There will always be people in your life, my friend, who hold you back,
who cost you too much, and who fail to see all you've
done for them. But, of course, they're just there to
teach you that you do have time, that you'll always be
rich, and that your own high standards are all that
matter.
You knew that,
The
Universe
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less.
We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.
We've added years to life not life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.
We conquered outer space but not inner space.
We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.
We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice..
We write more, but learn less.
We plan more, but accomplish less.
We've learned to rush, but not to wait.
We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships.
These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes.
These
are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one
night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from
cheer, to quiet, to kill.
It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom.
A
time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you
can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...
Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
If you picked up the June 8th, 2009 issue of Life & Style Magazine you might have missed the four page spread beginning on page 46 - revealing that Matt Hoover (Season 2 Winner of NBC's ''The Biggest Loser) gained back most of the weight he lost on the show!
As many might have guessed, without the isolation, the cooks, and the drill sergeant personal trainers, he couldn't keep up the strict regimen.
''When I got home, I quickly realized I wasn't equipped to deal with the temptations of the real world.''
That was until January of this year, when Matt discovered a new tool that has allowed him to drop 2.39 pounds of fat per week.
This tool allows him to near-effortlessly shed weight without feeling deprived, popping pills, or resorting to boring and expensive meal plans.
More importantly, these are pounds he is going to keep off forever - because this tool has changed the way Matt feels about life and food.
''I'm back down to the size I was when I left Biggest Loser ranch'' he says, ''But back then, I wasn't healthy - I was hurting.''*(Life & Style, June 8, 2009 pg. 48.)
Matt's secret is a 4 CD Hypnosis Program created by Dr. Roberta Temes, who is on the Department of Psychiatry at the SUNY Health Science Center Medical School and the editor of the first hypnosis textbook used by thousands worldwide in medical schools.
A meta-analysis published in The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (1996) reveals that hypnosis with a credible psychologist, ''can increase weight loss by an astonishing 146% over the long term.''
Matt's story certainly confirms this:
''…I was a fat person in a skinny body until I took the time to get honest with myself after regaining the weight… I was emotionally eating.''
''There are days when I feel kind of down or worried, and I turn on my headset and listen to the CDs instead of going out and eating a bunch of food.'' *(Life & Style, June 8, 2009 pgs. 47-48.)
Published by The Hypnosis Network, the CDs Matt used underwent independent testing by The National Health & Wellness Club and revealed an astonishing 92% satisfaction rating among its randomly selected members.
A company spokesman for The Hypnosis Network is quoted as saying, ''We're obviously excited that Matt chose our hypnosis program and has seen such tremendous results. We hope it will help show millions of Americans that even after people see great success, they can still get help from the proven benefits of hypnosis.''
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Twitter is currently enjoying a surge in popularity and it seems that everyone is doing it. But while the social networking tool, and other fast-paced information sources, are designed to allow users to connect in real-time, a new University of Southern California study reveals that the rapidity of such connections could actually harm the emotional development of young people.
Twitter,
the new Facebook, and the crawl at the bottom of the screen on cable
news shows bombard us with a constant stream of information that,
according to experts, is too fast for our brains to digest.
"If things are happening too fast, you may not ever fully experience emotions about other people's psychological states and that would have implications for your morality," says researcher Mary Helen Immordino-Yang.
The study found that humans can process and respond to signs of pain in others very quickly, but in order to feel admiration or compassion, we need time to reflect. Too much information too fast doesn't allow for reflection and can adversely effect the emotional growth of young people.
"We actually separate the good from the bad in great part thanks to the feeling of admiration. It's a deep physiological reaction that's very important to define our humanity," says Antonio Damasio, lead researcher and director of USC's Brain and Creativity Institute.
USC sociologist Manuel Castells says that despite the growing popularity of Twitter and other social networking sites that rely on rapid-fire information delivery, television remains the major culprit in this information overload.
"In a media culture in which violence and suffering becomes an endless show, be it in fiction or in infotainment, indifference to the vision of human suffering gradually sets in," he says.
I know there are many people who believe that blaming media for society's growing indifference to violence is a cop out, but I am not one of those people. I firmly believe that the steady stream of violent images and information that I personally have been exposed to as an adult has impacted my ability to react with the same compassion and feelings that I once did. I am not indifferent to the suffering of others, but I may at times be numb to it. Will young people who are growing up with 24-hour news and the constant chatter of the Internet ever learn to feel that compassion in the first place?
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