Happiness is a state of mind. You can be Happy. Be a Friend, to yourself. . Only you Truly know yourself.
We are capable of anything our mind can think of. If it is there, it is possible.
You are the center of your Universe.
“Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.” – Plato Your brain predicts what any something should be like, then it generates a vision, based on the prediction. It is this vision that is experienced as the real World.
.The mental reconstruction of reality is vivid, substantial and perceived to be located in external objective space. It becomes the brain’s “model” of the World.
Yes, you are strong. You can do anything you want. . Trust in yourself. And set your goal to be Happy. . Do whatever it takes to achieve Happiness. Believe in yourself, and Love yourself.
We canbe Happy, anywhere we are. We do not need anyone’s approval.
Let other people be part of Life ‘s Journey, but not the destination.
Happiness is always in your Hands. It is a state of mind. Be a Friend, a Best Friend, to yourself.
Let no one make you believe otherwise.
We are capable of anything our mind can think of.
You are the possible.
So, be Happy. Become your Dreams. Believe in Love, and you will Love, Life.
Open the Door to another Dimension. Life is full of Light and Joy. . Brighten the darkness all around. With Smiles that abound, and many a cheerful sound, you will Light up the Day.
Goodnight.
Choosing To Be Happy
Strategies for Happiness: 7 Steps to Becoming a Happier Person
A popular greeting card attributes this quote to Henry David Thoreau:“Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.”
With all due respect to the author of Walden, that just isn’t so, according to a growing number of psychologists. You can choose to be happy, they say. You can chase down that elusive butterfly and get it to sit on your shoulder. How? In part, by simply making the effort to monitor the workings of your mind.
Research has shown that your talent for happiness is, to a large degree, determined by your genes. Psychology professor David T. Lykken, author of Happiness: Its Nature and Nurture, says that “trying to be happier is like trying to be taller.” We each have a “happiness set point,” he argues, and move away from it only slightly.
And yet, psychologists who study happiness — including Lykken — believe we can pursue happiness. We can do this by thwarting negative emotions such as pessimism, resentment, and anger. And we can foster positive emotions, such as empathy, serenity, and especially gratitude.
Happiness Strategy # 1: Don’t Worry, Choose Happy
The first step, however, is to make a conscious choice to boost your happiness. In his book, The Conquest of Happiness, published in 1930, the philosopher Bertrand Russell had this to say: “Happiness is not, except in very rare cases, something that drops into the mouth, like a ripe fruit. … Happiness must be, for most men and women, an achievement rather than a gift of the gods, and in this achievement, effort, both inward and outward, must play a great part.”
Today, psychologists who study happiness heartily agree. The intention to be happy is the first of The 9 Choices of Happy People listed by authors Rick Foster and Greg Hicks in their book of the same name.
“Intention is the active desire and commitment to be happy,” they write. “It’s the decision to consciouslychoose attitudes and behaviors that lead to happiness over unhappiness.”
Tom G. Stevens, PhD, titled his book with the bold assertion, You Can Choose to Be Happy. “Choose to make happiness a top goal,” Stevens tells WebMD. “Choose to take advantage of opportunities to learn how to be happy. For example, reprogram your beliefs and values. Learn good self-management skills, good interpersonal skills, and good career-related skills. Choose to be in environments and around people that increase your probability of happiness. The persons who become the happiest and grow the most are those who also make truth and their own personal growth primary values.”
In short, we may be born with a happiness “set point,” as Lykken calls it, but we are not stuck there. Happiness also depends on how we manage our emotions and our relationships with others.
Jon Haidt, author of The Happiness Hypothesis, teaches positive psychology. He actually assigns his students to make themselves happier during the semester.
“They have to say exactly what technique they will use,” says Haidt, a professor at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville. “They may choose to be more forgiving or more grateful. They may learn to identify negative thoughts so they can challenge them. For example, when someone crosses you, in your mind you build a case against that person, but that’s very damaging to relationships. So they may learn to shut up their inner lawyer and stop building these cases against people.”
Once you’ve decided to be happier, you can choose strategies for achieving happiness. Psychologists who study happiness tend to agree on ones like these.
Happiness Strategy #2: Cultivate Gratitude
In his book, Authentic Happiness, University of Pennsylvania psychologist Martin Seligman encourages readers to perform a daily “gratitude exercise.” It involves listing a few things that make them grateful. This shifts people away from bitterness and despair, he says, and promotes happiness.
Happiness Strategy #3: Foster Forgiveness
Holding a grudge and nursing grievances can affect physical as well as mental health, according to a rapidly growing body of research. One way to curtail these kinds of feelings is to foster forgiveness. This reduces the power of bad events to create bitterness and resentment, say Michael McCullough and Robert Emmons, happiness researchers who edited The Psychology of Happiness.
In his book, Five Steps to Forgiveness, clinical psychologist Everett Worthington Jr. offers a 5-step process he calls REACH. First, recall the hurt. Then empathize and try to understand the act from the perpetrator’s point of view. Be altruistic by recalling a time in your life when you were forgiven. Commit to putting your forgiveness into words. You can do this either in a letter to the person you’re forgiving or in your journal. Finally, try to hold on to the forgiveness. Don’t dwell on your anger, hurt, and desire for vengeance.
The alternative to forgiveness is mulling over a transgression. This is a form of chronic stress, says Worthington.
“Rumination is the mental health bad boy,” Worthington tells WebMD. “It’s associated with almost everything bad in the mental health field — obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, anxiety — probably hives, too.”
Happiness Strategy #4: Counteract Negative Thoughts and Feelings
As Jon Haidt puts it, improve your mental hygiene. In The Happiness Hypothesis, Haidt compares the mind to a man riding an elephant. The elephant represents the powerful thoughts and feelings — mostly unconscious — that drive your behavior. The man, although much weaker, can exert control over the elephant, just as you can exert control over negative thoughts and feelings.
“The key is a commitment to doing the things necessary to retrain the elephant,” Haidt says. “And the evidence suggests there’s a lot you can do. It just takes work.”
For example, you can practice meditation, rhythmic breathing,yoga, or relaxation techniques to quell anxiety and promote serenity. You can learn to recognize and challenge thoughts you have about being inadequate and helpless.
“If you learn techniques for identifying negative thoughts, then it’s easier to challenge them,” Haidt said. “Sometimes just reading David Burns‘ book, Feeling Good, can have a positive effect.”
Research shows that once income climbs above the poverty level, more money brings very little extra happiness. Yet, “we keep assuming that because things aren’t bringing us happiness, they’re the wrong things, rather than recognizing that the pursuit itself is futile,” writes Daniel Gilbert in his book, Stumbling on Happiness. “Regardless of what we achieve in the pursuit of stuff, it’s never going to bring about an enduring state of happiness.”
Happiness Strategy #6: Foster Friendship
There are few better antidotes to unhappiness than close friendships with people who care about you, says David G. Myers, author ofThe Pursuit of Happiness. One Australian study found that people over 70 who had the strongest network of friends lived much longer.
“Sadly, our increasingly individualistic society suffers from impoverished social connections, which some psychologists believe is a cause of today’s epidemic levels of depression,” Myers writes. “The social ties that bind also provide support in difficult times.”
Happiness Strategy #7: Engage in Meaningful Activities
People are seldom happier, says psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, than when they’re in the “flow.” This is a state in which your mind becomes thoroughly absorbed in a meaningful task that challenges your abilities. Yet, he has found that the most common leisure time activity — watching TV — produces some of the lowest levels of happiness.
To get more out of life, we need to put more into it, says Csikszentmihalyi. “Active leisure that helps a person grow does not come easily,” he writes in Finding Flow. “Each of the flow-producing activities requires an initial investment of attention before it begins to be enjoyable.”
So it turns out that happiness can be a matter of choice — not just luck. Some people are lucky enough to possess genes that foster happiness. However, certain thought patterns and interpersonal skills definitely help people become an “epicure of experience,” says David Lykken, whose name, in Norwegian, means “the happiness.”
“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.” – James Oppenheim
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As you simplify your Life, the Laws of the Universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. – Henry David Thoreau
Your Life can be amazing. Simplicity is a unique tool for achieving amazing inner Harmony and Peace, within yourself and with others around you.
Humanity is facing difficult times Today and will confront even more in the future. In these moments it is important to reflect upon the Truly Beautiful things in Life. And the most Beautiful is YOU, and the awareness that you are deeply Loved.
Love is simple. It is. It simply is.
To Love can have an immeasurable, beneficial effect upon our physiological functions. Love will influence your Heart rate, and lower blood pressure and decrease levels of stress hormones. Love is a simple way to Live longer.
Living together, brings us the Blessing of our need to care for one another. Because you are a Loving person, your way of thinking and doing and seeing things becomes the best of qualities others can find. The real person that God Created you to be, can Live Peacefully with all that is Beautiful in His Nature.
There is something about a River, the sound of the water, the ebb and flow and the rhythm that puts the body and mind into a state of relaxation, that is so soothing to us. It is really hard to believe how amazing we are as Rivers of Life. In utero, our Human bodies are made up of 94% water. As infants we are about 75% water. Later in Life, our water composition can drop to 50%. The organ of our lungs is about 83% water, the muscles and kidneys 79% water, the brain and the Heart 73% water, the skin 64% water, our bones 31% water. That is why staying hydrated is vital for your organs to function.
We are tall pillars of water with a brain attached to the top. We are simply Rivers of water also flowing to the Sea.
Words of encouragement are provided by God. They exist to restore your Faith in Humanity.
The Holy Word of God will Heal and make the World a better place for you, and for all His Children.
“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your Inner Peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole World seems upset.” – Saint Francis de Sales
When the whispering wind caresses your face, it is like an Angel kisses your cheeks. Sweet sounds of Nature whisper so softly to you. As your eyes see the Light of God’s Glorious Day, let go of your worries and your fears. God will carry them far away and give you His Blessing. He Loves you. You are Deeply Loved.
Thank God for the Wonder of Life, for the Truth of His Love, and for the Joy of Being. Accept His Love. Be Grateful to be here. . In the Graceful Name of God, Pray that He may protect us from evil, and help us to Live fulfilled Lives. His Precious Love will bring a feeling like no other. Treasure it.
Let the Sacred Word of God be Engraved in your fragile mind and Guide you in the direction of a positive Life, Lived for others, every day. It is Time to put aside all the illusions, all of the things that happen Today and every Day, and return your Heart to Love and Peace.
To focus upon the things in Life that hurt, will cause you not to see many of the Beautiful things in our World.
Our World has so many Beautiful Gifts from God. God’s World offers us Love, laughter and Joy, and so many more things that make Life worth Living.
