'World Health Organization' states that
“If the major risk factors for chronic
disease were eliminated, at least 80% of
Heart disease, Stroke and Type 2 Diabetes
would be prevented; and 40% of Cancer
would be prevented.”
We, the WELHEALTH TEAM believes that,
If we are prepared to make some slight shift in our life style, food habits and understanding, many of the chronic diseases can be prevented or controlled.
Life is a journey we continue walking and ours is a journey towards Wellness and Health.
We need your support and association to prevent avoidable illnesses and bring Wellness and Health to all of us.
Let us make our short stay here Healthy, Happy and Vibrant.
Welhealth Team
We campaign for Wellness and Holistic Health;
We campaign against Illness and Ill health.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Dont We All?
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work.
Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum. From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times that you just don't want to be bothered. This was one of those "don't want to be bothered times."
"I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought. He didn't.
He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look like he could have enough money to even ride the bus.
After a few minutes he spoke.
"That's a very pretty car," he said.
He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. His scraggly blond beard keep more than his face warm. I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car.
He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him if he needs any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true to the inner voice.
"Do you need any help?" I asked.
He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget. We often look for wisdom in great men and women. We expect it from those of higher learning and accomplishments.
I expected nothing but an outstretched grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me.
"Don't we all?" he said.
I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge shotgun. Don't we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those three little words still ring true.
No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have accomplished, you need help too.
No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help.
Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that. You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all. They are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see. Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe he was more than that.
Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and wise, to minister to a soul too comfortable in themselves.
Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said, "go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help."
Don't we all?
Monday, November 27, 2006
Pranayama & New modern science
Pranayama, the art of breathing correctly, is an ancient yogic exercise that practitioners believe can relieve Stress, enhance creativity, combat insomnia, reduce aggression, lift depression and much more.
New modern science is confirming many of these claims.
The average set of lungs is about the size of two footballs, but most people use only a third of that capacity, and in doing so, they lose what many experts say, is one of the greatest stress tension tools at their disposal.
“Slowing breath down and breathing to the bottom of our lungs begins to reverse the cascade of stress hormones and lower heart rate and blood pressure” says James S. Gordon, MD, founder and director of the Washington D. C . based Centre for Mind, Body Medicine.
Richard P. Brown, MD, an Associate Professor of clinical Psychology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, who claim Pranayama “can do in 20 hrs what I cannot do in 10 years with people” summed up results of breathing studies in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
New modern science is confirming many of these claims.
The average set of lungs is about the size of two footballs, but most people use only a third of that capacity, and in doing so, they lose what many experts say, is one of the greatest stress tension tools at their disposal.
“Slowing breath down and breathing to the bottom of our lungs begins to reverse the cascade of stress hormones and lower heart rate and blood pressure” says James S. Gordon, MD, founder and director of the Washington D. C . based Centre for Mind, Body Medicine.
Richard P. Brown, MD, an Associate Professor of clinical Psychology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, who claim Pranayama “can do in 20 hrs what I cannot do in 10 years with people” summed up results of breathing studies in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
Top 10 Fitness Facts
Something you should know about Exercise
Want to be sharper at work? Feel less tired at home?
Spend some quality time with your spouse?
How about enjoying a cookie without guilt?
If you answered "yes" to all of these questions (and who wouldn't?), exercise is the answer.
Being physically active offers benefits far beyond the obvious. (Of course, an improved physique and a clean bill of health aren't too shabby, either.)
If you've been looking for the motivation to begin an exercise program or get back into working out regularly, here are 10 fitness facts that may help inspire you to get off the couch.
1. Exercise Boosts Brainpower
Not only does exercise improve your body, it helps your mental function, says certified trainer David Atkinson.
"Exercise increases energy levels and increases serotonin in the brain, which leads to improved mental clarity," says Atkinson, director of program development for Cooper Ventures, a division of the Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas.
All that makes for a more productive day.
"It is clear that those who are active and who exercise are much more productive at work," says Todd A. Astorino, assistant professor of kinesiology at California State University-San Marcos.
Improved productivity not only makes you a better worker, it makes things better for everyone in the workplace. Companies with less wasted work hours and less sick time end up with lower health care costs -- and an improved bottom line, Astorino says.
2. Movement Melts Away Stress
As much as it may stress you out just to think about exercising, once you actually start working out, you'll experience less stress in every part of your life.
"Exercise produces a relaxation response that serves as a positive distraction," says Cedric Bryant, chief exercise physiologist for the American Council on Exercise. He says it also helps elevate your mood and keep depression at bay.
You're not the only person who will benefit from more happiness and less stress in your life. When you're less stressed, you're less irritable, Atkinson says -- and that could improve relationships with your partner, kids, and co-workers.
3. Exercise Gives You Energy
You might be surprised at how, say, popping in a workout tape for 30 minutes in the morning can change your whole day. When endorphins are released into your bloodstream during exercise, says Astorino, "you feel much more energized the rest of the day."
And when you improve your strength and stamina, it's easier to accomplish everyday tasks like carrying groceries and climbing stairs. This also helps you feel more energetic over the course of the day.
A common excuse among Atkinson's clients is that they're too tired to exercise, he says. While exercise may make you feel more tired at first, he says, that won't last long.
The physical tiredness you feel after working out isn't the same as everyday fatigue, he says. Besides, once your body adjusts to exercise, you'll have more energy than ever.
4. It's Not That Hard to Find Time for Fitness
The key, says Atkinson, is to use your time more wisely. Think about killing two birds with one stone.
Take your kids to the park or ride bikes together, and you're getting physical activity while enjoying family time, he says. Beyond that, go for a hike, take the kids swimming, or play hide-and-seek, tag, softball, or horseshoes in the backyard.
At work, he says, schedule a meeting on the jogging track or on the golf course.
Also, forget the idea that you have to trudge to the gym and spend an hour or more doing a formal workout. Instead, you can work short spurts of physical activity into your day.
"Everyone has 20 minutes," Atkinson says. "Everyone has 10 minutes to jump rope, and sometimes that's better than 20 minutes of walking or running."
Indeed, squeezing in two or three bouts of 15 or 20 minutes of activity is just as effective as doing it all at once, says Astorino. Vacuuming the house in the morning, riding bikes in the park with the kids in the afternoon, then taking a brisk walk in the evening can add up to an active day.
Recent U.S. government guidelines say that to lose weight and keep it weight off, you should accumulate at least 60 minutes of exercise a day, says Astorino.
But half an hour a day is all you need to reap the health and disease-fighting benefits of exercise.
5. Fitness Can Help Build Relationships
Think of what exercising with a partner can do for a relationship, whether it's with a spouse, a sibling, or a friend you used to go to lunch with once a week.
