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Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
6:05 pm	The "Nice" Things Christians Say Have you ever known a Christian who used "nice" words to say mean things? I lived in the Bible Belt for a while and would often hear a person say "Well, bless your heart." At first, I thought the person was being nice by speaking a blessing to whomever they were talking to. I eventually realized what that the individual was using that phrase to mean "I think you are a complete idiot, but I am too nice to be honest with you." Once I realized the real meaning of this "nice" phrase, it did not seem very nice at all. Then there are those Christians who will find a scripture, often quoted out of context, and use it as a weapon against a person they disagree with. And if you try to extol with them, then you are automatically going against God and since that is a bad thing, then you are not really allowed to disagree with them. The problem is that they have often ignored the full teaching of scripture on the subject and only lifted out the section of scripture they wanted so they could twist it into something God did not intend for it to say. This can be frustrating for those who really do want to follow scripture, but want to be true to its REAL meaning instead of the twisted meaning that some people want to give scripture. Then there are those Christians who say they are "praying for you." But the context of the conversation or tone of their voice, or their body language indicates that they are actually judging us and are not likely to be praying for us at all. Not all Christians do this. Many are genuinely praying and since most of us can use all the prayer we can get, then we are encouraged when someone says they are praying for us. But when Christians use the "I am praying for you" phrase as a nice way to tell us they think we are bad people, it takes away whatever encouragement we might have gained from genuine prayer. Then there are those Christians who like to say harsh things to others but insist they are saying those harsh things out of "love." There are times when we must say difficult things out of love. That is part of really caring about each other. But there are also times when we let "speaking the truth in love" become an excuse for giving our personal opinions out of a heart of bitterness. One way we know if a person who claims to "speak the truth in love" is really saying these things in love is if they are also willing to HEAR the truth in love. If we can actually have a gracious conversation with each other about difficult things, then it has probably been spoken in genuine love even if it seemed harsh at the time. But when one person wants to do all the harsh talking and expects everyone else to just listen, love is probably absent. When one person is willing to point out the weaknesses of others, but is unwilling to hear about his or her own weaknesses, love is probably absent. Anytime a conversation turns into a one way lecture instead of a two way discussion, love is probably lacking. I am not suggesting that Christians should stop trying to be nice. Our world has become a pretty harsh and rude place. We need MORE niceness in our society, not less. I am simply observing that sometimes we Christians like to hide behind nice words to say mean things. Most people can see right through this thinly disguised human arrogance. They know it is not an example of true spirituality. It is one reason so many people are turned off by religious talk. We are not demonstrating genuine niceness when our behavior does not correspond with our words. More importantly than how people can so easily see through our false piety and Pharisaical self-righteousness, God sees through it! God knows our hearts. He will hold us accountable for using His Word, prayer and Christian phrases in selfish ways to hurt others. Perhaps we should keep this in mind as we say "nice" things to people today. (Comment on this)
Monday, March 5th, 2012
6:57 pm	Workouts For Your Abs - How to Avoid Injury Just as it is important to do workouts for abs, it also important to do the right exercises and do them properly. Unfortunately, people experience injury all the time from workout out. Sometimes, the injury is a mild strain while other times, it could be serious, perhaps a tear in the muscle or ligament. We wanted to provide some helpful information on going through workouts for abs correctly so you can achieve your goal of a tight, toned stomach but without the experience injury of any degree. For starters, many doctors recommend ab workouts specific to pregnant women and in fact, staying in good shape can make labor and delivery much easier and faster. However, because there are some risks involved, pregnant women should always clear any exercise with the doctor first and even then, take the routines slowly and be extra careful. Workouts for abs after giving birth are also important. These help strengthen muscles that have been pulled while helping the woman recapture her figure. What happens is that during the third trimester, the rectus abdominus muscle can separate due to the growing baby. Once the body has healed and the doctor gives permission for exercise to begin, which is typically six to eight weeks, using hollowing type exercises could be done to build this part of the body back up. I think that this blog owner explained