Our Physical Being Simply Does Not Exist / 7 Things Never to Do to Lose Weight / School Calendar

Dedicated
to My Dear Friend
and Fellow B. S. A. Scout of Troop 17
Rev. Donald Graves.
Thank you
for your precious Friendship
and a Sacred Life of Dedication
to the Word of God.
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“Compassion
is a Living, breathing, profoundly complex
Human interaction.
It represents a Heart – mind – Soul – connection
with someone who suffers.”
– Rev. Donald Graves
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At the beginning
of the last Century,
physicists explored the relationship
between energy and physical matter.
Their research led to discovery
 that matter is absolutely nothing
but an illusion.
.
Scientists recognized
that everything
in our Universe
is made of energy.
My Dear Friends,
as startling and unbelievable as it sounds,
our physical Being
simply does not
exist.

Quantum Physics
reveals
that we are Beings
of energy and vibration.
Yes,
we are much, much
more
than what we perceive
ourselves to be.

What does it mean
that our physical material reality,
isn’t really physical at all?

One of the powerful revelations
of Physics
is that “the observer creates
Reality.”

My Dear Friends,
we can no longer ignore the fact
that our Beliefs, perceptions and attitudes
(consciousness)
create the World
we are aware of.
.
The Universe
is immaterial, mental
and most importantly,
Spiritual.

“We are not Human Beings
having a Spiritual experience.
We are Spiritual Beings
having a Human Experience.”
–  Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Our Creator
of all Life
has placed within each person
the ability to know and Love
God.
If this Sacred Knowledge
can be discovered, experienced and accepted,
then each individual,
every one of us,
will be able to establish
a new Foundation for Living.

We
are the Real Art
of God
that flies beyond all understanding,
Time and borders,
to all Eternity.

Goodnight.

7 Things Never to Do to Lose Weight

By Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD
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Fighting the battle of the bulge can range from following a sensible diet to making ill-guided efforts that can have serious health consequences.

“People get so focused on weight loss they are willing to do unproven and potentially dangerous things that can backfire and cause serious health problems,” says Michelle May, MD, who teaches mindful eating.

Here are seven dangerous strategies you should avoid when trying to lose weight.

Starvation, Fasting, or Very Low-Calorie Diets

Severely slashing calories may lead to weight loss, but the lost weight includes precious muscle and lowers metabolism. Drastic calorie restriction also causes a shift toward a higher percentage of body fat, which increases the risk for metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.

Unless medically supervised, don’t cut calories below 1,200 per day. Otherwise, you will struggle to get enough nutrients to fuel your activities and satisfy your hunger. Keep in mind that when you lose weight quickly, you may be at risk to pack it back on — with more fat and less muscle — especially if you’re over 50.
Supplements That Make Grand Promises

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Unlike makers of prescription drugs, companies that make supplements don’t have to prove that their products are safe or effective before putting them on the market. Even products that claim to be natural aren’t necessarily safe or good for you.

If you’re thinking about taking any weight loss product, ask your doctor first. It’s best to focus on what’s proven to work for weight loss, including your diet.

Cleanses or Detox Plans

At best, cleanses cause weight loss from water and stool weight. But they can be dangerous. They carry risks of dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and more.

“Losing lots of fluid without medical supervision is risky, and when it’s combined with fasting, even riskier,” May says. “Your body is uniquely fine-tuned to detoxify and excrete toxins. So cleanses are unnecessary and can lead to serious complications by messing with your body’s system.”

Instead of detoxifying, be more mindful of what you eat. If you want to cleanse or detoxify your body, drink plenty of water and eat lots of high-fiber foods.
All Forms of Purging

Purging includes making yourself vomit, chewing food and spitting it out, and abusing laxatives. “These unhealthy and unsafe behaviors are not uncommon on college campuses, pose serious health problems, and are the first step in the development of eating disorders,” says Connie Diekman, RD. She’s the director of nutrition at Washington University in St. Louis, where she also counsels students who have eating disorders.

Acid in the stomach is extremely strong. Strong acid is necessary to prepare food for digestion and absorption. Stomach contents are meant to stay in the stomach, not be regurgitated into the throat and mouth. “Extremely acidic vomit can cause erosion in the esophagus and mouth and on tooth enamel. This can increase risk for certain cancers, tooth decay, and more when purging becomes a ritual,” Diekman says.

