The Health Benefits of Honey and Cinnamon

Honey and cinnamon, with its taste and sweet fragrant, creates a magic effect. We all love the breads and rolls from our childhood.
I just recently became aware of the benefits of honey and cinnamon for arthritis pain. But there is a long list of other ailments which can be helped with this combination as well.
Honey and cinnamon’s anti-bacterial properties act as an anti-inflammatory, too.

For the tea: Mix together 2 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder and add it to a cup of green tea. Drink in the morning and at night and within a few days to a week, you should find some relief.
For the tincture: Mix one part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder until it forms a paste. Massage this paste onto the itching/painful part of your body in a slow circular motion. Many people have found that their pain gets noticeably less within a matter of minutes.

In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week out of the 200 people so treated practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.

Here are the other ailments which can be helped:

1. Bad Breath:
People of South America, first thing in the morning gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water. So their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

2. Bladder infection:
Mix cinnamon powder and honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

3. Cancer:
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month 3 times a day.

4. Cholesterol:
Add honey to cinnamon powder mixed in boiled water or green tea and drink.
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder
mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to
reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken 3 times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. As per information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

5. Colds:
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.

6. Diabetics:
Cinnamon has an insulin boosting property (water soluble compounds called polyphenol type A polymers) which have the ability to boost insulin activity about 20 fold and can benefit people who have high sugar levels (obese and diabetics).

Also, read the honey hibernation diet theory to find out how honey contributes to the metabolizing of undesirable cholesterol and fatty acid, provides a fuelling mechanism for the body, keep blood sugar levels balanced, and let our recovery hormones get on with burning body fat stores.

7. Fatigue:
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon power in equal parts, are more alert and flexible.

Dr. Milton who has done research says that a half tablespoon honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3.00 p.m. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.

8. Gas:
According to the studies done in India & Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

9. Hearing loss:
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder taken in equal parts may restore hearing.

10. Hair loss:
Those suffering from hair loss or baldness, may apply a paste of hot olive oil, one tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder before bath and keep it for approx. 15 min. and then wash the hair. It was found to be effective even if kept on for 5 minutes.

11. Heart disease:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, chappati, or other bread, instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, those who already had an attack if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack.

Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heartbeat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as we age the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalizes the arteries and veins.

12. Immune system:
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.

13. Indigestion:
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

14. Infertility:
Yunani and Ayurvedic Medicine have been using honey for thousands of years to strengthen the semen of men. If impotent men regularly take two tablespoon of honey before going to sleep, their problem will be solved.

In China, Japan and Far-East countries, women, who do not conceive and need to strengthen the uterus, have been taking cinnamon powder for centuries. Women who
cannot conceive may take a pinch of cinnamon powder in half teaspoon of honey
and apply it on the gums frequently throughout the day, so that it slowly mixes with the saliva and enters the body.

A couple in Maryland, USA, had no children for 14 years and had lost hope of having a child of their own. When told about this process, husband and wife started taking honey and cinnamon as stated above; the wife conceived after a few months and had twins at full term.

15. Influenza (Flu):
A scientist in Spain has proven that honey contains a natural ingredient, which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

16. Insect bites:
Take one part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste and massage it on the itching part of the body slowly. It is noticed that the pain recedes within a minute or two.

17. Longevity:
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly arrests the ravages of old age. Take 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age.

18. Obesity:
To reduce weight daily drink a mixture of a teaspoon of honey with half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder boiled in water with an empty stomach in the morning about half an hour before breakfast.

19. Pimples:
Mix three tablespoons of Honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder into a paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it off next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.

20. Skin infections:
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts, cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

21. Toothache:
Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day till the tooth stops aching.

22. Upset Stomach
Honey taken with cinnamon powdercures stomachache and also clears stomach ulcers at the the root.

23. Weight loss
Cinnamon and Honey formula for weight loss:
This should be prepared at night before going to bed.

1. Use 1 part cinnamon to 2 parts raw honey. 1/2 tsp cinnamon to 1 tsp honey is recommended but you can use more or less as long as in the ratio of 1 to 2. --- so 1 tsp cinnamon to 2 tsp raw honey is ok too as an example.

