A Sense of Wonder, Peace and Transcendence / Cancer Death Rate Has Fallen 31% / School Calendar

Every Life
has its own unique qualities.
Every Human Heart
has its own unique rhythm.
Listening,
you will hear the Divine Melody
of Eternity,
synchronized by the Graceful Will
of God.

The Beautiful Music
of the Human Heart,
when sharing our Love
with others,
sends the Spirit
to a different plane of Consciousness.
And listening
over and over again
brings us to a sense of Wonder
and Peace and Transcendence.

No words
are adequate to describe
the Serenity it brings.
It is Beautiful,
Divine
Love.

Sometimes,
Life is too real,
and it hurts.

Close your eyes
and imagine Wonders to explore,
and remember Visions in your
Dreams.
It is a different level
of Spiritual Existence.

When the World
becomes unbearable,
we can escape
to the realms of our subconscious,
to a World of creativity
and Wonder,
and Peace.

We have the
Power,
to make us feel
like we are watching dark clouds
all fade away on a trying day,
to leave only Sunshine smiling
in a blue Sky,
as we join in Prayer
with the One
who Truly Loves
us.

Our Minds
and our Hearts,
can be transported
to another World,
a Real World
of Peace
and Happiness.

The anxieties and uncertainties
of Life
can be left behind
for this moment in Time
and Forever,
as we listen to the soothing sounds
of His Nature
and see Natural Wonders,
and admire the Beautiful colors and landscapes
which reflect Our Lord’s Love.

 His Beautiful and Natural
Works of Wonder and Art
are Medicine
for the Soul.

  Many precious moments
can absolutely be
moments of Bliss
and Pure Love.

 Your Sacred Awareness
of the Bountiful Blessings
all around
can be a vector of Kindness, Gratitude
and Generosity.

Nature
is the most Beautiful encounter
you will ever experience.
Just looking
at the serene and Peaceful Beauty
it displays,
lifts the Spirit to the Heavens,
and Beyond.

The gentle and soothing sounds
of the great out of doors
are music to the ears.

                 Another Beautiful Living Creation.

You
can feel the deep Majesty
within and beyond.
It calls you away
from trivial and troubling thoughts
 and takes you far away,
back to your
Home.

My Dear Friends,
we must preserve our Paradise
we are Blessed with
and are so unaware of.

We must not
destroy our Blessings.
Nature
is a Sacred Gift
from God
to all.

The Beautiful Harmonies
achieved in blending God’s Love
in the Natural World
around us,
with our True Inner Nature
allows us to facilitate our contact
with the Greater Spirituality
that resides within
and guides us,
seeking Sacred – Knowledge through
Blessed Resources.

Allow yourself
to awaken from Spiritual slumber
and have Fellowship
with The Lord.
 Your Spiritually depressed Life
can Truly
Live Again. 

Stay connected
to the Light
of God’s Love.
His Love
is Pure and Unconditional
Love. 

Sometimes,
we are heading for somewhere 
we have never been before.

And with the Grace and Guidance
of our Precious Lord,
we can confidently venture out
and find our way,
Home.

Goodnight.

Mrs. A, Annie and Daddy at Camp Klebit in Thorp Springs, Texas 1985. Texas Christian University had its beginning here as Add-Ran Christian College, established by J. A. Clark and sons. The small building on the right was a hospital during the Civil War. I was in Heaven at Camp Klebit from the age of 6 to 8. The Love and Joy I felt cannot be described.

Facts & Figures 2021 Reports Another Record-Breaking 1-Year Drop in Cancer Deaths

January 12, 2021
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The death rate from cancer in the United States has continued to decline. From 1991 to 2018, the cancer death rate has fallen 31%. This includes a 2.4% decline from 2017 to 2018 – a new record for the largest one-year drop in the cancer death rate. These are just some of the findings from the annual statistics reported by the American Cancer Society (ACS).

In Cancer Statistics, 2021 and its consumer-friendly companion, Cancer Facts & Figures 2021, ACS researchers estimate that in the US in 2021, almost 1.9 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed. And more than 600,000 people will die from cancer.

These numbers do not account for the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has likely had on cancer diagnoses and deaths because they are projections based on reported cases and deaths through 2017 and 2018, respectively. More details about COVID-19 and its impact on cancer is available in the Cancer Facts & Figures report’s  Special Section: COVID-19 and Cancer.

Each year, ACS reports on the most recent facts about cancer in the US. They estimate numbers of new cancer diagnoses and deaths for the current year. These estimates are some of the most widely quoted cancer statistics in the world.

The full article, Cancer Statistics, 2021 was published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. The findings are also available in a companion report, Cancer Facts and Figures 2021, and available at the interactive Cancer Statistics Center website.

Cancer death rates continue to go down

The cancer death rate in the US mostly went up during the 20^th century. The rise was mainly due to the smoking epidemic.

The cancer death rate hit its peak in 1991, with 215 out of every 100,000 people dying from cancer. Since then, the cancer death rate has steadily gone down – dropping by a total of 31%.

The fastest decline so far was in the last two years. Each year set a record for the largest one-year drop in the cancer death rate – 2.2% from 2016 to 2017 and 2.4% from 2017 to 2018.

Declines in the cancer death rate since 1991 are mainly due to fewer people smoking, but also advances in early detection and treatment for some cancers.

But even with this drop in death rates, cancer is still the second most common cause of death in men and women in the US. Only heart disease kills more people than cancer.

Major cancer types: Lung, breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer

The 27-year decline in the overall cancer death rate is mostly due to long-term drops in the four most common cancers: lung, colorectal, breast, and prostate. Among the largest drop is in lung cancer deaths. In contrast, progress in reducing colorectal and breast cancer deaths has slowed and prostate cancer rates have stayed the same.

These four cancers account for more than four out of every ten cancer deaths in the United States. Almost one-quarter of all cancer deaths are due to lung cancer – more than breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers combined.

Reductions in the lung cancer death rate account for almost half of the total drop in the cancer death rate from 2014 to 2018. Overall declines in the lung cancer death rate are mostly due to reductions in smoking, although improved treatments for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common subtype, appear to have accelerated this progress. Even with these advances, lung cancer is still the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and women. More than 80% of lung cancer deaths are due to cigarette smoking.

The death rate from breast cancer dropped by more than 40% from 1989 to 2018 because of earlier detection, through both increased awareness and mammography screening, as well as advances in treatment.

Finding prostate cancer earlier through PSA testing and advances in treatment helped lower the death rate for prostate cancer by about 4% each year from the mid-1990s until about 2013. But more recently (2013-2018), the death rate is no longer dropping.

Death rates from colorectal cancer have dropped by 55% from 1970 to 2018, due to changes in risk factors (like declines in smoking); colorectal cancer screening, which can prevent cancer and find cancer earlier through screening; and better treatments. But death rates are increasing in adults younger than age 55 because of increasing incidence.  

Cancer disparities

The American Cancer Society is committed to eliminating disparities in cancer. Cancer disparities are differences in who develops cancer and how well they do after a diagnosis. These differences are closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantages and other characteristics historically tied to discrimination or exclusion, including historical and persistent racism. In the US, this has led to differences in socioeconomic status (SES) measured by income, education, work, housing, and health insurance status.

For example, although the five-year relative survival rate has improved greatly for all cancers combined for individuals who are Black and white, it remains substantially lower for those who are Black, 63% versus 68% for diagnoses during 2010-2016. For many cancers, the difference is much larger. Five-year survival is about 20% lower in Black individuals for melanoma and cancers of the uterine corpus (endometrial cancer) and oral cavity.

There is a similar disparity in cancer death rates, although the gap has begun to narrow. In 1993, the cancer death rate was 33% higher among Black people than white people. In 2018, this number had dropped to 13%. This improvement is largely due to a steep drop in smoking by Black teens.

Still, for most cancer types, death rates are higher for Black people. The death rate for Black men with prostate cancer is more than double that of men in every other population. And Black women have a 40% higher breast cancer death rate than white women, even though their diagnoses rates are slightly lower.

