May 8, 2005 | |
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Mothers Love for Her Son
I was sitting on the beach yesterday enjoying the rich healing sea air and sunshine on my skin. The day was divine. I like to people watch and the beach is an especially good place for that. I am also an amateur photographer and any opportunity to catch people in an authentic state of bliss makes for a perfect photo opportunity for me. As I was doing my people watching and basking in the sun I happen to notice an old woman, her husband and son strolling arm in arm along the beach. It was easy to see the deep adoration which she held for her son and the loving comfort her son, a grown man, was feeling. In that moment their whole story had unfolded before and mine as well. I suspect that the old woman was Eastern European, probably Russian, Hungarian or Polish since there are many people of Eastern European decent that have made there homes where I live. She and her husband were dressed in the typical Eastern European garb, the son was obviously Americanized in jeans and a button down dress shirt. Maybe an engineer? Nevertheless you could read in the woman’s face how proud she was of her son… her son who has made a success for himself in America. She couldn’t take her eyes off of him and she held his arm so tightly. It was such a sweet moment to be captured. When they say a picture is worth a thousand words this was indeed that moment and it brought tears to my eyes. Mothers no matter who or what there son’s have become always hold a special place in their hearts. I think of my mother. I am a grown man and I will like it or not always be my mothers little boy but, I do like it. About ten years ago, for my birthday my mother sent me a children’s book entitled Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch. I have always thought of myself as a little bit macho but, when reading this children’s book I was balling like a little baby. It weaves the story of a woman and her son and her enduring love for him. One of my favorite quotes in the book goes as follows: I'll
love you forever. As I journey through my day today, this Mother’s Day, I will think of the enduring love my mother has had for me and how she has been there for me through the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations and how she has always told me that “the darkest hour is just before dawn”. Have
an excellent day.
"Grey clouds are just clouds passing over." – Duke Ellington Positive emotional energy is the key to health, happiness and well-being. The more positive you are, the better your life will be in every area. Your
Main Energy Source You
Burn A Lot of Energy Emotional energy is a far more refined form of energy, and it is absolutely essential to healthy emotional functioning. Creating
Mental Energy Anger
Is A Killer Keep
Yourself Calm Don’t
Take Things Personally The whole purpose of physical relaxation is to allow yourself to recharge your emotional and mental batteries. You don’t engage in physical relaxation so much to relax your physical body because it’s likely you don’t work that hard with your body. The aim of rest and relaxation is more to build up your mental and emotional energies and thereby improve the overall quality of your life. Action
Exercises First, keep your thoughts on your dreams and goals, and keep them off of the things and people that cause you stress and negative emotions. This is not easy, but it’s very important. Second, preserve your emotional energy by staying calm and positive in difficult situations rather than allowing yourself to be upset or angry. Third, take ample time to rest completely so you can recharge your physical and emotional batteries. The better rested you are, the more effective you will be. Click here for your Free CD of 21 Success Secrets of Self Made Millionaires
“Remember, when you exercise consistently, you’ll have something that’s truly beneficial for your heart and your soul.” Life seems increasingly complex these days. There are children and pets to care for, partners who need attention and errands to run. On top of that, the cell phone is ringing, the email is chiming, faxes are flying and taxes are coming due. How is a person supposed to find time to exercise? The key is to make exercise a priority. In a survey of both active and sedentary adults, both groups had 24 hours a week available for their leisure pursuits. So - there is time to exercise! Workouts of 30 minutes, three times a week, add up to a mere hour and a half out of the possible 168 hours in the week. Remember, when you exercise consistently, you'll have something that's truly beneficial for your heart and your soul. Some tips to help you fit in fitness: 1. Pencil in the time. Plan ahead. Make an appointment with yourself and pencil your workout in your schedule. When exercise time becomes a priority, just like a meeting with your boss, you'll give it the importance that it deserves. 2. Remember the benefits. Most regular exercisers will tell someone who doesn't exercise: "You're just not making it a priority." Actually, the non-regular exerciser may feel that the costs of doing the activity outweigh the benefits. Remind yourself that taking a 30-minute walk before work can increase your energy level throughout the day, increase productivity and boost your mood. Isn't that worth a half-hour less sleep? 3. Be prepared. Lay out your exercise clothes the night before and exercise first thing in the morning. 4. Blend it in. Try to incorporate exercise into your daily activities - do you normally walk the dog? Put on your exercise shoes and pick up the pace a notch. Extend the walk to 20-30 minutes - that's your workout (and your dog will love it.) Other ideas: Take the stairs instead of the elevator, park the car in the far end of the parking lot and walk. Use any way you can to increase your daily activity level. It all adds up! 5. Make family and friends time active time. Enroll in a parent-child swim or gymnastics class; take the kids to the park and make an obstacle course for yourself out of the playground; make a date with your spouse to take short after-dinner strolls; get together with a co-worker for a quick lunch plus some brisk window shopping. 6. Set limits. Don't eat lunch (or play your favorite after-work video game) until you've completed your workout for the day. Linking your workout to a well-established routine will help ensure that your exercise quickly becomes a healthy habit. 7. Hire a coach. A good way to ensure your success as a regular exerciser is to assign someone to be your personal fitness "coach." This person could be your spouse, co-worker, a close friend or a sibling—someone who will understand your weekly fitness goals and who can nix any excuse you come up with for not achieving them. Your coach's duties include checking in with you several times a week to see how you're doing. If you miss a workout, the coach can be understanding, but should insist on a scheduled make-up session. 8. Be ready with Plan B. Expect obstacles and overcome them. When your favorite exercise bike is occupied at the gym, jump onto a treadmill or a rower, or start your weight training and return to the bike later. Think about trying a new piece of equipment to spice up your normal routine. This new skill will make your workout more exciting. 9. Create your own bonuses and incentives. A month of workouts can equal a new outfit, an upgrade in equipment, a massage, a half-hour with a personal trainer, a yoga class, or a fancy pair of cross-trainers. 10. Be forgiving. There is a delicate balance between a firm commitment to exercise and a rigid compulsion about keeping to a pre-determined workout schedule. By developing a flexible, healthy attitude about your exercise program - making it part of your life, not your entire life - your enthusiasm for exercising will always remain high. 11. Drink a lot of water. What I suggest is adding the juice of half a lemon or 4 tablespoons of unsweetened cranberry juice to 32 ounces of water with a sprinkle of Steviva Brand Stevia Powder . Aside from being less than 2 carbs, you will get the health benefits that the stevia provides along with the vitamin C and electrolytes that lemon have. You can substitute limes for lemons if you get bored. Click here to order stevia powder.
“Our deepest need is for the joy that comes with …knowing we are of genuine use to others.” -- Eknath Easwaran Holding an intention to be in service shapes our overall attitude towards life in many ways. For example, it brings a greater sensitivity and awareness of others, a commitment to harmlessness, a willingness to put others’ needs before our own and a desire to be in harmony with all. An attitude of service also involves a willingness to be served when we truly need support. "… there is no such thing as just existing. Everything is in service to everything else. Existence is giving and receiving. A stone gives and receives no less than a saint." -- Jacob Needleman
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