2. Boil 1 cup (8 oz.) of water.

3. Pour water over cinnamon and cover and let it steep for 1/2 hour. (30 minutes)

4. Add honey now that it has cooled. Never add honey when it is hot as the heat will destroy the enzymes and other nutrients in the raw honey.

5. Drink 1/2 of this directly before going to bed. The other 1/2 should be covered and refrigerated.

6. In the morning, drink the other half that you refrigerated...but do not re-heat it...drink it cold or at room temp only.

Do not add anything else to this recipe. No lemon, no lime, no vinegar. It is not necessary to drink it more time in a day...it is only effective on an empty stomach and primarily at night.

This works for most people. Inches are lost before any measurement on the scales. This program will cause significant inches lost...but you will reach a plateau and may not lose anymore. This is because the cinnamon and honey cause a cleansing effect in the digestive tract and cleans out parasites and other fungus and bacteria that slow down the digestion...causing a toxic build up. (Lowers pH) Once this is all cleaned out then you will most likely have the weight loss slow down.

Other side effects from a cleansing can occur because of toxins being released...if this occurs, cut back on how much you use or take a break.

Additionally, people report increased energy, more sex drive, and feeling happier/mood enhancer.
The above suggestions have not been evaluated by a medical physician. Since they are so easy to follow, I don’t think they can do any harm. If you have any health concerns, please visit with your designated health care provider.
It is found that a mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most of the diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Ayurvedic as well as Yunani medicine have been using honey as a vital medicine for centuries. Scientists of today also accept honey as a very effective medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases. Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.

Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, on its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the above list of diseases that can be cured by Honey and Cinnamon as researched by western scientists.

NOTE: pregnant women should not take the combination of honey and cinnamon.
NOTE: The honey used needs to be REAL RAW UNPASTEURIZED HONEY. If it says PURE honey it is most likely pasteurized. It is best to only buy honey that says RAW or UNPASTEURIZED on the label. The difference is that the enzymes are all heated out of the pasteurized honey.

NOTE: If some of these suggestion seem to outrageous to you, you better go and consult a qualified physician. To me, it sounds totally harmless and I love the taste of honey and cinnamon.

WARNING: Cassia is widely sold as cinnamon and contains a noteworthy quantity of a toxin known as coumarin. You must limit or avoid your use of the cassia product as a medicine.

Sources:
http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/

Martin Luther King’s Birthday Celebration 2010

London 1/14/2010 05:28 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)

Martin Luther King Jr. achieved many accomplishments in his life before it was tragically cut short on the evening of April 4, 1968. Martin Luther King Day will be held on Monday January 18 2010, this year. It is a day that celebrates one of the greatest civil rights leaders the world has ever known.
King Kennedy a unique feature film which tells the amazing story of Martin Luther King, John F Kennedy and Robert F Kennedy also celebrates this great man. This film is made entirely from actual footage with no narration or talking heads. The film speaks for itself.

King Kennedy promotes the message of freedom, dignity, equality and hope which were so important to Martin Luther King. These messages are still as important today as they were back in the 60’s.
King is recognized the world over for his very famous speech “I Have a Dream” he made to 250,000 Americans. He is most well-known for his civil rights campaigns in order to end racial segregation on public transport and for racial equality in the United States.
Martin Luther King Day is also known as Martin Luther King’s birthday which was January 15th 1929. This day is used to encourage equal rights for all Americans, regardless of their background. Often the day is used by educational intuitions’ to teach pupils and students about the work of Martin Luther King and the struggle against racial segregation and racism.

During his life King received 5 honorary degrees and was named the Man of the year in a 1963 issue of Time Magazine. He was also the youngest person to receive the noble peace prize in 1964.