Regular purging by vomiting or abuse of laxatives also causes excess fluid loss that can cause serious dehydration and electrolyte imbalances.

All of these forms of weight loss are dangerous, but the most dangerous is the use of syrup of ipecac, Diekman says. “One dose can trigger cardiac irregularity and can lead to cardiac arrest.”

Purging in all its forms is no way to whittle down the waistline. Eating and drinking healthfully is a much safer weight loss approach.
Extreme Exercising

Extreme exercise may make for good reality television. But in the real world, it can cause grave problems. It causes severe wear and tear; increases the risk for injury, dehydration, and electrolyte imbalance; and psychologically turns exercise into punishment for eating, May says.

The American College of Sports Medicine and American Heart Association recommend getting at least 30 minutes of moderately intense cardio exercise 5 days a week, or 20 minutes of vigorously intense cardio exercise 3 days a week, and strength-training exercises that work all the major muscle groups two to three times a week. Some people think more is better and go way beyond what’s healthy. That kind of obsessive exercise can begin to control their lives in an unhealthy way. Take a moderate approach to exercise, and you’ll be more likely to stick with it for the long haul.
Legal and Illegal Drugs

Using drugs other than prescription weight loss drugs intended for weight loss is a mistake with dangerous consequences.

“The potential risks associated with abusing drugs such as cocaine, speed, and meds prescribed for attention deficit disorder, thyroid disorders, or diabetes to lose weight far outweigh any health benefit you may get from weight loss,” says nutrition counselor Jeannie Gazzaniga-Moloo, PhD, RD. Risks include addiction, relationship and financial problems, anxiety, severe headaches, stroke, and heart, lung, and kidney problems.

Using illegal drugs for any purpose is strongly discouraged, and using legal drugs for their unintended purpose without medical supervision is dangerous.
Smoking

We all know that smoking has countless health risks. Yet some people — especially young adults — use smoking as a diet strategy.

Nicotine has been shown to be an appetite suppressant, but the risks of smoking vastly outweigh any benefits.

Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body; causes cancer as well as cardiovascular, respiratory, and other diseases; and reduces the health of smokers in general.

Beyond the numerous health risks, weight gain is often a side effect when smokers try to kick the addictive habit.

Bottom line: Don’t smoke for any reason, least of all to lose weight.

Best Weight Loss Practices

Choose a diet that works for your lifestyle. The best diet is the one you can stick with long-term. Use common sense, listen to your body, be mindful of what you eat, and pass on expensive, risky, and worthless weight loss schemes or products that are unproven.

Seek expert advice from your doctor or a registered dietitian if you are concerned that your weight loss methods may border on extreme or unhealthy.

WebMD Expert Column Reviewed by Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD

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Teleportation Will Work / How to Relieve Stress Quickly / School Calendar

“If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you,
you haven’t understood it yet.”
– Neils Bohr

The properties of this Universe
can now better be described
by laws that govern
information,
not by laws that govern
material physical matter.

Yes,
that matters.

We find this is now true
for the World of special relativity,
and the quantum World.

Using principles in quantum theory
we will enable the teleportation of information,
and more importantly,
energy.

And,
what we Human Beings are
at our very essence,
is a vibrational Being made up of
pure energy,
and collectively as the Human Race,
how we vibrate
creates the Reality
around us.

So,
by exploiting fluctuations in quantum energy
found in entangled particles,
physicists may be able to inject energy in one particle,
and extract it in another particle
located many light-years away.

This will lead
to far out new developments
in the distribution of energy,
and new ideas in the relationship
between quantum energy
and information.

A team of scientists in 1993
gave consideration to what was once thought
impossible.
They calculated that teleportation could work
using quantum physics.

“Whatever the mind can conceive
and Believe,
the mind can achieve.”
– Napoleon Hill

Quantum teleportation
harnesses laws related to
the phenomena of entanglement,
which enables us to transmit
particle-sized pieces of information
across unbelievable vast distances
in an instant.

Entanglement can be understood
as the link between two objects
which makes them behave as a single object,
instantaneously
regardless of their location,
even if
they are Galaxies apart.

The phenomenon of entanglement
was first proposed by Albert Einstein and others
in the 1930’s.
At the time many people questioned the validity
of entanglement,
including Einstein.
But over the years,
through various experiments,
researchers generated entangled particles
and supported the theory.
.
Researchers entangled particles
and sent them to different locations miles apart.
They measured the state of one particle,
and found the entangled twin
displayed horizontal polarization
with its faithful partner.

