I hope you will receive a fortnightly dose of motivation, inspiration,
laughter and thought-provoking quotes. If you find yourself bogged down in our
competitive, stressful work world, take a few minutes to read and then think
about the positive messages you will receive.
1. Inspirational
quotes
2. Fantastic life force by
3. Find of
the week
4. Wild
Trivia
5. Metaphor
6. martinhunterjones ~
Drugs are a reality
7.
8. Motivational
9. Personal
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1. Inspirational Quotes
To My Friends
FROM
“True friendship
is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.” ~
Charles Caleb Colton
“A real friend is
one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
“Don't walk in
front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk
beside me and be my friend.” ~ Albert Camus
“Strangers are
just friends waiting to happen.”
“Friends are the
Bacon Bits in the Salad Bowl of Life.”
“Friendship is one mind in two bodies.” ~ Mencius
“If all my friends were to jump off a bridge,
I wouldn't jump with them, I'd be at the bottom to catch them.”
“Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen
to what you say. Best friends
listen to what you don't say.”
“We all take
different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each
other everywhere.” ~ Tim McGraw
“My father always used to say that when you
die, if you've got five real friends,
then you've had a great life.” ~ Lee Iacocca
“Hold a true friend with both your hands.” ~
Nigerian Proverb
“A friend is someone who knows the song in
your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.” ~
Unknown
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2 FANTASTIC
LIFE FORCE by
God in His infinite wisdom and wonderful love always seems to find a way to share His glorious ideas with my weak and limited mind. I found one such idea staring up at me as I was walking in a nearby town today. It was one of those miraculous out of the blue insights that I no longer question, but just give thanks for instead. What I saw as I walked down the sidewalk was a beautiful sight, but one that is so often ignored by so many of us. It was a single dandelion sticking though the pavement, delightedly holding its head in the sunshine.
What a wondrous life force it must have taken for that tiny, fragile flower to make it through all of those layers of concrete. Still, there it stood triumphing in the energy, vitality, and joy of its existence. That is when I heard the gentle whisper of God’s voice in my mind saying that I too have that life force and that everyone of us here on this world has it as well.
I can remember how that life force flowed through my Mom as she battled cancer in the last four years of her life. During that time she always sought to comfort all of us who loved her.
She shared her kind love, her sweet laughter, and her infectious joy with everyone she met. She lived more in those last four years than many people do in their entire lives. In spite of the tons of pavement that she had to break through, she still bloomed and shared the glorious fragrance of her life and love with us all.
This fantastic life force doesn’t just live in dandelions or special souls like my Mom’s, however. It is here in the hearts, souls, bodies, and minds of all of us. It is a gift from God given with love to everyone. Don’t waste it then. Use it, draw upon it, and feel it flowing through your life. Let it flow through your every smile, hug, laugh, and word. Shine it brightly from your soul. Fill your life with its love and joy. And share its wonder with the world.
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3. Find of the week
A naturopath I go
to contributed the following – if you have any health problems Tammi is very helpful and if you just need to feel better
try one of her great massages.
Dear friends and patients
This newsletter will cover the
dreaded pain syndrome. We all probably know someone who suffers from one form
of pain or another or you may be suffering from it yourselves.
Unfortunately pain in the
shoulder, back, head, hip or just about
anywhere is usually put down to “oh its arthritis” and therefore I can’t do
anything about it .Well… THAT’S SIMPLY NOT TRUE!
READ ON AND LETS COVER THE MYTHS
OF PAIN…
The body is an amazing piece of
work. It can withstand years and years of abuse, before it starts giving us a
sign that we should stop what ever it is we’re doing and if we are wise and
cluey enough that’s when we turn to our herbalist/practioner for help. The
following things are the type of abuse we do without realising its going to
cause pain, discomfort or disease
1. Missing breakfast and starting
the day off on coffee and biscuits (or god forbid McDonalds or the like)
2. Acidic diet of too much red
meat, hormone chicken and the dreaded cow’s milk causes arthritic pain and
fertility problems in your early years for guys and gals
3. Not enough fruit and vegetables
in the diet
4. Not enough clean filtered or
pure water
5. Refined sugar and
carbohydrates… white sugar, cakes, lollies, biscuits, ice creams, white bread
etc.. you guys know what I
mean
Mind you it’s not only diet that
can cause pain read on…
6. Resentment, an on going anger,
unfulfilling relationship, continual arguments at work or at home
7. Workaholics who make no time
for fun and leisure
8. Too much alcohol, the daily
drinking syndrome which has become the norm for the everyday Australian (at the
cost of our health)
9. Soft drinks leech calcium from
bone and make them thin, soft and breakable
10. Getting enough exercise is
vital for healthy mind and body no matter what your age. Find what’s good for
you, swimming (preferably in the sea), power walking, gym, tennis or dancing
(my favourite) take up lessons with a loved one. Start
off slow then build it up to at least an hour every day YES every day. It will
keep those bones as strong as steal till the day you die and your heart will
stay as healthy as a horse.
