Wise Words

Getting Kids to Exercise

One of the culprits responsible for the increase in the number of overweight youngsters is a lack of exercise. Here are some tips from fitness expert Dr. Kenneth Cooper and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education on how to get your children moving.

- Offer rewards for exercising, such as tokens they can save to attend a sporting event or theme park.

- Have a “toy run” by hiding small, inexpensive toys along a neighborhood route. Walk or run with your child to pick up the prizes.

- Watch events on TV or movies with a sports theme, such as “The Karate Kid: or “The Rookie,” and then try to engage the kids in such an activity.

- Walk or ride a bike with your kids while doing errands.

- Plan birthday parties around a sports theme, such as bowling, miniature golf, or skating.

Know it all

"To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it."

-Olin Miller

People Skills

Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, but that you've decided to see beyond the imperfections.

The use of whole grain bread may be better than you think!

Using whole grain bread may be the way to go to stay lean.

A recent study revealed that hearty, whole-grain breads with high fiber content received the highest scores on test measuring the feeling of satisfaction with food. In the study, people tended to feel fuller longer, and also ate less later on, when they filled up on whole-grain breads instead of highly refined "white" breads.

Creative lives

"To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong."

--Joseph Chilton Pierce

Zapping Static Cling

If you have problems with static cling in the winter, try using lotion instead of traditional static cling sprays. Just rub lotion into hands and apply to legs or even directly onto stockings where the static is causing your skirt or pants to cling. It works better than sprays!

Break the cycle

A few techniques to break the cycle of anger in a relationship consist of doing something out of character. An example would be to intentionally slow down the process by going for a walk by yourself. Try moving your body or give yourself some space. If needed, take a weird or unreasonable action; laugh where you would usually cry or swear, and most important try to imagine a peaceful scenario. The most important is to try to do something out of character at the precise time that the anger breaks out. Do this routine every time the situation arises.

Heart Break

"Don't cry because it’s over, smile because it happened!"

Fool for Love

It doesn't interest me how old you are, I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.

-Oriah Mountain Dreamer

The Only Diet That Really Works

Other than keeping your mouth shut, this diet really works; at least it has worked for me. Before I found out that I was possibly a diabetic, I went to the library to check out how a diabetic ate. One of the secrets is to eat every 2 hrs. whether you are hungry or not. Something small. You get in the habit of doing this and in no time your stomach shrinks and you can't eat as much. therefore you lose weight. Cut down on your carbs and sugar. Also, walk for exercise at a fast pace; eat asparagus, string beans and chicken breast seasoned with Mrs. Dash and Pam. I have lost 50 lbs. and feel great. Fruit is good for you but don’t eat a lot of it because it is high in natural sugar.

Coping with stress

"Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice.... Pull down your pants and slide on the ice."

-Major Sidney Theodore Freedman (M*A*S*H)