best of mirza galib
BEST OF MIRZA GALIB
One line Joke (Part 1)
One Line JOkes
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1. I asked God for a bike, but I know God does'nt work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
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2. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
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3. I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather.. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
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4. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on the list.
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5. We live in a society where pizza gets to your house before the police.
Joke:6. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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7. If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong.
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8. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
Under Sea Pictures
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Jaws: Sam Cahir won first prize in the wide angle category with this spectacular image of the moment a mako shark opens its jaws and swims towards his camera off the coast of Australia
Best in Show: This unusual look at nature was selected as the best photograph in any category. Hamid Rad took the image looking at the sky in New Guinea
Golden seabed: Thousands of entries mean the competition boasts a spectacular range of photographs. Here, a cloud of tadpoles float in the golden Campbell River in British Columbia, Canada
Graceful: This group of mantra rays were captured in a peaceful moment by an amateur photographer. Some of the winning entries include human subjects, such as the diver who is following in their path
Whirlpool: A diver on the seabed in Cabo, New Mexico, works next to a huge shoal of fish who swirl around each other
Technicolor: In contrast to many of the moody pictures, this atmospheric scene shows the colour of sea creatures to their fullest
Backdrop: The dramatic surroundings in these pictures make the subject stand out. Thousands of small fish make way for a larger species (left), while a shipwreck in Eliat, Israel, plays second fiddle to a seahorse
Taking the plunge: The winning picture in the surf category was taken in New South Wales
Lone diver: This finalist in the divers category shows the brilliant blue of the clear Tenerife sea
Deep blue sea: Photographs in the animal portrait category show underwater creatures in great detailRight Brain Learning
Right Brain Learning
When we use more of our mind for learning, then learning is fun and easy. Relaxation and enjoyment allow for new information to be integrated and accessed far more easily. Imagine how different our educational system would be if we decided to embrace this natural way of learning! Are you ready to experience what your brain can do for you?
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Many people learn well through their sense of sight. They can watch someone do something and then can duplicate the task with practice. Other people learn well through their sense of hearing, by listening to the instructions. Most people tend to learn best through a combination of their senses including those of seeing, hearing and doing. Doing is kin-esthetic or our sense of feeling. Other learning moments rely strongly on taste and smell such as when someone is striving to be a chef. For most of us, it is the feeling/doing experience that helps us to truly integrate new information and skills. Once we actively participate in whatever we are learning we progress more easily.
Many years ago I worked as an adapted P.E. Teacher in San Diego, California. Some of my students were "severely emotionally disturbed." I remember one eight year old boy who was unable to write his name. His teacher didn't know how to help him succeed since all of his previous efforts had failed. One day, I wrote the boy's name upon the ground with chalk in great big letters. I asked him to walk on top of each letter, tracing them with his body movement. Each time he did, I asked him to say the letter. After this experience he knew how to spell his name. He simply needed to integrate this information kin-esthetically. He was relaxed and having fun. This is right brain learning.
It is natural to learn through our senses. We see, hear, smell, taste and feel. These signals are received by the body before reaching the brain with conscious awareness. Children will visually study an object with great intensity. They touch things to their cheek or to their lips. They often smell or taste things. Why do infants put everything in their mouth? It is because they are learning about the world around them through their tongue. They touch and feel in much broader ways because it is natural. They learn through their senses first and then they learn how to think. We are all this way. Sensory learning is primary and logical learning is secondary. When we use more or our mind's natural abilities for learning we have greater resources for creating successful results.
There are four parts to the learning process:
- 1. The teacher's part is that of sharing the information.
- 2. The student's part is to focus on what is happening.
- 3. The student's part is to receive and hopefully integrate the new information.
- 4. The student's part is to recall the information when needed, such as when taking a test or when useful in a real life situation.
Regarding #1, the teacher's part of sharing information, it is interesting to note that when we are children in kindergarten we are cheerfully led to learn new things through engaging our senses. We learn our ABC's through song, we learn the months and how many days they have through a rhyme "30 days has September, April June and November... " We learn simple addition and subtraction by counting items such as blocks or sticks as we move them from one place to another. We are actively engaged through sensory awareness.
Some of these tactile learning skills remain through first and second grade but often by the third grade most teaching shifts from right brain teaching to left brain teaching. This means it changes from primarily sensory learning to secondary logical learning. Now we are taught to memorize the times tables, or names or dates and math is nothing more than numbers on paper. There is a better way.
Learning through right brain sensory awareness is primary.
Learning through left brain intellectual concepts is secondary.
Learning through left brain intellectual concepts is secondary.
Studies show that when children engage in right brain activities such as music or dance, they do better with left brain activities such as math and English. When we teach children through right brain approaches, they are more stimulated and excited. Rather than feeling bored they can learn in a way that is engaging and pleasing.
Let's look at #2, the student's ability to focus. The lack of this ability is often labeled as ADD or ADHD. I feel strongly that it is unrealistic to expect a young child to sit in a chair for many hours every day as his or her brain is fed information. Many children are given medication so that they can manage to fit into this very unnatural mold. Young animals are active and energetic naturally. Another common influence behind this problem is that of a lack of sleep. When children are tired they have to overstimulate themselves just so that they can remain awake.
Consider a young child who has spent most of his or her time at home where the environment tends to be peaceful. Even with siblings, the amount of external stimulation is limited. Now this same child is three or four or five years old and they are placed in a room with twenty or twenty-five other children. This child hasn't any experience with learning how to block out so much external stimulation. Even if the room is quiet, many children are highly sensitive and they can feel the abundance of energy in the classroom.
