“A religious man is a person … whose greatest passion is compassion.” — Abraham Joshua Heschel in New York Journal-American (5 April 1963) [Source: wikiquote]
English: Dukeshouse Wood, Hexham A favourite area for dog-walking and other healthy exercise in the coniferous woodland on the steep slopes which flank Hexham to the south. Not sure who the “Duke” is – possibly the Duke of Northumberland. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Physical movement and exercise are essential for the proper functioning of the human body but it can be easy to go overboard. We’ve all experienced that after the initial pain, endorphins kick in and exercise not only starts to feel good, you might not want to stop.
The good news is healthy exercise does not have to involve training for a marathon or lifting weights, although I do enjoy weight machines when I have access to them. There are so many physical activities available that get you up and moving, from walking, running, dancing, tennis and golf, to soccer. If you’ve always enjoyed team sports join a league or start a team where you work. This adds a social component to your exercise. If you really enjoy classes sign up at a gym or community center. It will be easier to engage in physical activities that you actually enjoy.
There are immense social pressures to be fit and thin. It is always a good thing to get up off the couch and move. Just remember life is a balancing act. Don’t let your exercise routine throw you off balance.
Paramahansa Yogananda as depicted on the cover of Autobiography of a Yogi (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“To commune daily with God in deep meditation, and to carry His love and guidance with you into all your daily activities, is the way that leads to permanent peace and happiness.” — Paramahansa Yogananda [Source: Self Realization Fellowship]
“We are living in a world that is absolutely transparent and God is shining through it all the time.” — Thomas Merton [Source: The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University. http://www.merton.org%5D
“For all of us in this world, there is a purpose. None of us is less valuable than the others. Value just takes a different form. We are all God’s children. We are all special. — Ralph Showers [Source: Reach for the Rainbow]
Many summers ago I had the honor of attending a conference on disability ministry at Green Lake Conference Center in Wisconsin led by Rev. Ralph Showers. Ralph is kind of like the energizer bunny, he just keeps going and going. It was hard to keep up with what seemed like his endless source of energy. It was a wonderful week of fun, fellowship and learning with conference participants from across the U.S. and Canada. I suggest you find a copy of his book Reach for the Rainbow that tells his personal story as well as the story of his ministry. You will be blessed. When Ralph says we are all God’s children, we are all special, I believe him.
“The way we continually talk about our own inabilities is an insult to our Creator. To complain over our incompetence is to accuse God falsely of having overlooked us.” — Oswald Chambers [Source: My Utmost for His Highest http://utmost.org/]
Henry Ward Beecher. Library of Congress description: “Henry Ward Beecher” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“The unthankful heart… discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!” ~Henry Ward Beecher
English: Photograph taken during the 1980 Hawaii Retreat. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“This is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and hatred with love.”…. Peace Pilgrim [Source: http://www.peacepilgrim.com%5D
Soup is something I love to make, but I seldom use a recipe. For me soup is a make it up as you go sort of thing. For the soup in the picture I used the broth and meat scraps from boiling the carcass from the Thanksgiving turkey. I added onions, carrots and celery and let it cook. Then at the end I added kale torn in small pieces and cooked noodles. For my noodles I used brown rice spaghetti broken into smaller pieces to look like the noodles in the canned soup my mom “made” when I was sick. I cooked this and added to the individual bowls of soup at serving time because gluten free noodles don’t stand up to reheating. It took a couple of times having noodles dissolve into a pot of soup for me to learn this. 🙂
This is my first effort at trying out a new program. Feel free to share as is (with no revisions or deletions.)
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