Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Walk softly and carry a big carrot.
Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.
There's no such thing as too much candy.
All work & no play can make you a basket case.
A cute little tail attracts a lot of attention.
Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.
Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.
Some body parts should be floppy.
Keep your paws off other people's jellybeans.
Good things come in small-sugarcoated packages.
The grass is greener in someone else's basket.
To show your true colors, you have to come out of your shell.
The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Must You Always Be Right
I have come across many people who when you
are in a heated discussion they can not seem to
let it go. They insist their opinion is the right one
and they will not let you leave the table until they
can change your views.
Why is this? Can't one just have their own opinion
with out it being right or wrong. Usually I just walk
away but it is harder when you are dealing with
family members. This is the toughest group to
deal with.
I had a conversation with a certain family member
the other night while we were out to eat. We were
discussing the Movie Blood Diamond. This movie was
based on a true events in life. The events take place
In the 1990's in Sierra Leone. It is about of course
blood diamonds. It is a great movie I highly
recommend it. Well many people were forced
into slavery under the rebels to mine for diamonds
latter to be smuggled out. Many children were also
captured and made to be part of the rebel troops.
The one child that was taken was between 10 and 12
years of age. They beat the children and did not feed them.
Then one day they bring them out and blind fold them.
They hand them weapons and make them shoot.
When they take off the blindfolds of course they had
killed Innocent people. The boy was of course hurt and
shocked but what could he do? Then they drug them
and keep them drugged to fight. Soon any part of who
they were has disappeared.
I was saddened because these children have no where
to run and no other choice but death itself if they do not
do as they are told and kill their own people. Plus they
are drug induced all the time.
This certain family member said well their is no reason
to stay like that they need to make a choice what is right
and wrong. I was set back. How can they make this choice?
It is not like they are in the US and into drugs and can
go get help on the next street corner. They are in the
middle of no where, a child forced to fight with the rebels.
Now if they were taken as an adult fine. They can make
the choice to die and not follow, but how does a child really
make that choice?
Well the family member said if you try hard enough you
can always make things better for yourself.
I said for What the **** this is not like accomplishing
the American Dream. Anyway you get my point. The
person would not give up on this. I said hey we just have
different views in life you are entitled to your and I am
allowed mine. Of course they still continued, I needed to
see the light. How many people have you met like this?
I also wonder why it is some people are so cold towards
other people's pain and hardship. Why such a lack of
compassion is so wide spread. So many of us see hardship
everywhere in the news on TV in photo's and magazines.
But how many of us truely see it, or truely try to do
something no matter how small, or do we just change
the channel or turn the page.
are in a heated discussion they can not seem to
let it go. They insist their opinion is the right one
and they will not let you leave the table until they
can change your views.
Why is this? Can't one just have their own opinion
with out it being right or wrong. Usually I just walk
away but it is harder when you are dealing with
family members. This is the toughest group to
deal with.
I had a conversation with a certain family member
the other night while we were out to eat. We were
discussing the Movie Blood Diamond. This movie was
based on a true events in life. The events take place
In the 1990's in Sierra Leone. It is about of course
blood diamonds. It is a great movie I highly
recommend it. Well many people were forced
into slavery under the rebels to mine for diamonds
latter to be smuggled out. Many children were also
captured and made to be part of the rebel troops.
The one child that was taken was between 10 and 12
years of age. They beat the children and did not feed them.
Then one day they bring them out and blind fold them.
They hand them weapons and make them shoot.
When they take off the blindfolds of course they had
killed Innocent people. The boy was of course hurt and
shocked but what could he do? Then they drug them
and keep them drugged to fight. Soon any part of who
they were has disappeared.
I was saddened because these children have no where
to run and no other choice but death itself if they do not
do as they are told and kill their own people. Plus they
are drug induced all the time.
This certain family member said well their is no reason
to stay like that they need to make a choice what is right
and wrong. I was set back. How can they make this choice?
It is not like they are in the US and into drugs and can
go get help on the next street corner. They are in the
middle of no where, a child forced to fight with the rebels.
Now if they were taken as an adult fine. They can make
the choice to die and not follow, but how does a child really
make that choice?
Well the family member said if you try hard enough you
can always make things better for yourself.
