is a major player in the parasympathetic nervous system, which is the ‘rest and digest’ part (opposite to the sympathetic nervous system which is ‘fight of flight’).

Vagal Tone

The tone of the vagus nerve is key to activating the parasympathetic nervous system. Vagal tone is measured by tracking your heart rate alongside your breathing rate. Your heart-rate speeds up a little when your breathe in, and slows down a little when you breathe out. The bigger the difference between your inhalation heart-rate and your exhalation heart-rate, the higher your vagal tone. Higher vagal tone means that your body can relax faster after stress.

What is High Vagal Tone Associated With?

High vagal tone improves the function of many body systems, causing better blood sugar regulation, reduced risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease, lower blood pressure, improved digestion via better production of stomach basic and digestive enzymes, and reduced migraines. The higher vagal tone is also associated with better mood, less anxiety, and more stress resilience. One of the most interesting roles of the vagus nerve is that it essentially reads the gut microbiome and initiates a response to modulate inflammation based on whether or not it detects pathogenic versus non-pathogenic organisms. In this way, the gut microbiome can have an affect on your mood, stress levels and overall inflammation.

What is Low Vagal Tone Associated With?

The low vagal tone is associated with cardiovascular conditions and strokes, depression, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, cognitive impairment, and much higher rates of inflammatory conditions. Inflammatory conditions include all autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, endometriosis, autoimmune thyroid conditions, lupus and more).

How Do We Increase Vagal Tone?

In the article above, vagal tone was increased through a device that stimulated the vagus nerve. The good news is that you have access to this on your own, but it does require regular practice. To some degree, you are genetically predisposed varying levels of vagal tone, but this still doesn’t mean that you can’t change it. Here are some ways to tone the vagus nerve:
  1. Slow, rhythmic, diaphragmatic breathing. Breathing from your diaphragm, rather than shallowly from the top of the lungs stimulates and tones the vagus nerve.
  2. Humming. Since the vagus nerve is connected to the vocal cords, humming mechanically stimulates it. You can hum a song, or even better repeat the sound ‘OM.’
  3. Speaking. Similarly speaking is helpful for vagal tone, due to the connection to the vocal cords.
  4. Washing your face with cold water. The mechanism her is not known, but cold water on your face stimulates the vagus nerve.
  5. Meditation. Loving kindness meditation promotes feelings of goodwill towards yourself and others. A 2010 study by Barbara Fredrickson and Bethany Kik found that increasing positive emotions led to increased social closeness, and an improvement in vagal tone.
  6. Balancing the gut microbiome. The presence of healthy bacteria in the gut creates a positive feedback loop through the vagus nerve, increasing its tone.

The implications of such simple and basic practices on your overall health, and in particular on inflammation are far-reaching. If you suffer from an inflammatory condition, digestive upset, high blood pressure or depression, a closer look at vagal tone is highly recommended. We’ve known for years that breathing exercises and meditation are helpful for our health, but it is so fascinating to learn the mechanism by which they work. I hope this short article has inspired you to begin a meditation practice, as it has for me, and also to look for other means to manage the body’s inflammatory response.

Amazing and wonderful things happen when you stop controlling, complaining, criticizing, condemning and comparing yourself to others.

Amazing and wonderful things happen when you stop controlling, complaining,
criticizing, condemning and comparing yourself to others.

Sarah Wilson-Stillwell
3-30-2017

Friday, March 17, 2017

Get rid of the shoes. I hate shoes.

Get rid of the shoes. I hate shoes

Kids, children, babies hate don't like shoes, either.

One thing I have noticed about snakes is that they don't do don't like free form free flow freestyle movement like dance, dancing swimming

One thing I have noticed about snakes is that they don't do don't like free form
free flow freestyle movement like dance, dancing swimming

5-11-16

sarah wilson stillwell

Who are those that want to strip away your independence, self direction and disconnect you from the source energy? Why would they want to do this?

Who are those that want to strip away your independence, self direction and
disconnect you from the source energy?  Why would they want to do this?


4-30-16

sarah wilson stillwell

intelligence, being smart and wise, (having wisdom) are different things

intelligence, being smart and wise, (having wisdom) are different things.
intelligence is memorizing things
memory without feelings is useless to yourself or others
wisdom comes from having the experience in the past and
knowing what to do next

11-14-16

sarah wilson stillwell

Things human beings do that other animals don't do.

