Happy Fathers Day by Mary Jane Popp

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It’s time to honor that dad, but what to do for him on this special day? We have all kinds of ideas coming at us for mom from flowers and candy to brunch!

Can it be that easy for dad? Probably the brunch part would be, but the flowers and the candy? Probably not! So, off to the internet I went in search of some fun things for dad this year.

I didn’t want to tell you not to shop for another tie, but if he doesn’t need tie number 100, maybe one of the following ideas might be something he would really enjoy. So here goes.

1)     You may not be into it, but how about a trip to the bowling alley or batting cage or even go cart racing? Remember, this is his day, not your comfort zone.

2)     A personalized t-shirt might be to his liking with a favorite saying of his, or a pic of his favorite team or sport.

3)     Maybe you can score tickets to a game, and go with him. You can take it for one day, even if you don’t get all the rules.

4)     Even dads like breakfast in bed. It doesn’t have to be elaborate like crepes. How about cereal or toast or bacon and eggs with some hot coffee? It doesn’t have to be gourmet. It’s the thought that counts.

5)     Don’t forget a Father’s Day cake! Personalize it with his name. If he’s on a diet, do cupcakes. These days you can find sugar-free too, if need be. And how about an ice cream cake? Well, perhaps that’s one I like too.

6)     This day might be a good time to help dad get a few things done he’s been trying to avoid. Volunteer to wash/detail/vacuum the car. He deserves to drive a good lookin’ car. Hey, here’s a thought. Fill it up out of your own pocket. How many times have you driven it and not put in any fuel?

7)     How about a day off? Let him sleep in and watch all HIS favorite programs instead of hogging the technology.

8)     A gift basket might make him happy. Just chock it full of stuff he enjoys, not girly stuff like bubble bath and croissants. Body wash for guys is fun and good coffees. You know what he likes best!

9)     How about a card promising to do his chores for a month? Don’t panic. It could do you good. From mowing the grass to cleaning out the garage, you know what he does everyday and never complains. Well. Maybe he complains a little. Make it a coupon book. In it, you can put coupons that are redeemable for a home cooked meal or watering the lawn, or any other chores.

10)   If you live a long way away, a simple phone call…not rushed…but Heartfelt can do the trick. Show him you care about what’s going on in HIS life. He sure cared about you for a long time, and didn’t ask for anything but love in return!

11) How about just spending the day with dad? I know, you might miss your favorite activity, but I know it will mean so much to him to know you are giving up something just for him. Besides, as we get our own lives on track, there is so little time to spend with him.

And if you are getting him a card, don’t count on someone else’s words to share your sentiments. And no, you don’t have to be a poet.

A simple “I love you dad” can go a long way. Just keep in mind, he won’t always be there. Time goes so fast, and then he is gone.

You don’t want to say “I wish.”

Make it so today and Happy Fathers Day!

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Marshall Lytle, A Founding Father of Rock n’ Roll dead at 79

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2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bassist, Marshall Lytle (a/k/a Tommy Page) of Bill Haley’s Original Comets has now joined countless music legends in paradise.

Marshall passed on Saturday May 25, 3:30 AM at his home in New Port Richie Florida.

He was 79 years old. Lytle along with Haley paved the way for thousands of bands, singers and musicians including the Beatles.

It was Marshall Lytle, ‘the ultimate showman’ who lifted the slap back bass to new levels on stage with his crazy antics of standing on top of it, playing it like a regular guitar and spinning his bass like a top. In addition to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame he was also a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

The book “Still Rocking Around the Clock” was published in 2009 that revealed the history of Lytle and is now in pre-production for a major motion picture. Bill Haley’s Comets song “Rock the Joint” was being broadcast over the airwaves when Alan Freed coined the term “Rock and Roll”.

The distinctive bass playing of Marshall Lytle can be heard on many Rock & Roll Classics including Rock Around the Clock and Shake Rattle and Roll.

In regard to his playing and super showmanship…., his influence on thousands of aspiring bassists who have studied the instrument is incomprehensible.