I said for What the **** this is not like accomplishing
the American Dream. Anyway you get my point. The
person would not give up on this. I said hey we just have
different views in life you are entitled to your and I am
allowed mine. Of course they still continued, I needed to
see the light. How many people have you met like this?
I also wonder why it is some people are so cold towards
other people's pain and hardship. Why such a lack of
compassion is so wide spread. So many of us see hardship
everywhere in the news on TV in photo's and magazines.
But how many of us truely see it, or truely try to do
something no matter how small, or do we just change
the channel or turn the page.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Love is Always Different Always Changing
I heard the question many times but tonight I can't seem
to get it out of my head.
How do you really define Love?
The Love you feel is different with every person.
I love my parents, But it is not the same type of
love I feel for my spouse.
And very different from the love I feel for my son.
I also look at other families.
I have friends that have several kids.
They all tend to have a favorite whether they
want to admit that or not.
They tend to feel more love for one then the others.
They love them all, but all in different ways.
How can you define something that is always changing.
I know there is no correct answer to my question.
What makes us love people so differently.
Sometimes it is a quiet safe love.
Sometimes it is an all consuming love.
All love is a gift and to be treasured not measured I guess.
to get it out of my head.
How do you really define Love?
The Love you feel is different with every person.
I love my parents, But it is not the same type of
love I feel for my spouse.
And very different from the love I feel for my son.
I also look at other families.
I have friends that have several kids.
They all tend to have a favorite whether they
want to admit that or not.
They tend to feel more love for one then the others.
They love them all, but all in different ways.
How can you define something that is always changing.
I know there is no correct answer to my question.
What makes us love people so differently.
Sometimes it is a quiet safe love.
Sometimes it is an all consuming love.
All love is a gift and to be treasured not measured I guess.
ADD/ADHD and Allergies
By Heidi Hawkins, MAc, LAcChildren (and adults) with attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) pose a variety of challenges for any practitioner who wishes to treat them. People with ADD/ADHD invariably have allergies, the most common and problematic of which tend to be chemical. Food chemicals such as artificial flavors; artificial colors; artificial sweeteners; and preservatives are often the biggest offenders. In addition, processed food and pesticides are likely to pose problems for such sensitive people. Processed sugar tops the list. Other common problematic chemical allergies include most laundry detergents, fabric softeners and laundry chemicals. Cleaning chemicals typically used in the home, school, office, and other public buildings are also usually allergenic. Lifestyle recommendations for people with ADD/ADHD can help minimize reactions. Obvious choices would be:
Using safe laundry soaps and household cleaners, such as those in health food stores.
Eating organic, natural foods.
Avoiding junk food religiously.
Avoiding unnecessary chemicals, especially in the home. In addition, foods that are particularly hot, stagnating or phlegm-producing should be avoided. This includes dairy products; wheat; hot, spicy food; peanuts; most commercial fruit juices; and especially processed starchy foods such as bread and pasta. Avoiding such toxins and unhealthy lifestyle choices would benefit all of us. However, with highly sensitive people, it is essential. To me, this is the bottom line with people with ADD/ADHD -- they are highly sensitive.
Reducing toxic stress and unhealthy eating practices will benefit them, but will not change who and what they are. Our Western world of overstimulation and constant entertainment/marketing ploys is unhealthy for us all, but we are not all the same. Some of us are more affected by what is wrong in our world than others, and that is consistently true of people with ADD/ADHD.
