Grief is real for all. We understand its impact especially when we lose something of value to us, work for instance. We grieve over employment loss because we know that it is the source of our livelihood. It doesn’t matter that it was either justly or stupidly taken away from us. We simply fear for our next life resource. We encounter grief also in timely or accidental loss of people we have encountered be they acquaintances,family or friends. We heavily feel grief in this context because we regret not having spoken thoughtful thoughts, not having buried petty quarrels or making right what was done wrongly before folks we have known take their leave. Most especially, grief is deeply existent in all who are too familiar with loneliness and depression because both put down weight on day-to-day life. Unquestionable grief freezes us when we feel unwanted, incapable, and invaluable. When we decide that nothing could console our grief, we must find and get help. Grief is a feeling that could be turned into joy. We best act on preventing grief to fester, and resolving it once and for all.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Grief
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Grief is real for all. We understand its impact especially when we lose something of value to us, work for instance. We grieve over employment loss because we know that it is the source of our livelihood. It doesn’t matter that it was either justly or stupidly taken away from us. We simply fear for our next life resource. We encounter grief also in timely or accidental loss of people we have encountered be they acquaintances,family or friends. We heavily feel grief in this context because we regret not having spoken thoughtful thoughts, not having buried petty quarrels or making right what was done wrongly before folks we have known take their leave. Most especially, grief is deeply existent in all who are too familiar with loneliness and depression because both put down weight on day-to-day life. Unquestionable grief freezes us when we feel unwanted, incapable, and invaluable. When we decide that nothing could console our grief, we must find and get help. Grief is a feeling that could be turned into joy. We best act on preventing grief to fester, and resolving it once and for all.
Grief is real for all. We understand its impact especially when we lose something of value to us, work for instance. We grieve over employment loss because we know that it is the source of our livelihood. It doesn’t matter that it was either justly or stupidly taken away from us. We simply fear for our next life resource. We encounter grief also in timely or accidental loss of people we have encountered be they acquaintances,family or friends. We heavily feel grief in this context because we regret not having spoken thoughtful thoughts, not having buried petty quarrels or making right what was done wrongly before folks we have known take their leave. Most especially, grief is deeply existent in all who are too familiar with loneliness and depression because both put down weight on day-to-day life. Unquestionable grief freezes us when we feel unwanted, incapable, and invaluable. When we decide that nothing could console our grief, we must find and get help. Grief is a feeling that could be turned into joy. We best act on preventing grief to fester, and resolving it once and for all.
Ground-Force
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Dirt brown and icy cold, the ground non-stop shivers in winter time. It could not protect itself from rain, sleet or snow fall. It endures and takes its season of change without whining. Could it be that it knows most of its life and nourishment depend on what falls down from the sky? Could it be that it knows getting soaked and drenched, time and again, prepares it for all things that grow when spring comes? The ground must know full well that like all things, it must bend with the stream of storms and allow all precipitation to come and go, and then run their course. The ground must truly know that to get gracefully dressed green again in spring, it must weather the seasons and their ever changing wheel … and yes, even the drab, rough elements of winter.
Dirt brown and icy cold, the ground non-stop shivers in winter time. It could not protect itself from rain, sleet or snow fall. It endures and takes its season of change without whining. Could it be that it knows most of its life and nourishment depend on what falls down from the sky? Could it be that it knows getting soaked and drenched, time and again, prepares it for all things that grow when spring comes? The ground must know full well that like all things, it must bend with the stream of storms and allow all precipitation to come and go, and then run their course. The ground must truly know that to get gracefully dressed green again in spring, it must weather the seasons and their ever changing wheel … and yes, even the drab, rough elements of winter.
Ashes
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Ash Wednesday, coming from acts of atonement and marking the beginning of Lent, behooves Christians around the world to reflect appropriately and in preparation for Easter. The day of remembrance marks a returning to the Lord or perhaps a coming to the Lord for the first time. At this time many Disciples of Christ recall their mortality and wait upon the Lord for a renewing Spirit. Markings of a cross on foreheads with ashes on the first day of Lent are traditional symbols of Christian penitence; they represent death. With ashes come the notions of a plant dying, becoming fertilizer when it rots, or when it is burned. The result of that death makes way for life, and that’s what happens when a believer’s sins die; it gives way to life in the Lord.
