EVOLVE with Dr. Milton

Celebrities spotted not wearing a mask at Sunday's Super Bowl game were met with cries of "hypocrisy" by some on social media.Those attending the event at SoFi Stadium in LA were given KN95 masks because Los Angeles county requires masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at "mega events."

But few of the more than 70,000 attendees at the game were seen wearing them the open-air venue. A Twitter user shared a video of some of the stars, including Jennifer Lopez with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jay-Z and LeBron James in the stands without masks.

"Here's the video of every celebrity without a mask during the Super Bowl," the Tweet read "But every kid in California will have to be wearing them tomorrow in school. They must all be holding their breaths the entire game."

This is the mask hypocrisy...

El temor es una reacción adaptativa que nos prepara para actuar ante un posible peligro. Cuando sentimos miedo, nuestro cuerpo reacciona produciendo una secuencia de efectos, tanto físicos como psicológicos. Algunos estudios afirman que el miedo es la emoción que más consecuencias produce en nuestro interior.

En primer lugar, algunas personas se quedan paralizadas y bloqueadas ante el miedo, experimentan sudoración, taquicardia... Pero esta emoción también cambia nuestra esfera cognitiva, percibimos el mundo de un modo distinto y experimentamos las sensaciones con mayor intensidad. Por todo ello, en este artículo de Psicología-Online, hablaremos de los efectos físicos y psicológicos del miedo.

Dios nos dice en Su Palabra: Porque no nos ha dado Dios espíritu de cobardía, sino de poder, de amor y de dominio propio (2 Tim 1:7)

Nuestro cuerpo se pone en estado de alerta y se encarga de activar el sistema nervioso simpático. Esta parte del cerebro se encarga de activar las respuestas físicas de huida. Nuestro corazón bombea más sangre, los músculos se tensan, los pulmones se encargan de dar más oxígeno al cuerpo y el estómago se cierra.

Mira que te mando que te esfuerces y seas valiente; no temas ni desmayes, porque Jehová tu Dios estará contigo en dondequiera que vayas (Josue 1:9)

La activación a largo plazo del sistema de respuesta al estrés y la sobreexposición al cortisol y otras hormonas del estrés pueden alterar casi todos los procesos de tu cuerpo. Esto incrementa el riesgo de padecer muchos problemas de salud, tales como:

• Ansiedad

Por eso es tan importante aprender formas saludables de lidiar con los factores estresantes de la vida.

"So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is...fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." - FDR (1933 Inaugural address) 

Fear's Impact: 

1. Physical health.  Fear weakens our immune system and can cause cardiovascular damage, gastrointestinal problems such as ulcers and irritable bowel syndrome and decreased fertility.  It can lead to accelerated aging and even premature death.

En medio de la tempestad Job tuvo un encuentro con Dios y dijo "de oidas te habia oido mas ahora mis ojos te ven" Dios se volvio mas real y tangible para Job despues de haber atravezado por un valle oscuro en la vida. Quizas tu estas en medio de una tempestad de circunstancias y esto te ha distraido. Te animo que enfoques tu mirada y corazon no en la tormenta sino en aquel que tiene el poder de apagarla.

Hardly anyone enjoys the painful process of growth. The process will always produce a profit whenever the individual endures the affliction until the end. Otherwise he/she misses out on the benefits the process can potentially generate. If you abort the process you forfeit the blessings.

Most self-help books and "gurus" will sell this idea that mindset is everything and that if you manage to simply think more positive then everything will fall into place. Mindset is important but it's just one part of. the equation. We are mind, body, and spirit and must therefore work on all three and nurture them equally otherwise it's like trying to sit on a three legged stool that has lost a leg. You will end up face down on the ground.

I love what the Apostle Paul writes to the Romans in chapter 12 verse 2: "don't conform to the ways of the world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind"... A transformed life begins with a mind that has been renewed. It is not an easy task however if you are intentional, disciplined, and consistent over time you will see gradual and complete transformation. 

Una de las palabras mas poderosas en cualquier idioma es "NO". Es una palabra pequena pero a muchos se les dificulta pronunciarla porque luchan con establecer limites. Los limites son necesarios en toda relacion de otra manera saldras lastimado. Dios nos llama a "guardar nuestros corazones" y la manera mas facil de hacerlos y a traves de los limites. 

Making other people's urgencies your own priority causes you to neglect yourself. You may not see the immediate consequence to such life decisions however eventually you will. Sooner or later the painful truth will wreak havoc in all areas of your life. It's time for you to unlearn whats become natural to you and relearn new ways of doing things. 

We often times seek encouragement from external sources (i.e. social media influencers) however that type of encouragement will only last an average of 72 hours at best. Encouragement that comes from within especially the kind that is rooted in God's Word endures trials and afflictions. As David, we all go through a ZIKLAG moment in our lives. Whenever you are there seek to encourage yourself in the Lord God and in Him find strength.