Greetings everyone. Well, it finally happened. I had my first encounter with losing a post!
Last night at around 11:30 pm, I finished part two of the belief exercise. I posted it with an affiliate banner I was trying out and it went a little haywire (Duane was the only witness to the mess), so I decided to take a short break and come back to it. Well somehow in my tired and cognitively compromised state, I deleted it.
I was going to post it today but decided to wait until tomorrow because I am teaching a bicycle safety/maintenance course with some colleagues at the local YMCA kids clubs and I’m not in the let’s-look-deep-into-our-other-than-conscious-mind-and-see-how-we-are-creating-our-lives kind of mood!
Today is more about learning how to ride a bike in less than a half an hour without training wheels, The ABC quick check and how not to get killed or maimed while riding.
Since however we will be teaching the kids about safety and the importance of protecting their brains with a helmet, I thought I would talk to you a bit about protecting the brain.
I’m not talking about wearing a helmet though. You are all big boys and girls and know the benefts (avoiding mood and mind disorders, cognitive impairment, being in a vegetative state, etc) and the drawbacks (not looking cool, messing your hair up if you still have any, being hot) of wearing a helmet.
I am talking about protecting our brains from this superficial and frenzied culture that seems to be fixated on immediate gratification and an insatiable appetite for fun and thrills.
I’m talking about a culture whose people are rapidly falling into two categories:
Impulsive and Compulsive
We want it all and we want it now! In fact, if you listen you can here the matra.
BIGGER! BETTER! FASTER! MORE! NOW! NOW! NOW!
We are really messing with our brains. Especially the brains of our children!
When I say brain, I include the body because they are inseparable, two sides of the same coin.
TV, iPods, Blackberrys, violent video games; a diet that is high in simple sugars, additives, preservatives, trans-fats and low in protein, whole grains, fruit, vegetables, fiber and healthy fats; violent movies, pornography, a constant negative and cortisol-raising stream of words and images from the media. The list goes on and on.
Are we insane? Are we addicted? Are we making ourselves and our children fat, scattered, unfulfilled, easily distractible and dumb with the things we consume through our mouths, skin, lungs and our sense organs. Are we making ourselves and our children physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually inflamed and imbalanced?
That depends on you…
Are you feeding your brain a healthy diet?
Choose well to be well!
End of transmission. Sorry for the rant but sometimes we just have to let things roll and see where they stop.
Kind regards,
A
Cindy
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Anthony
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Anthony,
Great post that is a reminder for me to be vigilant about what I allow in the minds of my kids and my mind as well.
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Interesting post Anthony.
Sorry you lost your writing. Always frustrating when that happens.
This was great though. Always good to be aware of what’s going into your brain!
JJ Jalopy.
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Anthony,
Great to know and be aware of all our thoughts and the things that go into our body
Lynn Lane
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I think keeping our minds in tip top condition through what we eat is so important!!
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Excellent point. It’s so true the world is being brainwashed to want more, more, more… I ditched my TV years ago so I have more control over the info I ingest.
All the best,
Yann
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It happens to all of us. Did you notice at your WELCOME home page you are having some issues….
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Hi Anthony,
Nothing like a good rant to calm the nerves and cleanse to soul! But you cover a very valid topic here!
Are we the architects of our own destruction??
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Great post. I had little idea about “garbage in garbage out” until I had kids
Thanks
JC
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Anthony,
From nothingness,we create, we sustain, we destroy. It;s a natural cycle.
It’s just that now, human race as a whole is more on the destroy mode than any other state.
To create a forest needs at least a few decades. But to destroy it, it may only needs days or a few weeks.
John Ho
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Anthony, It is a real problem keeping your kids from overdoing electronic stimulation. I have afriend who does not own a tv. Her kids are avid readers. Maybe she is on to something. Mark
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We have to contantly be filters for our kids and ourselves. On losing the post, I draft everything in google docs and then simply cut and paste when I am ready to post. That way I don’t lose a post and have a running list of all my posts saved other than on the blog.
Bob Kaufer
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Philospohically one could argue that there’s nothing wrong with living for the moment and getting your fulfilment from the trivial.
However, practically-speaking, the big issue is entitlement. People seem to think that they can have expensive indulgences to satisfy their wants without doing anything to provide for themselves.
You’re right, it is troubling.
Philip Graves
Consumer Behaviour Research
author of “The Secret of Selling: How to Sell to Your Customer’s Unconscious Mind”
Everything has a life cycle from brith to death, including cultures, societies and countries. All the crap we allow to happen is simply our way of ending our current culture and society. There will be a backlash and a new beginning. It always happens.
Steve Chambers, The Sales Expert
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Excellent advice…we are what we eat, and see and think and believe.
SunnyMarie
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Lots of good points in your post (sorry you had such an issue with the previous one … I hope you and the lessons with the kiddies were without ‘incidents’). Personally, I have dramatically cut down on TV over the years and eliminated most (not all) junk food. I spend most of my evenings reading (winter) or outdoors by the firepit under the stars (summer) or in the hot tub (any time!)
Sue Crutcher, Life Empowerment Mentor; Baby Steps to Success Expert
PS – thanks for popping by my blog earlier
It feels like I have even more pressure to have Bigger, Faster, Better, More, NOW, because of the town we live in. I don’t even consider “keeping up with the Jones’s” but people in this town actually expect you too. Crazy. I don’t know how my children still don’t care about namebrands, but I sure am happy about it.
Lisa McLellan, Babysitting Services – Babysitters, Nannies, and Au-pairs
I’m with you on your rant. My intro to teaching included warning words that the students of today aren’t anything like those I grew up with all because of above.
Pat
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