11. Coffee, alcohol, sweets,
bread, too much dairy and red meats are all acid producing and hence cause
pain.
12. Regular massage is crucial,
the body was not meant to soldier on If your like most
of us you probably work too hard and don’t get enough rest and exercise so a
regular massage will keep you in good nick. And smooth out all those aches and
pains.
13. Chilli, garlic, onion, ginger
are important to flush toxic build up in the joints, eat it daily and have
plenty of ginger tea.
I guess the list can go on and on but that’s
the gest of it. Hopefully my newsletter will bring you good ideas on how to
improve your health and those of your loved ones for 2005 and beyond
Till next time, yours truly
Tammy Safi copyright
2005-01-21
Greenacre Natural Therapies
4. Wild Trivia
Want to be healthy? Tuck
into hot Indian curry! Indo-Asian News Service.
Experts claim that
spicy dishes can help battle a range of illnesses, including Alzheimer's
disease.
Tikkas and vindaloos can also
soothe asthma and coughs, and researchers say they even help yoga fans, because
they help to stretch muscle ligaments.
Scientists have found
that curcumin - an extract of curry powder ingredient
turmeric - is a "natural antibiotic".
A team from the
The experts claim that
yellow spice turmeric can cut the number of these plaques by up to half. The
findings may explain why rates of Alzheimer's are much lower among the elderly
in
New drugs based on the
extract could be used to prevent the disease in the future.
Researcher Sally Frautschy confirmed that the compound had potential,
especially when used together with existing anti-inflammatory drugs such as
ibuprofen.
A spokesman for the
Alzheimer's Society said: "Turmeric is found in everything from mild
kormas to the hottest vindaloos. The crucial chemical
is curcumin.
"It is an
excellent natural antibiotic but it could be many years before such drugs are
made widely available."
Curry spices have other
benefits. Experts say they aid digestion and help fight off infections.
Turmeric also helps to lower cholesterol and cut fatty deposits in the
arteries.
Thanks CarolanneP
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*
Thousands of years ago birthdays were considered a time when the bad spirits as
opposed to the good spirits were able to harm you as this day changed a
person's life. It was believed that the only way to keep the bad spirits at bay
was to have your friends and family around you so that their good wishes and
present giving would keep them at bay.
* Also
noisemakers are thought to be used at parties as a way of scaring away the evil
spirits.
* The
custom of lighting candles originated with people believing that the gods lived
in the sky and by lighting candles and torches they were sending a signal or
prayer to the gods so they could be answered. When you blow out the candles and
make a wish this is another way of sending a signal and a message.
* One
theory about the origin of the birthday cake is that it originated with the
Greeks, who baked round cakes rep- resenting the full moon for their moon
goddess, Artemis. They placed candles on the cake to make it glow, like the
moon.
* The
Germans are also credited with the first cakes and candles. They used a sweet,
layered cake and they put a large candle in the centre of the cake to represent
"the light of life." Some people believe the smoke from extinguished
candles carries their birthday wishes up to heaven.
* One of
the most fun birthday favours has sort of a stomach turning beginning (there's
a double entendre in there). The first balloons are believed to have been
children's toys, made from animal bladders and/or intestines, often filled with
water. The Aztecs used to blow air into the bowels of sacrificed cats and
twisted them into animal shapes and presented these to the gods as a sacrifice.
European
jesters and troubadours were said to sometimes inflate the entrails of recently
butchered animals and "entertain" with them. This is where the
association of modern day balloons with celebrations is thought to have
originated.
Toy
balloons were introduced by pioneer rubber manufacturer Thomas Hancock.
* The
Happy Birthday song is more than one hundred years old. It was written in 1893
by two sisters, Patty and Mildred Hill, who were schoolteachers in
Happy
Birthday is recognized around the world and has been translated into dozens of
languages. It is one of the three most popular songs in the English language.