Martin Luther King Day is held every year on the third Monday of January to help remember all of his contributions. He fought for equal rights and inspired many other African Americans to step up and do the same.
Watch the Trailer for King Kennedy at http://www.kingkennedy.com/ and continue to support the great principles that this man stood for.

http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=157153&cat=15

Law of Growth

When we talk about the "Law of Growth" there are two different aspects we have to consider. One is to look at the law from a spiritual point of view (that includes only human beings). The other is to consider that law from the physical nature where everything pretty much runs on automatic.

According to the bible the process of creation took “Seven days.” We all know that these were not literal days of 24 hours. The account of Genesis describes how the creation developed through certain stages, with man being the highest form of creation. 2 Peter 3:8 states “…with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”

Even science with its theory of evolution acknowledges that species become better and more sophisticated with each generation.
In the Principle of Creation we talk about the growing period for created beings. It takes us through 3 basic stages, like a day starts with evening, night, and morning; or formation, growth, and completion.

While all creation is growing automatically through these three stages, human beings, having the highest position in the creation, and also being the mediators between the two worlds of the invisible spiritual world and the external visible world, grow through an indirect dominion first. That is their time of spiritual maturation until they understand the purpose of their existence and learn about the spiritual nature of the universe and their eternal life in the spiritual world, when they enter into a realm of God’s direct dominion.

During the time in the realm of indirect dominion, man is governed by the law of the Principle which is kind of like a rail to run our life on as a guideline. Once we master the principles of life we can live with God in the direct dominion here on earth. That is the realm where man fulfills his personal responsibility and works in obedience with God. By that time man has developed his heart and is able to love as a child, as a brother or sister and finally as a parent. In other words, the family is his training ground to get along with others, and he becomes accountable to share roles of leadership and responsibility.

That may sound very ideal but isn’t that what all religions desire? The movie “The Secret” became very popular in the past few years. Many New Agers practice the law of attraction and visualization. In “The Master Key” by Charles Haanel (1866-1949), who was a noted business man in St. Louis, wrote in 1912 that everything is vibration.

What you want has a particular vibration, and to attract it, your mind must be set to that vibration. Any delay in the law of growth is necessary because your mind has not attuned itself to the object of its desire. In other words, it does not yet believe that it already possesses that object and so it does not.
What do we mean then by attuning the mind to the vibration of the object it wishes to correlate with? We mean that your mind will determine the length of time it takes for your object to take form under the law of growth. It will take as long as it takes your mind to become totally in tune with the fact that you already own the object.

Again, because of this individualization of the law of attraction based on the mind's ability to believe, there can be no hard and fast laws as to how long a length of time from starting until finishing will be.
On the other hand the law of growth for creation takes time, like when you plant a seed in the spring, you water and watch it all summer long, and finally in the fall you will be able to harvest.

Once we enter in the realm of direct dominion, we will be in total communication with God and the spiritual realm, and have access to the abundance of the universe as well as feel the obligation which comes with that kind of insight.

In his book “You can Create Your Own Miracles,” Napoleon Hill dedicates two chapters to the law of growth, one in regard to change and one in regard to struggle. He relates that the law of growth through change is a miracle because it provides man with progress. Our civilizations have developed through the ages by adopting through wars, epidemics of diseases, drought, and other irresistible forces of nature which forces man to free himself from the effects of his follies and start all over again.

“In everything and everyone the law of growth is through eternal change.” ~ Napoleon Hill.

What is that purpose of the law of change? It is man’s education to force us to develop our mind-powers and the resources of our heart.
The same goes with the law of growth through struggle. Struggle is necessary for growth because strength, both physical and spiritual, is the product of struggle. Think of exercising your muscles everyday and you’ll have strong arms, legs and a strong body. Without the exercise, the muscles atrophy and eventually, your body can’t function properly.
By keeping everything in nature flow, growth can occur, cells renew themselves, and the body is healthy. On a larger scale, any country where the people just accept their lot and are not willing to participate in the law of change, will perish. Man has an inborn resiliency and ability to adjust to struggle, because it is the creator’s desire, for us to become independent and self-propelled.

Through the struggle we discover our purpose and can participate with others to make the world a better place. We also develop our ability to love.

