Heal a Broken Heart
Posted by in Uncategorized on March 16, 2011
A broken heart is what has brought me to the amazing life that I have today. In the beginning I didn’t know what to do or where to start, I only knew that it hurt & I had to move forward with my life. Don’t worry about what others think, the problem is that we don’t know where to begin the healing process.
Tips to get you on the correct path
What to bring:
• A broken heart
• Desire to heal/forgive
• An open mind
Step 1 Connect Find a quiet place where you will not be interrupted close your eyes take a few deep breaths. Connect to your Heart; spend time here with the YOU inside. Forgiveness is the most important thing you can do for yourself; first forgive yourself & then the other person, not condoning the act that was served you. Forgiveness allows you to be FREE. It frees you, your mind & your heart.
Step 2 Let it go Embrace the pain. Hold onto it for the last time as if a dear friend is leaving the country. Remember how it made you feel for the last time, feel the sadness, anger disappointment, & frustration. Once you let it go, you feel lighter/free it won’t be able to come back. You are now in control of the outcome. Let it go like a small boat watch it float away. You are now beginning to healing. Another task to help is by writing a letter to this person expressing all our feelings, read it over & then burn it!!
Step 3 Forgiveness Once you have felt & said everything that you did not have an opportunity to say before, cut the cord to that person, imagine a thick piece of rope & cut it. This is letting go… (in your mind) look at that person in the eyes & say I forgive you & mean it, then give yourself a hug & say I forgive you. Forgiveness is the most important thing you can do for yourself; first forgive yourself & then the other person, not condoning the act that was served you. Forgiveness allows you to be FREE. It frees you, your mind & your heart.
Step 4 People come to our life for a reason Look at what you thought about the whole situation. For example: maybe you were taking it all for granted, he/she won’t ever leave me because they love me, he/she knew I loved them, high expectations & so on. The part you probably didn’t think of was that either way, they are human & everyone comes to our lives for a reason a season or a life time. Remember the good things, all that you shared & learned. The gift that person has been to you. It may take time to see or feel this, rest assured it will come.
Step 5 Love yourself Now it is time to focus on number one, YOU! Decide what is important. This is something we have not been taught, it is something we have to practice daily. No one else can love us unless we love ourselves FIRST.
Difference Between Vegan and Vegetarian
Posted by in Nutrition on March 16, 2011
A vegan is generally dedicated to using no animal products at all. This would include avoiding wearing leather shoes, leather clothes, jackets, gloves, consuming no animal products such as eggs, cheese, fish. They eat purely fruits & vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains & beans. A vegan diet has proven to be quite healthy according to recent best seller, “The China Study,” by Colin Campbell. Dr. Campbell, who was chosen to head up this study because of his expertise, became a vegan by the end of this thirty-five year study.
Modern culture has perpetuated a protein myth, where it is thought we need large amounts of protein on a daily basis, yet this may in fact be some of the cause of modern illness. When we simplify our diet & the body begins taking in its nutrition in a simpler way, we actually utilize simpler forms of protein, as long as we get a good variety.
A vegetarian enjoys a little more complex diet. They consume generally all fruits & vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds & beans. However they may also include dairy products such as eggs, cheese & milk. A vegetarian who eats dairy products is called a lacto-vegetarian; one consuming eggs, milk & cheese is called lacto-ovo-vegetarian. Some may also consume fish, & might say “I don’t eat anything with legs.”
Experimenting & becoming dedicated to vegan or vegetarian practices can be a dance or an art, choosing a lifestyle that harmonizes with one’s spiritual, environmental & dietary beliefs & commitments. Often, vegans & vegetarians may have a spiritual commitment not to kill in order to eat.
From a health st&point, it is a growth process on a journey of experimenting to find what works for each person’s body. Genetic heritage, blood type & environmental habits & exposure, all play a role in our adaptability to such dietary practices. It is learning how to do this dance, how to find what works for our own body, in our own growth process that helps us cultivate dietary choices & lifestyle that we can live with on a daily basis.
Popular healthful dietary practices today, often include a range of various stages of transition into vegan, vegetarian & all raw lifestyle. These dietary practices are being proven today to give us greater health, youth & longevity. We have so many foods available at all times of the year in our modern world, we have the luxury of enjoying diverse vegan & vegetarian foods.
Home Health Care
Posted by in Uncategorized on March 16, 2011
At Health Services of Northern New York, Inc. our goal is to perform home health care while fully respecting the fact that we are working within someone else’s private space. Our secret is extensive staff training based on the following principle: we are invited guests in someone else’s home & we must act as courteous guests at all times.
What does this mean at a practical level? Whether our nurses & nurse’s aides will be spending 30 minutes, a full day, or 30 days in a customer’s home, they sit down with their customers as soon as they arrive & discuss the customer’s needs & expectations. They are instructed to learn where it is acceptable for them to be & what rooms or spaces are off-limits. Our staff will agree with the customer on a place for the staff member to be while the customer is napping. This place should be within earshot of the customer, & our staff is not to leave it except to go to the restroom.
Courteous guests do not help themselves to anything in their host’s home. If they would like a glass of water, they ask for it. Our professionals are trained to ask if they may get themselves a glass of water & to offer one to the customer. When serving themselves they must never use good china, but rather whatever casual ware is available.
Courteous guests do not open the refrigerator or cupboards of their host’s home without asking, nor do they help themselves to food. Our staff is trained to always bring their own lunch & only to accept food if it is offered. They ask our customers what food they would like prepared & inquire where things are instead of just rummaging around.
We always remember that our customers themselves decide what goes on in their home. We ask what television programs they like, whether they would like us to turn up the heating or turn on the air conditioning, & what lighting they prefer. We respect their personal tastes: if we are providing help with dressing & personal grooming we ask our customers what they would like to wear each day & how they would like to be groomed.
There are also a few simple little words that a courteous guest must never forget: please & thank you. We repeatedly emphasize the importance of these golden words.Finally, we must remember that we are in our customers’ homes in order to help: we must be constantly offering & providing aid. We must ask “is there anything else I can do for you?” at every opportunity. If we can do this while always acting as a courteous guest, we will be able to accomplish our goal of providing health services while respecting our customer’s personal & private space.