Thought 07APR2010

The Art Of Feeling Well (7 of 7)
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ILL : Do Not Live Life Sad
Good humour. Laughter. Rest. Happiness. These replenish health and bring long life. The happy person has the gift to improve the environment wherever they live. "Good humour saves us from the hands of the doctor". Happiness is health and therapy.
By Dr Daruzio Varella - got this from Tuan Alhadi of Body Fashion, Kulim
Tihux gharusa sabiha ghax ikollok tharisha / Don't marry a good-looking bride for you'll have to watch her - Kurdish Proverb

Thought 06APR2010

THE ART OF FEELING WELL (6 of 7)
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ILL : Trust
Who does not trust, does not communicate, is not opened, is not related, does not create deep and stable relations, does not get to enjoy true friendships. Without confidence, there is no relationship. Distrust is a lack of faith in you and in faith itself.
By Dr Drauzio Varella - got this from Tuan Alhadi of Body Fashion, Kulim
Piensa el ladron que todos son de condicion / Evildoers always think the worst of others - Spanish Proverb

Thought 05APR2010

THE ART OF FEELING WELL (5 of 7)
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ILL : Accept
The refusal of acceptance and the absence of self-esteem, makes us alienate ourselves. Being at one with ourselves is the core of a healthy life. They who do not accept this, become envious, jealous, imitators, ultra-competitive, destructive. Be accepted, accept that you are accepted, accept the criticisms. It is wisdom, good sense and therapy.
By Dr Drauzio Varella - got this from Tuan Alhadi of Body Fashion, Kulim
Desgracia compartida, menos sentida / Two in distress makes sorrow less - Spanish Proverb

Thought 31MAR2010

THE ART OF FEELING WELL (4 of 7)
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ILL : Don't Live by Appearances
Who hides reality, pretends, poses and always wants to give the impression of being well. He wants to be seen as perfect, easy-going, etc ... but is accumulating tons of weight. A bronze statue with feet of clay. There is nothing worse for the health than to live on appearances and facades. These are people with a lot of varnish and little root. Their identity is the pharmacy, the hospital and pain.
By Dr Drauzio Varella - got this from Tuan Alhadi of Body Fashion, Kulim
Bla flus la tghannaq u lanqas tbus / Without money you can neither hug nor kiss - Kurdish Proverb

Thought 30MAR2010

THE ART OF FEELING WELL (3 of 7)
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ILL : Find Solutions
Negative people do not find solutions and they enlarge problems. They prefer lamentation, gossip, pessimism. It is better to light a match than to regret the darkness. A bee is small, but produces one of the sweetest thaings tha exist. We are what we think. The negative thought generates negative energy thatwhish is transformed into illness.
By Dr Drauzio Varella - got this from Tuan Alhadi of Body Fashion, Kulim
Il-mewt ma tahfirha 'l hadd / Death spares no one - Kurdish Proverb

Thought 29MAR2010

THE ART OF FEELING WELL (2 of 7)
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ILL : Make Decisions
The undecided person remains in doubt, in anxiety, in anguish. Indecision accumulates problems, worries and aggressions. Human history is made of decisions. To decide is precisely to know to renounce, to know to lose advantages and values to win others. The undecided people are victims of gastric ailments, nervous pains and problems of the skin.
By Dr Drauzio Varella - got this from Tuan Alhadi of Body Fashion, Kulim
Work as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow - Kurdish Proverb

Thought 26MAR2010

THE ART OF FEELING WELL (1 of 7)
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ILL :
Speak Your Feelings
Emotions and feelings that are hidden, repressed, end in illnesses as : gastritis, ulcer, lumbar pains, spinal. With time, the repression of the feelings degenerates to the cancer. Then, we go to a confidante, to share our intimacy, our "secrets", our errors! The dialoque, the speech, the word, is a powerful remedy and an excellent theraphy!
By Dr Drauzio Varella - got this from Tuan Alhadi of Body Fashion, Kulim
Quien quiera saber, que compre un viejo / If you wish good advice, consult an old man - Spanish Proverb

Thought 24MAR2010

LESSONS FOR LIFE
- Giving Blood
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save Liz." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?". Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood.
Source Unknown - Got this from Norazlina Amran of AFFIN Bank many many many moons ago
La prudencia es la madre de la ciencia / Discretion is the better part of courage - Spanish Proverb

