Prayer for the Brokenhearted

Do you have little desktop daily motivational cards?? I have several. April 18th, from Come Before Winter and Share My Hope by Charles R. Swindoll: The Checked Path to Victory. "It was Theodore Roosevelt who said, 'Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.' Keep on daring mighty things."

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O God,
whose love restores
the brokenhearted
of this world:
pour out your love,
we beseech you,
upon those who feel lonely,
abandoned, or unloved.
Strengthen their hope
to meet the days ahead;
give them the courage to
form life-giving friendships;
and bless them with the joy
of your eternal peace.
Amen.

- Vienna Cobb Anderson

Source: Adapted from "Prayers of Our Hearts" © 1991 Vienna Cobb Anderson. Reprinted with the permission of the author.

And copied from Beliefnet.com.
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Postscript: Yesterday, after receiving the Income Tax Refund, and applying it to the Dotless Domain debt, I "celebrated" by driving to Big Lots. I purchased a buggy-full of food items to donate to the local Senior Center's food pantry. I understand they (S.C.) have more requests for food than they have items. Why Big Lots? Because I can buy twice as much!! Today I'll shop one of the Dollar stores. Despite the setbacks this last year, I am so blessed!! My cupboards are full of organics; my rent and utilities are paid. I'm gradually recovering from acute ozone poisoning.

Turbo Tax & Dotless Domain

Why have I linked Turbo Tax and Dotless Domain?? I received my Federal Income Tax refund (automatic deposit to my checking account) and immediately applied it to the $2,985. debt incurred when I foolishly purchased the Dotless Domain SCAM. Because of the current tragic National economic situation, North Carolina is running a month (or more) behind on refunds. When received, that too will be applied to the debt. When, or if, we receive the "Stimulus" money, I'll immediately transfer it to the debt. Sorry, President Obama, I won't be spending big money in the community or at my local Mall (where several stores have gone out of business). All over the Nation, people are being ripped off (by StoresOnline and Dotless Domain) and states Attorney General, and Better Business Bureau, don't shut them down. It would have been nice to book a cruise (fares are very reasonable) or ______________ (you fill in the blank).

I've been searching the 'net regarding Grant money to start (or promote) my business, etc. I'm being cautious because undoubtedly that is another fertile area for a scam. With a Google search, I found the Government Grants Report web site, with helpful information. Check it out?!?!

A Tuber That Tames Your Appetite

Want a low-cal, low-fat, and highly nutritious veggie that can also tame your appetite? Try jicama (pronounced HICK-a-ma).

Jicama takes a huge bite out of your appetite because it's crammed full of fiber -- a plant substance that helps you feel full longer. One medium-sized tuber has a whopping 32 grams of the stuff!

Fiber Is Fatal for Appetite
In his book The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth, Jonny Bowden, PhD, writes that one medium-sized jicama contains about three times the fiber most Americans consume in one day. And you want that fiber, because it makes you feel fuller by increasing volume in your digestive tract and triggering satiety hormones.

And That's Not All, Folks!
Check out a few of the other vital nutrients found in crisp, juicy jicama: Calcium & magnesium, Potassium, Vitamins A and beta carotene, Vitamin C

I love jicama but I can't recall seeing it in North Carolina. Just reading about jicama (in the e-mail link) elevated my appetite!! Food items, and eating habits, are much different (here) than my former home state of California--where jicama is a staple. With my fetish for raw fresh food, I'm surrounded by people who eat fried food.

Dear God, I pray for the cure of cancer. Amen

All you are asked to do is keep this circulating. Even if it's only to one more person.

In memory of anyone you know who has been struck down by cancer or is still living with it.

A Candle Loses Nothing by Lighting Another Candle...

Received as an e-mail (from my brother, suffering from cancer) and want to share it with you. Actually, there is a "cure" for cancer but if the medical profession, and pharmacy companies, promoted a cure they would go out of business. For more information, read my earlier blogs.

