Fun and Information

Nowadays with the way things are going, one can only wonder what the future will hold. My husband recently returned from a 3 week trip to Lahore, Pakistan. While he was there, we would end up talking regularly over the phone and would discuss all the latest happenings and his daily activities for the day.

The one thing that really appauled him and that he was complaining about over and over was how expensive everything had gotten over the course of 3-4 years when we visited Pakistan the last time around. He couldn’t believe that for the same commodities, he was paying basically double the prices. So that was just one of the few things that caught him off guard because it was one thing to be hearing it on the Pakistani news channels sitting in Canada and then actually having to experience it all live while he was there was just another thing on its own.

He also happened to notice that many people had really changed their way of dressing and some others’ overall look has taken on more influence by the western/European culture. I mean what was uncommon and rarely seen around much about 4 years ago was not looking like much of a big deal to anyone anymore. Ok, so I understand that media has really opened up minds and brought the world a lot closer together as one huge community however it is the fact that people are starting to lose their minds in the process of it all. They are really getting carried away. I mean when was it normal for womens’ trousers to be mid-calf ( Capri style), while half their leg is naked? Now don’t tell me that it would be ok to read namaz in that type of fashion, now would it? Wow, haven’t we come a long long way and I am just waiting now to see what will they think of next, perhaps shorts? Read More »

Children learn about the world through a variety of sources, including parents, teachers, friends, and the media. Although news gleaned from television, radio, or the Internet can be a positive educational experience for kids, problems can arise when the images presented are violent or news stories touch on disturbing topics. Reports on subjects such as natural disasters, child abductions, homicides, terrorist activities, school violence, or a politician’s sex life can teach kids to view the world as a confusing, threatening, or unfriendly place.

How can you deal with these disturbing stories and images? Talking to your child about what he or she watches or hears will help your child put frightening information into a more balanced and reasonable context.

How Kids Perceive the News
Unlike movies or entertainment programs, news is real. But depending on your child’s age or maturity level, he or she may not yet understand the distinctions between fact and fantasy. By the time a child reaches 7 or 8, however, what he or she watches on TV can seem all too real. For some youngsters, the vividness of a sensational news story can be internalized and transformed into something that might happen to them. A child watching a news story about a kidnapping or bombing might worry, “Could I be next? Could that happen to me?”
Read More »

I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age. Not only did my dad understand that specific words affect our mental pictures, but he understood words are a powerful programming factor in lifelong success.

One particularly interesting event occurred when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees, poles, and literally hanging around upside down from the rafters of our lake house. So, it came to no surprise for my dad to find me at the top of a 30-foot tree swinging back and forth. My little eight-year-old brain didn’t realize the tree could break or I could get hurt. I just thought it was fun to be up so high.

My older cousin, Tammy, was also in the same tree. She was hanging on the first big limb, about ten feet below me. Tammy’s mother also noticed us at the exact time my dad did. About that time a huge gust of wind came over the tree. I could hear the leaves start to rattle and the tree begin to sway. I remember my dad’s voice over the wind yell, “Bart, Hold on tightly.” So I did. The next thing I know, I heard Tammy screaming at the top of her lungs, laying flat on the ground. She had fallen out of the tree.

I scampered down the tree to safety. My dad later told me why she fell and I did not. Apparently, when Tammy’s mother felt the gust of wind, she yelled out, “Tammy, don’t fall!” And Tammy did… fall.

My dad then explained to me that the mind has a very difficult time processing a negative image. In fact, people who rely on internal pictures cannot see a negative at all. In order for Tammy to process the command of not falling, her nine-year-old brain had to first imagine falling, then try to tell the brain not to do what it just imagined. Whereas, my eight-year-old brain instantly had an internal image of me hanging on tightly.

This concept is especially useful when you are attempting to break a habit or set a goal. You can’t visualize not doing something. The only way to properly visualize not doing something is to actually find a word for what you want to do and visualize that. For example, when I was thirteen years old, I played for my junior high school football team. I tried so hard to be good, but I just couldn’t get it together at that age. I remember hearing the words run through my head as I was running out for a pass, “Don’t drop it!” Naturally, I dropped the ball.