Not only that, says Astorino, but exercise is always more fun when there's someone to do it with. So plan to walk with your spouse after dinner every night. Meet your sister or that friend for tennis or an aerobics class instead of lunch.
Besides, Astorino says, people who have exercise partners stay with their programs and reach their goals more often than those who try to go it alone.
"For long-term weight loss, you need to have social support," Astorino says.
6. Exercise Helps Ward Off Disease
Research has shown that exercise can slow or help prevent heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis (bone loss), and loss of muscle mass, says Astorino.
It also helps ease some aspects of the aging process.
"Because exercise strengthens the muscles and joints, it is going to reduce your odds of having some of those aches and pains and problems most adults have, mostly because of the inactive lives they lead," Bryant says.
Provided you don't overdo it, he says, exercise can even boost immune function -- so you spend less time down with a cold or flu.
"There isn't a major health problem where exercise cannot have a positive effect," says Byrant.
7. Fitness Pumps Up Your Heart
Not only does exercise help fight disease, says Bryant, it creates a stronger heart -- the most important muscle in the body. That helps makes exercise -- and the activities of daily life -- feel easier.
"Your heart and cardiovascular system will function more effectively," says Bryant. "The heart will build up less plaque. It will become a more efficient pump."
And "when the heart becomes stronger, it pumps more blood per beat, so at rest, the heart rate is lower," says Astorino. "It's not going to have to beat as fast" to expend the same amount of effort.
Within only a couple days after you start exercising, Astorino says, "the body readily adapts to the stimulus it's getting and it becomes easier. You will feel less fatigue. It will not take as much effort when it comes to breathing. You shouldn't have as much pain or soreness."
8. Exercise Lets You Eat More
Pound for pound, muscle burns more calories at rest than body fat. So the more muscle you have, the higher your resting metabolic rate. And, of course, you also burn calories while you're actually exercising.
All this means that "cheating" with a cookie once in a while isn't going to take you back 10 steps. "Can you eat anything? No," says Atkinson. "But you can afford to enjoy some of the things you really like when you exercise regularly. You can better get away with those things in moderation than you can when you're not working out."
9. Exercise Boosts Performance
After a few weeks of consistent exercise, you may feel your clothes fitting differently and see that your muscle tone has improved, Atkinson says.
You may also notice your newly pumped-up muscles in other ways, especially if you're a recreational golfer or tennis player, or like a friendly game of pick-up basketball, says Atkinson. Exercising consistently will strengthen your muscles, increase flexibility, and improve your overall performance.
"Your muscles will work much more efficiently and you'll gain a greater sense of endurance," says Bryant. In addition, he says, your reaction time and balance will improve.
10. Weight Loss Is Not the Most Important Goal
Weight loss is the reason many people exercise in the first place. But it's certainly not the sole benefit of an exercise program.
Bryant says the long-term goal of weight loss is sold too heavily to people starting fitness programs, and that can be discouraging. People have trouble sticking with something if they don't see results quickly.
"Really, they should think about the level of functioning in the activities of daily living," says Bryant. "That can serve as the motivation to keep them coming back for more."
So whatever weight loss goal you have when starting a fitness program, don't make it your only goal. Strive to feel better, to have more energy, to be less stressed. Notice the small things that exercise does for you quickly, rather than getting hung up on the narrow goal of the number on a scale.
"With a goal of losing weight and enhancing health, exercise has to become a part of a person's life, not an afterthought," Astorino says.
SOURCES: David Atkinson, certified trainer; director of program development, Cooper Ventures, a division of the Cooper Aerobics Center, Dallas. Todd A. Astorino, exercise physiologist; assistant professor of kinesiology, California State University, San Marcos. Cedric Bryant, chief exercise physiologist, American Council on Exercise, San Diego.
Want to be sharper at work? Feel less tired at home?
Spend some quality time with your spouse?
How about enjoying a cookie without guilt?
If you answered "yes" to all of these questions (and who wouldn't?), exercise is the answer.
Being physically active offers benefits far beyond the obvious. (Of course, an improved physique and a clean bill of health aren't too shabby, either.)
If you've been looking for the motivation to begin an exercise program or get back into working out regularly, here are 10 fitness facts that may help inspire you to get off the couch.
1. Exercise Boosts Brainpower
Not only does exercise improve your body, it helps your mental function, says certified trainer David Atkinson.
"Exercise increases energy levels and increases serotonin in the brain, which leads to improved mental clarity," says Atkinson, director of program development for Cooper Ventures, a division of the Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas.
All that makes for a more productive day.
"It is clear that those who are active and who exercise are much more productive at work," says Todd A. Astorino, assistant professor of kinesiology at California State University-San Marcos.
Improved productivity not only makes you a better worker, it makes things better for everyone in the workplace. Companies with less wasted work hours and less sick time end up with lower health care costs -- and an improved bottom line, Astorino says.
2. Movement Melts Away Stress
As much as it may stress you out just to think about exercising, once you actually start working out, you'll experience less stress in every part of your life.
"Exercise produces a relaxation response that serves as a positive distraction," says Cedric Bryant, chief exercise physiologist for the American Council on Exercise. He says it also helps elevate your mood and keep depression at bay.
You're not the only person who will benefit from more happiness and less stress in your life. When you're less stressed, you're less irritable, Atkinson says -- and that could improve relationships with your partner, kids, and co-workers.
3. Exercise Gives You Energy
You might be surprised at how, say, popping in a workout tape for 30 minutes in the morning can change your whole day. When endorphins are released into your bloodstream during exercise, says Astorino, "you feel much more energized the rest of the day."
And when you improve your strength and stamina, it's easier to accomplish everyday tasks like carrying groceries and climbing stairs. This also helps you feel more energetic over the course of the day.
A common excuse among Atkinson's clients is that they're too tired to exercise, he says. While exercise may make you feel more tired at first, he says, that won't last long.
The physical tiredness you feel after working out isn't the same as everyday fatigue, he says. Besides, once your body adjusts to exercise, you'll have more energy than ever.
4. It's Not That Hard to Find Time for Fitness
The key, says Atkinson, is to use your time more wisely. Think about killing two birds with one stone.
Take your kids to the park or ride bikes together, and you're getting physical activity while enjoying family time, he says. Beyond that, go for a hike, take the kids swimming, or play hide-and-seek, tag, softball, or horseshoes in the backyard.
At work, he says, schedule a meeting on the jogging track or on the golf course.
Also, forget the idea that you have to trudge to the gym and spend an hour or more doing a formal workout. Instead, you can work short spurts of physical activity into your day.
