Originally posted on "The World's Best Blog" on Nov. 3, 2008.
I read on one of the local news channels feed this morning about something that really shocked and surprised me (I don't know what kind of emoticon to use to express sarcasm or tongue in cheek, so I hope you recognize it when you see it.) Are you ready. Here's the shocking headline "Study links sex on TV to teen pregnancy". Some clever behavioral scientist has done a study that shows that sex on tv has lead to increased teen pregnancies. I say clever, because they were probably clever enough to get some big financial grant from the college or the government to figure this out. Now let me see?!?!?! As I grow up do I copy what I see around me? Do I do what I think is normal or acceptable? Sometimes it is shown as risque or even wrong, but then it is shown as even more exciting and enticing. Well, folks - big surprise - teens and even adults want some risk and excitement in their lives. I remember a military school I went to where we were "forbidden" to have any kind of treats of ice cream, candy, junk food, etc, except when it was given to us by the staff as a reward. Well we didn't get very many rewards, but I don't remember a time in my life when I ate so much ice cream, candy, junk food etc. Why? because it was forbidden. One of the best known techniques of salesmanship is called "The take away". Show the customer something they like but then to close the sale take it away, whether it's taking away a special price, or there's "only one of these red ones and someone else was looking at it this morning" or whatever it is. I could go on for pages with examples of the take away... If you want your teenager to really fall in love with somebody and spend lots of time with them, just "forbid" them to see that person. I have a certain granddaughter who, when she was little, would not hug or kiss me when she was leaving, until I started telling her that I didn't want her to. Then I got all the hugs and kisses I could stand. It didn't work with all of them but it sure worked with her.
Now for the real shocker. And for this one you probably really should be sitting down. At the bottom of the story it talks about critics of the study. Critics? There are people out there who don't believe that there is a link between sex on TV and teen pregnancy?!?!?!????? Now that is a shocker!!!!!
Showing posts with label Thoughts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thoughts. Show all posts
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Back to the Future
Originally posted May 1, 2008
A little over 20 years ago, more like 23 (It seems like 40), I wanted a video camera so badly my teeth ached. Of course it could have been poor dental hygiene. But either way, I was like a little kid wanting his first bicycle. I could just picture all the wonderful things I could do with one of those cool things that not only gave you color video that you could just watch on your TV and not have to have developed and drag out a screen and projector to watch in a darkened room. And, it also had audio. I mean it was cool. I get goosebumps now just thinking how awesome it was. Somewhere I scraped together about $1300. And I drove back and forth from R.C. Willey to Stokes Brothers to get the best price and make them match or beat the other guy. The compact VHS had just been introduced, so the camera was much smaller than the full size VHS, and who cared that the little cassette only took 20 minutes of video. Most video events such as birthday parties or games or whatever were actually only about 10 to 15 minutes of actual video time anyway. And the cost of a cassette at around $10 or $12 was still a huge amount cheaper per minute than buying film (no sound) and having it developed. Super 8mm film was only 3 minutes per roll and an hour of film with cost of film and developing was probably over $100. And you had to wait until it got developed before you could watch it. With a camcorder you could watch it instataneously, with no developing costs. So back to the price matching game. Willey's and Stokes Brothers both had exactly the same camera, except Willeys had it in black with the Zenith name on it and Stokes Brothers had it in red with the real manufacturers name on it - JVC. I got Stokes Brothers to give me the red JVC for the same price as Willey's black Zenith. I was cool!!!!! If you ever watch the original Back to the Future movie, Doc' Brown is using the exact same model camera that I bought. I got some wonderful video over the years with that camera. It allowed us to capture many memories that we still treasure today. The phrase "I don't have to Kathryn" has become a part of our families favorite quotes which would not exist if it weren't for that camera. We have video of family reunions and loved ones long passed as a result of that camera. Was it worth the $1300 I paid? Absolutely, every penny of it. Oh, by the way, as I was running back and forth to compare camera's and negotiate price I burned up probably at least a dollar's worth of gas at about 35 cents per gallon. Since then I have spent many thousands of dollars on video equipment. I don't remember what ever happened to that little camera, I probably sold it for a few hundred?
Today I opened the paper and here is a Compact VHS with a lens at least 5 times better than the one I had, a color flip out view monitor and a hundred other features they hadn't thought of on my first VHS-C. I'll let the ad speak for itself.