Yes,
“we are one”
means far, far more
than we can imagine.

My Dear Friends,
our journey to develop quantum computers,
which is central to quantum entanglement
and entangled teleportation,
is QUICKLY headed toward realization.
Physicists have now been able to demonstrate
quantum teleportation
between two computer chips
for the first time.

When the Human Mind
expresses the very best in the Human Heart,
all of Nature
becomes transcendental art.

We are floating in space,
on a tiny round rock.
But our minds
are also floating
in our imaginations,
with special feelings
that we cannot seem to describe.

 We can,
by the Grace of our Lord,
realize our Wishes and Hopes and Dreams.
We can truly be
who we want to be,
and where we want
to be.
.
We are rapidly moving away
from the now
and into the future,
where our technologies can do
anything
we could ever want to do.
And we can do so,
because we are
Children of God.

This new scientific breakthrough
with the concept of teleportation
using quantum physics,
simply means that information
was passed between the computer chips,
linking two particles,
not by physical connections,
but through quantum entanglement.
.
We are headed
to the Stars.

And the Universe is filled
with far more Stars
than we have ever imagined in the past.
Today,
the observable Universe
is estimated to contain more than two Trillion galaxies,
with hundreds of Billions of Stars in each one,
which is an increase from what we previously believed,
thought to exist 
in the recent past.

And the number of Galaxies
may actually be
infinite.

The famous “Jim twins,”
separated soon after birth back in the 1940s,
lived parallel lives,
even though they grew up miles apart.
When they were reunited at the age of 39,
it was discovered that numerous similarities
were in their Lives,
including the names of their sons, wives, and pets,
their preferences for Chevrolet cars and carpentry,
and much, much more.

This kind of parallel existence
happens at the quantum level.
The electrons, photons, and other physical particles
that make up our known and unknown Universe,
are linked.
The state of Being,
observed in one particle,
is identical in the other.
That connection, the entanglement,
remains across vast and incomprehensible
distances. 

Entangled particles
are so closely related,
that there is no need even for
communication.
They can be thought of as one object,
because
they are.

Having a better understanding
of the infinite possibilities
and surreal nature of reality,
can help to draw our diverse Lives
together –
with each other,
and with our Lord.

We can escape
the confines of a narrow mental focus
and small-mindedness,
and fly through the Beautiful Reality
Created by God,
and listen to the Universe
sing.

The mesmerizing
Nature of what is becoming more and more real
and of what lies upon the horizon
of our future,
is fine tuning our True identity
and adding clarity
to our relationship to the
Infinite Love and Being
of God.

My Friend,
if we try and fail,
just keep trying,
taking small simple steps forward.
Our Dreams have everlasting value.
Keep moving toward them,
regardless of the challenges and setbacks. 
Moving forward with our Dreams
starts with but a first and single
step.

Yes,
we are one –
with God,
and with one another,
with all of Creation,
and with ourselves.
The Word of God
was present at the beginning of Time
and runs through existence
all the way
to Eternity.

How Blessed
we are,
WE
Children of God.

Goodnight.

How to Relieve Stress Quickly

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methods

1 Engaging Your Senses

2 Engaging Your Body

3 Engaging Your Mind

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Sometimes stress can take you by surprise, welling up and derailing your day. Fortunately, there are simple methods for coping with instances of acute stress. These strategies can very quickly calm stress demons and allow you to move forward with your day. Practiced regularly, these techniques can also be sources of longer-term stress relief.

Method 1

Engaging Your Senses

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   1
   Use aromatherapy. The section of your brain that processes scent is close to the area that controls your emotions. As a result, happy smells can quickly and easily influence your mood.

   • Rub a few drops of essential oils onto your wrists. Lavender is calming, lemon and orange scents are great for a quick energy boost, and frankincense will help you instantly feel more at ease.
   • You can also use an essential oil diffuser in your home or office.
    
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   2
   Drink tea. Black tea has been shown to reduce cortisol levels (the stress hormone) and promote feeling of relaxation. Even the ritual of preparing a cup of tea can be soothing. Furthermore, tea helps to keep you hydrated, which is great for both body and mind.
    
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   3
   Chew gum. One study shows that chewing gum can reduce anxiety and improve alertness. This method could not be simpler! Keep some gum in your bag or your desk at work. When you find yourself feeling stressed, bust out some gum and chew until you feel a lift in your mood.