"Everyone has 20 minutes," Atkinson says. "Everyone has 10 minutes to jump rope, and sometimes that's better than 20 minutes of walking or running."
Indeed, squeezing in two or three bouts of 15 or 20 minutes of activity is just as effective as doing it all at once, says Astorino. Vacuuming the house in the morning, riding bikes in the park with the kids in the afternoon, then taking a brisk walk in the evening can add up to an active day.
Recent U.S. government guidelines say that to lose weight and keep it weight off, you should accumulate at least 60 minutes of exercise a day, says Astorino.
But half an hour a day is all you need to reap the health and disease-fighting benefits of exercise.
5. Fitness Can Help Build Relationships
Think of what exercising with a partner can do for a relationship, whether it's with a spouse, a sibling, or a friend you used to go to lunch with once a week.
Not only that, says Astorino, but exercise is always more fun when there's someone to do it with. So plan to walk with your spouse after dinner every night. Meet your sister or that friend for tennis or an aerobics class instead of lunch.
Besides, Astorino says, people who have exercise partners stay with their programs and reach their goals more often than those who try to go it alone.
"For long-term weight loss, you need to have social support," Astorino says.
6. Exercise Helps Ward Off Disease
Research has shown that exercise can slow or help prevent heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis (bone loss), and loss of muscle mass, says Astorino.
It also helps ease some aspects of the aging process.
"Because exercise strengthens the muscles and joints, it is going to reduce your odds of having some of those aches and pains and problems most adults have, mostly because of the inactive lives they lead," Bryant says.
Provided you don't overdo it, he says, exercise can even boost immune function -- so you spend less time down with a cold or flu.
"There isn't a major health problem where exercise cannot have a positive effect," says Byrant.
7. Fitness Pumps Up Your Heart
Not only does exercise help fight disease, says Bryant, it creates a stronger heart -- the most important muscle in the body. That helps makes exercise -- and the activities of daily life -- feel easier.
"Your heart and cardiovascular system will function more effectively," says Bryant. "The heart will build up less plaque. It will become a more efficient pump."
And "when the heart becomes stronger, it pumps more blood per beat, so at rest, the heart rate is lower," says Astorino. "It's not going to have to beat as fast" to expend the same amount of effort.
Within only a couple days after you start exercising, Astorino says, "the body readily adapts to the stimulus it's getting and it becomes easier. You will feel less fatigue. It will not take as much effort when it comes to breathing. You shouldn't have as much pain or soreness."
8. Exercise Lets You Eat More
Pound for pound, muscle burns more calories at rest than body fat. So the more muscle you have, the higher your resting metabolic rate. And, of course, you also burn calories while you're actually exercising.
All this means that "cheating" with a cookie once in a while isn't going to take you back 10 steps. "Can you eat anything? No," says Atkinson. "But you can afford to enjoy some of the things you really like when you exercise regularly. You can better get away with those things in moderation than you can when you're not working out."
9. Exercise Boosts Performance
After a few weeks of consistent exercise, you may feel your clothes fitting differently and see that your muscle tone has improved, Atkinson says.
You may also notice your newly pumped-up muscles in other ways, especially if you're a recreational golfer or tennis player, or like a friendly game of pick-up basketball, says Atkinson. Exercising consistently will strengthen your muscles, increase flexibility, and improve your overall performance.
"Your muscles will work much more efficiently and you'll gain a greater sense of endurance," says Bryant. In addition, he says, your reaction time and balance will improve.
10. Weight Loss Is Not the Most Important Goal
Weight loss is the reason many people exercise in the first place. But it's certainly not the sole benefit of an exercise program.
Bryant says the long-term goal of weight loss is sold too heavily to people starting fitness programs, and that can be discouraging. People have trouble sticking with something if they don't see results quickly.
"Really, they should think about the level of functioning in the activities of daily living," says Bryant. "That can serve as the motivation to keep them coming back for more."
So whatever weight loss goal you have when starting a fitness program, don't make it your only goal. Strive to feel better, to have more energy, to be less stressed. Notice the small things that exercise does for you quickly, rather than getting hung up on the narrow goal of the number on a scale.
"With a goal of losing weight and enhancing health, exercise has to become a part of a person's life, not an afterthought," Astorino says.
SOURCES: David Atkinson, certified trainer; director of program development, Cooper Ventures, a division of the Cooper Aerobics Center, Dallas. Todd A. Astorino, exercise physiologist; assistant professor of kinesiology, California State University, San Marcos. Cedric Bryant, chief exercise physiologist, American Council on Exercise, San Diego.
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Breathing and Health.
Are we Breathing right?
All of us know how to breath. Breathing is something spontaneous, natural and automatic. So it seems foolish to think that we need to be told about breathing.
Yet, one's breathing becomes modified and restricted in various ways, not just momentarily, but habitually. We develop unhealthy habits without being aware of it. We tend to assume positions (slouched positions) that diminishes lung capacities and take shortened breaths. We also live in social conditions that is not good for the health of our respiratory system.
Scientists claim that there exist a strong connection between our respiration and our mental state. Improper breathing produces diminished mental ability. If you are tired or ill it is also reflected in your breathing.
It is known that mental tensions produce restricted breathing.
A sedentary individual when confronted with a disturbing problem tends to lean forward, draw his arms together and bend his head down. These body postures reduces the lung capacity. The more intense the concentration, the more tense the muscles become. The muscles in the arms, neck and chest contract. The muscles that move the thorax and control inhalation and muscular tenseness clamp down and restrict the exhalation. The breaths become shorter and shorter. After an extended period of intense focusing, the whole system seems to be frozen in a certain posture.
We become fatigued from the decreased circulation of the blood and from the decreased availability of oxygen for the blood because we have almost stopped breathing. As our duties, responsibilities and their attendant problems become more demanding, we develop habits of forgetting to breathe.
What's Wrong With The Way We Breathe?
Our breathing is too shallow and too quick. We are not taking in sufficient oxygen and we are not eliminating sufficient carbon dioxide. , As a result, our bodies are oxygen starved, and a toxic build-up occurs. Every cell in the body requires oxygen and our level of vitality is just a product of the health of all the cells.
Now the link between insufficient oxygen and disease is firmly established. The more oxygen we have in our system, the more energy we produce. (Researchers have found that the human body was originally designed to grow and operate at a 50% stronger concentration of oxygen than what's currently available.)
Shallow breathing does not exercise the lungs enough, so they lose some of their function, causing a further reduction in vitality.
Animals which breathe slowly live the longest; the elephant is a good example. Dogs breath fast and they have short life span.
We need to breathe more slowly and deeply. Quick shallow breathing results in oxygen starvation which leads to reduced vitality, premature ageing, poor immune system and a myriad of other factors.
