The Dollar Bill Under Threat Of Elimination

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

A vision……

This morning as I was getting some ice water for my tea (tricking myself to drink fluids all through the day…”as in my ‘know thyself’  teachings,” I saw  and read the headlines of “The Washington Examiner” newspaper. It said “Breaking News: The Dollar Bill Under Threat. Congress Considering Elimination Of Dollar Bill.”   I was like “Oh Ooo,” because I wrote about something like this in 2005 in my book published in 2007 titled “LOVE UNDER THE KOLA NUT TREE. What city moms didn’t tell you about creating fulfilling relationships.”

Read the excerpt below …  a real experience about why the one dollar bill should NOT be changed or modified.. and let us know what you think  from :  “LOVE UNDER THE KOLA NUT TREE. What city moms didn’t tell you about creating fulfilling relationships,” By   Esther Lamnyam (First publication: 2007):

 Chapter 32

Temporary Location and Triangles.  (Page 250 – 252)

“…………..

 The Dollar

With all this new kind of talk and outlook from Maya, I, of course, started seeing things around me and on my body I had never seen before. My dreams changed too. One night I had a dream of a famous older black actor with a serious look waving at me in a crowd. He had some dollar bill in his hand. He kept shouting, “In God we trust” and pointing at the dollar.

The next morning I checked all my dollars and they read “in God we trust.” I already knew this but by now I was acting strange even to my own self. I kept a dollar on the kitchen counter and looked at it every day. I figured the elements were trying to tell me something and if Maya was right, the information would just flow in to me. A week later it finally did.

I had often wondered why sex was such a big issue in America while in other countries or the village, money was the issue. On a closer look at the dollar I began to see that the founding fathers and mothers of our country must have been some of the greatest mystics.

Though many mystical and non-mystical organizations, Egyptian and native-based mystics included have laid claim to the design of the dollar bill, the bottom line to me is that they all had a positive goal at heart of grounding our money. Just as some people wear a cross or another trinket and believe they are warding off evil, there are other signs that also fight evil and invoke positive energy into a person’s mind. The one dollar bill, the base of our money, is littered with such signs. Know the signs of nature and of God.

All things are alive and do vibrate at their own natural frequencies. We have wrapped our hearts and souls around the dollar and the dollar around all things. So negative entities have noticed where our hearts rest and they have wrapped themselves around the dollar to get us. Luckily, our forefathers were spiritual beings and loaded the dollar with spiritual armor. So the dollar on its own fights back. Look more closely at the one dollar bill and you will know a higher power was involved in its design. This is probably the continuous fight by our ancestors to save and guide us.

Thus our dollar is strong but our sexual grounding is weak. Sexual fantasies litter most media while in other places unscrupulous financial schemes rock their nation. Some countries understand sex, so don’t evangelize it, but they keep changing their currency hoping to buy some real currency. Changing our financial base, the one dollar bill, will risk putting us in their camp. A solid foundation will support any relationship; once successful, mess up with it and weakness flows in gently through the cracks.

However, do not overestimate the purpose of a dollar. Millionaires are buried without a single dollar. You can have all the dollars in the world but it would not give you a joyous relationship, real peace, life, happiness, good health, a good appetite, an orgasm, or sleep. Invest in spiritual currency; it does not go up and down, only up. God’s currency is not the dollar, Rand, Euro, Yen, or Franc. God’s currency cannot be traded on the NASDAQ or insured by the FDIC. Render to the physical systems what they consider currency. Spiritual currency is downloaded from the ethers. When you take your focus away from money and focus on your output and spiritual growth, money just flows in mysteriously. Maybe the evil entities move on to someone more focused on the dollar. So while the nation fights about sex, the enemy is having a field day and strategizing. Distractions come in all forms.

Peripheral Vision

When developing spiritually fulfilling relationships, there is no discounting the development of peripheral vision. In a similar way, a good athlete knows to develop eyes all over his head because he is not worried about the opponent he sees. It is the ones he cannot see that would get the ball and disrupt the play. So we must be vigilant as evil entities roam about looking for the pleasure of devouring you and your relationships. It is their pleasure; they are just doing what they know how to do best.

Distractions can kill relationships. While we focus on the petty stuff that can be managed, if only we choose to communicate and humble ourselves, the canker worm, like the termite, is causing slow destruction. One day you hear the words, “Honey, I want a divorce” and you pretend to act surprised like Julie. The truth is you are really just acting surprised, and you know the real truth deep down. Spirit always knows the truth.

Both in the physical world and in the spiritual realm distraction is a very, very powerful tool. The things that are dear to your heart are usually the things used to distract you. For example, you could be distracted with staying at church or work for long periods of time, or with exciting television, or with shopping trips, exercise, talk about your children, spouse, women, men, sex, or your hair. Time passes as you absentmindedly zone into these distractions. The distracter then achieves its purpose unhurriedly. Beware of distractions, whatever they may be in your circumstances. Once you know your strengths and weaknesses you begin to know some of these distractions.

While distractions among other things can cause divorce, some marriages are distractions in themselves. Listening to the conversations of Angie’s boyfriend who refused to pay child support, I realized how he had used pregnancy to distract some women from their goals. He charmed them, then impregnated them, and finally left them. These women were too “full of themselves” and he had to put them in their place, stagnate them, and also put his mark on them. Interestingly, he also believed Angie’s getting pregnant was her plan to distract him from achieving his goals in life. He could recognize himself; most evil people always leave home with a plan. They never just go out joyfully like the hen who scratches at random.

Only when we choose to create harmonious relationships can we stop to create havoc before we even create a relationship. Foreplay, romance, and reconnaissance are must-use tools in creating and developing relationships. You can learn a lot from a predator.

Sawdust

Though we might not intend to, all our actions have side effects. The carpenter in making your beautiful curio or bed produces sawdust. When you cook, your create trash from the peelings. There are human by-products. When you come together with a partner, you generate …….. ”

Read more in the book  “LOVE UNDER THE KOLA NUT TREE. What city moms didn’t tell you about creating fulfilling relationships,” By   Esther Lamnyam (First publication: 2007)

Based on this prediction/warning, changing the dollar will do more havoc then “derivatives” did to our economy!

What do you think?

Get your copy of  “LOVE UNDER THE KOLA NUT TREE. What city moms didn’t tell you about creating fulfilling relationships,” and get on the path to self-mastery, self-actualization, self-realization and hence transcendence in all you do. Once on this journey, you will propagate this new energy to your home, family, coworkers, the world and we all will move up one or two more rungs of the ladder.  It will be Joy-ful  and Beauty-ful!

 

 

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The Birds Speak

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

The Birds Speak

This morning, I realized this is a difficult time of the year for birds. As I pulled out in my car to go to work, I saw two doves on the roof; but this time they were very close to the front. I have never seen them that close before. They were facing West but had their faces turned North towards me. I understood what they were saying.  “ I am sorry I,” said.

You see, I feed birds (squirrels, rabbits and deers too come by), I flooded them with food over the weekend but did not check today in my hustle to leave the house for work whether the food was finished. Also, I had made it a practice (which I have since changed) not to feed them daily so they do not lose their trait or ability to fend for themselves – someone had said to me.  But they are many now—law of multiplication!

I stopped the car went back inside and scooped some bird seeds, as I walked to the (West) side of the house to go to the back and put the food where I feed them, a flock of doves flew away ….they had been on the grass and I guess that is why the other two doves were so close down the roof – the delegates sent to get my attention!  I had never seen so many of them together.

Back in my car I looked back on the roof and only one dove was sitting/standing there looking at me…but more alert this time – “You are welcome,” I said. Earlier, both birds had been on their stomachs sending out some sorry weak sick energy. I bet when I return home today all the seeds  would have been eaten.