   • Select a gum that is low in sugar, as this will be better for your teeth.
    
4. 
   4
   Listen to nature sounds. Nature sounds (such as a babbling brook, a crackling fire, or bugs and birds chirping in the woods) can almost instantly reduce your stress level.

   • Look for a cd, app, or podcast that has nature sounds you enjoy. Listen to these as stress prevention, or turn them on when you begin to feel overwhelmed.
    
5. 
   5
   Listen to music. Music can help to relieve stress, reduce pain, and enhance your overall quality of life. Try listening to some music when you are feeling stressed to quickly and easily shift your mood.

   • Create a stress-free playlist by selecting upbeat songs that you enjoy.
   • Anytime you feel stress creeping up, pull up your playlist and hit play.

Method 2

Engaging Your Body

1. 
   1
   Take a shower. Showering is a wonderful way to reset, interrupt anxiety, and reduce stress. Particularly if you’ve been stuck in a slump, just hopping in the shower is an excellent way to practice self-care and give your self-esteem a boost. Furthermore, the physical sensations of showering (hot water, happy smells) are excellent for relieving stress.
    
2. 
   2
   Lie with your legs up the wall. “Legs up the wall pose” or “viparita karani” is a wonderful yoga pose for reducing stress. This posture improves circulation to your head and upper body. It also provides rest for your central nervous system.

   • Sit down on the floor and scoot your bottom as close as possible to the wall.
   • Relax your upper body to the floor.
   • Bring your legs up in the air to rest against the wall.
   • Stay here for ten minutes.
    
3. 
   3
   Dance. Dancing is excellent for relieving stress in two ways: it exposes you to upbeat music and it provides all the benefits of exercise. You can achieve these benefits in just a few minutes. Anytime you begin to feel stressed, get up and dance for the length of one song. You can even schedule these mini-dance breaks into your workday to provide a regular release.
    
4. 
   4
   Go for a walk. Any form of aerobic exercise has been shown to calm nerves and improve moods. Walking can be a quick and simple way to receive these benefits. One study shows that a brisk 30 minute walk can be as effective as taking a tranquilizer. But even a 5 or 10 minute stroll can do wonders for relieving stress.

   • Any time you feel stressed out, go for a quick walk.
   • Work your way up to walking for 30 minutes at a time.
   • Do this a few times a week (or even every day) to minimize stress and feel good.
    
5. 
   5
   Give yourself a massage. Massage has been proven to relieve stress and promote well being. But you don’t need to visit a professional! You can get these same benefits by massaging yourself. Start with an easy massage for your eyes. (This is perfect if you have been staring at a computer.)

   • Close your eyes.
   • Place your thumbs under your eyebrows.
   • Apply pressure and move your thumbs in tiny circles, moving towards the outsides of your brows.
   • Continue this movement around your eyes.

Method 3

Engaging Your Mind

1. 
   1
   Be present. Anxiety often occurs when we worry about the future or past. Spend a few minutes actively focusing on the present. Choose one simple task, such as washing the dishes or making a cup of tea. Take five minutes to focus intently on that one task, taking in as many details as you can. At the end of these five minutes, you will find yourself more at ease.
    
2. 
   2
   Breathe deeply. Taking deep breaths is an excellent way to bring your focus into the present moment. Furthermore, focused breathing has been shown to slow your heart rate and lower your blood pressure, which both have a profound effect on your stress level.

   • Take 5-10 slow deep breaths.
   • Concentrate on making your inhale the same length as your exhale.
   • Inhale through your nose and exhale through either your nose or mouth.
    
3. 
   3
   State an affirmation. An affirmation is a positive statement about yourself. Affirmations can be written out, or recited in your mind, but they have the greatest impact when spoken aloud.

   • Prepare some affirmations ahead of time. Do you experience anxiety when you try to write? A good option might be “I am a good writer.”
   • When anxiety and stress bubble up for you, calmly state your affirmation.
   • It may help to look in the mirror as you do so.
   • Other affirmation ideas include: I am a good person; I deserve to be happy; I am good at my job; and I am beautiful.
    
4. 
   4
   Laugh. Laughter has been proven to stimulate the production of beta-endorphins in the brain. In fact, even anticipating a laugh can stimulate this production. If you find yourself in a stressful moment, take some time to locate something funny. Even if you don’t laugh out loud, the anticipation might be enough!

