December 2018

Browsing Date

YOU and Spiritual Power

There is a lot to be said about POWER – but it is about spiritual

power today.

How we live daily is about our Spiritual Power

Love

Forgiveness

Joy

Dignity

Character

Martin Luther King, Jr wrote of power and he was a very spiritual

Man:

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in

moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at

times of challenge and controversy”.

He had that spiritual power we should all want because Dr. Martin

Luther King, Jr. had IT

Plato said about power:

“The measure of a man is what he does with power”.

We have seen over the last 70 years what many men have done

with power. Last year the United States of America dropped over

26,000 bombs around the world. That was in “ZeroHedge”, online

financial newspaper. This is power but not Spiritual.

Power can be used for good or for evil.

JFK knew there was a possibility that there were different groups

that would not like his policies but he was determined that his

American people did not want war or be at odds with the Soviet

Union but his spiritual self kept moving him into a place of peace

for his America. I believe his spiritual power was at peace in the

end.

Spiritual Power brings each of us:

Peace

and

Joy

Life that moves us to aging with grace and dignity and no regrets.

Spiritual Power allows us to be strong in thought and actions that

we each take throughout each day, in being about SELFhood, not

what anyone else want’s YOU to think. Put aside all news and

when Self has discovered Spiritual Power use it wisely and be at

peace about it.

Friedrich Nietzsche said:

“There are two different types of people in the world, those who

want to know, and those who want to believe”.

Be that person who wants to know “Spiritual Power” and use it for

good. Study, read, acknowledge, and be wise with the truth you

find. That is the Spiritual Person who has the Spiritual Power.

Reinhold Niebuhr’s book:

Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics

Should be required reading for all Americans and realize that

collective behavior of man/woman is different from his individual

behavior.

If a government worker/private worker is doing something

unethical at work but believes their self to be a Spiritual Person –

speak up and speak out because Spiritual Power comes from

being Spiritual in all that we do, work or personal life.

Joy and Peace for today

YOUR Spiritual Plan is YOUR own

On a daily basis, it is easy for each of us to just take for granted our Spiritual journey –

but we each need to be reminded how Blessed we are to be here, healthy today, and

live a productive life full of many blessings.

Over the years I have read at least 100 spiritual books by many different authors who

have followed their own Spiritual Plan:

Victor Frankl

Dr. Joseph Murphy

Dr. Wayne Dwyer

Tony Robbins

Johnathan Livingstone Seagull

Deepak Chopra

Paulo Coelho

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Dale Carnegie

Dr. Stephen R. Covey

From the 1950’s to today’s authors I have read many so that I always felt I was

maturing in my own Spiritual Plan.

What has happened along the way is that family and friends have influenced my

journey and my own Spiritual Plan.

Today, at this time, in the Now, I do not let anyone or anything influence my Spiritual Plan and have not for many years. I hope your Spiritual Plan is YOUR own because it brings, love, peace, joy, forgiveness and much strength to deal with life’s trauma.

I have a friend, for almost 30 years now but have not seen for many years, but he is 88 now and his Spiritual Plan is so strong now that he has lost 2 precious daughters to cancer and a young grandson to gun violence and has not lost his Spiritual Plan in all this trauma to SELF. I try to emulate his Spiritual Plan but he has been at this longer than myself but he is to be admired and respected for his inner Spiritual strength.

Intention and being grateful are 2 parts to my Spiritual Plan. Having read the

author’s listed above – intention and being grateful are 2 topics the author’s dwell on

over the years also.

Praying/meditating for other’s well-being is something I have always done but I know

my well-being will be taken care with my own knowledge of SELFhood so praying and

asking for things is not my Spiritual Plan. God expects me to take care of SELF, God

expects me to be productive so I am grateful to my Higher Power for giving me these

blessings.

Spiritual growth comes with the Journey we have.

Professor Randy Pausch said:

“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”

I find that quotes help me in so many ways:

I must be willing to give up what I AM

To become what I will BE

Albert Einstein

In the end, it is not the years in your life that count.

It is the life in your years

Abraham Lincoln

YOU and the Best Brain Food

Dr. Axe says the best brain food is:

Avocados

Beets

Blueberries

Bone Broth

Broccoli

Celery

Coconut Oil

Dark Chocolate

Egg Yolks

Extra virgin olive oil

Green, leafy vegetables

Rosemary

Salmon

Turmeric

Walnuts

I have for the last 30 years been eating many of the above in my diet – for hypothyroidism.

