SWITCHWORDS WORKSHOP
BY
DIVAKAR MANEPALLI
Day 10
Old Age Issues :
• Loneliness
• Regret
• Dissatisfaction and Disappointments
• Difficulty in adapting
• Old beliefs
• Lack of energy and stamina
• Lack of enthusiasm
• Dwelling about the past
• Menopause
• Retirement
• Children not giving time / respect
These most prevalent old age issues will be discussed in the current chapter….
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Loneliness :
More often than not …. Parents have to stay away from their children because of
work related relocation by children / personal preference to live separately after
marriage / wanting their own space .
This may lead to feelings of loneliness in the elderly parents…
SWs can help with this…
Switchwords selected :
BE - Clear loneliness
CIRCULATE - Clear loneliness
EVOVLE - Change with times, become new, reinvent yourself
REFRESH - Incorporate new information
SNAP - Changing the focus
Fountain - Defuse lack
Pear - Defuse Lack
CHUCKLE - Switch on the mood
UP - Be in high spirits
Phrasing examples :
Pear-EVOLVE-SNAP-CHUCKLE-UP-BE.
Fountain-REFRESH-SNAP-CHUCKLE-UP-CIRCULATE.
Fountain-EVOLVE-REFRESH-SNAP-CHUCKLE-UP-BE.
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Regret :
This is caused when a person looks back into his or her life and thinks about past
mistakes, wrong deeds….. etc .
Often this regret is harbored for a long time until it starts eating up the individual
and results in many illnesses, mainly organ failures.
Honeysuckle - This is a Bach flower remedy which can stop an individual from
dwelling in the past… since this is what we need to address first….. Honeysuckle
helps them to move on .
Switchwords selected :
Honeysuckle - Stop dwelling in past
Honey - Defuse bitterness in life
THANKS - Stop resenting, clear guilt
ABSOLVE - Clear guilt
DROP - Let it go
Raindrops - Wash away all toxic emotions
TOMORROW - Clear sadness
Kentucky Coffeetree - Defuse judgment
Phrasing examples :
Kentucky Coffeetree-Honey-ABSOLVE-THANKS-DROP-TOMORROW.
Honey-ABSOLVE-THANKS-DROP-Raindrops-TOMORROW.
Honeysuckle-TOMORROW-Honey-ABSOLVE-THANKS.
DROP-Raindrops-ABSOLVE-THANKS-Kentucky Coffeetree.
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Dissatisfaction and Disappointments :
When life doesn’t go as planned, it’s natural that we will be disappointed…
Also… several life events, conflicts, property disputes etc…. cause
disappointments.
Another important reason is failures in life…
Gentian - It is a Bach flower remedy to clear disappointment.
Switchwords selected :
Soup - Clear dissatisfaction
Cucumber - Clear dissatisfaction
Gentian - Clear disappointment
DROP - Let it go
END - Forget it
CHUCKLE - Switch on the mood
UP - Be in high spirits
PURR - Feel contented
Phrasing examples :
Soup-Gentian-DROP-END-CHUCKLE-UP.
Soup-Cucumber-Gentian-DROP-PURR-CHUCKLE-UP.
Cucumber-Gentian-DROP-END-PURR.
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Difficulty in adapting :
Life styles, outlook of people, values and principles have all undergone a drastic
shift in past few decades…. In fact they are changing at much faster rate….. add to
this the dependency on technology and you have a perfect recipe for the aged to
feel out of sync …. adaptability becomes a huge issue….
SWs can help with this…
Switchwords selected :
TAP - To adapt
LEISURE - To accommodate
23 - Match to present time
TOUCH - Be in present
WILLOW - Flexibility
EVOVLE - Change with times, become new, reinvent yourself
REFRESH - Incorporate new information
ALERT - Increase awareness
Phrasing examples :
WILLOW-TAP-23-TOUCH-EVOLVE.
LEISURE-TAP-23-TOUCH-EVOLVE-REFRESH.
WILLOW-LEISURE-TAP-23-ALERT-REFRESH-EVOLVE.
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Old beliefs :
Let’s discuss an important aspect here which is the root cause of friction between
the aged and younger members of their family. As we discussed, the times are
changing so fast that our belief systems are getting outdated at a lightning speed.
