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Cancer - John's Hopkins Advice
Cancer - John's Hopkins Advice:
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE THAT CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY THING TO TRY (TRY BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN'S HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY.
Cancer Updates from John's Hopkins:
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion.
When doctors tell cancer patients there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, they are actually saying that the tests are unable to detect the cencer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.
2. Cancer cells occur between six to more than ten times in a person's lifetime.
3. When a person's immune system is strong, the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.
4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food, and lifestyle factors.
5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.
6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract, etc., and can cause organ damage to liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, etc.
7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars, and damages healthy cells, tissues, and organs.
8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However, prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.
9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation, the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.
10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.
11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.
CANCER CELLS FEED ON:
a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like Nutrasweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc., are made with Aspartame and it is HARMFUL. A better natural substitute would be Manuka Honey or molasses, but only in very small amounts.
Table Salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. A better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.
b. Milk causes the body to produce musuc, especially in the gastro-intestional tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk, cancer cells are being starved.
c. Cancer cells thrive in an acidic environment. A meat based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains antibiotics, growth hormones, and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.
d. A diet made up of 80% vegetebales and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts, and fruits will help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can come from cooked foods including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells, drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures above 104 degrees fahrenheit.
e. Avoid coffee, regular tea, and chocolate. Green tea is a great alternative and has cancer fighting properties. It's best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.
12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup.
13. Cancer cell walls have a touch protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat, it frees more enzymes to attack the protein and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.
14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-essence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFA's, etc.) to enable the bodies own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like Vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.
15. cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness, and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to relax and enjoy life.
16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing helps to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means to destroy cancer cells.
1. NO plastic containers in the microwave.
2. NO water bottles in the freezer.
3. NO plastic wrap in the microwave.
John's Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave in plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat. The combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of our body.
Instead, he recommends using glass, such as corningware, pyrex, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same result only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen, and soups, etc. should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isnt bad but you don't know what's in the paper. It's just safer to use tempored glass.
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap such as Saran Wrap, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is heated, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover the food with a paper towel instead.
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE THAT CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY THING TO TRY (TRY BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN'S HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY.
Cancer Updates from John's Hopkins:
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion.
When doctors tell cancer patients there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, they are actually saying that the tests are unable to detect the cencer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.
2. Cancer cells occur between six to more than ten times in a person's lifetime.
3. When a person's immune system is strong, the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.
4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food, and lifestyle factors.
5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.
6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract, etc., and can cause organ damage to liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, etc.
7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars, and damages healthy cells, tissues, and organs.
8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However, prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.
9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation, the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.
10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.
11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.
CANCER CELLS FEED ON:
a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like Nutrasweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc., are made with Aspartame and it is HARMFUL. A better natural substitute would be Manuka Honey or molasses, but only in very small amounts.
Table Salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. A better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.
b. Milk causes the body to produce musuc, especially in the gastro-intestional tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk, cancer cells are being starved.
c. Cancer cells thrive in an acidic environment. A meat based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains antibiotics, growth hormones, and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.
d. A diet made up of 80% vegetebales and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts, and fruits will help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can come from cooked foods including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells, drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures above 104 degrees fahrenheit.
e. Avoid coffee, regular tea, and chocolate. Green tea is a great alternative and has cancer fighting properties. It's best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.
12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup.
13. Cancer cell walls have a touch protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat, it frees more enzymes to attack the protein and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.
14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-essence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFA's, etc.) to enable the bodies own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like Vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.
15. cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness, and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to relax and enjoy life.
16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing helps to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means to destroy cancer cells.
1. NO plastic containers in the microwave.
2. NO water bottles in the freezer.
3. NO plastic wrap in the microwave.
John's Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave in plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat. The combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of our body.
Instead, he recommends using glass, such as corningware, pyrex, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same result only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen, and soups, etc. should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isnt bad but you don't know what's in the paper. It's just safer to use tempored glass.
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap such as Saran Wrap, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is heated, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover the food with a paper towel instead.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
My Chinese Horoscope for 2010 Couldn't Have Come at a Better Time...
Your sign is Water-Dog.
It doesn't get much better than this. The Year of the Tiger may as well be The Year of the Dog, as you're not likely to have a more fortunate one, even when your own sign is ruling. In fact, it is the Dog who can expect the most from 2010. Perhaps you are a typical, cautious, unassuming, nostalgic Dog sign person. Forget all that! This is a year to make your mark on the world. The biggest mistake you can make is to sit on the sidelines. There will be plenty of action, and you need to be right in the middle of it. Ride the Tiger to fame and glory. Do the most outrageous thing you have contemplated but could not bring yourself to initiate. There is not a better time in sight, especially if you require a little luck to succeed. Now is also when you want to plan that momentous occasion ushering in the next phase of your life.
