Stress LESS through Mindful Living®
Everyone retires eventually, even the Dalai Lama, who said he’s retiring and living a life as a simple monk. In a final constitutional amendment — a final political legacy — he made it so there’s a division of politics and religion in his government. As he retires, he leaves behind a legacy of work —…
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On this Labor Day, we honor the millions of American workers who are unemployed. Understand the benefits of working while respecting the unemployed American worker is our mindful labor day advice. The benefits of working : We were created to work. That is part of the universal human plan. Our DNA creates the desire to…
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Here at Oak Haven, the garden vegetables have been canned and frozen for this year and the garden has been plowed under, signaling the end of growing season. The leaves are beginning to change from their deep velvet green of summer to their various colors of fall. We are about to wean our foals from…
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Three dresses? A six-foot cake? Treasure-filled guest favors? Your own wedding celebration may not be as extravagant, but there is plenty to learn from Kim’s all-out, beautiful, wedding weekend. If you’re planning your own nuptials or know someone who is, here are take aways from Kim’s wedding celebration! Check how long you are allowed to…
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In the past decade, help for first responders has become more widely available and also, readily accepted. If you’re suffering from first responder stress we have some tips for you. From the 9/11 attacks to Hurricane Katrina and now Hurricane Irene, the way fireman, police officers, and medical personnel are expected to deal with the…
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Help Your Local Animal Shelter! I live in a county in North Georgia where the county manages the animal shelter, Habersham County Local Animal Shelter. This shelter has no money in the budget for food, medicine, transport, or spay and neuter programs for these animals. We have a private 501 C 3 charitable organization that…
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Albert Lea, Minnesota was sick and tired of being overweight, lethargic, and unfit. So, they collectively decide to do a town health makeover. Albert Lea’s Health Makeover One of the things they have done is created a “walking bus,” instead of a gas-guzzling yellow school bus. The leader walks through the neighborhood, “picking up” students at…
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The nuclear plant at Fukushima Japan is still a real threat and the damage from radiation is still unknown. Many workers are still at the nuclear plant but many Japanese seniors have volunteered to work at the plant and sacrifice their lives for the younger people. They are true mindful heroes serving as the suicide corp. These elders…
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What in the world is going on with men acting bad these days? Dominique Strauss- Kahn, the IMF head faces charges of rape and sexual abuse. Arnold Schwarzenegger not only fathered his housekeeper’s child but was also well known in Hollywood as an “octopus,” because he couldn’t keep his hands off women. Then, of course, we can…
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It is almost impossible to believe that a team of trained professional rescue personnel watched a man struggle in the water, clinging for life, for an hour until her drowned. We are unfortunately surrounded by mindless people The Alameda Fire Department’s water rescue program was hindered because of budget cuts in 2009, and so, the fire fighters…
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