Why Is Our Breath Fast and Shallow?
Of course there are several reasons but the major are:
1. Busy, hectic life style.
We are in hurry most of the time and our movements, actions and breathing follow this pattern.
2.Day to day Stress.
When you are in stress you breath more quickly and less deeply.
3.Emotions.
We get too emotional too easily. We get excited easily, angry easily, and most of the rest of the time we suffer from anxiety due to worry. These negative emotional states affect the rate of breathing, causing it to be fast and shallow.
4.Technology at work
Modern technology and automation reduces our need for physical activity. There is less need to breathe deeply, so we develop the shallow breathing habit.
5.Internal Pollution.
We are working indoors more and more. This increases our exposure to pollution. As a result, the body instinctively inhales less air to protect itself from pollution. The body just takes in enough air to tick over.
Breathing is the only means of supplying our bodies and its various organs with oxygen which is vital for our health and it is one of the ways to get rid of waste products and toxins from our body.
Why Oxygen is so vital?
Oxygen is the most vital nutrient in our bodies. It is essential for the proper and efficient functioning of the brain, nerves, Glands and other internal organs.
Four basic components which have to do with the generation and maintenance of the life process are proteins, carbohydrates, water and energy.
When looked at from the standpoint of their chemical makeup, the importance of oxygen becomes readily apparent.
· nitrogen + carbon + hydrogen + oxygen = protein
· carbon + hydrogen + oxygen = carbohydrates
· hydrogen + oxygen = water
· oxygen + carbohydrates = energy
All four of these vital elements of life...have at least this one thing in common- OXYGEN.
The makeup of the human body is largely composed of the element oxygen. Especially after you factor in the human body being about four-fifths water, with water itself being at least 33% oxygen.
We can survive without food for weeks and without water for days, but without oxygen we will die within a few minutes. If the brain does not get proper supply of this essential nutrient, it will cause degradation of all the vital organs of the body. The brain requires more oxygen than any other organ. If it doesn't get enough, the result is mental sluggishness, negative thoughts, depression and, eventually, vision and hearing declines.
Oxygen supply in our body, however, declines as we get older and if we live a poor lifestyle.
The process of oxygenating the human body works like this:
When a person breathes, there is an exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen. The oxygen, which is taken in by the body from the atmosphere around us, is picked up by the hemoglobin in the blood and distributed to all of the body's trillions of cells where, among other things, it is then used for another vital process called oxidation.
Any form of stress can cause oxygen deficiency. Stress due to chemical toxicity leads to a reduction in oxygen as the body attempts to detoxify itself by oxidizing accumulated toxins; emotional stress produces adrenaline and adrenaline-related hormones, requiring the body to draw down its oxygen reserves for their production and eventual oxidation; infection also depletes the body of oxygen which it uses to combat bacteria.
Even the stress of a chronically heavy workload will deplete the body of much needed oxygen.
Also a chronically acidic system-practically a "given" for most people in today's society-also causes the body to draw down its precious oxygen reserves. Doctors believe this often leads to a vicious cycle of toxin accumulation and oxygen depletion which eventually results in serious illness and disease.
Cancer has only one prime cause. It is the replacement of normal oxygen respiration of the body's cells by an anaerobic (ie., oxygen-deficient cell respiration).
In short, oxygen deficiency will result from any excessive stress, whatever the cause.
Oxygen purifies the blood stream.
One of the major secrets of energy and rejuvenation is a purified blood stream. The quickest and most effective way to purify the blood stream is by taking in extra supplies of oxygen from the air we breathe.
The Breathing Exercises, Pranayama etc., described in our programs are very effective methods for saturating the blood with extra oxygen.
So here are a few things about what oxygen do to our body:
Oxygen bums up the waste products (toxins) in the body, as well as recharges the body's batteries (the solar plexus). Most of our energy requirements come, not from food, but from the air we breathe.
By purifying the blood stream, every part of the body benefits, as well as the mind. Rejuvenation of the skin will start to occur.
Scientists have discovered that the chemical basis of energy production in the body is a chemical called Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). If something goes wrong with the production of ATP, the result is lowered vitality, disease and premature ageing. Scientists have also discovered that oxygen is critical for the production of ATP; in fact, it is in fact its most vital component.
The work done at Baylor University in the USA has shown that you can reverse Arterial Disease in monkeys by infusing oxygen into the diseased arteries.
Yoga and Pranayama
The Yogis realized the importance of an adequate oxygen supply thousands of years ago that is why they developed and perfected various Breathing Techniques that will help to revitalize the mind and the body.
Pranayama - the science of breath control, consist a series of exercises intended to meet these needs and to keep the body in vibrant health.
For more details attend our programs.
All of us know how to breath. Breathing is something spontaneous, natural and automatic. So it seems foolish to think that we need to be told about breathing.
Yet, one's breathing becomes modified and restricted in various ways, not just momentarily, but habitually. We develop unhealthy habits without being aware of it. We tend to assume positions (slouched positions) that diminishes lung capacities and take shortened breaths. We also live in social conditions that is not good for the health of our respiratory system.
Scientists claim that there exist a strong connection between our respiration and our mental state. Improper breathing produces diminished mental ability. If you are tired or ill it is also reflected in your breathing.
It is known that mental tensions produce restricted breathing.
A sedentary individual when confronted with a disturbing problem tends to lean forward, draw his arms together and bend his head down. These body postures reduces the lung capacity. The more intense the concentration, the more tense the muscles become. The muscles in the arms, neck and chest contract. The muscles that move the thorax and control inhalation and muscular tenseness clamp down and restrict the exhalation. The breaths become shorter and shorter. After an extended period of intense focusing, the whole system seems to be frozen in a certain posture.
We become fatigued from the decreased circulation of the blood and from the decreased availability of oxygen for the blood because we have almost stopped breathing. As our duties, responsibilities and their attendant problems become more demanding, we develop habits of forgetting to breathe.
What's Wrong With The Way We Breathe?
Our breathing is too shallow and too quick. We are not taking in sufficient oxygen and we are not eliminating sufficient carbon dioxide. , As a result, our bodies are oxygen starved, and a toxic build-up occurs. Every cell in the body requires oxygen and our level of vitality is just a product of the health of all the cells.
Now the link between insufficient oxygen and disease is firmly established. The more oxygen we have in our system, the more energy we produce. (Researchers have found that the human body was originally designed to grow and operate at a 50% stronger concentration of oxygen than what's currently available.)
Shallow breathing does not exercise the lungs enough, so they lose some of their function, causing a further reduction in vitality.
Animals which breathe slowly live the longest; the elephant is a good example. Dogs breath fast and they have short life span.