Ash Wednesday, coming from acts of atonement and marking the beginning of Lent, behooves Christians around the world to reflect appropriately and in preparation for Easter. The day of remembrance marks a returning to the Lord or perhaps a coming to the Lord for the first time. At this time many Disciples of Christ recall their mortality and wait upon the Lord for a renewing Spirit. Markings of a cross on foreheads with ashes on the first day of Lent are traditional symbols of Christian penitence; they represent death. With ashes come the notions of a plant dying, becoming fertilizer when it rots, or when it is burned. The result of that death makes way for life, and that’s what happens when a believer’s sins die; it gives way to life in the Lord.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Snowfall
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When snowfall is either thick or thin as it drops, it is just grand to watch. It appears to add texture to the common rainfall, like swirls of ribbons falling from the skies. It titillates both vision and touch. It brings out that childish want to catch it on palms because it coldly caresses. When the sun shines at its accumulation down the ground, it is just magical. Light bounces and brightens the bleak, cold setting. Snowfall gets the landscape extraordinarily lovely to behold!
When snowfall is either thick or thin as it drops, it is just grand to watch. It appears to add texture to the common rainfall, like swirls of ribbons falling from the skies. It titillates both vision and touch. It brings out that childish want to catch it on palms because it coldly caresses. When the sun shines at its accumulation down the ground, it is just magical. Light bounces and brightens the bleak, cold setting. Snowfall gets the landscape extraordinarily lovely to behold!
StormPresent
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Unexpected vacation due to a weather storm could both be an opportunity gained or lost. You could sleep late. You could just waste it. You could catch up with piled up chores or paperwork. You could relax if you like or choose to do something productive. Actually, you really could do a lot of good with extra time you did not have in the first place. You could make phone calls to friends and acquaintances that you have not seen or thought about in a while. You could make/write thoughtful greeting cards and send them out as cheerful surprises. You could as well spend quality time with your loved ones, yourself, and your pet buddies. Do you have time in your hand? Boldly use some of it to serve a worthwhile cause. You will feel joy!
Unexpected vacation due to a weather storm could both be an opportunity gained or lost. You could sleep late. You could just waste it. You could catch up with piled up chores or paperwork. You could relax if you like or choose to do something productive. Actually, you really could do a lot of good with extra time you did not have in the first place. You could make phone calls to friends and acquaintances that you have not seen or thought about in a while. You could make/write thoughtful greeting cards and send them out as cheerful surprises. You could as well spend quality time with your loved ones, yourself, and your pet buddies. Do you have time in your hand? Boldly use some of it to serve a worthwhile cause. You will feel joy!
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
TummyAttack
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We couldn't resist picking up a bag or two of something that attracts our eyes and whets our appetite while shopping at a food store. We even rationalize the effect they send to our brains. For instance, we imagine chips or nuts' crunch and crackle, and recall how they keep our mouth busy cutting and crushing them. We wallow in the thought of how ice cream cools and sweetens the mouth. Dried fruit like raisins, cranberries, pineapples and prunes, we know, give less vitamins, but nonetheless attend to our much needed bulk in the diet. We like to call processed snacks "food " even if they do not have much nutrition. Why? We wildly grab them because they keep us company while binge-watching both sensible and senseless movies from a fat screen or tube box. We likewise falsely accept that they comfort us in times of solace. Whatever it is we grab, shove in our mouth and feed our stomach for the wrong reasons will likely hurt our health. Ponder that seriously the next time you walk by snack aisle at any stores!
We couldn't resist picking up a bag or two of something that attracts our eyes and whets our appetite while shopping at a food store. We even rationalize the effect they send to our brains. For instance, we imagine chips or nuts' crunch and crackle, and recall how they keep our mouth busy cutting and crushing them. We wallow in the thought of how ice cream cools and sweetens the mouth. Dried fruit like raisins, cranberries, pineapples and prunes, we know, give less vitamins, but nonetheless attend to our much needed bulk in the diet. We like to call processed snacks "food " even if they do not have much nutrition. Why? We wildly grab them because they keep us company while binge-watching both sensible and senseless movies from a fat screen or tube box. We likewise falsely accept that they comfort us in times of solace. Whatever it is we grab, shove in our mouth and feed our stomach for the wrong reasons will likely hurt our health. Ponder that seriously the next time you walk by snack aisle at any stores!
Melt-n-Savor
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Chocolate has a gratifying effect on the palate. It does not matter that it comes in plain white, garnished with nut and fruit or that it is caramel-filled. It does not matter that it is elongated, rounded or squared. Chocolate is chocolate! But wait. Have your mouth and palate had fun with dark chocolate lately? Nothing compares to the competing balance of bitterness and sweetness found in dark chocolate slowly melting on your tongue and all over your mouth. The experience gives a most perfect gratification. Are you craving dark chocolate right now? Satisfy it with a very special find like Lindt or Hershey. Bite into it, roll it around or simply prolong the coco treat by slowly melting it in your mouth!