A year ago when we were so snowed out, I was reminded in a very special way that the earth was covered and the birds had no food. Just because I could not see them, did not mean they were not there. I struggled to open the back door for the snow was many feet high and put the birdseeds on top of the snow. Needless to say they showed up and consumed every seed off the snow. Is that a tear jerker or what?

Nature talks to us all the time…are we listening?  When we listen, we finally have a bidirectional flow of information. Whether you believe the formative force was the Word or this thing that Banged and all was formed…it basically means from one source.  We are all relatives!

When we listen to nature, we begin to develop a strong ability to hear.  We begin to hear our bodies talk to us; hear our partners, children, coworkers, nature, ‘silence’, plants, pets, elements, ourselves.  We learn to hear that Inner Voice that comes from the One Source that dwells in us and tells us how to live life abundantly, how to problem solve!

Find out more about being able to speak the “cosmic language” in my book “Love Under the Kola Nut Tree, What City Moms Didn’t Tell You About Creating Fulfilling Relationships,” available on amazon.com.

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Excerpt – Chapter 32 Temporary Location and Triangles

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

An excerpt from Love Under The Kola Nut Tree. What City Moms Didn’t Tell You About Creating Fulfilling Relationships.

Chapter 32

Temporary Location and Triangles.

I finally figured out how the stone worked and how to use it. But as you know by  now, I had to understand it first as a child would then extrapolate (yes, that word again)  into grown-up language.

Gazillion years ago when I was learning Basic programming—yah, don’t act like you  do not know what I am talking about—this country was built on 286 processors, main  frame computers, and DOS. Again, when you forget your roots, you forget the basics and how to problem solve. Well, back to basics; when I was learning Basic programming, I had problems understanding the concept of “temporary location.” Mark you; I arrived in the U.S. without having ever seen a computer in my life. Without that basic understanding, programming was looking to me like the concept of derivatives would look to a villager; I knew I was doomed for failure.

So I did the next best thing a desperate student would do: I went to my teacher after  class and asked him what a “temporary location” was. I was embarrassed to think what he would think about me, but I was also paying for those classes with my own hard earned cash and sleepless nights. I needed a positive return on my investment.
He thought for a moment and then put his keys on one side of the table and a stapler  a few inches away from it. He then asked me to swap the two items. Easy, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt as he was one of the best science teachers I had studied under.
With my right hand, I picked up the keys and with my left hand I picked up the stapler.  I crisscrossed my hands and then put the keys where the stapler had been and the stapler where keys had been.

He looked at me, hesitated for a second, and then said.
“Swap them using only one hand.”

How could I swap the two things with one hand? I pondered. Then an idea struck me.
I took the keys and put them in the middle of the two locations, but above where the two  objects had been. This move left the key location empty. So with the same hand, I picked up the stapler and put it where the keys had been. Then I picked up the keys and as I was about to put them where the stapler had been, he held my hand and, pointing to the middle spot where the keys had just been, said, “This is the temporary location.”
Light bulb moment; from that moment my communication with computers  changed.

When working on self knowledge, understanding nature, and learning to create fulfilling  relationships, you have to alter your way of thinking. As you change lanes, you  move from one vibratory level to another. Different tools become available to you. Just  that little shift in awareness will change your whole life. You are no more a neophyte but  an initiate into the school of the Cosmic. You are no more a child; you no more have your childlike ways. You now have the ways of an enlightened soul.

Stalactites and Stalagmites

Remember: as above, so below. Everything in the physical world can be used to  experience spiritual principles to make things happen. The spiritual can also be condensed into dense matter and form things like people and buildings. As it is done on earth, so it is done in heaven. As it is done in heaven so it is done on earth. We send thought forms up and get back down visible answers. Thought forms are real.

There is always a third element or temporary location involved, whether you see it  or not. This element is where all creation takes place. I pulled this third element concept  into all realms of my life. Take, for example problem solving: you know your assumptions, your givens, and what you already know about the problem or situation. You know your inputs and an idea of the desired output. Sometimes you have to evaluate and throw some or all assumptions out as they slow down creativity. They could also be cultural beliefs and conditionings. How to get from the input to your output is where the temporary location or the third element comes into play.

If you did your homework well, and practiced sound spiritual principles, the third  element takes over and you become creative and successful in solving your problem, but now at a higher level. You have the egg and the sperm, and the third element forms your output: the baby. Your have proteins, carbohydrates, and fats and the element extracts cellular energy and feeds your body. No one on earth can create the saline solution in toto that maintains the milieu intérieur. If so, man would have created man by now. Know that there is an Energy, Power, Vital Force, God, Universe, Cosmic or whatever you may consider it to be, that takes all your inputs, via action, words, thoughts, vibrations, and energy and uses it to create.

There is never really a computer error. It is really a human error because the computer  only does what man wired and programmed it to do. So, too, when you put out certain  actions, words, and thoughts you get an output congruent with all your inputs. Love  in, love out; patience in, patience out; kindness in, kindness out; gossip in, gossip out;  distrust in, distrust out; garbage in, garbage out…but multiplied.

I used to hold the stone in my hand and then come up with ideas. One day I did not  have the stone with me when I ran into a difficult situation.  … That is when I realized there was a methodology to solving my problems with the stone.

( To find out about getting having Esther as a coach or speaker, email info@imitatenature.com.  Get your copy of Love Under The Kola Nut Tree. What City Moms Didn’t Tell You About Creating Fulfilling Relationships, from amazon.com.)

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Pre-Requisites – The Secret to Your Success

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

Pre-Requisites – One of the Secrets to Achieving Any Thing

Everything we desire both naturally and spiritually requires knowledge of how to access it. It takes more than muscle, education, and/or as some would suggest, “who you know” to navigate and possess what you desire.  If you are like me, you have probably in your attempt to better yourself attended workshops, seminars, bought tons of self-help books, traveled around the city, state, country even internationally to attend a seminar or school.

Some of us have found out that even with all this information we have gathered, we are still having issues creating what we want. Why is this so?  I struggled with this issue for a long time…until I
cracked the code! One of the things I discovered is that, there are pre-requisites to creating at both the lower and higher percentile. Interestingly, some of these pre-requisites are the same no matter the level, your level, the amount to money, or what you are trying to create. It could be weight loss, good health, a baby, a business, a war, education, a sports team, learn a trade, get into a fulfilling relationship, etc. you name it… there are some basic things you need to do FIRST.

Many have tried the Secret, The Law of Attraction, visualization, mantras, prayer, exercise, religion, etc. they succeed maybe once and can’t replicate this later when need be.

Some of the tools needed to achieve are very simple. The pre-requisites are simple also. I guess the beauty of simplicity is that nature loves it that way. Imagine the burst of the taste of fruits or salad in your mouth; nectar, aroma, smoothness on your tongue.  That is too simple…we need to make complicated layers of lasagna or some other exotic dish to admire our skills.

So to start, you will need to learn some pre-requisites. If I jump right into the main topic be it weight loss, finding a fulfilling relationship, building a business whatever you desire… we might as well just Google the internet and print and try those tips….yah…I hear you; you’ve already done that!

Knowing the pre-requisites will help us achieve our desire. Knowing the basics we can do this again in case we get side-tracked with family, travel, guest etc. Have you ever done something so well and months later you had no clue how you did it in the first place?  Well, once you know the formula, you
can replicate your achievements over and over…just like the sun does…i.e. repeat. Best of all, we can extrapolate and created at an even higher level! I know this sounds too good to be true…but soon you will be cracking hilarious jokes to yourself like I do because you now ‘see’  where you were.