Here is the list from Webmd.com

Blueberries

Wild salmon

Nuts and seeds

Avocados

Harvard. Edu talks about paying attention to how eating

different foods make you feel – try cutting out all processed

foods and sugar. Adding fermented foods like kimchi, miso,

sauerkraut, pickles, or kombucha. They say you might want

to try going dairy-free – and some people feel better when

their diets are grain-free. Try the “clean” diet for two to three

weeks.

The field of Nutritional Psychiatry is relatively new, however

there are observational data regarding the association

between diet quality and mental healthy across countries,

cultures and age groups – depression in particular.

There are also some studies suggesting that dietary

improvement can prevent depression. Diet during early life

is also linked to mental health outcomes in children.

An international team of researchers found that seniors who

consumed the most nutritious food had a nearly 25 percent

reduction in the risk of mental decline compared those with

the least healthy diets. A study published in the online issue

of Neurology

Dr. Mercola’s list for brain food is very close to Dr. Axe.

In today’s environment, it is very hard to stay on a day in and

day out the diet of all the above “best brain” foods.

For the most part of the year- I never buy any canned,

bagged, or boxed foods to bring home for foods. Once in a

great while, I will buy a can of chili or a box of favorite

crackers but it is limited to one-two times a year.

My Blood type along with my hypothyroidism requires my

body to eat mostly proteins, meat, eggs, tuna and green

leafy salad with fresh tomatoes. I watch what I eat because I

also, have edema and I keep that at bay with my daily fresh

diet.

The above are my health issues but I pay attention to what I

eat daily.

I went through depression when my childhood family was

dying and I started several years ago adding

Lithium Orotate as a supplement. Please do a search:

Lithium orotate Dr. John Grey and listen to his video on

Lithium orotate.

We do not have enough lithium orotate for our brain. Very

affection and will probably help for depression and anxiety.

Either buy it at Dr. Grey’s website or I get mine from

The Power Hour-Joyce Riley’s radio show out of Missouri

It is the fuel that will make your brain work best.

When you go to buy foods that are marked “organic” you need to

do your research on what the FDA qualifies as “organic”?

Revised rules went into effect on Oct. 21, 2002 and the

Latest USDA definition states:

Organic food is produced by farmers who emphasize the use of

renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to

enhance environmental quality for future generations. Organic

meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products come from animals that

are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic food is

produced without using most conventional pesticides; petroleum-

based fertilizers or sewage sludge-based fertilizer;

bioengineering; or ionizing radiation. Before a product can be

labeled “organic,” a Government-approved certified inspect the

farms where the food is grown to make sure the farmer is

following all the rules necessary to meet USDA organic

standards. Companies that handle or process organic food

before it gets to your local supermarket or restaurant must be

certified, too.

BUT, you need to think about the following when you are

shopping in your neighborhood grocery store:

The air and weather has been loaded down with metals

and toxins for years now.

The soil has been depleted of nutrients for years now.

The seeds that are used for growing YOUR food have

all been genially engineered, and for fast growing at that.

So I buy the best quality fresh vegetables I can afford, I buy

vegetables that I have to peel-carrots, beets, cucumbers, and

others that I can peel or have a thick skin,

The most nutrients I put in my body every week is the juice

I make: chard with turmeric, olive oil and black pepper or

carrot juice with fresh ginger root. You can freeze individual

portions and use within 1 week.

Although it is difficult to say I do this 100% of the time-but I try

hard not to buy anything in a: bag, box, or canned food.

I do buy tuna fish at Whole Foods, plus I buy Whole Foods

365 brand.

EAT LESS, BUY BEST QUALITY YOU CAN AFFORD

You are going to have to supplement because of the conditions

that the food is grown and processed anymore. 50 to 100 or

more years ago the environment and soils were organic but

that is not the case anymore.

Read, do YOUR research so You understand the process of

the food you and YOUR family eat anymore.

The grains and how they affect your digestive system and YOUR

body.

The sky’s are being sprayed and that is having a terrible effect

on YOUR body and the food you put in it. Toxins and heavy

metals that do damage to your body. BEWARE – BEWARE

Over time all these negative items going into your body

will make your body diseased and sick. Not only will YOUR

body become sick but YOU will die sick and I know that is

not what you want for you, your children or your family and

friends.

We want to die of old age and happy and healthy. Not hooked

up to any machine where our family and friends stand around

waiting for me to die.

YOU and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and Others

The Power of Positive Thinking was a book that was always in our

Home when I was growing up and had always been there and

Was something my parents practiced all the lives – and I have f

followed Dr. Peale’s principles also for my life.

God is mentioned throughout the book but anyone reading the

Blog’s I write know how important God is in my life. I thank God

every day, I pray for other’s health and success, my children,

friends, and especially when I hear of any family going through

trauma I send a prayer their way.