In the days before his passing, Lytle had been undergoing extensive treatments, due to stage four lung cancer.

Lytle services will be private for more information please contact @ (617) 773-0690 or send an email to  JimmyJay@rewindshow.com

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“Freedom Will Endure” is a musical tribute to the victims and their families written by Mary Jane Popp with accompanying music from a friend

It was recorded last night recognizing that terror is occurring in our country.

Our hearts, thoughts and prayers are offered for those who were killed and maimed at the Boston site and as a tribute to all those brave souls who endured and who were there to help?

“Freedom will Endure” with Mary Jane Popp with KAHI Radio in Sacramento, California

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Brain Power by Mary Jane Popp

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Are you losing your car keys a little too often these days? Are you having memory lapses more frequently? I know we worry about things like Alzheimer’s disease, which is getting to folks younger and younger. What we need to do is get that brain working to its maximum capacity, and I’ve got the perfect person to do just that.

I recently had Dr. Neal Barnard on my POPPOFF Radio Show, and he said getting that brain working will get you what you want in “Power Foods”  For The Brain. Dr. Barnard is President of the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington, D.C. and one of America’s most well-respected nutrition authorities.

In recent years, researchers have found that “bad fats”—saturated fat and Trans fats—greatly increase the risk of developing this dreaded disease, while foods rich in vitamin E reduce the risk by as much as 70%. Other research teams have shown that foods that are overly rich in iron or copper can promote cognitive loss. Even the cookware we use can affect our brain along with supplements and physical exercise.

So let’s start with some of the Brain Threats that we should be aware of.

1) Saturated Fats, found in meats, dairy products, and eggs, appear to encourage the production of beta-amyloid plaques within the brain. The Chicago Health and Aging Study reported that people consuming the most saturated fat had more that triple the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

2) Trans Fats found in doughnuts and snack pastries, have been shown to increase Alzheimer’s risk more than five fold. These “bad fats” raise cholesterol levels and apparently increase production of the protein that collects in plaques in the brain.

3) Excess Iron. While we need iron to make hemoglobin that carries oxygen in the bloodstream, excess iron can build up in the brain, sparking the production of damaging free radicals. Sources of excess iron include cast-iron cookware, meats, and iron supplements.

4) Excess Copper. The body needs traces of copper to make enzymes. In excess, copper impairs cognition—even in mid-adulthood—and ends up in the plaques of Alzheimer’s disease. It comes from copper pipes and nutritional supplements.

5) Aluminum. Aluminum’s role in the brain remains controversial. However, because it has been found in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients, it pays to err on the side of caution. Avoid uncoated aluminum cookware and read labels when buying baking powder, antacids, and processed foods.

Now let’s get to the Brain-Protecting Foods for getting that brain going.

1) Nuts and Seeds are rich in vitamin E. Especially good sources are almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, pecans, pistachios, sunflower seeds, and flaxseed. Just one ounce a day is plenty.

2) Blueberries and Grapes get their deep colors from anthocyanins, powerful antioxidants shown to improve learning and recall in studies at the University of Cincinnati.

3) Sweet Potatoes are the dietary staple of Okinawans, the longest-lived people on Earth who are also known for maintaining mental clarity into old age. They are rich in beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant.

4) Green Leafy Vegetables provide iron in a form more absorbable when the body needs more and less absorbable when you have plenty. So it protects you from brain overload which can harm the brain. Green veggies are also loaded with folate, an important brain-protecting B-vitamin.

5) Beans and Chickpeas have vitamin B6 and folate, as well as protein and calcium, with no saturated fat or Tran’s fat.

6) Vitamin B-12 is essential for healthy nerves and brain cells. While many people have trouble absorbing vitamin B12 from foods, in supplements, they are highly absorbable. Together, folate, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 eliminate homocystein, which can build up in the bloodstream—rather like a factory waste and damage the brain.

So there you have a brief glimpse into the world of the brain. In “Power Foods” For the Brain, you will discover a three-step program for brain health which includes putting power foods to work by shielding yourself from toxic metals, avoiding harmful fats and cholesterol, and building your vitamin shield.

