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Optimism

It's hard sometimes to be optimistic despite the many negatives I can't seem to put myself to believe that something good will come I pray, I hope, I do what needs to be done But things seem not to be falling into place... It is said that what you think and what you feel And what manifests.. is always a perfect match... The challenge is how to wither out the bad thoughts How to download the bad feelings How to become focused on what's good... Another day comes Things are exactly what they were yesterday.. Life goes on Until a time will come again to remind ourselves to remain optimistic. More and more I have come to admire resilience. Not the simple resistance of a pillow, whose foam returns over and over to the same shape, but the sinuous tenacity of a tree: finding the light newly blocked on one side, it turns in another. A blind intelligence, true. But out of such persistence arose turtles, rivers, mitochondria, figs--all this resinous, unretrac...

A Little Less Healthy

Impact of the global financial and economic crisis on health S tatement by WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan We face a severe financial crisis of unprecedented dimensions in a world that has never before been so closely connected and interdependent. The consequences are global. The situation is volatile. The current financial crisis is rapidly becoming an economic crisis and threatens to become a social crisis in many countries. The crisis comes at a time when commitment to global health has never been higher. It comes in the midst of the most ambitious drive in history to reduce poverty and distribute the benefits of our modern society, including those related to health, more evenly and fairly in this world - the Millennium Development Goals. A previous effort to use health as the route to socioeconomic development, launched in 1978, was followed almost immediately by a fuel crisis, soaring oil prices, and the debt crisis of the early 1980s. In the internatio...

Instructions for Life

Spend some time alone with GOD every day. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. Follow the three R's: - Respect for self - Respect for others and -Responsibility for all your actions. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past. Share your knowledge. It's a way t...

Six Diseases Not Cool To Die From!

This is a post from  http://www.divinecaroline.com. It was written by Natalie Josef, the managing editor. It is quite interesting. Read on. I’ve had friends and family with diseases like cancer, lupus, bipolar, and diabetes, but I’ve never known anyone with a disease I could laugh at. They say laughter is the best medicine; that’s good news for the sufferers of these diseases—at least they’ve got that going for them. 1) Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) To answer your question, yes, your pee does smell like maple syrup. Other symptoms include lethargy, coma, avoiding food, and mental retardation. If left untreated, this disease can kill you and would make for an embarrassing obituary … FG, loving father, son, husband, lost his brave battle against Maple Syrup Urine Disease. This disease is a metabolism disorder that makes the body incapable of breaking down particular proteins. Studies conducted since 1979 (Georgia) show that MSUD affects approximately 1 in every ...

Careless Death

Sometimes we get careless and forget the basic essentials of hygiene. We are too eager to eat and not remember that we just came from the toilet. Or, after shaking hands with guests in a gathering, we go straight to dip our hands in the cocktails.   I remember a study made in Singapore some years back that concluded that 8 out of 10 men don't wash their hands after taking a pee! Here's one shocking reminder that we really should be careful when it comes to hygiene and food. This incident happened recently in North Texas. A woman went boating one Sunday taking with her some cans of coke   which she put into the refrigerator of the boat. On Monday she was taken to the hospital and placed in the Intensive Care Unit. She died on Wednesday. The autopsy concluded she died of Leptospirosis. This was traced to the can of coke she drank from, not using a glass. Tests showed that the can   was infected by dried rat urine and hence the disease Leptospirosis.  ...