Special section: COVID-19 and Cancer

Each year, American Cancer Society researchers include a special section in Cancer Facts & Figures highlighting a specific timely cancer-related topic. This year, the topic is COVID-19 and cancer. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused reduced access to care for other illnesses, including cancer. This has led to delays in cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment.

Even as access to care improves, people may continue to wait to see their doctors for preventive care or an evaluation of symptoms because they’ve lost their jobs due to COVID-19 (including their work-based health insurance) or are afraid they will expose themselves to the virus. This delayed care is expected to result in a brief drop in cancer diagnoses, followed in the years to come by a rise in late-stage diagnoses and cancer deaths.

Also, habits that can increase cancer risk, such as drinking alcohol, not staying physically active, and weight gain, have increased during the pandemic and may lead to long-term health problems.

We will not know the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on future cancer outcomes until nationwide data become available in a few years.

Lives saved

The death rate has decreased for most cancer types. This steady progress is due to fewer people smoking, earlier detection for many types of cancer, and improved cancer treatments. This progress means that there were about 3.2 million fewer cancer deaths from 1991 to 2018.

Other highlights from the report:

Every day in 2018, about 11 women died from cervical cancer in the US, with half of them in their 50s and younger. Cervical cancer also remains the second leading cause of cancer death among women in their 20s and 30s.

Cervical cancer is almost 100% preventable through screening and the HPV vaccine. The US has lower up-to-date HPV vaccination rates than other high-income countries.

Compared to dropping incidence trends for lung and colorectal cancers, the rate of new female breast cancer cases increased by about 0.5% each year from 2008 to 2017, which is thought to be due, in part, to increased obesity rates and decreased fertility rates.

Prostate, lung and bronchus, and colorectal cancers make up 46% of all cancer cases in men, with prostate cancer accounting for 26% of all cancers in men. For women, breast, lung, and colorectal cancers combined make up just over 50% of all new diagnoses, with breast cancer accounting for 30% of all cancers in women.

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School Calendar

2021-22

First Semester
Sept. 7 – December 17   2021

Sept. 7 (TUESDAY)               First Day of First Semester
Oct. 11 (Monday)                   Columbus Day Holiday
Nov. 22 – 26                           Fall Break (and Thanksgiving)
Dec. 17                                   Last Day of Fall Semester

Second Semester

Jan. 4 (TUESDAY)                 Second Semester Begins
Jan. 17  (Monday)                  Dr. Martin L. King Holiday
Feb. 21  (Monday)                  Presidents’ Day Holiday
Mar. 14 – 18                           Spring Break Holiday
April 15 & 18                           Good Friday and Easter Monday Holidays
May 24 – 27                            Adventure Trip
May 27                                    Last Day of Spring Semester

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“He who opens a school door,
closes a prison.“
– Victor Hugo

I wish you all
 Peace.

Hang on
to your Faith.
You will get there.

 

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Nature is Simply Perfect / Can Ritalin Cause Cancer? / Friday Trip: F W Zoo / School Calendar

Love
is the only power
capable of spinning Worlds
into existence.

Our precious memories
take us Home
to the Heart,
where Happiness flows
and the Soul
takes flight.

God has filled the World
with Beauty
and Love.
We are deeply Blessed
by the Almighty Creator
with all things great and small.

Listen
to the Beautiful Birds
singing with such delight,
as the Dandelion fluffs
are floating by
out of sight
and into the great expanse
on their way and beyond
to seed the Stars
in the quiet Sky of night.

Faith
is the Bird that sings,
while it is still dark,
in anticipation of the dawn.
The Beautiful Birds
teach us
 that one of two things will happen
as Time passes by:
there will be something solid to stand on
or you, too, will be taught
how to fly.

We are so Blessed
with amazing Creations.
And all of Creation
is Love.

God Loves every thing,
and every one
of His Creations.
He Loves everything in this World,
all of the plants and animals,
the whole of Nature. 
We Human Creations
are Called Upon to Love and care for
the Beautiful Natural World.
But,
My Dear Friends,
we are failing in that Sacred Task.

Such awareness
brings us straight and center
to our sweet Earth
and how Beautiful it truly is.
The Human Heart
is also Beautiful
and
can be filled
with Love.

Nature is amazing.
You
will never get enough
of the Beautiful sights and sounds
if you but look
and listen.
Inner Peace
may be found
bringing such Love
into your
Heart.

Nature
is Simply Perfect.

It is filled with Beautiful colors
in a State of Grace.
Light fills the Heavenly atmosphere
pure and crystalline.

“Love all God’s Creation,
both the whole and every grain of sand.
Love every leaf, every Ray of Light.
Love the animals,
Love the plants,
Love each separate thing.
If thou Love each thing
thou wilt perceive the mystery of God in all;
and when once thou perceive this,
Thou wilt thenceforward grow every day
to a fuller understanding of it:
until thou come at last to Love the whole World
with a Love that will then be all-embracing
and Universal.”
–  Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

My Dear Friends,
Inner Peace
is shaped by the Wisdom
that
‘This too shall pass’
and is fired in the kiln of
Self-Knowledge.

“Shadow Dancer take me tonight,
in a World full of Star splendor.
Can I open my eyes and see,
the Beauty of all is welcome.
If the World then come to rest,
the fear and pain is blunted,
we walk together out of sight,
until the night
fades
into morning Light.”
– Dreamer by Terry Oldfield

Happiness can be found,
even in the darkest of times,
if one only remembers
to turn on the Light
of Love. 

There are many Beautiful moments
in our Lives
that can find comfort,
and give Harmony and Peace
to the Heart and Soul.
These moments
can both heal the Spirit
and let us move to the rhythm
of Life.
.
“Before I start,
I must see my end.
Destination known, my mind’s journey now begins.
Upon my chariot, Heart & Soul’s fate revealed.
In Time, all points converge
Hope’s strength re-steeled.
But to earn final peace at the Universe’s endless refrain,
We must see all in nothingness…
…before we start again.
– Diamond Dragons (book 1)

Share your Love
with the World
around you.
Let your Heart
travel
until you know
there is still Beauty
in the World.

How Beautiful is God’s Love
expressed through His Creations.
The Natural Beauty
surrounding us
and the Beautiful Love
dwelling within our Hearts
is immeasurable
and incomprehensible.

Goodnight.