115 and Counting for World’s Oldest Person

By Peter Elliott

Looking at sprouts of gray hair and bemoaning other signs of aging are pretty typical. But none of us have anything on Gertrude Baines.

Baines celebrated her 115th birthday Monday [Apr. 6th] in Los Angeles. She is believed to be the world’s oldest person. She has lived for the past decade at a convalescent home after working for years as a maid in Ohio University dormitories.

An African-American, her family history spans a mind-boggling spectrum. Her father is believed to be a freed slave. In November, local news coverage followed her when she voted for President Barack Obama.

On the USA Today Web site, she is pictured with her pastor Warren Smith; her doctor says that Baines owes “her longevity to the Lord” and her lifestyle. One of the first stories we published at Everyday Christian was about Edna Parker, a southern Indiana woman who died as the world’s oldest woman in November. In honoring her, her pastor spoke at length about her faith.

It strikes me that it would be nearly impossible to live to such an age without a sense of a greater purpose and enduring beliefs.

Some teach that the unnaturally advanced ages of Abraham, Moses and others Old Testament are metaphors that illustrate that a long life in the service of God points towards eternity. Baines and Parker are two modern examples of that connection between faith and a long life.

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Common Traits of the Long Lived
Byron Richards, CCN, Tuesday, April 07, 2009

The oldest living person, Gertrude Baines, just turned 115. The California resident was born April 6, 1894, in Shellman, Georgia, to parents who were born into slavery. As People.com reports: Baines enjoys life’s simple pleasures, such as extra crispy bacon and sweets, as well as daily viewings of “The Price Is Right” and “Jerry Springer.” Pressed for her secret to longevity, Baines begs off the question. “She prefers not to have the title [of world’s oldest],” says her nurse, Cynthia Thompson, who has looked after her for nine years and quotes Baines as saying, “Of all the people in the world, why do I have to be the one? I didn’t ask for this.”

It appears that the secret to her longevity may not be so mysterious, and may boil down to enjoyment of life’s simple pleasures. A new study would suggest there is more to this behavioral approach than meets the eye. Researchers at the American Geriatrics Society have recently completed a study evaluating the behavioral traits of the children of centenarians.

The researchers found that these individuals had very low scores on neuroticism – meaning they didn’t fret and worry about the little things in life – or even the big things too much. They also had higher scores on extraversion – meaning they had desire and interest in others and in participating in activities. Women, but not men, were also found to be more agreeable with others (meaning less chance for conflict).

While different personality traits obviously have pros and cons depending on the given situation, this is an unmistakable pattern of behavior that is common in the long lived. Sometimes we evaluate the rightness of our behavioral traits based on solving a current situation or problem. But then we must pause and ask, “How right is that strategy if it ends up killing me?”

From a technical point of view it is easy to see that the net result of these behavioral traits is less wear and tear, in other words, less inflammation. The take home message is that no matter how you approach and deal with life, ensure you set aside time to relax and rejuvenate – the length of your life may depend on it.

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Read more information from LA Times.
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Regarding GERD & acidic diet

Dear Reader -- I thought you might enjoy the information presented in the following email letter concerning GERD, or acid reflux, and Tachycardia, or heart disease, or cardiovascular disease. Copied from material presented by Dr. Robert Young.

Hey Bro,

I think I forgot to mention a few things when we started talking about the important stuff like basketball and March Madness.....:-)

Part of the reason you are having "heart pangs" and stress tests is because of your Mammy and Pappy's diet and menu which were served up in lots of home cooking, church dinners, school lunches, holiday feasts, and cottage cook-outs across a number of little towns in Wisconsin.

You see, you and your clueless allopathic doctor (who still believes in the germ theory) did not address the cause of your GERD/acid reflux problem several years back. He/she just helped you mask the symptoms for several years with a "miracle drug" and allowed you to go on with dangerously delicious ball park fare.

But his/her goofy medical school treatment of you..... funded by drug companies.... has caused you to now move on to another level.... thanks to ignoring the first earlier warnings.