Add strengthening your brain through mental exercises that build your cognitive reserve, and physical exercises that protect your brain, and defeating memory threats by building memory power as you sleep, and finally, by identifying medicines and health conditions that impact memory. Got recipes too.

It all begins with your desire to get started! If you need more info, go to Dr. Barnard’s website at www.PCRM.org. Don’t forget!

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Why Bunnies, Eggs and Chicks? by Mary Jane Popp

Happy Easter from Mary Jane Popp

We are celebrating a very special time of the year for Christians everywhere – Easter. And the Easter Bunny is perhaps the biggest commercial symbol of Easter! Even Cadbury candy has a clucking bunny for their symbol. But bunnies don’t lay eggs and chickens don’t pop out multi-colored eggs.

So how did a rabbit, eggs, and chicks come to be associated with the death and resurrection of Christ? I thought it was just some big advertising scheme, but it does have an historical past.

Even though Easter has always been a Christian holiday in celebration of the resurrection of Christ, the choice of the name and the place on the calendar was intentional to land around pagan rites and celebrations. So I went to – you guessed it – the internet and found a couple of variations on the question.

Starting in the ancient lands of Egypt, the Middle East, and Europe, probably around 3200 BCE, the peoples celebrated the rebirth of life (spring) with celebrations in honor of their goddess Ishtar, the goddess of life and fertility. It was a celebration of renewal for the earth and man.

The egg, the chick, the rabbit, the flowers, are all fertility symbols of the ancient world (several of which are still used today in dating practices). Its celebration has often been marked by sexual exuberance, as is still prominent in the pre-Lenten Carnival and Mardi Gras festivals.

Prior to the Christian religion, Eostre was celebrated among the pagans. Celebrated each year on the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring, it celebrated spring, new life, growth, and the return of the Sun. Those same symbols of eggs, flowers, lambs, chicks, and bunnies were all signs of spring and were brought into the Christian religion and eventually Easter holiday.

The Easter Bunny and decorated Easter eggs related back to the goddess Eostre. In Old English, Easter, or Eostre, means “Goddess of the Dawn.” She was celebrated on the vernal equinox. The goddess’ symbol was the rabbit or the hare, which many historians believe to be the origin of the modern-day Easter Bunny.

So, birds lay eggs and rabbits give birth to large litters in the early spring and thus became symbols of the rising fertility of the earth during the spring season.

Since Easter also occurs in the early spring, people brought the symbols in to the Christian celebration of Easter.

And note, they do not take anything away from the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and they add to the celebration. Christianity has often absorbed the positive and neutral symbols of pagan religions while leaving the negative symbols behind, similar to Christmas trees and Halloween costumes.

The first known mentions of the bunny tradition appear in 15th century German literature according to Discovery. Germanic, pagan, spring traditions, and Christian resurrection tradition were melded together as Roman Catholicism became the dominant religion in the region.

As a result, the Easter Bunny tradition in America takes its roots from the German settlers of Pennsylvania. According to some sources, the Easter Bunny first arrived in the 1700’s with the German immigrants who settled there and transported their tradition of an egg-laying hare called “Osterhase” or “Oschter Haws.”

Their children made nests in which this creature could lay its colored eggs. Much like leaving cookies out for Santa, German children often left carrots out hoping the bunny would leave them extra special candy.

Well, I’m sure there are variations on these ideas, but it gives us a sense of how tradition got started.

So enjoy the Easter egg hunt and all the trappings and have a blessed Easter Sunday! But that still leaves the question of how peeps were born?

Never mind - HAPPY EASTER!

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Creating Chemistry by Mary Jane Popp

Can you create chemistry with anyone? Leil Lowndes thinks you can. She is one of today’s most sought-after speakers on communication techniques and is author of the international bestsellers “Goodbye to Shy,” “How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You,” and “How to Talk with Anyone.”

