Daily Thoughts & Issues

IN THIS ISSUE:

MAY 30

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May 30 - Memorial Day Prayer for Peace requests flying the flag at half-staff for the customary forenoon period. - USA Observed. Day to contemplate all the horrors of war, mourn war's victims, and support relief efforts for them. Also, to pay tribute to the men and women who paid for our freedom with their lives. * Croatia Independence Day. * The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. (1922) * Saint Joan of Arc: Feast Day, the French heroine and martyr, known as the Maid of Orleans, led the French against the English invading army. Captured, found guilty of heresy and burned at the stake in 1431 at age 19. Innocence declared in 1456. Canonized in 1920. * Battle of the Aleutian Islands (1943) off the coast of Alaska were retaken by the US. It began with 11,000 Americans landed on May 12. In three weeks of fighting US causalities numbered 552 killed and 1140 wounded. Only 28 wounded Japanese were taken prisoner. Their dead amounted to 2,352 of whom 500 committed suicide. * First American daily newspaper published (1783) - The Pennsylvania Evening Post. * Birthdays: Gale Eugene Sayers, Colm Meaney, Michael J. Pollard, Manny Ramirez, Benny Goodman, Clint Walker, Blake Bashoff, Keir Dullea, Ted McGinley, Trey Parker, Stephen Tobolowsky.

DAILY THOUGHTS

 "If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done" - Unknown. There are all kinds of work addicts out there. The way their disease works is manifested in a myriad of ways. But a favorite and probably the most prevalent, is the last-minute guy. The eleventh hour is the only time that anything really gets done. There's talk, there's anguish, there's hand-wringing, there's planning, and then bingo, as if from left field, comes the - drum roll - deadline!  It seems impossible to us last-minute men. We sweated, we talked, we gave it everything, and now we're in danger of being late with the goods!

Today, I will think about pacing myself, and will not wait until the last minute to finish my work, or anything I promise. Meditations For Men Who Do Too Much

Like all powers that rise form a deep source, the family has the potential for good or evil: One family prepares a person to deal with challenges, while another inflicts such deep wounds one wonders if they can ever be healed. Soul Mates

A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay. A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon. A swarm of bees in July is not worth of fly. The Old Farmer's Almanac

The secret of happiness is not in doing what we like to do, but in liking what we have to do. - James Barrie. Achieve Your Dreams

Things to Be Happy About: Faking the lyrics to a song. A breeze at the beach. The smell of hot dog stands. 14,000 Things to Be Happy About

If a kid isn't paying attention, maybe it's because the person talking isn't saying anything worth listening to. Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me

It is important to recognize that being human means coming to terms with the age-old drive to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand, your life is enhanced by your dreams and aspirations. These are what drive you forward and keep your passions alive, not to mention enable society to evolve. on the other hand, these drives can pull you further and further from your enjoyment of your life right now. Your challenge is to focus on the present, and on what you have right now, while simultaneously holding the intention of your future goals.  If Life is a Game, These are the Rules

Integrity in an interdependent reality is simply this: you treat everyone by the same set of principles. As you do, people, will come to trust you. They may not at first appreciate the honest confrontational experiences such integrity might generate. Confrontation takes considerable courage, and many people would prefer to take the course of least resistance, belittling and criticizing, betraying confidences, or participating in gossip about others behind their backs. But in the long run, people will trust and respect you if you are honest and open and kind with them. You care enough to confront. And to be trusted, it is said is greater than to be loved. In the long run, I am convinced, to be trusted will also be to be loved. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Release your attachment to possessions. Look around your house and imagine you have thirty minutes to evacuate, and the only things you can take with you are what you can fit in the back of your car. What would you take?  If you had to start all over again, how would you do it differently?  Simplify Your Life

Under similar stressful circumstances, people who are high in self-esteem have lower levels of potentially damaging stress hormones compared with persons low in self-esteem. This appears to be due to the fact that people with high self-esteem have more confidence in their ability or their resources to meet the challenges facing them.  Stress Busters

Pick a person to be It using a rhyme you've created!  Here's mine:  "As I climbed down the apple tree, all the apples fell on me. Someone shook them and I knew - the one who did was Y-O-U!" To Do Today

The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success:  Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication - Michael E. Gerber. Win the Day!

La tia (TEEah) Aunt. Esa historia se la vas a contar a tu tia!  Tell it to the marines!  (Lit. You can tell your aunt that story!) Living Language

TODAY'S ISSUE: HEALTH

Wealth can't buy health, but health can buy wealth. - Henry David Thoreau

One of the things workaholics ignore is their health; conversely, one of the things workaholics are highly attentive of is their wealth.