The same problem that causes GERD also causes heart problems and every other health illness known to man. (By the way, a car wreck is not an illness....nor is a broken leg.....an earthquake.....or a gunshot wound. Therefore, doctors, in the larger scheme of things, do have a PLACE. Unfortunately, half of them just haven't found it yet....:-) )

So then, in addition to continuing with the SAME diet that caused the GERD, your doctor got you started working on a second problem with the same old crappy diet.

Meanwhile, you began taking a HIGHLY ACIDIC pharmaceutical drug for "GERD" ......a purple pill as I recall......which in large part FURTHER caused the second problem....the flippy floppy heart action.

So now, for your everyday enjoyment.....you have:

a) the same crappy diet.....:-)
b) two different serious problems,
c) two or more acidic poisonous drugs (gut & heart) designed to mask and hide everything from your awareness.....and
d) no awareness or focus on the cause

Truth is, the doc doesn't even want you to think about it any more than they think about it. It's been 20 years for them since medical school, and they just want you to keep coming back for checkups and more prescriptions...and don't ask too many questions.

After all, many docs have one wife, two alimony payment, three mortgages, four kids in private schools, five car payments, six cell phones and seven employees in an eight million dollar practice to help keep everybody focused.

So now, here you are, at age 58, basically dependent on two of the most lucrative professions in the world.....medicine and pharmaceuticals......without ever having to address or discuss the CAUSE.....a crappy acidic diet. (Think Real Chili....:-) ) If you ask your doctor what causes cancer or heart disease....they will usually tell you the truth....they don't know for sure. At least they're honest. Blindfolded, but honest.

There is no disease called GERD, or Acid Reflux, or Tachycardia, or heart disease, or cardiovascular disease.
There is no disease called diabetes, arthritis, stroke, obesity, osteoporosis, Parkinson's....and on and on.
Those are all symptoms.....just a few of thousands in the doctor's diagnostic manual.....to match up with tens of thousands of drugs....:-)

Did you ever wonder who made up the name "restless leg syndrome?" A pharmaceutical company....and now there are four or five drugs for that!!!!!!!!

Hey little Bro, there is only one disease and it is called "acidosis."

There is only one cure....and I'm pretty sure you can read about it in the Bible, the Koran, the Upanishads, the Vedas, the Talmud....and all the other Sacred Scriptures handed down throughout the ages. It's called eating from God's Green earth. VEGETABLES!!!!

YUK.

As sister Judy says......Life's a bitch....and then you die....!

And you're too young, and I wouldn't be the only one who would miss you greatly.

Have a nice day....:-)

Love, Bro

P.S. Here's the way it works. You don't run on calories. You run on electricity. Your energy comes form electron rich food....LIVE food in great part. From the sun's energy comes the cause of photosynthesis in the plant ....which makes chlorophyll...... which turns into food....which turns into healthy RBCs (red blood cells) when eaten.....which makes healthy cells, tissues, muscles, and organs. (Sun, photosynthesis, chlorophyll, nutrition, blood)

Only BLOOD makes cells or healthy bodies. Not food. Not calories. Not protein. Just healthy blood. Many "fit" people are not healthy. You have been known to work out like crazy. For what? Tread mills can't ever keep up with a life of rugged, runaway banquets. For instance, fit guys often collapse or die in the middle of a marathon....and sometimes right after receiving a clean bill of health from the doctor...

Bottom line, you run on electricity from the sun...:-) No wonder we're depressed when we don't see the sun for weeks at a time. And no wonder you, like your long-gone pappy, like to sit in the sun and soak it up!

Anatomically, the hemoglobin (blood) molecule looks like the chlorophyll molecule.

The anatomical makeup of the two are EXACTLY the same except for the center atom.

The center atom of blood is iron. The center atom of chlorophyll is magnesium.

In WWI, when they ran out of blood on the battlefield, they sometimes used chlorophyll for transfusions.

That should give you a pretty good idea of the importance of chlorophyll (blood) in your body.