Tip: One of the pre-requisites is to understand ‘1. Timing and 2. Cycles.’  For example if you try to get your wife pregnant at the ‘wrong’ time you will not have a baby! Her reproductive system
has a cycle. Businesses also have a cycle. Each individual has a cycle.  Are you selling after the market has closed?

More in future blogs; in the meantime, List the cycles in your life, business, health. Once you have the knowledge you will figure out

I recently came to the conclusion that we do not ‘die’ for lack of knowledge, we perish emotionally, physically, spiritually, etc.) for lack of the knowledge of how to use knowledge.  In village-speak; grandma has given us each the same spice but she wants from each of us VERY distinct
(healing) recipes and meals.  We are now going to take all the knowledge we have gather in our studies, seminars, self-help books, meditations, religious and spiritual pursuits and create a new rich productive stew..to each’s magnificent taste with ‘grandma’s’ spice.

I will inspire and motivate you to connect the dots and see the interconnectedness of your life, and your health and relationships.  My coaching program will show you how to improve your relationships by improving your health and how to improve your health by improving your relationships.  As an Iridologist through with many people, I have observed how lots of health issues
are a result of relationship issues among other things like genetics and the environment.

To find out more about my coaching program, contact me and also get on my mailing list.

In future blogs we will start exploring some of the prerequisites.

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A Brief Iridology Lesson

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

A Brief Iridology Presentation

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Iridology Color Table – Eye Color and What they Mean

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

Your Iridology color table cheat sheet:

Eye Color

Tendencies as viewed by Iridology
Iris Pictures (for reference:)
 http://estherlamnyam.com/2009/09/07/iridology/
Pure Blue Color: Pure blue eyes represent a classic phlegmatic disposition. This person is proned to lymphatic disturbances and catarrh afflictions. They have a greater tendency to accumulate uric acid in their bodies and to have kidney troubles.
Areas to pay attention to: Mucus membrane areas (upper respiratory tract, bronchioles, villi of the lungs; digestive tract and the uro-genital tracts); lymphatic tissues (tonsils, appendix, spleen and lymph nodes) and membranes of the joints. 

 
Common Health Problems (associate with blue eyed persons): Sinus troubles, sore throats, tonsillitis, earaches, bronchitis, asthma, swollen lymph nodes, skin catarrh (eczema and dandruff), kidney weakness, arthritis and rheumatism.
Mixed Biliary Eye Color: In this eye type, you have a discolorations or psora (drug spots) on top of a blue background. They have a disposition to biliary or hepatic (liver) troubles. Colorations on top of the blue eye show a sign of toxicity in the body due to digestive problems. Problems with the liver and other digestive organs can lead to further imbalances in the glandular and circulatory systems. 

 
Areas to pay particular to: Digestive system  (stomach, pancreas, gall bladder and especially the liver) and the intestinal tract.
Common Health  Problems 

(associate with mixed biliary eyed persons):

 - Hypoglycemia, PMS, indigestion, gallstones, constipation, gas, toxicity of the digestive tract, anger and/or depression, difficulty getting to sleep followed by difficulty waking up in the morning, nausea, stiffness and achiness, headaches (especially migraines), food allergies, seasonal allergies and Candida
True Brown Eye Colour:: Persons with true brown eyes are pre-disposed to imbalances in blood composition and hence to blood disorders. It is suggested the person to have a possible inherent inability to store adequate supplies of minerals. They may especially have problems with calcium metabolism.
Areas to pay attention to: The circulatory system (heart, blood, blood vessels), the organs that make blood (liver, spleen, bone marrow), the digestive system and the endocrine glands
Common Health  Problems 

associate with true brown eyed persons):

 - Common health problems experienced by brown-eyed people include: Anemia, hardening of the arteries, all types of blood diseases, constriction and hardening of lymph tissue, possible reduced leukocytes in the blood, digestive troubles, mineral deficiencies and early breakdown of the endocrine glands

Colors in the eye

 What they mean
Yellow - Relates to the kidneys and suggests poor kidney function
Neon Orange - Relates to the pancreas and suggests a tendency to blood sugar imbalances and problems with digesting (metabolizing) carbohydrates 

 
Dirty Orange May relate to either the pancreas or the gallbladder. Suggests some tendency as neon orange, but may also suggest gall bladder problems. Look for other signs of gall bladder problems (marks in gallbladder zone or fatty deposits in whites.) 

 
Dark Brown - Related to liver function. 

 
Reddish Brown Suggests breakdown of the blood and a need to work with blood purification and building. Possible problems with liver, spleen and bone marrow. 

 
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Written By:  Esther Lamnyam – Senior Systems Architect, Certified Iridologist and Herbal Counselor, Visionary Coach, Speaker, Teacher , Student, Writer and published Author of “Love Under the Kola Nut Tree. What City Moms Didn’t Tell You About Creating Fulfilling Relationships.

Websites:   www.estherlamnyam.com; www.LoveUnderTheKolaNutTree.com. You may only reproduce this article if done in its entirely keeping the authors information with it.

 

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Strive to be Happy – Twelve Powerful Secrets on how to

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

Strive to be Happy – Twelve Powerful Secrets on how to.
I received an early morning call from someone in a not so happy place today.  There are a few tools to get one out of a not so happy place.  I’ll give you twelve here:

1. Sing a song or  just sing  “doe– a deer a female deer;  ray– a drop of golden sun; me– a name i call myself;  far– a long long way to run;  … etc.”  from  The Sound of Music.   By the time you sing it the third time your energy and that around you would have changed. Try it!  Vowels sounds are the secret to the universe and to changing the atmosphere. (Vowels sounds are so powerful, creative and have such high vibrational energy some language does not use them! )   Tune yourself!!!

2.  Listen to Music.  Music can heal and bring joy and more. Soon you will be dancing or tapping your toes in rhythm with the music.

3.  Call your name. The power in your name is so enormous! Most of us never call our name or even own it!  I can get things done in the name of someone (mom, dad, boss, Jesus, supervisor, etc.) Try getting things done in your name! (more on this later in another blog,) But attune with it (your name) first.  (Names are so powerful, some steal it! Has yours been stolen?)

4. Do something for someone else; take the focus off of you and your problem.

5.  Alter your mind, alter your life. Where your thoughts and mind go…your countenance will follow.    Fantasize. Imagine.

6. Talk a walk…nature has a way to cleansing, purifying and opening our awareness. Use the natural elements…they are free!

7. Hang out with kids!  They are powerful change agents with good energy that just takes over the room!!

8. Long term: Set goals and work daily towards accomplishing them. When you have a purpose you dwell on it instead of on your problem.

9. Fake it! Yes, you heard me right. Your subconscious mind does not know when you are faking  .. ah ha! Soon it starts doing the real thing…so laugh it out! Pretend to be happy! (read more in “Love Under the Kola Nut Tree.”)

10. Get in touch with your God and the Master Within. He promised to comfort and to bring joy and all those promises have been kept and are still being kept daily!

11. Remember, this too shall pass…it always does.

12. Well, if you need a little ‘magic,’ use the laws of nature…. just spin them eggs as in “Love Under the Kola Nut Tree. What City Moms Didn’t tell you about Creating Fulfilling relationships.”  Link to video on how to spin eggs: http://tiny.cc/hj7ip

Strive to be happy.  Joy is needed to create!

Written By:  Esther Lamnyam – Healer, Life Transformation Coach,, Speaker and Author. Website:   www.estherlamnyam.com.  You may only reproduce this article if done in its entirely keeping the authors information with it.

If you want an Iris Analysis or want to learn more about Iridology or need some life coaching to create at your fullest potential, contact Esther Lamnyam by sending an email to info@imitatenature.com

 

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Selling After the Market has Closed

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

Selling After the Market has Closed

I used to hear this saying: “You are selling after the market has closed,” when in boarding school in my middle school years.