A little over 20 years ago, more like 23 (It seems like 40), I wanted a video camera so badly my teeth ached. Of course it could have been poor dental hygiene. But either way, I was like a little kid wanting his first bicycle. I could just picture all the wonderful things I could do with one of those cool things that not only gave you color video that you could just watch on your TV and not have to have developed and drag out a screen and projector to watch in a darkened room. And, it also had audio. I mean it was cool. I get goosebumps now just thinking how awesome it was. Somewhere I scraped together about $1300. And I drove back and forth from R.C. Willey to Stokes Brothers to get the best price and make them match or beat the other guy. The compact VHS had just been introduced, so the camera was much smaller than the full size VHS, and who cared that the little cassette only took 20 minutes of video. Most video events such as birthday parties or games or whatever were actually only about 10 to 15 minutes of actual video time anyway. And the cost of a cassette at around $10 or $12 was still a huge amount cheaper per minute than buying film (no sound) and having it developed. Super 8mm film was only 3 minutes per roll and an hour of film with cost of film and developing was probably over $100. And you had to wait until it got developed before you could watch it. With a camcorder you could watch it instataneously, with no developing costs. So back to the price matching game. Willey's and Stokes Brothers both had exactly the same camera, except Willeys had it in black with the Zenith name on it and Stokes Brothers had it in red with the real manufacturers name on it - JVC. I got Stokes Brothers to give me the red JVC for the same price as Willey's black Zenith. I was cool!!!!! If you ever watch the original Back to the Future movie, Doc' Brown is using the exact same model camera that I bought. I got some wonderful video over the years with that camera. It allowed us to capture many memories that we still treasure today. The phrase "I don't have to Kathryn" has become a part of our families favorite quotes which would not exist if it weren't for that camera. We have video of family reunions and loved ones long passed as a result of that camera. Was it worth the $1300 I paid? Absolutely, every penny of it. Oh, by the way, as I was running back and forth to compare camera's and negotiate price I burned up probably at least a dollar's worth of gas at about 35 cents per gallon. Since then I have spent many thousands of dollars on video equipment. I don't remember what ever happened to that little camera, I probably sold it for a few hundred?
Today I opened the paper and here is a Compact VHS with a lens at least 5 times better than the one I had, a color flip out view monitor and a hundred other features they hadn't thought of on my first VHS-C. I'll let the ad speak for itself.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Start by Being a Friend
Originally Published Feb. 22, 2008
Today I went to lunch with a good friend. When I first moved here, seven years ago, and went to church for the first time he came over and introduced himself, welcomed me and sat down next to me. I really welcomed his friendship. I admire him, and am grateful for him. I've always wished I could be more outgoing and friendly to strangers like that, it's a habit I really need to improve. Anyway, since then we have golfed together many times and developed a good friendship. He has had some back problems the last couple of years and he hasn't been able to golf nearly as often as he would like. He had back surgery just a couple months ago, and the doctor tells him not to even think about golf until probably August at the soonest. Since his surgery he's been stuck in the house for the most part, other than going to the doctor a few times, and riding along with his brother-in-law on a couple errands a week or so ago. Earlier this week I got the idea to call him today, since I was going to be home from work, and invite him to go out for lunch. I almost didn't do it, but I did and he was thrilled to get out. I'm sure glad I did it. I enjoyed it as much or more than he did. Good people like Jay are hard to find and when you do, go out of your way to be their friend. You'll be glad you did. I know I am.
Today I went to lunch with a good friend. When I first moved here, seven years ago, and went to church for the first time he came over and introduced himself, welcomed me and sat down next to me. I really welcomed his friendship. I admire him, and am grateful for him. I've always wished I could be more outgoing and friendly to strangers like that, it's a habit I really need to improve. Anyway, since then we have golfed together many times and developed a good friendship. He has had some back problems the last couple of years and he hasn't been able to golf nearly as often as he would like. He had back surgery just a couple months ago, and the doctor tells him not to even think about golf until probably August at the soonest. Since his surgery he's been stuck in the house for the most part, other than going to the doctor a few times, and riding along with his brother-in-law on a couple errands a week or so ago. Earlier this week I got the idea to call him today, since I was going to be home from work, and invite him to go out for lunch. I almost didn't do it, but I did and he was thrilled to get out. I'm sure glad I did it. I enjoyed it as much or more than he did. Good people like Jay are hard to find and when you do, go out of your way to be their friend. You'll be glad you did. I know I am.