The
birth stones tradition can be traced back to the first century. The stones were
used in the breastplate of Jewish High Priests. The breast plate full of
stones, symbolized 12
See what
your birth month represents by month, flower, stone and its meaning, and colours
associated with the month.
*
January
Carnation,
Snowdrop
Garnet, Emerald, Rose Quartz.
Loyalty,
Constancy
Black,
Dark Blue, Dark Red
*
February
Violet,
Primrose
Amethyst, Bloodstone, Onyx, Moonstone.
Sincerity
Light
Blue, Yellow and purple
March
Jonquil,
Violet
Aquamarine, Bloodstone, Jade, Rock Crystal.
Courage
White,
Light Blue
*
April
Sweet
Pea, Daisy
Diamond, Opal, Quartz, White Sapphire.
Innocence
Yellow,
Red and colourless
*
May
Lily of
the Valley,
Emerald, Sapphire, Agate, Chrysoprase, Beryl.
Success
in Love
Yellow,
Red and green
*
June
Rose
Good
Health
Light
Blue, White and cream
*
July
Delphinium,
Larkspur, Water Lily
Ruby, Carnelian.
Happiness,
Contented Mind
Green,
Russet and red
*
August
Gladiolus,
Poppy
Sardonyx, Peridot, Diamond, Jade, Sapphire.
Friendship,
Conjugal
Felicity
Orange,
Red and light green
*
September
Aster,
Morning Glory
Sapphire, Agate, Moonstone, Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, Chrsolite.
Shrewdness,
Love, Clear Thinking
Brown,
deep blue
*
October
Marigold,
Calendula, Cosmos
Opal, Tourmaline, Jasper, Zircon, Aquamarine.
Hope
White,
Yellow
*
November
Chrysanthemum
Citrine, Yellow
Topaz,
Fidelity,
Faithfulness
Dark
Blue, Red and yellow
*
December
Daffodil,
Narcissus, Holly
Blue
Topaz, Turquoise, Zircon, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Ruby.
Prosperity
Indigo,
Green, greenish-blue
5. Metaphor
THE DAFFODIL PRINCIPLE
Several
times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come and see
the daffodils before they are over." I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour
drive from Laguna to
"I
will come next Tuesday,” I promised, a little reluctantly, on her third call.
Next
Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove the length
of Route 91, continued on I-215, and finally turned onto Route 18 and began to
drive up the mountain highway. The tops of the mountains were sheathed in
clouds, and I had gone only a few miles when the road was completely covered
with a wet, grey blanket of fog. I slowed to a crawl, my heart pounding. The
road becomes narrow and winding toward the top of the mountain. As I executed
the hazardous turns at a snail's pace, I was praying to reach the turnoff at
Blue Jay that would signify I had arrived. When I finally walked into Carolyn's
house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren I said, "Forget the
daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in the clouds and fog, and there is
nothing in the world except you and these darling children that I want to see
bad enough to drive another inch!"
My
daughter smiled calmly," We drive in this all the time, Mother."
"Well,
you won't get me back on the road until it clears and then I'm heading for
home!" I assured her. "I was hoping you'd take me over to the garage
to pick up my car. The mechanic just called, and they've finished repairing the
engine," she answered. "How far will we have to drive?" I asked
cautiously. "Just a few blocks," Carolyn said cheerfully. So we
buckled up the children and went out to my car. "I'll drive," Carolyn
offered. "I'm used to this." We got into the car, and she began
driving. In a few minutes I was aware that we were back on the Rim-of-the-World
road heading over the top often mountain.
"Where
are we going?" I exclaimed, distressed to be back on the mountain road in
the fog. "This isn't the way to the garage!"
"We're
going to my garage the long way," Carolyn smiled, "by way of the
daffodils." "Carolyn," I said sternly, trying to sound as if I
was still the mother and in charge of the situation, "please turn around.
There is nothing in the world that I want to see enough to drive on this road
in this weather." "It's all right, Mother," She replied with a
knowing grin. "I know what I'm doing. I promise,
you will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."