So my curiosity got the best of me, and I had her on my radio show POPPOFF to talk about her seventy-five ways to spark it fast and make it last book “How to Create Chemistry with Anyone.” I honestly thought this was a stretch, because there are some people that…well you know…no way in Hades you can have a relationship. It just doesn’t come together. But Leil says never fear, she has plenty of ways to cope. I’ve got to admit, so many books promise ways to keep passion alive forever.

I wondered if that’s even possible? Leil gave some no-nonsense practical info in her book. She said that on the average, intense passion only lasts from eighteen months to two years because, no matter how exciting or beloved someone is, sex with the same person doesn’t produce the same hormonal and dopamine rush. Additionally, pregnancy causes very different chemicals. Tragically, many couples feel when the passion diminishes, it means loving is diminishing too. Absolutely not!

Often it means just the opposite because bonding chemicals—which mean long-term contentment—are in conflict with testosterone. So I asked Leil to give me her top ten ways to encourage lasting chemistry for couples:

1)    Keep doing dopamine-producing fun and active things together. You’ll spend a lot more on divorce or marriage counseling than you will for babysitters and movie tickets now.

2)    Touch a lot, especially the non-sexy kind. Accidental or intended, fleeting or abiding, touch stimulates the trust chemical and reinforces togetherness.

3)    Encourage him to hold his newborn infant. This stimulates vasopressin, another bonding chemical in males, which has the effect of making him more protective of his family.

4)    Laugh a lot together.  When your body is laughing, you’re brain thinks you’re happy and, of course, you’re mate thinks you’re the reason for the joy.

5)    Support each other’s goals and aspirations.  Encourage your partner to talk about them.

6)    Understand your partner’s very different way of thinking due to brain structure. (Example:  He is not neuroanatomically capable to easily talk about his feelings even if he’d like to. She can’t stop making interconnections and assumptions about everything.

7)    Men, become sensitive to her “micro-expressions.” Women respect his silent times. It’s easier when you realize the different ways your partner’s brain is wired.

8)    Ladies, give him lots of quickies, even when you don’t feel like it. He’ll interpret it as loving him. If he gets turned down too often, he won’t start the slow lovemaking you like for fear of being rejected.

9)    Gentlemen, think “slow seduction,” not “sex.” Remember turnabout is fair foreplay. Make time to give her lots of slow-ies.

10)  Words work wonders. Keep saying what your partner craves hearing. Gentlemen, tell her you love her—once a day minimum. Women, find ways to let him know you actually need him (whether you actually do for certain things or not.)

I absolutely love how Leil describes the distinction between being in love and lasting love. For this, she quotes the English author, Louis de Bernieres.

“ Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like a volcano and then subsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is:

Love is not breathless, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion…That is just the being “in love” which any fool can do.

Love itself is what is left over when “being in love” has burned away, and that is both an art and a fortunate accident.” This should be mandatory reading before a marriage license is granted. But I realize few will read and most will ignore the wisdom behind this statement. After forty-two years of marriage, I can truthfully say that these are true words of wisdom.

For more info on Leil Lowndes and her latest book “How To Create Chemistry with Anyone” go to www.peoplemagnit.com.

And my hope is that love remains in your life always!

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Symmetry for Health by Mary Jane Popp

Symmetry for Health

Do you suffer from chronic pain? Are you ready to conquer that pain once and for all? How would you like to get that done without medication, without manipulation, and without expensive equipment?

According to Patrick Mummy, Founder of Symmetry for Health, you can get rid of that pain in your back, shoulder, hip, knee, headaches, migraines, TMJ, sciatica, and carpal tunnel. Sounds pretty amazing, right?

Well, he wasn’t finished. He added relief from joint injury, arthritis, bursitis, tendonitis, and fibromyalgia too. Now that was amazing to me when he appeared on my radio show POPPOFF.

And here’s what really added to my amazement, it’s all physics based.

Patrick explained that Symmetry for Health is a beauty of form through balanced proportions, and retrains muscles that support your body’s framework. Most modalities think back pain is a bone problem, but Patrick says it’s actually a muscle problem that’s caused by our modern lifestyle. But with our high tech world, how have we come to have so many problems with our bodies?