Why haven’t we done it yet? We tried it in many ways – our own ways. Let’s try it God’s way.

http://www.messagesfromspiritworld.info/Principle/Principle%202.htm%20Section%205 The Process of the Creation of the Universe and Its Growing Period
http://www.naphill.org/ Napoleon Hill: You can create your own miracles
http://charleshaanel.wwwhubs.com/ Charles Haanel: The Master Key System

How to Find Inner Peace with the Meditation inspired by a Roman Emperor

"For we are made for co-operation, like feet, like hands, like eyelids, like the rows of the upper and lower teeth. To act against one another then is contrary to nature."
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Recently, I came across the classical meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emporer who lived from April 26, 121 ~ March 17, 180 AD. He ruled with Lucius Versus as a co-emporer from 161-180 AD. He is considered the last of the five good emporers, who was educated in the stoic (God determines everything for the best and that virtue is sufficient for happiness) philosophies of the Greeks.

I was very impressed by this deep thinker who is in the Christian, culture sphere considered a Pagan. He shows commitment to a life of meaning and virtue, and his writing has become part of the Western classic. Obviously, he was part of the better-educated citizens of Rome. This education allowed him to be self-disciplined, virtuous and seek out inner tranquility. Aurelius was also a social reformer who worked for the improvement of the poor, the slaves, and convicted criminals. It is no wonder that in the non-Christian world he became somewhat a role model. Aurelius felt threatened by the Christians and persecuted them viciously.
We can see the stoic philosophy resembles Buddhism with its emotional detachment and focus on morality.
Let us find the good in these meditations which were originally written in Greek and are still revered as a literary monument of service and duty.

Here is an excerpt from the 4. Book:

"Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, sea-shores, and mountains; and thou too art wont to desire such things very much.
But this is altogether a mark of the most common sort of men, for it is in thy power whenever thou shalt choose to retire into thyself.
For nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul, particularly when he has within him such thoughts that by looking into them he is immediately in perfect tranquility; and I affirm that tranquility is nothing else than the good ordering of the mind. Constantly then give to thyself this retreat, and renew thyself; and let thy principles be brief and fundamental, which, as soon as thou shalt recur to them, will be sufficient to cleanse the soul completely, and to send thee back free from all discontent with the things to which thou returnest. For with what art thou discontented?
With the badness of men? Recall to thy mind this conclusion, that rational animals exist for one another, and that to endure is a part of justice, and that men do wrong involuntarily; and consider how many already, after mutual enmity, suspicion, hatred, and fighting, have been stretched dead, reduced to ashes; and be quiet at last.-

But perhaps thou art dissatisfied with that which is assigned to thee out of the universe.-
Recall to thy recollection this alternative; either there is providence or atoms, fortuitous concurrence of things; or remember the arguments by which it has been proved that the world
is a kind of political community, and be quiet at last.-

But perhaps corporeal things will still fasten upon thee.-

Consider then further that the mind mingles not with the breath, whether moving gently or
violently, when it has once drawn itself apart and discovered its own power, and think also of all that thou hast heard and assented to about pain and pleasure, and be quiet at last.-

But perhaps the desire of the thing called fame will torment thee.-

See how soon everything is forgotten, and look at the chaos of infinite time on each side of the present, and the emptiness of applause, and the changeableness and want of judgement in those who pretend to give praise, and the narrowness of the space within which it is circumscribed, and be quiet at last. For the whole earth is a point, and how small a nook in it is this thy dwelling, and how few are there in it, and what kind of people are they who will praise thee."
For the 12 books on the meditations of Roman Emporer Marcus Aurelius, please visit:
http://classics.mit.edu/Antoninus/meditations.mb.txt