Hot passion meets cold steel with the arrival of the year of the Metal Tiger. This combined sign signifies both the energy to begin activity and the determination to follow it through to the end. Forget about last year's slow plodding. Events set in motion now will pick up speed and continue until either the objective is attained or the whole endeavor crashes and burns.
Bold, cold Metal rules in contrast to last year's pragmatic, calculating Earth. This difference will be all the more dramatic as 2010 is a dynamic, Yang year. Metal's Yang aspect is extremely aggressive and does not tolerate opposition.
Unfortunately Metal has a destructive relationship with the Tiger's fixed element, Wood. In fact this is the fifth in a run of six years governed by an unlucky conflict of elements. This should come as no surprise given the recent history of US and world financial markets, massive numbers of foreclosures in the housing sector, and the terrible tragedy that is Iraq today.
The combination of Metal and Tiger is not, however, a totally negative one. Together they represent the kind of force necessary to accomplish the most difficult tasks. The impossible just might be possible during this exciting time.
Things that have needed to get done but were not due to some blockage will be done or at least see significant progress being made. On the other hand, some that probably should never even have been attempted will also go to completion. This is because the Metal Tiger is associated with a lemming mentality. The Norwegian story goes that, once a group of them starts moving across the fields, they will charge ahead and unthinkingly run straight off a cliff to their doom.
The point is now is the time to attack the most difficult issues you face. You have one of your best chances of achieving a breakthrough. On the other hand, if you still run into stiff opposition, you would do well to consider postponing your attempt to another time. You see, the same force that propels you forward is also with those opposing your efforts. Thinkers can prosper, but lemmings could experience serious setbacks.
Since this is a Metal year, those people born in an Earth one will generally fare better than others of their animal sign, while those born in a Wood one are likely to do worse. It's also slightly negative for those born in a Fire year and mildly positive for Water sign people. Finally, those born in a Metal year will be in their element and do well if their animal sign is compatible with the Tiger but could run into lots of confrontations if not.
The only thing we can say for sure is the year 2010 will be a tumultuous one. This is true for individuals, societies and the human race in general. It's perhaps a better time for knocking down walls than building them. People who thirst for adventure and can reign in their emotions could experience a thrilling and rewarding year. Those who seek peace and harmony might find themselves running for cover more than a few times.
It doesn't get much better than this. The Year of the Tiger may as well be The Year of the Dog, as you're not likely to have a more fortunate one, even when your own sign is ruling. In fact, it is the Dog who can expect the most from 2010. Perhaps you are a typical, cautious, unassuming, nostalgic Dog sign person. Forget all that! This is a year to make your mark on the world. The biggest mistake you can make is to sit on the sidelines. There will be plenty of action, and you need to be right in the middle of it. Ride the Tiger to fame and glory. Do the most outrageous thing you have contemplated but could not bring yourself to initiate. There is not a better time in sight, especially if you require a little luck to succeed. Now is also when you want to plan that momentous occasion ushering in the next phase of your life.
Hot passion meets cold steel with the arrival of the year of the Metal Tiger. This combined sign signifies both the energy to begin activity and the determination to follow it through to the end. Forget about last year's slow plodding. Events set in motion now will pick up speed and continue until either the objective is attained or the whole endeavor crashes and burns.
Bold, cold Metal rules in contrast to last year's pragmatic, calculating Earth. This difference will be all the more dramatic as 2010 is a dynamic, Yang year. Metal's Yang aspect is extremely aggressive and does not tolerate opposition.
Unfortunately Metal has a destructive relationship with the Tiger's fixed element, Wood. In fact this is the fifth in a run of six years governed by an unlucky conflict of elements. This should come as no surprise given the recent history of US and world financial markets, massive numbers of foreclosures in the housing sector, and the terrible tragedy that is Iraq today.
The combination of Metal and Tiger is not, however, a totally negative one. Together they represent the kind of force necessary to accomplish the most difficult tasks. The impossible just might be possible during this exciting time.
Things that have needed to get done but were not due to some blockage will be done or at least see significant progress being made. On the other hand, some that probably should never even have been attempted will also go to completion. This is because the Metal Tiger is associated with a lemming mentality. The Norwegian story goes that, once a group of them starts moving across the fields, they will charge ahead and unthinkingly run straight off a cliff to their doom.