My coaches were not skilled enough to teach us proper “self-talk.” They just thought some kids could catch and others couldn’t. I will never make it pro, but I am now a pretty goodSunday afternoon football player, because all my internal dialogue is positive and encourages me to win. I wish my dad had coached me playing football instead of just climbing trees. I might have had a longer football career.
Read More »

What a difference, a sad event in someone’s life makes.

1. The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints.

2. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less.

3. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.

4. We have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, yet more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.

5. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much , and pray too seldom.
Read More »

1: Large, loft-style apartments in New York City are well within the price range of most people,whether they are employed or not.

2:  At least one of a pair of identical twins is born evil.

3:  Should you decide to defuse a bomb, don’t worry which wire to cut. You will always choose the right one.

4:  Most laptop computers are powerful enough to override the communications system of any invading alien society.

5:  It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts, your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessors.

6:  When you turn out the light to go to bed, everything in your bedroom will still be clearly visible, just slightly bluish.

7:  If you are blond and pretty, it is possible to become a world expert on nuclear fission at the age of 22.

8:  Cool Honest and hard-working policemen are traditionally gunned down three days before their retirement.

9: Rather than wasting bullets, megalomaniacs prefer to kill their arch enemies using complicated machinery involving fuses, pulley systems, deadly gasses, lasers and man-eating sharks, which will allow their captives at least 20 minutes to escape.

10: All beds have special L-shaped cover sheets that reach the armpit level on a woman, but only to waist level on the man lying beside her.

Read More »

1: The stuff you use when all your credit cards are maxed-out.

2: They say that money isn’t everything, and that’s true. Problem is — look how many things it is though.

3: They say money can’t buy friends. It can, however, rent a few now and then.

4: They also say that money can’t buy you true love either. It does however put ya in a good bargaining position.

5: As for money buying happiness, do you really think the guy with 250 million is any happier than a guy with only 200 million?

6: When money talks, nobody notices what grammar it uses.

7: I’ve got enough money saved for the rest of my life. Well… unless I want to buy something.

8: Double your money! Fold over once and put it in your pocket.

9: A Penny Saved Is… “Not Much”

10: They say that money talks. Mine always says “Good bye!”

11: Money is the root of all money!

A little boy asked his mother, “Why are you crying?”

Because “I’m a woman” ,she told him.

“I don’t understand “, he said.

His Mom just hugged him and said, “And you never will.“

Later the little boy asked his father, “Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?”

“All women cry for no reason”, was all his dad could say.

The little boy grew up and became a man, “still wondering why women cry…”

Read More »

1: The most destructive habit………………….Worry

2: The greatest Joy………………………….Giving

3: The greatest loss…………….Loss of self-respect

4: The most satisfying work……………Helping others

5: The ugliest personality trait………….Selfishness

6: The most endangered species………Dedicated leaders

7: Our greatest natural resource……………Our youth

8: The greatest “shot in the arm”……….Encouragement

9: The greatest problem to overcome……………..Fear

10: The most effective sleeping pill……..Peace of mind

Read More »

1: Our Birth is our Opening Balance !

2: Our Death is our Closing Balance!

3: Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities.

4: Our Creative Ideas are our Assets.

5: Heart is our Current Asset.

6: Soul is our Fixed Asset.

7: Brain is our Fixed Deposit.

8: Thinking is our Current Account.

9: Achievements are our Capital.

10: Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade.

Read More »

1. Jam miniature marshmallows up your nose and sneeze them out. See how many you can do at a time.

2. Use your Mastercard to pay your Visa and vice-versa.

3. Pop some popcorn without putting the lid on.

4. When someone says “have a nice day”, tell them you have other plans.

5. Make a list of things to do that you have already done.

6. Dance naked in front of your pets.

Read More »