Whatever you may be going through, will get better with a Prayer for His Love. Be Kind, and Kindness will come back to you.
We have always Lived in an Earthly Paradise and did not realize it.
To Live Joyfully, find the Beauty, and God’s Love in everything you see.
He Loves us every Day.
The Love of God is at the Heart of us all.
The answer to every question is Love. Love clears the Heart and Heals the mind. Forgiving provides simplicity. It eases our Lives. It is a Gift we can give to ourselves. . You will find a sense of Inner Peace and feeling of Freedom when you allow your mind to simply Be, and your body to simply breath. Thank God for this wonderful experience of simply Being.
I wish you all an amazing Day, a bountiful Year and a Blessed Life. . Goodnight.
These Superfoods Can Provide Important Nutrients With a Single Bite
What daily habits have you tried out in the name of good health?
Diana Rodgers, an author and registered dietician, is the host of the Sustainable Dish Podcast where she sometimes recounts her attempt to eat 100% of her daily values of all nutrients for a whole month, that is, to consume 100% without supplements. A nearly impossible task, Rodgers relied on eating liver, oysters, and other particular and sometimes expensive food sources every day to meet the demand.
Yet there are certain foods that are so rich in a particular nutrient that a mere bite can satisfy one’s daily requirements. Sometimes these foods are not advocated for by government agencies in particular, because they go against existing nationwide recommendations against eating too much meat, or fatty foods.
It bears repeating that RDAs, or recommended daily allowances, set by government agencies, have long been established at the bare-minimum for survival.
Harri Hemilä, a researcher at the Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki in Finland, details that even as late as 1990, the RDA recommendations for Vitamin C were “arbitrarily set at 60 mg/day to ‘provide an adequate margin of safety’ against scurvy,” even though the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who first discovered Vitamin C advocated for a gram per day, and that there were all kinds, (and there are) of problems that can arise from low C intake before the “pre-mortal” condition of scurvy.
However if a single bite covers the bare minimum, it isn’t outlandish to imagine a second would serve as a realistic 100% dose, and here are some of those 1-3 bite doses.
Selenium — The Brazil Nut
Selenium is important for many processes. It is one of the principal resources for neurogenesis, and its dietary addition increases creation of new neuro stem cells even in mice aged the equivalent of 80 years in humans.
Also in the body it’s used to create antioxidants, while its effects preventing cancer are currently being investigated. Deficiency in selenium can lead to severely compromised intestinal function, and dysregulation in the use of zinc and copper in the body.
According to Nutrition Data one solitary Brazil nut, weighing 5 grams, contains 132% of the USDA’s RDA for a 2,000 calorie per day diet.
Vitamin C — Kiwi or Guava
Vitamin C is important for creating antioxidant defenses, synthesizing collagen, fighting off diseases, and much more. One medium kiwi will provide 273%, of the already discussed RDA of vitamin C.
Picking up a kiwi is much easier to eat, and is more familiar than a guava, but a guava fruit contains far more dehydroascorbic acid, a form a vitamin C, than a kiwi. Dehydroascorbic acid is used by two of the major glucose transporters, and therefore vital for metabolic health.
Vitamin B12 — Sardines
A cofactor in DNA synthesis, vitamin B12 is critical in both fatty acid and amino acid metabolism. It is important in the normal functioning of the nervous system via its role in the synthesis of myelin, and in the maturation of red blood cells in the bone marrow. It is a common deficiency in the diets of vegetarians and vegans, based on the fact that plants use other biological equipment to perform the functions which animals do with B12.
A single can of sardines in olive oil will provide 137% of one’s B12 needs.
Copper/Vitamin A — Beef Liver
Yes, beef liver isn’t commonly eaten in the United States, or most other places. Modern society has lost its custom for the metallic and slightly bitter flavor of organ meat. However if one can but fry beef liver in a pan and cut it into 1 ounce (28 gram) slices, and eat just one of those a day, they would be conferring upon themselves and their family, 208% of the RDA for copper, and 146% of their RDA for vitamin A.
Because of its role in facilitating iron uptake, copper deficiency can produce anemia-like symptoms, neutropenia, bone abnormalities, hypopigmentation, impaired growth, increased incidence of infections, osteoporosis, hyperthyroidism, and abnormalities in glucose and cholesterol metabolism.
Vitamin A on the other hand is a class of different compounds, some well-known of which are retinol and beta-carotene, which have a large variety of functions. It’s essential for embryo development and growth, for maintenance of the immune system, and for vision, where it combines with the protein opsin to form rhodopsin, the light-sensing molecules in our keys key for both high and low light environments, which also trigger hormonal responses to day and night cycles.
Vitamin K — Collards (greens)
Vitamin K is vital for blood health, in particular the function of blood coagulation is seriously impaired under low-K conditions. It allows the liver to create a secondary molecule that chelates calcium, and regulates the binding of calcium to bones.
Just one ounce of collard greens contains 154% of one’s RDA for vitamin K. K isn’t usually a common deficiency, but can be found within people with a particular aversion to green vegetables.
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Let us remember treasured moments, like a walk through the Forest of our Dreams during a full Moon.
To Treasure our memories can heal your Spirit and your mind. Let your body relax and your mind be calm. Allow your reflections to flow with the music and the magic of each moment.Wrap your precious Heart around the Peace that prevails in Nature. The calm you discover will be conveyed to your Heart and mind. And you will be Grateful to God.
God’s World is so Beautiful. The sounds of Mother Nature are a relaxing melody in the Dream that is the Nature of our Sacred Earth. It is so very Beautiful. . Simply, and very simple, Love it.
“Our Life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” – Henry David Thoreau
Become distracted by Nature. There you will find Natural music, Natural Beauty and the Freedom to be Happy.
Do what your Heart tells you. The feeling that creates a Loving memory will never go away. Such memories will be with you Forever. The wind runs through the Trees and plays near the echoes of your mind, and reminds us of the Hope in our Hearts.
You can run through the Trees and sit beside the running waters, making Flower crowns and enjoying the simple pleasure of just Being. . Create the good memories and be Happy again.
Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. Life is about being Grateful to the Lord for every precious Day.
A new chapter for Humanity is beginning. The Light and Love of our Lord is the only Reality. Embrace His World and you will open your Heart, open your mind, and open the door to a World filled with Love. . Goodnight.
Vitamin D is a nutrient your body needs for building and maintaining healthy bones. That’s because your body can only absorb calcium, the primary component of bone, when vitamin D is present. Vitamin D also regulates many other cellular functions in your body. Its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and neuroprotective properties support immune health, muscle function and brain cell activity.
Vitamin D isn’t naturally found in many foods, but you can get it from fortified milk, fortified cereal, and fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel and sardines. Your body also makes vitamin D when direct sunlight converts a chemical in your skin into an active form of the vitamin (calciferol).
The amount of vitamin D your skin makes depends on many factors, including the time of day, season, latitude and your skin pigmentation. Depending on where you live and your lifestyle, vitamin D production might decrease or be completely absent during the winter months. Sunscreen, while important to prevent skin cancer, also can decrease vitamin D production.
Many older adults don’t get regular exposure to sunlight and have trouble absorbing vitamin D. If your doctor suspects you’re not getting enough vitamin D, a simple blood test can check the levels of this vitamin in your blood.
Taking a multivitamin with vitamin D may help improve bone health. The recommended daily amount of vitamin D is 400 international units (IU) for children up to age 12 months, 600 IU for people ages 1 to 70 years, and 800 IU for people over 70 years.
Evidence
Research on vitamin D use for specific conditions shows:
Cancer. Findings on the benefits of vitamin D for cancer prevention are mixed. More studies are needed to determine whether vitamin D supplementation may reduce the risk of certain cancers.
Cognitive health. Research shows that low levels of vitamin D in the blood are associated with cognitive decline. However, more studies are needed to determine the benefits of vitamin D supplementation for cognitive health.
Inherited bone disorders. Vitamin D supplements can be used to help treat inherited disorders resulting from an inability to absorb or process vitamin D, such as familial hypophosphatemia.
Multiple sclerosis. Research suggests that long-term vitamin D supplementation reduces the risk of multiple sclerosis.
Osteomalacia. Vitamin D supplements are used to treat adults with severe vitamin D deficiency, resulting in loss of bone mineral content, bone pain, muscle weakness and soft bones (osteomalacia).
Osteoporosis. Studies suggest that people who get enough vitamin D and calcium in their diets can slow bone mineral loss, help prevent osteoporosis and reduce bone fractures. Ask your doctor if you need a calcium and vitamin D supplement to prevent or treat osteoporosis.
Psoriasis. Applying vitamin D or a topical preparation that contains a vitamin D compound called calcipotriene to the skin can treat plaque-type psoriasis in some people.
Rickets. This rare condition develops in children with vitamin D deficiency. Supplementing with vitamin D can prevent and treat the problem.
Our take
Generally safe
Without vitamin D your bones can become soft, thin and brittle. Insufficient vitamin D is also connected to osteoporosis. If you don’t get enough vitamin D through sunlight or dietary sources, you might need vitamin D supplements.
Safety and side effects
Taken in appropriate doses, vitamin D is generally considered safe.
However, taking too much vitamin D in the form of supplements can be harmful. Children age 9 years and older, adults, and pregnant and breastfeeding women who take more than 4,000 IU a day of vitamin D might experience:
Nausea and vomiting
Poor appetite and weight loss
Constipation
Weakness
Confusion and disorientation
Heart rhythm problems
Kidney stones and kidney damage
Interactions
Possible interactions include:
Aluminum. Taking vitamin D and aluminum-containing phosphate binders, which may be used to treat high serum phosphate levels in people with chronic kidney disease, might cause harmful levels of aluminum in people with kidney failure in the long term.
Anticonvulsants. The anticonvulsants phenobarbital and phenytoin (Dilantin, Phenytek) increase the breakdown of vitamin D and reduce calcium absorption.
Atorvastatin (Lipitor). Taking vitamin D might affect the way your body processes this cholesterol drug.
Calcipotriene (Dovonex, Sorilux). Don’t take vitamin D with this psoriasis drug. The combination might increase the risk of too much calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia).
Cholestyramine (Prevalite). Taking vitamin D with this cholesterol-lowering drug can reduce your absorption of vitamin D.
Cytochrome P-450 3A4 (CYP3A4) substrates. Use vitamin D cautiously if you’re taking drugs processed by these enzymes.
Digoxin (Lanoxin). Avoid taking high doses of vitamin D with this heart medication. High doses of vitamin D can cause hypercalcemia, which increases the risk of fatal heart problems with digoxin.
Diltiazem (Cardizem, Tiazac, others). Avoid taking high doses of vitamin D with this blood pressure drug. High doses of vitamin D can cause hypercalcemia, which might reduce the drug’s effectiveness.
