"Same-sex Animals Don't Cohabit, But Why Do Humans?"

Have you seen or hears of a homosexual dog, cat, or bird, snake or elephant, animals of the SAME-SEX who cohabit or live together as couples? Never! Yet man, those stupid men or women, are fighting to win a battle to allow same-sex marriage or cohabitation!

If even animals find this same sex cohabitation impossible or intolerable, why does man find this acceptable? This simply is against human nature, period. Same sex marriage among people is an act worse-and even lower-than animals! It's not only un-human, but also un-animal like. We don't know what it is.

Animals live by instincts 100% including sexual instincts. Animals do not reason. Yet as animals, they cannot accept the experience of making love with the same sex. It's too nauseating! It is just too un-animal like! But hey, those homo sapiens are advocating for the same sex marriage and cohabitation! The end of man is really coming. This is too much stupidity and un-Godly. God made precisely humans as male and female as written in the Bible. What are these un-humans trying to say? And worse, some equally un-human courts grant this stupid petition. let them live together if they like, but let's not desecrate the sanctity of marriage with this stupidity.

Thanks to : Ely P. Dejaresco

"MELT the POUNDS OFF"

Diet are quickly-fix traps that don't last. Many people skip from one to the next, losing weight now and gaining it back later. This cycle id discouraging, defeating, and often dangerous. A lifetime commitment to good health practices is the only safe path to permanent weight control.

The 10 Principles of Losing Weight

1. Think long-term. Shortcuts and quickie plans never last.

2. Do it for yourself. Improving your health and energy are better motivations than a coming class reunion.

3. Prepare the way. Keeping a diet journal will help you become more aware of what you eat and why.

4. Think fruits, grains, legumes and vegetables. In the standard American diet more than 50 percent of calories come from fat, sugar and alcohol.

5. Control portion sizes. Serve yourself smaller portions and put away leftovers before you eat.

6. Eat three meals a day. Eating at regular intervals will not send your body into a deprivation (starvation) mode, which may cause you to eat and binge more.

7. Maintain your program. Successful weight-loss managers realize that they are not temporary diet - they are starting a permanent new lifestyle.

8. Exercise. It's fun and keeps you flexible. Activity is the key to successful weight control, particularly in middle age.

9. Don't overdo it. Don't push yourself to the higher end of the target stage.

10. When you think activity - think "play". Walking the dog, gardening, yardwork, household chores, sports, bicycling, and playing with kids are all reproductive activities. How do kids exercise? They play! You can have fun too.

(HEALTH & HOME 2005 book - February)

DISCIPLINING THE MIND

A person's values are products of one's learning process, largely based on innate potentials and motivation afforded by environment. In no small scale, sensory organs play their roles; what the senses receive, the mind digests.

The richness or intensity of the inculcation of, say, positive values on the person through the mind is not simply based on the innate capacity of one to think, reason and interact in a learning situation. It equally depends on the seasoned quality of his experience which are either limited by his power and will to choose or by what is desirable to him which is readily accessible in his environment.

Through the interrelated functioning of a person's mind, senses and surroundings, values-worthwhile or otherwise-are thus learned.

Fortunately, the mind may be disciplined to dictate on the sensory organs the kind of experiences the individual must engage in. In turn, the senses may be left to receive any sensory impression, by an undisciplined mind-a mind lacking in enlightened reasoning and will to influence the formation of life's finer set of ideals.

In particular, a child's mind possesses only innocence, and because of immaturity is incapable of discerning the difference between a trashy sensory experience from that which is nobly fit for his mental consumption.

Thus the child belongs to that critical stage in which genuine, effective guidance finds its meaningful place. there must be a golden depth and reasonable adequacy of guidance provided to a child during the process of learning and growing up in order that he or she may achieve positive choices towards his self-direction, self-actualization and self-realization.

The events of childhood and the developmental trends in these tender years cast long shadows into the future, say psychologists. thus the need to guide and protect our children and young people from the evil pornography. -Rose Rivera Gramonte

from: PORNOGRAPHY CENSORED!

SILENCE PLEASE!

We often read this sign in libraries, conference rooms, or any place where noise is unwelcome. But perhaps we need to put this sign in our seas, too. People are often longing for a quiet environment and should better apply this idea to the habitat of our aquatic friends. Noises caused by loud bangs, explosions, humming of ship engines, and other irritating sounds are endangering the fishes that rely on their super-sensitive hearing to navigate and communicate. Scientists found out that whales and dolphins that died stranded on beaches and shallow waters in the Bahamas had severe ear traumas.

