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Thoughts & Issues IN THIS ISSUE: MARCH 3
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March 3 - Great American Weigh-in - day to commit to a healthy diet and daily exercise. * Independence Day in Morocco. * On this day in 1931, The Star-Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Kay in 1814, becomes the national anthem.* On this day in 1821 Thomas L. Jennings becomes the first African American to be granted a patent in the United States for a method of dry scouring clothes. African American History * Birthdays: Ira Glass, Tim Kazurinsky, Brian Leech, Herschel Walker. Countdown to Vacation: To help your young child understand how long they have to wait until their vacation, draw a sunshine face for each day on a dry-erase board a week before the departure. Each night before they go to bed, they would erase one and are usually thrilled to reach the last face and know they are leaving the next morning. Parents Tips & Tricks Fearing the pain involved, almost all of us, to a greater or lesser degree, attempt to avoid problems. This tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all human mental illness. The Road Less Traveled In a soulful relationship, the partners know we are all individuals and that an intimate relationship demands a courageous and openhearted acknowledgment of differences. Soul Mates To know is nothing at all. To imagine is everything. - Anatole France. Achieve Your Dreams Thing to Be Happy About: Upgrading your computer. A muffin split and toasted. Funny movies. 14,000 Things to Be Happy About The old adage of all work and no play making you dull is quite true; you may find yourself living a rather colorless life if you do not pause every now and then to indulge your senses. Pleasure is like the oil that keeps the machine of your life running smoothly. Without it, the gears stick and you will most likely break down. If Life is a Game, These are the Rules Plain underwear is boring. Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me Each of us tends to think we see things as they are, that we are objective. But this is not the case. We see the world, not as it is but as we are - or as we are conditioned to see it. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People A giant step on the road to simplicity is to eliminate the odds and ends that clutter up your home, your care, your office, and your life. The guideline is easy: If you haven't used it in a year or more, get rid of it. Getting rid of it can mean any number of things: give it to a friend, give it to Goodwill, take it to a consignment shop, sell it at a garage sale, or put it in the dumpster. Simplify Your Life Create a stress-free place for yourself at home where no work or clutter is allowed...someplace you can spend time when you need to relax. It doesn't even have to be inside - a porch or patio can be a great place to unwind. Stress Busters Fix your kids a minty cocoa. Put cocoa mix into a cup, add hot water. Stick in a peppermint stick and stir. To Do Today Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. - M. Scott Peck. Win the Day! Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows. - Henry David Thoreau Many men believe that happiness can be made the same way a microchip, or a bale of hay, or a beautiful painting is made. We've been taught and shown that happiness is a small thing, a byproduct of what we accomplish and achieve. If we're not happy, we tend to think it's because of something we've left undone or done poorly. If we can only discover what we did wrong and correct it, we'll become happy. Perhaps we don't understand the nature of happiness at all. Perhaps it's not something we're in charge of. Maybe we can't create it or control it. The word happiness comes from the root of the word "happens." In other words, "happiness" comes from what "happens" not from what we do or make. If a child "happens" our way, smiles at us, and lets us give him a big hug, then that's what is happening. Such a moment is a form of happiness. And so is the sunrise we watch on a crisp morning, the lunch date filled with the laughter of friends, a tender late-night conversation with a lover, and yes, the promotion that finally comes. Today, watching what happens with a clearer eye, I'll let the moments of this day produce their happiness in me. Practicing this natural happiness, I can stop trying to buy, build, earn, or make it. A Quiet Strength: Meditations on the Masculine Soul Hey Man: Did you make a difference yesterday? Let us know at Contact Us. Learn to be more empathetic. 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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