The Healing Sound of Music

Music is truly the one universal language of mankind. Music is a universal language that transcends boundaries and bonds people even thousands of miles apart.
This article is exploring some of the many applications of music and how it can help us to live happier and healthier lives.
Music helps you to tap into your most primal emotions; it can change your mood, it can help relief stress, and it can even heal your body. Whatever may be your reason to enjoy a happy tune, it can move you at the deepest level of your being. Why is music so universally binding? It is that man is more than just flesh and bones. You are a spiritual being with emotions, and you vibrate at certain frequencies. Music responds to this inner essence and brings you in balance with the tunes of nature.
There is even a very practical reason that music is called the universal language. All music is composed of just 7 main notes. It doesn’t matter what instrument you play or what part of the world you are in, the performers are still only using these same 7 notes. Music can express more than just words because the melodies and rhythm can reach the deepest part of your heart and soul. Music can vocalize the inexpressible. It is used to lament, to worship, to heal, or to make a social statement like in rap. Shamans of the past as well as healers in the present day are seeking assistance from the spiritual realm.
Music therapy is even effective on animals and plants. Studies and Kirlian photography have shown that plants and trees grow better in company of good music and show a better growth. Animals too, reflect their behavioral pattern much better when exposed to music. Masaru Emoto from Japan, proved through his photography what influences music has on water crystals and how consciousness can transform water at the molecular level.

Additionally to the different occasions for playing and listening to music there are the many different styles of music. Music is truly the one universal language of mankind. Throughout the world's history many styles have developed. Music can be divided into genres in many different ways. You can distinguish songs by musical instruments or by ethnical or geographical origin.

What kind of music is stimulating to you? What kind of rhythm is getting your juices flowing? You are never too old to experiment with new tunes. Music can truly add to the joys of life and promote healing to your ailing body.

1) Nursery lullabies
There isn’t a parent in the world, who hasn’t sung a lullaby to a fussing infant or spend the night singing to a sick child. The sounds of lullabies are sung by parents to calm their children, either to put them to sleep or to comfort them in time of upset or a nightmare. The lyrics are simple words like: Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird. Often the words don’t have a deep meaning, but the soothing sound of the music puts the baby at ease and allows you to get the needed sleep, too.

2) Kids love silly songs
Children love to sing silly songs. You sang silly songs when you were children and now your grandchildren enjoy singing funny and silly songs! Enjoy some tongue twisters or funny rhymes with any young one and he'll be your friend for life.

3) Play music while you work
Most offices or stores play music during the day. If not bring your own and enjoy your favorite tunes while you accomplish a maybe not so favorable task. Whistle why you work can also be a nice break-up during a work day.
If you want to stay healthy this winter while everyone around you is coming down with colds and flu, sing the birthday song while you wash your hands, and don't stop scrubbing until you've finished the last "happy birthday to you."

4) Play music while on a road trip
Put an end to road rage by playing your favorite music in the car. This can be during your daily commute or on a trip across the country.
I am sure you have your own favorite music list for your family road trips. It is best to choose music everybody loves and knows to sing along. Our family’s favorites are country music songs by John Denver, Allan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Celine Dion, The Judds, Josh Groban, Michael Bouble, and others like The Beatles, etc. It became almost like a ritual, we had to play these songs while driving to Grandpa’s house.

5) Play music when you are sad
Everyone has a favorite sad song or two that reminds them of a special someone or maybe just a special time in their lives. Sad songs have been around for years and are surely here to stay. Sad tunes take many people to a special memory to relive something they thought may have been gone.

In modern times, blues music can make you feel good by listening to songs about bad times.

6) Music as stress reducer
If you are looking for an inexpensive and quick stress reducer, listen to music, sing or hum your way through work or stressful situations. Music helps you relax and release stress. Have you ever been to a restaurant where they don’t play music? Playing happy music is to help you to have a pleasant experience eating. Soothing music triggers a relaxation response which can lower cortisol levels, making it easier to digest food.

Playing classical music while eating helps you eat less, digest better and enjoy your food more.

7) Music Therapy as a Healer
In the recent years a new field of therapy has develop using the healing sounds of music. The Mozart Effect has been used to raise smarter children as well as support healing patients in hospitals. They use it as pain management, to ward off depression, to ease muscle tension, or calm kids with ADD. Music therapy in its many applications allows people with emotional problems to explore their feelings. It can help to change your mood, help in solving problems, make positive changes in your mood, and resolve conflicts. Music can also strengthen communication and physical coordination skills. Or it can help those with neurological or development disorders to improve their physical and mental functioning.

