EAT HEALTHY IN 2015

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercohen/2012/07/25/14-healthy-foods-that-are-actually-bad-for-you/

THANKSGIVING...MY PREFERRED HOLIDAY

So my daughter asked me a couple of weeks ago...what was my favorite holiday/time of the year...and I told her Thanksgiving. She says...I thought it was Christmas. Well...the reason that my favorite time of the year is Thanksgiving...is because there is no price tag put on things...well maybe the food (LOL), but at the same time...it is how much you can relate to family and friends and the togetherness involved in working on a mutual accord/project (fixing dinner, watching/playing games, family talks...laughter...etc) don't quote me wrong, we do the same around Christmas time with our families and friends...but it just seems as if Christmas is now more of a job involving the extramural activity of folks trying to outdo one another or placing a price tag on gifts and bragging about what they got...rather than the "time" that they give/spend with one another without the talk of gifts involved.  In addition, I feel that Christmas has primarily gone away from the focus of Jesus Christ (even though it is not a fact that this date is his true birthdate)...and instead focuses on the less obvious as some parents teach their children...to pass along to their children,  grandchildren and great grandchildren to think of gifts and "me, me, me" rather than celebrating the true meaning for what this day is set aside for. While others may disagree with my thesis (most welcomed/respected), I just feel that Thanksgiving is my preferred holiday because we are thankful for many things and it is a time that we pray, eat, talk, love & laugh together...rather than purchasing gifts and spending money only to forget the light, water, mortgage, rent is due next week. The only dislike that surrounds Thanksgiving for me is now Black Friday...great...we get deals...I get that...but it shortens our Thursday of fun and laughter only to get a few hours of sleep to pulverize someone in line the following day to do what...make way for gifts...which in turn causes some to subject themselves to the commercialism of Xmas...rather than CHRISTmas, which Christ should be apart of in the first place. Most may feel different regarding this blog, but however...this is just how I feel...end of story :-)  

SMILING IS THERAPUTIC

Can't lie about the truth...especially when it is right before our eyes. Sometimes it helps to watch things as they unfold, stay silent about it and separate yourself quietly. Life is not based around drama and I have discovered nothingness in loud volumes. As I sit here and type these words I don't feel pain or betrayal, but instead I feel relieved that I am not in the position to hate anyone at the end of the day. Smiling is theraputic and as days go by...memories fade with the travel in time that we all must take the journey on.