The point is now is the time to attack the most difficult issues you face. You have one of your best chances of achieving a breakthrough. On the other hand, if you still run into stiff opposition, you would do well to consider postponing your attempt to another time. You see, the same force that propels you forward is also with those opposing your efforts. Thinkers can prosper, but lemmings could experience serious setbacks.
Since this is a Metal year, those people born in an Earth one will generally fare better than others of their animal sign, while those born in a Wood one are likely to do worse. It's also slightly negative for those born in a Fire year and mildly positive for Water sign people. Finally, those born in a Metal year will be in their element and do well if their animal sign is compatible with the Tiger but could run into lots of confrontations if not.
The only thing we can say for sure is the year 2010 will be a tumultuous one. This is true for individuals, societies and the human race in general. It's perhaps a better time for knocking down walls than building them. People who thirst for adventure and can reign in their emotions could experience a thrilling and rewarding year. Those who seek peace and harmony might find themselves running for cover more than a few times.
Monday, October 12, 2009
The Story of My Little Babe.
This morning I'm sitting alone in my quiet house, watching my dog while she sleeps on the living room floor. I'm crying my eyes out because she has no idea that her life is going to end in a few short hours. But I know it, and it's the worst feeling ever. I thought rather than sit here and do nothing, I would take a few minutes to reflect on her life and tell her story.
We got Babe sixteen and a half years ago, and a few weeks after Dacquiri, our first American Eskimo, had to be put to sleep. My brother and I came home from school one day (I was ten years old, he was six) to find everyone sitting in the family room, and an eight week old, tiny white fluff moving around under the chair my Grandma Aiti was sitting in. My parents had gotten Babe from a breeder and surprised us with her.
Babe has been through a lot in her life. Because of my parents divorce and my dad working nights, and moving to a dog UNfriendly neighborhood, my dad ended up giving Babe to Betty Williams, a lady who lived across the street from my other Grandma in Taylor. I was devastated about it but we were able to visit her anytime we went to visit my grandma. Also, when my brother and I stayed with my mom on weekends, we would always stop by and pet her for a few minutes. I even got to live across the street from Babe for the year that I went to college at U of M Dearborn and lived with my Grandma. Betty adored Babe and treated her like a Queen and I was happy about that.
Unfortunately, Betty passed away of cancer about 6 or 7 years later. I was in college at Western at the time, and I found out that her children then took Babe, about ten years old then, up north to live. That was really hard for me and my mom - it was like losing her again, because this time we knew we probably wouldn't ever see her again.
In January of 2006, after I had graduated from Western and had been working at DTA for a year, I had decided to buy my house in Ferndale and would be closing on it in two weeks. My grandma, who had a gift for knowing what was going on with anyone at anytime, found out that the family who had Babe up north was looking to give her away again, because they had much larger dogs who were being too rough with her. I remember contemplating it for all of five minutes before I asked my grandma to help me get her back. So she did just that, while I closed on my house and moved in at the end of January, and three days before Valentines Day, the family drove Babe down to me so I could pick her up.
We all met at a house in Taylor and seeing Babe again was like overwhelming happiness. She remembered me too, and started jumping up and licking my face. I took her leash and we walked out to my car and she jumped right in, as if to say 'ok let's go home!' So we went home and she adjusted well to her new home in Ferndale and to her little brother, Calvin.
I did all this in secret and set up a whole secret plan to surprise my mom with Babe. My mom, being a flight attendant, was out of town while all this was going on, but came home the night of Valentines Day. I had been asking her for a few days prior to come over the night of Valentines Day, because I had a surprise for her. She was skeptical about coming over at 11:00 PM and kept making guesses as to what I had that was so important but had no idea how cool my surprise actually would be.
Finally my mom had finished with her trip and made it to my house. It was snowing, Leah was over, and I could barely stand how excited I was for my mom to arrive. She pulled in the driveway, walked up to my deck still in her uniform, and I was standing with Babe at the back door waiting for her. I'll never ever forget the next five minutes after that. My mom stared blankly at Babe sitting at the door, realized it was her, looked at me in shock, looked at Babe again while I let her outside and said "I got her back for us mom," and she dropped to her knees and cried while Babe jumped up and down and barked and licked her face. From that night on, Babe was back in our lives again.
