HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM YOUR FRIEND AT THE BIPOLAR ULTRA MELLOW LOUNGE

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I wish you a safe and fantastic Thanksgiving!

While you're here, listen to some great music and explore the site.

WHAT'S THIS COLOR THING ABOUT?

Ok, Mellow Friends, … I promised you my thoughts about color and particularly on the psychology of color. Better late than never.

Most of us love the color of green, … right, the color of money; but how do we feel when we see green? There is that wonderful deep rich green that the summer brings with bluegrass, and then there's that stunning green that’s called emerald green. Who does not go bonkers over emerald green!

Well, Kendra Van Wagner, “Color Psychology, How Colors Impact Moods, Feelings, and Behaviors” says that green is a “cool color” … No, not cool as in “hot diggity dog that’s cool”; but, instead, she says this color can call to mind feelings of sadness or indifference. I don’t know about you, but the only way I get sad over green is when I don’t have green money. (smile)

We all know red is hot, hot, hot, … hot momma, hot chili peppers, flaming hot, stimulating hot. Yep, Kendra says that in ancient cultures, red was used to stimulate the body and mind and to increase circulation. Increase circulation? … Yeah, she must be referring to those hot chili peppers.

She also says that Egyptians and the Chinese, practiced Chromotherapy, or using colors to heal. “Chromotherapy is sometimes referred to as light therapy or colourology and Kendra states that “it is still used today as a holistic or alternative treatment”.

If you want to find out if your favorite color is popular, you can take her poll.

So what if color can affect our mood, our memory retention, and even our taste of food, … what are we going to do with that information?

Use it in marketing a product, coloring our bedroom a light blue, which is believed to calm, soothe illness and treat pain?

I always thought yellow was calming, but some chemotherapists say that yellow heals the lungs and increases energy levels. Ok, I’ll go with that, and the next time I go running (which is never), I’ll wear something bright yellow.
You with me?

What about that dark and eerie "black" color? Don’t we almost always attribute that color to dark forces, evil incarnate, or mystery, or the occult? Then why do I love to wear black? Since black is the absence of color or light, … could it be that I don’t want to feel anything when I’m wearing black? Maybe so, but we must not forget that black is also elegant.

Then there’s the range of colors. From white to the darkest blues and yellows, to the darkest reds and greens. Seems like you can go a little bananas if you start breaking all these colors down and trying to figure out just what would suit you on any particular day or any time.

Let’s just go with the flow. Why not just pick a color and then adjust to the color. How’s that for jazzing up your day?

POLITICS IS MY VICE!

Hey, mellow friends, I'm extremely political and can write for days about politics (and have), so I apologize for not having posted anything here for awhile. In addition, I've been working on a another website. Come and visit Clevelands Place of Dreams and Truth . I think you'll enjoy; and there are some great free benefits and free resources for Cleveland and Ohio consumers.

Hope you guys are feeling great. You just gotta love these summer months because of that whole "light affects your mood" thing.

In a few days, I'm going to post something on one of my favorite topics ... colors. I'm going to talk about colors and how they affect our mood. I did say that right ... mood and not moods? Anyway, that's what I'm going to do. Again, give me a couple of days ... Okay?

Until then, kick back and play with some gadgets on the site or listen to some really great soothing sounds. The free meditation session player is at the bottom of the page, and the music players are on the left and at the bottom of the page. Oh yeah, ... and don't forget the videos that are all over this blog.

See you guys later!

HOW THE STIMULUS PACKAGE POSITIVELY AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

Social Security - $250 million: Veterans with disabilities and individuals who received Social Security Income and other selected social Security benefits will receive a one-time economic stimulus check. Vice President Joe Biden announced on march 26, 2009 that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will receive their payment starting in early May. In a written statement, Biden stated that the $250 checks "will make a big difference in the lives of older Americans and people with disabilities - many of whom have been hit especially hard by the economic crisis that has swept across the country."

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Social Security Administration - $500 million: To be used to help the Social Security Administration to reduce the backlog and processing time for claims and appeals decisions. The funds will also help the Social Security Administration modernize the computer center.
Medicaid - $87 billion: The temporary increase in the Medicaid matching rates for states will help states pay for Medicaid services and preserve programs. Each state will receive a 6.2% increase of the federal government's share of Medicaid spending, and states with high unemployment rates will receive a greater federal match.

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Vocational Rehabilitation/Employment - $540 million: To be used by state Vocational Rehabilitation programs. such programs assist individuals with disabilities in obtaining higher education and jobs.

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Special Education: $12.2 billion: This includes $11.3 billion to be used by states to meet their obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and $500 million for pre-school/early intervention under IDEA. IDEA mandates a free and appropriate public education for all children with disabilities, regardless of severity.

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Additionally, the ARRA includes funding to state and local government entities, businesses and communities for a wide variety of reconstruction and new construction projects such as the renovation and new construction of state and local government facilities and schools. State and local government entities and places of public accommodation and commercial facilities must comply with the ADA Standards for Accessible Design in new construction and alteration projects utilizing ARRA funds. Any construction and renovation of federal buildings and other facilities operated by federal agencies must comply with the Architectural Barriers Act accessibility standards.

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To learn more about where money is going at both the federal and state levels, visit the following websites http://www.recovery.gov and http://www.recovery.ohio.gov.

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HELP GUIDE FOR DEPRESSION

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FREE CLINIC - CLEVELAND

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METROHEALTH HOSPITAL

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BIPOLAR DISORDER

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HATHA YOGA - FREE CLASS

HATHA YOGA - 43 MINUTES

http://www.yogayak.com/

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3kA7G3hZbg&feature=channel

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RELAXATION AND BREATHING

Relaxation and Breathing with Rodney Yee




INTRODUCTION TO PRANAYAMA

What is Pranayama? - Learn about it at:

Yoga.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvdiMjSgItg

http://www.yogayak.com/

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AUDIO SLEEP AID

Hi Everybody,

I'm always looking for a tool or image or sound to help me relax. I just happened upon this really cool place on the "Net" titled "Sound Sleeping". You don't have to buy anything; just choose and listen to the wonderful sounds.

http://www.soundsleeping.com/

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep

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FLICKR SLIDESHOW OF PEACE

Listen to sounds or music from one of the playlists on the left, or view this slideshow while listening to the free 14 minute relaxation audio at the the bottom of this page. You can also listen to some sample mp3's from the amazon player at the bottom of this page while enjoying this slideshow!

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Click center arrow to start slideshow. To pause the slideshow, move your mouse to the bottom left of the picture and click on the two bars.

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**To slow or increase speed, go to the bottom right corner. See the 4 arrows facing outward?

Click on the center of those 4 arrows ... you're now in full screen mode. By choosing options (upper right corner-in full screen mode), you'll be able to adjust speed, etc.

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http://www.geodon.com/b_AboutBipolar.aspx

IT'S COMEDY DAY!

Ok Mellow Followers, this is a special day ... it's comedy day. So enjoy part of your day with Seinfeld and Cosby.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy