{"id":10417,"date":"2017-10-14T20:47:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T00:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=10417"},"modified":"2017-10-14T21:01:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-15T01:01:07","slug":"lilburn-daze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=10417","title":{"rendered":"Lilburn Daze! Bike!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning I went to the Lilburn Daze festival.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-Cd3zwhq\/0\/4cebfc41\/M\/2017101420335314-IMG_4273-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI was part of the Health Tent where people got their flu shots and blood pressure, blood sugar checked. <\/p>\n<p>I was there to show people the power of their minds. I had a talk with most of the people that had really high blood pressure readings.  After I worked with them for a few minutes, they had another reading.<\/p>\n<p>The first lady I worked with went from 140 as the high to 120. The nurses were absolutely astonished. They&#8217;d never seen changes that drastic. &#8220;Maybe a few points, but not 20!&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-QfMQVBD\/0\/3714d3ca\/M\/2017101420335314-IMG_4268-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI went to my car to get my water bottle and met up with my friends the Williams!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-pVTdgjF\/0\/c1909282\/M\/2017101420335314-IMG_4269-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nHadn&#8217;t seen them for years. What a blessing! While I was with them, one of the ladies came running up to me. &#8220;We need you to talk to a lady. Her blood pressure is VERY high!&#8221;<br \/>\nI could tell be the tone of her voice that it was serious. So I said goodbye to Bob and ran over to check the situation.<br \/>\nThe lady had a blood pressure of 170. The nurses shook their heads and looked worried.<br \/>\nI had a great talk with the lady. Led her through a progressive relaxation with deep breathing. I woke her up and told to stay in this absolutely relaxed state. The nurses (the first nurse didn&#8217;t believe the results and asked for the supervisor) came up with a reading of 140. They were absolutely astonished by the results. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen a 30 point drop in blood pressure and I&#8217;ve done hundreds of these.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Power of the mind, sister,&#8221; I said nonchalently.<br \/>\nI did a Facebook LIVE broadcast with one of the nurses reporting the experience. Click on it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/timacummins\/videos\/10215218080470007\/\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lots of vendors there.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-gxN8HBs\/0\/04c603dc\/M\/2017101420335314-48612832_Unknown-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-9PpwnGX\/0\/cd510d48\/M\/2017101420335314-48612848_Unknown-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Live music.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-BtL7c6v\/0\/c1e4dcc2\/M\/2017101420335314-48612800_Unknown-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nWhen&#8217;s the last time you saw something like this?<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-9p8Skfr\/0\/4bfad7dd\/M\/2017101420335314-48612784_Unknown-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI thought this was funny.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-pkDZqcL\/0\/2cd1ba58\/M\/2017101420335314-IMG_4271-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI liked this.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-tZ4Ft3r\/0\/95eb462f\/M\/2017101420335314-48612864_Unknown-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nDidn&#8217;t get to do my Portuguese until the afternoon.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-dxvzj9S\/0\/00f503b6\/M\/2017101420335314-IMG_4272-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI LOVE shooting with my my Canon camera again.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-RSjh7c2\/0\/c7667882\/M\/2017101420335314-48612880_Unknown-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nAll day long I&#8217;d been giving the example of cutting a lemon and biting it to stimulate people having an onslaught of saliva. The example is to show people the power of the mind over the body.<br \/>\nI saw a cut lemon on the way back to my car.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-gwxqcbw\/0\/46f19f97\/M\/2017101420335314-48612896_Unknown-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nReality is Plastic.<\/p>\n<p>Came home and rode my bike 13.38 miles.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-f5ddSLg\/0\/52ffe752\/M\/2017101420335314-IMG_4274-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s got a problem with the front brake and the left gear shifter. It wasn&#8217;t just me that was damaged in the crash! I&#8217;ll take her to the bike shop tomorrow afternoon.<br \/>\nWatered my plants.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-MBksPxq\/0\/0e17aa7c\/M\/2017101420335314-48612912_Unknown-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nI Watched a TED talk on Venus Fly Traps. It was cool.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Lilburn-Dazez--Bike4-10T14B17\/i-hhBKspC\/0\/e50d9f47\/M\/2017101420335314-48612928_Unknown-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nAdmin duties now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning I went to the Lilburn Daze festival. I was part of the Health Tent where people got their flu shots and blood pressure, blood sugar checked. I was there to show people the power of their minds. I had a talk with most of the people that had really high blood pressure readings. 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