I knew back then that today would be one of the hardest days of my life and I always dreaded it. It certainly is proving itself to be every bit as difficult as I imagined. But I also am so very thankful that after going to four different homes in her short life, Babe got to spend the remainder of her time with me. No dog should ever have to go to more than one family and it breaks my heart that she had to go through that. But I hope that what she remembers most is her time with me. If anyone reads this and has a dog of their own, give them an extra kiss on the head today in honor of my little Babe.
We got Babe sixteen and a half years ago, and a few weeks after Dacquiri, our first American Eskimo, had to be put to sleep. My brother and I came home from school one day (I was ten years old, he was six) to find everyone sitting in the family room, and an eight week old, tiny white fluff moving around under the chair my Grandma Aiti was sitting in. My parents had gotten Babe from a breeder and surprised us with her.
Babe has been through a lot in her life. Because of my parents divorce and my dad working nights, and moving to a dog UNfriendly neighborhood, my dad ended up giving Babe to Betty Williams, a lady who lived across the street from my other Grandma in Taylor. I was devastated about it but we were able to visit her anytime we went to visit my grandma. Also, when my brother and I stayed with my mom on weekends, we would always stop by and pet her for a few minutes. I even got to live across the street from Babe for the year that I went to college at U of M Dearborn and lived with my Grandma. Betty adored Babe and treated her like a Queen and I was happy about that.
Unfortunately, Betty passed away of cancer about 6 or 7 years later. I was in college at Western at the time, and I found out that her children then took Babe, about ten years old then, up north to live. That was really hard for me and my mom - it was like losing her again, because this time we knew we probably wouldn't ever see her again.
In January of 2006, after I had graduated from Western and had been working at DTA for a year, I had decided to buy my house in Ferndale and would be closing on it in two weeks. My grandma, who had a gift for knowing what was going on with anyone at anytime, found out that the family who had Babe up north was looking to give her away again, because they had much larger dogs who were being too rough with her. I remember contemplating it for all of five minutes before I asked my grandma to help me get her back. So she did just that, while I closed on my house and moved in at the end of January, and three days before Valentines Day, the family drove Babe down to me so I could pick her up.
We all met at a house in Taylor and seeing Babe again was like overwhelming happiness. She remembered me too, and started jumping up and licking my face. I took her leash and we walked out to my car and she jumped right in, as if to say 'ok let's go home!' So we went home and she adjusted well to her new home in Ferndale and to her little brother, Calvin.
I did all this in secret and set up a whole secret plan to surprise my mom with Babe. My mom, being a flight attendant, was out of town while all this was going on, but came home the night of Valentines Day. I had been asking her for a few days prior to come over the night of Valentines Day, because I had a surprise for her. She was skeptical about coming over at 11:00 PM and kept making guesses as to what I had that was so important but had no idea how cool my surprise actually would be.
Finally my mom had finished with her trip and made it to my house. It was snowing, Leah was over, and I could barely stand how excited I was for my mom to arrive. She pulled in the driveway, walked up to my deck still in her uniform, and I was standing with Babe at the back door waiting for her. I'll never ever forget the next five minutes after that. My mom stared blankly at Babe sitting at the door, realized it was her, looked at me in shock, looked at Babe again while I let her outside and said "I got her back for us mom," and she dropped to her knees and cried while Babe jumped up and down and barked and licked her face. From that night on, Babe was back in our lives again.
I knew back then that today would be one of the hardest days of my life and I always dreaded it. It certainly is proving itself to be every bit as difficult as I imagined. But I also am so very thankful that after going to four different homes in her short life, Babe got to spend the remainder of her time with me. No dog should ever have to go to more than one family and it breaks my heart that she had to go through that. But I hope that what she remembers most is her time with me. If anyone reads this and has a dog of their own, give them an extra kiss on the head today in honor of my little Babe.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Real Detroit Horoscopes
Just a quick little entry to refresh my mind after four straight hours of studying chemistry tonight (so far)...
I just checked my horoscope in the newest Real Detroit paper and I loved it. It's right on, as always. Here it is:
What an amazing time. So many things have come to roost. If you're not reaping a tremendous amount of love and reward, you're feeling fulfilled by simpler things. Those of you who can relate to this know that you've come full circle and are now getting ready to settle into something that really gets your heart going. If you've been spending more time being amazed by the beauty of life than you've spent wondering what it's all for, you know that something truly miraculous is happening right now. In so many ways, you've never been happier.
Amen to that. :)
I just checked my horoscope in the newest Real Detroit paper and I loved it. It's right on, as always. Here it is:
What an amazing time. So many things have come to roost. If you're not reaping a tremendous amount of love and reward, you're feeling fulfilled by simpler things. Those of you who can relate to this know that you've come full circle and are now getting ready to settle into something that really gets your heart going. If you've been spending more time being amazed by the beauty of life than you've spent wondering what it's all for, you know that something truly miraculous is happening right now. In so many ways, you've never been happier.
