C H A N G E



If you don't like something, change it;

if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.

~ Mary Engelbreit

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
~ Mahatma Gandhi

In order to accept change and the suffering it brings,
we need to find meaning in it.

~ Mary Norton Gordon

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
~ Lao Tse

To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.
~ Helen Keller

Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind.
To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse.

To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better.

To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better.

~ King Whitney Jr.

The universe is change:
our life is what our thoughts make it.

~ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121 AD - 180 AD), Meditations

This isn't good or bad.
It's just the way of things.
Nothing stay the same.
~ Real Live Preacher, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, January 03, 2004

Nothing in the world is permanent,
and we foolish when we ask anything to last,
but surely we're still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.
If change is of the essence of existence one would have thought it only sensible to make it the premise of our philosophy.
~ W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), The Razor's Edge, 1943

Change your thoughts and you change your world.
~ Norman Vincent Peale

They always say time changes things,
but you actually have to change them yourself.

~ Andy Warhol

Nothing endures but change.
~ Heraclitus

Mencintai...



Jangan Cintai Seseorang Setinggi Langit
karena Langit Bisa Runtuh...

Jangan Cintai Seseorang Sedalam Lautan
karena Lautan Bisa Surut...

Jangan Cintai Seseorang Sebesar Dunia
karena Dunia Bisa Hancur...

Cukup Cintai Seseorng Seujung Kuku
Walau Kecil... Walau Dipotong...
Ia Akan Selalu Tumbuh...



~ Lovelatos


Makanan sebagai Bahan Bakar

Organ-organ tubuh kita perlu makanan yang tepat agar bekerja optimal. Apa saja yang diperlukan untuk setiap bagian tubuh?

Otak: Wortel, brokoli, ikan, buah dan sayur yang kaya akan antioksidan.

Mata: Beragam makanan yang kaya akan vitamin C, E dan lutein (kol, kubis, jeruk, semngka).

Paru-paru: Makanan yang kaya akan betakaroten (mangga, wortel, labu, bayam, lada merah).

Jantung: Buah, sayur, biji-bijian, dan makanan lain yang bebas lemak atau yang mengandung kadar lemak rendah, seperti ikan dan kacang polong.

Tulang: Susu dan produk turunannya, sayuran berdaun hijau tua, bayam, biji wijen atau bunga matahari.

Kulit: Lagi-lagi makanan yang kaya akan betakaroten.

Usus besar: Makanan berserat tinggi (gandum, buah, sayur).



Sumber: RD Januari 2005

Q & A: Love and Marriage

Q. Can love really last a lifetime?

Absolutely - but only if you chuck the fairy tale of living happily ever after. A team of scientists recently found that romantic love involves chemical changes in the brain that last 12 to 18 months. After that, you and your partner are on your own. Relationships require maintenance. Pay a visit to a nursing home if you want to see proof of lasting love. Recently I spoke to a man whose wife of 60 years was suffering from advanced Alzheimer's disease. He came to sit with her every day and hold her hand. "She's been my best friend since high school," he told me, "We made a promise to stick together." Now, that's a love story.



Q. Why do married folks begin to look like one another?

Watch any two people who like each other talking, and you'll see a lot of mirroring. One smiles, and so does the other. One nods or raises her eyebrows, and so does the other. Faces are like melodies with a natural urge to stay in sync. Multiply those movements by several decades of marriage, all those years of simultaneous sagging and drooping, and it's no wonder!



Q. Can marriage survive betrayal?

Yes. It takes time and work, but experts are pretty unanimous on this one. In her book The Monogamy Myth, Peggy Vaughan estimates that 60 percent of husbands and 40 percent of wives will have an affair at some point in their marriages. That's no advertisement for straying - but the news is good for couples hoping to recover from devastating breaches of trust. The offended partner needs to make the choice to forgive - and learn to live with a memory that can't simply be erased. Infidelity is never forgotten, but it can gradually fade into the murky background of a strong, mature marriage.



Source: RD September 2006.

Anda Gampang Lupa?

Sulit mengingat nama orang ternyata banyak penyebabnya, seperti cedera kepala, infeksi otak, epilepsi, kecanduan alkohol, keracunan zat kimia tertentu, gaya hidup dan pola makan nggak sehat. Kalau bosan dibilang pikun atau bolot, coba, deh, atasi dengan latihan otak.

Caranya, ingat jurus LUPA (Latihan, Ulangi, Perhatian, Asosiasi). Saat kenalan dengan orang baru, berikan perhatian penuh, lalu ulangi namanya, kemudian asosiasikan orang itu dengan hal-hal yang mudah diingat, seperti Doni yang bertubuh subur dan suka donat.

Sering-sering juga lakukan aktivitas yang merangsang otak, misalnya belajar bahasa asing, membaca, menonton film, atau bahkan main game. Mengisi TTS cukup ampuh 'menyembuhkan' sifat pelupa kita, tuh!


Sumber: CC.20/VII 4-18 Okt 2006