But it is not only the loudness that bothers our aquatic friends but also the pitch and frequency. Some sounds that are inaudible for human's hearing may be too loud for their hearing range and vice versa.

So, every time you get into water, remember: SILENCE PLEASE!

Thanks to : HEALTH & HOME (2002) -Newslines

Do Women Really Talk More Than Men?

Yes! It is something one half of the population has long suspected - and the other half always vocally denied. Women really do talk more than men.

In fact, women talk almost three times as much as men, with the average woman chalking up 20,000 words in a day - 13,000 more than the average man.

Women also speak more quickly, devote more brainpower to chit-chat - and actually get a buzz out of hearing their own voices, a new book suggests.

The book - written by a female psychiatrist - says that inherent differences between the male and female brain explain why women are naturally more talkative than men.

Studies at Harvard show that girls learn to talk earlier than boys, and articulate better. From their earliest years, girls talk more than boys. Even as adults, men never seem to catch up. It is estimated that the average male speaks about 12, 500 words per day while the average woman doubles that with more than 25,000! This could explain why men don't want to talk much after getting home at night. They have already expended 12,500-word limit. Their wives may have expended 12,500 also, but they have saved as many for their husbands.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-419040/Women-talk-times-men-says-study.html#ixzz13L7CMaRS

: Health and Home (Nancy Van Pelt-TALKING STYLES)

"THE WINDOW"

http://www.indianchild.com/inspiring_stories.htm

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour a day to drain the fluids from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the man in the bed next to the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed would live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the outside world. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake, the man had said. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm amid flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band, he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Unexpectedly, an alien thought entered his head: Why should hehave all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never get to see anything? It didn't seem fair. As the thought fermented, the man felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sights, his envy eroded into resentment and soon turned him sour. He began to brood and found himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window - and that thought now controlled his life.

Late one night, as he lay staring at the ceiling, the man by the window began to cough. He was choking on the fluid in his lungs. The other man watched in the dimly lit room as the struggling man by the window groped for the button to call for help. Listening from across the room, he never moved, never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes, the coughing and choking stopped, along with the sound of breathing. Now, there was only silence--deathly silence.

The following morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths. When she found the lifeless body of the man by the window, she was saddened and called the hospital attendant to take it away--no words, no fuss. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall.

Moral of the story:

The pursuit of happiness is a matter of choice...it is a positive attitude we consciously choose to express. It is not a gift that gets delivered to our doorstep each morning, nor does it come through the window. And I am certain that our circumstances are just a small part of what makes us joyful. If we wait for them to get just right, we will never find lasting joy.

The pursuit of happiness is an inward journey. Our minds are like programs, awaiting the code that will determine behaviors; like bank vaults awaiting our deposits. If we regularly deposit positive, encouraging, and uplifting thoughts, if we continue to bite our lips just before we begin to grumble and complain, if we shoot down that seemingly harmless negative thought as it germinates, we will find that there is much to rejoice about.

"MANY SPECIES, ONE PLANET, ONE FUTURE"

People have attempted to study the complexity of the universe and not a few scientists have explored its wonders. Our own solar system is one of the billions of other solar systems, which are also member systems of billions of galaxies in the universe. So far, our solar system has been gifted with a planet where several species are made to exist – planet Earth. Endowed with beauty and perfection, it has supplied man with all its needs. Different species have long been living together in an ecosystem sustaining one another until man steps forward and starts destroying the environment that provides him with his material necessities.

The future is now uncertain for the existence of every living species if the folly of the human beings is not checked. Endangered species are increasing in number almost everyday because we tend to disregard their preservation. On the other hand, drastic environment changes brought largely by economic activities and irresponsible human practices are causing serious harm to plants, animals and their habitat. Earthquakes may destroy some stocks of fish, oil spills may destroy some stocks, and floods and droughts may hurt some.

Our planet is now on the verge of destruction. Many have come to believe that if man does not refrain from his unrestrained activities that destroy biodiversity, then one day, we will only wake up with nothing but ourselves dying. Biodiversity is the variability among organisms on Earth and within an ecosystem. Maintaining biodiversity is necessary to preserve the health and survival of an ecosystem.

We have the capacity to preserve and destroy anything. Equipped with the right attitude to take good care of our environment, we can preserve humanity with other species that supplement our existence. What we need today is not the wonders of technology if one has to preserve the biodiversity in any region on earth but the moral perspective of a concerned citizen who has a natural love not only of his own species but the other diverse species living together with him on his planet. Man has to take action because species have interdependence among themselves. If one becomes extinct, others may be affected as well and the event continues if human intervention is ignored.