Orlistat (Xenical, Alli). Taking this weight-loss drug can reduce your absorption of vitamin D.
Thiazide diuretics. Taking these blood pressure drugs with vitamin D increases your risk of hypercalcemia.
Steroids. Taking steroid mediations such as prednisone can reduce calcium absorption and impair your body’s processing of vitamin D.
Stimulant laxatives. Long-term use of high doses of stimulant laxatives can reduce vitamin D and calcium absorption.
Verapamil (Verelan, Calan SR). Taking high doses of vitamin D with this blood pressure drug can cause hypercalcemia, and might also reduce the effectiveness of verapamil.
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A mountain of studies have found an overwhelming amount of people who test positive for Covid-19 do not have enough vitamin D in their bodies and the sickest of patients are often deficient.
Britons are most at risk of being vitamin D deficient between October and April when sunlight levels are too low for the body to make the vitamin – with those with darker skin at even higher risk.
Around two in five Brits are deficient during the winter, when respiratory infections are most common. In the US, at least two in five citizens also lack sufficient levels of the vitamin.
It has led to calls for doctors to dish out cheap vitamin D supplements – which cost as little as 3p a day and have no dangerous side effects – to fight the disease.
It comes as researchers from University of Brighton have today called for care home residents to be given the ‘sunshine vitamin’.
Vitamin D supplements are safe, cheap and readily available – costing as little as 6p a pill and sold in most pharmacies, supermarkets and health shops
As well as in supplements, vitamin D is also available through foods, including oily fish, red meat and eggs. A Singaporean study earlier in the year of nearly 800 people found almost 99% of Covid-19 patients who died had vitamin D deficiency.
CARE HOME RESIDENTS ‘SHOULD BE GIVEN VITAMIN D’
Care home residents are not being given vitamin D, which may be protective against Covid-19, despite Government guidance, researchers say.
Advice from Public Health England from before the pandemic states: ‘People whose skin has little or no exposure to the sun, like those in institutions such as care homes, or who always cover their skin when outside, risk vitamin D deficiency and need to take a supplement throughout the year.’
They should take a daily supplement containing 10 micrograms all year round, and not just in the winter when there is less sunlight.
However, interviews with people involved in elderly residential care, such as GP’s and care home managers in southeast England, found that none was aware of any care home routinely offering the supplement, The Times reported.
Only a dietitian seemed aware of the guidance, according to the findings in the journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health.
Despite health chiefs advising residents should be given supplements all year round because they rarely go outside, academics found this was not happening in care homes in the south east of England.
Trial volunteers will receive tablets containing either 800 IU or 3,200 IU a day of the vitamin, which they will be asked to take for six months.
There will also be a control group taking the NHS recommended amount of 400IU a day.
Although this level is advised for the winter months, experts said taking more wouldn’t pose a risk as the vitamin is harmless and the body simply removes any excess levels.
Researchers will track the incidence of doctor-diagnosed or laboratory-confirmed acute respiratory infections in participants during the trial, to see whether the supplements have affected their risk or severity of infection.
Dr David Jolliffe, from Queen Mary University of London, said the study had the potential to give a ‘definitive answer’ on whether vitamin D could protect against coronavirus.
‘Vitamin D supplements are low in cost, low in risk and widely accessible; if proven effective, they could significantly aid in our global fight against the virus,’ he said.
Professor Adrian Martineau, who is also involved in the study, said: ‘There is mounting evidence that vitamin D might reduce the risk of respiratory infections, with some recent studies suggesting that people with lower vitamin D levels may be more susceptible to coronavirus.
A study by Tehran University, in Iran, and Boston University analysed data from 235 hospitalised patients with Covid-19. Patients who had sufficient vitamin D – of at least 30 ng/mL— were 51.5 per cent less likely to die from the disease. Although no one in the study under age 40 died, fatalities (red) were more common among vitamin D deficient people (under the black line) of all ages
A correlation graph showing the relationship between levels of viamin D (bottom, measured in nmol/l) compared to infection numbers of coronavirus by the University of East Anglia. Countries with low vitamin D levels tend to have the highest case rates per million – but the graph was from a study in May, when outbreaks looked very different to how they do now and testing was patchy in most countries
University of Chicago researchers studying 500 Americans’ vitamin D levels found 60 per cent higher rates of Covid-19 among people with low levels of the ‘sunshine vitamin’
What have just some of the DOZENS of studies into vitamin D and Covid-19 shown?
Cordoba University in Spain.
What did scientists study? 50 Covid-19 hospital patients with Covid-19 were given vitamin D. Their health outcomes were compared with 26 volunteers in a control group who were not given the tablets.
What did they find? Only one of the 50 patients needed intensive care and none died. Half of 26 virus sufferers who did not take vitamin D were later admitted to intensive care and two died.
What were the study’s limitations? Small pool of volunteers. Patients’ vitamin D levels were not checked before admission. Comorbidities were not taken into consideration.
University of Chicago.
What did scientists study? 500 Americans’ vitamin D levels were tested. Researchers then compared volunteers’ levels with how many caught coronavirus.
What did they find? 60 per cent higher rates of Covid-19 among people with low levels of the ‘sunshine vitamin’.
What were the study’s limitations?
Researchers did not check for other compounding factors. Unclear whether or not volunteers were vitamin D deficient at the time of their coronavirus tests. People’s age, job and where they lived – factors which greatly increase the chance of contracting the virus – were not considered.
Tel Aviv University, Israel.
What did scientists study? 782 people who tested positive for coronavirus had their vitamin d levels prior to infection assessed retrospectively and compared to healthy people.
What did they find? People with vitamin D levels below 30 ng/ml – optimal – were 45 per cent more likely to test positive and 95 per cent more likely to be hospitalized.
What were the study’s limitations? Did not look at underlying health conditions and did not check vitamin D levels at the time of infection.
Brussels Free University.
What did scientists study? Compared vitamin D levels in almost 200 Covid-19 hospital patients with a control group of more than 2,000 healthy people.
What did they find? Men who were hospitalized with the infection were significantly more likely to have a vitamin D deficiency than healthy men of the same age. Deficiency rates were 67 per cent in the COVID-19 patient group, and 49 per cent in the control group. The same was not found for women.
What were the study’s limitations? Independent scientists say blood vitamin D levels go down when people develop serious illness, which the study did not take into consideration. This suggests that it is the illness that is leading to lower blood vitamin D levels in this study, and not the other way around.
Inha University in Incheon, South Korea.
What did scientists study? 50 hospital patients with Covid-19 were checked for levels of all vital vitamins and compared to a control group.
What did they find? 76 per cent of them were deficient in vitamin D, and a severe vitamin D deficiency (<10 ng/dl) was found in 24 per cent of Covid-19 patients and just 7 per cent in the control group.
What were the study’s limitations?
Small sample size and researchers never accounted for vitamin levels dropping when they fall ill.
Independent scientists in Indonesia.
What did scientists study? Checked vitamin D levels in 780 Covid-19 hospital patients.
What did they find? Almost 99% of patients who died had vitamin D deficiency. Of patients with vitamin D levels higher than 30 ng/ml – considered optimal – only per cent died.
What were the study’s limitations? It was not peer-reviewed by fellow scientists, a process that often uncovers flaws in studies.
University of Glasgow.
What did scientists study? Vitamin D levels in 449 people from the UK Biobank who had confirmed Covid-19 infection.
What did they find? Vitamin D deficiency was associated with an increased risk in infection – but not after adjustment for con-founders such as ethnicity. It led to the team to conclude their ‘findings do not support a potential link between vitamin D concentrations and risk of Covid-19 infection.’
What were the study’s limitations? Vitamin D levels were taken 10 to 14 years beforehand.
University of East Anglia.
What did scientists study? Average levels of vitamin D in populations of 20 European countries were compared with Covid-19 infection and death rates at the time.
What did they find? The mean level of vitamin D in each country was ‘strongly associated’ with higher levels of Covid-19 cases and deaths. The authors said at the time: ‘The most vulnerable group of population for Covid-19 is also the one that has the most deficit in vitamin D.’
What were the study’s limitations? The number of cases in each country was affected by the number of tests performed, as well as the different measures taken by each country to prevent the spread of infection. And it only looked at correlation, not causation.
Northwestern University.
What did scientists study? Crunched data from dozens of studies around the world that included vitamin D levels among Covid-19 patients.
What did they find? Patients with a severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience major complications and die.
What were the study’s limitations? Cases and deaths in each country was affected by the number of tests performed.
‘Vitamin D deficiency is more common in older people, in people who are overweight, and in Black and Asian people – all of the groups who are at increased risk of becoming very ill with Covid-19.
‘The UK government already recommends that people take a low-dose vitamin D supplement over the winter to protect their bone health, but we do not know if this will have an effect on Covid-19 or if higher doses might be able to provide protection against the virus.
‘The CORONAVIT trial will test whether higher doses of vitamin D might offer protection against winter respiratory infections including Covid-19.’
Arguments on the link between Vitamin D deficiency and its observed link with poor Covid-19 outcomes started to gather pace as early as May.
The problem lies in the fact there is a lack of gold-standard medical research – the randomised controlled trials which compare people who are given the supplement with those who are not to see which group fares better.
Only one study has done this so far, conducted by the University of Cordoba in Spain and published last month.
Researchers gave high doses of calcifediol – a type of vitamin D supplement – to 50 patients hospitalised with the disease.
There were no deaths among volunteers receiving the vitamin and all 50 patients were eventually discharged by the end of the study. But two of the 26 patients in a control group, who were not given the tablets, died.
Just one patient given calcifediol felt ill enough to be admitted to intensive care, whereas half of the participants in the control group were taken to ICU and two died.
But many scientists have criticized the study, saying its sample size is too small for any firm conclusions to be drawn about the impact of Vitamin D.
Nonetheless, it was the most promising result for trials of the vitamin so far, and corresponds to earlier research that fixing vitamin deficiency might cut mortality rates by half.
A Northwestern Universitystudy, published in May, found Covid-19 patients with a severe Vitamin D deficiency are twice as likely to experience major complications and die.
Nearly 99 per cent of Covid-19 patients who are vitamin D deficient die, according to a study from Indonesian researchers who analysed hospital records of 780 people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
Results revealed 98.9 per cent of infected patients defined as vitamin D deficient — below 20ng/ml — died. Yet this fell to just 4.1 per cent for patients who had enough of the nutrient.
Researchers warned the study was not definitive, however, because the patients with high vitamin D levels were healthier and younger.
Another study by Tehran University, in Iran, and Boston University, found hospital Covid-19 patients who had sufficient vitamin D – of at least 30 ng/mL— were 51.5 per cent less likely to die from the disease.