   • Look for a humorous video.
   • Recall a funny experience with friends.
   • Listen to a comedy podcast.
    
5. 
   5
   Perform a “body scan.” A body scan is an easy meditative practice that can relieve stress and help you feel grounded. This can be done in as little as 30 seconds. The idea is to bring awareness to each part of the body; not to judge or even to change it.

   • If you have space, lie down on the floor. (If you don’t have space, that’s okay. You can perform the body scan seated in a chair.)
   • Close your eyes and begin by noticing any part of your body that is touching the floor (or chair).
   • Relax any part of your body that is holding tension (usually the jaw, neck, and shoulders).
   • Starting at your toes, begin scanning your body, part by part.
   • Imagine that you are taking a tour of your body, not evaluating, simply observing.
   • End your scan at the top of your head.

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Through a Narrow Window / Maintaining a Sense of Humor to Cope / 2020-21 School Calendar

There are so many Treasures
we find in the Magic
of this Moment
in Time.

The Gifts
given to us
by our Father in Heaven Above,
abound all around.
.
Listen easy,
and you can hear God Calling.
Walk barefoot,
and the ground
won’t pay any mind.
Look up,
while you are
standing in the rain.
The feeling
you will have
is the knowing,
that the drops that fall
did flow
in many a vein.

You
and this Beautiful World
are one,
the very same.

Walk
the Fields of Green,
and know Life
is but a Dream,
come True.

So Blessed,
so very Loved are we,
by our Father
in Heaven Above.

And the Time
is our Time,
in the precious moments
that catch us feeling,
while saying nothing,
and basking in the Sun.

With Love,
there is no measure
of Time.

Love,
is the only good
to be.
.
Love is a Present
from God to you and me
and all Human Kind,
a Gift
given by our Savior,
to savor.

My Dear Friends,
what happens
when we start to Live
as our True self,
the Truly Loving
ME?

The sounds
of silence,
become moments
that deepen the poignancy
of the Beautiful haunting Song
that is Life,
that is Love.

                      Mary Hopkin “For All My Days”

“For all my days in many ways
I’ll think of all I’ve lived to see
The mountains high, clouds in the sky
I thank the Lord for sharing them with me.
The summer’s glow, the winter’s snow
Are not to me just scenery
When tree tops sway I long to say
Oh thank you Lord for sharing them with me.
Life I believe, Love we receive
We shouldn’t take too casually.
For all my days in many ways.
I’ll thank the Lord for sharing them with me.”
– Jack Fishman / Roy Budd
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Struck
from the Chord of Life,
the moment
we become truly alive,
feels good,
and we are back Home again,
and find ourselves to be,
like a long lost friend.

Love
captures the very Essence
of Life.

“To all the Faithful or all those who find their Joy
from their own souls,
it reminds us that life is good,
the Universe is Beautiful
and we have a right to be here.
When we share this with our families, communities
and strangers, without prejudice,
we shine just a little better.
I am grateful.”
– Allan Edwards

The Fountain of God’s Truth
is revealed by Love
in all its Glory.
Your Human Heart
can drink at this Fountain
of Joy and Eternal Beauty.

The answers
we seek
are not separate
from the problems.

 The solutions
lie in the understanding
of God’s Love for
you.

The answers are not
outside the problem.
They lie in wait
inside
your Human Heart.

From innumerable complexities
we must grow
 in simplicity.
We must become simple
in our inward Life
and in our outward need.

The end is the beginning of all things.
The answers to our needs
are suppressed and hidden,
awaiting to be released
through the rhythm of
Prayer,
and Communion
with God.

Happiness
comes when we are doing something
because we really
Love to do it, 
not because it rewards us
with the illusion
of something material.

God is Love,
and Love is God.
Love
cannot be defined or described
by the Human mind.
Love is Eternal,
it is what is truly real, 
immeasurable,
and
the answer.

Peace
is of the Heart,
not of the mind.
To know inner Peace,
we must find inner Beauty,
for in understanding Beauty,
we know Love.

Through a narrow window
we can see only part of the sky,
not the whole vastness and magnificence
of God’s Beautiful Blessing.

Look
into all
that your Heart
can be.

And,
the last farewell,
will be a Greeting.
Just wait
and see.

Goodnight.

