12/17/2007 09:32
Brain Fitness
Turn off the TV and Read.
Read lots of books, all sorts of books -- poetry and fiction, books
about Africa, the Middle East, American history, individuals who have
done great things and terrible things, the environment, women around the
world. Then find people with whom to discuss the new and startling ideas
that begin to percolate in your brain. Who knows what will happen next?
You might find yourself at a demonstration or running for the school
board. You might start to like someone who always seemed weird before.
You might save a street or a salt marsh or a person.
All because of a book.
Kathia Pollitt, Columnist for The Nation and author of Learning to Drive
and Other Life Stories.
about Africa, the Middle East, American history, individuals who have
done great things and terrible things, the environment, women around the
world. Then find people with whom to discuss the new and startling ideas
that begin to percolate in your brain. Who knows what will happen next?
You might find yourself at a demonstration or running for the school
board. You might start to like someone who always seemed weird before.
You might save a street or a salt marsh or a person.
All because of a book.
Kathia Pollitt, Columnist for The Nation and author of Learning to Drive
and Other Life Stories.
It's amazing how reading a book can change your life and your outlook on life. I have read so many different fitness and health books like You: The Manual with Dr. OZ, The Best Life, The Abs Diet, etc. I don't strictly follow one book but I feel I understand more about my health as I kept reading different health books. I don't believe we should only follow one book and ignore the others. We have the freedom to chose and think for ourselves on how we want to take care of our health. I follow my feelings if something doesn't sounds right or unrealistic, then I don't do it.
I read a vary of topics on books and I love reading historical fictions. There's something about escaping to the past and learning about our ancestors' lives. I start to appericate family history and where we come from.
My daughter has been sick with an ear infection in her right ear this weekend. I took her to the doctor on Friday morning and an ear infection and fluids were discovered in her right ear. This is her only 2nd ear infection and that's a good thing. I heard a lot of kids suffer from ear infections and I really feel for them because they can be painful.
No workout last weekend and today. My throat is a bit scratchy and it's cold in Florida! It went down to the 30's but we will warm up to the 70's during the day. The weather has been really weird lately. Saturday night, it was lightning and thundering like crazy with tornado warnings, then we got the wind chills advisory the next night. Really weird. I'm finding it weird with all the snow coming so early too up north.
This week will be a quiet week for me. I will just be cleaning up the apartment and doing laundry. We will fly up north on Saturday for Christmas vacation and then be back on Decemeber 30th in time for New Years Eve. Packing at Christime time is always hard for me because I have to think about the cold weather up north and not bring my flip flops and sandals. It's like going to a whole new world when we go north lol.
Well I better go and check on you guys. My google reader is just growing bigger by the seconds. Also here are a few health and fitness articles that are interesting to read.
Positive Attitude Quote:
Happiness is an Attitude
Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.
- Francesca Reigler