There may be lots of possible solutions to prevent biodiversity loss. One of them may be massive tree planting where it provides trees as sanctuaries and habitats of some animal species. Another may be the conservation of energy and fuel avoidance of patronizing wildlife products, and many more. If we do not act out what we need to do right now, maybe the future is too late.

God designed our planet to be inhabited not only by one species but millions of them to reflect his creatorship and divine nature. That man, as the crowning act of creation, may preserve himself and the creation God has entrusted him to have dominion with. If only he remembers the stewardship he has been privileged to enjoy on, then he will have taken extra measures to consider the existence of species not their extinction. But it is not too late to make up the time we have lost. Our present time is more than enough to prepare for the future. However, this endeavor cannot be done by one superman but a shared responsibility of all men who consider themselves to have the right to live longer under the sun.

What the future holds is not for us to know but for us to consider. We may not be living beyond our years but we have children and grandchildren to consider besides ourselves, we need to prepare a future environment for them to live in. An environment where biodiversity is preserved and the news of endangered species is foreign to the ears of the people.

Save the species. Save the planet. Save the future.

"UNMAKING FRIENDS WITHOUT MAKING ENEMIES"

You may have been friends since grade school, but that doesn’t mean you have to be friends forever. If someone is making bad choices and constantly trying to drag you down with them, then it may be time to terminate the friendship. Thing is, ending it badly can cause you grief. “It’s important to end a toxic friendship gracefully so you minimize the toxicity,” says Dr. Jan Yager, Ph.D.,author of When Friendship Hurts. Here’s how to do it right away.

*LOSE THE GUILT.

No matter how terrible your friend’s behavior is, it’s natural to feel guilty for wanting to end it. “Many people want to hang on to a friendship after it’s no longer offering the positive energy and connections that it used to,” says Yager. “The question is why you feel the need to hang on rather than face the way the friendship has dwindled.” Focus on why you want to end the relationship-if your buddy can’t respect your feelings or boundaries, he isn’t really a friend.

*DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DUMP HIM?

Is this person going through something that you don’t want to be part of right now or is his behavior so awful that you never want to see him again? If he is going through a tough time, then it may not be a good time to judge his worthiness as a pal. Think it through carefully; because once you dump a friend, there is little chance of reconciliation.

*SUGGEST A COOLING-OFF PERIOD.

Yager suggests that some friendships can be saved by stepping back from a bad situation. This stops you from saying or doing something irretrievable. Giving yourself a chance to chill out can put things in perspective. Staying away from that friend for a few days or months could make things OK again later on.

*EASE OUT OF IT.

The least stressful way to end a friendship is to try to gently phase it out of your life. Being busy when they suggest hanging out may mean that they take a hint. This way, everyone saves face-the two of you just drifted apart. “Big confrontations may be dramatic, but after the excitement has diminished, those involved may feel residual anger that takes a lot longer to fade away than if the ending were handled in a more subtle, graceful way,” says Yager.

*TERMINATE IT IMMEDIATELY.

“Sometimes, however, it’s not possible to end a toxic friendship slowly. The situation requires a dramatic and sudden action,” says Yager. For example, if a friend steals from you, a confrontation is pretty much unavoidable. You need to stay your piece, but in a way that will not fuel a vendetta. Make it clear that what he has done is unacceptable and that you can no longer be friends with him, but try to stay cool (tough to do but so worth it) without resorting to slurs and insults.

*STAY CALM WHEN CONFRONTED.

Being dumped by a friend is the ultimate blow, so you need to handle this awkward interaction as gracefully as possible. Explain that it is not him you are rejecting but the way the two of you interact. Be honest and nice so that both of you get out of the confrontation with your dignity intact. “This reduces the potential of despair related to the end of an intimate relationship,” says Yager.

* STAY NICE

Once the dream is over, it can be tempting to unload on your other friends, but this should be avoided. If people ask why you are no longer friends with so-and-so, resist the urge to spill and give the same reasons you gave so-and-so. It does you no credit to dis an ex-pal. We all know there are two sides to every story, and who’s to say you’ll get the sympathy if he tells too?

*UNDERSTAND THEIR FEELINGS

If your friend gets upset and vents about you, let it go. Don’t respond to insults or gossip about the end of the friendship.