Prayer and positive thinking helps YOUR body and helps your

cells.

Prayer and positive thinking will help anyone, at any time, on

anything.

Fear and worry can cause your health to deteriorate. Being

positive and letting go of all fear and worry in your life – turning it

over to God –makes for a healthy and happy body. I have found

that so true in my own life and know you have and will also.

Not only does positive thinking help your spirituality but how

important it is for your body. To love, to smile, to laugh, to have

joy. Between YOU and God – all the positive and wonderful

things in life bring about those positive things in YOUR life.

Researchers continue to explore the effects of positive thinking

and optimism on health. Mayo Clinic has said that the health

benefits that positive thinking may provide include:

Increased lifespan – that is an awesome thought!

Lower rates of depression

Lower levels of distress

Greater resistance to the common cold

Better psychological and physical well-being

Reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease

Better coping skills during hardships and times of stress

It is unclear why people who engage in positive thinking

experience these health benefits. One theory is that having a

positive outlook enables us to cope better with stressful

situations, which reduces the harmful health effects of stress on

YOUR body.

John Hopkins Medicine gives a few tips on power of positive

thinking also:

Smile More

Reframing – in a traffic jam –I take a deep breath and am grateful

Build resiliency – maintain good relationship, accept change, be

A problem solver when they appear

That Mayo Clinic and John Hopkins Medicine also have some

positive thinking principles, it is amazing that Dr. Peale came out

with his principles in 1930 sometime. But, as time has come

forward even big medical centers find that positive thinking has a

lot to do with not only spirituality but with our health and body.

Healthy aging and Joy for today

There are probably many more reasons to juice than the ones

that I am going to lay out before you in this blog but build your

own reasons but I am going to lay some out here.

I use my vita mixer – I use to have a juicer but it took out too

much of the pulp for me and so I wanted the pulp because there

is a lot of fiber in that pulp and I was worried I could get some

more of the good pulp with my vita mixer.

The juicing nutrients pass directly into the bloodstream, ad

within minutes our bodies receive optimum fuel to fee our

cells and help restore our immune system

vegetable juice provides vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates,

essential fatty acids, proteins, phytonutrients, antioxidants

and so much more.

Increased energy – wonderful

able to drink their highly concentrated nutrients which enter

bloodstream very quickly

I do not juice fruits – maybe a couple of times a year. I juice

chard, carrots, and ginger root – and put turmeric into all my

juicing I do.

You will never receive as much nutrients in anything else

except juicing vegetables

drink fresh juice as much as possible but I do freeze small

jars for a week or so – looses some of it’s value

nothing compares to fresh vetable juice to provide your body

with all nutrients it needs on a daily basis

it increased alkalinity. It is said disease cannot thrive in an

alkaline body and I have always believed that and especially

since I read Dr. Broady’s book Alkaline or Die book some 15

years ago.

Have a juicing plan for YOU – so that you can plan once a

week to make the juice – put in hermetic sealed glass jar

and it will be ok from Sunday through Thursday –or you can

put in 6 oz. mason jars in freezer for a week. You have

choices here and work out whatever is best for your life

style. There is always a choice and always options,

Know that juicing vegetables is the fastest way to get

nutrients into your bloodstream and keep your cells fed well

with as much nutrients as possible.

Fruit does not have the high alkaline value that greens and

vegetables have so be as informed as possible.

There are many types of juicers, many types of blenders and

other types of expensive juicers but I like my vita mixer and

love it because it is probably medium priced juicer

One of the things you must remember everyday is that your

cells and organs MUST be fed well on a daily basis and in

this blog is where you learn how to do that with love, joy

and peace

YOU and Vaccines

I do not know anyone who believes there should be no vaccines.

But, there are more and more Doctors and researchers who

believe it should be limited to a few very good non-threatening

vaccines.

But there is a vaccine injury compensation program for a reason.

Very difficult to even get a hearing before the court.

Dr. Blaylock has talked about vaccines and their side-effects and

also about excitotoxins in processed foods but today I will be

talking about the interview between Dr. Blaylock, a neurosurgeon

and expert on excitotoxins and the brain.

Dr. Blaylock’s books are:

Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills

Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients.

And Dr. Blaylock wrote an introduction to Neil Z. Miller’s “The

Vaccine Safety Manual.”

MMR vaccines can be split into the 3 separate shots for babies.

When my grandson was born I suggested that to my daughter-in-

law at the time and thank goodness she did see that the doctor

gave my only grandson 3 separate shots that are the 3 in 1 MMR.

