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The Family First
Newsletter In this issue:
Fathers Day Gift - Is Dad Football Crazy or a Man For The Daisy Five
Tips to Overcoming a Low Self Esteem
Good morning!
Yesterday I went
to visit a 32 year old dad who is dying of cancer.
He won't be with his children this Father's Day, and
it breaks my heart because this is something over
which he has no control.
It brought back memories of losing my own father
right after Mother's Day way back in 1976. I
remember feeling just absolutely lost when Father's
Day came around. There were no cards to buy;
no gifts to give. That year I felt a
tremendous loss, but the next year wasn't quite as
hard, and as time went by the pain was a little
less. That's not to say that I have gotten
completely past it, but life goes on and you adjust. For those of you who still have your fathers, make the most of the day. Relationships may be weak or stressful, but you still have time to work on them. Instead of being angry over what you didn't have, take time to reflect on what you had, and look forward to a better future. I had an absentee father. He traveled with his work and was rarely home. However, he had a job and I never went to bed hungry. It's human nature to want more, but we only find happiness by appreciating what we have.
Here's some information I found this week! Where do you fit in? What can you do to boost the numbers? Do you eat dinner with your children? Do you learn about them over the dinner table? Do you praise your children daily...or are you more likely to criticize? We can all improve ... why not start today?
Daddy Data
Happy Father's Day to all of you
dads, and to all of you who have made a difference
in a child's life. I am grateful for all of the blessings in my life, and I appreciate you! Please forward this issue to someone who may benefit from it!
Free Father's Day Cards
MOMS
(And DADS) MAKE MORE!
Fathers Day Gift - Is Dad Football Crazy or a Man For The Daisy Why do children on fathers' day rack their brains as to what - gift to give dear old dad? An affectionate way to honour him is - to give him the same as you did mum on mothers day.. A simple "I love you" said with flowers on fathers' day is all it will take to make dads day special. Sadly to say, it is not until pocket money is due or a puncture on the bike needs fixing is when dad is recognised in his own home. Well now it is time to put the shoe on the other foot and the kids' wants and needs put to aside - and pointed in the direction of pops. How do children see their dad - could it be as a part time gardener or handyman around the house? Unfortunately for some kids and recapping on those words "How do children see their dad", then sadly to say, "not a lot", if the man of the house has to work all the hours god sends to put a crust on the table. Fathers' day is the time we thank him for mowing the lawn, mending a fuse and filling our bellies. Finding the ideal present for dad can be frustrating and especially more so if he has more than fifteen neck ties, socks, slippers or handkerchiefs from previous contributions over the years. Surprise the man of the house this year on fathers' day and gift him with flowers. Has your dad got green fingers (keen gardener) if so, then daisy seeds/ plants make fabulous presents. If dad is labelled a couch potato by mummy then give him the latest box office DVD or music CD. Consider new frames for his glasses so he does not make a spectacle of himself with the band aid keeping the lens in place. Dads like to read, so a book or magazine on the latest sporting events is an option. An ideal father's day gift is a season ticket to watch his favourite football team or a ticket to Benidorm. Why not accommodate his sweet tooth (if he has one) with scrumptious candy or chocolate. If daddy drives, why not buy something for his car. Father's day gifts as such can include car accessories like personalized key rings, torch, tinted visors or even cleaning products, these are all very useful items. Regardless of whatever you give dad on fathers' day, no doubt it will be warmly welcomed, but if you want it to be special as it was for mother on mothers' day then give him flowers. Why most dads are keen gardeners is because "They Love Flowers?" If dads plans are to celebrate fathers` day dining out with mummy and you believe "three is a crowd" if you tag along, then take a flower and wrap a little foil around the stem and place it in his buttonhole. By doing this you're presence is strong, resulting in a man - feeling so proud with the inner thought that "three is not a crowd"
Hi Kacy here, a thank you for reading my articles I hope to continue to provide pleasure and at the same time help people with their problems on some of my chosen subjects. Kacy Carr may be contacted at http://www.benidormbeaches.com
A 15-year study revealed that women who work at
home have a 54% higher death rate from cancer than women who work outside the
home. This has been directly linked to the high concentration of harsh chemicals
