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The Mind is a terrible thing to waste as the commercial for the

United Negro College Fund used to say on the radio or TV. It

always struck me as being one of the infinite truths of the world

and I have always thought it true to see a mind wasted on being

controlled for one’s life, for being addicted for one’s life, for being

in a small box for one’s life. These are the things that make me

feel really sad for someone what “cannot see the forest for the

Trees” mentality.

Like Dr. Frankl says in his wonderful book, “Man’s Search for

Meaning” it does not matter what we expected out of life but

what life expected out of us”. Each of us, who are reading this

has expectations from others, our job, our family, our partners or

spouse. But what does life expect out of YOU and myself?

I love questions to myself-they have made me think over these

many years what DOES life expect out of me?

Because I have always believed in the Power of Positive Thinking

I have opened myself up to things that my mind can create and

ways of thinking differently than how I was raised, or how family

friends thought but when something entered my mind it was me

Higher Power putting it there after prayer and meditation and I

needed to follow-through because that was what life expected

me to do. That is my mind-set, and that is my belief systems that

has grown over many decades of open-thought theory. Do YOU

have the “Open-Thought Theory”?

What do YOU want YOUR life to look like when you are 80?

Will it be meaningful to look back on YOUR life and say “I did do

what life expected me to do”. Or will you look back to say “I did

what was expected out of me”.

Tear down those walls Mr. Gorbachev– Ronald Reagan’s saying

To the head of Russia – what a wonderful saying. Tear down

those “old” walls that we have built up over the decades of our

lives. Whether they are physical or mental – it is clarification that

we all have lived within the walls that come with each of us.

Those walls come from family and friends – intentional or

Unintentional – they are there and it is up to YOU to expand those

walls or tear them down. Learning and listening are what is going

to open up those walls. Even the learning institutes YOU have

attended have put walls up for you. Listen to Professor

Darrell Hamamoto – Professor of Asian Studies at University

Of California-San Diego. He has studied and taught at these

learning institutes for decades.

Only by reading and listening to others can we expand those

walls.

Or tear them down.

The mind should be open to thoughts and free to beliefs. But

It has to be for the betterment of SELF and others not to bring

Anyone negative thoughts or bring anyone down. Always UP,

always positive and always open-thought theory.

YOU and the wonderful book The Power of NOW by Eckhart Tolle

This little book has changed lives, has added to lives, and may

change lives in the future.

This book approaches self-improvement and self-development in

a simplistic way – “just do it” kind of perspective without all the

scientific jargon of how you are rewiring your brain.

The book is about educating people about self-awareness, which is

the cornerstone of growing emotional intelligence. It is about

walking through some meditations and affirmations and

presenting the information in a way that is any easy way to

digest conversation.

Listen to the audio, read the book because it will keep you in the

moment where we are all okay but truly alive.

YOU realize everyone you know should read this book. It can

make you happy and learn the secret to remaining blissful

happiness continually.

YOU can practice from this book and it will help in what ails you.

Apply the practices in this book, show it to your friends and family.

It requires more than 1 read because it contains so much

knowledge. It makes you think deeply and opens your mind. It

brings enlightenment and understanding and knowledge. Every

time you read you will have more understanding and knowledge.

The Power of Now offers ancient knowledge of how to transcend

this limited state of suffering. It can create space where there is

chaotic noise, it creates peace and stillness where there was

once frustration blindly thrashing about. Listen to the words

read it over and over because each time you will learn more about

YOU.

This is a very small book with such a big personal outcome. You

can learn about relationships, you can learn to understand other.

You can stop the pain in your body. It can remove lenses. It can

breathe life.

This book will make you think deeply and opens your mind.

Mr. Tolle brings the reader along on a journey to release stress,

calm the mind, let go of past issues and/or living in the future

issues…all of this by living in the NOW, the present.

It is such a beautifully written book and one that does need to

read over and over again. It has wonderful insights that are rich

with wisdom that will go on for ages.

It inspires, empowers and enlightens.

YOU and forgiveness

I learned many years for just myself how much forgiving myself

and everyone else made me free. So today there will be about

forgiveness.

Listed below is from puposefairy.com website about forgiveness:

Forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself

How true

Forgiveness is an act of strength

How true

forgiveness is a sign of self-love

How true

when you forgive, you find peace

How true

If you forgive, you will be forgiven

How true

I loved all of those about forgiveness

The following if from effective-mind-control.com

Forgiveness still resentment and guilt, and places common

sense in control. Forgiveness towards others discards petty

resentment and enables fair judgment. Forgiveness towards

oneself frees the mind from the debilitating pain of guilt.