We need to breathe more slowly and deeply. Quick shallow breathing results in oxygen starvation which leads to reduced vitality, premature ageing, poor immune system and a myriad of other factors.
Why Is Our Breath Fast and Shallow?
Of course there are several reasons but the major are:
1. Busy, hectic life style.
We are in hurry most of the time and our movements, actions and breathing follow this pattern.
2.Day to day Stress.
When you are in stress you breath more quickly and less deeply.
3.Emotions.
We get too emotional too easily. We get excited easily, angry easily, and most of the rest of the time we suffer from anxiety due to worry. These negative emotional states affect the rate of breathing, causing it to be fast and shallow.
4.Technology at work
Modern technology and automation reduces our need for physical activity. There is less need to breathe deeply, so we develop the shallow breathing habit.
5.Internal Pollution.
We are working indoors more and more. This increases our exposure to pollution. As a result, the body instinctively inhales less air to protect itself from pollution. The body just takes in enough air to tick over.
Breathing is the only means of supplying our bodies and its various organs with oxygen which is vital for our health and it is one of the ways to get rid of waste products and toxins from our body.
Why Oxygen is so vital?
Oxygen is the most vital nutrient in our bodies. It is essential for the proper and efficient functioning of the brain, nerves, Glands and other internal organs.
Four basic components which have to do with the generation and maintenance of the life process are proteins, carbohydrates, water and energy.
When looked at from the standpoint of their chemical makeup, the importance of oxygen becomes readily apparent.
· nitrogen + carbon + hydrogen + oxygen = protein
· carbon + hydrogen + oxygen = carbohydrates
· hydrogen + oxygen = water
· oxygen + carbohydrates = energy
All four of these vital elements of life...have at least this one thing in common- OXYGEN.
The makeup of the human body is largely composed of the element oxygen. Especially after you factor in the human body being about four-fifths water, with water itself being at least 33% oxygen.
We can survive without food for weeks and without water for days, but without oxygen we will die within a few minutes. If the brain does not get proper supply of this essential nutrient, it will cause degradation of all the vital organs of the body. The brain requires more oxygen than any other organ. If it doesn't get enough, the result is mental sluggishness, negative thoughts, depression and, eventually, vision and hearing declines.
Oxygen supply in our body, however, declines as we get older and if we live a poor lifestyle.
The process of oxygenating the human body works like this:
When a person breathes, there is an exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen. The oxygen, which is taken in by the body from the atmosphere around us, is picked up by the hemoglobin in the blood and distributed to all of the body's trillions of cells where, among other things, it is then used for another vital process called oxidation.
Any form of stress can cause oxygen deficiency. Stress due to chemical toxicity leads to a reduction in oxygen as the body attempts to detoxify itself by oxidizing accumulated toxins; emotional stress produces adrenaline and adrenaline-related hormones, requiring the body to draw down its oxygen reserves for their production and eventual oxidation; infection also depletes the body of oxygen which it uses to combat bacteria.
Even the stress of a chronically heavy workload will deplete the body of much needed oxygen.
Also a chronically acidic system-practically a "given" for most people in today's society-also causes the body to draw down its precious oxygen reserves. Doctors believe this often leads to a vicious cycle of toxin accumulation and oxygen depletion which eventually results in serious illness and disease.
Cancer has only one prime cause. It is the replacement of normal oxygen respiration of the body's cells by an anaerobic (ie., oxygen-deficient cell respiration).
In short, oxygen deficiency will result from any excessive stress, whatever the cause.
Oxygen purifies the blood stream.
One of the major secrets of energy and rejuvenation is a purified blood stream. The quickest and most effective way to purify the blood stream is by taking in extra supplies of oxygen from the air we breathe.
The Breathing Exercises, Pranayama etc., described in our programs are very effective methods for saturating the blood with extra oxygen.
So here are a few things about what oxygen do to our body:
Oxygen bums up the waste products (toxins) in the body, as well as recharges the body's batteries (the solar plexus). Most of our energy requirements come, not from food, but from the air we breathe.
By purifying the blood stream, every part of the body benefits, as well as the mind. Rejuvenation of the skin will start to occur.
Scientists have discovered that the chemical basis of energy production in the body is a chemical called Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). If something goes wrong with the production of ATP, the result is lowered vitality, disease and premature ageing. Scientists have also discovered that oxygen is critical for the production of ATP; in fact, it is in fact its most vital component.
The work done at Baylor University in the USA has shown that you can reverse Arterial Disease in monkeys by infusing oxygen into the diseased arteries.
Yoga and Pranayama
The Yogis realized the importance of an adequate oxygen supply thousands of years ago that is why they developed and perfected various Breathing Techniques that will help to revitalize the mind and the body.
Pranayama - the science of breath control, consist a series of exercises intended to meet these needs and to keep the body in vibrant health.
For more details attend our programs.
Thursday, November 23, 2006
A BEAUTIFUL PRAYER
I asked God to take away my habit.
God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary
I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No. Patience is a byproduct of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is learned.
I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No. I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.
I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me.
I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No. You must grow on your own! , but I will prune you to make you fruitful.
I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No. I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.
I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.
God said...Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.
May God Bless You, "To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world"
"Even the word 'IMPOSSIBLE' says 'I M POSSIBLE' "
God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary
I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No. Patience is a byproduct of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is learned.
I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No. I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.
I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me.
I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No. You must grow on your own! , but I will prune you to make you fruitful.
I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No. I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.
I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.
God said...Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.
May God Bless You, "To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world"
"Even the word 'IMPOSSIBLE' says 'I M POSSIBLE' "
LIFE IS A THEATER
Invite Your Audience Carefully
Not everyone is healthy enough to have a front row seat in our lives.
There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a DISTANCE.
It's amazing what you can accomplish when you let go of, or at least
minimize your time with, draining, negative, incompatible,
not-going-anywhere relationships/friendships.
Observe the relationships around you. Pay attention.
Which ones lift and which ones lean?
Which ones encourage and which ones discourage?
Which ones are on a path of growth uphill and which ones are going downhill?
When you leave certain people do you feel better or feel worse?
Which ones always have drama or don't really understand, know or appreciate you?
The more you seek quality, respect, growth, peace of mind, love and truth around you...the easier it will become for you to decide who gets to sit in the front row and who should be moved to the balcony of Your Life.
"If you cannot change the people around you, CHANGE the people you are around."
Remember that the people we hang with will have an impact on both our lives and our income. And so we must be careful to choose the people we hang out with, as well as the information with which we feed our minds.
We should not share our dreams with negative people, Nor feed our dreams with negative thoughts.
It's your choice and your life..... It's up to you who and what you let in it......