in the home. There are other options! www.familyfirst.fourpointwellness.com Five
Tips to Overcoming a Low Self Esteem Five tips to overcoming a low self esteem. Make no mistake about it; overcoming a low self esteem increases your chances of success in life. The career path you choose, or the relationships that you nurture will benefit to some degree when it comes to your level of self esteem. Overcoming a low self esteem can be a long process, but I have five quick tips to get you pointed in the right direction. 1) Learn to love and accept yourself Overcoming a low self esteem starts from within. It amazes me how many people walk around who are not happy with themselves. They walk around with fake smiles, and when you ask how they are doing they pretty much lie and say everything is ok. The word love is thrown around so freely. When you love someone it means you embrace them to the fullest regardless of who they are or what they have done. It's kind of like what they call "tough love". It's this same type of love that you should have when it comes to yourself. We all fall down. We all make mistakes. That's a given. The key to overcoming a low self esteem is getting back up once you have fallen. Remember that in order for someone to care for and love you, its only right that you love yourself first. 2) Self-Appreciation Looking at self-appreciation and acceptance the two are different but they are connected. You can't have one without the other. As you examine your life, try to highlight the areas that you shine in. Those are the areas that you should try to work at to become stronger. To many times we pick something that we are not capable of accomplishing and we try to work harder at those things. Know your niche. Know what you are good at, and focus your hard work, dedication, and persistence on things that you are familiar with and have a strong foundation in. Have appreciation or better yet praise yourself for those good qualities. Don't spend time on criticizing yourself for the traits that you lack or are not good at. 3) Never compare yourself to others As a child growing up, I remember comparing myself to many superstar athletes. I remember fantasizing about wanting to be a certain individual. As I look back on that, those same comparisons tend to follow us as we become adults. Society tends to put expectations on us. How we should look, what we should wear, what we should drive? If you truly have the desire to overcome a low self esteem, you must learn to live your life for you and not try and please others. You must learn to never base your achievements on the accomplishments or goals of others. Set your own goals, follow your own dreams, set your own boundaries, and make your own individual statement. Don't plagiarize, be the unique individual that your higher power has intended you to be. We all are different. Each of us has something unique to give to the world. Take a stand, be different, and let the winner inside of you come out. 4) Self bashing will kill you We are all human. Everyone will make a mistake at some point in their life. In fact some will make many more than others. We must remember that when we make mistakes, never beat yourself up. Use the mistake as a learning tool. It should be stored in memory and used to prevent us from making the same mistake in the future. Always remember that we learn from trial and error. Use that to your advantage. 5) Surround yourself with positive people Overcoming a low self esteem starts with what you see and hear. The things that are presented to you have a lasting effect. The individuals that you surrounded yourself with in the past have shaped you into the person that you are today. If you want to feel good about yourself, why spend time with someone who constantly puts themselves down. If you want to go somewhere in life, why would you spend time with someone who has no goals, dreams, or purpose in life. Surround yourself with positive people. Attend conferences and Network with people that will push and motivate you to do the impossible and accomplish goals. Seek out positive successful people and mimic their behavior. These are the first five tips in building up a low self esteem. Overcoming a low self esteem is a process that takes time and patience. There will be moments where you feel like there is no change. There will be moments when you feel as if you are wasting your time. There will come a time when you will want to associate with those same individuals that appear to be going nowhere in life. This will be the time when you must stand up, stand out, and persevere. This will be the time when you must hold on and know a brighter day and a brighter future is coming. Yes it will take time, but remember a baby doesn't learn to walk over night. He has to crawl before he can walk. He must go through the learning curve. He must take his bumps and bruises. Finally when the child has put his time in, he is blessed with the gift to walk. Endure your bumps and bruises and in the end you will be blessed with a more happier and more successful life.