When students showed up after events, meetings and concerts had finished and then tried to participate or give their point to view, other students told them they were trying to sell after the market had closed. Basically, they were late and it was time to move on to the next item on the schedule or they had already moved on. They had to live with the consequences!

We all have heard the saying: “there is a time and season for everything” under sun. When we understand the cycles and rhythms of nature, life, relationships, and businesses, we stop fighting against the tide and start sailing with the wind to create great success.

There are certain things that can only be accomplished at certain times of the year, month, day and hour. The ninth hour’s energy is very different from the firth hour’s. Women have their periods (or cycle) at certain times on a twenty-eight day cycle. Men have cycles too, which most of them choose not to acknowledge and tap into. Corn grows for a certain number of days; gestation of babies is a certain number of months. Every illness has its natural life cycle, and an incubation period. You cannot burst an abscess or zit before it is ready.

There is summer, fall, spring and winter and businesses tap into that to plan for inventory and sales.

Understand the cycles and phases of nature. The trick is to know when to tap into this life cycle and then harness or harvest during the period of peak performance and productivity because this oscillation will soon change phase. For example, we know when to tap into a woman’s cycle and have a baby. You can try all you want at “off peak” times and you would only come out empty.

Learn the cycles of the things and people in your life, job and relationship and tap into that.  In the village, traders knew when to hoard produce and store for the time when the seasons would change and there would be no more produce. Then they sold all they had hoarded at exorbitant prices.

If you are in tune with the cycle and rhythm of your life and nature, the rain, snow, sun, or moon, traffic would not bother you. Instead you will learn to work with them to achieve your results. Thieves know this; they come mostly in the night or when you are at work.

When we work with the cycles and rhythms of nature we are bound to create balance and harmony in all we do.  However, the first pre-requisite to achieving this is to know yourself (which I will cover in other blogs.)  This knowledge will enable you not to sell after the market has closed.

One of the reasons geese fly in V formation is because it enables them to conserve their energy. This is because of the reduction of wind resistance created by each bird flying slight above the bird in front of him. They are working with the laws of nature! It becomes effortless and they can fly for a very long time before stopping for rest  (another cycle!)

Take a moment and examine your life and relationships in regards to some constant issues you keep having.  Are you selling after the market has closed? When we work off-rhythm we are bound to get frustrated, stressed and hence invite dis-ease into our bodies. Most illnesses result from working against the ‘wind’ and trying to brute force it. Save yourself some headache and work with the laws of nature and see how things become effortless.

Be still and know you.  Imitate Nature and create a fulfilling life.

From: “Love Under the Kola Nut Tree. What City Moms Didn’t Tell You About Creating Fulfilling relationships.”

Written By: Esther Lamnyam. Healer, Coach, Speaker and Author. Website:   www.estherlamnyam.com.  You may only reproduce this article if done  in its entirely keeping the authors information with it.

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Fable and Proverbs from “Love Under the Kola Nut Tree.”

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

These Proverbs and fable are excerpts from  “Love Under the Kola Nut Tree. What city mom’s didn’t tell you about creating fulfilling relationships, ” (available on www.amazon.com; read excerpts on this site.) Watch video on how to spin eggs and create anything you want as explained in Love Under the Kola Nut Tree.

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A crab does not know there are two kinds of water until it gets into hot water.  (African proverb)

The old woman in a desperate attempt to kill the bed bugs that had infested her bamboo bed poured scalding hot water over the bed. The baby bugs cried out to Mama Bug, “Mama, we are going to die, we are going to die.” Mama Bug coached her kids, “Hang in tight, hang in tight; everything that is hot eventually becomes cold.” (Cameroonian fable)

When the Student is ready, the Master will show up. When the fruit is ripe, the fruit fly will show up.

If you see a caterpillar walking down the road slowly with its back bent, held up high, it is not showing off; that is merely the way it walks. – Cameroonian Proverb

The corrective mechanism is always triggered by the entity to be corrected.  Homeostasis — Biology

If you alter your thoughts and your words, you will alter your life.

Those who do not understand the rhythm and language of the drums call it noise. (African proverb)

A caged bird though well fed cannot fly far away…and birds are meant to fly.

You too can fly, but you must let go of the cocoon.

The bugs will fly to a lighted candle even at the risk of being burned to death.

Life, a Natural Sol-Fa

If you really need to know what lurks in the night, put an ear to the ground.  (African proverb)

Love Is Inevitable

Be comfortable with the unknown and with uncertainties; for therein lies the unfolding of the universe.

You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the
universe is unfolding as it should.  Desiderata — Max Ehrmann

Whatever thou resolvest to do, do it quickly. Delay thou not till the evening what the morning may accomplish. – Unto Thee I Grant

Find out more and how to apply these to your life to create a fulfilling life in my book “Love Under the Kola Nut Tree. What city mom’s didn’t tell you about creating fulfilling relationships, ” (available on www.amazon.com; read excerpts on this site.)

Watch video on how to spin eggs and create anything you want as explained in Love Under the Kola Nut Tree.

BlogTalkRadio Interview about Love Under the Kola Nut Tree with Esther Lamnyam

If you want an Iris Analysis or want to learn more about Iridology or need some life coaching to create at your fullest potential, contact Esther Lamnyam by sending an email to info@imitatenature.com

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Male Menopause: Yes; Men too do have Menopause …. For Real !!

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

Male Menopause:  Yes; Men too do have Menopause …. For Real !!

Hormonal change – Without hormones we would not have humans as we know them…probably we would just be like stones or logs!  Like everything in life, there are two sides to consider and hormonal changes can and do bring significant changes to life.

While most people think of hormonal changes in regards to women, men too do have hormones and are affected by hormonal changes. An observant woman would notice when a man is going through “his changes.”  Knowledge gives her and him the ability to better manage the change and their relationship.

Female menopause is a normal and natural stage in a woman’s life when her menstruation and ovulation stops.  This signifies an end to her child bearing years.  Male menopause is called andropause.  One may ask why does a man who does not undergo menstruation and ovulation undergo menopause? Great question; the reason behind male experiencing menopause is to prepare them for a second adulthood.  Thus, andropause signifies the end of men’s first adulthood.

Women may begin to experience menopause in their forties. Other women start menopause at age fifty, some even begin at sixty. Men, on the other hand, may start to undergo andropause as early as thirty-five or it can be as late as sixty-five.

For women, while menopause may by evidenced by a feeling of unconstructive sentiments and other pessimistic emotions, most experts believe that for men, andropause brings positive change.

Once a man enters the andropause stage he goes through a very crucial change . He will experience an inevitable change in psychological, interpersonal, social and even the spiritual aspect.  I have friends who all of a sudden want a certain type of car or start being more introspective.  Andropause thus denotes the end of one adulthood and the beginning of yet another adulthood – an end and a start at the same time

Research has shown that, there are a lot of benefits a man can obtain once andropause is experienced.

Men in going through male menopause develops more maturity. They move from a focus of ‘doing’ as they enter the second adulthood, to more of a focus “the being,” or “the self.”

Career-wise, they develop a more “love of work” mentality instead of going to work because it is necessary. On social relationship, they tend to look at other men as acquaintances instead of as contenders as during their first adulthood.

When a man experiences andropause, his personal relationships also matures. He is now more focused with developing happiness and intimacy with his partner and family.  Andropause may indicate a stop in brain-draining “battle of the sexes.” This may be an indication that he can give way and let his partner win on some discussions and be okay with it.  He now begins to leave behind Ego and Pride two very powerful base emotions. In-depth understanding and patience becomes his goal.

Maturity in a sexual relationship is also gained by men during andropause.  In second adulthood, man focuses more on being sexually fulfilled instead of concentrating on different sexual performances which usually took place during first adulthood.