Resentment and guilt resemble the futile actions of a bird flailing

against a cage. The emotions are the unhealthy help and equal

o the primitive regions of the brain against unacceptable

situations.

Forgiveness leads to a healthier and happier life

Forgiving is difficult because people associate it with weakness

and as an acceptance of evil.

Forgiveness is a sign of positive self-esteem. It allows us to put

the past into its proper perspective. We no longer identify

ourselves by our past injuries and injustices. We are o longer

victims. We claim the right to stop hurting when we say”I forgive.

Forgiveness is moving on and recognizing all that we have of the

past.

Dr. Sidney Simon wrote in Forgiveness: How to Make Peace with

Your Past and Get on with Your Life.

It is freedom!

FORGIVENESS MAKES US HAPPIER

FORGIVENESS IMPROVES YOUR HEALTH

FORGIVENESS SUSTAINS RELATIONSHIPS

Forgiveness boosts kindness and connectedness

Forgiveness can heal

Forgiveness release the power of love in the form of acceptance,

which allows the physiological state of our mind and body to

return to its natural state of restoring balance.

Forgiveness is action

Forgiveness is powerful

Forgiveness is an exercise of your power

Forgiveness reminds you that your happiness as an inside job

Forgiveness is letting go

Forgiveness is not a weakness; it is a strength you cultivate

Forgiveness say what you value and how you aspire to be

Forgiveness is not a one-time event

Forgiveness is not conditional

Forgiveness is not easy

JOY and LOVE

My childhood was very controlled –although I had a great

childhood but we need to be able to do:

Critical thinking

Decision-making skills

Along the way in us from Birth through adulthood so we develop

correctly along the way.

And most times a parent does not know how critical both of those

Development processes are for being a well-adjusted adult

throughout your life and develop:

What Does Life Expect from You?

This blog is about Piaget’s stages of cognitive development to

Make sure that you look at yourself and understand where or if

YOU may need to work on anything in this area because there

are always going to be area’s of life’s development that you are

going to need to develop into that person who knows:

What Does Life Expect from YOU?

And you will not know that if you do know ALL of YOU.

So, today we will be looking into this topic:

Piaget’s stages of cognitive development are good rule to go by:

Reflexive stage

Primary circular

Secondary circular

Coordination of secondary reactions

Tertiary circular reactions

Invention of new means through mental combination

And on and on – which we will go over the remainder down the

Road.

I am sure I did not even get the basic listed above because I was

born before Piaget came up with stages. But, we lived very

controlled because I believed everyone lived like we did.

And then I married a person who controlled me just like me

childhood was controlled only with a little mental abuse going

along with it.

Remember, whatever type of childhood you had YOU are in

Control of from now on YOU do from this day forward so that

YOU

Know:

What Does Life Expect from YOU?

Our view of our history – our childhood, teen years, and early

adulthood.

We all develop differently because we are all different and

Unique.

Mentality we all need to have a checklist:

My checklist includes:

Being more patient with people who are not:

Planners

Time Managers

But, everyone else I can” Let God and Let Go” very well. So my

thing is to forgive these people and go lightly on them and not

condemn them because they are not efficient and effective in

their personal and professional life. Also, forgive myself for

having expectations from other people because I have high

expectation for SELF and so I can complete:

What Does Life Expect from ME?

And know my purpose and my life is meaningful to me and that

I have not wasted and have no regrets at the end.

When a person has been controlled by people, places or things

It does take time to develop SELF: and YOU can do it over time

By writing in a journal, prayer, meditation or being self-aware and

Develop SELF so you can know about YOUR:

Purpose

Meaningful Life

What Does Life expect from YOU?

YOU and the Fibonacci series

Not unless you are a scientist or majoring in science and/or math

in college, YOU probably do not hear much or anything about the

Fibonacci series.

This series is in everything from the whole universe to the

smallest insect – architecture, plants, humans, and everything

else.

The Fibonacci sequence is named after Italian mathematician

Leonardo of Pisa known as Fibonacci. His 1202 book Liber Abaci

introduced the sequence to Western European mathematics.

The sequence described in Liber Abaci began with

F1 = 1.

YOU and I and everyone else is made up of this formula.

Everything in the universe-cannot stress that enough because

This series proves that there is a higher intelligence than there

has everything been in all the universe or here on the earth?