The study of 235 hospitalized patients with Covid-19 also showed those with enough vitamin D had a significantly lower risk of falling seriously ill or needing ventilation.
Patients who had plenty of the nutrient also had less inflammation – often a deadly side effect of Covid-19.
However, there were flaws in these studies, such as a lack of acknowledgement of confounding factors, such as smoking, and social economic status, which were were not recorded for all patients but could have an impact on illness severity.
Some participants’ underlying health conditions were not defined, despite having a major impact on disease severity.
There have also been at least three studies which have suggested those who have enough vitamin D are less likely to catch the coronavirus in the first place.
But Professor Ian Jones, a virologist at the University of Reading, told MailOnline: ‘My general view is that if there is no clear cut view on vitamin D after six months of debate then there is nothing in it.’
But given the findings so far, it astonished scientists that Mr Hancock was so quick to throw out the ‘sunshine vitamin’ as a potential treatment.
He was told to ‘get his facts straight’ in September after shooting down vitamin D as a potential coronavirus treatment despite a growing body of evidence from around the world suggesting it works.
Liberal Democrat MP Layla Morgan told MailOnline the secretary of state ‘needs to be listening, not dismissing’.
She added: ‘I hope Matt Hancock will take a less flippant approach to potential treatments in future and get his facts straight before making such comments. We’re in a crisis, it’s time for politicians to stop playing science and listen to the experts.’
Chris Chapman, chief executive officer of manufacturer YPV, which offers a home vitamin D test kit, said the company was ‘deeply disappointed’ about Mr Hancock’s comments.
He said: ‘We have seen a mountain of evidence that vitamin D has a positive, and at times life-saving, impact on people suffering with severe symptoms of coronavirus.
‘We fundamentally disagree with the Health Secretary on this matter, his comments display incredible ignorance.
‘We urge him to practice his well-trodden mantra by following the science, which overwhelmingly points to the benefits of vitamin D when it comes tackling coronavirus.’
The ‘sunshine vitamin’ – nicknamed because it is acquired by spending time in the sun – is postulated to protect against Covid-19.
A number of studies have suggested the immune-boosting vitamin could protect people from coronavirus after finding adults deficient in the nutrient are more at risk of catching the disease.
And those who spend more time indoors – such as in a care home – or who have darker skin – those of a Black, Asian or ethnic minority (BAME) background – are also at greater risk of Covid-19.
Officials estimate one in five Britons are deficient in vitamin D — the equivalent of 13million Britons.
But some people are more at risk than others; the rate is up to 90 per cent in people with darker skin who find it harder to obtain the vitamin from the sun.
Advice from PHE states: ‘People whose skin has little or no exposure to the sun, like those in institutions such as care homes, or who always cover their skin when outside, risk vitamin D deficiency and need to take a supplement throughout the year.’
But a recent University of Brighton study suggests care home residents are not being given the supplement.
The article was written by BSMS MSc Public Health graduate Joe Williams and the university’s Principal Lecturer for Health Promotion and Public Health, Carol Williams
The team interviewed four GPs four care home managers, a dietitian, a falls specialist, two public health practitioners and a senior doctor in elderly care, The Times reported.
A report from the Academy of Medical Sciences in July said: ‘It has been suggested that low levels of vitamin D — endemic within the UK, exacerbated by lock down and which worsen over winter — may contribute to susceptibility to Covid-19.’
My Dear Friend, Look UP, and drink in the Majesty of God’s Eternal Skies.
As you look, your eyes are immersed into depths of unimaginable Beauty.
The Language of God’s Love comes from a Truly Passionate Resource: all of Nature.
There is a Transcendence, a Purity of Love, a sublime Poetry in Nature that elevates our Spirit and makes it Beautiful Art. It is beyond what we can comprehend – a Gift from Heaven.
We are born with God’s Unconditional LOVE. His Love is our Existence and will pass to Eternal Life. His Love will never die.
God’s Love is so much greater than we can ever imagine. His Love for us is the most powerful reality we can ever discover. The more we become aware of God’s Love, the more we become Happy, fruitful and fulfilled. My Dear Friends, Life is filled with Beauty. Just look all around you. Notice the tiny bumble bee, the small Child, and the smiling faces. smell the rain, feel the wind. . Truly Live Life by sharing who you are, what you Believe, what you Dream.
Look at yourself, who do you see? Look all around you, what do you hear? If you avoid the arrow of false need and the bullet of greed, you will Live to know the Beauty all around you.
Read the Sacred Words of our Lord and reflect upon just how valuable every Word inscribed in the Holy Bible is. If you look at the Sky long enough, you will hear the wind calling your name. Look longer and deeper and you will see a whole other World before you. The strings of darkness that define the night, teach us to embrace the night and adore the Light.
Humanity can see past clouds of illusion. Your Precious Spirit will not remain in your grave, with your understanding of what God has done for you, of His Love for you.
You can feel a deep emotion that you cannot explain.
Open your eyes as wide as a Child viewing the World for the very first time. A Child has a way of taking you on his journey. And suddenly, you find yourself flying,
My Dear Friend, if you feel hurt, if you are broken inside, Pray for yourself. Your Prayer is an act of Love. God will Hear You and Cherish you. Pray for yourself and God’s Mercy will make you stronger. Prayer is Perfect for relieving the mind of tension and stress. Thank God for Giving you a Precious and Sacred Mind that can be at Peace. The dark of this night will disappear, and the Light of a new Dawn will show you the way.
Now, close your tired eyes. The Dream of Life will appear again.
Understand why we are here. It was not by your choice, but by the Will of God. Reflect upon the Heart. Look neither left, nor right; for the Path to God is always before you. There is Perpetual Purpose with every precious breath you take, with every force of your energy that moves you forward, toward Love.
“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with Love and Reverence.” – Henry David Thoreau
There is something beyond the physical design of your Being. With every Beautiful Brush Stroke God has painted an Eternal, Beautiful Work of Art – YOU, Pray to not let the oppression of evil rob you of the Beautiful Blessings that abide with your Sacred Being.
“Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the World.” – I. John iv.4
Drink in the Majesty of the Majestic skies. Be at Peace. Embracethe Heavenly Mist. Drink the fresh aroma of Nature’s Purity, and Peace. Surrender your will, to the Will of God.
God is the most Beautiful Reality there is.
Trust in God and Love Him with your whole Heart. Put Faith, Family, and Friendship as priorities in your Life.
Live, Love and Laugh. Life is precious. It is a Gift to treasure in every moment. It is a Promise.
Goodnight.
Yes, There Is A Shortcut To Success (And It’s Not Working Harder)
The other day, someone commented on a post of mine in which I promised them a “shortcut” to success. They said, there’s no such thing. That made me wonder. Really? There are no shortcuts in life? Only the hardest working people in the world win? It’s a popular belief, which should be reason enough to question its validity. But let’s explore this idea.
Let’s say there are no shortcuts and everyone is as successful as they absolutely deserve to be. Does that mean Bill Gates, who makes about $11 billion per year (or $1.3 million per hour!) works 54,000 times harder than the average American worker who earns $50,000 per year? How is that even possible?
Look. We all want to believe hard work pays off. And it does. But at a certain point, you can’t work any harder. You have no more time than anyone else. So what do you do? You have to learn how to work smarter. And that means learning from someone who’s already been there. Here are three lessons to remember.
1. Don’t Go It Alone — Get a Guide
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin
For years as a writer, I struggled to get noticed. I blogged and nobody cared, tried to write books no one would read, and failed to motivate myself to work. I wanted a publisher but didn’t know anyone in the industry and didn’t have any readers to show for my work. I was stuck.
What I needed was someone to show me another path. It didn’t have to be a shortcut. I was just tired of the long road to success — because it was leading nowhere — desperately wanted to know what was missing.
In any great story, there is a point in the journey when the hero meets an obstacle he cannot overcome. This is the moment when the guide arrives. This is the essence of Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey: you cannot succeed without someone wiser to show you the way. Frodo needed Gandalf. Luke needed Obi-wan. And you and I need a mentor.
Sure enough, in my own journey, that’s what happened. I met a handful of people who acted as guides in helping me become an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. My dream became a reality within a matter of 18 months. But this wasn’t because I hustled — it’s because I found a guide.
And you know what? I didn’t work any harder in those 18 months than I did in the previous seven years. But I did work smarter — not because I was any smarter, but because someone showed me a better way. I met the right people, connected with the right networks, and practiced my craft in the right way. In other words, I found a shortcut.
But maybe you don’t like thinking of success this way. I certainly don’t. It’s embarrassing to admit I got a little lucky, that I was in the right place at the right time, that it wasn’t just about the hustle. But that’s the truth. And I think we need to acknowledge this reality.
2. Don’t Reinvent the Wheel — Learn from Others’ Experiences
“True education does not consist merely in the acquiring of a few facts of science, history, literature, or art, but in the development of character.” – David O. McKay
How do you find a guide, or in today’s terms, a mentor? It’s not as easy as we’d like.
First of all, mentors tend to be busy people. So getting in front of one will take work. People move around so much these days, and so many things, including our careers, are constantly changing. It stands to reason, then, that your mentor will not just be one person, but a team of people.
In my book, The Art of Work, I call this an “accidental apprenticeship.” The idea here is that if you pay attention to your life and the people who are in it, you will find there are those around you right now whom you can learn from. In that sense, the best mentor is the one that’s right in front of you.
Still, you’ll want to be intentional about getting into relationship with this person. Here are several things to remember:
1. When you reach out, make your first ask a small one. In other words, don’t lead with, “Will you mentor me?” Instead, ask for a few minutes of their time, offer to buy them lunch/coffee/whatever. 2. Make it about them. Ask specific questions about choices they made in their own success journey and why. 3. Take notes. When you meet with this person, write down everything they say. Honor their wisdom by capturing as much of it as possible. 4. Follow up. This is perhaps the most important and most often overlooked secret to getting into relationship with influencers who can eventually become part of your team of mentors. 5. Become a case study. Hands down, this is the best thing you can do to earn the attention of an influencer. And if you do this consistently over time, you will get people interested in mentoring you. Demonstrate that their advice works and tell the world about it.
Do this enough times, and people will be lining up to give you their time, attention, and ideas. Because the truth is nearly everyone wants to help someone who is going places, so they can feel responsible for that person’s success.
3. Don’t Succumb to Scarcity — Embrace Abundance
“True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.” – Paul Sweeney
My friend Mary told me when she was first starting out as a writer, she asked an author out to lunch. “How do you get published?” she asked. The person wouldn’t tell her. She said those were her secrets and that Mary would have to find out for herself.