In the menopause period in life an individual may start to feel incomplete. Others may accordingly react to their physical desires.  It is necessary to know that, whether menopause creates something “good” or something “bad” in one’s life, you are still the owner of your mind, body and heart. If andropause brings you more benefit, then you are lucky. Otherwise, if it creates struggles in your life then it is time to acknowledge the need for help. It is necessary to create balance. It might usher in an opportunity to really delve into your life’s purpose.

Primarily, you need to recognize that you are undergoing an inevitable change and then let your significant other know about it. Point out the necessary things they must do to help you cross the line.  Humor always helps in relationships. If things seem unbearable after exhausting all possible help within your means, then it is time to seek help from an expert.

Understanding Change, having a good attitude, managing your diet and knowing you are just evolving as a man will facilitate a successful walk in the journey of male menopause.   Be.

Hormonal change – Without hormones we would not have humans as we know them…probably we would just be like stones or logs!  Like everything in life, there are two sides to consider and hormonal changes can and do bring significant changes to life.

While most people think of hormonal changes in regards to women, men too do have hormones and are affected by hormonal changes. An observant woman would notice when a man is going through “his changes.”  Knowledge gives her and him the ability to better manage the change and their relationship.

Female menopause is a normal and natural stage in a woman’s life when her menstruation and ovulation stops.  This signifies an end to her child bearing years.  Male menopause is called andropause.  One may ask why does a man who does not undergo menstruation and ovulation undergo menopause? Great question; the reason behind male experiencing menopause is to prepare them for a second adulthood.  Thus, andropause signifies the end of men’s first adulthood.

Women may begin to experience menopause in their forties. Other women start menopause at age fifty, some even begin at sixty. Men, on the other hand, may start to undergo andropause as early as thirty-five or it can be as late as sixty-five.

For women, while menopause may by evidenced by a feeling of unconstructive sentiments and other pessimistic emotions, most experts believe that for men, andropause brings positive change.

Once a man enters the andropause stage he goes through a very crucial change . He will experience an inevitable change in psychological, interpersonal, social and even the spiritual aspect.  I have friends who all of a sudden want a certain type of car or start being more introspective.  Andropause thus denotes the end of one adulthood and the beginning of yet another adulthood – an end and a start at the same time

Research has shown that, there are a lot of benefits a man can obtain once andropause is experienced.

Men in going through male menopause develops more maturity. They move from a focus of ‘doing’ as they enter the second adulthood, to more of a focus “the being,” or “the self.”

Career-wise, they develop a more “love of work” mentality instead of going to work because it is necessary. On social relationship, they tend to look at other men as acquaintances instead of as contenders as during their first adulthood.

When a man experiences andropause, his personal relationships also matures. He is now more focused with developing happiness and intimacy with his partner and family.  Andropause may indicate a stop in brain-draining “battle of the sexes.” This may be an indication that he can give way and let his partner win on some discussions and be okay with it.  He now begins to leave behind Ego and Pride two very powerful base emotions. In-depth understanding and patience becomes his goal.

Maturity in a sexual relationship is also gained by men during andropause.  In second adulthood, man focuses more on being sexually fulfilled instead of concentrating on different sexual performances which usually took place during first adulthood.

In the menopause period in life an individual may start to feel incomplete. Others may accordingly react to their physical desires.  It is necessary to know that, whether menopause creates something “good” or something “bad” in one’s life, you are still the owner of your mind, body and heart. If andropause brings you more benefit, then you are lucky. Otherwise, if it creates struggles in your life then it is time to acknowledge the need for help. It is necessary to create balance. It might usher in an opportunity to really delve into your life’s purpose.

Primarily, you need to recognize that you are undergoing an inevitable change and then let your significant other know about it. Point out the necessary things they must do to help you cross the line.  Humor always helps in relationships. If things seem unbearable after exhausting all possible help within your means, then it is time to seek help from an expert.

Understanding Change, having a good attitude, managing your diet and knowing you are just evolving as a man will facilitate a successful walk in the journey of male menopause.   Be.

If you want an Iris Analysis or want to learn more about Iridology or need some life coaching to create at your fullest potential, contact Esther Lamnyam by sending an email to info@imitatenature.com

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Focus on your mental and emotional side to gain self improvement

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

Not everyone believes this but the emotional and mental aspects of a person, when combined, leads to better self improvement.  Also the emotional and mental aspects when not well managed can lead to stress and illness.

Emotions love to dominate our actions and reactions, even though we do not want it to happen sometimes. The society often see emotions as a sign of weakness, so people are used to putting them aside and focusing on the rational aspects more and more.

No matter how strict and logical you may be, you will always feel. One way or another, someone or something will get through you.

Positive emotions are a lifelong goal for many of us concerned about emotional health and self improvement. What is more important; the amount of money you made during your life or the times you laughed out of sheer joy?

People tend to put their positive emotions behind their negative feelings. This is one of the biggest problems that people come across during their lives.

There is no clear way to ignore a negative experience and try to replace it with a positive one. Life just does not work that way.

For example, when you were a child, if your goldfish dies, you would be heartbroken. Your parents will probably buy you another goldfish but the sorrow is still there.

Things get even more complex when you become an adult. A fight with your spouse the night before will affect your entire day. You will go to work angry, tired, and your mind will wander. On the way home from work you will not notice the sun shining and you would not be tempted to stop at a roadside stand to pick up some fresh fruits and vegetables.

All this because that one negative thought has contaminated the way you perceive the reality around you.

In this moment you will realize finding a safe place to relax your mind will do wonders for your emotional and mental improvement.

That place is relatively easy to find. It can be an actual place or an imaginary location. The best idea is to totally lose yourself in it.

Let us say you have a problem on your mind and it just would not go away. Go bowling. Do not know how? Just give it a shot.

Get caught up in the game. Your mind will drift away from the negative thoughts that dominated your last hours or days and start processing a whole new kind of information.

A safe haven can take many forms. It can be a song, a movie, even a person or animal. The main thing is allow yourself to get completely involved with this new activity.

You might still get flashes of the problem every now and then. Ignore it and get even more absorbed in what you are doing.

When the bowling game, the song, or the movie ends you will abruptly return to reality. You will probably want to retreat back to the safe place. Do not do it.

The safe place exists only as a helping hand, not as a solution to your life’s problems, may it be a small or big problem. It serves only as an escape route.

You will return from your safe zone with an increased energy level. You will feel better about yourself and gain more confidence. You will see that any issue can be resolved.

This is how a small escape from a harsh reality can increase your emotional and mental health. Try to do this often and you are on your way to better self improvement.

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A Guide to the D Vitamin

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

A Guide to the D Vitamin

Recently, a few friends of mine were diagnosed as Vitamin D deficient by their doctors. Incidentally they were all in their forties or 50s.  One of the reasons age might play a part is that they had become sedentary and since it was Fall and Winter season, their life style aided to the deficiency as they stayed indoors more. 50,000 units of Vitamin D taken weekly helped…but they now spend more time outdoors and thankfully it is Summer. They were also taking more outdoors walks by the end of Winter.

The D vitamin is the only vitamin that is not obtained from foods that are consumed.  Instead, the D vitamin is actually obtained by sunlight on our skin. There has been a lot of media coverage about the dangers of getting too much sun however, it is essential that the skin is exposed to sunlight to obtain the recommended daily allowance of the D vitamin. In reality, the amount of time that a person has to spend in the sun to receive a sufficient dose of the D vitamin is extremely small and just a few minutes a day will be sufficient and not have any adverse effects from the amount of ultra-violet light received.