When you study the series YOU will realize how simple but how

complicated the universe and all is but the Great One did all this

and YOU have to accept that there is a Higher Power that put this

series together so that everything has the same foundation of the

sequence.

I like the fact that all architecture comes from the sequence – as

YOU and I do and all the universe when you look at the Hubble

and you see all that is then YOU are in awe of what is ALL and

how only a Higher Power or God would make ALL.

The series is a set of numbers that starts with an on or a zero,

followed by a one, and proceeds based on the rule that each

number (called a Fibonacci number) is equal to the sum of the

preceding two numbers.

F (0) = 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34 …….

The Fibonacci sequence is related to the golden ratio. Both the

Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio are used to guide design

for architecture, websites and user interface, among other

things.

We are from all this sequence – as is everything else.

I think my favorite explanation is Michael Schneider – a

mathematician and teacher – explain the Fibonacci series using an

artichoke – he was in the documentary about Egyptian Mysteries

with Johnathan Anthony West – years ago. But you would love to

watch him explain.

KNOWING where we are from is a good start for the basics of our

being and universe.

There is a lot of ancient history that WE do not know about – if

you will read Zachariah Sitchin – and his books that deciphered

from the Sumerian tablets over decades YOU can start to see the

puzzle being put together and making sense for where we are

right now.

Keep learning about SELF – keep learning and growing and

developing and then YOU will know:

What Does Life Expect from YOU?

Proactive

Always be Proactive

There is nothing wrong with having fun, being with family and

Friends. We have to be careful about how much we do

anything.

Especially if you believe you may have any addictions

There are many issues that can become addictions besides

Alcohol and drugs (illegal or legal).

There is:

Food

Spending

Exercising

Losing weight

Eating

Depression

Sleeping

There is almost everything that can become addictions.

It is about a sense of self and the way you live your life. You can

Determine importance not only by how much you are doing it, but

how much you are letting other things go that needs to be done.

also by how much you are not doing other things.

PRIORITY EQUALS IMPORTANCE

There is nothing wrong engaging in pleasurable activity but there

Is a line between activity and addiction when the activity that is?

positive or neutral takes a decidedly negative turn.

Different families have weakened genes and DNA that if

A person takes the recreational pot that can be a door to more drugs:

Meth, cocaine, heron, a murid number of things. Take me,

My family has a lot of alcoholism and drug addictions so I treat

myself very gingerly about drinking and have never put drugs into

my body. I know I have a very addictive personality, and whether

it is drinking or food I am addictive.

Is what you are doing is causing a disruption in your life then you

need to address the issue.

I am very careful how much I drink – 1-2 glasses of wine is

my limit and usually only 1 or 2 times a year I will have wine

at home by myself.

Any addiction is a behavior that controls you. Usually people

that have addictions do not like to be controlled but cannot

understand how much they are being controlled by their

additions.

Change is the most important thing in YOUR life and it is

sometimes the hardest thing to do but DO IT.

What Life expects from YOU does not happen unless you are

willing to make those big changes that need to be done.

We all have issues, we all probably have some kind of addictions

that maybe we are not alcoholic – there are so many other kinds

of addictions.

Address those issues or addictions – make the necessary

Changes

Be courageous, be strong, be brave. Use all YOUR good

energies you can dig up out of SELF.

Any addiction is a behavior that controls YOU

Your impulses,

Your Pleasures

Your anxieties

Your Fears

Your preferences

These take center stage over YOUR better judgment or reasoned

decisions.

If you believe you are struggling with an addiction that is

Negatively impacting the quality and health of your life, it may be

Time to seek assistance from a professional.

Addition typically masks an underlying problem that the person

Does not want to acknowledge or deal with. As you well know, it is

Really not helpful to tell the person “You have a problem in your

Thinking.” Instead, much better to acknowledge the suffering and

Build a level of trust until the person is willing to discuss it, and if

Not then just let it go. Convincing people that they have a thinking

a defect is extremely damaging (if they actually believe it) and sets

Them up for abuse and exploitation.

YOU and MD Anderson Researcher

I have had a copy of Dr. Aggarwal’s book “Healing Spices” since it

first hit the market place.

Valuable information and has helped with my nutrition for my

aging.

Dr. Aggarwal has written a well documented book on spices and

appreciate his hard work Each of the 50 spices he writes about

the history of the spice, what it does for YOU, what it may help to

prevent and/or treat, what it is good with other spices, recipes that

contain the spice, and then on top of that, a great recipe for the

spice.

