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December 2009
Today is going to be the best day of your life
This Month's Quote(s)
"I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph." -Shirley Temple
Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year. -Victor Borge
Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell government what they want and their kids pay for it. -Richard Lamm
Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no persuasion move thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil; so shalt thou always live jollity; for a good conscience is a continual Christmas. - Benjamin Franklin/BC
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Feel stressed out. Watch this video.
Are you tired of being screwed yet?
Your U.S. House & Senate have voted themselves $4,700 and $5,300 raises.
1. They voted to not give you a S.S. cost of living raise in 2010 and 2011.
2. Your Medicaid premiums will go up $285.60 for the 2-years and
you will not get the 3% COLA: $660/yr. Your total 2-yr loss and cost is-$1,600 or -$3,200 for husband and wife.
3. Over 2-yrs they ea. get $10,000
4. Do you feel SCREWED?
5. Will they have your cost of drugs - doctor fees - local taxes - food, etc., increase?
NO WAY. They have a raise and better benefits. Why care about you? You never did anything about it in the past. You obviously are too stupid or don't care.
6. Do you really think that Nancy, Harry, Chris, Charlie, Barnie, et al, care about you? SEND THE MESSAGE-- You're FIRED. IN 2010 YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GET RID OF THE SITTING CONGRESS: Up to 1/3 OF THE SENATE, AND 100% OF THE HOUSE. MAKE SURE YOU'RE STILL MAD IN NOVEMBER 2010 AND REMIND THEIR REPLACEMENTS NOT TO SCREW UP.
It is ok to forward this to your sphere of influence if you finally tired of the abuse.
Seven Stress Relievers
1. Acknowledge stress is good
Make stress your friend! Based on the body’s natural “fight or flight” response, that burst of energy will enhance your performance at the right moment. I’ve yet to see a top sportsman totally relaxed before a big competition. Use stress wisely to push yourself that little bit harder when it counts most.
2. Avoid stress sneezers
Stressed people sneeze stress germs indiscriminately and before you know it, you are infected too!
Protect yourself by recognising stress in others and limiting your contact with them. Or if you’ve got the inclination, play stress doctor and teach them how to better manage themselves.
3. Learn from the best
When people around are losing their head, who keeps calm? What are they doing differently? What is their attitude? What language do they use? Are they trained and experienced?
Figure it out from afar or sit them down for a chat. Learn from the best stress managers and copy what they do.
4. Practice socially acceptable heavy breathing
You can trick your body into relaxing by using heavy breathing. Breathe in slowly for a count of 7 then breathe out for a count of 11. Repeat the 7-11 breathing until your heart rate slows down, your sweaty palms dry off and things start to feel more normal.
5. Give stressy thoughts the red light
It is possible to tangle yourself up in a stress knot all by yourself. “If this happens, then that might happen and then we’re all up the creek!” Most of these things never happen, so why waste all that energy worrying needlessly?
Give stress thought-trains the red light and stop them in their tracks. Okay so it might go wrong – how likely is that, and what can you do to prevent it?
6. Know your trigger points and hot spots
Presentations, interviews, meetings, giving difficult feedback, tight deadlines……. My heart rate is cranking up just writing these down!
Make your own list of stress trigger points or hot spots. Be specific. Is it only presentations to a certain audience that get you worked up? Does one project cause more stress than another? Did you drink too much coffee?
Knowing what causes you stress is powerful information, as you can take action to make it less stressful. Do you need to learn some new skills? Do you need extra resources? Do you need to switch to de-caf?
7. Burn the candle at one end
Lack of sleep, poor diet and no exercise wreaks havoc on our body and mind. Kind of obvious, but worth mentioning as it’s often ignored as a stress management technique. Listen to your mother and don’t burn the candle at both ends!
And those are the best stress management techniques I know! Learn them, use them and teach them, and be a great stress manager.