That day, Mary vowed that if she ever made it as a writer, she’d share everything she learned with other aspiring authors. A few years later, I called her asking for advice, and she made good on her promise.
Shawn Coyne, long-time New York editor, told me a similar story. Back in the day, nobody in publishing shared anything. There were no guidebooks on how to be an editor. He had to figure it out all on his own. Once he did, instead of hoarding his knowledge, he decided to share it in a book, blog, and podcast.
This refusal to succumb to the scarcity mindset changes everything. When we let go of our perceived scarcity and embrace our actual abundance, it changes so many things:
Scarcity kills our creativity. Abundance expands it.
Scarcity makes us afraid. Abundance makes us brave.
Scarcity pushes people away. Abundance attracts.
It can feel a little risky to embrace this mindset, this idea that there are guides out there who will help you and opportunities for success yet to be uncovered. But it is a much better way to live than to assume the alternative, that everyone is out to get you and there is no way you’ll succeed.
Once you do experience this abundance, you will have an opportunity to help others, which is one of the greatest rewards of success.
I realize this may come off as manipulative or even sound a little unsavory. Don’t influencers just want to help people out of the kindness of their hearts?
Well, maybe. But they’re busy. And so when push comes to shove, they’re going to invest in people with promise, not takers who seem to make everything about themselves. Your best bet is to be remembered as the ambitious person with lots of questions who was eager to learn, not the know-it-all who was more interested in herself than the person with experience.
We all love to feel important and valued once in a while. When seeking someone’s help or advice, appeal to this side of them, not their more noble, generous side. As you earn their trust, you will see more of this side. But in the beginning, assume they are only interested in helping themselves. So make it worth their while.
It’s better to lead with humility than arrogance.
Don’t be so strategic it stifles the relationship. But be intentional with your time and focus it on those who will give you a return on your investment. I guarantee you this is how your would-be mentors are thinking.
Here’s What It All Boils Down to
“Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.” – Arnold H. Glasow
So how does this work? Well, let’s recap the above in a few important lessons to remember:
Lesson #1: You can get where you want faster if you follow in someone else’s footsteps. Find a guide or mentor you can learn from and emulate, even from afar. This is the difference between those who continuously struggle and those who find a faster way to succeed. Humble yourself and trust that there are those out there who want to help you.
Lesson #2: Learn from other people’s experiences to grow your own capacity. In other words, don’t waste years trying to figure things out. Instead, sacrifice time and money to accelerate your learning. Invest in opportunities that allow you to learn from the successes and failures of others. That might mean taking a course, hiring a coach, or working for free for a certain period of time in exchange for experience.
Lesson #3: When opportunity seems limited, change your mind. It might mean moving across town to a co-working space. It might mean ponying up to go to an industry conference where all your peers are. Or it might just mean realizing there are plenty of chances for success right where you are.
Geography matters, but mindset matters more. And chances are, there’s an opportunity closer than you realize. You just might have to move towards it before it will come closer to you. You can’t just sit around and wait for things to happen — for mentors to come find you and for opportunities to fall in your lap. Luck, of course does happen, but it’s better to look for luck than wait for it.
Because luck is often hiding in the hard-to-reach places that most people are too timid to approach.
Who knows? Maybe as you scan the horizon for the right opportunities, you just might see a shortcut.
School Calendar 2021-22First 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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The Melody
of our brief Lives
harbors a deep
meaning,
and flows through
Time
like a Beautiful Song
lilting through the
air.
There is a
Transcendence,
a purity of form
in our Human Lives
as we sing our songs
of Being.
Angelic
and sublime poetry
are we,
Children of God.
Music
to elevate the Soul
and reveal
that we are Divine Art.
My Dear Friends,
you are not bound
to the Earth.
You
can propel
your Mind and your Heart
through Prayer.
Our Existence permeates the
known,
by the Will
of God.
Do not fear
to ask God
for anything.
He longs
to fulfill the Dreams
of His Beloved
Children.
He Delights
in our Faith
to ask for
the Amazing,
for the Impossible.
Through Prayer,
you forge a connection
with and within yourself
and the Natural World
you inhabit – to the Natural
and Nurturing
Will of God.
Ask for the Amazing.
If
you close both
eyes,
the other eye
will see.
And,
what
we see
through the eyes
of others,
is ourselves.
Where we are,
is who
we are
with.
Let the Beauty around you, become you.
Find
the mirror
of your Child’s
face,
and smile. . Let the Beauty
around you,
become you. There is
nothing
more Beautiful,
than you,
reflected in eyes
of your
Child.
Nothing.
Where we are is who we are with.
Keep smiling
My Friend.
Your Child hears
every word
you do not speak.
Tomorrow
has been waiting
a Lifetime
for you. The clinging shadows
cast by the Light
of today,
is the Mystery
of the past.
And a past
that lasts,
is the future.
True Genius
is to be
a Child again.
“Many creative geniuses tend to return to the conceptual World of Childhood as catalysts for either their work or their ideas. Our ability to learn new things is a characteristic we lose over time.”
– Alison Gopnik
My Dear Friends,
dance happily in the rain,
jump in the puddles,
sing Soulfully,
cry with tears of Joy,
laugh heartily
and Truly Live to relish
every bit
of this precious moment
we call Life.
It is far better
to be ignorant
than know too much.
An intelligent person
can still be ignorant about many things.
No matter how smart we are,
all of us are ignorant about the vast majority
of the information out there.
Count your
Blessings.
Socrates advised us:
to distinguish what you know
from what you don’t know,
and thus see that you are not wise,
is the only Wisdom man can have.
Socratic ignorance
is also “Socratic Wisdom.
“The trouble with the world is not that people know too little, but that they know so many things
that ain’t so.”
– Henry David Thoreau
“We live on an island surrounded by a sea of
ignorance.”
– Mark Twain .
Through the untainted Eyes
of a Child
we may truly
be alive.
Oh To Be A Child Again. Oh to dance with glee Oh to have no worries And live a life carefree.
. To see fun in the shadows A rainbow in the rain A light amongst the darkness And not to feel the pain.
To live with total innocence And not know how to lie To love with all your being Until your time to die.
. To smile at every person Whether rich or poor. To play out in the open And not to close the door.
To speak without the fear Of saying something wrong. To sing without the worry Of not knowing the song.
To live life to the fullest To give each day its best No worry of the future Or failing in life’s test.
See wonder in the smallest Being, Beauty in a Tree. Oh to be a Child again And live a Life carefree.
We may truly be alive.
In the Presence
of our Lord’s Grace, Love becomes
Infinite Time,
in dimensionless Space.
It cannot be defined,
only viewed as Breathtaking Art,
Beauty
found only in a place
we call
the Human Heart.
It
is not you
who can be strong. It is Truth,
conveyed by
you. . And,
there’s Truth in your Beautiful eyes,
in the smile
on your face.
It speaks of
God’s Love,
buried deep within,
showing the Beauty of Inner Grace.
You say it best
when,
knowing your children
need you,
and hearing them call, the Love in your eyes speaks,
and you need say
nothing at all.
Between
a Mother or Father
and a precious Child
lies an Infinity
of Worlds,
and of words never said.
Now I see my reflection In the eyes of the Child understanding the Wisdom as I Mirror to Beauty of my old man.
Let me hear your voice once again calling my name like a friend. Wanna feel the warmth of your hand as we walked down the line. Dad I miss you.
I wanna be Young again.
Let me hear your voice once again calling my name like a friend. Wanna feel the warmth of your hand as we walked down the line dad I miss you and I wanna embrace by you and be a Child once again.
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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(to be announced later) for In-service Training.
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Dedicated
to a very Dear Friend
of mine.
Stay strong.
Be brave.
Pray. God Loves You. And so do we.
.
“You will know the Truth, and the Truth will
set you free.” – John 8:32
.
What To Tell Your Kids About Alcohol? How about the TRUTH! .
Mom and Dad, NO ONE will take the time
or have the knowledge
to tell YOUR child
about the excrement
we call
ALCOHOL.
NO ONE.
Except YOU !
.
What Exactly Is Alcohol?
Most people simply do not know
and our children really have noidea.
My friends, this is information that we need to protect our very precious children from a horrible existence and early death. The life of an alcoholic is all too typically a very lonely, deeply depressing, utterly miserable, poverty stricken struggle for mere existence and with little or no hope for the future and NO Joy in Life.
My prayer for you is to share this information with your children.
About 2 billion (with a BIG B) people across the World consume alcoholic drinks. Hey, there are only 7 billion of us on this Earth. Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the United States. Unlike most other drugs, alcohol carries the potential to damage many organs of the body; including the Heart, brain, liver, and digestive system. It also BREAKS the Heart when you lower your Loved One into an early grave. .
Yes,
AND when you think about it,
alcohol damages other organs outside of your body,
in the bodies of others who Love you,
in an organ called theirHeart.
Come on! . WAKE UP!
The use of alcohol results in the death
of OVER two and one half million peopleeach year
and causes serious illness and injury to many millions more.
Most deaths caused by alcohol results from injuries, CANCER, cardiovascular diseases and liver cirrhosis.
Alcohol is also associated with infectious diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted disease. This is because alcohol consumption weakens the immune system, reduces inhibitions, and distorts judgment. . REALLY?
Of 19 major health concerns, alcohol is ranked #3, and is greater than unsafe water, high blood pressure, tobacco, obesity and illicit drugs (ranked #18). Source: Global Health Risks.
“Too much drinking increases your chances of being injured or even killed. Alcohol is a factor, for example, in about 60 percent of fatal burn injuries, drownings and homicides; 50 percent of severe trauma injuries and sexual assaults; and 40 percent of fatal motor vehicle crashes, suicides and fatal falls.”
– Rosalind Breslow, epidemiologist at the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome,
is the third leading cause of birth defects
with accompanying mental retardation.
These poor children
didn’t even get to take a drink. But MOM did,
without thinking about them.
And NOW . . . . . . .
they can live their lives
without
ANY real potential
of truly being alive.
(THANKS Mom!
Uh, I may think that is Mom,
but
I am not REALLY capable
of thinking like I should.
She took the bat
out of my hands,
and told me
to play ball,
you know,
in the game
of Life!)
Yes,
the TRUTH hurts.
But,
it the ONLY thing
that sets us
FREE. .
And
alcohol is involved in half
of all fatal automobile accidents.
We cannot even imagine the loss of potential.
Research has shown that prolonged periods of drinking produces specific brain damage which causes blackouts, disorientation, and loss of memory.
Studies suggest a connection between alcohol
and stressors contributing to Heart disease. Click here for more.
The World Health Organization released
The Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol,
endorsed by Member States. Click here for more.
