Sometimes in life, you find a special friend;
Someone who changes your life
just by being part of it.
Someone who makes you laugh
until you can’t stop;
Someone who makes you believe
that there really is good in the world.
Someone who convinces you
that there really is an unlocked door
just waiting for you to open it.

This is Forever Friendship.
This is the sacred RED ROSE.

Try the “What a Privilege it is” list

MOTION – CREATES – EMOTION

The Reverse is also true.

Think for a few seconds about each and every one of the following:

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This is one of the funnier cat/animals video on YouTube. Of particular hilarity is the dog on the skateboard at the end! This doggy really knows the beat. Cool music too. Thanks to Twsmith24 for posting this vid on the toob!

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors  worry about them. That is why you pay “them.”
2. Keep only cheerful  friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. “An idle  mind is the devil’s workshop.” And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you  gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it’s  family, pets,keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is  unstable,improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you  love that you love them, at every opportunity.

This is some footage from an event in Nambour on July 16th that was for carers and organizations to share their support for those in need of help in our community here on the Sunshine Coast.

” The happiest people in the world are not those who have no problems, but those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect.”

A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.

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In this study, conducted at the Indiana State University Sycamore Nursing Center,  33 healthy adult women were divided into two groups. The treatment group watched a humorous video, while the control group viewed a tourism video. All participants completed questionnaires regarding their stress and humor levels before and after watching their videos. In addition, blood drawn before and after treatment was tested for natural killer cell levels.

Compared to the control group, the laughter group reported a significant decrease in stress following treatment. Their stress level appeared inversely correlated with their level of mirthful Laughter. Participants with high scores on the humor questionnaire also had significantly higher numbers of natural killer cells after treatment.

The laughing participants?

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This article appeared in Style Magazine 21st July 2007. Download the article as PDF - Style Article July 2007 - pdf

Janine Hill finds out whether laughter really is the best medicine.

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A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than from fears based on past experiences.

An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.

A loss of interest in judging self.

A loss of interest in judging others.

A loss of interest in conflict.

A loss of interest in interpreting actions of others.

A loss of ability to worry (this is a very serious symptom).

Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.

Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.

Frequent attacks of smiling through the eyes of the heart.

Increasing susceptibility to love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.

An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than to make them happen.

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we  like to get old is when we’re kids? If you’re less than 10 years old, you’re  so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

“How old are you?”  ”I’m four and a half!” You’re never thirty-six and a half. You’re four and a  half, going on five! That’s the key.

You get into your teens, now they  can’t hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

“How old are you?” “I’m gonna be 16!” You could be 13, but hey, you’re  gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . . you become 21. Even  the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!

But then  you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He  TURNED; we had to throw him out. There’s no fun now, you’re Just a  sour-dumpling. What’s wrong? What’s changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN  30, then you’re PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it’s all slipping away.  Before you know it, you REACH 50

and your dreams are gone.

But  wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn’t think you would!

So you BECOME  21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You’ve built up so  much speed that you HIT 70! After that it’s a day-by-day thing; you HIT  Wednesday!

You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle;  you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime And it doesn’t end there. Into  the 90s, you start going backwards; “I Was JUST 92.”

Then a strange  thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. “I’m  100 and a half!”

May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a  half!!