Not everyone is healthy enough to have a front row seat in our lives.
There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a DISTANCE.
It's amazing what you can accomplish when you let go of, or at least
minimize your time with, draining, negative, incompatible,
not-going-anywhere relationships/friendships.
Observe the relationships around you. Pay attention.
Which ones lift and which ones lean?
Which ones encourage and which ones discourage?
Which ones are on a path of growth uphill and which ones are going downhill?
When you leave certain people do you feel better or feel worse?
Which ones always have drama or don't really understand, know or appreciate you?
The more you seek quality, respect, growth, peace of mind, love and truth around you...the easier it will become for you to decide who gets to sit in the front row and who should be moved to the balcony of Your Life.
"If you cannot change the people around you, CHANGE the people you are around."
Remember that the people we hang with will have an impact on both our lives and our income. And so we must be careful to choose the people we hang out with, as well as the information with which we feed our minds.
We should not share our dreams with negative people, Nor feed our dreams with negative thoughts.
It's your choice and your life..... It's up to you who and what you let in it......
Job Burnout May Increase Diabetes Risk
Study Shows Burned-Out Staffers More Likely to Get Type 2 Diabetes
A new study shows that workers suffering from job burnout may be more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
The study, published in Psychosomatic Medicine, comes from Israeli researchers who included Samuel Melamed, PhD, of Tel Aviv University's medical school.
The researchers studied 677 employed men and women in Israel for three to five years.
When the study started, participants were about 42 years old, on average. They were "apparently healthy," the researchers note.
The workers, who were employed by several companies, were split into five groups, based on job type:
Senior management
Middle management
Professionals (including engineers, teachers, lab technicians, and computer workers)
Nonprofessional workers
Self-employed workers
Participants completed a 14-item survey on job burnout, rating how often they felt emotionally exhausted, physically fatigued, and mentally weary.
Their ratings were based on responses to survey statements including: "I feel like my emotional batteries are dead," "I am physically exhausted," and "My thinking process is slow."
The results showed 348 workers had high levels of burnout; the other 329 tested low for burnout.
The workers also completed surveys about their medical history, smoking, drinking, physical activity, height, and weight. Most also got their blood pressure checked.
Over the next three to five years, 17 workers reported being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the most common type of diabetes in adults.
The highly burned-out workers were 84% more likely to report being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes than those with low burnout levels.
Still, the vast majority of workers -- burned out or not -- didn't report a diabetes diagnosis. Only 3% of the highly burned-out group reported a diabetes diagnosis, compared to less than 2% of those with low burnout.
It's not clear exactly how job burnout might make type 2 diabetes more likely.
Melamed's team accounted for other diabetes risk factors, including BMI (body mass index, a measure of overweight), age, and sedentary lifestyles. Also, high blood pressure didn't seem to explain the findings, the researchers note.
Follow-up surveys conducted at the end of the study showed little change in burnout levels.
Further studies should be done to check the findings, write Melamed and colleagues.
Meanwhile, experts say you can better handle jobstress by assessing your situation, looking for possible solutions (including a new job), and using stress-busters such as exercise and relaxation techniques.
(WebMed)
A new study shows that workers suffering from job burnout may be more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
The study, published in Psychosomatic Medicine, comes from Israeli researchers who included Samuel Melamed, PhD, of Tel Aviv University's medical school.
The researchers studied 677 employed men and women in Israel for three to five years.
When the study started, participants were about 42 years old, on average. They were "apparently healthy," the researchers note.
The workers, who were employed by several companies, were split into five groups, based on job type:
Senior management
Middle management
Professionals (including engineers, teachers, lab technicians, and computer workers)
Nonprofessional workers
Self-employed workers
Participants completed a 14-item survey on job burnout, rating how often they felt emotionally exhausted, physically fatigued, and mentally weary.
Their ratings were based on responses to survey statements including: "I feel like my emotional batteries are dead," "I am physically exhausted," and "My thinking process is slow."
The results showed 348 workers had high levels of burnout; the other 329 tested low for burnout.
The workers also completed surveys about their medical history, smoking, drinking, physical activity, height, and weight. Most also got their blood pressure checked.
Over the next three to five years, 17 workers reported being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the most common type of diabetes in adults.
The highly burned-out workers were 84% more likely to report being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes than those with low burnout levels.
Still, the vast majority of workers -- burned out or not -- didn't report a diabetes diagnosis. Only 3% of the highly burned-out group reported a diabetes diagnosis, compared to less than 2% of those with low burnout.
It's not clear exactly how job burnout might make type 2 diabetes more likely.
Melamed's team accounted for other diabetes risk factors, including BMI (body mass index, a measure of overweight), age, and sedentary lifestyles. Also, high blood pressure didn't seem to explain the findings, the researchers note.
Follow-up surveys conducted at the end of the study showed little change in burnout levels.
Further studies should be done to check the findings, write Melamed and colleagues.
Meanwhile, experts say you can better handle jobstress by assessing your situation, looking for possible solutions (including a new job), and using stress-busters such as exercise and relaxation techniques.
(WebMed)
WHAT RESEARCHERS SAY......
Onions and Garlic May Prevent Cancers
Study Shows Eating Lots of the Pungent Herbs May Keep Certain Types of Cancer at Bay
Better load up on the breath mints; a new study suggests eating lots of garlic and onions may help prevent cancer.
Italian researchers found that people whose diets are rich in onions, garlic, and other alliums have a much lower risk of several types of cancer than those who avoid the pungent herbs.
Researcher Carlotta Galeone, of the Istituto di Ricerche Farmocologiche "Mario Negri" in Milan, and colleagues say the health benefits of onion and garlic have been touted for centuries, but few studies have been able to prove the benefits.
Pungent Cancer Prevention
In their study, researchers used data from several Italian and Swiss cancer studies to look at the relationship between onion and garlic consumption and cancer at several body sites, including the mouth, larynx, esophagus, colon, breast, ovary, and kidneys.
Overall, consumption of onions ranged from 0-14 portions per week among cancer patients and 0-22 portions per week among those without cancer.
Garlic use was also lower among people with cancer, except for those with cancer of the breast, ovary, or prostate.
Researchers found moderate consumption of onions appeared to reduce the risk of colorectal, laryngeal, and ovarian cancers.
The protective effect was even greater among those who ate the most onions compared to those who ate the least. People who ate the most onions also had a lower risk of oral and esophageal cancers than those who ate the least.
Moderate use of garlic was also associated with a lower risk of colorectal and renal cell (a type of kidney cancer) cancers.
Again, the anticancer effect increased with the more garlic they ate. People who ate the most garlic had a lower risk of all cancers except breast and prostate cancers, which are mainly associated with hormonal and reproductive issues, write the researchers.