The most important function of the D vitamin is to help control how much calcium is absorbed from food. The majority of the calcium is used to build strong teeth and bones but it is also needed to send messages along the nerves and to help muscles, such as the heart muscles, to contract. It is the D vitamin that ensures that there is always sufficient calcium in the blood to perform these tasks. Other functions that require the D vitamin relate to the immune system and it is believed that it is also a contributing factor in reducing the risk of contracting cancer and, in particular, colon cancer.

The variant of the D vitamin that is formed under the skin is known as vitamin D3, or cholecalciferol. This D vitamin is created when the ultraviolet in the sunlight reacts with a type of cholesterol that is found under the skin naturally. The D3 is converted into a more active form of the D vitamin in the liver and is then diverted to where it is needed the most. Some of the D vitamin remains in the liver and kidneys to help reabsorb the calcium from the blood. The rest of the D vitamin is dispersed to the bones to help them retain their calcium and the intestines to aid absorption of calcium from food.

Even though the majority of the D vitamin is formed through the exposure of the skin to sunlight there are some foods that do contain some of the vitamin naturally. This form of the D vitamin is known as vitamin D2, or ergocalciferol. This is used in the same way as the other D vitamins and is the type used to create the majority of D vitamin supplements.

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Avoid the Avoiding Habit and Find More Time and Less Stress

Posted on April 30, 2010 by

Procrastination can creep in and easily become a habit. Once it does, it erodes your capacity to function effectively. But procrastination can be a hard habit to break.  However, with some honest self-assessment and an organized and attainable plan of attack, it can be overcome successfully.

Be gentle with yourself when you decide to try and kick the procrastination habit.  It may be so ingrained that you don’t fully recognize all the ways you actually procrastinate. Start out by taking a large or complicated task and breaking it down into smaller parts that you can accomplish easier.  It’s important to bear in mind that the most difficult or complex tasks are simply just a series of smaller jobs.

Make a verbal commitment to someone else about improving your time management skills and your desire to avoid procrastinating. Allow others to become involved in your efforts by reviewing your progress, helping you set deadlines or evaluating your results can be very helpful.  This will most likely create a commitment on your part to fulfill the expectations they’ve set for you.

Sit down and map out a plan to manage your time more effectively.  When a deadline is looming, make sure you allot time each day to work on the project so it doesn’t sneak up on you in the final hours or days. When you learn to respect your datelines, you begin to observe how you manage your time.

Learn to ask for help when you’re feeling overwhelmed or overworked. Learning to ask is very important.

Reward yourself for good behavior and accomplished goals. Don’t wait until you’ve accomplished the ultimate goal, but reward yourself for your successes along the way.  Make sure the reward is something you like to do.  Treat yourself to the newest book by your favorite author and take the time to read it.  Indulge in bubble baths or relaxing music.  If you’ve gotten into the habit of working late, make sure you develop a new habit of going home on time each night.

Today is yesterday’s tomorrow!  Think if you had done it yesterday it would have been over with by now. Do not look back next year and say ‘if I had done it last year….” Do it now so next year opens up new adventures and possibilities for you.

By making a commitment to avoid the avoiding habit, you’ll soon be well on your way to finding more time and find yourself more relaxed and productive and less stressed in the process.

Whatsoever thou resolvest to do, do it quickly. Defer not till the evening what the morning may accomplish. — Unto thee I Grant.

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Eating Healthy On The Run

Posted on April 1, 2010 by

Eating Healthy On The Run

Whether your traveling, on the go or around the
home, you don’t need to give up healthy eating
simply because you are on the run.  The fact is,
healthy eating is even more important when your
trying to keep up with a busy schedule.

Having a good diet will help your body to handle
stress better.  As you hustle about, a healthy meal
is probably the last thing you think about.  The
following tips can help you eat when your on the go.

Restaurants
With tempting menus, large portions, and a festive
atmosphere, it’s easy to skip healthy eating.  It’s
okay to splurge every now and then, although you’ll
pack on a lot of weight if you make it a habit.
When you eat out at restaurants, always be smart
about it.

Airports
An airport can be a very stressful place, although
you shouldn’t scrap your diet because of it.  Eat
because you are hungry, not because of stress,
boredom, or to kill time.

In your car
Keep some healthy snacks in your car at all times,
so that when you get hungry – you have them.

At home
Evenings and mornings are busy times in most homes.
Making the time to eat can be hard, although you
shouldn’t run out the door without eating breakfast
first.  Cereal with milk, a banana, muffin, or even
a bagel is a great way to start the day.

Have a bottle of water handy at all times, and
periodically take a sip and before long you would
have finished the whole bottle.

Anytime you are on the go, always make sure that you
make the right food decisions.  You can take healthy
food with you if you need to, so that you have it
when you need it.  Eating healthy on the go is easy
to do, once you know how.  Never sacrifice healthy
food for junk, as your body will regret it later.

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Answered in “Love Under the Kola Nut Tree.”

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

Some of the questions answered in “Love Under the Kola Nut Tree. What city mom’s didn’t tell you about creating fulfilling relationships” are:

  • How can we created fulfilling relationships using comic laws
  • How do we lay a good foundation?
  • How can you rebuild broken relationships built on a crooked foundation or no foundation at all?
  • How can we use Circles, Triangles, Squares, rectangles, quadrants, the sun and leaves to create fulfilling relationships?
  • How to develop spiritual sight.
  • Why are we all in this together?
  • What is the real spiritual meaning of sex.?
  • Why when young teens engage in sex prematurely their grades begin to slip and why young women can handle the provoked energy a little better than the boys.
  • Why a man and a woman can live together for years as a couple but after being officially pronounced ‘husband (or man) and wife’ all hell breaks loose there after.
  • Why man is consumed with Sex
  • Why and how past sexual encounters still affect you today.
  • How the villager men created energy for wrestling
  • Why most men find themselves going round and round in circles and success keeps slipping out of their hands though very brilliant.
  • What is the energy that is created when a man and a woman comes together in a relationship?
  • Why do most successful men since Biblical times engaged their destiny more successfully after marrying?
  • Why are more highly successful and creative men from time immemorial engage the company of women?
  • How and why woman (Mother) and Mother Earth is the seed of all that is created on earth.
  • The secret behind why virgins (women) were sort but still needed to be cleansed since Biblical times (e.g. Queen Esther, and Abishag in the Bible) and in Malah also.
  • What happens when negative things done secretly come to Light?
  • The creative power of thought, how/why it works and how to use it
  • The power of the word, how/why it works and how to use it.
  • Why as kids we were very successful with ‘verbal contracts.’
  • What is prayer and how is it possible to pray without ceasing?
  • Why a village or anyone who has never heard the words meditation, visualization, mantras and affirmations, can  still create successfully?
  • Why is it that with elderly couples, if the woman dies first the husband might not live long after that, but not vice versa?
  • Why do men come home (even to abusive relationships) even for a few minutes before going back out?
  • Why is it that when a partner is fighting and you come to save the woman, she might even turn against you though all bruised up?
  • What happens when a man ‘Yokes Into’ a good woman or a ‘bad’ woman?
  • How man and woman can create at the highest level.
  • Why partners come before children.
  • Why man cannot leave his parents and cleave with woman (what it really means)
  • Why is sex such an issue in the Western world while the rest of the world money is the issue?
  • The secret of how King David in the Bible and other ancient greats created.
  • The secret of using your name and knowing those of your ancestors.
  • The power of touch, voice, looks and silence.
  • How to know yourself
  • Why evil is inevitable and how to transmute it as matter can not be created or destroyed but converted from one form to another.
  • Why none of God’s children complained when Satan showed up at God’s family reunion with His kids (Book of Job.)
  • Why woman is responsible for her own reproductive system and not a man.
  • Why man is like a tree and woman like Mother Earth
  • How to imitate the seasons of the year
  • How to use your sport to ‘game’ your relationships such as golf, football, soccer, tennis
  • Why and how relationships are for spiritual growth.
  • What is the ‘stone’ and where it dwells
  • Why Dr. Morgan stole the stone.
  • Who Maya (Queen) Sophia really is.
  • Why Angie’s boyfriends did not respect her and how she turned that around.
  • Why the changing of the dollar bill will provoke havoc.
  • How and why your success is the success of your family, your corporation, your country and hence the world…how we are all linked and in this together. You are a very important piece of the puzzle and without you the puzzle is not complete.
  • How to form your own personal constitution; any successful Country, business and organization has one.
  • How no matter what your problem is, it can be resolved.