Thought 23MAR2010

THE ART OF CREATING IDEAS
Ideas are the beginning of all things. The world we live in today first existed as ideas in the minds of men... bridges, skyscrapers, automobiles, airplanes, religions philosophies, governments, symphonies, painting, poems... everything! Man's future is vast because God has given him unlimited power to create ideas. Man's greatest freedom is freedom to think. Man's mind has immense scope. "The mind," wrote Lewis Mumford, "is a power station, a storage warehouse, a library, a theatre, a museum, a hall of archives, a court of justice, a seat of government."

Ideas make men giants. The art of creating ideas is man's most challenging quest... First, a man must win the battle against his own inertia. "There is no expedient to which man will not resort to avoid the real labour of thinking," wrote Joshua Reynolds. Second, he will learn from Edison, who said, "I am more of a sponge than an inventor." He will sponge up all the data and facts about a problem, look at it from every angle, attack it with power and penetration. Third, he will harness the power of his subconscious mind. When intense concentration on the conscious level fails to reveal the answer, he will relax, play golf, fish, listen to music, or sleep on the problem. He will use what Oliver Wendell Holmes called "the underground workshop of the mind."

Fourth, he will keep alert to the stream of thought continuously flowing through his mind. Like a prospector panning for gold, he will watch the idea-nuggets that flash in his consciousness. Fifth, he will evaluate the ideas he receives. He will reject the inferior ones and polish and improve the good ones. Sixth, he will turn ideas from dreams into realities. He will make them servants of man. Millions of ideas are awaiting discovery by the minds of men ... ideas that will change the world, build the peace, conquer man's common enemies. Every man can contribute more if he will think more.
Winferd Peterson - Got this from S Vijayakumaran of AFFIN Bank; many many many moons ago
Gharusa gdida, kull ma tmiss kollu jfuh / Whatsoever a new bride touches is fragrant - Maltese Proverb

Thought 19MAR2010

A JOURNEY OF FRIENDSHIP
Curt and I have the kind of friendship that I wish everyone would be able to experience. It embodies the true meaning of partnership - trust, caring, risk-taking and all else that friendship could embrace in our hurried and harried lives. Our friendship began many years ago. We met while attending different high schools, through competitive sports and we had a mutual respect for each other's athletic abilities. As the years progressed, we became the best of friends. Curt was best man in my wedding and I was his a few years later when he married my sister's room mate. He is also the godfather of my son, Nicholas. And yet the event that most exemplifies our partnership and solidified our friendship happened over 25 years ago, when we were young and in our carefree 20s.

Curt and I were attending a pool party at the local Swim and Racquet Club. He had just won the door prize, a beautiful new watch. We were walking to the car, joking about the party and Curt turned to me and said, "Steve, you've had a few cocktails, buddy - maybe I should drive." At first I thought he was joking, but since Curt is definitely the wiser of us, I respected his sober judgement. "Good idea," I said, and handed him the keys. Once I was settled in the passenger seat and Curt behind the wheel, he said, "I'm going to need your help because I'm not sure how to get to your house from here." "No problem," I responded. Curt started the car and we were off - not without the usual first-time shifting jerks and stalls, stops and starts. The next ten miles seemed like a hundred as I prompted Curt with directions - left now, slow down, right pretty soon, speed up and so on. The important thing is that we got home safely that night.

Ten years later at my wedding, Curt brought tears to the eyes of 400 guests as he told the story of our partnership and how we drove home together that night. Why such a remarkable story? We've all, I hope, offered our keys when we knew we shouldn't drive. But you see, my friend Curt is blind. He has been since birth and never sat behind the wheel of a car before that night. Today, Curt is one of the top executives at General Motors in New York and I travel around the country inspiring salespeople to form long-lasting partnerships and friendships with their clients. Our willingness to take risks and trust in each other continues to bring meaning and joy to the journey of friendship.
Steven B Wiley - extracted from 'Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work', Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Maida Rogerson, Martin Rutte & Tim Clauss, Health Communications, Inc., 1996.
Stairs are climbed step by step - Kurdish Proverb