8) Sing at church to praise God
Every Sunday after the church service I noticed that whatever pain I had before was not as profound. In fact, the more I put my heart into singing and really enjoying the tunes and the words, I felt carried away. Praising God uplifts your spirit and your body responds to the high vibrations of the hymns and holy songs.

9) Music during the Holidays
During the Christmas season I learned to appreciate the uniting power of Christmas music. For a whole months everybody in our family wanted to hear Christmas songs on the radio, playing their favorite CD’s, etc. Most of these songs create a beautiful atmosphere.

10) Meditate with OM
This goes more into the relaxation and meditation mode. The sound of OM or AUM is from the ancient Hindu culture and represents you to get in touch with the creator, the creation and the creative process. There are many interpretations of the origin of the sound the fact is that it really works. People of all cultures can enjoy the benefit of humming OM whenever they need a pick-up of energy because it really entrains you with the power of God and nature.



11) Music helps you to sleep better
Rather than watching the news before going to bed, put on some soothing songs.
A study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing showed that listening to music for 45 minutes prior to bedtime helped older adults sleep better and longer. It also improved the quality of their sleep.

12) Music and Dance
Music and dance are inseparable. Moving rhythmically is innate. Dance is just another form of self-expression and has existed since the beginning of humankind. Before verbal or written communication existed, humans have used movement to communicate and to help them comprehend, shape, and make meaning of their world. One could ask what was there first music or the dance? It’s kind of like the chicken or the egg? Expressing your emotions through moving your body and swaying to the music can be very healing for some people. Most dances are brought to us through their ethnical heritage like the famous latin dances like cha-cha-cha, rumba, and tango, or the even more famous waltz. But even modern dances have their specific music composed for swing dance, twist, and hip hop.
All of them demonstrate a deep sense of expressing human feelings and emotions.

Listening to your favorite songs or music transports you to happy memories, and happy days, and more happy days that are yet to come.

How Great Thou Art

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
Chorus:
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down …..



The words of this Christian hymn came to mind when I was watching the video a few days ago. During this Christmas season we are involved in a whole lot of fuzz with shopping, decorating and cooking. It is good to take some time to step out of this hassle and bussle and appreciate nature.
On a recent road trip I fell in love with the shape of trees which are bare of leaves right now and show their statures of trunks, branches and twigs. I am amazed by the balance the tree shows unless it has been trimmed by the human hand.
With this adoration of nature and the beauty of the created universe, I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

The same God who send Jesus two thousand years ago and who’s birthday we are celebrating this week, created all of us to appreciate his creation and to attend him. This attendance has many different faces. We can show it when we go out into nature and admire it. We can go to a worship place of our choice and show our devotion there. We can also serve our neighbor by giving him a kind word or bring an extra cookie plate. Finally, we can attend God by including him in our lives in everything we do.

Surprise yourself by starting to witness small miracles. Your life will become synchronized, and you will observe a flow of events which you could never orchestrate yourself. You will liberate your Divinity in ways you have never dreamed of.

Just think about that intelligence inside yourself which automatically causes your heart to beat 86,400 times a day and creates 10 million new cells each second as 10 million others are dying off. This same intelligence causes your food to be digested while 10,000 trillion cellular actions occur in your body every second. All these things are happening while you are carrying out your regular everyday life. It only feels right to give thanks to that intelligence by paying attention to it. At your very essence you are a spiritual being who has been blessed with many intellectual and emotional functions. Most people are playing too small, only acknowledging a fraction of their mental abilities coupled with limited physical abilities. It is time for you to believe and act according to that spiritual power within you and realize that you can create whatever you choose. You are not alone in the process, that intelligence that manages everything in perfect harmony and order is all knowing and omnipresent. You must assume your own role while trusting its brilliance.


You are a miracle and a genius capable of the incredible accomplishments because that same intelligence created YOU.

Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy

A few weeks ago, my husband and I attended a local teaparty meeting. It was a follow-up to the big ralley they had at the Voice of America Park on September 6, 2009.
I was very impressed with the quality of people involved in this meeting and how many were willing to volunteer for the different Committees.