Try a Quick Change Up
Next time you feel tired in the middle of the day or listless or you are just kind of dragging and you need to get some energy it's a real easy fix. Just think in your head "I feel energetic, I'm like a child with energy just flowing through me. I have energy starting from my toes and going up through my head. I feel the energy, I exude energy, I am energetic." Try it and see if it doesn't work. I'm not suggesting that as an alternative to getting enough sleep at night or a proper diet, but those times when you just need a little extra energy, just try it.
Are You Sure?
Hopefully you did like I suggested in yesterday's post. If you are perfectly happy with you as you are right now, then great, no need to waste time with that exercise, but if not maybe you should take another look. After you've done it, give yourself a day or two and look at it again. The truth is you probably didn't go as far as you should. There are probably some things that you think you'd like to put down, but don't think are possible. You're probably wrong, but, if you really don't think something is possible, and you don't convince yourself that it is possible, then you're right. It is a self fulfilling thought.
Once you've made your list, then waited a couple days, read it over very carefully, then tear it up, throw it away and start all over again. During the time since you made your initial list your brain has been incubating the thoughts and your new list will be much better.
Once you've made your list, then waited a couple days, read it over very carefully, then tear it up, throw it away and start all over again. During the time since you made your initial list your brain has been incubating the thoughts and your new list will be much better.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Repost of "Making Choices on the Fly"
Originally Posted on Feb 11, 2008
Jeanne loves to listen to books on tape. Unlike videos, books are not rated so you never know what you are going to get on the rating scale. She gets them from the library so it doesn't cost her anything. About 25% end up having some scenes and/or language that she is not comfortable with. She's discovered that if the books start using inappropriate language or they start glamorizing or sexualizing descriptions or thoughts about characters bodies then they usually go to what she feels are inappropriate scenes that she does not want to put in her mind. When she reaches a point that she thinks it is going somewhere she does not want to go, she simply turns it off and returns it to the library. These can be fast growing weeds. Once you let a few weeds in your fertile garden it is easy to get used to them and then a few more weeds become acceptable and if you don’t stop the weeds early you start to think that they are flowers. Almost all of us have already let way too many weeds into our garden. It takes a concerted effort to start getting those weeds out. It’s a process, but it can be done if you choose to do it.
Jeanne loves to listen to books on tape. Unlike videos, books are not rated so you never know what you are going to get on the rating scale. She gets them from the library so it doesn't cost her anything. About 25% end up having some scenes and/or language that she is not comfortable with. She's discovered that if the books start using inappropriate language or they start glamorizing or sexualizing descriptions or thoughts about characters bodies then they usually go to what she feels are inappropriate scenes that she does not want to put in her mind. When she reaches a point that she thinks it is going somewhere she does not want to go, she simply turns it off and returns it to the library. These can be fast growing weeds. Once you let a few weeds in your fertile garden it is easy to get used to them and then a few more weeds become acceptable and if you don’t stop the weeds early you start to think that they are flowers. Almost all of us have already let way too many weeds into our garden. It takes a concerted effort to start getting those weeds out. It’s a process, but it can be done if you choose to do it.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Repost of "Your Personal Big Bang"
Originally posted on Feb. 10, 2008
One day, some years ago, your current universe was created when you were born into this world. As you went from the warm, moist, quiet comfort of your mother’s womb to the cold, dry, noisy world, where you were tossed around as they cut your cord, then weighed, measured, foot printed you, and finally layed you, chilled and naked onto a hard table or other surface. I’m sure that seemed like a very “big bang” to you. Within hours your universe started to be built. Your universe may have included two loving parents who held you close and provided you with warmth, security, brightly colored toys, intelligent conversation and so on. Or, you may have been born to a single parent who immediately rejects you and you become a ward of the state. You may have grown up in deplorable circumstances, of little or no food, filthy environment, no play or toys, mental and physical abuse. Either way, your universe is shaped by others for the first few years of your life. At some point, however, you become the architect of your universe. Or, to continue with the metaphor from the previous post, you take over the garden. No matter what your background, the only thing you can do from here is determine where it is you want to go and how you get there from where you are.
Now, to carry this thought one step further, what kind of universe are you creating for your children?
