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Thoughts & Issues IN THIS ISSUE: MARCH 4
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March 4 - Town Meeting Day (Vermont). * John Adams was inaugurated in 1797. He was our first president to live in the White House and our longest-lived chief executive. He died at age 90. The Old Farmer's Almanac * Peace Corp Founded (1961). * Birthdays: Knute Rockne, Landon Donovan, Emilio Estefan, Kevin Johnson, Steven Weber. Do nothing. This is not the reading a book, or the talking with friends, or the surfing the net doing nothing. The idea is to just be with whatever is going on in your head without having to do anything about it. Simplify Your Life (Ed. See what it's like to be a human being rather than a human doing for just a bit. As long as you can stand, actually.) Placing your child in time out will be easier on both of you if you do it before the behavior escalates out of control. Dr. Buff's 365 Day Parenting Calendar In 1988, who became the first openly gay person to be knighted by the British throne? (See answer below.) Gay & Lesbian Calendar Of unmarried men between twenty-five and thirty-four today, more than 0ne-third are still living at home. This is the highest rate ever recorded. The last ten years have seen a 46 percent drop in under-twenty-fives who own housing units and even a 21 percent decline in those who are renting. New Passages There are some tasks, indoor and outdoor, that almost all preschoolers love to do: Draw special place mats using crayons on construction paper. Arrange flowers in a vase as you hold it. Spruce up a party room with colorful crepe paper or balloons. Use a sponge and soapy water to help wash the car. Rake leaves into a pile big enough to jump on. Drop letters in a mailbox. Parents Tips & Tricks Most parents will perceive problems in their children or in their relationship with their children for months or years before they take an effective action, if they ever do. The Road Less Traveled Many people imagine relationship as a simple structure of being together. They may have never considered that a whole world of thoughts, images, and memories lies just beneath the surface. Soul Mates Things to Be Happy About: The sweet sound of an old violin. The revived Volkswagen Beetle. A call from an old boss. 14,000 Things to Be Happy About When you respect your body, you are in partnership with it. You become grounded in your physical body and able to benefit from all it has to offer you. Respect carries reciprocal energy. Your body will honor you when you honor it. Treat your body as a structure worthy of respect and it will respond in kind. Abuse it or ignore it and it will break down in various ways until you learn the lesson of respect. If Life is a Game, These are the Rules Make waves. Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me Moving simplified: Set up a system of colored labels for the movers. All boxes with red labels go to the home office, all boxes with the blue labels go to the living room, and so forth. Simplify Your Life Consistent repetitive motions - as in walking, swimming, biking, cross-country skiing, even chewing gum - have been know to induce feelings of calm and tranquility. Stress Busters For the kids: Present a book report on a pretend talk show! Have a friend play the characters in the book, while you interview her. Get a theme song and cool props, too. To Do Today Remember that some of the most valuable advancements in the progress of mankind were the results of mistakes. Life's Little Instruction Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you. - Arnold Palmer. Win the Day! Answer: Actor Ian McKellan, born on this day in 1939. The irony of your present eating habits is that whiled you fear missing a meal, you aren't fully aware of the meals you do eat. - Dan Millman Many of us have had problems with eating. Some of us eat compulsively. We may have become overly focused on diet or abused ourselves by mindlessly indulging in unhealthy eating. We all grow by becoming more aware of our relationship to food. Our spiritual life is nourished by fully experiencing all our sensations concerning food. We can begin with awareness of our empty stomachs and take pleasure in feeling hungry. We can give time to eating and use a meal as a time for relationships. Taking pleasure in the preparation of healthy food, making it look attractive, smelling the aromas, tasting the flavors and enjoying the fullness and renewed energy after eating are all ways of growing spiritually as we become healthier in our use of food. Today, I will take pleasure as I eat. I will make room in my life for healthy nourishment of body and spirit. Touchstones Hey Man: Did you make a difference yesterday? Let us know at Contact Us. You are not responsible for your parents happiness. What Every Man Needs to Know Want to make a difference but you don't know where to start?
 Kammer, Jack Heroes of the Blue Sky
Rebellion: How you and other young men can claim all
the happiness in the world. Are you young and
male? Do you ever wonder why there is so much public
concern and encouragement for girls and young women, and so
little for you? Have you ever thought girls and young
women get more respect and have more fun and freedom than
boys and young men do? Are you made to feel ashamed and
inferior because you're male? If so,you're not alone.
