KEEP ON TRUCKING
GAMBARU is a gramatical variation of "GAMBATTE!" - A word often said by a Japanese mother as she sends her children/husband out into the world. It has a mix of meanings: use self-control, persist, overcome all odds, succeed in what you are setting out to do, put forth your best effort, do it with dignity and grace.
I consider myself a professional and do counseling so I have a set of instructions in my skill set to follow. I can put on a good face when I'm crying inside. I haven't watched the news for the past year. I've watched a bunch of Hallmark love stories that help me shed happy tears. I've always needed more tissue for happiness and greatness. I have as many friends over, as will come, so I don't have to eat alone and I can shop for groceries and not have a bunch of food spoiling in the fridge.
The biggest help is watching NHK TV, from Japan, while I exercise on the rebounder. Appreciating and being inspired by nature is part of all NHK programing. A lot of my skill set comes from our Japanese Heritage. Sam's sister lost her husband earlier this month. I see her setting the same example set by her mother and my mother when each of them lost their husbands. I can hear one of the older aunties say, "Gambatte!"
These heritage values have gotten me through a year of lonely evenings. Now, it's spring and the days are getting longer. It tickles me to find these drawings that Sam left behind, "Keep on trucking" inspires me to share this skill set!!
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Great Grandma lived, her last years to age 90, on no Rx, on white rice and Shaklee nutrients because of her sensitive stomach, proving we can live on what Shaklee offers.
Today, my 11-yr-old granddaughter is sick and didn’t go to school. We had a talk. I suggested we have a secret between us. She agrees not to discuss it with anyone else and when we remind each other of our talk, we have a secret word that we are using. We agree that we want to be healthy enough to do the fun and fulfilling things of which we are capable with our talents.
The issue is that she has a sensitive stomach as well as a detail oriented personality and is more particular in her food choices. She is drawn to noodles, white breads and sweets. She is constantly told to be more like her younger sister who tries most anything and likes meats and vegetables. Their mother is good about buying organic and providing as healthy choices as she can.
I also explained that Mommy says, “Even Shaklee is junk food, look at the ingredients.” I explain to our granddaughter that Shaklee put’s better ingredients together and makes sure to preserve the enzymes by not using high heat for processing. So, it is better than most vitamins and food products.
So, the secret is: “I take vitamins from Shaklee to get all the nutrients I need. I eat as good as I can to get fibers, liquids and bulk; but I also sneak in the tasty stuff and treat myself all the time. DON'T TELL!!!!”
For sure the responsibility for my "good health" is up to me!
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SAM AND MY FIRST CHILD
As we work to put together the book about Sam's life and cartoons, I am reminded of the Beagle puppy, "Sonsie", we acquired from my co-worker during that first year of our marriage. We had an apartment a block away from MarketTime on Seattle's Capital Hill. We confined Sonsie to our bedroom when we were both at work.
One day, that first couple weeks we had her, I came home to find that Sonsie had pulled out the biography book of Walt Disney from the book shelf and had begun to chew on it.
It was clear that Sam's smell was deeply imbedded in the book and Sonsie was using it for a comfort toy.
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THEY SAY I HAVE THE SAME TELEMERES AS A 41-YR-OLD
A landmark study done at UC Berkeley and research done by Nobel Prize winning Elizabeth Blackburn suggest: "The Shaklee population was only one-third as likely to have telomeres in the bottom quartile based on other studies that examine short telomeres and their relationship to a long healthy life.
TELEMERES are like the plastic tips at the end of shoelaces that protect our chromosomes and DNA. Dr. Blackburn is on the Shaklee Advisory Board and is considered the top authority on Telomere Studies.
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Be positive NEURO-PLASTICIANS!!
WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN BIRTH/LIFE AND A FELONY?? At what point do we call it a ‘SIN”?
Dr. Leaf, neuroscientist on YouTube explains, “You (all of us) are a Neuroplastician. You are able to perform your own brain surgery. We are wired for love. We learn fear. Fear is not normal, it is wired by choice. Every thought lays down a brain cell.”
If we are wired for love, why do we have toxic thoughts? God gave us the ability to think and make choices. We are not robots.
Dr. Leaf gives us an example of a patient who was brain injured at age 16 and told she would be a vegetable the rest of her life. The parents refused to accept the diagnosis, surrounding their daughter with positive prayers, voices, music, connections. The patient woke up and remembered it all, going on to be determined to graduate with her senior class and did so. An added bonus was that she had previously been poor in math and even her math score improved with all the positive input.
It’s working to ask for prayers and positive energy for countering the almost criminal behavior being put forth by some in my life circle. A lot of the chosen “tumor”, according to Dr. Leaf and others, can be “surgically” removed and prevented by choices!!! Appreciate the prayers and positive energy coming our way. It's never too late to change.
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"SIN IS A CHOICE"
Does how we think change our brain? Bea and I regularly talk about how she can fight her depression with more attention to choosing what she thinks that leads to her actions. Last Thursday she came over, all excited, because she was led to this video on YouTube.
We sat down with some Lentil soup and listened to Dr. Caroline Leaf, neuroscientist, explain, “Let’s start with agreeing, ‘God created everything’. Science is describing what was created.”
As Dr. Leaf lectured, she showed us videos of how Dendrites are being formed in our brain with each of our thoughts. Bea and I looked at each other and smiled as we agreed with the added confirmation of where we are going with our goals for finding and sharing ‘energy tools’ for a fulfilling life.
So I ask myself, “What am I surrounding my day with in thoughts? Where am I getting my ideas? How do I choose what I do?”
Dr. Leaf went on to say, “Sin is a choice.”
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