Simple. Modern conveniences! We sit at home, then we sit in the car, and we sit at our computers at work, back to the car and home again to park it in front of the TV set. Movement is minimal, and the body was not made for that lifestyle and doesn’t like it.

In the past, we were mobile and active because we had to be. Now our low activity causes the muscles in our body to atrophy from the big muscles like biceps to structural muscles that keep your body properly aligned. It’s actually pretty simple. When your muscles turn to mush, your body falls out of alignment, increases pressure on your joints, in the wrong way, and voila…PAIN!

Then we turn to surgery or pain meds, and the results are not encouraging. Patrick, a Division One college athlete with a degree in Kinesiology and Biomechanics has developed a program called Postural Alignment Therapy, PAT for short. PAT is physics-based and uses software to measure your individual alignment. Then that same software determines your misalignments and recommends specific exercises to correct them.

Each person has a tailored exercise program that you do in the privacy of your own home for about fifteen minutes, twice a day, over a four-month period. After that, you transition into a maintenance program to fit your particular time commitment.

And here’s the most exciting news. I have to tell you, it was a major surprise for me. Symmetry for Health has hit a home run for my situation. I began the program about three months ago. Why? I was told by my docs that I was losing bone mass at a much too high a rate.

My fear…osteoporosis. And I didn’t want to take meds that have some possibly terrible side effects. I approached Patrick with my dilemma, and he said, “Let’s give it a try.” At about two months into the program, I took another test, and you are not going to believe what I discovered. My bone loss dropped in half, and I still had two of the four month program to go.

I was thrilled, and so was my doctor. I know it works for me personally, and I think it might work for you too. You won’t know til you try. And I can tell you, the exercises are not all that hard or painful.

I want to make a difference in your life. I am personally looking for a long-term solution without medication, and I think I’ve found it. You can too.

Check out Symmetry for Health at www.symmetryforhealth.com and then call Patrick at (916)  467-7764 to make your appointment today with a Symmetry for Health practitioner near you.

All you have to lose is your pain. I always want to keep you informed about new technologies to keep you pain free!

Ill keep you up to date on my progress too! Pain is a warning! No pain is good health!

Let’s get there together!

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Bayou Home Remedies from Mary Jane Popp

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Why doesn’t the pharmaceutical companies and the healthcare industry use plants and herbs to treat patients? Actually they do, but it’s not advertised that way. According to Willie Gene, it all has to do with the financial motivation behind big phrama.  She adds that there is so much deliberate misinformation put out there that people are confused, frightened, and dependent. But not Willie Gene.

Bayou remedies have been a part of her family for generations. She had three aunts that each lived to over 100, and home remedies were all they had, and all they needed to stay healthy. As Willie Gene told me on my radio show POPPOFF, “We are told we are living longer, thanks to advances in modern medicine, but are we living better or merely existing?” So Willie Gene put down many of the remedies that have been passed down to her for decades in “How To Live A Long and Healthy Life” Using Natural Home Remedies

And so began my journey into the back country where Willie Gene grew up with remedies for just about anything that ails ya’! The foremost one was the Mayapple plant. I had never heard of it before. Willie said she started her search for the Mayapple after her mama died. Her mama had told her over and over again about this old Indian living in the neighborhood who made a paste out of the Mayapple root and put it in a “Red Heart” can (a tin that once contained pomade for men and held about one ounce). The old man sold the tins of Mayapple paste for $100.00…a lot of loot in the early twentieth century.

Folks would chip in together to buy a tin, using the paste on all their skin cancers, tumors, warts, etc. Her mama said all the skin diseases just disappeared, and there was enough in the can for everyone, because it took so little to do the job. While she was looking for more info on the plant, she ran across info on it in the encyclopedia. Guess what?  Willie Gene said that not only do scientists know about it, it’s what they use in chemotherapy. The research says that the active ingredient in Mayapple stops cell division.