Raymond Grisby writes articles to help individuals overcome a low self esteem. He realizes that a positive attitude can cause you to have an increased level of success in your personal or professional life. Check out his self help guide and free self esteem audio mp3 at:
www.buildmyesteem.com/overcoming_a_low_self_esteem.html
Raymond Grisby may be contacted at http://www.buildmyesteem.com or raymondgrisby@buildmyesteem.com
Give your kids more! Your 4 Step Plan to Better Health We live in an on-demand society. Food, entertainment, communication--everything is at the touch of our fingertips. For many, it's increasingly difficult to appreciate a "natural process"--like the time it takes to read a good book, or to plant a vegetable garden. We all love the conveniences, but life should never be trivial. It's important to know the value of process. I've seen thousands of patients and the ones that reach their highest goals are those who pace themselves and are persistent; they have allowed the learning/healing process to happen. The naked truth is that healing doesn't come just in a diet, or in a supplement or in an exercise. It comes by making a commitment to yourself by setting goals, obtaining the knowledge necessary to reach them and allowing yourself the time and space to attain them. The best starter skills you can have on your path to health are: 1. Know how to set realistic goals (short, medium and long-term); 2. Know how to create a strategy for staying on task (persistence) toward reaching your goal (this includes acquiring the knowledge you need to reach them); 3. Know how to make adjustments in your strategy to keep yourself on course (it is unlikely your first strategy will be the only one you need); and 4. Know how to set a new a goal once you've achieved one/some. 1. Setting a realistic goal Second only to persistence, setting a realistic goal is very important for your success. Short and medium-term goals should be practical and the sky's the limit on long-term goals! Goals should be written down and kept in a place where you can review them daily. Goal setting has emotional as well as physical factors. Setting a goal is like making a promise to yourself. If you make a promise and don't keep it, this undermines your relationship to yourself, your confidence and your self-esteem. It gets worse: when you undermine your relationship with yourself, it will be harder to maintain high quality relationships with others. This concept may seem a bit expansive, but how do you feel when someone else doesn't keep their promise to you? Surely, it doesn't feel good, and it can only feel worse when you do it to yourself. Worst of all, you might have gotten used to letting yourself down, or maybe you've come to expect it. Setting even just one realistic health goal and achieving it can help boost your confidence and esteem. The more you build, the more others will take note and treat you with the respect you crave and deserve. 2. Create a strategy Just because you've set a goal doesn't mean you are certain to reach it. Meeting goals takes some planning. You'll need to have a road map for success. Start with the most basic road map. Get yourself on the path towards your goal and create an initial time line. If you are working on your own, you might make a list of the things you think are inhibiting your health and prioritize them--the bigger offenders at the top of the list. Can you think of ways to change the first 3 on the list? Will you need someone to help you with them (doctor, nutritionist, counselor, etc)? Can you guess how long it will take to minimize or eliminate each item on your list? These are all components to write down and keep track of as part of your goal strategy. 3. Making adjustments This is where the essence of "process" happens. Where so many fail, this is where you will prevail! This is where you evaluate your goals and your progress towards them and decide how to fine-tune your strategy to help you reach them more efficiently. The captain of a sea vessel doesn't plot his course one time; instead, he plots it multiple times to be sure he is staying on course, continually monitoring weather trends, currents, etc. that might throw his ship off course. So must you navigate your goals. Mastering this step means turning good results into great results. 4. Setting new goals Okay, so you've achieved some success and congratulations are in order! How does it feel? Did you think you were going to be able to do it? Are you ready to set another? Remember, be practical! See my article, entitled, "A Healthy Example", where we'll discuss a case in point! Your Health and Wellness Coach, Dr. Brett Saks
Dr. Brett Saks is a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC), Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (NMD), author and lecturer. His book “The Bio-Logikal Diet: Your Guide to Optimal Health” helps readers develop the knowledge to make better, more informed lifestyle choices that they can implement in their daily lives. For more information, or to order a copy of his book, please visit http://www.bio-logikal.com
Dr. Brett Saks may be contacted at http://www.bio-logikal.com/
Don't leave your loved ones guessing...record
your information now. Breakfast Recipes – French Toast by Jill Seader French toast has always been a favorite Saturday or Sunday morning brunch around our house. It is tasty, easy to make, and makes a good hearty breakfast. It is always fun to add some variety to this old favorite with new flavors and techniques. Here are two recipes that add a bit of a twist. Sunny French Toast 2 eggs Mix together all of the above ingredients except for the bread. In a skillet pan, melt some butter. Put the bread in the mixture and cook them in the skillet over medium heat for 2 minutes on each side or until they are slightly brown. Stuffed French Toast 1 -- 8 ounce package of softened cream cheese Mix together the cream cheese and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla until it is fluffy. Add the nuts and put to the side. Cut the bread into 1 1/2 inch slices and cut a pocket into each slice at the top. Put 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture into that pocket. Mix together the eggs, cream, nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla. Put the bread into the egg mixture and cook on a griddle until brown on both sides. Put the bread slices on a baking sheet and bake in a 300 degree oven for 20 minutes. In a saucepan, mix together the preserves and the orange juice. Heat this mixture through and put it over the French toast.
Jill Seader shares her favorite breakfast recipes and other baking recipes along with her stories at YourBakingStory.com. She also invites you to share your own baking recipes and stories. Happy Baking!
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