this nicely on the rawai muay thai phuket post.These exercises can be performed sitting, lying down, or even standing. Next, when doing these workouts, if at any time a stabbing pain were felt in the stomach, this is called a stitch or exercise related transient abdominal pain, ETAP. Experts are still unsure why this pain develops but many believe it has to do with poor blood circulation to the diaphragm, excessive pressure on the ligaments or drinking too much water while working out. Although it is not believed to cause any real damage, you can avoid getting a stitch by not bloating your stomach prior to doing your workouts or getting involved with physical activity. The reason is that the digestive organs might press on the peritoneum, which creates friction between layers. Therefore, avoid eating a large meal within three hours of working out. The stitch could also be avoided by only sipping on water, not guzzling it while exercising. In addition, when doing your ab workouts, you should never drink any type of soda. Another possible problem associated with workouts for abs is straining a muscle. This occurs when an exercise is not performed properly, when muscles have been overstretched by improver movement or even muscle overuse. Unfortunately, muscle strains of the abdominal muscles are quite painful and most take significant time to heal. For this reason, the goal is to prevent any type of strain on the muscle by doing proper warm-ups prior to doing your workouts, as well as cool downs after the fitness regimen. These strains are actually broken down into groups based on severity, which include: o First Degree - For this, only a few of the muscle fibers have been injured. Typically, a strain such as this would involve stiffness, discomfort with movement and sometimes bruising. o Second Degree - The next level of severity for a muscle strain involves a larger number of muscle fibers being injured. You would feel pain and the area injured would be sore to the touch. o Third Degree - The last rating of muscle strain associated with workouts for abs involves the muscle actually rupturing. The pain would be intense and in severe cases, organs could actually herniate which would mean needing to have surgery. (Comment on this)
Monday, February 13th, 2012
11:13 am	Hilly, Billy, Jack, and Jilly Firstly, the current administration has already left it's legacy as memorable as the first Soviet space monkeys, Abrek and Bion and we've spent eight years looking for the orange extension cord that connects to Osama Bin Laden's dialysis machine while rebuilding a country that will want to destroy us in a few years for doing so. Now, many people are forecasting imminent doom if Hillary is elected, as if she's never had any influence on this country in the past during, not to mention even with the experience with tax hikes, the largest expansion of the United States economy in human history. But people that don't make millions of dollars a year are worried about tax hikes for billionaires. I in my opinion, that this page showed this nicely on this Lavonna Scoles page.Even Warren Buffet decries the unfairness of taxation from rich to poor, and he makes many millions per year. Trickle down can help only if the money is reinvested in businesses that employ others. Then we have Bill Maher. A witty man and besides being an avowed pot smoker, hence his somewhat off the wall but yet still logical outlook and commentary, he is cast unfairly as a dangerous nasty liberal with people actually spitting hateful adjectives at the mention of his name. Yet, he has never gone so far left as to proclaim we should be anarchists and revolutionaries something people of my generation openly proposed in the sixties. He's actually quite tame and does occasionally suck-up to his right wing panelists when he should really go for the kill. At least he has the balls to invite opposite points of view to his show and that is more than I can say for right wing hosts. And why is it that the right wing guests talk so much louder and over everybody else, interrupt constantly, and try to dominate the conversation? (That comment alone will bring a flurry of excrement down my blog tube.) Jack Kennedy was one of the most loved, revered, and famous of all of our leaders. He was allegedly a ladies man, allegedly had sex outside marriage, had a father who was allegedly connected to mobsters and was allegedly a rum runner. Allegedly, he was murdered by a patsy. We still can't figure that one out. So, what did Bill Clinton do that he didn't? Allegedly, Jack did a whole more and had much more fun. So much hate comes forth just mentioning Clinton either male or female, one just can't understand the reactionary stance. Jilly Rizzo was a close friend of Sinatra, who was close to Kennedy until the alleged mob stories began to appear and then was kept at a distance. Jilly lived hard and long until a drunk diver took his life. He ran businesses, lived the American Dream, was Sinatra's bodyguard, and had fun with his life. He was an everyman, just a guy's guy. No politics, no agenda other than laughing and living. Not a bad way to spend a life, but certainly not a Nobel Prize winning resume. So what, I ask? Does anyone remember anything after a few decades anyway? The seemingly obscure point is to live life to it's fullest before it is taken from you, no matter what people say or opinionate. Let them stew over whether the sun will come up tomorrow. The secret is that it will, allegedly, for at least the next 2 billion years so calm down and enjoy it! (Comment on this)