Can Ritalin cause cancer? Cancer Prevention Coalition American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Treating Disorders in Children with Ritalin Ignores Evidence of Cancer Risks warns Samuel S. Epstein”, default”, M.D. Based on an industry-funded multi-university trial on 282 pre-teen children treated with Ritalin for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), published in Pediatrics, the American Academy of Pediatrics has endorsed the use of the drug. However, the Academy ignores clear evidence of the drug’s cancer risks of which parents, teachers and school nurses, besides most pediatricians and psychiatrists, still remain uninformed and unaware. Some 40 years after the drug was first marketed by Ciba Geigy, carcinogenicity tests were conducted at the taxpayers expense by the National Toxicology Program, the results of which were published in 1995. Adult mice were fed Ritalin over a two-year period at dosages close to those prescribed to children. The mice developed a statistically significant incidence of liver abnormalities and tumors, including highly aggressive rare cancers known as hepatoblastomas. These findings are particularly disturbing as the tests were conducted on adult, rather than young mice which would be expected to be much more sensitive to carcinogenic effects. The National Toxicology Program concluded that Ritalin is a “possible human carcinogen,” and recommended the need for further research. While still insisting that the drug is safe, the Food and Drug Administration admitted that these findings signal “carcinogenic potential,” and required a statement to this effect in the drug’s package insert. However, these inserts are not seen by parents or nurses. The Physicians’ Desk Reference admits evidence on the carcinogenicity of Ritalin, now manufactured by Novartis, qualified by the statement that “the significance of these results is unknown,” apparently not recognizing that this is more alarming than reassuring. Apart from cancer risks, there is also suggestive evidence that Ritalin induces genetic damage in blood cells of Ritalin-treated children. Concerns on Ritalin’s cancer risk are more acute in view of the millions of children treated annually with the drug and the escalating incidence of childhood cancer, by some 35% over the last few decades, quite apart from delayed risks of cancer in adult life. These risks are compounded by the availability of alternative safe and effective procedures, notably behavior modification and biofeedback. There is no justification for prescribing Ritalin, even by highly qualified pediatricians and psychiatrists, unless parents have been explicitly informed of the drug’s cancer risks. Otherwise, prescribing Ritalin constitutes unarguable medical malpractice. Contact: Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., emeritus Professor Environmental Medicine, University of Illinois School of Public Health, Chicago, and Chairman, Cancer Prevention Coalition, 2121 W. Taylor Street (MC 922), Chicago, IL 60612, phone 312-996-2297, fax 312-996-1374, email epstein@uic.edu Source: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Released: Thu 24-Feb-2005, 14:00 ET Study Shows Methylphenidate Linked to Chromosomal Changes Libraries Medical News Keywords RITALIN GENETIC DAMAGE CANCER METHYLPHENIDATE ADHD Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Description A new study found that every one of a dozen children treated for attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder with methylphenidate experienced a threefold increase in levels of chromosome abnormalities—occurrences associated with increased risks of cancer and other adverse health effects. In a small but startling preliminary new study, Texas researchers have found that after just three months, every one of a dozen children treated for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with the drug methylphenidate experienced a threefold increase in levels of chromosome abnormalities – occurrences associated with increased risks of cancer and other adverse health effects. The researchers say that to their knowledge this is the first study addressing the potential chromosome-breaking effects associated with treatment of children with methylphenidate, the generic name for a group of drugs that includes Ritalin, Concerta, Metadate CD and others. Methylphenidate is the most widely prescribed of a class of amphetamine-like drugs used to treat ADHD, with more than 10 million prescriptions written for it in 1996 alone. Between 1991 and 1999, United States sales of methylphenidate increased more than 500 percent. Researchers at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) reported their detection of the chromosome abnormalities in the journal Cancer Letters. Their peer-reviewed paper is to be published several months hence, but the journal editors have made it available online in the journal’s “articles in press” section. The authors said they undertook the study because, even though methylphenidate has been approved for human use for more than 50 years, “there are surprisingly few studies” in either animals or human beings “on the potential for serious side effects,” such as causing mutations and cancer. In 1996, a report discussing several two-year-long animal studies showed that the highest levels of methylphenidate tested caused liver tumors in male and female mice. However, similar studies in rats showed no such tumors. The new Texas study involved researchers drawing blood from children diagnosed with ADHD before they began taking methylphenidate in order to get a baseline level of chromosomal abnormalities. Three months after the children had begun taking the drug, the researchers drew the children’s blood and tested it a second time. Chromosomes are the bodies within cells that carry the genes and genetic information. All 12 of the children whose before-and-after blood cells were studied were treated with normal therapeutic doses of methylphenidate. Most of the abnormalities found in the studied blood cells consisted of chromosome breaks “and a higher frequency of aberrations is reported to be associated with an increased risk of cancer down the line,” said lead author Randa A. El-Zein, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of epidemiology at M.D. Anderson who performed the blood studies using several techniques. “It was pretty surprising that all of the children taking methylphenidate showed an increase in chromosome abnormalities in a relatively short period of time,” El-Zein said. UTMB Professor of Environmental Toxicology Marvin Legator, the study’s principal investigator and senior author, cautioned, “This study doesn’t mean that these kids are going to get cancer, but it does mean they are exposed to an additional risk factor, assuming that this study holds up.” Of the 53 known human carcinogens, Legator said 48 could be detected using the chromosome analysis methods employed in this study. El-Zein stressed that much larger studies at several medical centers are needed to confirm the results of this study and to answer other questions not addressed by it. One of these issues is the question of what happens when patients stop taking methylphenidate. “Do the levels of chromosome abnormalities go back to normal?” El-Zein said. “We don’t know.” Parents should respond cautiously to this preliminary study, El-Zein said, noting that there are few alternatives to methylphenidate for treating ADHD. Asked what he would do in response to the study if his child were on methylphenidate, co-author Matthew J. Hay, a UTMB pediatrician who treated all the children who participated in the study, was equally guarded. “Twelve kids with one physician in one county is too small a sample to base a decision on,” he said. “If my child were on the medication and were doing well, I wouldn’t take him off it” unless additional studies showed similar effects. The Cancer Letters article by Randa A. El-Zein, Sherif Z. Abdel-Rahman, Matthew J. Hay, Mirtha S. Lopez, Melissa L. Bondy, Debra L. Morris and Marvin S. Legator can be found on the Web by clicking the “Articles in Press” button on ScienceDirect’s Cancer Letters page (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03043835).

FRIDAY TRIP

On Friday, Oct. 29, we will meet at 10:00 a.m. at the EAST entrance of the Fort Worth Zoo, 1989 Colonial Parkway (Telephone: 817-759-7500). Pick up will also be at the EAST entrance of the Zoo at 2:30 p.m.

Admission: Adults (13+) $ 16.00, Children (3 – 12) $ 12.00,
Seniors (65 +) $ 12.00.

You may wear costumes to the Zoo. Please pay at the Zoo.

PARKING IS $ 5.00.

LUNCH: Please provide funds for Lunch.

School Calendar

2021-22

First Semester
Sept. 7 – December 17   2021

Sept. 7 (TUESDAY)               First Day of First Semester
Oct. 11 (Monday)                   Columbus Day Holiday
Nov. 22 – 26                           Fall Break (and Thanksgiving)
Dec. 17                                   Last Day of Fall Semester

Second Semester

Jan. 4 (TUESDAY)                 Second Semester Begins
Jan. 17  (Monday)                  Dr. Martin L. King Holiday
Feb. 21  (Monday)                  Presidents’ Day Holiday
Mar. 14 – 18                           Spring Break Holiday
April 15 & 18                           Good Friday and Easter Monday Holidays
May 24 – 27                            Adventure Trip
May 27                                    Last Day of Spring Semester

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Fair use is permitted by copyright statute.

Non-profit, educational or personal use
tips the balance in favor of “fair use”.

© Copyright 1995-2021
The Anderson Private School.

“He who opens a school door,
closes a prison. “
– Victor Hugo

I wish you all
 Peace.

Hang on
to your Faith.
You will get there.

 

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Awareness Can Render All Things to be Beautiful / Foods that Cause Depression / School Calendar

Essentially,
there is no difference between Your Self
and the Self in all other
Creations.

And this moment
is not a tiny point in the flow of the Future
into the Past.
It is part of
an Eternal Now.

The most Beautiful realization
the Human Mind can conceive,
is that Love
renders all of reality
possible,
and
Beautiful.
.
Our consciousness deals with
the objective and material,
but does not see the
“thread”
that binds all things
together,
the material and the
Spiritual.

It is that thread
that renders all things
possible.

My Dear Friends,
we are
at once everywhere and nowhere,
both in space and Time.
.
Can two things be True
at the same time?
Can there be both solid and empty space?
It depends upon how close we are looking,
or whether we are looking at all.
Can electrons be here and there
at once?
Can they be everywhere and nowhere?
Paradoxically,
these two realities exist
simultaneously.

Do we exist outside of Time and space?
Are we at once everywhere and nowhere,
like the Stars and Galaxies
whose images are history
before they even reach us?

Scientists discovered
over 80 years ago,
that it is possible
for an atom or a subatomic particle,
such as an electron,
to be in two locations at the same Time.
For such tiny bits of matter
our World is governed by an unbelievable
set of physical laws known as
quantum mechanics.

One of the most bizarre premises of Quantum Theory,
which has long fascinated Philosophers and Physicists,
states that by the very ACT of watching,
the observer affects the observed Reality.

We are discovering
that Reality is inversely proportional
to appearance.
In other words,
the degree of true substance
or reality
is the inverse or opposite
of the degree of ponderability,
or significant enough to be worth considering.
Concrete objects of experience,
which have a high degree of ponderability,
are the least substantial.

So,
why are you worrying,
about anything?
.
Instead of worrying,
put your Trust in God.
He is up all night anyway.
Let Him worry.