And if so, you might like this little book a lot. The effort
to abolish sexism has done girls and young women a world of
good. But the most sexist idea of all is the belief that
only one sex is harmed by sexism. It's time to put an end to
sexism and gender-based discrimination against boys and
young men as well. Adults haven't helped you like they've
helped girls and young women. It looks like you and your
young male friends need to take action - to stage a
rebellion - on your own. This little book can help you get
started. blueskyrebellion.com,
Healthy Village Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-578-03066-1
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March is International Listening Awareness, International Mirth, *Irish-American Heritage, Mental Retardation Awareness, Music in Our Schools, National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness, National Collision Awareness, National Colorectal Cancer Awareness, Ethics Awareness; National Humane Education Awareness, National Kidney, National Nutrition, National On-Hold, National Professional Social Worker's, National Talk with Your Teen about Sex, Optimism, Play-the-Recorder, Poison Prevention Awareness, Red Cross, Rosacea Awareness, Workplace Eye Health and Safety; Youth Art; Humorists are Artists and Gender Equality Month: Time to honor both genders; time to meditate on the equality of women and men, on the respect due to both women and men, and on Goddess-God manifesting as woman and man. The Mystic's Wheel of the Year. In keeping with this, be sure to read our writing under "Newsbytes" called Mothers Aren't Essential in Raising Children. Also, check out our books on Feminism, Sexism, Sex Roles, and Social Theory in this regard. Month. Mar 12-Apr 14: Deaf History Month. Mar 1-5: No Name Calling Week. Mar 1-7 The day the production and use of land mines was outlawed world-wide. The Mystic's Wheel of the Year. National Write a Letter of Appreciation; Return the Borrowed Books; Universal Human Beings Week. Mar 1-10: Bike Week. Mar 2-9: Autograph Collecting, Conserve Water/Detect-a-Leak; National Professional Pet Sitters; *Save Your Vision Week. Mar 4-8: Human Resource ; National Procrastination; National School Breakfast; Newspaper in Education Week. Mar 10-16: Girl Scout; Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week. Mar 11-17: Camp Fire Boys and Girls Birthday Week. Mar 13-20: Education Advocacy; National Toad Hollow Week. Mar 17-23: Anonymous Giving; Jobs for Teens; National Agriculture; National Poison Prevention Week. Mar 18-24: National Bubble; National Clutter Awareness; National Secondhand Shopping; National Spring Fever Week. Mar 20-26: Week of Solidarity with the People's Struggle Against Racism and Racial Discrimination (UN). Mar 24-30: National Cleaning Week. Mar 29-Apr 2: National Youth Violence Prevention Campaign. Mar 1: National March to College; National Pig. National Salesperson's; "Read Across America Day" sponsored by the National Education Association in honor of the birthday of Dr. Seuss (Theordor Geisel). Mar 2: I Want You to Be Happy; National Anthem; What if Cats and Dogs had Opposable Thumbs Day. Mar 3: Hug a GI; Old Inauguration Day. Mar 6: Stop Bad Service Day. Mar 8: Panic Day. Mar 10: Dream 2002; Johnny Appleseed Day. Mar 11: National Organize Your Home Day. Mar 12: National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day. Mar 14: Absolutely Incredible Kid Day. Mar 15: Curlew; Freedom of Information Day. Mar 16: Save the Florida Panther Day. Mar 17: St. Patrick's Day. Mar 19: Great American Meatout; National Agriculture; Proposal Day. Mar 20: Flower; National Tree Planting, Memory; Single Parents; South Africa Human Rights Day; International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN). Mar 21: As Young as You Feel; New Year's Day (India). Mar 22: Near Miss; World Meteorological Day (UN). Mar 23: World Tuberculosis Day (UN). Mar 24: Mothering Day (ENG); National Family; Old New Year's; Pecan Day. Mar 25: Legal Assistants; Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. Mar 26: American Diabetes Alert. Mar 27: Qing Ming Festival (China). Mar 27: National Mom and Pop Business Owners; Youth Day (Taiwan); Texas Love the Children Day. Mar 29: I Am in Control; Doctor's Day. * Means a Presidential Proclamation has been made. Help find a missing child! 800.843.5678 24-Hour Hotline * * *
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