Amen to that. :)
Thursday, June 18, 2009
A typical JQ morning.
Today's blog is going to tell a story about a typical scatterbrained JQ moment.
So I went to Oakland Community College in Waterford at 8AM this morning to meet with an advisor, and I got there 30 minutes early so I sat in a seat outside of the advising office until they opened. The advisor and I met for maybe 15 minutes, and I walked all the way out to my vehicle (ten minute walk) only to find out that I didn't have my car keys. So I didn't panic, I searched my car thoroughly and I didn't find them. So, I walked all the way back to the advising office and I asked my advisor if I dropped them in her office. She said no, so I went back out to my car and check again and no luck. So I started crying at this point and I walked back to the advising office and started asking the other offices if they had them, and no luck there. The receptionist called public safety and nobody had turned them in. So, I'm crying and the entire advising office gets up and starts helping me look around for them and they were nowhere. They called public safety again and nothing. So, the receptionist walked back with me to my car again to look around and we didn't find them. We walked back to the advising office and I started making plans to have people come get me and take me home to get my spare key, and once we went back in the advising office the other receptionist was jingling my keys. I left them on the chair that I was sitting in before I had my meeting and someone picked them up and turned them in an hour later. After a morning like that I stopped at Starbucks and got a huge sugar free soy vanilla latte on my way to work to make it better.
So I went to Oakland Community College in Waterford at 8AM this morning to meet with an advisor, and I got there 30 minutes early so I sat in a seat outside of the advising office until they opened. The advisor and I met for maybe 15 minutes, and I walked all the way out to my vehicle (ten minute walk) only to find out that I didn't have my car keys. So I didn't panic, I searched my car thoroughly and I didn't find them. So, I walked all the way back to the advising office and I asked my advisor if I dropped them in her office. She said no, so I went back out to my car and check again and no luck. So I started crying at this point and I walked back to the advising office and started asking the other offices if they had them, and no luck there. The receptionist called public safety and nobody had turned them in. So, I'm crying and the entire advising office gets up and starts helping me look around for them and they were nowhere. They called public safety again and nothing. So, the receptionist walked back with me to my car again to look around and we didn't find them. We walked back to the advising office and I started making plans to have people come get me and take me home to get my spare key, and once we went back in the advising office the other receptionist was jingling my keys. I left them on the chair that I was sitting in before I had my meeting and someone picked them up and turned them in an hour later. After a morning like that I stopped at Starbucks and got a huge sugar free soy vanilla latte on my way to work to make it better.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Starting Over.
My last blog (way too long ago) was a quote by Anais Nin that I love. It's all about how we grow up unevenly, and how past experiences, moments in the present, and dreams for the future swirl around us and guide us through life. Life is definitely swirling around me right now. Although I think I have grown tremendously over the last few years, I'm scared that I'll simply keep moving forward, ignoring what my heart, my past experiences, present moments, and future dreams tell me because its easier to do that, and before I know it I've missed out on some things that I really want for myself.
There are a few exceptions, but I'm pretty happy with my life right now. I have much to be thankful for and I have a network of friends whom I consider to be the most wonderful people I've ever met. Every day has become a new, unique adventure. Every day I meet new people. Every day turns into another fun story to tell.
That part of my life is perfect. But in other parts, I think I've reached some sort of fork in my road. The swirls around me are telling me to not let the grass grow under my feet (which is another really great quote.) There are things I want for myself that I let fall through the cracks. I know what my goals are and what I am capable of and it's either get busy and start achieving them, or let fear or lack of confidence win. I guess this blog entry is really a vow to myself to stop ignoring all the swirls, and start focusing on them.
There are a few exceptions, but I'm pretty happy with my life right now. I have much to be thankful for and I have a network of friends whom I consider to be the most wonderful people I've ever met. Every day has become a new, unique adventure. Every day I meet new people. Every day turns into another fun story to tell.
That part of my life is perfect. But in other parts, I think I've reached some sort of fork in my road. The swirls around me are telling me to not let the grass grow under my feet (which is another really great quote.) There are things I want for myself that I let fall through the cracks. I know what my goals are and what I am capable of and it's either get busy and start achieving them, or let fear or lack of confidence win. I guess this blog entry is really a vow to myself to stop ignoring all the swirls, and start focusing on them.
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