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"If you approach each new
person
you meet in a spirit ~ Eleanor Roosevelt, Wife of President F. D.
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TODAY'S
TUNE THIS WEEK'S ISSUE
Yes You Can!... Far Horizons... Links That Shine... Fascinating Facts... Laughing It Off... Untangling the Web... Look at That!... Joyful Lifestyles...
BE the World We will never know the
difference that
can be made ~ Chelle ~
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From the Inside Out
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Has the festive season taken its toll: Does your face look drawn and weary? Here are some easy ways to restore your natural glow: - Increase your intake of fish, nuts and seeds. They all
contain
oils that Don't be an iron man: Most multivitamin formulas have too much iron for men. That's why "senior" formulas, which have little or no iron, are much more appropriate for adult men of any age. Look for a brand with 8mg or less. Men who eat an iron-fortified breakfast cereal will have already covered their daily iron needs. Getting substantially more iron than you need raises risks for a variety of conditions, including some that are potentially serious. Don't boil your food if you have high blood pressure: When you boil vegetables, it leaches out the potassium that is essential in blood pressure control. Steam, bake, roast or microwave instead. A boiled potato, for example, loses up to half its potassium, as do most other vegetables. This is particularly true when you use large amounts of water that just gets poured down the drain.: Grapefruit vs. medication: If you like grapefruit or grapefruit juice for breakfast, you might need to be aware of a potential medical risk to yourself. Grapefruit has a compound called Naringin that turns off an enzyme in your small intestine that helps metabolize specific drugs, such as calcium channel blockers used for high blood pressure and some heart problems, Seldane, which is taken for allergies, and Halcion (an anti-anxiety drug). Eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice at the same time you take these medications could greatly increase the effect of these drugs. Most pharmacies give this information to their patients, but you should talk to your physician or pharmacist to be sure. You'll probably still be able to enjoy your grapefruit, but not along with your medication. Great use for frozen peas: Next time you're
looking for
an ice pack, try this tip. Use a bag of frozen vegetables.
Peas
are great because they can change shape to fit any body
part. Simply
wrap the bag in a thin towel and apply wherever your
doctor advises
you to place ice. When you're done with your "ice
pack,"
cook the vegetables for a healthy meal! ~YahooHealth.com
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Far Horizons TIJUCA FOREST
A land called “Brasil," a legend in Europe as early as the 9th Century, was where bresilium came from, a wood much in demand for dyeing cloth red. The first European ships sent back from the South American continent were loaded with brazilwood, and “Brazil”, or “Brasil”, became the common name for the new country. Fifteen minutes from downtown Rio, lies Tijuca, the world’s largest urban forest, filled with native brazilwood trees, exotic waterfalls and hundreds of species of plants and wildlife. You’ll also find the murals at Mayrink Chapel; Museu do Açude, built on a picturesque weir; and Vista Chinesa’s bamboo pagoda with a view extending all the way to the beaches of Ipanema.
Links That Shine
 "Starshine" Here's a wonderful presentation from our friends at Self-Healing Expressions! This 2-minute "Starshine" movie will uplift and inspire you for the New Year. Give it a few minutes to upload — it's well worth the wait! "Starshine"
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For those of you with any money left In the wake of the Exxon/Mobil deal and the AOL/TimeWarner implode ... be aware of the next expected mergers so that you can get in on the ground floor and make some BIG bucks. Watch for these consolidations in 2004: 1. Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W. R.Grace Co. will merge and become:
2. Polygram Records, Warner Bros., and Zesta Crackers join forces and become:
3. 3M will merge with Goodyear in the coming new year and issue forth as:
4. Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Dofasco, and Dakota Mining will merge and become:
5. FedEx is expected to join its major competitor, United Parcel Service-UPS, and become:
6. A Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers merger will become:
7. Grey Poupon and Docker Pants are expected to become:
8. Knott's Berry Farm and the National Organization of Women will become:
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Untangling the Web
Volume Control... Look at THAT! LOVE IN BLOOM
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Joyful Lifestyles:
Weekly Insights While we don’t have much control over how our senses take in data, and there’s nothing we can do to change our personal history, there are things we CAN DO. Here is a simple three-step formula developed by Doctors Gary McKay and Don Dinkmeyer to help us remember the necessary process for choosing new feelings. In their book How You Feel Is up to You ...The Power of Emotional Choice, they offer “THE A.C.E. FORMULA.” (See book information below this article.) A - ACCEPT yourself and your feelings Change involves first accepting yourself, realizing that you’re an imperfect human being. You’re not perfect ... you knew that? Well, how about accepting yourself as you are, “warts and all.” Self-acceptance can pave the way for more joy in your life by helping you see yourself from a new perspective. When you can accept your imperfections, you have the courage to be imperfect. When you accept yourself as you are, with your mistakes, you no longer need to pretend. Pretense hinders self-acceptance and impedes your happiness. If you don’t accept yourself, you can’t accept your feelings, and if you don’t accept your feelings, you can’t change them. As you begin to change your feelings, you’ll make mistakes. At these times, acceptance becomes crucial to your self-esteem. Learn to rate only your behavior, not your personal worth. Whenever you have difficulty accepting yourself or your feelings, accept the fact that you’re not accepting yourself! C - CHOOSE new purposes, beliefs and feelings Emotions serve a purpose. Learn to recognize what you’re trying to achieve by a certain feeling. Decide if achieving that purpose will benefit you in the long run. If your PURPOSE has been to be perfect and protect yourself, your BELIEF has been, “I’m only acceptable when others think of me as right and knowing everything.” To change, you need to be willing to accept your limitations. Try this new belief: “I’m an imperfect human being who works hard but makes mistakes.” Or your PURPOSE may have been to be in control. You may feel angry when you don’t get your way, or you might feel like giving up or getting even. These feelings stem from your BELIEF that “I must be in control to have life work perfectly”. By examining your beliefs and modifying your demanding approach, you can choose new beliefs: “I like to make decisions and be in charge, but I recognize life won’t always give me what I want. I can accept that without spending a lot of negative energy trying to get my way.” Remember, your beliefs create your feelings. When you choose to look at disturbing events as unfortunate rather than awful, or as opportunities rather than obstacles, you’ll create new feelings. As you develop the courage to risk making a mistake, you become free to see yourself, others and the world more realistically. E - EXECUTE your new choices Change requires action. It’s not enough to simply think about how your behavior can be different ... you must make it different through action. You’ve taken the basic step of accepting your imperfections. You say to yourself, “I have the courage to be imperfect. I accept myself as I am.” You can begin to experiment with new ways to put joy and humor in your life. You can do what you love. You can risk failure. You can heal your spirit by acting on your new purposes, beliefs and feelings. ~ Chelle Thompson, Editor ~
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