Researchers say onion and garlic consumption could simply be a marker for a healthier lifestyle and a diet high in a variety of potentially cancer-fighting herbs and vegetables.
However, the protective effect of onions and garlic against cancer remained significant even when they controlled for total vegetable intake.
Their results appear the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
(WebMed)
Study Shows Eating Lots of the Pungent Herbs May Keep Certain Types of Cancer at Bay
Better load up on the breath mints; a new study suggests eating lots of garlic and onions may help prevent cancer.
Italian researchers found that people whose diets are rich in onions, garlic, and other alliums have a much lower risk of several types of cancer than those who avoid the pungent herbs.
Researcher Carlotta Galeone, of the Istituto di Ricerche Farmocologiche "Mario Negri" in Milan, and colleagues say the health benefits of onion and garlic have been touted for centuries, but few studies have been able to prove the benefits.
Pungent Cancer Prevention
In their study, researchers used data from several Italian and Swiss cancer studies to look at the relationship between onion and garlic consumption and cancer at several body sites, including the mouth, larynx, esophagus, colon, breast, ovary, and kidneys.
Overall, consumption of onions ranged from 0-14 portions per week among cancer patients and 0-22 portions per week among those without cancer.
Garlic use was also lower among people with cancer, except for those with cancer of the breast, ovary, or prostate.
Researchers found moderate consumption of onions appeared to reduce the risk of colorectal, laryngeal, and ovarian cancers.
The protective effect was even greater among those who ate the most onions compared to those who ate the least. People who ate the most onions also had a lower risk of oral and esophageal cancers than those who ate the least.
Moderate use of garlic was also associated with a lower risk of colorectal and renal cell (a type of kidney cancer) cancers.
Again, the anticancer effect increased with the more garlic they ate. People who ate the most garlic had a lower risk of all cancers except breast and prostate cancers, which are mainly associated with hormonal and reproductive issues, write the researchers.
Researchers say onion and garlic consumption could simply be a marker for a healthier lifestyle and a diet high in a variety of potentially cancer-fighting herbs and vegetables.
However, the protective effect of onions and garlic against cancer remained significant even when they controlled for total vegetable intake.
Their results appear the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
(WebMed)
Monday, November 20, 2006
Commitment to Excellence
What are some of the elements of a self –initiated and self-directed program to develop personal and professional excellence?
Consider the following.
1.Develop an appreciation of what excellence is in the area in which you want to specialize.
Ask yourself,
‘What are the skills I need to develop that will equate to excellence in my particular field?
‘Who are some role models in my field that I can study and emulate?
‘What are some of the key result areas I should be aiming for that would equate to excellence?’
2. Understand Excellence is not a destination, it is a journey.
The rewards come from each step that is taken. And the rewards vastly outnumber and outweigh the amount of effort that has to be expended.
3. List the many benefits that will accrue to you as a result of becoming excellent in your career.
Benefits come in the form of emotional and material rewards. In both cases, the market only pays excellent rewards for excellent performance, average rewards for average performance. You can expect to get out of something only in proportion to what you put in.
You will truly feel great as a result of doing something in an outstanding and exemplary way.
4. List the things you need to do and the obstacles you must overcome in your quest to become excellent.
What people do you have to meet, what courses do you have to take, what books do you have to read, what skills do you have to develop, what efforts do you have to expend, what time commitments do you have to make, what sacrifices do you have to endure, all in the name of personal excellence?
5.Commit to these steps, no matter what, knowing that this is the price you have to pay to reap the rewards you want.
A commitment to excellence is a small price to pay for a life-time of joy and satisfaction. You cannot hide from the world. Change, challengers, and difficulties – these will never go away. Nor should you want them to. What you need to do, however, is to rise up in spirit and temperament to meet them head on, to welcome them indeed, to indulge in them. Challenge life to challenge you! In this way you shall truly find what you are really made of.
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PRACTICE POINTS
1.Identify with something bigger than just your career or professional goals. Identify yourselves with your passions and aspirations which are much greater than your career tracks
2. Avoid your day with a clutter of things and ideas in our mind. Cultivate the law of one pointed attention by taking up just one thought or idea in the morning and reflecting on it for some time. Practice the same again when you go to bed.
3. Creativity comes from doing ordinary things differently.
eg. write with left hand, Choose a new route etc.
4. Do not loose sight of reality.
Do not judge or blame anyone.
5. Practice Deep Breathing & Pranayama.
Consider the following.
1.Develop an appreciation of what excellence is in the area in which you want to specialize.
Ask yourself,
‘What are the skills I need to develop that will equate to excellence in my particular field?
‘Who are some role models in my field that I can study and emulate?
‘What are some of the key result areas I should be aiming for that would equate to excellence?’
2. Understand Excellence is not a destination, it is a journey.
The rewards come from each step that is taken. And the rewards vastly outnumber and outweigh the amount of effort that has to be expended.
3. List the many benefits that will accrue to you as a result of becoming excellent in your career.
Benefits come in the form of emotional and material rewards. In both cases, the market only pays excellent rewards for excellent performance, average rewards for average performance. You can expect to get out of something only in proportion to what you put in.
You will truly feel great as a result of doing something in an outstanding and exemplary way.
4. List the things you need to do and the obstacles you must overcome in your quest to become excellent.
What people do you have to meet, what courses do you have to take, what books do you have to read, what skills do you have to develop, what efforts do you have to expend, what time commitments do you have to make, what sacrifices do you have to endure, all in the name of personal excellence?
5.Commit to these steps, no matter what, knowing that this is the price you have to pay to reap the rewards you want.
A commitment to excellence is a small price to pay for a life-time of joy and satisfaction. You cannot hide from the world. Change, challengers, and difficulties – these will never go away. Nor should you want them to. What you need to do, however, is to rise up in spirit and temperament to meet them head on, to welcome them indeed, to indulge in them. Challenge life to challenge you! In this way you shall truly find what you are really made of.
(Compiled)
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PRACTICE POINTS
1.Identify with something bigger than just your career or professional goals. Identify yourselves with your passions and aspirations which are much greater than your career tracks
2. Avoid your day with a clutter of things and ideas in our mind. Cultivate the law of one pointed attention by taking up just one thought or idea in the morning and reflecting on it for some time. Practice the same again when you go to bed.
3. Creativity comes from doing ordinary things differently.
eg. write with left hand, Choose a new route etc.
4. Do not loose sight of reality.
Do not judge or blame anyone.
