The Art of Being Well by Dr Drauzio Varella

I received this MS Power Point Presentation via email and somehow modified it. Dr Varella is a Brazilian medical practitioner. The movie, Carandiru (2003) is based from his real life experiences inside the "dreadful State penitentiary Carandiru, in São Paulo, Brazil, while he was doing a social work of Aids prevention." He also has written several books.

"If you do not want to be ill... Speak your feelings...

Emotions and feelings that are hidden and repressed end in illnesses.

With time, the repression degenerates into illnesses.

Then we go to a confidante to share our intimacy, our "secrets", our errors!

The dialogue, the speech, the word, is a powerful remedy and an excellent therapy!

If you do not want to be ill... Make Decisions...

The undecided person remains in doubt, in anxiety, in anguish.

Indecision accumulates problems, worries and aggressions.

Human history is made up of decisions... everyday decisions and life choices.

To decide is precisely to know to renounce; to know to lose advantages and values to win others.

The undecided people are victims of constant worry and uncertainty.

If you do not want to be ill... Do not Live By Appearances...

He who hides reality, pretends, poses and always wants to give the impression of being well.

He wants to be seen as perfect, easy-going; but is accumulating tons of weight.

A bronze statue with feet of clay!

There is nothing worse for the health than to live on appearances and false facades.

These are people with a lot of varnish and baggages; and little root.

Their destiny is the pharmacy, the hospital and pain.

If you do not want to be ill... Accept...

The refusal of acceptance and the absence of self-esteem, make us alienate ourselves.

Being at one with ourselves is the core of a healthy life.

They, who do not accept this; become envious, jealous, imitators,

ultra-competitive and destructive.

Be accepted, accept that you are accepted; and accept the criticisms.

It is wisdom, good sense and therapy.

If you do not want to be ill... Find Solutions...

Negative people do not find solutions and they enlarge problems.

They prefer lamentations, gossips and pessimisms.

It is better to light a match than to regret the darkness.

A bee is small, but produces one of the sweetest things that exist.

We are what we think we are.

The negative thought generates negative energy that is transformed into illness.

If you do not want to be ill... Trust...

Who does not trust, does not communicate; is not open and is not related;

does not create deep, lasting and stable relations and does not know true friendships.

Without trust and confidence, there is no good relationship.

Distrust is a lack of faith in oneself, in the other person and in faith itself.

If you do not want to be ill... Do Not Live Life Sad...

Good humor. Laughter. Rest. Happiness.

These replenishes health, well being and bring long life.

The happy person has the gift to improve the environment whenever they live.

"Good humor saves us from the hands of the doctor".

Happiness is a healthy life and therapy."