* SEEK SUPPORT IF THEY HOLD A GRUDGE.

If your ex-friend starts making life difficult in ways that verge on criminal behavior, don’t be afraid to seek support from your parents or even the police. Nobody has a right to intimidate you because you don’t want to hang out with him anymore.

*MAKE BETTER CHOICES NEXT TIME.

“Find more positive friends or spend more time with those friends who are there for you,” suggests Yager, then there’s less possibility of getting into his awkward situation again. Just think of all the extra time you’ll have to hang out with people who make you happy-life’s too short to spend it with people who don’t.

Thanks to Lola Augustine Brown from Vancouver, Canada. (Health&Home2007:May-June:pp.36-37)

"MY TEACHER, MY HERO"

Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Green Lantern, etc. -these are just some of the heroes we’ve known possessing superpowers, wearing fantastic costumes, having the ability to fly in the sky and having the capacity in saving the world out of danger and evil enemies. These animated superheroes are presently idolized by people especially the kids. Sadly, these superheroes can only be seen in televisions, movies, comics and computers; not in real life for there’s no such thing as living creatures having superpowers in this planet where we are made to exist with the exception of the mighty and powerful creator who is GOD.

However, there are still people who we can consider as superheroes. They are neither animated nor imaginative; they are real people. In addition, they also have the ability to save the world from being wild, dull and ignorant by just using their superpowers – their “brains”. Even though they do not have the ability to fly but their messages, lectures and teaching could travel miles away and could even reach on the other side of the globe; changing greatly the lives of some people living in a particular place. They are our great heroes in this world – they are “TEACHERS”.

A teacher’s worth and responsibility could not be compared nor be equaled by anyone. No one could exactly explain a teacher’s sacrifice: consuming itself just to light up the paths for others. A teacher is willing to guide us – students, in the paths we are going to take. Despite the obstacles that may block our ways and even if we may stumble and fall, our teacher is still willing to raise us up in order that we could reach our destination – our dreams, goals and ambitions in life.

Teachers are special gifts from GOD; wrapped with love, kindness, sweetness and patience. They serve as our second parents, thus, playing an important role in our daily lives. They help us develop our own image and help us in building a good future. Without them, we could not get acquainted with the real purpose of education – that is to turn mirrors into windows.

In my high school years, I’ve met various and versatile teachers. All of them have contributed different approaches to develop myself as a student and as a person. But among them, I have one that happens to be my best teacher and my hero. She is my Math Teacher. She has played a great part in my life since she has helped mold my image, character and of what I am now. She has taught me the real purpose of life. She is always there beside not just during my Math problems but also during my personal crisis in life. She is always there to guide me analyze the situations and make right and desirable choices and solutions during my tough times. She never stops encouraging and inspiring me to be more diligent, consistent and patient in all my endeavors in school and at home. She never stops reminding me the words of God to become a God-fearing person.

During hard times, she is there to be part of it and helps me unload my burdens. In times of success and failures, she is there beside me to lean on.

In return, I bring back to her my achievements and myself as what I am now. Words are not enough to give thanks to her because she’s my teacher, my hero and my MAMA in this world. “I SALUTE YOU MAMA; MRS. PROSPER G. TEMPLADO”.

“GAY MARRIAGE: NOT IN ACCORDANCE TO GOD’S PURPOSE”

Have you ever imagined what would happen when two same-sex are united as one? Could they ever raise children on their own? Well, the answer is absolutely “NO”. In addition, marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman. Gay marriage violates the sanctity of marriage and would also threaten the institution of marriage. Gay marriage is not in accordance of God’s design to His people. It’s unholy to practice homosexuality. These people can’t enter into God’s kingdom according to His word in the Bible that is found in 1 Corinthians 6:9 which says: “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality.” Moreover, we belong to a Christian country, we live with high regard to Christian principles.

On the other hand, people, especially those in U.S. are in favor with Gay Marriage. According to them, this should not be denied because gay people should have the same rights and should have equal access to government benefits, equal protection of the law, etc. They’ve said also that gays are loyal to their mate and are devoted partners. And the Americans don’t consider Gay Marriage an immoral sin since the Bible has absolutely no standing in the American Law.

In our generation today, there are people who belong to the 3^rd sex as they say, but it doesn’t mean that they have the full right of being a woman and receive equal treatment as a woman, rather, they should live and behave what the men should be. They can have the marriage with opposite sex, have children, and live normally. They can be accepted by the society on how they behave, but never practice homosexuality, nor engage in Gay Marriage.