“Please don’t wake me up too late.
Tomorrow comes and I will not be late.
Late, today when it becomes tomorrow
I will leave to go away.”
– Paul McCartney

Maintaining a Sense of Humor to Cope

By

Elizabeth Scott, MS

Fact checked by

Adah Chung

on June 26, 2020

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A sense of humor can be an amazing line of defense when it comes to coping with stress. Unfortunately, stress is inevitable and you can’t eliminate it, despite your best efforts. You can, however, better prepare yourself for stress with several coping techniques.

Developing a sense of humor about life’s challenges is a great place to start. A sense of humor will help you to build resilience to stress as well as improve your overall physical and emotional health. It will also enable you to:

• Bond with others
• Look at things in a different way
• Normalize your experience
• Keep your relationships strong

Luckily, it’s not too hard to develop a healthy sense of humor — but it does require a bit of practice. Here are a few ways to find the funny in Life and better cope with stress.

Start With a Smile

Even if you fake a smile (making the physical shape with your mouth), it can lead to increased happiness (not just looking happier). This is because the act of smiling (real or fake) causes your body to release feel-good endorphins. Plus, a fake smile tends to lead to a genuine one — and this means that laughter will come more easily, and the stress will melt more readily.

Top 10 Reasons to Smile Every Day

 

Take a Step Back

When you’re in the middle of a difficult situation, it can seem overwhelming. Taking a step back, however, and viewing your situation as an observer can help you see your situation with a new lens. This is called reframing — and it works.

Value the Extremes

If your situation seems ridiculously frustrating, recognize the potential humor in just how ridiculously frustrating and annoying it is. In your imagination, take the situation to an extreme that becomes even more ridiculous until you find yourself amused.

For example, if you are waiting in a long line at the store, imagine that hours pass, then days, visualizing loved ones visiting you in your new home or holding your child’s birthday party in aisle seven…you get the picture.

Recruit Funny Buddies

Social support is a crucial part of stress management.3 Find a friend or group of friends with whom you can share your frustrations and challenges, and laugh about them in the process. Even when your friends are not there, you can lighten your mood by thinking about the retelling that will come later.

The Top 4 Reasons Friends Are Important

 

Make It a Game

You can have a “most annoying boss” contest with your friends, or try to count how many times the same potentially frustrating event happens in a day. (“I was cut off in traffic seven times today — I’m almost up to 10.”) This works well for predictable or repetitive annoying situations that you can’t control; you can begin to view them in their own special way instead of letting them unnerve you.

Watch Funny Shows and Movies

One of the reasons that sitcoms are so popular is that many of them take somewhat universal situations that people find frustrating and push them a little further to show the silly side of it all.

Realizing that some universally annoying situations are actually funny, can help you endure them with a smile — even if it’s a wry or ironic smile.

Read Funny Books

Reading humorous interpretations of Life can help you maintain a light-hearted point-of-view and find your own style of seeing the world in a different light. Look for an author skilled at finding the humor in Life events, ranging from annoying to upsetting or even tragic. Some suggestions: Dave Barry, David Sedaris, or Jerry Seinfeld. 

Reading Material Ideas for Brain Health and Fitness

 

Practice Relaxation Techniques

Laughter yoga, which combines laughter and intentional yogic breathing (pranayama), is a great way to release stress and get some more giggles into your day.  If this type of class is not available to you, there are other types of yoga and relaxation strategies (meditation, tai chi, deep breathing) to minimize stress so you can build your resilience and your sense of humor.

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Dancing in the Shadows of the Illusions of Life and Living / Prenatal Fluoride Exposure Associated with Lower IQ / Friday: Museum of Science and History

We
are in
but a fleeting moment,
dancing
in the shadows
of the illusions
of Life,
and Living.

Each precious moment,
like us,
quickly
disappears in
Time.

 “Whereas ye know not
what shall be on the morrow.
For what is your Life?
It is
even a vapor,
that appeareth for a little time,
and then vanisheth away.”
– James 4:14

Thousands
of yesterdays
make up Mankind’s
Joy and sorrow,
Today,
but not necessarily
Tomorrow.

The Light
of the Sun
flows through the
Skies above,
like Love
flows through our
Hearts.

         Like Love flows through our Hearts.

It Lights
the Dawn
like the Beautiful Song
of the early morning
Birds.

The Beautiful World
all around
is so profound,
as we come to see
there is nothing
but Beauty,
when the Love
of God
is near.

