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Take out your monster spray and start spraying!

Posted 11-14-2009 at 10:05 AM by Sandra Bostwick
Updated 11-14-2009 at 10:31 AM by Sandra Bostwick
"I was a little guy and I'd be up to my nose in snow. I still have nightmares about it. What I really liked on those cold mornings was getting to the apartment buildings. I'd drop off the papers and them lie down in the warm apartment corridor and snooze a little and try to get warm. I still wake up with that on my mind."
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According to some authors, Walt Disney carried recurring nightmares of walking through blizzards or being punished by his father well into adulthood. Obviously, these fears did not keep him from making his dreams come true. It is hard to imagine being strong enough to overcome such a hard, scary childhood, but Walt apparently did just that.

Let's stick with being kids for a little while longer and look at one of the most common nightmares... the dreaded moster in the closet. Or was your monster under the bed? YIKES!

How scary was that!

As a grown-up, the monsters may be different, but they are just as scary. Grown up monsters are those worries that take on form in our imagination. They get bigger and bigger. We can't quite see them, but they are waiting someplace to jump out and remind us of just how small and helpless we are.

Or are they?

Grown-up monsters may hide inside our jobs, our homes, even inside our bodies. They distract us from fun, annoy us out of our peace, and scare us so that we can't ignore them.

But, the truth is, most of the grown-up monsters exist in our imaginations. Most never materialize in real life. They are just possibilities. Maybe they are worst case scenarios that look like a Yeti, but end up being more like a big rat in real life.

Wouldn't it be great if we could avoid spending Yeti size anticipation energies on what ends up to be just a big rat?

Just for today, let's take out our monster spray and spray those monsters away. You can go back to worrying tomorrow, I promise.


Quote from page 9. Read more about Walt's childhood in

Williams, Pat How to Be Like Walt:Capturing the Disney Magic Every Day of Your Life. Florida:Health Communications, Inc. 2004
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    I can say just think of something positive and it will slowly go away. There always away to get away from those Monsters in your life. I have them all the time but I think of something good and ask it to go away.
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    Posted 11-14-2009 at 02:14 PM by TNTWheels TNTWheels is offline
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    Sandra Bostwick's Avatar
    Looks like you are the one who could be selling the spray to some of us, Todd!
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    Posted 11-14-2009 at 02:18 PM by Sandra Bostwick Sandra Bostwick is offline
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    Thanks Sandra. Very nice
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    Posted 11-14-2009 at 03:15 PM by a_bernard a_bernard is offline
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    Thanks Sandra
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    Posted 11-14-2009 at 03:17 PM by a_bernard a_bernard is offline
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    There you go.
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    Posted 11-14-2009 at 08:02 PM by TNTWheels TNTWheels is offline
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    You may find this strange but I seem to have a fear of the phone or a fear of talking to people on the phone. What makes this really strange is that I am in the insurance business and my success revolves around how I do on the phone. I have to attack this fear every day. I know that when we take the word apart FEAR stands for False Evidence Appearing Real. With that in mind, my success rate goes up. Trying to keep a positive attitude while I am working the phone does help. After all, the worst thing that people can do to me on the phone is to hang up. Why should I have this fear? I will start using your monster spray every day to keep the fear in check.
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    Posted 11-14-2009 at 09:15 PM by rhinohunter rhinohunter is offline
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    Sandra Bostwick's Avatar
    Here is a site for Monster go away spray! Keep it with you when you make your calls!
    http://www.monstergoaway.com/monstermedia.html

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    Posted 11-14-2009 at 09:23 PM by Sandra Bostwick Sandra Bostwick is offline
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    What if I am my biggest monster? I am afraid the spray will sting... go easy on me... will ya?
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    Posted 11-14-2009 at 10:11 PM by A.Daley A.Daley is offline
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    Nicely done Sandy!
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    Posted 11-14-2009 at 11:25 PM by 4Disney2 4Disney2 is offline
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    Angie said:
    What if I am my biggest monster? I am afraid the spray will sting... go easy on me... will ya?



    Posted Yesterday at 10:11 PM by A.Daley


    And I say:
    That kind-of reminds me of the saying...HUG YOUR DEMONS, OR THEY WILL BITE YOU IN THE #&*#&#^((

    I think the monster spray does sting for those grown-up monsterectomies that involve facing our dark sides.

    It hurts to look my dark side in the eyes and admit that that really is a part of who I am. Once I admit it, though, it is almost a relief if I decide to send the villagers with the torches to chase it away.
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    Posted 11-15-2009 at 02:48 AM by Sandra Bostwick Sandra Bostwick is offline
    Updated 11-15-2009 at 02:52 AM by Sandra Bostwick
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    monsterectomies

    Every once in a while I let a monster bother me but most of the time I guess I have a pretty optimistic attitude and try not to let things get to me too much.
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    Posted 11-15-2009 at 03:50 PM by christiejay christiejay is offline
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    "Oh yes, what demons may one find in their closet of anxieties....." Opus Too often do we find that our demons created of anxiety are more real than those of biblical and myth teachings. The list of pills to "exorcise" these demons is a long one.

    So to help Sandra I will point out that creating "Goals" will help focus attention on something other than our closet of anxieties. If I focus on helping others I can go to bed feeling good and leave the closet door closed.
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    Posted 11-16-2009 at 06:49 AM by daddyof2princessess daddyof2princessess is offline
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    Sandra Bostwick's Avatar
    These are fanstastic thoughts, everyone!

    I think, for today's blog, I'm going to quote Aaron (Daddyof2princesses)
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    Posted 11-16-2009 at 07:38 AM by Sandra Bostwick Sandra Bostwick is offline
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    Angie made me think.... what if I am my biggest monster? How often do we sabotage our own efforts or allow ourselves to be defeated my comments made by others when attempting something new????
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    Posted 11-16-2009 at 07:56 AM by orionchika orionchika is offline
 







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