It is typical of people with allergies to seek, crave and become addicted to what they are allergic to. This includes the overstimulation of television; action movies; computer games; bright fluorescent lights; stimulating drugs; and junk food. The world is so overwhelming that people may seek to numb themselves in a variety of ways. That which is wrong is so very wrong that people may blame themselves or assume they need medication; are ill; or are somehow defective if this sick world makes them sick. Who is really sick? Television marketing, with rapid flashing imagery that numbs the mind, or the person whose mind is overwhelmed and sickened into seeking ever more intense stimulation? Where is the solution to our toxic culture and the sickness it creates? Ritalin works on the energy system of a person in the same way: it is a stimulant. It strengthens what is already in excess, and creates stagnation and heat in the body. It adds to the problem, but makes it so severe that the person with ADD/ADHD must shut down or self-destruct. The more sensitive a person is, the more challenging it is to live in this world. For those who understand traditional Chinese medicine, here is the information according to the principles:
Ritalin - hot and stagnating
Food chemicals - hot and stagnating
Pesticides and cleaners in schools, etc. -- also hot and stagnating, though some chemicals are cold and stagnating
Laundry detergent, fabric softeners - warm and toxic, except bleach, which is cold and extremely toxic To put it bluntly, people with ADD/ADHD are less tolerant of garbage. They are canaries in the cultural coalmine in the way that the chemically sensitive are canaries in the chemical coalmine. People with allergies are trying to wake us up to what needs to change in our world. Perhaps people with allergies are more evolved? Not all people diagnosed with ADD/ADHD follow the pattern laid out in this article, because such a catch-all diagnosis tends to be overused. Some people are diagnosed with ADD/ADHD because of drug problems or history (recreational or medicinal) or brain injury from a parent's drug/alcohol abuse history. The two syndromes are not mutually exclusive, however, and it is becoming increasingly common to find them together. The solutions are certainly challenging. Every person can be cured of allergies, but will that make our world a safe and healthy place to live?
People with ADD/ADHD generally need far less stimulation than they are getting. They need discipline of the spiritual and cultural type, not the heavy-handed "because I said so!" kind of discipline many of us grew up with. They need the kind of discipline that lets them know they have a place in the world, a purpose and a sense of belonging, and they are expected to contribute. Many find that most adults cannot provide or sustain these things for their children or community, and are baffled and bewildered by the downward spiral of people who seek things that are self-destructive for such a sensitive individual. Heidi M. Hawkins, MAc, LAc Seattle, Washington
heidimo@scn.org heidimoscn.orgwww.scn.org/acu
another link http://www.lightconnectiononline.com/Archive/apr04_article6.html
It seems autism is also linked to allergies too.
I was thinking this more today because my son is allergic to so many things.
Today I had to take him to the doctor because within 24 hours of coming in
contact with poison ivy both his eyes are swollen shut. He also is
deathly allergic to bees. He is allergic to many laundry detergents as well.
He get simple rashes all the time.
One time his forehead was swollen by the next morning his nose was
swollen to the corner of both his eyes, I thought he had a sinus infection
the doctor was not sure and called another specialist.
Then he had to get an MRI. The doctor latter said he was having
a allergic reaction to something, yet I had not changed anything
in my routine. He stated a food can have a chemical in it one time
and it may be different the next time. I thought great how do you
control something like this.
Using safe laundry soaps and household cleaners, such as those in health food stores.
Eating organic, natural foods.
Avoiding junk food religiously.
Avoiding unnecessary chemicals, especially in the home. In addition, foods that are particularly hot, stagnating or phlegm-producing should be avoided. This includes dairy products; wheat; hot, spicy food; peanuts; most commercial fruit juices; and especially processed starchy foods such as bread and pasta. Avoiding such toxins and unhealthy lifestyle choices would benefit all of us. However, with highly sensitive people, it is essential. To me, this is the bottom line with people with ADD/ADHD -- they are highly sensitive.
Reducing toxic stress and unhealthy eating practices will benefit them, but will not change who and what they are. Our Western world of overstimulation and constant entertainment/marketing ploys is unhealthy for us all, but we are not all the same. Some of us are more affected by what is wrong in our world than others, and that is consistently true of people with ADD/ADHD.
