Are You Ready To SPRING AHEAD?

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Don’t you love FALL Daylight Savings time change when you get an extra hour of sleep? Now prepare yourself for the SPRING Daylight Savings time change when you will lose an hour of sleep!! That will be this weekend so when you prepare for bed Saturday, March 11, 2017, move your clocks ahead one hour.

I read an interesting article on health problems associated with this time change. You might like to read it also—READ IT HERE  but I will share with you the general points.

After turning your clocks forward an hour, you might be out of sorts, tired and lethargic for a few days. Why is that? Melatonin is the hormone that makes us feel sleepy and when the sun is up for longer, your sleep cycle can be disturbed. So if next week you have trouble falling asleep and staying awake during the day, blame it on DST!

For Men with Beards and the Women Who Love Them!

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So many men have beards now—but I never would have known they could have these problems with their beards!!

Lost a M&M in my beard while eating a pack & it just fell out.. I guess I was saving it for later..

There are knots in my beard and my comb got stuck

First thing when I look at a menu “what’s not messy!?

I hate it when you take a shower and then go outside and your beard freezes

To those who’ve said a papercut is the worst pain, they’ve obviously never had a beard hair caught in a coat zipper.

Are You Rich?

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I read some words on a sign recently and had to go back and read them again. It is a simple statement:

“If you want to feel really rich,
think about all the good things in your life
that money cannot  buy!”

We all get discouraged, upset and overwhelmed with ‘life’! Through the years, I try to be ready with my PERSONAL AMMUNITION of positive words, thoughts, prayers. I have also been reminded many times of how blessed I really am in spite of the difficult circumstances.

Do You Need A Brain Boost?

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Have you seen the movie LIMITLESS? The main character, Bradley Cooper, discovers the power of a Nootropic drug (NZT-48). This miracle drug on Limitless gives him access to every neuron in his brain. After taking the pill, for the next 12 hours he has super human abilities and becomes the smartest man in the world.

Will you become the smartest person in the world? No, there is no pill that will turn your brain into a superhuman machine like in the movie (at least, not yet), but nootropics like Neuro Edge 60 can give you a mental boost that can improve your cognitive function. . Another term for Nootropics is “Smart Drugs”. These “Smart Drugs can enhance Laser Like Focus, Super Clarity & Memory. Aging people can benefit by using them to maintain cognitive function.

A new study suggests that jobs requiring intellectually challenging tasks may help preserve thinking skills and memory as workers age. Actually, my boss was correct!! For years I have balanced varied responsibilities and am always needing to learn and implement new skills. My boss told me years ago that keeping my brain active was a good thing. I have jokingly said I was some days on overload and ready to crash, but as I am around others in my age range who don’t work or they have jobs that are just repetitive actions, I do believe that my challenges have kept my brain more active and alert.

You Are Special

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If Only I Could Be Like……

Each of us has our own unique skills, talents and strengths, yet I wonder how often we downplay our own abilities and wish we could be like____________(you fill in the blank). As confident as we might look on the outside, we feel inferior inside. It’s so easy to recognize the strengths of those around us while we focus on our own (perceived) weaknesses.

I was once in a meeting led by several individuals. One person was rather aggressive in her approach…another had years of experience in this field….another didn’t have much experience but was  full of energy and enthusiasm….one man was rather shy but completely sincere in his approach. What a wonderful combination! Because of the varied abilities and strengths, that meeting was a complete success and each person in the audience could certainly identify with some of the qualities represented that day.

No More Bad Hair Days!

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All my life I have searched for bargains and sales. I love getting good deals, but I have learned the difference between a good deal and a cheap price for something I really cannot use (in other words—wasted money). How many times have I purchased something at a great price and wound up throwing it away or being disappointed with the quality?

We have a great brand of hair care products—Beaux Noggins!! Can you get cheaper products? Absolutely!! But I find that just buying CHEAP is not the thing to do. A bad hair day can be a disaster!! I never skimp on my hair care products!!

Now this is a BAD Hair Day!

Become a Better Listener: Active Listening

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Most people go through their daily lives engaging in many conversations with friends, co-workers, and our family members. But most of the time, we don’t listen as well as we could or sometimes should. We’re often distracted by other things in the environment, such as the television, the Internet, our cell phones, or something else. We think we’re listening to the other person, but we’re really not giving them our full attention.
Enter a skill called “active listening.” Active listening is all about building rapport, understanding, and trust. By learning the skills below, you will become a better listener and actually hear what the other person is saying, not just want you think they are saying or what you want to hear. While therapists are often made fun of for engaging in active listening, it is a proven technique that helps people talk and feel free to continue talking even if the person they are talking to doesn’t have a lot to offer the other person (other than their ear).

Are you as good a listener as you think you are?

 

13 Steps to Better Active Listening Skills

Below you will find 13 different skills that help people be better active listeners. You do not have to become adept at each of these skills to be a good active listener, but the more you do, the better you’ll be. If you even just use 3 or 4 of these skills, you will find yourself listening and hearing more of what another person is saying to you.

1. Restating

To show you are listening, repeat every so often what you think the person said — not by parroting, but by paraphrasing what you heard in your own words. For example, “Let’s see if I’m clear about this. . .”

Are You Searching For Your Rainbow?

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Sometimes it is easy to see the rainbow…the good in every situation. Other times, it is hard to see past the storm clouds, wind and rain. It does take effort and determination to realize that these less than wonderful situations will pass–that there is a rainbow just waiting for us.

I have a friend who (as a joke) used to sing the song from the old television show Hee-Haw. Do you remember it?

Gloom, despair and agony on me

Deep dark depression, excessive misery

If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all

Gloom, despair and agony on me

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