Things human beings do that other animals don't do.

this is an ongoing list of thoughts, ideas, beliefs, activities, feelings,
emotions of what people do worldwide that i do not see other animals
or life forms do

air/breathing
intentionally smoke cigarettes, cigars, marijuana and man-made
drugs and chemicals

forget how to breathe air in and out of their lungs like they did as children

water and drinks
drink man-made concoctions such as fruit juice, vegetable juice,
tea, coffee, milk shakes, soda pop, sweet sugary drinks and concoctions made out of it,
protein powder mix shakes.

drink fermented man-made beverages: liquor, alcohol, spirits, beer, wine,
wine coolers

food
eat when they are not hungry and not eat when they are hungry:
eg: eat to be social, to look good or bad to other people, out of boredom,
frustration, because they are happy, depressed, sad, lonely, excited

eat by the man-made clock

force feed their offspring, people and animals

starve healthy offspring, people and animals

cook, heat their food before eating

store food in cans jars bags containers

freeze food storing it for long periods of time

clothing
wear clothes, underwear, pants, trousers, shorts, blue jeans, shirts, tops, coats, jackets,
shoes, hats, gloves, mittens, scarves

shelter
build boxes to live in: houses, apartments, condos, condominiums

build boxes to work in: buildings of employment

confine life forms animals and plants and keep them from freely exploring their
natural world

sex
have sex when they aren't in the mood
use lubricants because the female is too dry or the male
or female uses them during masturbation
have sex with individuals/people they don't want to
force sex upon others: become rapists of men, women,
children/girls,boys/babies/infants/toddlers--pedophiles--
animals, plants
use man-made objects to engage in solo sex or with others

drugs/pharmaceuticals/medicine

health
brush their teeth using various objects and concoctions such
as baking soda, peroxide, toothpaste with added flouride and
artificial sweeteners
use breath mints, fresheners and man-made mouthwash


transportation
animals transport themselves by foot, wing, water, air
based upon their own ability
and do not develop artificial means of moving around

talking/language
develop different speech patterns and languages in different
groups of people


thinking/cognitive abilities
animals do not worry

humans worry

force their opinions upon other life forms often in an effort to
convert the other to their set of beliefs

humans think they control their environment
they believe they are or can be the controller of everything

some humans enjoy seeing and helping others to be happy and content
by thinking good thoughts of others, performing kind acts to help aid
others in their desire to be happy

some humans enjoy seeing others suffer in pain and and misery, purposefully
inflicting pain on others by their words, thoughts or actions

know they are going to die and
think/believe they can live forever in a spirit form


exercise/activity
go to the gym, fitness center

work a job performing duties constructed by others that instructs them to
do certain activities

rest/sleeping
use alarm clocks to artificially and unnaturally wake themselves up

get up before they have had enough sleep and are still tired

sleep when they are not tired

use stimulants to keep themselves awake

use sedatives to make themselves tired and sleepy

vanity/are vain
wear makeup, tattoo their bodies, pierce body parts

cut and shave their body hair

apply scent to their skin: aromatic oils, essences, essential oils from other
animals and plants, cologne, fragrance, body spray, perfume

use hairspray, gel, mousse to the hair on their head

take showers and baths

use soap body wash shampoo condition deodorant

wash their hands with soaps detergents and germ killing chemicals
like hand sanitizers

shave hair off their body: face, arms, armpits, legs, back, groin, head, chest

tattoo permanent images in ink onto their skin

pierce holes in their body: ears, nose, lips, tongue, nipples, belly button, anywhere
on the body

use a toilet, go to the bathroom to urinate/pee, defecate/poop

hold in their urine and feces/poop for long periods of time

compare themselves to others and try to mimic them and believe they can be just like someone else
if only they do what the other does

look at man-made clocks constantly to determine what they should be doing

believe in the word/idea of should and

ignore their instincts

teach other beings to deny their feelings and emotions

repress, stop, deny, cancel, ignore, defy the self-expression of
other life form beings

kill, murder other beings that are not related to self-protection,
protection of offspring or the need to eat








Thursday, March 16, 2017

a man accepts the female as she is.

a man accepts the female as she is.
he does not expect her to do what he does.
he makes her feel safe, protected, loved and cherished.
a woman accepts the man as he is.
she does not expect him to do what she does.
he can't have the feelings a woman feels.
she wants to cuddle. he does not.

1-27-2017

The nirvana you seek lies in the comfort of your mother's arms.