Willie said the FDA thinks that Mayapple is too toxic for us to use ourselves, so we need a prescription. But are we supposed to believe people throughout history before the 1940’s didn’t have sense enough to tell if something was curing or killing them? The Native Americans have used Mayapple for centuries and still do to treat cancers of all kinds, rheumatism, cholera, diarrhea, hepatitis, gonorrhea, even syphilis. Willie said she has used this root to remove warts and skin cancer on herself. There’s a whole lot more about the Mayapple in her book too.

But Willie Gene goes to the heart of every day problems we can deal with such as”

1) Sanitizer for Travel, Seat, Tray Table, anything you touch on a plane.

• Thyme Linalool-8 drops
• Tea Tree oil-10 drops
• Lavender-8 drops

Base—Add distilled water to the neck of a 2-ounce spray bottle and shake vigorously.

2) Relieve Stress Commuting.

• Lavender-3 drops
• Peppermint-3 drops
• Clary Sage-1 drop

Finish filling a one ounce drip bottle with sweet almond oil. Roll bottle to mix. Rub a few drops of the blend on palms and cup hands over nose. Inhale.

3) Prevent Hair Loss with Essential Oils.

• Clary Sage-4 drops
• Rosemary-4 drops
• Cedar Wood-2 drops
• Ylang Ylang-2 drops

Finish filling a one ounce bottle with jojoba oil. Roll bottle to mix. Apply to scalp for 7 months.

4) Aphrodisiac Massage Blend.

• Coriander-6 drops
• Ginger Oil-6 drops
• Sandalwood-18 drops

Add hazelnut carrier oil up to the neck of a four ounce pump bottle and roll to mix.

There’s a whole bunch more remedies in the book from hair loss to swollen ankles. You can check out her website at www.NaturesLegacycures.com for more information.

By the way, she is quite a character!

Living the good life on “POPPOFF.”

Hope you will too!

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The Celebration of Being Human by Ken Larive

The following is an overview of the meaning of each of The Four Agreements, based on the writings of don Miguel Ruiz. I have found them flawed. Of course it is my opinion only, and based entirely on what I have learned so far in this life of ciaos. I base them on what success I have found by my own hands.

Ruiz wrote:

Be Impeccable with Your Word

Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Don’t Take Anything Personally

Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.

Don’t Make Assumptions

Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

Always Do Your Best

Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.

My Point of view…

On the surface these thoughts seem inspired. But let us question some of the subtitle points for relevance in our world today.

We must ponder the true validity of these thoughts. Can one actually give their word to another we do not trust? A person who has had a track record of betrayal, or lack of honor? Shouldn’t we trust but a few with our hearts?

Last night I saw a man who I have known for more than thirty years, with his son and new wife having drinks at a bar. Both of these men betrayed their wives and family by being dishonest, and only came clean after they got caught. Like father, like son. The long process to a final divorce was painful for all involved.

Even the woman sitting with them, the new wife, was also responsible for this betrayal, pain, and the ultimate breakup of that family. How could they ever be trusted? Sure, the past does not equal the future, but does that apply to making the same mistake twice? Yes we have a heart, and from that heart comes forgiveness, but we also have an intellect. One of the spirit, and one to survive our earthly experience of ciaos.

How in the world could we not take everything in this world personally? Sure, we can make the wrong assumptions, and yes those assumptions might be erroneous. But if you have a standard, like love, truth, or honor, and base your assumptions on those, wouldn’t your assumptions be more accurate for the reality you take as your own? You can, by learning, create your own reality. If you have a standard, you have a direction. So do not suppose for one minute that another standard would not include metaphorically eating you for lunch.

How in the world can we always be at our best? We are human beings, not machines. We need diversions like, play, sex, laughter, rest. and if you deny yourself any one of these, you are not balanced in mind or spirit. Yes, we can attempt to be the best at having fun too.

Seems like Truth and Love are ultimate goals in a utopian world, and worthy to consider. However, both are subjective. For instance. the truth I held so dear as an immature boy is mostly laughable today, as I developed in the world of men, and lived to tell the tail. In that process I have found agape Love the most impossible of all to accomplish, and yet, I agree it is a worthy goal, for a perfect saint among flawed men.