Resolve issues on the topics above or others you may be interested in.

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How to Motivate Yourself Forever

Posted on February 28, 2010 by

Just as willpower is an essential factor in achieving success, at some point in time, discouragement and lack of motivation may hinder you from reaching your objective. And it is up to you, and you alone to devise techniques that will help you keep that drive within afire.

It is helpful to have visual goals. whatsoever that is you are working towards, make it visual. It maybe something material like a car, or a vacation you have been looking forward to for the longest time.

Take or cut out a picture of it and post it at a conspicuous place at work or at home where you can see it often. So that when you feel discouraged, this will remind you of your goal and will help you keep your spotlight.

Make a contract with oneself. According to motivational researches, people who write down to-do-lists are far more triumphant in achieving their intended goals than those people who just keep mental lists instead.

Putting something in writing somehow makes it more powerful psychologically speaking. This may also be the basis why most cultures have such a high regard in honoring contracts. In the contract, you may also include a certain reward that you will give yourself once you have accomplished the task.

After all, everyone likes to be rewarded for completing a good job. Even a simple pat on the back, “good job”, or “thank you” may do the trick to give the person the additional push to carry on, but unfortunately, these may not always be readily available. Considering that these are also essential in keeping oneself motivated, you must learn to find a way to get that encouragement on your own through pleasing yourself.

Abusive people lower your self-esteem and bring you down. Get these negative people out of your life. Surround yourself with positive people. Imitate their example. Smile amply and think happy thoughts.

These will give you a brighter outlook and lets you see a clearer picture of what you really want and a fresh mind to know what steps to take to get there. Rather than wait for things to happen, try to be proactive and MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. Inactivity idles the brain and stagnates your potential to reach your goals.

Read inspirational books and literature. These will help you improve your attitude and heal your mind. A book of success stories also proves to be encouraging. You will not only learn from others’ experiences and derive confidence boosting insights from them but the story will be instrumental in motivating you to go for your goal and move ahead with your plans. If this still seems to falter, get training or education.

Oftentimes, not knowing how or where to start is frustrating. Knowledge is power. Having a clear understanding of how and where to start is empowering and it will provide the extra drive needed to hit the mark you are aiming at and follow it through.

Having enumerated all these tips and tricks to attain self-motivation, but still you seem to feel lacking that much needed drive, there is one last thing that you must try.

Whatever it is that you have been meaning to do, or wanting to achieve, JUST DO IT! Keep on aiming high and go for it! Actually getting your hands dirty best solves the problem of motivation. By “forcing” yourself to just do it, your momentum will pick up gradually as you go along and before you know it you have finished the task or have finally achieved your goal. Divide and conquer is the key.

Break down the apparently unattainable activity to small doable steps. Not only does it become less overwhelming, but seeing the “in the meantime” results will further your confidence that it can indeed be done.

Lack of motivation happens to us all, but if you do not encourage yourself to accept opportunities and be challenged, no one else will. It is most important to keep your eye on the goal, find ways to keep going, and in no time, you shall reap its benefits.

And if at the beginning you were just doing it for the material reward, you will also learn to realize that the fulfillment, satisfaction and self-achievement you derive from reaching your goal is a much enjoyable high that will keep the drive within constantly burning.

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What You Need To Know About Weight Control For Children

Posted on February 5, 2010 by

In the United States alone, an astounding one fourth of the overall population of teenagers and children are found to be obese. But despite this rate, it is still alarmingly growing. With parents and grandparents catering to their children’s unhealthy eating and bad idling habits, this is not surprising. But if you are concerned for your children’s future, you know this is a serious matter to be considered. More than controlling what they eat or what they do, you need to consider weight control for children to treat the matter before it goes worse.

Obesity, when not treated properly and as early as possible, can be carried on to teen years, and eventually, to adult years. Of course, when a person is obese, it is the abnormally fat figure which is always being ridiculed, bullied, and harassed at. Unfortunately, the problem goes beyond the appearance and social distraction.

Obesity, as clinically discovered, can lead to some chronic diseases, such as heart failure and diabetes. It can even go worse, as these diseases can hit a person as early as in their childhood obese years.

So, instead of giving in to your children’s craving of sugar-loaded and fattening foods or unhealthy habits of being inactive most of the day, start looking out for the best weight control program for children. This is imperative if you don’t want to see your children suffering from chronic diseases and be plagued with expensive hospital treatments. Get the children involved in the food making process and make it fun.

If you can’t simply get your obese child to eating the right or healthy foods, just think of the life and death matter, which is not a far possibility if not given the right treatment. There are many approaches available for you to successfully lure your children to get treated, to eat healthily, and live normally, just like other healthy children. So, there is no big deal if you’re thinking how you can encourage your child.

When choosing weight control program for children, you need to be very careful. If you are thinking you can apply your kind of diet, it isn’t going to treat the obesity problem of your child. This is because children basically need different kinds of nutrition as you do.

Children need parents’ guidance; in some houses the kids are guiding the parents as to what the kids should eat. Their knowledge is limited and their requests are mostly guided by their feelings. Parents need to guide their children to choices rooted in sound and healthy principles.

Weight control programs for adults are different from weight control for children. It is therefore recommended that you consult with the right persons, such as a pediatrician or nutritionist, before you submit your child to a specific weight control program.

The diet with which children are subjected to focuses on lowering weight gain while they are growing. It emphasizes the need of resorting to healthy eating habits as well as active lifestyle rather than just being in front of the television or computer sets all the time.

Now, when it comes to talking or encouraging your child into undergoing a specific weight control program, this not a difficult phase at all. What you need to do is to ensure you show your support and love for them. Make sure you are clear about how you are very much concerned over their health and future well-being.

Also, it is important that you guide them all throughout their childhood to teen years and even from teen to adult years. It is also a big factor to being successful in treating obesity problems if you can be a role model to them, from your eating habits, activeness, and healthy living ways. If you can increase family activities, then you even increase chances of being successful in this matter.

When children are older or have their own children, they will look back on the way you guided them and either be grateful or disappointed because by then they would have also learned more about food and nutrition and health related issues.

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A Guide to the D Vitamin

Posted on December 7, 2009 by

The D vitamin is the only vitamin that is not obtained from foods that are consumed. Instead, the D vitamin is actually obtained by sunlight on the skin. There has been a lot of media coverage about the dangers of getting too much sun but it is essential that the skin is exposed to sunlight to obtain the recommended daily allowance of the D vitamin. In reality, the amount of time that a person has to spend in the sun to receive a sufficient dose of the D vitamin is extremely small and just a few minutes a day will be sufficient and not have any adverse effects from the amount of ultra-violet light received. Think about the folks near the equator and in Africa.

The most important function of the D vitamin is to help control how much calcium is absorbed from food. The majority of the calcium is used to build strong teeth and bones but it is also needed to send messages along the nerves and to help muscles, such as the heart muscles, to contract. It is the D vitamin that ensures that there is always sufficient calcium in the blood to perform these tasks. Other functions that require the D vitamin relate to the immune system and it is believed that it is also a contributing factor in reducing the risk of contracting cancer and, in particular, colon cancer.