“Every Word of God is pure.
He is a shield unto them
that put their trust in Him.”
– Proverbs 30:5

Freedom,
My Dear Friend,
is knowing that
YOU
are the center
of God’s Universe,
and that He
dwells within
His Loving Child –
YOU.

The embodiment of
Truth
is you,
Child of God.
Truth is in
everyone,
and it is
Eternally there.

Your strength,
your comfort,
your Happiness,
can only be found
deep within
yourself –
deep within,
where resides
the Love of
God.

Look
for Eternal Happiness
in the unconditional realization
of yourself,
enfolded within
the Loving Arms
of our Heavenly Father.

                          In the Heart of every Child.

Nestled in the Heart
of every Child
is the center
of the Universe –
a place of Worship
and tranquility,
in the Cathedral
of the Human Heart.

If
you look for God,
you will find Him there.
Pray,
as you peer inside
your Sacred Heart,
and you will never
want to leave.

To know
that God Loves
YOU,
is all you need
to know.

The most important
and Sacred Treasure
is Wisdom
that comes from
within.

It
is central
to our Spiritual lives.

If the illusions of Life
become too much,
close your tired eyes
and Pray.
Engage you Faith
openly and enthusiastically.

God
will embrace you
until the fear inside
subsides.

The Cathedral
of your precious and very fragile
Heart
is a Spiritual Gem,
a place of Beauty par excellence,
a Sacred Space to Worship
and reflect upon
Spiritual values,
the values
that are REAL.

At the very Heart of Worship,
is Worship with the Heart.
Only LOVE
gives you the strength to carry on,
truly Living in the moment,
and forgiving
the past.

My Dear Friends,
the World is far below
where we belong.
All we have
is the
moment,
to let Love
lift us up
where clear winds blow
through the cobwebs
of the mind.
We have Wings
and
we can fly,
so high
we can see
Eternity.
.
Yes,
there are mountains
to overcome.
We can climb
every step
of the way,
or fly
and let Love Lift us
up
where we belong.

There is a part of Life
that gives us
the Hope we need.
Hope to Light the Dawn
and cherish the day.
Hope and inspiration
can work wonders
in our brief Lives.

Life,
is worth Living
when it has been
Happy,
when someone holds you
by the hand
and helps you
see the World
for the illusion
it really
is.

There is only
ONE
revolutionary war
that can truly be
won.
All others
waste
Humanity,
as it wars
against itself.

To win
is
to engage in the perpetual struggle
of the mind,
with all the LOVE
deeply embedded
in your Human Heart.

Please
do not let
your precious Heart cry.
God
will always Love you.

Just,
keep Love
alive.

The whispers
of the leaves
rustling through the
Trees,
is all we need to know
about the presence
of God’s Love.
And,
as the withered leaves
collect at your feet,
and the wind
begins to
moan,
remember,
with the Sun
they fell
in Love.

“The Heavens declare
the Glory of God;
and the firmament
sheweth His Handywork.”
– Psalms 19-1

How
can a lonely Soul
appreciate Life.

The Human Heart
can be a Lonely Hunter,
crying through the night
with tears that reverberate
through time.

But Hope remains.
For you
are NOT
alone.

Goodnight.

Health News

Researchers Find Evidence Fluoride May Affect IQ

by George Citroner
on August 19, 2019
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A new study draws attention to potential issues with fluoride consumption.

A new study looks at fluoride exposure in utero and the potential link to IQ.

The 70-year-old public health effortTrusted Source that saw water fluoridation become common in the United States is applauded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Trusted Source as one of the great achievements for public health in the 20th century.

Currently, almost 75 percentTrusted Source of the population use fluoridated water from their local water systems.

“Fluoride is a mineral that readily binds to bones and teeth. It’s typically used in dentistry to promote remineralization of dentinTrusted Source in the outer enamel of teeth,” explained Pamela Den Besten, DDS, MS, professor of orofacial sciences at University of California, San Francisco.

We now take for granted that the addition of fluoride to public drinking water not only prevents tooth decay, but is also basically harmless.

But now early research has brought up the possibility that fluoride could affect IQ levels in children exposed to the chemical in utero.

Prenatal fluoride exposure associated with lower IQ

Researchers studied 512 children in Canada to find that those who were exposed to higher levels of fluoride before birth had significantly lower IQ scores between ages 3 and 4.