Selfless Love, the ultimate expression of Agape, now that is a concept. I have searched for this Love, and there seems always an asking price for a good deed, even if it is just recognition. Try leaving a tip in the jar at your favorite coffee shop when no one is looking.

Sounds a bit strong, I know, but we must learn to survive in a flawed world. 53 percent of Christian women voted for Obama in 2008. Why? Because he was black? Out of guilt? Because he was cute? And right out of the box he reversed laws to make it legal to have Christians pay for abortions, and to promote it all around the world, even getting involved selling these culled bodies to stem cell research companies. No, we do not live in a utopian world, and yet we are indeed responsible for what we do.

We are responsible for doing our own homework, as without that we can make no viable decision. It isn’t about your fluttering heart as you finally want and need to find a leader you can identify with. He says he wants to have change, and yet he is not specific as to what change he is intending. Your imagination fills in the blanks, and you are responsible for what you fill in as assumption. If they had taken the time to study his past, it would have been very evident as to the man is was, and is.

So let us consider, who is ultimately responsible? Surely Obama is, and his handlers, but also the 53 percent of Christian women who voted him in, and equally so. Self- Judgment, self abuse and regret? Yes, all of the above, and that comes only after self reflection and education. Most often it can only be realized in retrospect, and only by finally taking responsibility for your actions, even the blood you find on your hands. Blood, that can only be washed away by responsibility.

The dissection and defining of these nebulous terms, these absolutes, shows the true flaws of this message. Words like “courage” “direction of truth” “completely transform” “victim” “communicate Clearly” “gossip” and “speak against yourself.” Ask yourself…What would any woman be doing right now if a “man” had not taken anything personally?

You would be starving in a cave, and there would be no fire, or even a skin to wrap yourself in. Other men, without your finer sensibilities, would have claimed you as their own, if you could prove useful, and most likely your child’s brains would have been dashed on the rocks below. Everything we have become, from defensive weapons, the intellect, imagination, love and devotion, comes from taking life personally. Responsibility come from that.

Without taking life and the thoughts of other men into consideration, there would be no honor. It could not exist. Without regret there would be no learning. Not taking seriously what others think, do and say, is suicide on this planet. And then to confer total and absolute honesty? How in the world would that work? Say only what you mean? What kind of world would that be? Would you like a man to say, “You are a fat old bitch, and as ugly as it comes.”

No, men have learned to respect the feeling of others, and in the process they have transcended the reality of the here and now with something higher. There is an attempt to Love what is inside of another person, where true worth resides, and that will surpass the pangs of old age. We have a lot going for us as human beings, both men and women, concave and convex, two pieces of the same puzzling puzzle, and it is a survival technique. Truth can get you killed.

Men should revel in being men, and like a woman to be a woman. We have learned these traits for possibly two hundred thousand years, and in one generation attempt to destroy it? Stand back! Take another look at who you are in this world and your place in it. Share the best that you can be, surely, but don’t make yourself a mark for those who are predators, and this world is full of them.

There are women and men on this green earth who are damaged emotionally. Men who have had vindictive women pierced their hearts, and victimized women who can no longer look at a man in the eyes, and they live their lives in an endless loop. There are men who like men only, and women who are the same, and they seemingly can only grasp but one half of the equation…

These, and similar aspects of humanity, are the primary people who want to change the world to suit their own personal world view, along with litigators who feed on both concept and perception without regard for consequence. But there are men and women, who revel in each others lives, balanced and secure, and the oath they took at marriage is lasting and can endure. Pattern yourself after these successes, and not tear down what took a millennium to create. Fine tune, always, but celebrate the finer parts, and who we are as human beings. We are indeed beautiful, primarily because we have self worth.

Remember too, that the transparency that Ruiz is suggesting will make you vulnerable, and an easy mark in a world of evil and opportunistic men. You wear a cloak of deception, if you will, and that is liken to the spots on a tiger, the color shift of a chameleon, or the translucent wings of a dragon fly in the light of day. It is a survival technique, and it has served us for a long time.