5. Practice Deep Breathing & Pranayama.
Monday, November 13, 2006
THE PRAYER OF ADJUSTMENT
Our Father-
Creator of all races and colors of men-
Cause me to see
In them, aside from all seeming differences,
What I see in myself:
The same basic feelings and desires,
The same dreams and ambitions,
The same love of home and family,
The same inexpressible urge for a deeper understanding of self,
And a knowledge of God and the Universe,
Cause me to realize
That, however high or low in the scale of development my fellow humans may be,
I bear a kinship to them of whatever race and color,
As children of the same Creator,
Cause me to understand
That, since a part of God, the Great Intelligence, indwells each human soul,
We are each partakers of Your “I AM” Consciousness,
In the process of evolving our souls by the manner in which we react to the associate experiences,
We are having on this earth,
Cause me to sense
The harm I am doing to myself by permitting age-old prejudices against any race or color or individual
To continue to exist in consciousness,
Thus keeping me from acceptance of the true brotherhood of Man under the Father ship of God.
Cause me to be tolerant
Of the imperfections of my human brothers,
As I would wish them to be tolerant of me and my short comings,
Let me resolve
To apply this tolerance in relation to loved ones and friends in particular,
With the determination to change those unhappy qualities in myself which need changing,
As a first step toward inviting a similar change in others,
To this end,
I pray for the strength, the patience, the spirit and the will,
To carry me forward, each day, in the service of my fellow humans,
As my contribution toward a happier life and a better world tomorrow.
Creator of all races and colors of men-
Cause me to see
In them, aside from all seeming differences,
What I see in myself:
The same basic feelings and desires,
The same dreams and ambitions,
The same love of home and family,
The same inexpressible urge for a deeper understanding of self,
And a knowledge of God and the Universe,
Cause me to realize
That, however high or low in the scale of development my fellow humans may be,
I bear a kinship to them of whatever race and color,
As children of the same Creator,
Cause me to understand
That, since a part of God, the Great Intelligence, indwells each human soul,
We are each partakers of Your “I AM” Consciousness,
In the process of evolving our souls by the manner in which we react to the associate experiences,
We are having on this earth,
Cause me to sense
The harm I am doing to myself by permitting age-old prejudices against any race or color or individual
To continue to exist in consciousness,
Thus keeping me from acceptance of the true brotherhood of Man under the Father ship of God.
Cause me to be tolerant
Of the imperfections of my human brothers,
As I would wish them to be tolerant of me and my short comings,
Let me resolve
To apply this tolerance in relation to loved ones and friends in particular,
With the determination to change those unhappy qualities in myself which need changing,
As a first step toward inviting a similar change in others,
To this end,
I pray for the strength, the patience, the spirit and the will,
To carry me forward, each day, in the service of my fellow humans,
As my contribution toward a happier life and a better world tomorrow.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
THE HUMAN YEARS!
On the very first day, God created the cow. He said to the cow, "Today I have created you! As a cow, you must go to the field with the farmer all day long. You will work all day under the sun! I will give you a life span of 50 years."
The cow objected, "What? This kind of a tough life you want me to live for 50 years? Let me have 20 years, and the 30 years I'll give back to you." So God agreed.
On the second day, God created the dog. God said to the dog, "You are supposed to do is to sit all day by the door of your house. Any people that come in, you will have to bark at them! I'll give a life span of 20 years."
The dog objected, "What? All day long to sit by the door? No way! I give you back my other 10 years of life!" So God agreed.
On the third day, God created the monkey. He said to the monkey, "Monkeys have to entertain people. You've got to make them laugh and do monkey tricks. I'll give you 20 years life span."
The monkey objected. "What? Make them laugh? Do monkey faces and tricks? Ten years will do, and the other 10 years I'll give you back." So God agreed.
On the fourth day, God created man and said to him, "Your job is to sleep, eat, and play. You will enjoy very much in your life. All you need to do is to enjoy and do nothing. This kind of life, I'll give you a 20 year life span."
The man objected. "What? Such a good life! Eat, play, sleep, do nothing? Enjoy the best and you expect me to live only for 20 years? No way, man!....Why don't we make a deal? Since the cow gave you back 30 years, and the dog gave you back 10 years and the monkey gave you back 10 years, I will take them from you! That makes my life span 70 years, right?" So God agreed.
AND THAT'S WHY.... In our first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play, enjoy the best and do nothing much. For the next 30 years, we work all day long, suffer and get to support the family. For the next 10 years, we entertain our grandchildren by making monkey faces and monkey tricks. And for the last 10 years, we stay at home, sit by the front door and bark at people!
The cow objected, "What? This kind of a tough life you want me to live for 50 years? Let me have 20 years, and the 30 years I'll give back to you." So God agreed.
On the second day, God created the dog. God said to the dog, "You are supposed to do is to sit all day by the door of your house. Any people that come in, you will have to bark at them! I'll give a life span of 20 years."
The dog objected, "What? All day long to sit by the door? No way! I give you back my other 10 years of life!" So God agreed.
On the third day, God created the monkey. He said to the monkey, "Monkeys have to entertain people. You've got to make them laugh and do monkey tricks. I'll give you 20 years life span."
The monkey objected. "What? Make them laugh? Do monkey faces and tricks? Ten years will do, and the other 10 years I'll give you back." So God agreed.
On the fourth day, God created man and said to him, "Your job is to sleep, eat, and play. You will enjoy very much in your life. All you need to do is to enjoy and do nothing. This kind of life, I'll give you a 20 year life span."
The man objected. "What? Such a good life! Eat, play, sleep, do nothing? Enjoy the best and you expect me to live only for 20 years? No way, man!....Why don't we make a deal? Since the cow gave you back 30 years, and the dog gave you back 10 years and the monkey gave you back 10 years, I will take them from you! That makes my life span 70 years, right?" So God agreed.
AND THAT'S WHY.... In our first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play, enjoy the best and do nothing much. For the next 30 years, we work all day long, suffer and get to support the family. For the next 10 years, we entertain our grandchildren by making monkey faces and monkey tricks. And for the last 10 years, we stay at home, sit by the front door and bark at people!
Food for Thought
People always come into your life for a reason, a season and a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, or to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or even spiritually. They may seem like a godsend to you, and they are. They are there for a reason,you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die, Sometimes they just walk away. Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilleed; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on.
When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season. And like Spring turns to Summer and Summer to Fall, the season eventually ends.
LIFETIME, relationships teach you a lifetime of lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (anyway);, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas in your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being part of my life.....
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, or to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or even spiritually. They may seem like a godsend to you, and they are. They are there for a reason,you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die, Sometimes they just walk away. Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilleed; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on.
When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season. And like Spring turns to Summer and Summer to Fall, the season eventually ends.
LIFETIME, relationships teach you a lifetime of lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (anyway);, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas in your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being part of my life.....
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