When we completely Trust God,
we allow Him to take control
of our Sacred Lives.
He will guide us
when Life gets difficult and confusing.
God will help us
to stand firm.
For us to completely Trust God,
we must rely on his Words.
The Bible is
God’s Love Letter
to us.

There is
an inconceivable awareness,
a sense of pure inner delight
of a rare quality of Beauty
that can be revealed in your World.
Such awareness
can render all things to be
Beautiful.
.
And
such Beautiful Awareness
can alleviate fear
of the transition known as
death.

 Such awareness
can allow you to feel
every cell of your body
waking up.
Yes,
your tired body,
your very precious Being,
can be brought back to Life,
back to REAL Life.
And that will feel
unbelievably good.

Bill Bryson, in his book,
A Short History of Nearly Everything,
tells us that every atom you possess
has almost certainly passed through several stars
and been part of millions of organisms
on its way to become YOU. 
We are each so atomically numerous
and so vigorously recycled at death
that a significant number of our atoms
– up to a billion for each of us,
it has been suggested –
probably belonged to William Shakespeare. 
A billion more each came from Buddha and Genghis Kahn
and Beethoven
and any other historical figure you care to name.
.
Yes,
there is essentially
NO difference between Your Self
and the Self in all other
Creations.
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Our realization
that Superlative Joy, Peace, Freedom, and Knowledge,
is nothing more than what we can wish for,
Imagine,
and Dream.

Mankind has the True capacity
for creative thinking and imagination,
and is in this way,
also made
in God’s Image.

The whole Beautiful and Phenomenal Universe,
and all that is our space and perceived Time, 
is simple and Self-imposed
and relative to all other things.
YOU
are not dependent upon space -Time.
The manifold of space -Time
is dependent upon
YOU.

 Such awareness
allows us to facilitate our contact
with the Greater Spirituality
that resides
within,
 and assists us in seeking Self Awareness
through such Blessed Resources 
as the Sacred Gospels,
and brings us closer to
Our Creator.

Yes,
you govern the Universe
of possibilities.
You,
Sacred Child of God.

Science
is not giving us
Ultimate Truth.
.
 We,
as Children of God,
as the Deeply Loved
and Beautifully Created,
are the Ultimate “I”
projected into this World, this Universe,
from within.
.
We experience this material World
as though it were from without,
until we begin to know,
the Universe is a reflection
of the Spiritual Reality
from within.

The Poetry
of Love and Life
can stir the Soul.
It is the Poetry
that stirs thinking
as well as the feeling,
and thus integrates the very best
of Mankind. 

“A falling Star fell from your Heart and landed in my eyes.
I screamed aloud, as it tore through them,
and now it’s left me blind.
The Stars, the Moon, they have all been blown out.
You left me in the dark.
No dawn, no day, I’m always in this twilight.
In the shadow of your Heart.
And in the dark, I can hear your Heartbeat.
I tried to find the sound.
But then it stopped,
and I was in the darkness,

So darkness I became.
I took the Stars from my eyes, and then I made a map.
And knew that somehow I could find my way back.
Then I heard your Heart beating;
you were in the darkness too.
So I stayed in the darkness with you.”

       – Florence Welch

Let us Pray
and enter into the Reality
that Exists Forever.
Pray
for the Love of God
to enter your Heart
and enter your Life.
And you
will Love and Live
Forever.

You,
My Dear Friend,
are everything Beautiful.
Feel the Beauty
and Truly Live Beautifully.
Beauty
is all around you.
The Beauty
that is within,
is the Love of God.
Share it.

“Nobody
can understand what God does here on Earth.
No matter how hard people try to understand it,
they cannot.
Even if wise people say they understand,
they cannot;
no one can really understand it.“
– Ecclesiastes 8:17

Our precious memories,
which are Truly Alive
in our Hearts,
turn back the clock of Time,
which does not really exist,
back to the best days
there ever was,
and will be,
for an Eternity.

Our passage
from the bondage of ignorance
to Liberation of the Spirit
is a real transition,
 a transformation that permits us to see
what is the Truly Real
behind the fog of ignorance.

Close your eyes
and open
your Heart.
You will realize
that you are alive
in the Heart
of God.

He Truly Loves
you.
You are His
Child.

Goodnight.

Foods that Cause Depression:
Worst Foods for Depression

by Tanya J. Peterson

click here to read more

Do some foods cause depression? Evidence shows a strong link between diet and depression, and it points to the worst foods for depression. Researchers are studying how food affects the brain, mental health, and specific conditions like depression. Could there be a link between diet and depression? Are there actually foods that help depression or worsen it? The findings are astounding, if not surprising. What we put into our body has a direct and profound effect on the brain, mental illness, and mental health.

Food varies widely in quality, ingredients, and nutrition. The stuff we eat is what powers the brain and helps it work for our mental health and wellbeing. It can’t function properly if the food we put into our system is neutral at best, harmful at worst.

Depression is complex and has multiple possible causes: neurochemical imbalances, genetics, lifestyle, and diet are all contributing factors. Diet also plays an important part in the severity of depression symptoms as well as the duration of the illness. With this in mind, let’s take a look at foods that cause depression (or at least contribute to it).

Categories of Foods That May Cause Depression

Which foods might cause depression? As nutritionists and neurologists study diet and depression, patterns have emerged. There are distinct foods types that are connected to depression and depression symptoms. When shaping your diet for depression, these are foods to avoid:

• Saturated and trans fats
• Simple carbohydrates (refined sugars)
• Heavily processed foods

Sugary foods, in particular, are especially bad for depression, contributing to its onset, worsening the symptoms, and prolonging someone’s struggle with it. Carbohydrates, both complex and simple, increase serotonin levels. That’s a very good thing for depression because depression involves serotonin levels that are too low. This is why complex carbs like whole grains are good for depression (learn how low carb diets affect depression).

Simple carbohydrates like refined sugars top the list of foods that are bad for depression. Foods like sweets and processed cereals do cause serotonin levels to spike. However, these simple sugars lack substance and nutrients, so they burn up quickly—too quickly to cause lasting benefits of the short-lived serotonin increase. The brain and body experience an abrupt crash, leaving you tired and feeling down. Your symptoms of depression can feel worse following a sugary snack.  The more sugary foods you eat (and drink), the more your blood sugar yo-yos, and the brain suffers.

“You can probably make no single change to your diet that will be as good for your health and well-being as cutting down on sugar.”
– Scott C. Anderson, The Psychobiotic Revolution

 

Sugars are foods that cause depression as well as worsen and prolong it. This includes sugar substitutes as well. “Light” foods are actually an unhealthy choice for the brain. Aspartame, in particular, is an artificial sweetener implicated in depression. As the body breaks it down, aspartame’s molecules decrease serotonin levels that are already low in people with depression.

Saturated fats, trans fats (partially hydrogenated oils), and omega-6 fatty acids (polyunsaturated, cheap oils are a major source), are damaging. They have been shown in studies to contribute to depression and even violent behavior (an issue separate from major depression). Consuming these fats increases fatigue and sluggishness, thus worsening these depression symptoms.

The Worst Beverages for Depression

So often when people think of nutrition, they think food. Beverages tend to be dismissed as things that can help or harm our physical and mental health. However, just because they’re liquid doesn’t mean they don’t affect us. These beverages have been shown to contribute to or worsen depression:

• Fruit juice (it’s a simple sugar)
• Soda (also a simple sugar, plus studies link it directly to depression)
• Alcohol (in excess, it can disrupt sleep, reduce serotonin levels, and negatively impact medication)
• Coffee (this one’s a maybe—for some, it interferes in sleep, while for others it provides energy and mood boosts. If you can drink coffee, avoid the sugary coffee drinks and coffee sweeteners.)

Examples of the Worst Foods for Depression

You’ve seen the categories of foods that may cause depression or worsen the symptoms. For a convenient go-to reference list, here’s a list of some of the worst foods for depression.