The variant of the D vitamin that is formed under the skin is known as vitamin D3, or cholecalciferol. This D vitamin is created when the ultraviolet in the sunlight reacts with a type of cholesterol that is found under the skin naturally. The D3 is converted into a more active form of the d vitamin in the liver and is then diverted to where it is needed the most. Some of the D vitamin remains in the liver and kidneys to help reabsorb the calcium from the blood. The rest of the D vitamin is dispersed to the bones to help them retain their calcium and the intestines to aid absorption of calcium from food.

Even though the majority of the D vitamin is formed through the exposure of the skin to sunlight there are some foods that do contain some of the vitamin naturally. This form of the D vitamin is known as vitamin D2, or ergocalciferol. This is used in the same way as the other D vitamins and is the type used to create the majority of D vitamin supplements.

If you work in an office, make it a habit to take a little walk at lunch time. Eat for 15 minutes and walk the rest of your lunch break. Besides, I find walking to be very mind freeing and I remember all the things I had forgotten to do while at the office.

Here is to sunshine…be one to someone!

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Benefits of Fish Oil for Fitness and Health

Posted on November 15, 2009 by

Benefits of Fish Oil for Fitness and Health

When the words oils and fats are mentioned, health-conscious individuals tend to run for cover. What they fail to realize is that there are good fats and bad fats. Complete avoidance of intake of oils and fats would actually be detrimental – rather than beneficial – to their health.

The Truth about Fish Oil
Essential fatty acids must always be part of our daily diet – without them, we take one step closer to our deaths. Essential fatty acids are divided into two families: omega-6 EFAs and omega-3 EFAS.

Although there are only very slight differences to distinguish the two groups of essential fatty acids from each other, studies have revealed that too much intake of omega-6 EFAs can lead to inflammation, blood clotting and tumor growth. The good news, however, is that the opposite is true for omega-3 EFAs. Omega-6 EFAs can be found in vegetable oils while omega-3 EFAs can be found in fish oils among other foods.

Omega-6 vs. Omega-3
Physicians and scientists are of the same opinion that the cause behind increasing cases of heart disease, hypertension or high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, premature aging and certain kinds of cancer is none other than an imbalanced intake of omega-3 and omega-6 EFAs.

As mentioned earlier on, omega-6 EFAs can be found in vegetable oils. This includes but is not limited to corn oil and soy oil, both of which contains high amounts of linoleic acid. Omega-3 EFAs on the other hand can be found also in marine plankton and walnut and flaxseed oils. It should be significant to take note that fatty fish and fish oils contain eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), fatty acids that have been observed to provide many benefits to the human body. In the early 1970’s, a study on Greenland Eskimos have revealed that one of the major reasons why they rarely suffer from heart diseases is because of their high-fat diet (mainly composed of fish).

The two essential fatty acids, EPA and DHA, are also helpful in preventing atherosclerosis, heart attacks, depression and various forms of cancer. Fish oil supplemented food have also proven to be useful in treating illnesses like rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, Raynaud’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Other Benefits of Fish Oil
There are a lot more illnesses and situations in which intake of fish oil has proven to be significantly beneficial.

Making the Heart Healthier
The heart is inarguably one of the most important parts of our body and having an unhealthy heart means having to suffer a rather limited lifespan. Naturally, it’s in our best interests to keep our hearts happy and healthy and one way of doing that is eating food that contains fish oil.

In Athens, Greece, for instance, a study was made to show if there was a direct relationship between high fish diet and inflammation of blood vessels. The results revealed that those who ate more fish than the others had a lower level of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, factors that are commonly used to measure likelihood of blood vessel inflammation. These benefits remained even when the various risks associated with high fish diet were taken into account.

Fish to Become Thin
In Perth, Australia, a study had revealed that fish consumption can be used against hypertension and obesity. Researchers of the UWA (University of Western Australia) have discovered that a weight-loss diet which includes a regular amount of fish consumption can be quite effective in reducing blood pressure and improving glucose tolerance.

Fish Oil to Combat Asthma
People suffering from respiratory problems like asthma tend to be perceived as unfit and unhealthy. They should now be pleased to learn that certain studies have revealed the benefits of fish oil for asthma-burdened-individuals. Statistics show that approximately 20 to 25% of children today suffer one form of asthma or another at a certain point in their lives. And certain evidence reveals a regular diet of food with high linoleic acid content as the reason behind it.

Researchers of UW (University of Wyoming) conducted a study by subjecting a number of children to a high-fish diet while others continued with their regular diet. Results revealed that the participants who ate more fish were less prone to asthma attacks and were able to breathe more easily as well.

Consult Your Nutritionist Now
Nothing is good when consumed or used excessively but complete avoidance of a particular food type is equally harmful as well. Ask your nutritionist for the right amount of fish intake for your age and health status.

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Exercise And Sleeping Better

Posted on November 11, 2009 by

The amount of physical exercise that you exert during
the day is one of the key ingredients to helping you
get a good sleep at night.  The more active your
body is during the day, the more likely you are to
relax at night and fall asleep faster.

With regular exercise you’ll notice that your quality
of sleep is improved and the transition between the
cycles and phases of sleep will become smoother and
more regular.  By keeping up your physical activity
during the day, you may find it easier to deal with
the stress and worries of your life.

Research and studies indicate that there is a direct
correlation between how much we exercise and how
we feel afterwards.

You should try and increase your physical activity
during the day.  The goal here is to give your body
enough stimulation during the day so that you aren’t
full of energy at night.

Your body requires a certain amount of physical
activity in order to keep functioning in a healthy
manner.  It is also important to note that you should
not be exercising three or four hours before you go
to bed.

The ideal exercise time is in the late afternoon or
early evening.  You want to make sure you expend
your physical energy long before it is time for
your body to rest and ready itself for sleep.

You should attempt to exercise at least three or
four times a week for a period of 30 minutes or so.
You can include walking or something simple.  If
you prefer, you can include strenuous activities
such as running as well.

The goal here is to increase your heart rate and
strengthen the capacity of your lungs.  By adding
a regular exercise activity to your daily schedule
will help you to improve your overall health and
help you emotionally as well.

Along with running and walking there are several
other physical activities that you can add to your
daily life to increase your level of physical
activity.  If you are battling not sleeping, you’ll
find aerobic exercise to be the best.

Your goal with exercise is to increase the amount
of oxygen that reaches your blood stream.  Overall,
there are many types of aerobic exercise for you
to choose from.  The activities include running,
biking, using a treadmill, dancing, and jumping
rope.

There are some non aerobic exercises that you may
find beneficial to help you solve your amnesia
problem.

Yoga
Yoga is an exercise that has a stimulatory effect
on your nervous system, especially the brain.  Yoga
utilizes breathing techniques and yoga postures to
increase the blood circulation to the brain, promoting
regular and restful sleeping patterns.  The regular
practice of yoga will help you to relax as well
as relieve tension and stress.

Tai Chi
Tai Chi is an ancient art of breathing and movement
that was developed by the Chinese monks.  The
movements involved are slow and precise, which is
ideal if you have joint pains or you are unable
to participate in high aerobic exercises.  Research
has shown that Tai Chi can help with insomnia by
promoting relaxation.

If you discover that you don’t have any time to
exercise on a regular basis, you should try to
sneak moments of activity into your schedule.
Whenever possible, you should take the stairs instead
of the elevator, as little things like that will
do wonders for your body.

You should also park your car around the corner and
walk that extra block or two to get to your
destination.  As you may know, there are many small
things you can add to increase the activity in
your life.  Your overall goal here is to have a
healthy and well balanced life – with plenty of
sleep.

Here is to a great nights rest!

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