One day, some years ago, your current universe was created when you were born into this world. As you went from the warm, moist, quiet comfort of your mother’s womb to the cold, dry, noisy world, where you were tossed around as they cut your cord, then weighed, measured, foot printed you, and finally layed you, chilled and naked onto a hard table or other surface. I’m sure that seemed like a very “big bang” to you. Within hours your universe started to be built. Your universe may have included two loving parents who held you close and provided you with warmth, security, brightly colored toys, intelligent conversation and so on. Or, you may have been born to a single parent who immediately rejects you and you become a ward of the state. You may have grown up in deplorable circumstances, of little or no food, filthy environment, no play or toys, mental and physical abuse. Either way, your universe is shaped by others for the first few years of your life. At some point, however, you become the architect of your universe. Or, to continue with the metaphor from the previous post, you take over the garden. No matter what your background, the only thing you can do from here is determine where it is you want to go and how you get there from where you are.
Now, to carry this thought one step further, what kind of universe are you creating for your children?
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Repost of "Planting and Harvesting"
Originally posted on The World's Best Blog on Feb. 9, 2008
I suppose, even hope, that there may be some who come across this blog outside of my family. I suppose that not everyone who reads this will believe that the Bible is the word of God. Maybe they don’t believe in God. To them and all of you I say that in this case that does not matter, believe in the Bible or not it contains certain universal and natural truths and one of them is found in the book of Galatians, chapter 6 verse 7“…for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Much like yesterday’s biblical proverb this short statement of only 10 words has a deep meaning which has been studied, quoted, analyzed, advised and used by millions for centuries. How deep can this go? The quick obvious thought when you look at the statement on it’s surface is that if you plant happy thoughts you get happy thoughts and vice versa. I would suggest that you look much deeper than just what you plant. What happens to a garden if you don’t plant anything? We all know that fertile ground unplanted fills very quickly with the worst weeds. The human mind is the most fertile ground available. If you don’t plant what you want to grow, weeds will find there way. In the garden seeds for the weeds come in by the wind, through water, dropped off from animals, off our own shoes, and so on. Weeds come to our mind through television, movies, music, magazines, books, peoples’ conversations, jokes, and so on. Just for an exercise put a blank index card or small notebook and pencil in your pocket and for one or two normal days put a tick mark on the card every time the seed of a weed is dropped on your fertile ground. What is a weed? Any comment, word, thought, sound, whatever, that if allowed to grow would make you less good instead of more good, or to put it another way - would take you further away from your ideal you instead of closer to your ideal you. The bottom line, you are “gardening” the most fertile ground in your life every waking moment of every day. What are you planting? What are you not planting? What are you allowing to grow that you wouldn’t let grow if you were aware of it? What can you do about it? Tomorrow I’ll talk about the origination and shaping of your universe.
I suppose, even hope, that there may be some who come across this blog outside of my family. I suppose that not everyone who reads this will believe that the Bible is the word of God. Maybe they don’t believe in God. To them and all of you I say that in this case that does not matter, believe in the Bible or not it contains certain universal and natural truths and one of them is found in the book of Galatians, chapter 6 verse 7“…for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Much like yesterday’s biblical proverb this short statement of only 10 words has a deep meaning which has been studied, quoted, analyzed, advised and used by millions for centuries. How deep can this go? The quick obvious thought when you look at the statement on it’s surface is that if you plant happy thoughts you get happy thoughts and vice versa. I would suggest that you look much deeper than just what you plant. What happens to a garden if you don’t plant anything? We all know that fertile ground unplanted fills very quickly with the worst weeds. The human mind is the most fertile ground available. If you don’t plant what you want to grow, weeds will find there way. In the garden seeds for the weeds come in by the wind, through water, dropped off from animals, off our own shoes, and so on. Weeds come to our mind through television, movies, music, magazines, books, peoples’ conversations, jokes, and so on. Just for an exercise put a blank index card or small notebook and pencil in your pocket and for one or two normal days put a tick mark on the card every time the seed of a weed is dropped on your fertile ground. What is a weed? Any comment, word, thought, sound, whatever, that if allowed to grow would make you less good instead of more good, or to put it another way - would take you further away from your ideal you instead of closer to your ideal you. The bottom line, you are “gardening” the most fertile ground in your life every waking moment of every day. What are you planting? What are you not planting? What are you allowing to grow that you wouldn’t let grow if you were aware of it? What can you do about it? Tomorrow I’ll talk about the origination and shaping of your universe.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Repost of "You Can Learn a Lot From a Dog" From The World's Best Blog
This one was originally published on Feb. 5, 2008.