By Lyndsay Swinton
Owner, Management for the Rest of Us
www.mftrou.com
Putting things into perspective: What If George W. Bush had ...
Unattributed | July 1, 2009
Posted on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 5:52:20 PM by Zakeet
What If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?
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Nancy Pelosi’s double standard on the minimum wage. She’s so full of it. The secret word is ‘stipend’. These are the people running our country, our lives, with our money. YOU NEED TO GET INVOLVED IN POLITICS.
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Christmas in Moccasin Gap
I’m sixty-years old so I had forgotten the magic of Christmas. That is, until I had my two boys, now ages eight and four. Now, it’s not about me anymore. It’s all about them. And that’s the way it should be with every parent. Who cares what you want or what you need, what do your children want? What do they need? I’ll tell you one thing they need – they need role models, not critics. Don’t put your children down for not doing something right, encourage them to do it better next time, and help them if necessary.
I know it’s kind of late for me to have children, but these two boys have made the second half of my life worth living. They have given me so much joy and energy and peace of mind. I see everything differently now, I feel differently, I treat people differently, I’m a completely different man because of my two boys.
And on Christmas day, seeing the gleam in their eyes when they wake up is so enjoyable. Besides that, from November till January they keep their room clean, because they know that, “Santa Clause is watching.” They have to be good. I think we should have Christmas at least three times a year just so kids can keep their room clean. I think I’ll get my oldest boy his own remote control so he’ll stop taking mine. And my youngest boy, Carson, I’m going to get him a book of ‘Why.’ He’s always asking, “Why, daddy?” I’ll just say, “Read the book.”
We have turned Christmas into a marketing monster. What a shame. Christmas isn’t about receiving gifts, it’s about giving. It’s about your fellow man. It’s about helping others. And it is okay to say, “Merry Christmas”, not happy holidays. How pathetic. What, are we afraid we’re going to offend the Muslims? Screw them, they can go back to their own country and celebrate it. I’m tired of worrying about offending someone. It’s beginning to offend me. And now we have a skinny Santa Clause because the fat one sends the “wrong message.” I suppose next they’ll take the Christ out of Christmas. Then it won’t be about the birth of Jesus anymore, it’ll just be about receiving gifts.
My cousin Jasper is a redneck, so he believes that on Christmas Eve the three Good Ol’ Boys followed a Lone Star beer truck to a bar in Austin, Texas carrying gifts of moonshine, snuff and marijuana. And the baby was named “Dale.”
My two boys have been alright this year, so they will have a decent Christmas. And I will enjoy seeing them open the presents as their eyes sparkle. My oldest boy, Austin, doesn’t event want to see what’s in each box, he just wants to open every box with his name on it and then he looks at everything. That’s what I did when I was little too. Now I know how my dad felt on Christmas Day. He would always get up before me and sit on the couch and watch me open presents. And he would always have a big smile on his face. Of course, the year I got the train set, he had to play with it first. I couldn’t touch it for at least a week. He was always playing with it. Christmas in Moccasin Gap is a lot of fun. We go to Christmas parties; people go from door-to-door and sing Christmas carols. Try doing that in a large city and you’ll get shot for sure. I always like the Ozzy Osborne Christmas carols; “Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, in every single room was a decapitated mouse.” Or how about this one, “Deck the halls with cocaine eight-balls, fa la la la la, sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff. I’m not a druggie, so that one didn’t do too much for me. I like real snow on Christmas, not the drug kind. I hope all of you wherever you are have a great Christmas this year. If you don’t it because of your government. They’re going to have a wonderful Christmas and you’re going to pay for it, like it or not. This New Year’s Eve why not make a resolution to be more informed with what Washington, D.C. is doing with our money and our lives, because if we don’t, they’re going to take over them. It’s not too late; let’s have a Christmas Revolution. It will be the best Christmas ever.
From all of us here in Moccasin Gap, ya’ll have a great Christmas, you hear?
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