Saturday, January 7th, 2012
2:22 pm	The Shortest Person In The World Have you ever wondered how short the smallest person in the world is? This article will talk about the tiniest people that have been officially recorded and the reason for diminished height. The shortest person ever to have existed is Gul Mohammed who was born in India. He is only one foot and ten and a half inches tall! Unfortunately he died in 1999 due to a respiratory problem (bronchitus and asthma) that was caused by heavy smoking, but his height may have also has an affect on the respiratory condition. He lived to be forty years old which is extraordinary compared to people of similar heights. He suffered from primordial dwarfism leading to below adequate levels of HGH (human growth hormone) from being produced - this condition is inherited from both parents and is a mutative gene. I found that this webpage explained this intelligently on this Fred Dunwiddie website. The shortest person who is alive is Khagendra Thapa Magar, he is two feet and two inches tall and was born in Nepal. He also suffers from the same condition is Gul Mohammed to which there is no treatment available. At the moment he is eighteen years old to date - he was born on October 14 1992. He Ping Ping from China is another one of the shortest people in the world (mobile). He starred in the channel four documentary 'the world's smallest person and me' where he was shown to be a very kind-hearted character. He was 2 feet and 5 inches tall until he died in March 2010 while starring in a program about world records. (Comment on this)
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
4:49 pm	muay thai in thailand PhromThep Mauy Thai Gym is situated in phromthep cape. You can find more at their weight loss camp... Shedding Pounds And Keeping It Away from For Excellent Anybody can commit to losing weight successfully by having a strategy. This write-up can help you locate the ideal tips to assist you in your bodyweight loss regime. It can be very difficult and very frustrating to slim down stay with it. In the event you are attempting to shed some pounds, eat each and every meal. In case you skip a meal you will only end up a lot more hungry at the next a single, and that could lead to overeating. Even though skipping meals sounds like it will help you slim down, but in reality it's not healthful and could set you back. While a good diet regime is essential for weight loss, it is essential to get some work out as well. Bodyweight loss is caused when you burn far more calories than you take in. Work out will accelerate your weight loss even if you do not severely limit food intake. In case your primary aspiration is burning calories, try out having a jog or likely for your bike ride. However, if you want to grow muscle mass, thereby boosting your metabolism, participate in some resistance teaching. A great way to keep the pounds off should be to clean your house daily. While you clean up your home, you will burn quite a couple of calories. Listening to music and dancing when you clean can cause you to definitely burn even much more calories and extra fat. Get your salad dressing off of for the side when ordering salads at dining establishments. You will most likely employ a lot less dressing than would be included through the server. Consider dipping a fork into some salad dressing rather than pouring it all over your salad. As soon when you start losing a few pounds, you might be grateful for your calorie-cutting strategies. Charting progress is the right way to visualize the pounds you have lost. Maintain track of your bodyweight over a daily basis and it will remind you of your goals. Seeing outcomes will motivate you in reaching your objectives quickly and efficiently. An exercise program targeted at losing extra fat must be primarily composed of cardiovascular exercises. Cardiovascular exercises will burn fat by quickening your pulse and pushing your body for energy. At any time your heart rate is increased and stays increased to get a period of time is considered cardio exercise. This can be helpful since any activity which you enjoy can be considered exercise as long as your heart rate is increased. Do the wild matter! Sex can limit how much food items you eat when offering you a workout. Even though this tip may seem a bit edgy, one must admit it may be one of the most entertaining forms of exercise readily available. Several types of eating plans have an impact on folks differently. Very low carb diets perform great for some folks, but not nicely at all for others. But, you must select dieting that is most likely likely to bring you accomplishment. Condiments for example mayonnaise and ketchup include large quantities of fat or sugar and must be utilized sparingly. Famous condiments often use a large sugar content and will increase empty calories to your meal. In case you do really feel the demand for them, use merely a tiny amount. Maintaining a good quality weight is a thing you will work on for a lifetime. However, it does not constantly need to be difficult. Experiment with unique ideas until one works to suit your needs. Make use of the guidelines given in this document to ensure you succeed in the overall health strategy. (Comment on this)