It is typical of people with allergies to seek, crave and become addicted to what they are allergic to. This includes the overstimulation of television; action movies; computer games; bright fluorescent lights; stimulating drugs; and junk food. The world is so overwhelming that people may seek to numb themselves in a variety of ways. That which is wrong is so very wrong that people may blame themselves or assume they need medication; are ill; or are somehow defective if this sick world makes them sick. Who is really sick? Television marketing, with rapid flashing imagery that numbs the mind, or the person whose mind is overwhelmed and sickened into seeking ever more intense stimulation? Where is the solution to our toxic culture and the sickness it creates? Ritalin works on the energy system of a person in the same way: it is a stimulant. It strengthens what is already in excess, and creates stagnation and heat in the body. It adds to the problem, but makes it so severe that the person with ADD/ADHD must shut down or self-destruct. The more sensitive a person is, the more challenging it is to live in this world. For those who understand traditional Chinese medicine, here is the information according to the principles:
Ritalin - hot and stagnating
Food chemicals - hot and stagnating
Pesticides and cleaners in schools, etc. -- also hot and stagnating, though some chemicals are cold and stagnating
Laundry detergent, fabric softeners - warm and toxic, except bleach, which is cold and extremely toxic To put it bluntly, people with ADD/ADHD are less tolerant of garbage. They are canaries in the cultural coalmine in the way that the chemically sensitive are canaries in the chemical coalmine. People with allergies are trying to wake us up to what needs to change in our world. Perhaps people with allergies are more evolved? Not all people diagnosed with ADD/ADHD follow the pattern laid out in this article, because such a catch-all diagnosis tends to be overused. Some people are diagnosed with ADD/ADHD because of drug problems or history (recreational or medicinal) or brain injury from a parent's drug/alcohol abuse history. The two syndromes are not mutually exclusive, however, and it is becoming increasingly common to find them together. The solutions are certainly challenging. Every person can be cured of allergies, but will that make our world a safe and healthy place to live?
People with ADD/ADHD generally need far less stimulation than they are getting. They need discipline of the spiritual and cultural type, not the heavy-handed "because I said so!" kind of discipline many of us grew up with. They need the kind of discipline that lets them know they have a place in the world, a purpose and a sense of belonging, and they are expected to contribute. Many find that most adults cannot provide or sustain these things for their children or community, and are baffled and bewildered by the downward spiral of people who seek things that are self-destructive for such a sensitive individual. Heidi M. Hawkins, MAc, LAc Seattle, Washington
heidimo@scn.org heidimoscn.orgwww.scn.org/acu
another link http://www.lightconnectiononline.com/Archive/apr04_article6.html
It seems autism is also linked to allergies too.
I was thinking this more today because my son is allergic to so many things.
Today I had to take him to the doctor because within 24 hours of coming in
contact with poison ivy both his eyes are swollen shut. He also is
deathly allergic to bees. He is allergic to many laundry detergents as well.
He get simple rashes all the time.
One time his forehead was swollen by the next morning his nose was
swollen to the corner of both his eyes, I thought he had a sinus infection
the doctor was not sure and called another specialist.
Then he had to get an MRI. The doctor latter said he was having
a allergic reaction to something, yet I had not changed anything
in my routine. He stated a food can have a chemical in it one time
and it may be different the next time. I thought great how do you
control something like this.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Books
I was out looking at used books stores today.
I love to do that. I was actually looking for a
certain book my son and I would like to read
together. An interrupted Life by Etty Hillesum.
My son has become quite interested in WW 2.
But I could not find it in the three stores I went
to better luck next time I hope.
But I did buy Sophie's World for a bargin price
of a $1.00 at the book rack so this is what I
will begin reading tonight.
I love to do that. I was actually looking for a
certain book my son and I would like to read
together. An interrupted Life by Etty Hillesum.
My son has become quite interested in WW 2.
But I could not find it in the three stores I went
to better luck next time I hope.
But I did buy Sophie's World for a bargin price
of a $1.00 at the book rack so this is what I
will begin reading tonight.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Quote
"For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear...."
Henry Beston
Henry Beston
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Drawing
I have taken up drawing. I started about a month ago even though
I have never done so in my life, much to my surprise I am not half bad.
My brother is an excellent artist, maybe a little tiny bit rubbed off.
I started because it seems to help me relax and wind down.
I am basically just doing people either caricatures or natural drawings of people.
I have captured the eyes quite well.
My problem seems to be noses. Any advice from artists out there?
I have not took classes or anything, I looked up some basic stuff online.
Right now I am just doing pencil drawings as I like black and white.
I did buy various pencils for drawing.
Any help would be great.
I have never done so in my life, much to my surprise I am not half bad.
My brother is an excellent artist, maybe a little tiny bit rubbed off.
I started because it seems to help me relax and wind down.
I am basically just doing people either caricatures or natural drawings of people.
I have captured the eyes quite well.
My problem seems to be noses. Any advice from artists out there?
I have not took classes or anything, I looked up some basic stuff online.
Right now I am just doing pencil drawings as I like black and white.
I did buy various pencils for drawing.
Any help would be great.
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