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I advise everyone to have a diary and budget each month all of...

rome-antique — Sun, 12 May 2013 18:08:00 -0400

I advise everyone to have a diary and budget each month all of the expenses. If you want to go outside of your budget, then plan accordingly and save on the side until you have enough money to cover for that project.

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rome-antique — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:12:54 -0500

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation...

rome-antique — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:39:00 -0400

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

-Lou Holtz

Chiropractic adjustments have been found to affect the central...

rome-antique — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:24:00 -0400

Chiropractic adjustments have been found to affect the central nervous system. Studies show that chiropractic adjustment would place the subjects into a predominantly Alpha brainwave pattern. Alpha is the conscious, meditative state, classically associated with a greater degree of relaxation and health.

(A Four Case Study by Richard Barwell, D.C.; Annette Long, Ph.D; Alvah Byers, Ph.D et al)

You May be Sleep Deprived if you… Use an alarm clock in...

rome-antique — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:47:00 -0400

You May be Sleep Deprived if you…

Use an alarm clock in order to wake up on time
Rely on the snooze button
Have a hard time getting out of bed in the morning
Feel sluggish in the afternoon
Get sleepy in meetings, lectures, or warm rooms

Get drowsy after heavy meals or when driving
Need to nap to get through the day
Fall asleep while watching TV or relaxing in the evening
Feel the need to sleep in on weekends
Fall asleep within five minutes of going to bed

While you can’t pay off sleep debt in a night or even a weekend, with a little effort and planning, you can get back on track.

Aim for at least 7.5 hours of sleep every night. Make sure you don’t fall farther in debt by blocking off enough time for sleep each night. Consistency is the key.
Settle short-term sleep debt with an extra hour or two per night. If you lost 10 hours of sleep, pay the debt back in nightly one or two-hour installments.
Keep a sleep diary. Record when you go to bed, when you get up, your total hours of sleep, and how you feel during the day. As you keep track of your sleep, you’ll discover your natural patterns and get to know your sleep needs.
Take a sleep vacation to pay off a long-term sleep debt. Pick a two-week period when you have a flexible schedule. Go to bed at the same time every night and allow yourself to sleep until you wake up naturally. No alarm clocks! If you continue to keep the same bedtime and wake up naturally, you’ll eventually dig your way out of debt and arrive at the sleep schedule that’s ideal for you.
Make sleep a priority. Just as you schedule time for work and other commitments, you should schedule enough time for sleep. Instead of cutting back on sleep in order to tackle the rest of your daily tasks, put sleep at the top of your to-do list.

Average Sleep Needs Age Hours

Newborns (0-2 months)

12 - 18

Infants (3 months to 1 year)

14 - 15

Toddlers (1 to 3 years)

12 - 14

Preschoolers (3 to 5 years)

11 - 13

School-aged children (5 to 12 years)

10 - 11

Teens and preteens (12 to 18 years)

8.5 - 10

Adults (18+)

7.5 - 9

Breathing Throughout the exercises, remember to breathe deeply...

rome-antique — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:09:18 -0400

Breathing

Throughout the exercises, remember to breathe deeply from your abdomen. Close your eyes and don’t hold your breath. Try to exhale as you release each contraction and visualize your tension floating away.

Shoulders

Many people carry tension in their shoulders from the stress of daily life. To relax the shoulder area, raise your shoulders up toward your ears and squeeze the muscles tightly for 7 to 10 seconds. Lower them back down, then rest for 15 to 20 seconds, before continuing with relaxation of the neck.

Eye Area

If you work at a computer all day, or have to do a lot of reading, relaxing the muscles surrounding your eyes can help ease pain and help refresh you for the next day. To relax the area around your eyes, close them tightly, imagining your tension flowing out of your body. Hold them closed for seven to 10 seconds, then open them up. Rest for 15 to 20 seconds, then relieve the tension in your jaw.

“Keep your heart clearAnd transparent,And you willNever be...

rome-antique — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:35:05 -0400

“Keep your heart clear
And transparent,
And you will
Never be bound.
A single disturbed thought
Creates ten thousand distractions.”
― Ryokan

Promise YourselfTo be so strong that nothingcan disturb your...

rome-antique — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:01:14 -0400

Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.”
― Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them

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rome-antique — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:20:36 -0400

“There is a relationship between the eye contacts we make and...

rome-antique — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:36:00 -0400

“There is a relationship between the eye contacts we make and the perceptions that we create in our heads, a relationship between the sound of another’s voice and the emotions that we feel in our hearts, a relationship between our movements in space all around us and the magnetic pulls we can create between others and ourselves. All of these things (and more) make up the magic of every ordinary day and if we are able to live in this magic, to feel and to dwell in it, we will find ourselves living with magic every day. These are the white spaces in life, the spaces in between the written lines, the cracks in which the sunlight filters into. Some of us swim in the overflowing of the wine glass of life, we stand and blink our eyes in the sunlight reaching unseen places, we know where to find the white spaces, we live in magic.”
― C. Joybell C.

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rome-antique — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:56:34 -0400

Time Like a petal in the wind Flows softly by As old lives are...

rome-antique — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:29:00 -0400

Time

Like a petal in the wind

Flows softly by

As old lives are taken

New ones begin

A continual chain

Which lasts throughout eternity

Every life but a minute in time

But each of equal importance
CINDY CHENEY, “Time”

Sometimes it’s important to work for that pot of gold. ...

rome-antique — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:28:00 -0400

Sometimes it’s important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it’s essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow. ~Douglas Pagels, These Are the Gifts I’d Like to Give to You

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rome-antique — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:17:56 -0400

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not...

rome-antique — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:45:20 -0400

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

By Leonardo Da Vinci

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rome-antique — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:38:00 -0400

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rome-antique — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:35:00 -0400

The Window and the Mirror A very rich young man went to see a...

rome-antique — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:50:00 -0400

The Window and the Mirror

A very rich young man went to see a Rabbi in order to ask his advice about what he should do with his life. The Rabbi led him over to the window and asked him:

‘What can you see through the glass?’

‘I can see men coming and going and a blind man begging for alms in the street.’
Then the Rabbi showed him a large mirror and said to him:

‘Look in this mirror and tell me what you see.’

‘I can see myself.’

‘And you can’t see the others. Notice that the window and the mirror are both made of the same basic material, glass; but in the mirror, because the glass is coated with a fine layer of silver, all you can see is yourself. You should compare yourself to these two kinds of glass. Poor, you saw other people and felt compassion for them. Rich - covered in silver - you see yourself. You will only be worth anything when you have the courage to tear away the coating of silver covering your eyes in order to be able to see again and love your fellow man.’