And so my
sweet, darling daughter who had never given me a minute of difficulty in her
whole life was suddenly in charge and she was kidnapping me! I couldn't believe
it. Like it or not, I was on the way to see some ridiculous daffodils driving
through the thick, grey silence of the mist-wrapped mountaintop at what I
thought was risk to life and limb. I muttered all the way. After about twenty
minutes we turned onto a small gravel road that branched down into an
oak-filled hollow on the side of the mountain. The fog had lifted a little, but
the sky was lowering, grey and heavy with clouds. We parked in a small parking
lot adjoining a little stone church. From our vantage point at the top of the
mountain we could see beyond us, in the mist, the crests of the
We each
took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path as it wound through
the trees. The mountain sloped away from the side of the path in irregular
dips, folds, and valleys, like a deeply creased skirt. Live oaks, mountain
laurel, shrubs, and bushes clustered in the folds, and in the grey, drizzling
air, the green foliage looked dark and monochromatic. I shivered. Then we
turned a corner of the path, and I looked up and gasped.
Before
me lay the most glorious sight, unexpectedly and completely splendid. It looked as though someone had
taken a great vat of gold and poured it down over the mountain peak and slopes
where it had run into every crevice and over every rise. Even in the
mist-filled air, the mountainside was radiant, clothed in massive drifts and
waterfalls of daffodils. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling
patterns, great ribbons and swaths of deep orange, white, lemon yellow, salmon
pink, saffron, and butter yellow. Each different-coloured variety (I learned
later that there were more than thirty-five varieties of daffodils in the vast
display) was planted as a group so that it swirled and flowed like its own
river with its own unique hue.
In the centre
of this incredible and dazzling display of gold, a great cascade of purple
grape hyacinth flowed down like a waterfall of blossoms framed in its own
rock-lined basin, weaving through the brilliant daffodils. A charming path
wound throughout the garden. There were several resting stations, paved with
stone and furnished with Victorian wooden benches and great tubs of coral and
carmine tulips. As though this were not magnificence enough, Mother Nature had
to add her own grace note, above the daffodils, a bevy of western bluebirds
flitted and darted, flashing their brilliance. These charming little birds are
the colour of sapphires with breasts of magenta red. As they dance in the air,
their colours are truly like jewels above the blowing, glowing daffodils. The
effect was spectacular. It did not matter that the sun was not shining. The
brilliance of the daffodils was like the glow of the brightest sunlit day.
Words, wonderful as they are, simply cannot describe the incredible beauty of
that flower-bedecked mountaintop. Five acres of flowers! (This too I discovered
later when some of my questions were answered.) "But who has done
this?" I asked Carolyn. I was overflowing with gratitude that she brought
me -- even against my will. This was a
once-in-a-lifetime experience. "Who?" I
asked again, almost speechless with wonder, "and how, and why, and
when?"
"It's
just one woman," Carolyn answered. "She lives on the property. That's
her home." Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small
and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house, my mind
buzzing with questions. On the patio we saw a poster. “Answers to the Questions
I Know You are asking" was the headline. The first answer was a simple
one. "50,000 bulbs," it read. The second answer was, "One at a
time, by one woman, two hands, two feet, and very little brain." The third
answer was, "Began in 1958."Âh There it was. The
Daffodil Principle.
For me
that moment was a life-changing experience. I thought of this woman whom I had
never met, who, more than thirty-five years before, had begun, one bulb at a
time, to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountaintop. One bulb at a time. There was no other way to do it. One bulb at a time. No shortcuts, simply loving the slow
process of planting. Loving the work as it unfolded. Loving an achievement that
grew so slowly and that bloomed for only three weeks of each year. Still, just
planting one bulb at a time, year after year, had changed the world. This
unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. She had created
something of ineffable magnificence, beauty, and inspiration. The principle her
daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principle of celebration:
learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time, often just
one baby-step at a time, learning to love the doing, learning to use the
accumulation of time. When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small
increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things.
We can change the world.
"Carolyn," I said that morning on the top of the mountain as
we left the haven of daffodils, our minds and hearts still bathed and bemused
by the splendours we had seen, "it's as though that remarkable woman has
needle-pointed the earth! Decorated it. Just think of
it, she planted every single bulb for more than thirty years. One bulb at a
time! And that's the only way this garden could be created. Every individual
bulb had to be planted. There was no way of short-circuiting that process. Five acres of blooms. That magnificent cascade of hyacinth! All, all, just one bulb at a time."
The
thought of it filled my mind. I was suddenly overwhelmed with the implications
of what I had seen. "It makes me sad in a way," I admitted to Carolyn.
"What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal
thirty-five years ago and had worked away at it 'one bulb at a time' through
all those years. Just think what I might have been
able to achieve!"
My wise
daughter put the car into gear and summed up the message of the day in her
direct way.