It promotes proven effective measures
for reducing alcohol-related harm including: .
• taxation on alcohol;
• reducing availability through allowing fewer outlets to sell alcohol,
• raising age limits for those buying (I personally recommend the age limit of 101. By that time, you probably will not be able to hold the bottle and your body will be prone to react normally and you will throw up and throw the bottle at the idiot that gave it to you. With any luck you will hit that person and knock some sense into him or her.)
• regulating or banning marketing of alcoholic beverages and
• conducting information and educational campaigns.
A large new report warns that the harms of alcohol greatly outweigh any potential beneficial effects. The authors of the study, which looks at data on 28 million people worldwide, determined that considering the risks, there is “no safe level of alcohol.”
Alcohol is associated with 2.8 million deathsworldwide each year, the researchers found in the study, which is published in the journal The Lancet. Over 2 percent of women and nearly 7 percent of men worldwide die from alcohol-related health problems each year.
Regular alcohol consumption can have negative impacts on the body’s organs and tissues, while binge drinking can lead to injuries or alcohol poisoning. Alcohol dependence can lead to self-harm or violence.
Let’s Get Personal, because It Is!
Over the years, Mrs. Anderson and I have lost many precious friends and neighbors to the excrement Alcohol. Our deeply Loved friend and former parent and teacher, Jason Jackson, fought on an UN-level field of battle against this powerful drug and its accomplices – ignorance, apathy and prejudice. Because of our misguided tolerance, the ready availability of alcohol contributes directly to millions of people falling victim to its overwhelming seduction and power.
Jason knew this deadly excreted chemical was more powerful than he was. We discussed this on many occasions. And as he reached out for help, I found his Spirit to be courageous. In my opinion, as a society and as members of the Family of Man, we failed our brother Jason and millions more, in not helping to provide a landscape at least partially free from such palpable and blatant temptation. There are advertisements for this CRAP (yes, it is) everywhere.
Countless times he reminded me of numerous places all along our streets and highways to purchase alcohol and advertise this liquid refuse. He told me privately that every time he passed a place where it was advertised and easily available, the indescribable and horrible compulsion of need overwhelmed him. He asked me why? Why is this product available on every street corner and in-between? Many times he asked me how he could stay away from something he was reminded of every few minutes as he traveled along on our streets and highways and even in grocery stores and gas stations.
That, my friends, is a very good question. The ready availability of this toxic, debilitating and deadly excrement is responsible for the death of this fine young man – and millions more. As citizens, we hold the powerto limit the sale, advertisement and distribution within our communities.Why are we not actively seeking to help our children, our neighbors and ourselves, in fighting to limit the sale and reduce temptation and exposure to this harmful excrement?
The Truth is sad. “We, the people” allow lobbyistsfrom the liquor industry to influence those we place in a position of Sacred Trust, those we elect to public office. We, through our blindfaith in those we elect, permit the influence of money to overwhelm our capacity for compassion and our common sense. And why do we keep electing these people? Do you think any of our elected representatives will attend the funeral of any one of the victims of alcohol abuse? We, the People, are effectively causing the MURDER of millions of beautiful people. . WHY?
How
do you $pell MONEY?
By not acting and voting in a responsible manner, we contribute to the illusion that there is no problem, while we bury our Beloved Children out of sight and in early graves, as we continue to drive by the cause of their suffering and demise.How blind are we? How insensitive have we become? How much sorrow can we endure? My, how the tears have flowed. The tears could fill an OCEAN so large and so deep that this uncaring Nation could be swallowed by it.
And it has been.
Henry David Thoreau said that most men live lives of quiet desperation. Jason lived such a life. He told me he did not own a television because he simply drank all evening until he passed out. And there are countless millionsthat live as such. Perhaps you passed by one of these precious, unloved, forgotten and uncared for people today, living under a bridge or begging on the corner of the street.
They are all over the place.
Aren’t they?
And,
do we reallycare?
With little or no hope for the future.
I ask you today to please remember Jason,
and the many, many others who have struggled against impossible odds
to free themselves from dangerous drugs such as the bacterial excrement, alcohol. . I beg of you
to please Resolve with me
that Jason and all the other countlessvictims
shall not have died in vain.
That through you,
our other sons and daughters
shall have a new birth of freedom – the freedom to live the Life that Jason
could only dream of, on so many nights,
as he wept and Prayed for help.
When you drink alcohol, it is not casual. It is not harmless.
It is serious,
especially if you consume this drug in the presence of children, and by doing so, give its consumption your stamp of approval. The reality of drinking gains a new dimension of acceptability,
without the true and hidden recognition of its seductive and highly destructive power.
The casual apathy associated with its acceptance
as a simple beverage,
forms a strong and usually unbreakable bond
of relational tolerance
that simply should not exist.
Any drug powerful enough to change the Constitution of the United States – TWICE – and destructive enough to cause tens of thousands of deaths on America’s highways and destroy millions of families and lives in associated heath disorders, is too powerful to play with. . NO. There is no such thing
as a safe level of alcohol consumption.
The idea that drinking small amounts of alcohol
will do you no harm is a myth. Click here to read more. .
Liberal guidelines may have kept some people from getting too drunk, but they failed to take into account the growing body of work linking alcohol use with such things as cancer. Click here to read more.
If you need a distraction, a beautiful release from the pain that you feel in Life, find someone like Jason and spend time with them. Offer some comfort from the overwhelming burdens they carry on their long, painful and lonely road of life. As the beautiful Folk Music of my time echoes back – “It’s a long, long journey, so stay by my side”.The only things that you truly possess are those things you give to others, for they live on in the Heart. And the most valuable thing you can give to anyone, especially those in such need, is your time. Let someone know you Love them and find some peace tonight. And please remember:
“SPENDING TIME WITH CHILDREN IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SPENDING MONEY ON CHILDREN.”
–Anthony D. Williams, from: Inside the Divine Pattern
I know that few, if any, will long remember what I try to convey.
It is such a tragic realization. But please allow me to wish you strength. And I pray we will all have courage. But more than this, know that I wish you Love.
May the courage of your convictions, in some way, honor the precious memory of our beloved friend Jason. As I shared with him, when last we met, my Prayer is for you to search for the strength to always share the bountiful Love that lives in your Heart, for in the end, that is truly all
we will have left.
And privately, I have truly wondered if the volume of tears shed by all the countless millions affected by the losses we have suffered is not greater than the volume of alcohol consumed by its victims. How many Oceans of Tears?
So, What Is Alcohol?
It was bad enough when Scientific American broke the news that there are ten bacteria cells in or on the human body for each human cell. That we are out-numbered 10 to 1 in our own bodies. That there are hundreds of times more bacteria genes as Human genes living in and on us. We are made mostly of bacteria.
Yeast poop.
When you get right down to it, the pseudo happy juice that makes you pass out and makes you fat and irritable, and dying or dead,
is yeast poop.
Yeast eat sugar and drops big, steaming loads of booze wherever they go. And they pass gas a lot too. You may as well stick a straw in the septic tank. The effect will be the same! Click here for more.
It is true that alcohol is the name given to the excrement that bacteria excrete, after feeding on fruit/vegetation during so called fermentation (a fancy word for excrementation) ?
Alcohol is a toxin, and is toxic to the human body in
even moderate amounts. While we may have a few drinks and not feel anything, our body certainly takes notice of the alcohol.
The story of how alcohol came to be, … asserts gleefully that fungi in grape juice “gorge” themselves and leave their liquid excrement. That is what alcohol is.
Yeast: It Eats Sugars And Poops Alcohol. What’s Not To Like?
Yes, we have discovered that alcohol is essentially the toilet water of a fungus. Alcohol is yeast excrement. …………………………YUK!
Beer, as all alcoholic drinks, is made by fermentation caused by bacteria feeding on the yeast cells, then defecating. This bacterial excrement is called alcohol.
The term ‘toddlers’ originated in England. There were impurities in the drinking water that disallowed the water to be used for drinking. A common alternative drink was beer (it was cheep, plentiful and the water used to make it was treated during the initial boiling during brewing). Toddlers, just weaning off of mothers milk were unaccustomed to the effects of beer. This coupled with the fact that they were just learning how to walk really made them toddle.
It was the accepted practice in Babylonia 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer, and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the “honey month” or what we know today as the “honeymoon”.
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. “Wet your whistle”, is the phrase inspired by this practice.
Alcohol is made from the excrement of a living yeast organism. When the yeast is fed carbs in the form of grapes, hops, potatoes, corn etc., it digests it and excretes toxic alcohol.
My Dear Friend, Reach out,
and with a Heart blistered still,
from working far too hard
with words
shaped into a shield
to protect others
like you and me.
Even with looks surreal,
doubting,
adrift,
and drowning
in the vast Sea
of never fully knowing,
that the Love of God
flows
like a Raging River
through you
and through me.
But,
let
the Love
be. Goodnight.
“If you are depressed,
you are living in the past. If you are anxious,
you are living in the future. If you are at peace,
you are living in the present. – Lao Tzu
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Anderson Private School School Calendar 2019-2020
First Semester
Dec. 13 Museum of Science and History
Dec. 20 Last Day of Fall Semester
Dec. 21 – Jan. 6 Christmas / Winter Break Holidays
Second Semester Jan. 7 – May 22
Jan. 7 (Thursday) 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
Dr. & Mrs. Anderson may schedule 2-5 additional days
(to be announced later) for In-service Training.
Visit our website at http://www.andersonschool.net
for updated information.
The School Calendar is subject to change.
There are no make-up days
if school is closed due to inclement weather.
Inclement Weather Policy:
the school will close if Fort Worth I. S. D. is closed.
Lyrics/songs texts/paintings/articles are property and copyright of their owners and provided for educational purposes.
Copyright Disclaimer – Section 107 – Copyright Act 1976,
allowance is made for “fair use”
for purposes such as criticism, comment, 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”.
It glows soft as candle Light. And, it exists for Love Alone.
It can never be seen, only felt.
“We have seen His Glory, the Glory of the One and Only… In Him was Life, and Life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it”
– John 1:14 a,4,5
To find answers to our questions
of meaning, the meaning of this Life, we are compelled to venture forth on an exploration of consciousness,
a Philosophical journey into the mind of the Heart.
A Love story within a Love story.
Each of us longs to abandon the Life we seemingly have led for years, to embark upon an enthralling adventure
that few have known –
an adventure that will take us
on a Journey
to the very Heart
of ourselves.
All the while, we have unknowingly lived
in a Beautifully crafted, well acted Love story, within a Love story. This tale
is of the pursuit of Love and a passion to truly live this Life, against all odds.
This story,
is our story,
enfolded within
the Beautiful Story
of God’s Love
for us.
Unknowingly.