The CDC states on its website that the MMR and pertussis

vaccines can cause permanent brain damage.

The flu vaccine is what most of the people have in this country as

they age. I have not had a flu vaccine for almost 30 years – and

never have a bad bout of the flu in those years either.

Some flu shot formulations contain brain-destroying toxins.

Here are some of the substances that may be added to flu

vaccines:

Aluminum

Antibiotics

Egg protein

Formaldehyde

Monosodium glutamate

Mercury

CDC says that these are necessary to keep vaccines safe and

effective

All vaccines carry a risk of provoking an acute adverse reaction.

Vaccines are immune suppressive-they suppress the immune

systems.

Some components in vaccines are neurotoxic and may cause

immune and brain dysfunction, particularly heavy metals such as

mercury preservatives and aluminum adjuvants.

Vaccines may alter your t-cell function and lead you to become

chronically ill.

The flu shot is an individual choice. I do not believe anything

medically should be mandatory and especially shots. It should be

up to the individual.

I work on a daily basis to take care of my own health and work on

my nutrition and exercise to keep me healthy.

Here is Dr. Mercola recipe for staying away from flu and staying in

a healthy state:

Optimize your Vitamin D levels

Avoid sugar, fructose and processed foods

Get enough rest

Have effective tools to address stress

Exercise

Good source of Omega-3 fats

Wash your hands-I use natural bar soap.

Use natural antibiotics: colloidal silver, oil of oregano, and garlic.

Avoid hospitals.

Hope all the above has helped in making a wise decision for

getting the flu vaccines over the years.

Stay healthy

Age healthy

Aspartame, MSG, and Excitotoxins

Mike Adams, The Health Ranger as I know him, has an interview with Dr. Russell Blaylock.

Dr. Blaylock is a retired Neurosurgeon and I have listened to his

lectures, interviews, and his research for years now and believe

his views on many medical topics to be correct.

Today we are going to see some of those views but from other

researchers also what Aspartame, MSG and any other

excitotoxins can do to our bodies and health.

In today’s food world we almost cannot have used the pink, blue

or yellow packaged sugar. I still enjoy real sugar at times, and try

to use it when I am out at restaurants.

Listed below are some of the effects if those items:

Related to cancer, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases and metabolic disorder

MSG is hiding on food labels under “innocent-sounding” ingredients

Yellow packaged sugar may suppress immune system

Dangers of products are suppressed

American Diabetes Association does not speak out against aspartame

Yeast extract is not good for you

There is a link between soy and dementia

Aspartame can both cause and accelerate cancer

Listed below is some foods that have (excitotoxins) in them:

Diet soda

Canned soups

Frozen pizza

Baby food

Gravy mixes and dip mixes

Breakfast sausage

Salad dressings

And hundreds of other grocery products and restaurant foods.

Excitotoxins are known to cause:

Migraines

Seizures

Increased appetite

Infertility and reproductive disorders

Impaired brain function

Cancer/brain tumors

Heart damage can cardiovascular harm

I try to limit intake of any aspartame, MSG, or excitotoxins

But I cannot eliminate all of it 100% in today’s environment.

Dr. Edward Group has the following to say about excitotoxins:

They make food seem more flavorful than it really is. Food

companies spend millions on research and development on what

will make food take good so we will go back for more. And yet

excitotoxins has been linked to brain cell death, infertility,

problems with sexual development, violent behaviors and

hormonal disorders so be careful in eating the following in YOUR

foods:

MSG

Aspartate

Dominic Acid

L—BOAA

Cysteine

Casein

When I eat out at restaurants I eat the food on the menu and

knowing that there are all kinds of processed items on the menu I

do not make an issue of it. At home, I try to never buy boxed,

canned, bagged, or frozen meals/food.

Protect YOUR mind, body, and spirit with what YOU eat –

because there is a saying, “YOU are what YOU eat”.

Choose to be healthy as YOU age

Choose the farmer’s markets

Choose the fresh, organic vegetables

Chose the good food to feed YOUR body – in 30 years it will make a difference on YOUR aging.

YOU and The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal

Freedom

Don Miguel Ruiz

YOUR spirituality is the foundation for YOUR everything.

I have a strong spiritual life- and I am sure you do also but today’s

the blog is about accepting YOURself and others as we are and

“letting go of the rest”.

Mr. Ruiz shares the first four Toltec Words of Wisdom. Core

beliefs that either run or ruin your life and the ancient Toltec’s

understood this part of human nature well.

