Better Aging

Written by Susan Dunn, MA, The EQ Coach


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We’re so busy when we’re young, and so many ofrepparttar roles are proscribed, we can forget it’s an open and flexible system.

Lamenting my “last baby,” I was reminded by an older friend that she went weekly torepparttar 115402 neonatal unit atrepparttar 115403 hospital and sat and rockedrepparttar 115404 newborns.

On a recent flight to Seattle, I met an 80 year old woman with her foster baby. She took newborns to their adoptive parents, usually a plane ride. There she was with infant seat, bottles, diaper bag, andrepparttar 115405 whole thing. How she did it physically I don’t know. It must’ve beenrepparttar 115406 drive of her heart,repparttar 115407 satisfaction she got, andrepparttar 115408 physical condition she had to be in to do it. The heart will motivate.

Emotional Intelligence involves flexibility and being able to generate new solutions. Just asrepparttar 115409 teenager must one day have her first job, you will one day have to move into new territory, one way or another. Re-creating roles is one thing you can do for better aging. If you are “stuck” on a certain definition and inrepparttar 115410 “yes, but” mode, consider something different. CLIENT: I miss so much being a mother. ME: Then go mother someone. CLIENT: That’s notrepparttar 115411 same thing. That’s not being their REAL mother. ME: Says who?

I have had, when working atrepparttar 115412 children’s shelter, a child tell me, “I know you’re my real mom.” Yes, it’s heart-rending. Yes, that’s part of it. Wasn’t it part of itrepparttar 115413 first time round?

As a volunteer director, I relied on many people who were starting new roles, andrepparttar 115414 more they considered it their job, their real job,repparttar 115415 more helpful they were to me.

Managingrepparttar 115416 kitchen ofrepparttar 115417 shelter can be as much a real management job as you make it, and if you think it isn’t “real” and isn’t needed, on what do you base your judgment?

Does money have to change hands? There are other things to work for, and other rewards, and if being important is one of them, you will, if anything, be more important, because many volunteers call in atrepparttar 115418 slightest whim to cancel, or don’t show up at all. They don’t take it seriously. Taking things seriously is a personal decision and totally within your control. Molly has “adopted” her niece and nephew by-marriage, who are very young and going through some very difficult times. Notice these people are not even related to her. With a newborn inrepparttar 115419 house, their toddler has been diagnosed with a heart defect, possibly terminal, and requiring lots of care, while one of their parents is also dying. No one told them Molly wasn’t their mother. And believe me, no one asked for her credentials when she showed up atrepparttar 115420 door of this overwhelmed young couple.

Somewhere there’s someone who needs you inrepparttar 115421 role you value most, and if you haven’t found them, you’re being lazy. Don’t be lazy. You’re needed. Get out there!

©Susan Dunn, MA, The EQ Coach, http://www.susandunn.cc . I offer coaching, distance learning programs, and ebooks around emotional intelligence for your personal and professional development. I train and certify EQ coaches. Get into this field, dubbed “white hot” by the press, now. No residency requirement. Start immediately. Mailto:sdunn@susandunn.cc for free ezine. For daily EQ Tips, send blank email to EQ4U-subscribe@yahoogroups.com .


How You Can Eat Carbohydrates and Still Lose Weight

Written by Jason Barger


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This made sense because either way you are going to be eating a lot of vegetables, which nobody would argue, is a good thing. So I started my modified protein vegan style diet.

I went almost a month eating meat and veggies, when my weight loss seemed to plateau. So after that I decided to try a pasta diet, properly combined, for a while. And guess what, I lost some more weightrepparttar week I aterepparttar 115401 carbohydrates.

A little over a month and I had lost 30 pounds and have kept it off for nine months now. So my question is this.

Do you thinkrepparttar 115402 vegans haverepparttar 115403 answer? Maybe,

Do you thinkrepparttar 115404 protein lovers haverepparttar 115405 answer? Maybe,

Do you thinkrepparttar 115406 food combining theory carries some weight?

I would say so. I would say it carries about 30 pounds of weight.

This article was written by Jason Barger. Jason is the founder of Primal Health Systems and author of Primal Weight Loss-The Guide to Losing Excess Weight. To find out more about him and his health programs you can visit www.primalhealth.com


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