• Processed meats
• Fried foods
• Refined cereals
• Chocolate and other candy
• Sweet desserts
• Cookies
• Doughnuts
• High-fat dairy products
• Anything made with white flour (including bread, baked goods, pancakes, etc.)
• Crackers and other snack food made with partially hydrogenated oils
• Regular ketchup (it has a significant amount of added sugar or artificial sweeteners)

Unfortunately, when creating a diet containing foods that fight depression, the foods to avoid are the ones that are delicious and many of us are accustomed to eating. When you think about the bigger picture, it might become easier to avoid these foods that are harming brain and body and causing or worsening depression. When you replace them with healthier choices, you are also on your way to replacing depression with energy, motivation, positive emotions, and general mental health and wellbeing. You’re not just avoiding foods; you’re creating a depression-free life.

article references

APA Reference
Peterson, T. (2018, May 15). Foods that Cause Depression: Worst Foods for Depression, HealthyPlace. Retrieved on 2021, October 12 from https://www.healthyplace.com/depression/food-and-depression/foods-that-cause-depression-worst-foods-for-depression

Last Updated: June 20, 2019

Medically reviewed by Harry Croft, MD

School Calendar

2021-22

First Semester
Sept. 7 – December 17   2021

Sept. 7 (TUESDAY)               First Day of First Semester
Oct. 11 (Monday)                   Columbus Day Holiday
Nov. 22 – 26                           Fall Break (and Thanksgiving)
Dec. 17                                   Last Day of Fall Semester

Second Semester

Jan. 4 (TUESDAY)                 Second Semester Begins
Jan. 17  (Monday)                  Dr. Martin L. King Holiday
Feb. 21  (Monday)                  Presidents’ Day Holiday
Mar. 14 – 18                           Spring Break Holiday
April 15 & 18                           Good Friday and Easter Monday Holidays
May 24 – 27                            Adventure Trip
May 27                                    Last Day of Spring Semester

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“He who opens a school door,
closes a prison. “
– Victor Hugo

I wish you all
 Peace.

Hang on
to your Faith.
You will get there.

.

.

 

Love is the Divine Process of Life / The Importance of Managing STRESS / School Calendar

That which we Truly Love
breathes Life into so much Joy.
And such Love
quiets the mind,
and permits us to cherish
our inner Nature,
and above all,
value our priceless Time
on this Earth
knowing we are Loved.

In this chaotic and confusing World,
we are reminded of the Peace
that Mankind craves.
Rare Beauty to our Souls
is restored
in the Divine process
of Loving Life.

Our Love for each other
takes us out of the night
and into the Bright
Light
of Day.

In the Shadow of Love
we find Peace, strength and Happiness.
A foretaste
of all that God
 wants us to know.

Something wonderful is coming –
Love and Peace
and Joy.

Love
is the Divine process
of Life.
.
You will find Peace,
in the strength of Love.
In your tears of Joy
is a Spiritual Presence.

There are countless Pathways
of Love,
sprouting in all directions
so bold and Beautiful,
as they ever expand deeper into the unknown
and Infinite Love
of God.

Love magically Blossoms,
like the green Summer of Trees
and the golden rustling leaves of Fall,
like Butterflies rising and falling
around the Flowers
in the field.

And as we bathe our eyes
in a flood of Beautiful Color
God Gifts all around,
Love lives on,
  and never dies.
It is so bright
and never gone.

Open your Heart
wider than your
eyes.

Listen
to the Serene and Peaceful Spirit
of the Heavens
in Display.

No matter what may come,
know that you are deeply Loved
by an Awesome God,
and His Beauty
shows us His
Love.

Art
is not just captured on paper or in sculptures,
or even performed.
It is simply
how we Live
and Love.

When you walk
this Beautiful Earth,
remember we were put here
to experience a Beautiful Human Life.
Walk
in your Divine Purpose.
When we give of ourselves,
 all the Love in our Hearts,
the World
pours its Love
into us.

“Negative people
need drama like oxygen.
Stay positive,
it’ll take their breath away. “
– Tony Gaskins

Live on,
and make the Castles of your Dreams
high,
rising and reaching upward to the Skies.
Do not lose Simple Faith
in the Mystery
and the Magic
of the Moment.

God wants to remind you
that you are not alone.
Relax,
breathe deeply,
and do what is right.
Keep fighting for your
Faith.

Remember
a simpler Time in Life.
And NOW
with your precious Children
play hide and go seek,
catch fire flies
and listen
to the precious crickets on a still and quiet night,
toast marshmallows over an open campfire,
watch the beautiful beginning
of your new Life,
as Autumn is turning the leaves,
to the glorious Foliage
of awareness.

God
offers Peace, Love, and Tranquility
to every Soul of Human existence.
His Music
is the Light and the Rays of Hope
to a better and brighter future
where darkness and sadness
will never prevail.

Painted
like the wings of Butterflies,
Love will grow
but never die.

With God’s Love
there is no measure
of Time.

My Dear Friends,
Life matters in ways
impossible to describe.
It is pure
Poetry.

Goodnight.

“The greatest Gift
you can ever give another person
is your own Happiness.”
– Esther Hicks

The importance of managing stress
authors: Lawrence Robinson, Melinda Smith, M.A.,
and Robert Segal, M.A.
click here to read more

If you’re living with high levels of stress, you’re putting your entire well-being at risk. Stress wreaks havoc on your emotional equilibrium, as well as your physical health. It narrows your ability to think clearly, function effectively, and enjoy life. It may seem like there’s nothing you can do about stress. The bills won’t stop coming, there will never be more hours in the day, and your work and family responsibilities will always be demanding. But you have a lot more control than you might think.

Effective stress management helps you break the hold stress has on your life, so you can be happier, healthier, and more productive. The ultimate goal is a balanced life, with time for work, relationships, relaxation, and fun—and the resilience to hold up under pressure and meet challenges head on. But stress management is not one-size-fits-all. That’s why it’s important to experiment and find out what works best for you. The following stress management tips can help you do that.

Tip 1: Identify the sources of stress in your life

Stress management starts with identifying the sources of stress in your life. This isn’t as straightforward as it sounds. While it’s easy to identify major stressors such as changing jobs, moving, or going through a divorce, pinpointing the sources of chronic stress can be more complicated. It’s all too easy to overlook how your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors contribute to your everyday stress levels.

Sure, you may know that you’re constantly worried about work deadlines, but maybe it’s your procrastination, rather than the actual job demands, that is causing the stress.

To identify your true sources of stress, look closely at your habits, attitude, and excuses:

• Do you explain away stress as temporary (“I just have a million things going on right now”) even though you can’t remember the last time you took a breather?
• Do you define stress as an integral part of your work or home life (“Things are always crazy around here”) or as a part of your personality (“I have a lot of nervous energy, that’s all”)?
• Do you blame your stress on other people or outside events, or view it as entirely normal and unexceptional?

Until you accept responsibility for the role you play in creating or maintaining it, your stress level will remain outside your control.

Start a stress journal

A stress journal can help you identify the regular stressors in your life and the way you deal with them. Each time you feel stressed, keep track of it in your journal or use a stress tracker on your phone. Keeping a daily log will enable you to see patterns and common themes. Write down:

• What caused your stress (make a guess if you’re unsure).
• How you felt, both physically and emotionally.
• How you acted in response.
• What you did to make yourself feel better.

Tip 2: Practice the 4 A’s of stress management

While stress is an automatic response from your nervous system, some stressors arise at predictable times: your commute to work, a meeting with your boss, or family gatherings, for example. When handling such predictable stressors, you can either change the situation or change your reaction. When deciding which option to choose in any given scenario, it’s helpful to think of the four A’s: avoid, alter, adapt, or accept.