We have a well developed social armor, and Ruiz would have that dissolved. In the process you would be well controlled. Be careful, you just might get what you wish for.

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Saving Your Heart by Mary Jane Popp

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We are into the heart mood as we near Valentine’s Day with every heart cliché’ you can think of. And we all love the flowers and the candy and the cards too. Maybe we should be thinking long and hard about the real heart that keeps us going every day instead of the candy ones.

The number one killer in the U.S. is heart disease. But when you think of heart problems, you picture an overweight middle-aged man, right?

What if I told you the number one killer of women in North America is heart disease? Got your attention, huh? It accounts for a third of all deaths in women and far surpasses the prevalence of breast cancer.

It’s true, and that’s why Cardiologist Dr. Martha Gulati and Pharmacist Sherry Torkos took on the task of getting women, who often neglect their heart health, to take notice in their book “Saving Women’s Hearts.” While the stats can be frightening, the good news is that most risk factors for heart disease can be changed.

You can bet my ears perked up when Sherry took me on the Myths and Misconceptions of women and heart disease on my POPPOFF Radio Show.

1) Heart disease is only an issue for elderly women: While heart disease is the chief killer of women over 65, it is the second leading cause of death in women ages 45-64 and the third leading cause of death in women 25-44.

2) Women should be treated less aggressively after a heart attack than men: Absolutely not. The unfortunate reality is that women are treated less aggressively after a heart attack and are also morel likely to die after suffering a heart attack.

3) Risk factors for heart disease are the same in women as in men: Not so. Certain conditions are more likely to cause heart disease in women than in men, such as metabolic syndrome and menopause. Stress is also more likely to damage women’s hearts.

4) Sex increases the risk of heart attack: It is commonly thought that sex is a major trigger for heart attacks, yet only 1% of heart attacks are brought on by sexual activity.

5) Coffee is bad for your heart: While too much caffeine can raise blood pressure, coffee actually contains significant amounts of antioxidants. A recent review of 21 studies found that women who drank one to four cups daily actually had a lower risk of heart disease.

6) Nuts can raise cholesterol levels: Nuts are a good source of soluble fiber and other nutrients and research has found that consuming a handful of nuts daily can lower cholesterol and the risk of heart disease.

7) Hormone replacement therapy protects against heart disease: In fact, menopausal women who participate in estrogen replacement therapy actually may be at increased risk for heart disease.

So I asked Sherry how I can save my heart, and she shared these nine ways:

1) Get at least 7 hours of sleep every night. Women who sleep 6 hours or less have been shown to be at greater risk.

2) Take 10,000 steps a day. Use a pedometer and gradually increase the number each day. Exercise fights heart disease in numerous ways.

3) Have oatmeal with chia seed for breakfast. The soluble fiber in oats and chia can help lower cholesterol.

4) Eat more fish, garlic, and green tea. These foods help cut heart disease risk.

5) Choose whole grain bread/pasta and brown rice over white rice. Studies show that highly refined carbs are worse for your heart than foods high in saturated fat, like red meat and butter.

6) Avoid foods that contain trans-fatty acids. They can raise cholesterol levels and increase risk of heart disease.

7) Don’t sweat the small stuff. Stress is a major risk factor for heart disease.

8) Laugh more. Laughing relaxes and expands blood vessels, which protects the heart.

9) Get screened for heart disease…beginning at age 20!

Wow! That stuff about stress really got to me. Maybe that’s where the breaking your heart saying comes from. I wanted to finish on a positive note with Valentine’s Day coming soon. So Sherry gave me five Heart-Smart Indulgences.

Don’t want you to be bored on that special day so here goes…Avocado, Dark Chocolate, Red Wine, Nuts, and Berries.

You got me on the Red Wine and Dark Chocolate. I am now a happy camper! And don’t forget have a good belly laugh or two!

Happy Valentines Day. 

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