My Dear Friends,
we are able
to transform the pain of Life
into ecstatic Beauty.
Pain is easy to portray,
but we can use our passion for Living,
and our longing for Love,
to ease our pain,
to portray the ecstasy and the Joy
and the magnificence of our World.
Only when you are lost can you truly find yourself.
And if you keep looking, you will find yourself, in the Love you encounter through the eyes of another.
Inevitably we ask,
what should be done with all the time that lies ahead of us, open and unsure and unshaped?
Our existential journey can find us venturing forth
into the great unknown
of the Human Heart
that beats within, but for another.
Beautifully crafted.
The way in which we Humans
move in and out of one another’s Lives,
has an unknown and profound effect.
Very much like moments
when the Sundown
pales the sky,
and there’s barely a breath of Life
left in this day.
Yes,
as a thing of Beauty
moves in and out
of our Lives,
the effect can be
profound.
Life is a succession of moments,
when we can discover
all the Beauty
that daily comes and goes.
And,
in discovering this Beauty
in the people all around us,
and in the Beautiful World
that surrounds us,
we come to know
who we are,
and what we really want.
“For the beauty of the Earth,
For the beauty of the skies
For the Love which from our birth
Over and around us lies.
For the beauty of the hour Of the day and of the night Hill and vale and tree and flower Sun and moon and stars of light.
Lord of all, to thee we raise This our Joyful hymn of Praise For the Joy of Human Love Brother, sister, parent, child Friends on earth and friends above For all gentle thoughts and mild Lord of all, to thee we raise This our Joyful Hymn of Praise For each perfect Gift of Thine To our race so freely given Graces Human and Divine Flowers of Earth and buds of Heaven.”
– Folliott S. Pierpoint
We can experience
a true feeling of Peace,
that persists even in the reality of our troubles,
that transforms our quiet desperation
into a Beautiful calmness.
Let us thank God
for Life,
and for bringing
the Beauty of Love
into it.
Let us Pray for everyone –
that we may see
the Light of their precious lives
and all the Beauty
that dwells within.
May your dreams become reality,
and may your Life be filled
with God.
Goodnight.
“THE GREATEST WORKS OF ART OF ALL,
ARE CREATION: US – HUMAN BEINGS,
complete, souls in these bodies as they are, NATURE, mind, spirit, consciousness, intelligence, Love.
All that we have now to protect. It’s all one Big work of ART ALL AROUND US,
AND WE ARE IT’S CROWN. Lets deserve that crown.
Let’s prove we can.
We can.”
– Mari A
Kiwi– Kiwi fruit is one of the most nutritious fruit with low glycemic index value ranges from 47 to 58. It is high in fiber and low in carbohydrates, which aids in controlling blood sugar levels and lowering cholesterol. It is a good source of many essential vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, fiber ,potassium, folates and high amounts of beta-carotene that offer protection from free radicals and improve overall health.
Pears – Pears are one of the best fruit choice for people who have Type 2 diabetes because pears are rich in fiber and low in carbohydrates and calories and have a rating of 38 on the glycemic index value.
Oranges – Oranges are a popular fruit because of their natural sweetness and numerous health benefits. They are low in calories and rich in fiber, vitamin C, thiamin, folate and potassium. Despite their sugar content, oranges have a low glycemic index, ranging from 31 to 51. The low glycemic index is explained by the fact that oranges are rich in polyphenols and fiber, which moderate the rise in blood sugar.
Strawberries – Strawberries are considered as one of the best superfoods for a diabetes meal plan because of its vitamins, antioxidants, dietary fiber, and lower sugar content. Several Studies show that eating strawberries in quantities of at least 2–3 servings per week can lower the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Strawberries are high in vitamin C and fibre, and low in carbohydrates and have a low glycemic index at 40.
Avocado– Avocados are low in carbohydrates which means they have little effect on blood sugar levels and rich in fiber, fats and calories. The fats mostly found in avocado are monounsaturated fats, the heart-healthy kind that can keep your blood cholesterol levels under control, and improve heart health. With so few carbohydrates, a high fiber content, and healthful fat, people with diabetes can enjoy an avocado in moderation without the stress of raising their blood sugar levels. One medium-sized avocado daily is good for diabetics.
Grapefruit – Grapefruit is one of the nutritious fruit choice for diabetics because it is high in soluble fiber, vitamins A, vitamin C and low in calories and has a low glycemic index at 25. It also contains flavonoid naringenin that helps diabetics to increase the body’s sensitivity to insulin and helps in losing extra fat from the body and maintain a healthy weight, which is a vital part of diabetes treatment.
Guava – Guava is a highly nutritious fruit choice for diabetes patients because it has a very high amounts of lycopene, dietary fiber and also rich in potassium, vitamin C, vitamin A, calcium and magnesium. Its fruit and tea of its leaves both are beneficial for diabetes patients as many research confirms that eating guava fruit without its skin can reduce the sugar absorption in your blood.
Black Plums – Black plums also known as Jambul or Jamun is the miracle fruit for diabetics. It has low glycemic index, which keeps the blood sugar levels normal. Soluble fibre in plums helps the stomach to empty at a slower rate, which affects blood sugar levels and has a beneficial effect on insulin sensitivity. The fruit helps to convert starch into energy and keep your blood sugar levels in check. It can also cure the symptoms of diabetes including excess urination and thirst. The extract of bark, seeds, and leaves are too beneficial in the treatment of diabetes.
Cherries– Cherries have a lowest glycemic index at 22 and don’t cause spikes in blood sugar levels. This makes cherries as one of the best fruit choice for diabetics. It also contain chemicals that boost insulin, which helps control blood sugar levels. The chemicals are called anthocyanins.
Apples – Apples are an excellent fruit to include in your diet if you have diabetes. The flesh and skin of apples are high in soluble fiber, vitamin C and other antioxidants. Fiber slows down the digestion and absorption of carbs, causing them to not spike your blood sugar rapidly.
2018-19 Anderson School Calendar
First Semester
Nov. 19 – 23 (THIS week) Thanksgiving / Fall Break
Dec. 7 Texas Civil War Museum
Dec. 21 (Friday) Last Day of Fall Semester
Dec. 24 – Jan. 7 Winter Break Holidays
Second Semester
January 8 – May 24 2019
Jan. 8 (Tuesday) Second Semester begins
Jan. 21 (Monday) Rev. Dr. Martin L. King Holiday
Jan. 25 (Friday) Fort Worth Stock Show
Feb. 18 (Monday) President’s Day Holiday
Mar. 8 (Friday) TexasStorytellingFestival in Denton
Mar. 11 -15 Spring Break Holidays
April 19 & 22 (Fri. & Mon.) Good Friday & Easter Holidays
April 30, (Tuesday) Scarborough Renaissance Festival
May 20 Prep. Day for Adventure Trip …………………………………………………….(no school)
May 21 – 24 Adventure Trip
May 24 Last Day of Semester
Dr. & Mrs. Anderson may schedule 2-5 additional days
(to be announced later) for In-service Training.
Visit our website at http://www.andersonschool.net
for updated information.
The School Calendar is subject to change. There are no make-up days
if school is closed due to inclement weather.
Inclement Weather Policy:
the school will close if Fort Worth I. S. D. is closed.
(Calendar 2018-2019 / approved 7-29-18)
Lyrics/songs texts/paintings/articles are property and copyright of their owners and provided for educational purposes.
Copyright Disclaimer – Section 107 – Copyright Act 1976,
allowance is made for “fair use”
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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”.
“Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.” – Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Physicist and Nobel Laureate
Illusions?
There are
any number of problems
that seemingly require
a number
of solutions.
However,
many problems require no solution.
They
were never problems
to begin with.
“There is always an easy solution to every Human problem – neat, plausible, and wrong.” – H.L. Mencken (1880 – 1956), American Journalist, Essayist, and Editor
MANY
things we consider problems
today,
are simply NOT.
They are illusions. In fact, they are added to what we perceive as reality. They become real to us.
Our perception
of the World around us
is always literal.
We see
what we want
to see.
“As we learn to recognize our perceptualerrors, we also learn to look past them or “forgive.” At the same time we are forgiving ourselves, looking past our distorted self-concepts to the Self That God created in us and as us.” – from “A Course in Miracles” click here for more
But,
the illusions of Life are
fascinating.
They add new
dimensions and depth
to our perception of
reality.
Life can become
not so boring,
but,
also ultimately
unbearable.
The Holy Word of God leads us directly to the answers.
Let us never deny
each other
the real reality
of our
Love.
The good
we fail to do,
far exceeds
the wrong
we do.
Far in excess,
we can prevent
what wrongs we may do
by sharing
the limitless Love
in our Hearts today.
The illusions of Life are fascinating.
The Truth
is always stranger
than fiction.
And that fact
has much to do
with the Nature
of Reality.
With all the
complex and fascinating things
that fill our lives,
the MOST mysterious
are the things
we are not privileged
to be aware of.
And being unaware,
does not mean
something does not
exist.
You
may not believe
in God.
But that does not mean
that God
does not believe
in YOU.
“Oh, everything matters If anything matters at all. Everything matters No matter how big,
no matter how small. Oh, God believes in you. God believes in you.”
– Pierce Pettis
What is to be lived for
is not the illusion
of Life,
but the
Reality of Love.
“Great Miracles
were always proceeded
by Prayer.”
“If a problem has no solution,
it may not be a problem,
but a fact – not to be solved,
but to be coped with
over time.” – Shimon Peres 9th President of the State of Israel Israel’s warrior for Peace was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994
My Friends, IF
we become aware
of the Infinite power
and potential
of our own God given,
dynamic ability
to alter the very Nature
of what is real,
perhaps we can,
one day,
realize that there is
an Ultimate Reality.
And that Genuine Reality
permeates beyond and
supersedes
everything we assume
is real.
Yes.
It may be difficult
to realize,
but there is
an Ultimate Reality,
a real Universal Consciousness.
And
the Holy Word of God
leads us directly
to the answers
we seek.
The Ultimate Reality,
the only Reality,
is Love.
“Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the Heart of Creation.” – Rabindranath Tagore
Poet, Playwright, and Essayist
Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913
My Friends,
if you long for
the Truth,
if you want
the answers
to Life’s great, perplexing,
mysterious equations and questions,
the answer is
simple.
Love
is the answer.
And Love,
my Treasured Friends, is the question,
the question
we need never ask
again.
Love.
Goodnight.
“The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena,
it will make more progress in one decade
than in all the previous centuries
of its existence.”
–Nikola Tesla
When your day is long And the night, the night is yours alone, When you’re sure you’ve had enough Of this life,
well hang on.
Don’t let yourself go, ‘Cause everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimes.