The four A’s – Avoid, Alter, Adapt & Accept
Avoid unnecessary stress
It’s not healthy to avoid a stressful situation that needs to be addressed, but you may be surprised by the number of stressors in your life that you can eliminate.
Learn how to say “no.” Know your limits and stick to them. Whether in your personal or professional life, taking on more than you can handle is a surefire recipe for stress. Distinguish between the “shoulds” and the “musts” and, when possible, say “no” to taking on too much.
Avoid people who stress you out. If someone consistently causes stress in your life, limit the amount of time you spend with that person, or end the relationship.
Take control of your environment. If the evening news makes you anxious, turn off the TV. If traffic makes you tense, take a longer but less-traveled route. If going to the market is an unpleasant chore, do your grocery shopping online.
Pare down your to-do list. Analyze your schedule, responsibilities, and daily tasks. If you’ve got too much on your plate, drop tasks that aren’t truly necessary to the bottom of the list or eliminate them entirely.
Alter the situation
If you can’t avoid a stressful situation, try to alter it. Often, this involves changing the way you communicate and operate in your daily life.
Express your feelings instead of bottling them up. If something or someone is bothering you, be more assertive and communicate your concerns in an open and respectful way. If you’ve got an exam to study for and your chatty roommate just got home, say up front that you only have five minutes to talk. If you don’t voice your feelings, resentment will build and the stress will increase.
Be willing to compromise. When you ask someone to change their behavior, be willing to do the same. If you both are willing to bend at least a little, you’ll have a good chance of finding a happy middle ground.
Create a balanced schedule. All work and no play is a recipe for burnout. Try to find a balance between work and family life, social activities and solitary pursuits, daily responsibilities and downtime.
Adapt to the stressor
If you can’t change the stressor, change yourself. You can adapt to stressful situations and regain your sense of control by changing your expectations and attitude.
Reframe problems. Try to view stressful situations from a more positive perspective. Rather than fuming about a traffic jam, look at it as an opportunity to pause and regroup, listen to your favorite radio station, or enjoy some alone time.
Look at the big picture. Take perspective of the stressful situation. Ask yourself how important it will be in the long run. Will it matter in a month? A year? Is it really worth getting upset over? If the answer is no, focus your time and energy elsewhere.
Adjust your standards. Perfectionism is a major source of avoidable stress. Stop setting yourself up for failure by demanding perfection. Set reasonable standards for yourself and others, and learn to be okay with “good enough.”
Practice gratitude. When stress is getting you down, take a moment to reflect on all the things you appreciate in your life, including your own positive qualities and gifts. This simple strategy can help you keep things in perspective.
Accept the things you can’t change
Some sources of stress are unavoidable. You can’t prevent or change stressors such as the death of a loved one, a serious illness, or a national recession. In such cases, the best way to cope with stress is to accept things as they are. Acceptance may be difficult, but in the long run, it’s easier than railing against a situation you can’t change.
Don’t try to control the uncontrollable. Many things in life are beyond our control, particularly the behavior of other people. Rather than stressing out over them, focus on the things you can control such as the way you choose to react to problems.
Look for the upside. When facing major challenges, try to look at them as opportunities for personal growth. If your own poor choices contributed to a stressful situation, reflect on them and learn from your mistakes.
Learn to forgive. Accept the fact that we live in an imperfect world and that people make mistakes. Let go of anger and resentments. Free yourself from negative energy by forgiving and moving on.
Share your feelings. Expressing what you’re going through can be very cathartic, even if there’s nothing you can do to alter the stressful situation. Talk to a trusted friend or make an appointment with a therapist.

Tip 3: Get moving

When you’re stressed, the last thing you probably feel like doing is getting up and exercising. But physical activity is a huge stress reliever—and you don’t have to be an athlete or spend hours in a gym to experience the benefits. Exercise releases endorphins that make you feel good, and it can also serve as a valuable distraction from your daily worries.

While you’ll get the most benefit from regularly exercising for 30 minutes or more, it’s okay to build up your fitness level gradually. Even very small activities can add up over the course of a day. The first step is to get yourself up and moving. Here are some easy ways to incorporate exercise into your daily schedule:

• Put on some music and dance around.
• Take your dog for a walk.
• Walk or cycle to the grocery store.
• Use the stairs at home or work rather than an elevator.
• Park your car in the farthest spot in the lot and walk the rest of the way.
• Pair up with an exercise partner and encourage each other as you work out.
• Play ping-pong or an activity-based video game with your kids.

The stress-busting magic of mindful rhythmic exercise

While just about any form of physical activity can help burn away tension and stress, rhythmic activities are especially effective. Good choices include walking, running, swimming, dancing, cycling, tai chi, and aerobics. But whatever you choose, make sure it’s something you enjoy so you’re more likely to stick with it.

While you’re exercising, make a conscious effort to pay attention to your body and the physical (and sometimes emotional) sensations you experience as you’re moving. Focus on coordinating your breathing with your movements, for example, or notice how the air or sunlight feels on your skin. Adding this mindfulness element will help you break out of the cycle of negative thoughts that often accompanies overwhelming stress.

Tip 4: Connect to others

There is nothing more calming than spending quality time with another human being who makes you feel safe and understood. In fact, face-to-face interaction triggers a cascade of hormones that counteracts the body’s defensive “fight-or-flight” response. It’s nature’s natural stress reliever (as an added bonus, it also helps stave off depression and anxiety). So make it a point to connect regularly—and in person—with family and friends.

Keep in mind that the people you talk to don’t have to be able to fix your stress. They simply need to be good listeners. And try not to let worries about looking weak or being a burden keep you from opening up. The people who care about you will be flattered by your trust. It will only strengthen your bond.

Of course, it’s not always realistic to have a pal close by to lean on when you feel overwhelmed by stress, but by building and maintaining a network of close friends you can improve your resiliency to life’s stressors.

Tips for building relationships

1. Reach out to a colleague at work.
2. Help someone else by volunteering.
3. Have lunch or coffee with a friend.
4. Ask a loved one to check in with you regularly.
5. Accompany someone to the movies or a concert.
6. Call or email an old friend.
7. Go for a walk with a workout buddy.
8. Schedule a weekly dinner date.
9. Meet new people by taking a class or joining a club.
10. Confide in a clergy member, teacher, or sports coach.

Tip 5: Make time for fun and relaxation

Beyond a take-charge approach and a positive attitude, you can reduce stress in your life by carving out “me” time. Don’t get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of life that you forget to take care of your own needs. Nurturing yourself is a necessity, not a luxury. If you regularly make time for fun and relaxation, you’ll be in a better place to handle life’s stressors.

Set aside leisure time. Include rest and relaxation in your daily schedule. Don’t allow other obligations to encroach. This is your time to take a break from all responsibilities and recharge your batteries.

Do something you enjoy every day. Make time for leisure activities that bring you joy, whether it be stargazing, playing the piano, or working on your bike.

Keep your sense of humor. This includes the ability to laugh at yourself. The act of laughing helps your body fight stress in a number of ways.

Take up a relaxation practice. Relaxation techniques such as yoga, meditation, and deep breathing activate the body’s relaxation response, a state of restfulness that is the opposite of the fight or flight or mobilization stress response. As you learn and practice these techniques, your stress levels will decrease and your mind and body will become calm and centered.

Tip 6: Manage your time better

Poor time management can cause a lot of stress. When you’re stretched too thin and running behind, it’s hard to stay calm and focused. Plus, you’ll be tempted to avoid or cut back on all the healthy things you should be doing to keep stress in check, like socializing and getting enough sleep. The good news: there are things you can do to achieve a healthier work-life balance.

Don’t over-commit yourself. Avoid scheduling things back-to-back or trying to fit too much into one day. All too often, we underestimate how long things will take.

Prioritize tasks. Make a list of tasks you have to do, and tackle them in order of importance. Do the high-priority items first. If you have something particularly unpleasant or stressful to do, get it over with early. The rest of your day will be more pleasant as a result.

Break projects into small steps. If a large project seems overwhelming, make a step-by-step plan. Focus on one manageable step at a time, rather than taking on everything at once.

Delegate responsibility. You don’t have to do it all yourself, whether at home, school, or on the job. If other people can take care of the task, why not let them? Let go of the desire to control or oversee every little step. You’ll be letting go of unnecessary stress in the process.

Tip 7: Maintain balance with a healthy lifestyle

In addition to regular exercise, there are other healthy lifestyle choices that can increase your resistance to stress.

