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| Subject: Law of the Garbage Truck |
> >> > One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport.
> >> > We were
> >> > driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped
> >> > out of a parking
> >> > space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his
> >> > brakes, skidded,
> >> > and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the
> >> > other car
> >> > whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi
> >> > driver just smiled
> >> > and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly.
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| Five Tips for Eliminating Holiday Stress |
By: Noel Jameson
The holidays are right around the corner, and you know what that means? Food, fun and festivities?
Not quite yet.
You have a bit of holiday stress you need to go through before you earn the right to kick up your heels and enjoy yourself.
That being said, holiday stress doesn't have to be overwhelming and you should do what you can to keep your stress level to a minimum.
Here are five easy ways to cut your holiday stress in ten minutes or less.
1. A Five-Minute Massage
Many of us tend to carry stress in our necks and one of the best ways to relieve holiday stress is with a quick neck rub. If you don't have someone nearby to work out the kinks in your neck, you may want to invest in one of the neck massagers you can find in most health and beauty departments.
2. A Quick Aromatherapy Fix
Aromatherapy has been used for relaxation purposes throughout the centuries and it's really quite effective for calming one's nerves.
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| When Grief Gives Way to New Love |
Tears for my goldfish led to a new puppy.
BY: Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway
I remember the day our two goldfish died. They were my son Alexander’s first pets in our new house, and I had single-handedly kept them alive for three years—an outstanding accomplishment in itself! I got so used to seeing those little fish faces swimming to the surface to say hi! . . . okay, to get food. Still, they were like family. They lived so long, I never thought they would go. The day I walked into Alexander’s room and saw one of them on its side, barely breathing, I was devastated. I got a straw and blew bubbles into their tank, hoping it would be like mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Frantic, I called my nephew the animal expert—he had given the fish to us—for advice. He told me once they start floating on their sides, they are close to the end. I couldn’t believe it. I went online, seeking a miracle cure to stop a goldfish from dying. Every time I looked into the tank and saw our sweet pet struggling for breath, tipping over more and more to its side, I prayed that he would right himself. But it was futile. I was shocked at how unwilling I was to let him die. And then, when I realized how much he was suffering, I sat and kept a vigil with him, telling him it was okay to let go. When he finally took his last breath, it became clear that his tank mate was close behind.
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| Send it to the kids.....by Maya Angelou |
My mom only had one eye. I hated her... She was such an embarrassment.
She cooked for students & teachers to support the family.
There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to
Say hello to me.
I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me?
I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out.
The next day at school one of my classmates said, 'EEEE, your mom only
Has one eye!'
I wanted to bury myself.
I also wanted my mom to just disappear.
I confronted her that day and said, ' If you're only go make me a
Laughing stock, why don't you just die?'
My mom did not
respond...
I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because
I was full of anger.
I was oblivious to her feelings.
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| Send it to the kids.....by Maya Angelou |
My mom only had one eye. I hated her... She was such an embarrassment.
She cooked for students & teachers to support the family.
There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to
Say hello to me.
I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me?
I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out.
The next day at school one of my classmates said, 'EEEE, your mom only
Has one eye!'
I wanted to bury myself.
I also wanted my mom to just disappear.
I confronted her that day and said, ' If you're only go make me a
Laughing stock, why don't you just die?'
My mom did not
respond...
I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because
I was full of anger.
I was oblivious to her feelings.
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Posted on Jun 24, 2008 22:26pm by admin
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| How To Fight Worry By Ralston Heath |
Recently I received an E-mail from a reader who requested a more specific method of fighting worry. For her, positive thinking just was not enough, she would get a general feeling of doom, and no matter how many happy thoughts she tried the feeling would keep coming back. She just could not stop worrying about the feeling, and she even worried about the worrying. The worry caused more worry that in turn caused the bad feeling that caused more worry. A vicious cycle if there was ever a definition of one.
So I gave her this method, I can not claim credit for this method as it was taught to me many years ago by my teacher, and taught to him before that, but it works and works well.
Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? Where no matter what you tried you kept hearing the song over and over, and not the whole song, just key parts of it. Before reading any further, quick, grab a piece of paper and write the names of those songs, then come back and finish this lesson.
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Posted on Mar 05, 2008 00:02am by admin
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| Taking Control of Your Life |
Three Questions You Should Ask Before You Worry About Anything
By Lynn Marie Sager
How can you begin to control your life?
Learn to focus your thoughts on what you do control. When people focus their thoughts on what they can't control, their lives begin to spin out of control. When people focus their thoughts on what they can control, they finally begin to take control.
What do you tend to think about? Take a moment to brainstorm a list of everything you tend to worry about, think about, or complain about in a single day. A typical list looks something like this:
"I hope they like me."
"The world is falling apart."
"Television is too violent."
"I can't make ends meet."
"I can't loose any weight."
"My spouse doesn't listen."
"My employees can't be trusted."
"My kids keep fighting."
"My boss is using me."
"People keep messing up."
"My family never does anything unless I nag them."
"I don't know what to do."
"There is nothing I can do."
When you're done writing your list, ask yourself the following three questions:
1. Which items on your list do you completely control?
2. Which items on your list do you indirectly influence?
3. Which items on your list are totally beyond your control?
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