The spice I am going to talk about today from “Healing Spices” is

turmeric. One added note about another spice Dr. Aggarwal has

talked about: On a radio show he was asked which spice he

considered the #1 spice and he said “black pepper” – I have

always loved black pepper and I buy organic pepper corn and

grind it over my food. I believe the FDA allows a percentage of

difference substances in the regular spice in the store-so I do try

to limit cheap spices and if need a spice buy as organic as I can

get.

The book is beautifully written and the wonderful pictures of the

spices themselves is beautifully done.

Turmeric:

There have been more than 1,000 research studies with the same

result: curcumin(part of turmeric) is anti-cancer and can fight

cancer on many levels:

Inhibit the activation of genes that trigger cancer

Inhibit the spread(proliferation) of tumor cells

Inhibit the transformation of a normal cell into a cancer cell

Kills cells that mutate into cancer

Shrink tumor cells

Prevent tumor from spreading to other organs

Prevent the development of the blood supply necessary for

cancer cells to form and spread

Enhance the cancer-destroying effects of chemotherapy and

radiation

Curcumin has exhibited some or all of these actions against 22

different types of cancer, including the biggest killers – breast,

colon, lung, and prostate. It also slowed the progression of some

of the toughest-to-beat cancers, such as brain, bone, blood,

esophagus, liver, pancreas, stomach, uterine, and melanoma.

There is no other natural substance that has been found to

possess this degree of anti-cancer power.

Marco Polo discovered turmeric in China in 1280 and listed below

are some other health issues Turmeric may help:

Acne

Allergies

Alzheimer’s disease

Arthritis

Asthma

Depression

Diabetes, type 2

Heart disease

Parkinson’s disease

Recipe below may reduce wrinkles and many women in India use

it daily:

½ cup garbanzo(chickpea)flour

1-1/2 tablespoons turmeric

Sesame oil

Water

Keep flour and turmeric in closed container

Mix 1 tablespoon mixture in small dish with about 5 drops of oil.

Add enough water to make paste. Spread mixture on face(stay

clear of eyes) and 15 minutes will dry. Wash off.

Turmeric recipe that I have used for years:

Any green vegetables that I have juiced

Add 1 tbsp. turmeric

Add ground pepper and/or Braggs olive oil – pepper and olive oil

will carry the turmeric around the body so it penetrates efficiently

into cells.

For Turmeric to absorb well into YOUR body it has to have the

black pepper or olive oil.

Healthy and Joy for aging

YOU and how important sleep is to your MIND

Listed below are some of the effects of lack of sleep from

webmd.com:

Can cause accidents

Dumbs you down

Lead to serious health problems

Can kill sex drive

Brain facts. Org has an article from Society for Neuroscience

about what happens to your brain when you are sleep-deprived:

Sleep deprivation is really bad for brain function.

The first known study about the negative effects of sleeplessness

was published in 1896. Since then hundreds of studies have

established that sleep loss impairs various cognitive functions and

behavior, including arousal, attention, cognitive speed, memory,

emotional intelligence, and decision making.

Sleep deprivation can impair several brain networks that control

cognitive abilities and behavior, and research using brain imaging

technology, like functional magnetic resonance imaging(MRI),

suggest how. When comparing the brain of someone who is

sleep-deprived to the brain of someone who has slept normally,

scientists have found reduced metabolism and blood flow in

multiple brain regions. Reductions in blood flow and metabolism

are linked to impaired cognitive function and behavior. These and

other findings over the years have contributed greatly to our

understanding the effects of sleep on brain function.

Dr. Mercola has an article on sleep deprivation and it says:

Science may still be discovering the mechanisms behind why

sleep is so important to your health, but you have probably

experienced waking up after a poor night’s sleep, feeling cranky,

over-tired and mentally foggy ad exhausted.

Sleep is one of the important pillars of good health.

Not all areas of the brain react in the same way to sleep

deprivation. Some areas suffer from lack of sleep more than

others.

When you are forced to go without electricity, such as camping or

if the power goes out, you sleep deeper and arise more rested.

Light sources at night interrupt your circadian clock and melatonin

levels, both responsible for how deeply you sleep and well-rested

you feel the next day.

Researchers from University of California Berkeley’s Sleep and

Neuroimaging Lab discovered that a lack of sleep leaves your

brain more vulnerable to proteins believed to trigger dementia.

Other research demonstrates that amyloid plaques, common in

Alzheimer’s disease, build up more quickly in sleep-deprived lab

animals. A second study discovered how sleep clears toxins from

your brain while sleeping, reducing your potential risk for

dementia.

