Ladies "Just Say No" To Holiday Driving With Your Man Aboard!

Holidays should be experienced in good spirits. During this time of year, we strive to usher in the New Year with resolutions of peace, harmony and good health. Driving in the car with your husband or male counterpart is the antithesis of this premise—on all fronts. In fact, it may lead to health concerns due to the accumulated stress involved, so my best advice? Just say no.

Stupidly, I offered to help my husband out with the driving en route home from our five-day stint to Disney World. He was complaining about his back, neck, had emails to answer, newspapers to read and I wanted to help him out a little.

What We CAN Change

My friend Rich came over to my office last week and we had a wonderful and authentic conversation about what’s going on in each of our lives right now. I’m so grateful to have people in my life like Rich whom I can talk to and get real.

Authenticity creates freedom and having people around us we can truly be ourselves with is so important.

Rich and I talked vulnerably about our relationships, our challenges, the things we’re most excited about, and some stuff we’d both like to change about ourselves and our lives.

As we were talking, Rich shared a great email with me he’d recently received about change:

The Importance of Celebrating

How do you feel about celebrating? If you’re anything like me and most of the people I know, you probably enjoy it.

However, I notice that as much as I like to celebrate, I sometimes find it challenging as well. Here are some of the reasons that I use not to do it:

* I don’t have the time or money to celebrate right now, there’s work that needs to get done

* Things aren’t yet as good as they “should” be for me to stop and celebrate

* People will think I’m weird, naive, or obnoxious if I celebrate too much

* With so much suffering in the world and people having a tough time these days, it’s not appropriate for me to celebrate

What is phentermine?

What is phentermine and how to use it?

In this article you will come to know about what is phentermine?
Phentermine is a drug that is used to control obesity and
also as a weight loss medication. A large number of people in this
world are suffering with overweight and finding an easy way to
lose their weight. If you are also one of them, then
phentermine is one of the best options you can go for. These drugs
have proved very successful in controlling obesity without any
major side effects. There are different types of phentermine diet
pills available in the market and have different roles to play in
losing weight. It’s better to consult a doctor before choosing any
of the phentermine diet pills as he can suggest you the best pill
suitable for your body.

The Power of Empathy

Empathy is one of the most important aspects of creating harmonious relationships, reducing stress, and enhancing emotional awareness - yet it can be tricky at times. I consider myself to be quite empathetic, but notice that with certain people (especially those I don’t like or agree with and also with myself at times) and in particular situations, my natural ability and desire to empathize can be diminished or almost non-existent.

I also notice that when I feel empathy for others and for myself, I feel a sense of peace, connection, and perspective that I like. And, when there is an absence of empathy in a particular relationship, situation, or in how I’m relating to myself, I often experience stress, disconnection, and negativity. Can you relate?

Why is This Happening FOR Me?

Do you ever ask yourself the question, “Why is this happening to me?” Most of us do, especially when things aren’t going the way we want them to or we’re dealing with something that’s difficult or painful.

A few years ago I was talking to my friend Brian about this and he said, “If you change the word ‘to’ to the word ‘for’ in that question, it can change your life.” When Brian said this, it really resonated with me and I never forgot it.

Instead of asking ourselves, “Why is this happening TO me?” we could instead ask, “Why is this happening FOR me?” Wow - there’s a world of difference in those two questions. The first one leads us down a path of victimhood, martyrdom, or feeling as though there’s something wrong with us. The second one takes us in a direction of deeper growth, awareness, appreciation, responsibility, and healing.

Human Anatomy – Spleen

Spleen refers to that fist-like organ situated to the left of your stomach, in the upper left of your abdomen. Usually 4 inches long and colored purple, the spleen has several vital functions.

In a healthy lifestyle, the spleen is crucial for filtering the blood; through it, red blood cells are recycled. Also, the spleen stores white blood cells and platelets.

Other than its importance to the blood, the spleen is invaluable to the body for keeping pneumonia and meningitis causing bacteria at bay.

Some people have a tiny additional spleen, but this is not abnormal.

Common spleen conditions

Because the spleen is protected by the ribcage, you could feel your spleen only when it is enlarged, which is not a normal condition. An enlarged spleen, also known as splenomegaly, may be the result of any of several underlying conditions: liver disease, lymphoma, leukemia and mononucleosis.