Sometimes everything is wrong. Now it’s time to sing along. When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on). If you feel like letting go (hold on). If you think you’ve had too much Of this life,
well hang on.
Cause everybody hurts Take comfort in your friends Everybody hurts Don’t throw your hand,
oh no.
Don’t throw your hand. If you feel like you’re alone No, no, no, you are not alone.
If you’re on your own in this Life, The days and nights are long. When you think you’ve had too much
of this Life to hang on.
Well, everybody hurts
sometimes. Everybody cries. Everybody hurts sometimes. And everybody hurts sometimes. So hold on, hold on Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. Everybody hurts.”
– William T. Berry, John M. Stipe, Peter L. Buck, Michael E. Mills click here to play song
“Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities
only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of the Soul.”
– Henry David Thoreau
In Philosophy Class the week:
IMPORTANT DATES May 14 & 15 Shakespeare Theatrical Production at School May 22- 25 Adventure Trip May 25 Last Day of Semester
Important dates are posted each Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.: William’s Weblog at andersonschool.net
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” for purposes such as criticism, comment, 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”.
“Poetry is the Algebra of the English Language.” – Stanley Cooper
“Before I formed you in the Womb I knew you.” – Jeremiah 1:5
The Heart and Mind of God
has always known you.
You are Beautifully made,
and in the Very Image
of our Heavenly Father.
You are
a Marvelous Creation.
God’s Love
like a River flows.
Do not stand
on the Bank of this
Mighty River
and wonder why.
Get into the
Precious Water.
Do not deny
all the Love
that can wash over
YOU.
YOU are a Miracle!
Yes,
our Father calls us.
He loudly calls
US.
And into
the solace of silence
we go,
to His Warm and Comforting
Embrace.
And there
we shall remain.
YOU
are a Miracle
in so very many
ways.
Your Voice
to the Child
you call your own,
is like unto
the Voice of God.
YOU above all things known,
hold high the Lamp
of the Heart,
to light the narrow path,
to extinguish
the dark.
Our Love is alive.
The Love
buried deep within
the Human Heart
God reveals.
Even
in the depths
of our sorrow,
lay tidings of Joy
untold,
tomorrow.
Yes,
by the Grace of our Father,
our Joy
overcomes our sorrow,
as we abandon all
doubt.
Our Love
is alive in our memory,
and in our Hope,
as vibrant
as it is
in Life.
Our Love
can never die.
It is the only thing
time
cannot deny.
Abandon all doubt.
Our Infant beginnings
were Woven
from a Beautiful Tapestry
that from
powerful passions flow,
into the Fabric of Life
we know.
The Canvass
upon which our Lives
are painted,
is stretched by
our imagination,
and colored
by our desires,
with the brush strokes
of our Dreams.
Colored by our desires
Yes,
Life is a
brief, precious and fragile
Story
to be told.
But the pain
and the suffering
and the sorrow
carved into our Being,
like the pain
of our Birth,
is a reflection
of all the Love
we feel,
a mere shadow
of the Light
God’s Love
one day
will Reveal.
You are Beautifully made.
The Miracle
of our Life
was laid upon
an Altar of
Hope
for precious Dreams
to unfold,
in a Story
yet untold.
YOU
are the destiny
of Dreams,
the Salvation of
Hope.
From Infant
beginnings,
into Infinite
Blessings.
To the degree
that you are
aware,
you are
intelligent.
Be aware
of the Infinite Love
of God
for you.
Abandon all doubt.
If
you want to see
a Miracle,
don’t look around
all day long,
for one
to be found.
You do not
need to look for
a Miracle
in Life,
for your Life is a Miracle.
Yes,
YOU are a Miracle!
And more than that, you cannot be.
Goodnight.
“To be Joyful is the basic nature of Life. Joy is the spiritual dimension of happiness, in which one begins to understand one’s intrinsic value and place in the Universe.” – Osho
These questions have no right or wrong answers.
Sometimes asking the right question is the answer. From: 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind
by Marc Chernoff
1. How old would you be
if you didn’t know how old you are?
2. If happiness was the national currency,
what kind of work would make you rich?
3. Are you doing what you believe in,
or are you settling for what you are doing?
4. Are you more worried about doing things right,
or doing the right things?
5. Have you ever seen insanity
where you later saw creativity?
6. Why are you, you?
7. Is is possible to know the truth
without challenging it first?
8. Do you remember that time 5 years ago
when you were extremely upset? Does it really matter now?
9. At what time in your recent past
have you felt most passionate and alive?
10. What would you do differently
if you knew nobody would judge you?
11. What is the difference between being alive
and truly living?
12. If we learn from our mistakes,
why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?
“Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.”
– Henry David Thoreau
2017-18 School Calendar
First Semester
September 5 – December 22 2017
Sept. 5 (Tuesday) First Day of First Semester
Oct 9 (Monday) Columbus Day Holiday
Nov. 20-24 Thanksgiving / Fall Break
To Be Announced Texas A.G.T. Conference
Dec. 22 (Friday) Last Day of Fall Semester
Dec. 23 – Jan. 3 Winter Break Holidays
Second Semester
January 4 – May 252018
Jan. 4 (Thursday) Second Semester begins
Jan. 15 (Monday) Dr. Martin L. King Holiday
Feb. 19 (Monday) President’s Day Holiday
Mar. 12-16 Spring Break Holidays
April 13 & 16 (Fri. & Mon.) Good Friday & Easter
May 21 (Monday) Prep. for Adventure Trip
May 22-25 Adventure Trip
May 25 Last Day of Semester
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“Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered
by imagination.” – Voltaire
Love is a canvas.
There’s a truth in your eyes, In the smile On your face. It speaks Of a Love within, Showing The Beauty
Of Inner Grace.
You say it best When, Knowing your children Need you And hearing them call, The Love in your eyes speaks, And you need say
Nothing at all.
Between two hearts Lies an infinity Of Worlds, And of words Never said.
So much more than our imagining .
Adrift in the stark Eternity Of a singular moment,
Within countless Realms
That are but One Place, Dwells the Spirit of the Lord, Holding you In Warm Embrace.
“The most pathetic person
in the world is someone who has sight but no vision.”
– Helen Keller
Love Is a Vision, And so much more Than our imagining, A different kind of seeing, An Intuitive knowing, In a place
Called the Heart.
“In every living thing
there is
the desire for love.”
– D.H. Lawrence
Love
Is not material, But energy, Pure energy, The purest form known,
The powerful, dynamic,
Indeed Spiritual
Creative Force
That gives birth
To every
Living thing.
Countless Realms that are but One Place.
Love
Stirs the Stars around, Makes the tears
And the rain To fall, Gives a child Your name to call, And the Sun Reason to rise. Love Catches you When you fall.
You were created
To love
And be loved.
To no other purpose
Were you given
The precious Gift
Of Life.
Meister Eckhart
“The eye
through which I see God is the same eye
through which God
sees me; my eye
and God’s eye
are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one Love.”
My Dear Friends,
Your child Remembers Every day Filled with the warmth Of your smile.
Love stirs the Stars around.
“I want one moment in time
When I’m more than I thought I could be
When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away
And the answers are all up to me.
Give me one moment in time When I’m racing with destiny. Then in that one moment of time I will feel eternity.” – Albert Hammond and John Bettis
In the Mathematics Of Love, Two are really One.
And in the Presence Of God’s Grace, One becomes An infinite number In dimensionless space,
That cannot be defined,
Only viewed as Art,
And found in a place
We know
As the Human Heart.
Keep smiling My friend. Your child hears Every word You do not speak.
Goodnight.
Two are really One.
“Some day some old familiar rain will come along and know my name. And then my shelter will be gone and I’ll have to move along. But ’till I do I’ll stay awhile and track the hidden country of your smile.” – Jimmie Rodgers
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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu
For Friday Feb. 26, 2016
We will meet at 10:00 a.m. at Half-Price Books, located at 475 Sherry Lane, north of Ridgmar Mall –Telephone: 817-732-4111.
At approximately 11:00 a.m. we will travel to the Ridgmar Mall 2300 Green Oaks Road, Fort Worth, TX 76116 – TELEPHONE: 817-566-0025 to enjoy (burp!) lunch at the food court and then walk to the Rave Theater to enjoy the new movie: Race. Younger children may view another movie with the permission of Mrs. A.
PICK UP will be at the Rave Theater at 3:15 p.m.
“There is no remedy for love
but to love more.” – Henry David Thoreau
Synopsis
Track-and-field superstar Jesse Owens (Stephan James) prepares to compete in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
MPAA Rating:PG-13 scheduled to start at approximately 1:00 p.m. with a runtime of 134 minutes.
Starring: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Carice van Houten & William Hurt
Genre: Biography, Historical drama
Students with hot popcorn have permission to sit close to Dr. A. and Diana (the munchkins).
If you arrive late, we shall have departed with your child(ren) and will return to school.
Students are NOT to leave the bookstore, food court or theater without the approval of Dr. or Mrs. A.
FINANCIAL: Please provide funds for a book (as low as one or two dollars – see Mrs. A), lunch, snacks & ticket priced at $5.40. (May be higher.)
Uniform pants with a belt & red monogrammed school shirts are required.
PARENTS / FRIENDS / SIBLINGS / NEIGHBORS, are invited to participate on our trips.
“Love is that condition in which the happiness
of another person is essential
to your own.” – Robert A. Heinlein
IMPORTANT DATES: March 4 (1:00 PM) Stolen Shakespeare Guild Monologue and Scene Competition at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center (we have several young ladies competing in the finals) March 14-18 Spring Break Holiday March 25 & 28 (Fri. & Mon.) Easter Holiday April 6 (Wednesday) Screening of Hamlet at The Modern Art Museum (11:00 am) April 29 Scarborough Renaissance Festival May 1Tuition Due for 2016-2017 school year May 2 & 3 (MONDAY & TUESDAY) Annual Anderson School Shakespeare Production (Hamlet) May 15 (SUNDAY) Preparation for Adventure Trip May 16-20 Adventure Trip to Little Rock, Ark. May 20Last Day of School
(See William’s Weblog at andersonschool.net for trip details (posted Wed. at 6:00 p.m.)
“The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency – the belief that the here and now
is all there is.” – Allan Bloom, The Closing of the American Mind
Folks, this is the kind of trunk
that our wonderful Director, George Rodriguez,
would like to use in our upcoming production
of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Quarto One .
If you know of one we could borrow
or buy, please let us know.
Thanks!
A . n . d . e . r . s . o . n
FOR THE GIFTED, TALENTED & MOVIE FANATICS
And precocious children are appreciated.
Yes, 
William's Weblog - Anderson Private School for the Gifted, Talented and Creative 