The study was published today in JAMA Pediatrics.Trusted Source

For the study, about 2,000 pregnant women from 10 cities across Canada were recruited from the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) program.

The findings suggest that fluoride ingestion during pregnancy, within the normal range of water fluoridation standards, may affect children in utero.

The study concluded that fluoride ingestion during pregnancy should be reduced while additional research is conducted.

“To our knowledge, this study is the first to estimate fluoride exposure in a large birth cohort receiving optimally fluoridated water,” the study authors wrote.

Fluoride safety has long been debated

Information on consumption of tap water and other water-based beverages, like tea and coffee, was obtained from a self-report questionnaire completed by mothers during the first and third trimesters.

“Since the 1950s when water fluoridation began, its safety has been debated. We realized that there were major questions about the safety of fluoride, especially for pregnant women and young children. Decisions about safety need to be based on evidence,” study author Rivka Green, MA, a doctoral student in clinical developmental neuropsychology at York University, told Healthline.

The study found the association of prenatal fluoride exposure with children’s lower IQ scores held up even after accounting for factors like the mother’s education, socioeconomic status, location, and exposure to other toxic metals.

“Short of dosing women, we did everything we could to adjust for the factors that are typically controlled for in these types of studies. We studied an extensive list of other characteristics, like socioeconomic status and city, as well as other exposures, like lead, arsenic, and secondhand smoke, and our results remained,” Green said.

Previous research led by York University researchers had already found that fluoride levels were twice as high for pregnant Canadian women living in cities where public drinking water is fluoridated compared to those in cities where the drinking water isn’t.

“We found that fluoride in drinking water was the major source of exposure for pregnant women living in Canada. Women living in fluoridated communities have two times the amount of fluoride in their urine as women living in non-fluoridated communities,” Christine Till, PhD, an associate professor of psychology in York’s faculty of health and lead author of the study, said in a statement.

Findings agree with previous research

This study adds to what we know from recent research that also found an association between prenatal exposure to fluoride and reduced intelligence.

“Some previous studies showed that higher levels of fluoride were associated with lower IQ scores in children, including another prospective cohort study published in 2017 by the ELEMENT group, which found similar results to ours,” Green said.

“However, our study was the first to look at prenatal exposure in a sample receiving optimally fluoridated water,” she emphasized.

Other potential fluoride issues

According to Besten, who wasn’t involved with the new study, aside from the findings of these studies, consuming more than optimal amounts of fluoride can stain and weaken teeth.

But consuming that much fluoride is unlikely to occur just from drinking tap water.

“The most obvious effect of fluoride is the formation of fluorosed enamel. Fluorosis occurs when excess fluoride is present when the tooth is forming, and this excess fluoride results in hypomineralization [softening and discoloration of tooth enamel], which gives a whiter appearance to fluorosed, as compared to normal, enamel,” Besten said.

She cautions that early research in animal studies have found a potential neurotoxic issue for high levels of fluoride.

They “show that neurotoxicity of fluoride is related to the dose, timing of exposure, and sex of the individual,” Besten said. “More recent epidemiological researchTrusted Source show associations between fluoride and neurotoxicity in humans,” she added.

Decades of use to stop tooth decay

In an emailed statement to Healthline, Dr. Aparna Bole, FAAP, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Environmental Health, points out that community water fluoridation has helped decrease tooth decay for decades, and that this is one study that pointed toward correlation, not causation.

“In most communities, tap water is a healthy and environmentally preferable choice,” Bole told Healthline. “This study is thought provoking, but the fact that results were different for boys and girls make them somewhat difficult to interpret, and fluoride intake in children was not examined.”

Bole points out that the AAP supports community water fluoridation.

“We support the public health sector’s continual evaluation of optimal community water fluoridation, and continue to recommend that children drink optimally fluoridated water,” Bole said.

“In addition, children should use age-appropriate amounts of fluoride toothpaste with adult supervision, and have fluoride varnish applied to their teeth according to the US Preventive Task Force guidelines.”

The bottom line

Recent research finds that prenatal exposure to “optimal” levels of fluoride in drinking water is strongly associated with reduced IQ when those children are between 3 and 4 years old.

This study adds to previous research that also found intelligence negatively affected in this population.

The American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Environmental Health maintains that children should still drink optimally fluoridated water, use age-appropriate amounts of fluoride toothpaste, and have fluoride varnish applied to their teeth.

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