The healthy change under stress
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After
the next day the Venezuelan Presidential elections occurred on April 14 2013, it
was very difficult to write an article about positive change. My intention was
to keep writing on the topic of healthy change, as I wanted to discuss about my
new eating habits. However, my mind was in another place. I dealt with huge
amounts of anxiety. I imagined many of my Venezuelan friends and acquaintances were
feeling the same way.
In
these difficult moments where emotions dominate us we must learn to manage
them. My way to control anxiety follows different paths. After biting my fingernails
or their surrounding skin until it hurts, I gave permission for certain
cravings like chocolate and ice cream but the ones with no sugar added and always
observing small portions. Finally I focused on my work, exercised, cooked and
cleaned the house.
Right
now, Venezuelans are going through all the spectrum of hard emotions such as
anger, fear, anxiety and uncertainty. We have to control ourselves to not
overflow into actions that we can then repent. For those Venezuelans like me
that live in other countries, we have to deal with the urgent need of wanting
to be in the center where the events were occurring in order to support whatever
it takes to get our country back. My way to channel my frustration at the
distance has been actively participating in social networks. As human beings
with skills to rationalize, the best that we can do it is to identify these
overflowing emotions and channel them to offset any excess that can hurt you.
I
spent all day thinking about how I felt and here are my thoughts:
"To my
friend supporting the government: I know you love your country; therefore, we
must seek a joint solution to solve the situation that Venezuela is living.
Winning like that is not winning! To win properly is by not scaring voters,
polling shooting, assisting or forcing to vote for your candidate, disappearing
ballot boxes, applying unilateral standards and abusive behaviors. This is
embarrassing. The world has noticed it. The situation is critical and affects
us all equally. I believe anyone cannot agree with a government limiting your voting
rights! "
"Partners
and friends of the opposition: We have advanced profoundly if we abstract from
all the abuse we live yesterday. We won everything, we have earned an ETHICAL
Leader: Henrique Capriles. El Flaco gave and continue to give his whole body and
soul to the cause of our country, he has united us, evoked many ruling and I am
sure will be able to summon many more to build the project of the country we
want and deserve. He is a man of principles and values. We have something to
improve and that we should convene, include and discern because a country in
two halves that are not in speaking terms is not part of the Venezuela that we
deserve. We have the reason and we always seek peace. We need to keep fighting
and working to make our dream come true. Our dream is a country of progress and
full of opportunities for all Venezuelans to come true. I am sure that our
dream will become reality sooner rather than later. "
Let
us follow closely all the developments. Henrique
Capriles’ leadership will take us closer every day to see our dream come true:
· A prosperous
Venezuela,
· A Venezuela following
a sustained path for progress and
· Venezuela for all
Venezuelans.
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