My new goal is to try to put a thought on this blog every day for at least 100 days. Most of them will probably be pretty short. I hope we both learn from this.
Today I was over at my son's house helping move a sofa to his living room. As I had a cushion from the sofa in front of me I saw that it made his little Boston Terrier very nervous, so I thought I would have some fun and chase him around a little. I tried to chase him back towards their kitchen which would put him in a dead end corner. He was very clever and never let me get him back that direction.
Apparently, he could think ahead enough to know that if he went back that way he would be cornered. And we think dogs aren't all that bright?!?
How often do we let ourselves get cornered because we don't think ahead as well as a dog.
We might get cornered into more debt than we can handle, or in a job we hate, or a bad relationship, or it might be something much less serious, like we commit ourselves to doing so much unimportant stuff that we can't get out of the corner to do the important stuff. Elder Dallin H. Oaks gave a wonderful talk in the October 2007 LDS General Conference called Good, Better, Best. The only time doing "good" is not good is if it keeps us from doing better or even best. I commend his great words to you and suggest that we all try to do a little more like Zippy the Boston Terrier and not let ourselves get into a corner where we can be captured.
My new goal is to try to put a thought on this blog every day for at least 100 days. Most of them will probably be pretty short. I hope we both learn from this.
Today I was over at my son's house helping move a sofa to his living room. As I had a cushion from the sofa in front of me I saw that it made his little Boston Terrier very nervous, so I thought I would have some fun and chase him around a little. I tried to chase him back towards their kitchen which would put him in a dead end corner. He was very clever and never let me get him back that direction.
Apparently, he could think ahead enough to know that if he went back that way he would be cornered. And we think dogs aren't all that bright?!?
How often do we let ourselves get cornered because we don't think ahead as well as a dog.
We might get cornered into more debt than we can handle, or in a job we hate, or a bad relationship, or it might be something much less serious, like we commit ourselves to doing so much unimportant stuff that we can't get out of the corner to do the important stuff. Elder Dallin H. Oaks gave a wonderful talk in the October 2007 LDS General Conference called Good, Better, Best. The only time doing "good" is not good is if it keeps us from doing better or even best. I commend his great words to you and suggest that we all try to do a little more like Zippy the Boston Terrier and not let ourselves get into a corner where we can be captured.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Repost of "You Don't Know What You Don't Know" from The World's Best Blog
Originally written Dec. 16, 2007.
What exactly does that mean to you? It could mean several things, but what it means to me is that until someone shows you or tells you something, or in this case until you experience or see something you don't know that it even exists. Companies spend billions of $$ to convince you that there are problems that need solved that you don't know about, but they can solve them for you, and sometimes they may be right. Sometimes we go along in life thinking that we have or know all that is available to know about a specific thing. An example would be if you drive to work every day a certain way and you "know" that it is the most efficient way to get there or you are just satisfied with that route, then one day a friend at work tells you about another way and you try it and it saves you seven miles and 12 minutes each way. You didn't know what you didn't know. What would make you really mad is if that friend had told you about that four years ago, but you were too stubborn and too sure of your own route and wouldn't even try it. Then one day your car broke down and you got a ride from your friend and he took you that way and then you discovered he was right. Based on 220 work days a year, in four years you had driven an extra 12,320 miles and wasted an extra 440 hours (over 18 days) of your time driving to and from work.
Unfortunately, my current job makes me work a lot of Sundays. When I work Sundays I usually miss church. I try to get to church when I can, but I have felt that I was okay, and I have kept my testimony. Today, I had to work, but I did get to go to part of my meeting before I had to leave. I enjoyed the meeting so much and had such a good spiritual experience that I was reminded that life goes on even when I don't get to church every week, but I'm being cheated out of those testimony building spiritual experiences. I was reminded that I don't go to church for the Lord, I go to church for me.
I could live on peanut butter and jelly and greasy burgers and fries from styrofoam plates for a long time, and sometimes even really enjoy them, but what if I was living on them and didn't even know that all I had to do was turn around and I could have been eating gourmet food from porcelain china and I simply had to choose to do that. Sometimes we live on the greasy burgers because we don't know what we don't know, and we don't know that the gourmet is available to us, or we don't even know that it exists, or we don't think that we deserve it. In one way or another, I believe, almost every person is denying themselves the gourmet meal in some areas their life, and with most of us many areas. Take some time to analyze. Where are you eating pork and beans instead of filet mignon and why. How can you change it and when will you begin?