I ended up walking out with a booklet in my hand and I am compelled to share the main points here: Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy
By Lawrence W. Reed, President of the Foundation for Economic Education, and President emeritus of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy (Mr. Lawrence put these points together but mentioned that he is not the originator of them).
Published by Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

Here are the seven Principles:

1. Free People are not equal, and equal people are not free.
Obviously, we are here not talking about equality before the law. Free people, who are allowed to follow their dream, will create different results in the market place. Entrepreneurship in America as elsewhere has proven that some people will earn more than others. Is it equally right to pay football players millions of dollars compared to the shift worker in the factory or the cashier at the local department store?

2. What belongs to you, you tend to take care of; what belongs to no one or everyone tends to fall into disrepair.
Private property is always better taken care of than public places. When I lived in East-Germany, most public places were run down, except the ones which the elite was paraded by. We can also look along our highways and see the litter thrown out by passer-bys. Fortunately, there are some private civic groups who go out voluntarily and collect trash on Saturday morning.

3. Sound Policy requires that we consider long-run effects and all people, not simply short-run effects and a few people.
The whole welfare system is based on this short-run effect. Is it really better to give someone a fish than to teach them how to fish? O.k. we are at times in need of some extra help. For the sake of our self-esteem and self-respect, I believe, it is better when we have to earn what we need.

"You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it." ~ Adrian Rogers, 1931

4. If you encourage something, you get more of it; if you discourage something, you get less of it.
This has to do with incentives and disincentives. Human beings like to be rewarded and recognized. I don’t why lawmakers are thinking that “the rich” would buy more luxury items or smokers would buy more cigarettes if the taxes are raised on those items. It seems more like a punishment. Did it work? Did the government make more revenue on these items? The only way to deal with a deficit is to cut spending.
Can we deal with recession and declining revenues by punishing some our citizens? A weak economy can be stimulated by allowing more business to get started who can hire jobless workers. To create more small business and give them tax breaks and get people back to work is a better solution than bailing out big corporations who don’t even keep track of where the money went. Let the doctor help the patient get well and not hurt him in the treatment.

5. Nobody spends somebody else’s money as carefully as he spends his own.
We all have heard stories that the government hires contractors who charge outrages prices for supplies like hammers and nails, etc. Government spending is truly out of control. Any bookkeeper has to keep record of how he spends the company’s money. Does the government keep records like this? I am just wondering what happened to all the bail-out moneys?

Economist Milton Friedman gives four ways one can spend money:
• When you spend your own money on yourself you make some mistakes, but they are few and rare.
• When you spend your money to buy something for someone else you still try to be smart but not always what the other person likes or needs.
• When you spend someone else’s money on yourself, like on a business trip, you try to economize but get yourselves the best (unless you have a budget).
• Lastly, when you spend other people’s money for someone else, you tend to be wasteful. That’s what government does all the time.
How are we ever going to get rid of the big deficit of $12.1 Trillion? With an estimated population in the U.S. of 307.5 Million people, each citizen shares a debt of $39,500.00

6. Government has nothing to give anybody except what it first takes from somebody, and a government that’s big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you’ve got.
If big government wants to be in charged of everything we become a true welfare state. It is truly robbing Peter to pay Paul. Free people don’t look to their government for their sustenance. Many countries in Europe have found that out already.

7. Liberty makes all the difference in the world.
Ben Franklin was quoted saying: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
It is true that our government has control over 42% of all we produce, compared to 6 or 7% in the early 1900’s?
Mr. Reed like many of us, questions the policies of our country today. Let’s keep informed and not accept everything that comes from the top down. As responsible citizens we all would like to practice these principles. The past shows that America was a giving nation when it came closer to practicing these principles.
The tea party movement reminds us of some of our responsibilities.
Here are some other links, FYI:

http://2164th.blogspot.com/2008/06/obama-on-taxes.html
http://www.federalbudget.com/
http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/
http://www.slideshare.net/dewert/federal-spending-2413660