Eat a healthy diet. Well-nourished bodies are better prepared to cope with stress, so be mindful of what you eat. Start your day right with breakfast, and keep your energy up and your mind clear with balanced, nutritious meals throughout the day.

Reduce caffeine and sugar. The temporary “highs” caffeine and sugar provide often end with a crash in mood and energy. By reducing the amount of coffee, soft drinks, chocolate, and sugar snacks in your diet, you’ll feel more relaxed and you’ll sleep better.

Avoid alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs. Self-medicating with alcohol or drugs may provide an easy escape from stress, but the relief is only temporary. Don’t avoid or mask the issue at hand; deal with problems head on and with a clear mind.

Get enough sleep. Adequate sleep fuels your mind, as well as your body. Feeling tired will increase your stress because it may cause you to think irrationally.

Tip 8: Learn to relieve stress in the moment

When you’re frazzled by your morning commute, stuck in a stressful meeting at work, or fried from another argument with your spouse, you need a way to manage your stress levels right now. That’s where quick stress relief comes in.

The fastest way to reduce stress is by taking a deep breath and using your senses—what you see, hear, taste, and touch—or through a soothing movement. By viewing a favorite photo, smelling a specific scent, listening to a favorite piece of music, tasting a piece of gum, or hugging a pet, for example, you can quickly relax and focus yourself.

Of course, not everyone responds to each sensory experience in the same way. The key to quick stress relief is to experiment and discover the unique sensory experiences that work best for you.

Authors: Lawrence Robinson, Melinda Smith, M.A., and Robert Segal, M.A.

Lyrics/songs texts/paintings/articles

are property and copyright of their owners
and provided for educational purposes.

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allowance is made for “fair use”
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news reporting, teaching, scholarship,and research.
Fair use is permitted by copyright statute.

Non-profit, educational or personal use
tips the balance in favor of “fair use”.

© Copyright 1995-2021
The Anderson Private School.

“He who opens a school door,
closes a prison. “
– Victor Hugo

I wish you all
 Peace.

 

.

.

.

.

.

 

When I First Listened / A World Without Cancer: Is Prevention the Cure? / School Calendar

george likopos:

When I first listened
to this Wonder I was a little Child,
not more than 9 years old,
I asked my Father who wrote it.
He answered
“God
through P. I. Tchaikovsky”.

click here
to listen to this unbelievably Beautiful Music 

“If I had the opportunity to travel
to another galaxy, and meet another civilization,
I would play this Song
as an expression of the Human Being.”
– Marcio Correa
.
My Dear Friends,
this Loving reply to the question of a Child
leads us to a profound realization about Life:
“The Beautiful Songs of our Lives were
all
Authored by God”.

The Magic of Music
is a wonderful elixir.
It penetrates with sound directly
into the Heart
and is Beautifully woven
into the Fabric of Life.

 When Music
is married to the moment,
it can become a harbinger of cleansing tears,
 tears that clean the Spirit,
and offer rebirth of our
Sacred awareness.

Music embraces Beauty.
It guides our imagination
to envision tall mountains,
and reminds us of the gently flow
of rivers and streams,
with the Flowers of Spring
ever reaching toward the Sun.
The Beauty of God’s Creations
is brought forth through poignant melodies
and magical, mindful moments.

When we listen to Beautiful Music,
we enter a World of Magical Art,
and in a broader sense,
become Spirit-Filled and Uplifted,
as we realize that such Music
speaks to us on a theme
that is Timeless.

Beautiful Music
becomes our guide
as it plays our memories from the past,
which are deeply and Reverently
stored in our Hearts.

My Friend,
our Lives are very fragile,
and Lived like whispers in the wind.
We need to immerse ourselves
in the Natural Wonders
that are all around us.

There is Beauty and Harmony
of such intensity
it may not be Believed.
In the World around you
are ALL the Blessings of God.

It is important for us
to listen
to Beautiful Music
and to feel it
deep within our Hearts,
and one day to understand
that we will never truly be aware of
and perceive
all the Blessings God provides.

God rains down His Grace
on all Mankind.
He
gives us the Beauty and the Wonders
of Nature.

In Today’s World of sadness and confusion,
 He offers us Peace and Love and Tranquility
for our brief, fragile Human existence.
 He is the Light
and the Hope
to a brighter Tomorrow,
where darkness will never prevail.

To achieve awareness
of the Divine Spark
that lies deep within us,
we must liberate our mind
from the illusions of the material World,
and reclaim what is ours,
and has always been
ours.

We see and feel
the Spiritual and Religious Core Truths
found in the precious
Word of God.

  His Word is
necessary
to gain
understanding.
Divine Inspiration and Divine Transformation
of your Sacred Being
is possible.

Life
is not about external things,
but about connecting with the Divine,
with the Love of God
hidden deep within
yourself.

Our Prayers
close the gap
between Dreams and Reality.
.
When
the connection is made,
His Love
will Illuminate your Being
and your Life
will become the embodiment
of Hope and Dreams.

Love is here to stay
if you wear a smile.
Your precious smile
brightens Life
and allows us to share
Blessings from Above.

Do
what your Heart
tells you to do,
and you will be able to find
Life’s meaning and purpose.
Always remember
that you are
deeply Loved.

Think about Life
and Pray.
Hope
will be restored
and a whole new World
will be revealed,
where finally you may be
at Peace,
and Truly Happy
with all the Love in the Universe.

My Dear Friends,
you don’t have to attend
every argument
you’re invited to.
Silence
often speaks far louder
than words.

God is with you.
He watches over you
and Guides you
to help you throughout your Journey
in Life. 
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Pray,
and drift away
in a different World
where all your problems
disappear.

You are a perfect Human Being
created with Love and Peace
and made in the Image of your Creator.
Focus only on the Beauty that exists 
and let your Light always shine
with Kindness.
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The Love of God
flows through you.
Enjoy the Blessing.

Goodnight.

A World Without Cancer: Is Prevention the Cure?

In the following interview, Dr. Margaret I. Cuomo, author of the book A World Without Cancer, discusses the importance of cancer prevention with Motley Fool health care analyst Max Macaluso.

Macaluso: Dr. Cuomo is the author of the new book, A World Without Cancer, and she’s also the daughter of our former Governor Cuomo, and the sister of our current Governor Cuomo.

It’s been about 40 years – actually more than 40 years – since 1971, when the war on cancer was declared by President Richard Nixon. In that time, we’ve spent over $90 billion on cancer research, and yet we are still seeing cancer incidence rates rise.

We haven’t come as far as you’d think we should have, for that amount of time and money spent, so I said to myself, with all the horrific effects of cancer on the lives of my patients, friends, and family, it was time to delve into the subject and give it a fresh perspective.

Macaluso: In your book you talk a lot about the misconceptions of cancer prevention. What do you think the top misconception is today?

Cuomo: I think most people, even people who are quite knowledgeable, think that cancer is an inevitability. “No matter what I do, I’m going to get cancer. Either I’ll inherit it, or I’ll grow old enough and I’ll get cancer just because I’ve grown old.”

That’s clearly not the case. We know that over 50% of all cancers are preventable. Attention to diet, exercise, limiting alcohol, ending smoking, protecting our skin from the sun, and taking vitamin D all contribute to a cancer-free life and the environmental toxins that are in our midst can be eliminated, or at least limited so that they don’t raise our risk of cancer.

Macaluso: What are some of the specific things we’re not paying enough attention to when it comes to prevention? Let’s start with diet.

Cuomo: OK, diet. You know the old expression, “You are what you eat.” To a large extent, that’s very true. A plant-based diet is what nearly all the experts say is not only the healthiest in terms of preventing heart disease and diabetes, but also reducing our risk for cancer.

If you look at your plate, your daily plate, two-thirds of it should be fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains like brown rice or quinoa, or even a whole grain pasta – and then a very small amount of lean protein like fish or chicken, and a minimal amount of red meat. That is the cancer prevention diet, but it also, as I say, decreases your risk for heart disease and diabetes.