Oh, one final thought on this: What if your friend knew about the gourmet meal all these years and never told you?
What exactly does that mean to you? It could mean several things, but what it means to me is that until someone shows you or tells you something, or in this case until you experience or see something you don't know that it even exists. Companies spend billions of $$ to convince you that there are problems that need solved that you don't know about, but they can solve them for you, and sometimes they may be right. Sometimes we go along in life thinking that we have or know all that is available to know about a specific thing. An example would be if you drive to work every day a certain way and you "know" that it is the most efficient way to get there or you are just satisfied with that route, then one day a friend at work tells you about another way and you try it and it saves you seven miles and 12 minutes each way. You didn't know what you didn't know. What would make you really mad is if that friend had told you about that four years ago, but you were too stubborn and too sure of your own route and wouldn't even try it. Then one day your car broke down and you got a ride from your friend and he took you that way and then you discovered he was right. Based on 220 work days a year, in four years you had driven an extra 12,320 miles and wasted an extra 440 hours (over 18 days) of your time driving to and from work.
Unfortunately, my current job makes me work a lot of Sundays. When I work Sundays I usually miss church. I try to get to church when I can, but I have felt that I was okay, and I have kept my testimony. Today, I had to work, but I did get to go to part of my meeting before I had to leave. I enjoyed the meeting so much and had such a good spiritual experience that I was reminded that life goes on even when I don't get to church every week, but I'm being cheated out of those testimony building spiritual experiences. I was reminded that I don't go to church for the Lord, I go to church for me.
I could live on peanut butter and jelly and greasy burgers and fries from styrofoam plates for a long time, and sometimes even really enjoy them, but what if I was living on them and didn't even know that all I had to do was turn around and I could have been eating gourmet food from porcelain china and I simply had to choose to do that. Sometimes we live on the greasy burgers because we don't know what we don't know, and we don't know that the gourmet is available to us, or we don't even know that it exists, or we don't think that we deserve it. In one way or another, I believe, almost every person is denying themselves the gourmet meal in some areas their life, and with most of us many areas. Take some time to analyze. Where are you eating pork and beans instead of filet mignon and why. How can you change it and when will you begin?
Oh, one final thought on this: What if your friend knew about the gourmet meal all these years and never told you?
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Repost of "As a Man (Woman) Thinketh" from The World's Best Blog
I only promised that that was the last repost for yesterday. So here is another for today. I received several comments on this one so it must have struck a chord. It was originally posted on Oct. 16, 2007.
The other day I was just clicking on "Next Blog" to see what I might find. I came across one of the saddest things I have seen recently. I came across a blog which a woman used to talk about her diabetes. It is unfortunate for her that she has this terrible ailment, but I believe that by focusing so much time and energy on it she is doing more to propagate it in her own life and possibly in some others. I read a book recently in which the author and others who corroborated believed that all diseases are brought on by the mind and thought process. I don't believe that that is entirely true, but I do believe that the mind does have a lot to do with how the body treats the disease, and I believe that by choosing what you spend your time thinking about can make the disease better or worse in your life. I believe you can choose to dwell on disease or you can choose to dwell on health, strength and well being, and that which you dwell on will get stronger and more prevalent. Every time I have a little twinge, or pain I try to give thanks for how healthy and strong and well I am, and more often than not the pain diminishes and I feel stronger, healthier and happier.
The other day I was just clicking on "Next Blog" to see what I might find. I came across one of the saddest things I have seen recently. I came across a blog which a woman used to talk about her diabetes. It is unfortunate for her that she has this terrible ailment, but I believe that by focusing so much time and energy on it she is doing more to propagate it in her own life and possibly in some others. I read a book recently in which the author and others who corroborated believed that all diseases are brought on by the mind and thought process. I don't believe that that is entirely true, but I do believe that the mind does have a lot to do with how the body treats the disease, and I believe that by choosing what you spend your time thinking about can make the disease better or worse in your life. I believe you can choose to dwell on disease or you can choose to dwell on health, strength and well being, and that which you dwell on will get stronger and more prevalent. Every time I have a little twinge, or pain I try to give thanks for how healthy and strong and well I am, and more often than not the pain diminishes and I feel stronger, healthier and happier.
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