Among workaholics, there is a very high rate of hypertension, alcoholism, chronic fatigue syndrome, sexually transmitted diseases, and numerous other chronic ailments.

After we've driven ourselves literally into the ground, we see the error in our ways. It may be nearly too late to do anything about it; but a chronic illness can blow the whistle on our work addiction.

We must be willing to pay attention to our bodies, and not ignore all the warning signs they give us.

When I am physically healthy, I am especially alert, I have great stamina, and work does not "inflict" itself on me. Today I will think about the messages my body is sending me. Meditations For Men Who Do Too Much

Hey Man: Did you make a difference yesterday? Let us know at Contact Us. Something to consider: Be clear and positive about your competencies. Too often we learn to focus on our deficits and inadequacies. Living in a competitive environment, we compare ourselves to those above us on the ladder. Start a list of the skills you know you do well. Add to the list whenever you recognize another one. What Every Man Needs to Know Want to make a difference but you don't know where to start?

BOOK OF THE WEEK

Tragic Love by Tammy Rockett-Box and Mary Jane Rockett. A suspenseful and electribying story of a young man who engages in a forbidden love affair. From the beginning, the relationship is tumultuous and eventually the young man's life comes to a tragic ending. Evidence is overlooked and questions go unanswered as police investigators rule the death a suicide. However, the truth is right in front of their eyes, and it takes a tenacious mother and daughter to determine what really happened in the conclusion of the tragic love. Publish America, www.publishamerica.com ISBN 978-1-61582-293-5

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AWARENESS EVENTS THIS MONTH

May is: Skin Cancer Awareness, * Masturbation Month; Asian Pacific American Heritage;. Better Hearing and Speech; Better Sleep; Correct Posture; Creative Beginnings; Family Support; Foster Care; Get Caught Reading; Helping American Youth; National Allergy/Asthma Awareness; National Arthritis; National Barbecue; Good Car-Keeping; Hepatitis Awareness; Mental Health; Osteoporosis Prevention; Physical Fitness and Sports; Recommitment; Scholarship; Self-Discovery; Senior Citizens Month , Senior Travel; Sight-Saving; Stroke Awareness; Teaching and Joy, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Tuberous; Sclerosis Awareness; *Older Americans; Personal History Awareness; Revise Your Work Schedule; and Strike Out Strokes Month. The most tornados happen in May.

May 14-Jun 18: National Family Month. Apr 29-May 5: *National Science & Technology Week. May 1-7: Cartoon Art Appreciation Week. May 5-11: National Nurses Day and Week. May 6-12: Be Kind to Animals; Flexible Work Arrangements; *Jewish Heritage; National Family; National Pet; PTA Teacher Appreciation; Suicide Awareness; Wildflower; and Teacher Appreciation Week. May 7-13 National Etiquette; and National Herb Week. May 13-219: National Medical Services; *Nat Police; *National Transportation; and *World Trade Week. May 19-25: *National Safe Boating Week. May 20-26: Good Stewardship; International Reggae Music; National New Friends-Old Friends; and, National Reflexology Awareness Week. May 21-28: Buckle Up America; and, National Backyard Games Week. May 1: May Day observed since ancient times and has become Labor Day in most countries except the U.S., Bermuda and Canada. Kindness Day, Teen Day, Freedom Riders Anniversary, Executive Coaching Day. *Law Day. *Loyalty Day. Peace of Mind Day. 40th Anniversary of the U-2 Incident with Francis Gary Powers. May 2: Holocaust Rememberance Day. May 6:: National Day of Hearing Testing. May 8: V-E Day 55th Anniversary, World Red Cross Day, May 9: National Receptionests Day, National Teachers Day. May 10: National Small Business Day. May 12: Chronic Fatigue Awareness Day May 14: *Mother's Day. May 15: *Peace Officer Memorial Day May 19: *National Defense Transportation Day. National Bike to Work Day. May 20: *Armed Forces Day. May 21: National Waitstaff Day, Neighbor Day Youth Against Violence. May 22: *National Maritime Day. May 25: National Missing Children's Day. May 26: Morning Radio Wise Guy Day. May 28:  Ancestor Honor Day. Memorial Day. (celebrated on Monday the *29th Memorial Day Prayer for Peace requests flying the flag at half-staff for the customary forenoon period.) May 31: National Senior Health and Fitness Day. World No-Tobacco Day.

* Means a Presidential Proclamation was made.

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