A person tends to develop a belief system based on his surroundings, people he
has met and experiences that he has accumulated in his life ….. He develops
certain thought and behavioral patterns and forms opinions based on those
beliefs, he considers them to be right and is not open to suggestions or advises
from others .
These create blockages in his mind…. its like putting on blinkers… He will be rigid
and not open to change with the changing times.
This creates irritations in younger members of the family and causes conflicts..…
SWs can clear these (useless) old beliefs…..
Switchwords selected :
RUSH - Clear Blockages
Huckleberry - Clear old beliefs
Sunflower - Clear blocks created by old beliefs
Butterfly - Clear old beliefs
DROP - Let go
UNPLUG - Think outside the box
REFRESH - Allow new things into mind
Phrasing examples :
Huckleberry-DROP-UNPLUG.
Sunflower-DROP-UNPLUG-REFRESH.
Butterly-RUSH-DROP-REFRESH-UNPLUG.
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Lack of Energy and Stamina :
This is a common feature in old age….
Thanks to SWs. They can help regaining Energy and Stamina.
Switchwords selected :
DYNAMIC - Rejuvenate energy
CRISP - Clear fatigue, renew energy
TESLA - Accumulate energy
URANIUM - Lot of energy
SHINE - Increase energy
BE - Be fit
LEARN - rejuvenation
HORSE - Get power
VIBRANT - Strong
Phrasing examples :
CRISP-DYNAMIC-TESLA-HORSE-BE.
CRISP-TESLA-SHINE-LEARN-VIBRANT-BE.
URANIUM-SHINE-CRISP-VIBRANT-HORSE-BE.
DYNAMIC-SHINE-LEARN-CRISP-HORSE-BE.
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Lack of Enthusiasm :
Feeling of “its all over now“ or “nothing can be done now” causes this…
Lack of Enthusiasm and Apathy…
This is a sign of “not being happy” and “not enjoying the present life / task on
hand”….
Wild Rose - This is a Bach flower remedy for clearing Apathy. We can take it’s
help in phrasing….
Switchwords selected :
Wild Rose - Clear Apathy
CHUCKLE - Bring good mood
UP - Uplift spirits
Zeal - Clear Apathy and indifference
JACK LALANNE - Bring Enthusiasm
BE - Be well
RELISH - Happy
Phrasing examples :
Wild Rose-CHUCKLE-Zeal-UP-RELISH-BE.
Zeal-CHUCKLE-UP-JACK LALANNE-RELISH-BE.
Wild Rose-Zeal-CHUCKLE-UP-JACK LALANNE-BE.
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Dwelling about the past :
It happens often with the elderly….especially after retirement. Blame it on the
abundance of time that they have on their hands now… or loss of identity/ self-
worth which they experience ….. sometimes feelings of becoming irrelevant start
haunting them and they begin to dwell in the past , recalling and narrating the
incidents again and again, reading the same chapter again and again instead of
starting a new one …. Reopening wounds and allowing opportunities for self-
sabotage .
These thoughts are the root cause of judgments and disappointments….
Honeysuckle - It is a Bach flower remedy to stop dwelling in past
We can take it’s help….
(Honeysuckle is now Defusing word too with similar meaning)
Switchwords selected :
Honeysuckle - Stop dwelling in the past
Raindrops - Clear poisonous thoughts
Tabula Rasa - Clear unnecessary thoughts
REFRESH - Allow new things into mind
END - Stop thinking
UNPLUG - Clear attachments
Bluebell - Clear mind
Dancing Cane - Clear damaging thoughts and replace them with joy
Phrasing examples :
Honeysuckle-Bluebell-END-REFRESH.
Bluebell-END-Tabula Rasa-UNPLUG.
Bluebell-Raindrops-Dancing Cane-UNPLUG-END.
Honeysuckle-Tabula Rasa-Bluebell-UNPLUG-Dancing Cane.
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Menopause :
This phase is inevitable once ladies reach 50s …. But few experience it much
earlier as well ….. It’s definitely a huge change where they go through many
physical / psychological changes …. It can be very disturbing and painful for many.
SWs can help us out in easing out the whole process ….
Switchwords selected :
WOMB - Female reproductive system
SHANTI - Balance peace, clear disagreement
ADJUST - Balance
SHUT - Stop troubles
TAP - Adaptability
COZY - Comfort
BE - Be well
Phrasing examples :
SHANTI-ADJUST-WOMB-TAP-COZY-BE.