"Start
tomorrow," she said with the same knowing smile she had worn for most of
the morning.
Oh,
profound wisdom! It is pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays. The
way to make learning a lesson a celebration instead of a cause for regret is to
only ask, "How can I put this to use tomorrow?"
6. Life matters
Drugs are a reality
Humans have been using
drugs purposefully since the beginning of time
Throughout our human
history each culture has had it’s authorised mind
altering drugs
Even the most righteous
and upstanding citizens use these drugs openly without concerns for their
reputation
Drugs themselves are
not the problem
This is fine if the
reality is sufficiently rewarding to remain in
Further to this reality
demands attention, and avoiding it will require
increasingly higher doses of drugs, raising in turn their concomitant side
effects
The solution to this
addictive trap does not lie in prohibition
People who use drugs, be they legal or illegal, are
humans deserving of humanity
Perhaps as a community
we ought to spend our solution oriented energies on making reality more
attractive and supportive through interaction and information so people who use
drugs can make more empowered, positive and long lasting decisions for them
selves
Martin Hunter
7.
CHRISTIAN ONE
LINERS
Don't let your worries get the best of you, remember,
Moses started out as a basket case.
Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited - until you try to sit in
their pews.
Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers.
It is easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one.
The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come
close.
When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there.
People are funny; they want the front of the bus, the middle of the road, and
the back of the church.
Quit griping about your church; if it was perfect, you couldn't belong.
The phrase that is guaranteed to wake up an audience: "And in
conclusion."
If the church wants a better pastor, it only needs to pray for the one it has.
God Himself does not propose to judge a man until he is dead. So why should
you?
To make a long story short, don't tell it.
Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
Peace starts with a smile.
We were called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges.
Outside of traffic, there is nothing that holds this country back as much as
committees.
Be ye fishers of men. You catch them - He'll clean them.
Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.
I really
relate to some of these..............
FOR THOSE OF US WHO TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY
1. Save the whales. Collect the whole set.
2. A day without sunshine is like. . . . night.
3. On the other hand . . . you have different fingers.
4. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
5. Remember half the people you know are below average.
6. He who laughs last thinks slowest.
7. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
8. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
9. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
10. I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.
11. I intend to live forever---so far so good.
12. Borrow money from a pessimist - they don't expect it back.
13. Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.
14. When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane and going
the wrong way.
15. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
16. For every action there is an equal
and opposite criticism.
17. Never do card tricks for the group you play poker with.
18. No one is listening until you make a mistake.
19. You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
20. Two wrongs are only the beginning.
21. The trouble with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.
22.A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad
memory.
23. Change is inevitable . . . except from a vending machine.
24. Get a new car for your spouse - it'll be a great trade!
25. Always try to be modest and be proud of it!
26. Love may be blind but marriage is a real eye-opener.
* *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Q:How
long did Thomas Edison live?
A:His whole life.
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* * *
A
very elderly gentleman (mid nineties), very well dressed, and hair well
groomed, great looking suit, flower in
his lapel, smelling slightly of a good after shave, presenting a well looked
after image, walks into an upscale cocktail lounge. Seated at the bar is an elderly looking lady,
(mid eighties).
The gentleman walks over, sits along side of
her, orders a drink, takes a sip, turns to her and says, "So tell me, do I come here
often?"
* * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
An
elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years.
He went to the doctor, and the doctor was
able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to
hear 100%.
The elderly gentleman went back in a month
to the doctor and the doctor said, "Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you
can hear again." The gentleman
replied, "Oh, I haven't told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the
conversations. I've changed my will 3
times!"
* *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
A
deputy police officer responded to a report of a barroom disturbance. The
"disturbance" turned out to be well over six feet tall and weighed
almost 300 pounds. What's more, he boasted that he could whip the deputy and
Muhammad Ali too.
Said the policeman, "I'll bet that
you're also an escape artist-probably better than Houdini."
The giant nodded.
"If I had some chains," the deputy
continued, "you could show us how strong you really are. But all I've got
is a set of handcuffs. Why don't you see just how quickly you can break out of
them?"
Once in the cuffs, the man puffed, pulled
and jerked for four minutes. "I can't get out of these," the giant
growled.
"Are you sure?" the deputy asked.
The fellow tried again. "Nope," he replied. "I can't do
it."
"In that case," said the deputy,
"you're under arrest.
J.
8. Motivational
LESSONS FROM THE COURT