Hypothyroidism, which I have, causes sleep deprivation and I take

melatonin and magnesium. And I will be adding Honokiol and

vitamin B-3.

Have a Joyful day and week.

YOU and Healthy Cells for Healthy Aging

The following information is from Livestrong.com – and I have gained

a lot of good health information from this website.

Your cells depend on adequate intakes of several nutrients to stay

healthy. These nutrients come from a variety of foods in each

food group, and the best way to be sue you are getting the daily

recommendations for each is to eat a well-balanced diet. You

may also want to include a supplement if you are having trouble

getting enough.

Protein

plays a large role in cell growth and repairs damaged cells as

well. Most Americans get enough protein every day, but a

deficiency could result in health problems having to do with your

skin, hair, nails, blood, organs, and muscles.

Make sure you know how much protein your body needs a day.

Iron

Is a nutrient that builds healthy red blood cells, and a deficiency

could result in feelings of weakness or fatigue, otherwise know as

anemia. Foods rich in iron include beans, beef, chicken, shrimp,

peas, dried fruit, etc.

Make sure you take enough iron each day.

Vitamin B-12

Supports the formation of new red blood cells and is only found in

animal foods. Adults need 2.4 mcg. Of this B vitamin a day

Make sure you are getting enough B-12 every day

Antioxidants

Are present in many foods, and they fight the free radical damage

that occurs through exposure to environmental toxins and a poor

diet, both of which damage cells and increase the risk of health

problems that include cancer and heart disease.

I have written a Blog on the soil and depletion of nutrients in the

soil now, so it is me believe, and I do daily, is take a quality,

prescription grade vitamins and supplements which I get at an only

local pharmacy or from quality producers. I would never, ever buy

anything at a corner drug store or a grocery store that they called

vitamins or supplements.

The website: eatright.org has some good information on how to

keep YOUR cells happy and aging healthy. It says:

Our bodies are battlegrounds against infection and diseases.

Normal body functions, such as breathing or physical activity, and

other lifestyle habits produce substances called free radicals that

attack healthy cells. When these healthy cells are weakened,

they are more susceptible to cardiovascular disease and certain

types of cancers. Antioxidants such as vitamins C and E and

carotenoids, which include beta-carotene, lycopene, and lutein –

help protect healthy cells from damage caused by free radicals.

YOU and genetically modified organizes in Apples

Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, and his website

Natualnews.com has written an article about GMOs – nearly 40

countries around the world have banned GMOs from their food

production because due to health and environmental concerns.

WHY do YOU and all Americans still have them in our food

production?

As reported by Stat News, researchers have found a new,

dangerous way to tinker with the genetic basis of the world’s food

supply with clear regulatory guidance. These so-called “gene-

edited” foods are set to make their big debut soon. Next-

generation genetically modified food, or what some are referring

to as GMO 2.0 can be altered through “editing or editing genes,

turning genes on or off, or even creating entirely new DNA

sequences on a computer.

The GMO industry has spent millions of dollars to prevent

mandatory labeling and regulatory instances have not yet caught

up with the latest biotechnology techniques, most of these new

GMO foods will be labeled “no-GMO” or even “natural.”

One of the first “gene-edited “foods that have already emerged in

some stores across the US is the Arctic Apple, which is sold in

sorted pre-sliced and ready to eat. These altered apples do not

turn brown when exposed to air, not even when rotten.

Please shop at farmer’s market for the organic and fresh items

you need. I buy chickens, beef, pork products at farmer’s market

plus, the vegetables. That are so good and flavorful – not like in

The 1950s but as close as we can get today. Or grow your own

garden and raise a few chickens for eggs.

Sodas have high-fructose corn syrup and other ingredient’s that

affect your health and certainly causing the aging process to not

go well for your MIND, BODY, and SPIRIT.

4-MEI is an impurity in caramel coloring that is created during the

manufacturing. Studies show that long-term exposure to 5_MEI

increase incidence of lung cancer in both male and female mice-

which in long-term humans would certainly have that effect.

Former senior EPA scientist confirms that fluoride lowers the IQ of

children. We are talking about fluoride put in city water systems –

not the fluoride on the periodic table, completely different fluoride.

Please be careful about drinking tap water, buy or grow your own

vegetables, and read the labels on canned, boxed, or bagged

food for any high-fructose corn syrup and other man-made

ingredients that will affect your health for long-term.

Did you know that crystal meth is used by children – prescription

from doctors under the name Adderall?

Be Joyful and have a peaceful week.

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