Be A Better You!
–William Glasser [After World War II many GIs were in mental institutions and could not be cured thru therapy. Glasser was put in charge of the program, and sought for a new system of therapy which could be effective. Reality Therapy was the answer. The principles can also be used in the informal “counseling” we […]
-Malcomb Gladwell Two types decisions: Logical and Intuitive [He doesn’t like that word]. 3 questions book claims to answer: 1. Decisions made quickly can be as good-better than-those reasoned [That point is proved] 2. Need to know when they can be trusted, since they can fail [Shows some factors that are problematic] Does not provide […]
RAISING GREAT CHILDREN Children are precious and a joy, and the greatest proof of God’s promise he will give us all he has Childhood should be happy, and almost all parents have good intentions and love their children Love is much more than a feeling, and it is a verb much more than a […]
-Daniel Amen, M.D., PhD [PBS program and book] Dr Amen, MD, PhD, has done thousands of SPECT brain scans of healthy and unhealthy brains Actually an old technology, using radioactive isotopes, that shows a dynamic, not static, image Isotopes in the blood are absorbed by different brain sections, depending on blood flow Much aberrant behavior […]
T Colin Campbell PhD Introduction America’s health is failing: 2/3 are overweight, 15 million have diabetes, 100 million have high cholesterol, the war against heart disease and cancer is being lost, young people increasingly are contracting “adult” diseases [Note: PBS had a program on dealing with the 1/3 of American kids who are fat. As […]
YEAR’S SUPPLY FOOD STORAGE PROGRAM R C Copeland © 3/08 Remember the fable of the ant and the grasshopper! Adult Basic Food Supply Program [36.75#, ±$20.50/mo; 690#, ±$250/yr. Can substitute similar items] Item Cost Amt/mo 1 Yr Item Cost Amt/mo 1 Yr Wheat .19/lb 14lb/$3 165lb Sugar .50/lb 2lb/1.00 25lb Rice .25/lb 5lb/1.25 60lb Honey 2.00/lb […]
R C and Brett Copeland © 5/08 For those who have progressed through Charts I – III and feel challenged to advance, the following Charts can develop a remarkable level of fitness. Still under 15 minutes a day, four or six days a week, and the only equipment is resistance bands. EXERCISE ADVANTAGE – PRO– CHART […]
R C and Brett Copeland © 3/08 Many of us feel guilty, and know our bodies suffer, as we don’t exercise enough. But exercise takes so much time, requires special equipment, is uncomfortable, and—worst of all—is totally boring! Right? Not any more! Not with the Exercise Advantage. Exercise Advantagetakes minimum time out of a busy day, requires […]