P.P.S. I think I'll send this to your pretty wife so she can rag on you when I'm not available....:-) And maybe your sisters too. They all eat like crap, don't they? We were all raised in Wisconsin with cheap milk, ice cream, beef, bacon, butter, corn, bratwurst, beer, and cheese. It's amazing anyone is alive in Wisconsin...:-)


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For another viewpoint, read the article by NBC's Robert Bazell at The costly side effects of Nexium's ad blitz; Heartburn pills may be safe enough, but their marketing is hazardous .

Lost in cyberspace ?

Don't search for me via In My Humble Opinion (IMHO). You'll never find me!! I'm somewhere beyond number 2000 on a Google search. Better to search Lorraine Frantz Edwards because IMHO comes up 8th plus lots of other links to references regarding my earlier devotion to family history. Why am I writing this blog?? Because I hoped, and prayed, that I could establish a health and nutrition business on the web. I'm lost in cyber-space; nobody can find me and my Max supplements. As you may recall (details on earlier blogs) I attempted to "buy" the tools to rocket my "key words" to the top of Google and Yahoo search engines. That was the $2,985. Dotless Domain scam. Then I attended the StoresOnline seminar and (by the grace of God) escaped a $6,000. scam. I've "invested" in several other less expensive marketing tools and they, too, seem to benefit the seller and not the buyer. One in particular, regarding Daegan Smith, is also listed as a "scam." Read the many complaints on Scam.com. I would have to double check my bank statements for the total amount spent; Daegan Smith was debiting my account because I failed to read the fine print!! and failed to scrutinize my statement for two months!!

Are you screaming at me?? Are you wondering why I was so gullible?? By nature, I am very trusting!! I live by "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." I've given the shirt off my back if someone needed it--or someone admired it. (Many years ago I was the victim of a $40,000. loss because a licensed financial advisor manipulated the funds to his advantage!!) I never made any money as an EcoQuest distributor; I have an inventory of air purifiers that may never sell (not even at a yard sale or flea market). Complaints about EcoQuest can be found at Consumer Affairs and Rip Off Reports. Perhaps you've read my article regarding my acute ozone poisoning. While I'm confessing the magnitude of my foolishness: This time last year I was a distributor of Vemma and Verve. Likewise, almost no sales and absolutely no support from my sponsor and upline organization. That, too, is considered a scam if you do a Google search. Read a few of the complaints regarding Vemma.

As evidenced by the major subject material of this blog: I believe in holist medicine and nutritional supplements. I've been involved with sales of health products for over thirty years (everything from Amway to Yurika). But I've never made any money!! What's wrong with me?? What's wrong with my approach to network marketing?? I've devoted long hours to the business; I've invested thousands of dollars--and I was supportive of my downline distributors!! (My distributors quit because they weren't making any money.)

Being even moderately successful... has been important because I am an old lady ("young" old lady, LOL) that would like to live in a residential community where I'd have assistance when (if) I need it. Even with my faith in God, sometimes I'm afraid of being alone. (Especially when I was so very sick with acute ozone poisoning!! And several years ago when I fell the split my skull [reminiscent of recent Natasha Richardson accident]. Or the broken arm and problems that created!!)

Motivational Quotes to Bring You Courage

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You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.
---Maya Angelou
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Our society is so caught up in winning, we forget that most of the great men and women in history have, at one time or another, failed at something. Often repeatedly, and discouragingly. But each failure is nothing more than a brick in the wall that forms the foundation of our success. We can't forget that.
---Carlton Young
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Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks
for everything that happens to you, knowing that
every step forward is a step toward achieving some-
thing bigger and better than your current situation.
---Brian Tracy
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We gain strength, and courage, and
confidence by each experience in
which we really stop to look fear
in the face... we must do that which
we think we cannot.
---Eleanor Roosevelt
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You must have long range goals to keep you
from being frustrated by short range failures.
---Charles Noble
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Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan, "Press on," has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
---Calvin Coolidge
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Action is the antidote to despair.
---Joan Baez
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