The nirvana you seek lies in the comfort of your mother's arms.

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

55 year old white Caucasian female/woman with chronic health issues living in poverty unable to work a full or part time job where I can make enough money to pay for all expenses to live.

55 year old white Caucasian female/woman with chronic health issues living in poverty unable to work a full or part time job where I can make enough money to pay for all expenses to live.
Poverty household income we have is less than half the federal poverty level -- approximately $16,000-- and I do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare because they say we have too many vehicles (3) for the household of 2 senior citizens.

In July, 2016 I was told by Pam, an employee of Truman Medical Center Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri  that you are allowed 1 vehicle per person at Truman Medical Center East. I called a social security disability lawyer and the woman said we are only allowed to have 1 vehicle per household, that I had to have worked a job 5 out of the last ten 10 years and they wouldn't make an appointment to see me to apply for disability.

I wonder why and what property owned by anyone in the household has to do with
the fact that I have chronic health issues preventing me from working a job
by an employer who will require that I fulfill all of the duties of the job.

What does property owned and household income have anything to do with
the fact that I am disabled because I cannot work a full time job and perform
all of the duties required by an employer.

Employers want the job done. They are not concerned with any health problems
that prevent you from getting the job done. They do not make accommodations for
a person who cannot physically and mentally perform the job. 

Monday, March 13, 2017

Teaching, preaching, attacking one while one is eating is disastrous to the soul, mind, body, spirit

Sarah Wilson-Stillwell
3-13-2017

Worst crime: Denying the self-expression of other life forms.

Worst crime: Denying the self-expression of other life forms.

Sarah Wilson-Stillwell
3-13-2017


What happens in your home happens in the world

What happens in your home happens in the world. If all homes were happy the world would be happy.

Sarah Wilson-Stillwell
3-13-2017

Thursday, March 9, 2017

To my mother-in-law goddess patricia ann williams haynie mertz williams

To my mother-in-law goddess patricia ann williams haynie mertz williams

i am 55 you are 73
7-7-61 / 10-4-43
at age 21 i looked up to you
an idol, you were to me

i tried to do what you do, to keep up with you
i failed
i finally realized the biggest mistake i made
is trying to be like someone else

i am not you
you are not me and never will be
and i would bet that you never wanted to be like me
you never looked up to or idolized me like i did you

my mom's mom (my maternal grandmother)
always told me to just be yourself
when i asked her what i should be
i didn't know what that was
so throughout my entire life i tried to be as good as
someone else but i never was

i often made the mistake of comparing myself to others
competing when i was a child and a teenager, a young adult
and an adult,  but i always failed
there were always people better at any thing i did
no matter how hard i tried

i wanted to have your strength, your energy and vitality
i wanted to have your beauty, grace, eloquence, flamboyance and friends
but i don't

i thank you for being your bright, shining self
i thank you for inspiring me in my search for understanding and spirituality
by telling me about books such as The Key To Yourself by Venice J. Bloodwort
when i was 21 years of age

i thank you for giving me a car when i was 21, buying a baby crib and baby clothes for my son, the many
Christmas gifts for me, my sons, your son and many other people

i thank you for the many beautiful and enjoyable holiday celebrations of lunch and dinner
you provided

you are an inspiration for life


sarah wilson montgomery mertz stillwell

november 4, 2016

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

At 9 months old a rat chewed,bit and gnawed at the top of my left hand.

At 9 months old a rat chewed,bit and gnawed at the top of my left hand.

Age 3 we lived in a house that had grapevines growing in the backyard. I climbed up
the vines and ate a whole bunch of these that I thought were grapes and got
very ill. I remember puking, vomiting and laying on the couch as my mother
watched me recover.

"The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself." -- Mark Twain

Sunday, March 5, 2017

"The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else." E. E. Cummings

"The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else."
E. E. Cummings 

http://www.famous-quotes-and-quotations.com/e_e_cummings.html

Thursday, March 2, 2017

W for weirdo. I am a weirdo because I am not lgbt or any other letters they have added to the acronym.

W for weirdo. I am a weirdo because I am not lgbt or any other letters they have
added to the acronym.
White/caucasian, monogomous, heterosexual, feminine woman.
No tattoos, pierced eyebrows, belly button or private parts.
Gosh, I am strange. A foreigner to this planet.

I'm betting it's mold in here

 I must have mold on the brain and my whole body is loaded with mold fungi bugs and toxic waste from all of it