I have been working the psychology field for some time now.  I see where there are so many gaps that need to be filled.  I see people on the street in need.  I know that the addictive process has harmed many of these people.  I still want to help. 
So, I came up with a easy concept.  Please join me if you can. 

I am buying nutrition bars and handing them out to people that I see on the street.  One of my clients buys gift cards at McDonald's or some other fast food place and hands those out.  These people are usually hungry.  I think that if we all show a little compassion, that they can find a way out of this place of a downward spiral.  Please be careful, there is a good deal of mental health issues, be cautious.

Please tell me what you think!

LENS helps to heal the brain.  I can help with anxiety and depression, without the use of drugs.  And with no side effects.  Dana

I have been reading a good deal about Nonviolent Communication.  This approach is good at finding the needs and emotions that are underneath anger.  I am intrigued with the concept of acceptance that is involved with this program.  We are taught to learn to sit back and assess our anger before we respond to someone else.  We need to get in touch with our own needs and emotions before we can have empathy for another.  So we are silent as we wait to see what is at the bottom of these needs and emotions.  We need to take care of ourselves, first to be able to respond with empathy.  When we respond from this place we are acknowledging everyone's needs and emotions and not just our own.

I hope that this makes sense.  I think that we need to have more calm with people in the world instead of running with our emotions and running over others.

LENS calms the brain, so we can function better without drugs.

I found an article in The Atlantic about America's Invisible Pot Addicts.  It is well written.  I usually loose people on this subject.  I have a personal interest because of my family and some of my friends.  So please bear with me.

• The majority of people do not use cannabis daily or near daily.  They do not have a psychological addiction to the substance.
• However, legalization, lower risk perception, lack of concentration, short-term memory problems and lack of motivation are real.
• Ziva Cooper from the University of Columbia in the neuro-biology department wants people to know that some of the concentrates can contain 90% THC.
• There is a withdrawal time involved with heavy use.
• It can form neural plaque in the brain.  This means that the brain slows down and does not function as well.
  
• I personally have seen people become less motivated to interact with others and get out of the house.
  
• I have also seen big problems with the lungs. 
  

LENS can help with coping.  It helps the brain to relax.  It will save you money in the long run.

Follow these 4 basic steps outlined by Dr Marshall Rosenberg, founder and director of educational services for The Center for Nonviolent Communication, to practice NVC:

1. Observe the situation objectively. ...
2. State how the observation is making you feel. ...
3. Connect with a need. ... an internal observation
4. Make a request
   
5. I am concerned with the amount of problems that people are having with basic communication.  Nonviolent Communication has researched and found a way to work through good communication.  There seems to be too many unmet needs between people and organizations.  We need to be the ones that are taking responsibility with how we are feeling, our emotions and what we need.                                     Anger is just trying to tell us that we need something, perhaps from someone.  We have to learn to be able to process these emotions, and what the needs are behind these emotions, and not create problems.  If we lash out, we know that our needs are not being met.
   

LENS helps to calm the mind and brain so we can become the creators of our life.

What if we can learn that the undesirable or bad emotions are something that we can feel?  That they do not need to be medicated away.  What if we learned that mental health is not the absence of mental pain?  What if we can learn to have a meaningful, bumpy life. 
Please understand that some people do need help with debilitating emotional states of anxiety, depression, etc.
Anxiety is our perception that bad stuff will happen, but how are we going to handle it?
Brene Brown praises vulnerability, struggle and adversity.  She teaches that hope is what we learn from struggle.
Thich Nhat Hanh teaches that the lotus flower cannot bloom without the mud.
Kelly Mcgonigal a Health Psychologist at Stanford studies how we can learn that the stress response is good.  Oh, my heart rate is going up, that means that I am ready for this challenge.
This is stuff that gives me the good juice.

LENS helps with the reactive process.  It calms the brain down.  It helps with taking a step back.

It looks as though we are heading into some more isolation.  When we are alone the brain stays in a state of alert.  I know that mine has.  This creates a multitude of problems.

• It creates wear and tear on the body I have been working with a exercise person.  Boy, I did not realize how out of shape I was. 
• The body creates more cortisol and norepinephrine.  These are our stress hormones or natural drugs.  They also run around in your brain.
• These things can create sleeplessness, weight gain, and anxiety.
• NASA has been studying these affects on the astronauts.  They exhibit reduced cognition.
• Some ways to cope include, keeping focused on what you have to do, journal, and get a hobby.

LENS can help you to feel better.  It calms you down and helps you to focus.