Monday, August 25, 2008
LAUGHTER IS GOOD MEDICINE!
Proverbs 17:22 says, "A cheerful heart is good medicine," and contemporary research seems to underscore this truth.
"Bob Hope made it to his 100th birthday, and so did George Burns. Coincidence? Maybe not, says Michael Irwin of UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine and former adviser for the federally funded National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. "Laughter releases endorphins—those 'feel good' hormones suspected of boosting immunity—and that might make you more resistant to disease."
"At the very least," Irwin adds, "laughter reduces stress hormones, which we know have a bad effect on immunity."
"If you're the strong, silent type, a good belly laugh now and then may be especially important. Doctors used to think hard-charging Type As were at heightened risk for heart disease, but we've moved on from that…" says David Katz, a preventive medicine specialist at Yale School of Public Health. "We know now it's having a so-called Type D personality—someone who bottles up emotions—that really causes an increased risk of heart disease and possibly cancer," Katz says.
So, laugh! It's a prescription for healthy living.
(Sid Kirschheimer, "Never Get Sick!" AARP (May/June 2007), p. 70)
"Bob Hope made it to his 100th birthday, and so did George Burns. Coincidence? Maybe not, says Michael Irwin of UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine and former adviser for the federally funded National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. "Laughter releases endorphins—those 'feel good' hormones suspected of boosting immunity—and that might make you more resistant to disease."
"At the very least," Irwin adds, "laughter reduces stress hormones, which we know have a bad effect on immunity."
"If you're the strong, silent type, a good belly laugh now and then may be especially important. Doctors used to think hard-charging Type As were at heightened risk for heart disease, but we've moved on from that…" says David Katz, a preventive medicine specialist at Yale School of Public Health. "We know now it's having a so-called Type D personality—someone who bottles up emotions—that really causes an increased risk of heart disease and possibly cancer," Katz says.
So, laugh! It's a prescription for healthy living.
(Sid Kirschheimer, "Never Get Sick!" AARP (May/June 2007), p. 70)
Monday, August 11, 2008
Wisdom from a 7 year old!
The other day I was driving in the car with Dalton and he said, “ Dad, do you know how I can tell whose going to win in a fight?”
“ How can you tell who is going to win in a fight?” I replied.
“The person who has more of Jesus… will always win," he said with complete assurance.
After he said that I basked in his wisdom. I don’t know about you, but my kids teach me something every day. And it is true, the more of Jesus you have... the more you can overcome life’s challenges!
Seek Jesus today. Ask him to fill you up with His strength!
“ How can you tell who is going to win in a fight?” I replied.
“The person who has more of Jesus… will always win," he said with complete assurance.
After he said that I basked in his wisdom. I don’t know about you, but my kids teach me something every day. And it is true, the more of Jesus you have... the more you can overcome life’s challenges!
Seek Jesus today. Ask him to fill you up with His strength!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Mandela's Eight Lessons of Leadership
In honor of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, Richard Stengel, managing editor of Time magazine, put together Mandela's eight lessons of leadership.
Stengel writes: "[The lessons] are cobbled together from…conversations old and new and from observing [Mandela] up close and from afar. Many of them stem directly from his personal experience. All of them are calibrated to cause the best kind of trouble: the trouble that forces us to ask how we can make the world a better place."
Here are Mandela's eight lessons of leadership:
1. Courage is not the absence of fear—it's inspiring others to move beyond it.
2. Lead from the front—but don't leave your base behind.
3. Lead from the back—and let others believe they are in front.
4. Know your enemy—and learn about his favorite sport. [In order to work more effectively with Afrikaners, Mandela learned their language and all about their most cherished sport: rugby.
5. Keep your friends close—and your rivals even closer.
6. Appearances matter—and remember to smile.
7. Nothing is black or white.
8. Quitting is leading too.
Richard Stengel, "Mandela: His 8 Lessons of Leadership," Time (7-21-08), pp. 42-48
Stengel writes: "[The lessons] are cobbled together from…conversations old and new and from observing [Mandela] up close and from afar. Many of them stem directly from his personal experience. All of them are calibrated to cause the best kind of trouble: the trouble that forces us to ask how we can make the world a better place."
Here are Mandela's eight lessons of leadership:
1. Courage is not the absence of fear—it's inspiring others to move beyond it.
2. Lead from the front—but don't leave your base behind.
3. Lead from the back—and let others believe they are in front.
4. Know your enemy—and learn about his favorite sport. [In order to work more effectively with Afrikaners, Mandela learned their language and all about their most cherished sport: rugby.
5. Keep your friends close—and your rivals even closer.
6. Appearances matter—and remember to smile.
7. Nothing is black or white.
8. Quitting is leading too.
Richard Stengel, "Mandela: His 8 Lessons of Leadership," Time (7-21-08), pp. 42-48
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