City Of Yogi’s
I had to put this into a post. This morning while watching Travel Channel they featured a city called Maharishi Vedic City in Iowa.
America’s Happiest States
A new study comparing self-described pleasant feelings with objective measures of good living found that people in such states generally have reason to be happy.
Easter Egg Project
This is such a cute little Easter project to do with the kids. It’s also a great spring project! I plan on trying this over the weekend with my 3 year old. We will post pictures!
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5 Great Self Help Books Recommended
March 23rd, 2010 By: Brittany
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Food Inc. How Much Do We Know
March 22nd, 2010 By: Brittany
I have been reading reviews on the new documentary, Food Inc. In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA.
I have added some clips from the film to give a little insight on what is happening to the quality of food we have been eating from the past ten years. I think this movie is important to see if you are wanting to be conscious about your food and health. How food as changed today, will continue to change how the next generations treats food, as well as how healthy we continue to be or not be.
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Inspiration From Steve Jobs
March 21st, 2010 By: Brittany
I always want to find inspiration from others. We all have our own inspirational stories if we sit down and truly think about it. Most times however, we are so involved with life to notice how we got so far in life. Inspiration does not just come from a rich man, an athletic hero, or a rags to riches. Inspiration is found in everything if we choose to let inspiration in.
I read this story from Steve Jobs of Apple and Pixar. I could not help, but want to post this story. I think everyone right now is going through a struggle to find inspiration to grow themselves.
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios, delivered a truly inspirational commencement address to some 5,000 Stanford University graduates. Without further adieu, his message:
“I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories.
The First Story is About Connecting the Dots.
I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife.
Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: ‘We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?’ They said: ‘Of course.’ My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would someday go to college.
And 17 years later I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents’ savings were being spent on my college tuition. [ continue reading ]
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Foods We Don’t Eat Enough Of
March 20th, 2010 By: Brittany
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cherries are packed with anti-inflammatory properties. They contain antioxidants, thought to help the body protect against the damaging effects of free radicals.
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blueberries contain antioxidants found to promote heart health. A 2009 study showed that rats fed blueberries lost belly fat, the kind of fat linked to diabetes and heart disease.
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Kiwi is full of vitamin C-- 115% of what you need to eat in a day. It's also low in calories--just 45 per fruit sans skin.
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Unlike mass-produced cows raised in feedlots, free-range cows nibble grass and avoid the ravages of hormones, steroids and antibiotics. Grass-fed beef is full of omega-3 fatty acids. Go to www.eatwild.com to learn about grass fed meat.
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kale contains indoles, a compound found to fight cancer. Kale is also full of sulforaphane, another cancer-prevention agent. Plus, Kale contains calcium, iron and vitamins A, C and K, and two nutrients that are great for the eyes, including zeaxanthin.
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The body uses the fat in coconut, called MCT, or Medium-Chain Triglycerides, as energy, like a carbohydrate. Coconuts are also high in lauric acid, a fatty acid that tends to kill pathogens.
source: Forbes
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Quote of The Day
March 19th, 2010 By: Brittany
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
Marianne Williamson
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Let’s Make You Think…Destiny
March 17th, 2010 By: Brittany
If I could blog quotes all day I would. But, as last that only can go so far before a change of topic is needed.
I always find that certain days make me think of certain topics, events, and simply about life. Today, I can across the topic of destiny.
In my work and study I have come to think of destiny as not simply a set path, but a way for us as humans to help decide how we want our destiny to be.So…to get your mind moving here are some thinkers.
“Dreams are like stars…you may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny.”
“I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.”
“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”Similar Quotes. About: Character quotes, Thinking quotes, Words quotes, Destiny quotes, Personality quotes, Caution quotes, Habit quotes, Action quotes.
Add to Chapter…I Like this quote I dislike this quote“Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you’ve found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for.”
“Dreams are like stars…you may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny.”
“I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.”
“I have no regrets in my life. I think that everything happens to you for a reason. The hard times that you go through build character, making you a much stronger person.”
Rita Mero
“I can’t control my destiny, I trust my soul, my only goal is just to be. There’s only now, there’s only here. Give in to love or live in fear. No other path, no other way. No day but today.”
Johnathan Larson
“It’s choice–not chance–that determines your destiny.”
Jean Nidetch
“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.”
Jean de La Fontaine
“Sow a thought, and you reap an act; Sow an act, and you reap a habit; Sow a habit, and you reap a character; Sow a character, and you reap a destiny”
Charles Reade
“Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire.”
Orison Swett Marden
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Recipe To Help Diabetes
February 4th, 2010 By: Brittany
I have several family members who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. This is a great recipe that is easy and healthy for those with diabetes.
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