How to be Happy, Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: 2008

'Seek not to change the world, seek to change your mind about the world' ( A course in miracles).

What a difference a sad event in someone's life makes.
GEORGE CARLIN (His wife recently died. ..)

Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.
A Message by George Carlin:

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 bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. 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 don't send this to at least 8 people....Who cares?

George Carlin

how not to be healthy. read the top 3 paragraphs and weep. also vote for someone who will do something about it.

Health care in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Wisdom - good advise, well put

Dancing

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Wisdom - from an unexpected source

YouTube - Muhammad Ali...Recipe for Life

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Healthy - try a Mediterannean diet instead.

Do Statins Make You Stupid? - Well - Tara Parker-Pope - Health - New York Times Blog

Monday, February 11, 2008

wise - be open minded enough and flexible enough to change your mind. the quickest way to get out of a hole is to stop digging. listen ye politicos

Edge: Cover Story - Publico Sunday Magazine

healthy - save the government money, die early

Smokers and the obese cheaper to care for, study shows - International Herald Tribune

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Happiness is 50 inches

Half of UK men would swap sex for 50 inch TV - Yahoo! News

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Healthy - bad news for Coke drinkers

Soda - Nutrition - Health Effects - New York Times

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Healthy - in addition to previous comments, rolfing, yoga, tai chi, and sex are more time tested and more likely to help relieve lower back pain.

Financial Ties Are Cited as Issue in Spine Study - New York Times

Healthy - So much for scientific, unbiased, objective research. I suggest trying rolfing., it is less painful, less risky, less expensive.

The New York Times > Business > Image > Taking Stakes in the Outcome

Healthy - Red wine in moderation will prolong your life by an average of two years, tastes better, is cheaper, and has less side effects

Statins - Cholesterol - Vytorin - Prescription Drugs - Medicine and Health - Tara Parker-Pope - New York Times

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Health - put out da spliff, mon

Cannabis bigger cancer risk than cigarettes: study | Health | Reuters

wise - here is something to look forward to if you are over 50

Middle-age is truly depressing, study finds | U.S. | Reuters

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Healthy - lose weight. you can do it

Dropping 110 pounds transforms woman's life - CNN.com

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Healthy - go ahead, refuse the eggs benedict and make pharma. rich. Or enjoy life even if it is a fatal condition.

New Questions on Treating Cholesterol - New York Times

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Wise - well smarteer at any rate. bet you didn't know this before.

Solving a Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside a Cookie - New York Times

Healthy - a glass of red with dinner is good for you no matter how much it costs

Higher wine prices boost drinking pleasure | Oddly Enough | Reuters

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Healthy - bow wow

The Healing Power of Dogs - Well - Tara Parker-Pope - Health - New York Times Blog

madam blavatsky healed a leg that the dr.s wanted to amputate by simply putting her dog on it. her house is now a restaurant in Philadelphia called The Spotted Dog because of this incident in her life (great food and ambiance - they have morels and fiddle heads as an appetizer).