This book is spiritual in the way that, not only the Toltec’s lived by

these philosophies but it is wonderful today to live by the 4

agreements:

Be impeccable to your word

Do not take anything personally

Do not make assumptions

Always do your best

I try to live by those 4 agreements or statements and appreciate

Mr. Ruiz’s book so I can pick it up and read it over and over.

For myself, I will add one more statement that I try to live by, and

that is Jesus basic tenant of: Do unto others as you would have

them do unto you.

One of the things most important is not to let other people drama

and chaos wear on your psyche and cause you to behave

negatively as a result.

Re-Wire YOUR thoughts into just WHO you want to Be-I believe

when my childhood family died within 2-1/2 years I allowed my

mind and thoughts to become depressed and it took me 10 years

to re-wire back to my normal thoughts.

Be stronger on a daily basis

Do not be passive on issues important to you

Be courageous

Step out in your faith to fulfill your life

Have JOY

Do not accept anything less

Pray/Meditate

Take time to be at one with the universal GOD

Exercise all that your have

Body, Spirit and Mind

Encourage/Empower SELF

YOU will do it best only by Self talk, reading and learning

Eckhart Tolle wrote a book: “Stillness Speaks”

I love the stillness I can find each day. I am quiet, have

everything electronic away from me. I usually go out on my deck

and sit and meditate/pray.

Here are some quotes from the book:

“True intelligence operates silently: Stillness is where creativity

and solutions to problems are found.”

“Every though pretends that it matters so much.”

“Is life every ‘not this moment’?”

“sometimes surrender means giving up trying to understand and

becoming comfortable with not knowing.

“Love does not want or fear anything.”

Build YOUR library, so you can pass it down, to your

grandchildren. They will not appreciate all these wonderful

authors until their later years but it is YOUR legacy to them a

library for them and their children

Oh, how we love to talk about our emotions. But, I believe you

may need to know about what researchers in Finland have

compiled and the first authoritative atlas of “body maps” that

detail where we feel emotions. You can now know that happiness

actually makes us feel tingly all over, that sadness is felt in the

heart, and that depression is characterized by an all-over

numbness. It would seem idioms such as a chest puffed with

pride, or cold feet, are very much seated in physiological reality.

YOU know that emotions are linked to physiological changes –

nervousness and sweaty palms, shame and a hot head/cheeks,

fear and a racing heart – but this study, carried out by Lauri

Nummenmaa and friends are exciting because it uses a very large

the pool of participants – 700 people from Finland, Sweden, and

Taiwan – and is controlled by nationality and language, in other

words, despite differences in language and culture, it seems that

all humans have a very similar, genetically idiom tells us to pride

really does make your face and torso feel good.

The researchers hope that, with continued study, these maps may

help with diagnosing and treating emotional disorders.
Each emotion triggers a very specific and unique physiological

response. Happiness and love are the only emotions that

increase sensation below the waist. That is interesting and we all

know that is true from our loves over our lifetimes. Sadness

decreases the feeling of everything, except for the heart and parts

of the fee. Depression is an all-over lack of sensation. It is

starting to see shame’s intense increase of sensation in the head

and cheeks, fluttering heart and stomach, and numbness of legs

so accurately depicted. Now we just need to work out WHY and

HOW each emotion triggers such a physiological response?

Let me list the Primary, secondary and tertiary emotions that are

Categorized into a short tree structure

Love

Affection – adoration, love, caring, sentimentality

Lust – arousal, desire, lust, passion

Longing – longing

Joy

Cheerfulness – amusement, bliss, joy, ecstasy

Zest – zeal, excitement, thrill

Contentment – pleasure

Pride – triumph

Optimism – hope, optimism

Relief – relief

Surprise

Surprise – astonishment

Anger

Irritation – annoyance

Exasperation – frustration

Rage – resentment, dislike

Envy – jealousy

Torment – torment

Sadness

Suffering – hurt

Sadness – depression

Disappointment – displeasure

Shame – remorse, regret

Neglect – isolation, neglect

Sympathy – pity, sympathy

Fear

Horror – shock, horror, terror, panic

Nervousness – anxiety, worry, tenseness

There is new research from the Institute of Neuroscience and

Psychology at the University of Glasgow that says the range of

human emotion may be a little closer to a teaspoon than

previously thought.

Four basic emotions, according to this study; happy, sad,

afraid/surprised, and angry/disgusted.

From these 2 research that is above – can group as seen into

smaller groups,

One of my favorite authors is Gerald G. Jampolsky who wrote

“Love is Letting go of Fear” which is an amazing book – little as it

is but had a profound effect on my when I read it in the 1980s.

So, to get down to the basics of our emotions –Love is letting go

of Fear is probably a great little book to read. The research

above is always good to know and understand also.

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