SHUT-SHANTI-ADJUST-WOMB-TAP-COZY-BE.
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Retirement :
Sometimes we wantedly choose it …..
In some professions its inevitable…..
Sometimes it happens as an undesirable event…
We are dealing with undesirable / forced retirement…
Switchwords selected :
Soup - Clear dissatisfaction
Cucumber - Clear dissatisfaction
ELATE - Convert setbacks into uplifts
TAP - Adaptability
ADJUST - Manage difficult situations
SOMEHOW - Somehow
Phrasing examples :
Soup-TAP-ADJUST-ELATE.
Soup-Cucumber-TAP-ADJUST-ELATE.
Soup-Cucumber-TAP-ADJUST-ELATE-SOMEHOW.
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Children not giving time / respect :
This happens mainly due to the lack of time the present generation is
experiencing … as they are always running behind targets and deadlines…. They
have to juggle with so many things and are under so much pressure that they
genuinely don’t find time to spend with their parents. They might also behave
rudely due to the tensions they have.
But there are many who don’t give time and also disrespect their parents due to
ingratitude…..
SWs will help for this…. For children to give respect to parents….
Switchwords selected :
OCCUR - Bring to mind
Gratitude - Defuse ingratitude
BLSSED - Feel gratitude
GET - Get
PRECIOUS - Respect and value
PEARL - Lot of value
DECLARE - Possible
Phrasing examples :
Gratitude-GET-PRECIOUS-PEARL-DECLARE.
OCCUR-BLESSED-GET-PRECIOUS-PEARL-DECLARE.
Gratitude-OCCUR-BLESSED-GET-PRECIOUS-DECLARE.
OCCUR-Gratitude-BLESSED-GET-PRECIOUS-PEARL-DECLARE.
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Combining many aspects :
Many a times….. the elderly face multiple issues from the above mentioned ones
…..
In that case, separate SW phrase is not needed for each issue…
We can combine some of the aspects and make phrases… which is convenient….
For example :
Loneliness, Resentment, Dissatisfaction, Disappointments, Lack of Enthusiasm :
Honey-Soup-Cucumber-Gentian-Zeal-CHUCKLE-UP-BE.
Honey-Soup-Gentian-DROP-Zeal-CHUCKLE-UP-JACK LALANNE-BE.
Dissatisfaction and Disappointments, Difficult to adapt, Old beliefs, Lost in
thoughts of past :
Soup-Gentian-TAP-Huckleberry-UNPLUG-END-Bluebell.
Soup-Cucumber-Gentian-TAP-Sunflower-Honeysuckle.
Lack of Energy and stamina, Dissatisfaction and Disappointments, Difficult to
adapt, Lack of Enthusiasm :
CRISP-LEARN-Soup-Gentian-TAP-Zeal-CHUCKLE-UP.
CRISP-LEARN-TESLA-Cucumber-TAP-JACK LALANNE-CHUCKLE-UP.
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This brings us to the end of this whatsapp workshop on Switchwords. I’ve tried to
cover the frequently asked for SWPs for different phases of life, with explanations
of the Switch words that are relevant for each issue. Use them and experience the
power of these phrases ….. which will certainly leave you wanting for more .
Hope you all found this course interesting and are happy with the learning. I
suggest you read the material again and again to get complete clarity on the
definitions and applications of the Switch words discussed. Also, go through the
queries asked on my FB page “Switchwords Remedies” and SWPs given by me for
those issues ….. that will take you one step further in this journey .
Since, learning is a continuous process there will be subsequent whatsapp
workshops which will cover other aspects that are required to lead a happy life,
achieve your goals and address certain deep rooted issues, which we all have to
overcome ….. in order to sail smoothly in life .
You all have been exemplary pupils going by the queries you posed ….. and I hope
I’ve been able to clear all your doubts about the meanings , applications of
important Switch Words ….. usage of SWPs, ECs and number codes .
Looking forward to having you all in my next whatsapp workshop that will be
announced shortly.
Last but not the least …. I sincerely thank Padma Ramswamy for convincing me to
hold this whatsapp workshop…. And Deepa Gurumurthy for handling the whole
process starting from registrations to forming groups ….. handling them so
seamlessly throughout these 4 weeks . I appreciate all the efforts you have put in.
Looking forward to see you all very soon again in this amazing journey of SWPs.
Thanking one and all.
Regards,
Divakar Manepalli
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