Among
the greatest of Blessings
is the Gift
of what we
Believe.
And the Gift
of Believing
in each other
can become truly
unbelievable.
What lay before us
in our Friendships,
and in our Trust,
can surpass all
knowing.
And,
knowing you,
is seeing
me.
“We Believe each other
into Being.”
– Jennifer Michael Hecht
Beyond
the Horizon
of Life and Living,
is all the
Love
we will ever need.
“Greater Love has no one than this,
than to lay down one’s Life for his friends.”
– John 15:13
My Dear Friends,
with every breath
you take,
you save the Life
of another,
another moment,
another new dawn,
another Beautiful Day,
and YOU.
To take this
moment
in your hands
and warmly embrace
Today,
will give you
the Gift
of JOY.
Being focused
on what you are doing,
will make you
the Happiest person
you can be.
Happiness
is found
by Living in the
NOW.
Happening right NOW !
Research
tells us
that people spend
nearly half of the Time
thinking about something
other than
what they are doing.
They think ahead,
or of the past,
or they dream
during the day.
They
allow the fragile
and very Human mind
to wander.
My Friends,
things that are
not happening right NOW,
are the least engaging,
and can be destructive
to our Happiness.
“A Human Mind
is a wandering mind.
And a wandering mind
is an unhappy mind.
The ability to think about
what is NOT happening,
is a cognitive achievement
that comes at an
emotional COST.”
– from Journal Science
There is more
than Life
in THIS moment,
more than Love,
more than
ALL
the Blessings from
Above.
THIS
moment in Time
is a Belief
in Tomorrow.
It is
HOPE
to end all
sorrow,
and the WONDER
of it all,
Today,
not Tomorrow.
Cast into the vast Unknown.
The Children
of yesterday
grant pardon
for all that
has been done.
They
are now grown
or gone.
“I believe that we are here for each other,
not against each other.
Everything comes from an understanding
that you are a gift in my life.”
– John Denver
The distance between
the shores of your departure
in days gone by,
and the Horizon
of your Dreams,
is Infinite.
YOU,
and you alone,
shape this moment
into everything
that will be.
The Rays of the
Sun
are cast into
the vast Unknown
never to return.
Much like
the Hope in our
Hearts,
when Love shines
bright
in its Infinite
Sojourn.
Blessings
are all around.
Our need
is to become aware of them.
.
It is so easy
to lose focus
on what we are doing
and start living in the
past,
or the imagined past
of Tomorrow.
But this is detrimental
to our Joy
in the moment.
Life
is a Beautiful
Gift.
The perfume
of Creation
is spilled all over
our Sacred Planet.
To open the doors
of opportunity and possibility
in every area of Life,
just open your
eyes,
open your ears,
and open your Heart.
.
There is a
Key
to unlock
the Beautiful and Bountiful
Mysteries of this Life.
It is
awareness:
a profound and intense
knowing
that YOU are
here,
in this Sacred moment of
Time.
The greatest Life
that you can Live,
lies in bringing up the
Child
you are,
and in letting God
do the rest.
The intense Love and Joy
your can feel
is as Beautiful and precious
as anything to be found
in nature.
Goodnight.
The Healing Power of Music
from virtuesforlife.com
“Music is a moral law.
It gives Soul to the Universe,
wings to the mind,
flight to the imagination,
and charm and gaiety to Life
and to everything.”
– Plato
George Moran, 39, a music teacher in Long Valley, N.J. had his heart stopped for 90 minutes, placing him on a heart-lung machine. He was having a cardiac valve repair at Morristown Memorial Hospital. When he came out of surgery, the tubes in him made it difficult to breathe.
While in the recovery room, Moran heard a woman playing a beautiful harp. The harpist’s gentle arpeggios, according to researchers studying music’s effects in recovery, may have helped regulate his heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure. He reported that the music had calmed his body and stopped him from thinking about what was going on. He felt more relaxed and rested.
Healing Music Therapy
Hospitals around the country are using music therapy to ease a patient’s pain, lower blood pressure, and reduce anxiety and depression. Music also helps patients heal faster. A survey of U.S. health facilities by the Society for the Arts in Healthcare, along with the Joint Commission and Americans for the Arts, found that of 1,923 healthcare facilities, 35 percent offered music, of some type, to patients. Hospitals are becoming more aware of the healing benefits of music therapy, as outlined in a USA Today article:
- Severe stroke patients admitted to a hospital in Helsinki, Finland listened to recorded music for at least an hour a day. They recovered their verbal memory faster and experienced less depression. This compared to those who listened to audiobooks or nothing (Journal Brain).
. - Premature babies who listened to two hours of Mozart each week had a lower heart rate and slept better, according to researchers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York.
. - Terminally ill patients in Australia had less anxiety, pain, and drowsiness after having a single music therapy session compared to those who did not listen to music (Journal of Palliative Medicine).
Other studies have shown music therapy beneficial for autism, learning disabilities, dementia, and pain management during labor and birth.
Music is Good for Our Soul
When we listen to music we love, it resonates deep inside us. Certain melodies spark our well being, creativity, and sense of adventure. Our problems, worries, and fears lessen when we hear a favorite song. And whatever musical tastes we have – jazz, R&B, rock, classical or a combination – when we find it, it can help transform our mood from melancholy to elation. One minute we feel hopeless, then an inspiring tune comes on the radio, and we feel motivated again. When we feel anxious or are having a bad day, a melody or lyric can soothe and revive us. That’s the power of music, a friend who energizes and consoles.
Music also unites us in a powerful way. More than 400,000 people attended the Woodstock Music Festival to peacefully enjoy three days of music. We see it at concerts where crowds roar with excitement over a favorite band. At that moment, the audience is one in their mutual experience of delight.
In Conclusion
Certain songs can stir up past love affairs, happy and sad memories and mark generations, like John Lennon’s Imagine. No other form of creativity has the lasting power of music because it universally speaks to us. We can feel healed, inspired and united with others. Music can make us shout, dance with abandon and sing like stars. So not only does music help heal us physically but it can also boost our happiness. As French Poet Victor Hugo said, “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”
How does music you like make you feel?
Anderson Private School
School Calendar
2019-2020
First Semester
Dec. 20 Christmas Party at School
Dec. 20 Last Day of Fall Semester
Dec. 21 – Jan. 6 Christmas / Winter Break Holidays
Second Semester Jan. 7 – May 22
Jan. 7 (Tuesday) Second Semester Begins
Jan. 20 (Monday) Rev. Dr. Martin L. King Holiday
Jan. 24 (Friday) Trip to Fort Worth Stock Show
Feb. 7 (Friday) Trip to Playful Corporation
Feb. 17 (Monday) President’s Day Holiday
March 9 – 13 Spring Break Holidays
April 10 & 13 (Fri. & Mon.) Good Friday and Easter
April 24 (Friday) Trip to Scarborough Renaissance Festival
May 18 (Monday) Preparation Day for Adventure Trip
May 19 – 22 Adventure Trip
May 22 Last Day of Semester
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