Chocolate has a gratifying effect on the palate. It does not matter that it comes in plain white, garnished with nut and fruit or that it is caramel-filled. It does not matter that it is elongated, rounded or squared. Chocolate is chocolate! But wait. Have your mouth and palate had fun with dark chocolate lately? Nothing compares to the competing balance of bitterness and sweetness found in dark chocolate slowly melting on your tongue and all over your mouth. The experience gives a most perfect gratification. Are you craving dark chocolate right now? Satisfy it with a very special find like Lindt or Hershey. Bite into it, roll it around or simply prolong the coco treat by slowly melting it in your mouth!
Lifeline
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"March in place. Change steps. Here we go. Slide it right, and back. Slide it left, and back. Double change steps in place. Here we go!"
Aerobics could be a heart-pumping, adrenalin-raising body workout for the not-so-young, and the young-at-heart. Interested folks in such workout, and those who take their health seriously, don't have to search far and around for a group that gathers to pump tired muscles or increase agility and flexibility. Difficulty-leveled classes of aerobics and like exercises abound among and between interest groups in the community, and yes, at your local YMCA. Whether it is aerobics, zumba dance, yoga or or swimming is the match for your cardio kick and pump, you are spot on extending your lifeline. Get going, and get moving!
"March in place. Change steps. Here we go. Slide it right, and back. Slide it left, and back. Double change steps in place. Here we go!"
Aerobics could be a heart-pumping, adrenalin-raising body workout for the not-so-young, and the young-at-heart. Interested folks in such workout, and those who take their health seriously, don't have to search far and around for a group that gathers to pump tired muscles or increase agility and flexibility. Difficulty-leveled classes of aerobics and like exercises abound among and between interest groups in the community, and yes, at your local YMCA. Whether it is aerobics, zumba dance, yoga or or swimming is the match for your cardio kick and pump, you are spot on extending your lifeline. Get going, and get moving!
Thursday, February 12, 2015
IceBox
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In your kitchen, a food-packed fridge at your hand's reach calls nonstop. You're not even hungry. As a matter of fact, you just got stomach-filled. The standing icebox is stationary, but it seems constantly breathing and taking control of your psychological palate. It doesn't matter where you are in the house. It doesn't matter what time of day. Your mind takes over and it visually parades all goodies in the fridge that make your mouth salivate. The rest is history. Your self-control is demolished and the will to satisfy your stomach wins!
In your kitchen, a food-packed fridge at your hand's reach calls nonstop. You're not even hungry. As a matter of fact, you just got stomach-filled. The standing icebox is stationary, but it seems constantly breathing and taking control of your psychological palate. It doesn't matter where you are in the house. It doesn't matter what time of day. Your mind takes over and it visually parades all goodies in the fridge that make your mouth salivate. The rest is history. Your self-control is demolished and the will to satisfy your stomach wins!
Goodwill
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You heard said, "Your weight isn't always what you must control and shape to look and feel good about yourself." How you regard yourself every single breathing and waking day of your life counts far more. What goes in your mind when you get up and look in the mirror? Whom do you see? Is there a purposeful act waiting for you to embark upon that benefits others and you every time you get out of your doorstep? A healthy self-concept and positive perspectives are keys to feeling good. When you believe that your life matters each day, it does. When you believe that you have something to contribute to the grand scheme of wellness or your personal and wider worlds, it matters. It certainly matters that you act on kindness, and give it freely to someone. Whatever it is you think you are capable of creating that brings about meaningful change, does matter. Go ahead. Think of good, feel good, do good, and seize every second of your breath-filled life!
You heard said, "Your weight isn't always what you must control and shape to look and feel good about yourself." How you regard yourself every single breathing and waking day of your life counts far more. What goes in your mind when you get up and look in the mirror? Whom do you see? Is there a purposeful act waiting for you to embark upon that benefits others and you every time you get out of your doorstep? A healthy self-concept and positive perspectives are keys to feeling good. When you believe that your life matters each day, it does. When you believe that you have something to contribute to the grand scheme of wellness or your personal and wider worlds, it matters. It certainly matters that you act on kindness, and give it freely to someone. Whatever it is you think you are capable of creating that brings about meaningful change, does matter. Go ahead. Think of good, feel good, do good, and seize every second of your breath-filled life!
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