Limiting alcohol – that means you really can’t afford to go out once a week and binge. They say no more than one drink a day of alcohol – that includes wine – for a woman and no more than two for a man, and it may be even less than that, but certainly you want to watch your alcohol intake.

Macaluso: I can tell you, after reading your book I definitely modified my diet. I’m drinking more green tea and a lot more vegetables.

Cuomo: Excellent. Green tea has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects.

Macaluso: Let’s shift the discussion from diet to environmental factors.

Cuomo: Yes, environment; very important. In fact, the United Nations just issued a report last week, that the World Health Organization was involved in as well, in which it said that there are so many of the so-called “endocrine disrupting chemicals,” such as BPA, which are in our plastic water bottles, other beverages, also food containers, the lining of the cans of food, soup — a can of soup, a can of beans — etc. Even a cashier receipt can have BPA.

Parabens – parabens are in everything from facial wash to shampoo, toothpaste – these are endocrine-disrupting chemicals. What does that mean?

That means they modify the development of hormones in our body. They affect our endocrine system, which has been linked to cancers of the breast, prostate, thyroid, and others. Also linked to obesity and diabetes, and they even drew a link to autism.

For all those reasons we want to rid our products, our personal care products at the very least, of these harmful chemicals, so there is good news on that note.

Macaluso: In your book, you talk a lot about BPAs and all the things in consumer packaging. I understand that Johnson & Johnson is leading the charge in making a commitment to rid their products of these chemicals. Can you speak a little bit about that?

Cuomo: Yes. I applaud Johnson & Johnson. They are the first major consumer products company in the United States to voluntarily commit to removing all harmful chemicals from their personal care products.

I would like to see other major companies, like Procter & Gamble and Colgate and L’Oreal follow the good example of Johnson & Johnson. Why should consumers be at risk for washing their face or brushing their teeth?

Macaluso: Excellent point. Going along with that, are there any other companies focused on organic products or specific foods,  that you might applaud?

Cuomo: Yes. I am happy to share with you, in terms of being BPA-free in all of their food packaging materials, the Hain Celestial Group. First of all, they’re the market leader in organic products, I’ve learned, and they include products such as Arrowhead Mills, Health Valley, Earth’s Best baby food, Walnut Acres juices, DeBoles pasta, Imagine sauces and soups.

They have made a commitment to BPA-free in all of their food packaging, cans, etc., and they also are very conscious in terms of sustainability for their packaging materials, so big applause for Hain Celestial Group.

Also, Whole Foods 365 brands, many of their brands are BPA-free, Trader Joe’s, and Eden Foods are some that come to mind.

Macaluso: Is there anything that consumers can do, or do we just have to wait for these companies to change their practices?

Cuomo: What you can do as an educated consumer is to read the labels. Certainly, if you don’t see “BPA free,” you have to question, “Does this packaging material contain BPA?”

In terms of your personal care products, read the labels. If you see anything with “paraben” in it – that means methylparaben, butylparaben – anything that has that phrase, “paraben,” avoid it completely. Also another word, difficult to pronounce, phthalates, another endocrine disruptor.

Basically, Max, anything you can’t pronounce you would be wise to stay away from it.

Macaluso: Yeah, I think that’s a good rule of thumb. Let’s talk a little bit about obesity. I think a lot of people might not realize that obesity is linked to certain types of cancers.

Cuomo: Yes. Obesity is linked to quite a few cancers. Scientists have pointed to the fact that breast cancer and colon cancer are definitely linked to obesity, but there are many other cancers that are as well.

What do we want to do? How do we avoid this epidemic? Do you realize, in the past 30 years the rate of obesity among children has tripled, and it has doubled for adults? Everyone agrees we have an epidemic. What do we do about it?

It’s all about education, isn’t it? We have to start with our very youngest children, teaching them what is a healthful diet. It’s not a bag of chips at every meal. It’s not a can of soda at every meal. If children don’t have the tools, the strategies, how can we expect them to eat healthfully?

Often times, what children learn in school in terms of vegetables and a plant-based diet, they will take home and they will be the teachers for their parents and caregivers. Isn’t that a wonderful thing?

I really feel education is the key here.

Macaluso: Once again, focused more on prevention than treatments.

Cuomo: Prevention is so important.

Macaluso: Let’s talk about tobacco products a little bit. Not all smokers get lung cancer, but it is a major risk factor.

Cuomo: Tobacco is a scourge and as you say, certainly we’ve proven that it causes lung cancer but it causes many other cancers as well; cancers of the digestive tract, even pancreas and bladder, have been linked to smoking.

What do we do? Well, years ago there was something called the Master Settlement Agreement, where all of the tobacco companies agreed to contribute billions of dollars to a fund that would later be given to the states with the intention that those funds be used for tobacco cessation programs and other tobacco elimination programs.

However, as I understand it the law is that the money goes to the states, but the states are not compelled to use it for that purpose. In these economically trying times, states are using it for infrastructure, they’re using it for a lot of other reasons.

We have to get back to preserving that money for tobacco cessation. Right now we have an increasing trend in smoking among adolescents, and among people of low education and low income.

Again, the burden of their illnesses is going to impact all of us. It doesn’t only impact the person who is going to be unfortunate enough to get lung cancer; it affects our health care costs, and we all absorb that, so it behooves all of us to make sure those funds are used properly.

Macaluso: Let’s shift the conversation from prevention to treatment. Your book does talk about some major successes in medicine, in the treatment of cancer. One in particular is Novartis’ Gleevec. This is a treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia.

What I was wondering, reading your book, was why haven’t we been able to replicate the success of Gleevec and chronic myeloid leukemia with other types of cancer, namely solid tumors?

Cuomo: That’s a very astute question. Chronic myeloid or myelogenous leukemia, CML, is based on a single genetic mutation. This terrible disease is actually a very simple disease, unlike breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer – these more common cancers – which are several orders of magnitude more complicated than that.

Therefore, Gleevec can attack CML and effectively cure it because it’s a very simple disease. Breast, prostate, lung cancer, are all much more complicated and it’s not as easy to treat them with a single chemotherapeutic agent or a monoclonal antibody, and that’s what Gleevec is.

Cuomo: prevention is the most effective strategy we have for ridding ourselves of cancer, and yet we devote so little time and attention to it.

My agenda is not to draw attention away from treatment. Again, there will always be patients who require treatment, and they should have it. What I am saying is that we have the intellectual resources and the financial capability to achieve both.

The National Cancer Prevention Institute would do just that. It would be based on a collaborative focused effort divided into teams, each team addressing a specific cancer type, and it would draw from many disciplines.

It would be a trans-disciplinary approach, including epidemiology, cancer biology, microbiology, immunology, engineering, pharmaceuticals, even urban planning; everything you need to decrease cancer incidence.

I don’t see that happening right now, and a lot of people that have been studying this for a long time feel it is time now to do this kind of approach, the way we did for the moonshot and for the Human Genome Project, both of which took a collaborative effort which had team science at its core. That’s what we should use for the prevention of cancer.

Macaluso: Dr. Cuomo, recently there was an Institute of Medicine report that addressed cancer care. Can you speak a little bit about that?

Cuomo: Yes. I was very pleased to see some experts in the country, such as Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Dr. Peter Bach, contribute to this workshop last October. They just issued a report from the Institute of Medicine addressing the question, “How do we contain cancer costs and what can we be doing better?”

Some of the key points were, what should a cancer therapy do? How do we assess its effectiveness and its value?

Well, it should increase our overall survival. It should increase the patient’s survival. It should increase the patient’s quality of life, while at the same time it should have very few side effects – certainly not life-threatening side effects or side effects that degrade that quality of life – and it should contain costs. It should not be an unsustainable cost.

I thought that was a very good way of focusing attention on the question of how do we end the spiral of cancer care cost in America.

Macaluso: Thank you very much. Once again, Dr. Margaret Cuomo, author of the book A World Without Cancer.

Max is the Technology, Biopharma & Health Care Bureau Chief at Fool.com. Prior to joining the Fool, he completed a PhD in chemistry at the University of Cambridge and an MBA at the College des Ingenieurs.

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