Why do we expect that all children can automatically focus in the classroom when most of them have never had a chance to learn how to do so?
Right Brain and Strength of Memory
Using the following story, I'd like to build upon the idea of using sensory learning for greater integration of information and for ease of recalling the information at a later time. When we use our senses it makes it easier to recall the information when needed.
Using the following story, I'd like to build upon the idea of using sensory learning for greater integration of information and for ease of recalling the information at a later time. When we use our senses it makes it easier to recall the information when needed.
"You're riding your bike and you see a shiny piece of quartz crystal on the ground. You stop and pick it up. You hold it up to the sunlight and you can see a small rainbow deep inside. Now you come to a large fountain with something unusual on top. The water is flowing down into 3 pools. There are pennies and coins in each pool. You make a wish and toss your piece of quartz crystal in the water. It sparkles in the water."
Sensory Integration
* You're riding your bike - Imagine this in your mind's eye. Feel it. What kind of bike is it? What color is your bike?
* You see the shiny quartz crystal - What shape, size etc.
* You hold it up to the sunlight - Feel the sun shining on your face.
*You see a small rainbow inside - Describe it to me. (See it.)
* You come to a fountain with something unusual on top. What's on top? Describe it to me. (See it)
* The water is flowing down into 3 pools of water filled with pennies and coins (See it. See the coins shimmering beneath the water. Feel the water splashing on your face.)
* Imagine making a wish and throwing your crystal in the water where is sparkles in the sunlight.
* You're riding your bike - Imagine this in your mind's eye. Feel it. What kind of bike is it? What color is your bike?
* You see the shiny quartz crystal - What shape, size etc.
* You hold it up to the sunlight - Feel the sun shining on your face.
*You see a small rainbow inside - Describe it to me. (See it.)
* You come to a fountain with something unusual on top. What's on top? Describe it to me. (See it)
* The water is flowing down into 3 pools of water filled with pennies and coins (See it. See the coins shimmering beneath the water. Feel the water splashing on your face.)
* Imagine making a wish and throwing your crystal in the water where is sparkles in the sunlight.
I tell this story two or three times while asking the child to be engaged through his or her imagination. Then, I ask the child to tell me the story. Most children find this is easy for them to do and they tend to be quite accurate in recalling the key elements. This is independent of how much time passes. Even weeks later, they are still able to retell the story with relative ease.
I have used the following ideas to help children learn to focus more effectively:
Laser Beam
First, we talk about laser beams. A laser bean takes scattered electrons that randomly flow and it moves them all in one direction. Rather than being scattered the electrons form a line of energy, a laser that is powerful enough to burn a hole through steal or gentle enough to do delicate eye surgery. What started from scattered chaos becomes focused and useful.
First, we talk about laser beams. A laser bean takes scattered electrons that randomly flow and it moves them all in one direction. Rather than being scattered the electrons form a line of energy, a laser that is powerful enough to burn a hole through steal or gentle enough to do delicate eye surgery. What started from scattered chaos becomes focused and useful.
Then we talk about how the mind is like that. It can either be scattered or it can be like a laser beam. When it's like a laser beam, it has a lot of power. I further mention that when they are listening to their teacher or focusing on school work, that is the best time for their mind to be like a laser beam. Then we can engage in the following activity:
Laser Beam Activity
Sit directly across from the child you are helping, eye to eye when possible. Tell him or her to be like a laser beam. All they can do is to focus on you and your voice. No matter what else happens around them, they are more focused on you and what they are learning. Now retell the short story.
Sit directly across from the child you are helping, eye to eye when possible. Tell him or her to be like a laser beam. All they can do is to focus on you and your voice. No matter what else happens around them, they are more focused on you and what they are learning. Now retell the short story.
Next we add some external stimulation. I have another person stand behind the child who is seated. This person's job is to be a distraction. They can talk or jump or clap etc. They continue to do this while you re-tell the story. You can give the suggestion, "No matter how much goes on around you, you focus more like a laser beam. You focus like a laser beam and nothing bothers or disturbs you." This continues several times through and each time the level of distractions are increased. Lastly, have the child tell you the story to see how well they were able to focus on you, independent of the distractions. This process can be repeated with other stories and great results can be found when we use information that the child needs to learn for school. We can take their most challenging subject area and turn it into a successful and enjoyable experience.
Following is a real life example to show how this same sensory learning can work in more advanced learning situations for adults.
I worked with a client who was in her fifty's when she decided to start a new career. She wanted to become an accountant. She felt overwhelmed with the amount of information she needed to learn and was greatly concerned about being able to pass her test. Now, nothing can be further away from creative influences than that of accounting and numbers, yet we were able to use right brain strengths in her learning process.
In her imagination we created a neighborhood. In the first house lived a single mother with two children. We placed the necessary tax information on the door and around the house. We threaded it into this single mother's life. Next store was a man who worked at home. Again, we imagined this man, what he did and what tax benefits he earned for working at home. For example, "He's allowed to write off 'x' percentage of his utilities" became an image of his lights throughout the house, each one displaying the number representing the allowed percentage for tax benefits. Soon we had an entire neighborhood complete with clues for most of the needed information.
I am happy to say this client past her test the first time through! She felt calm and capable throughout. The information she needed was easy to recall and instead of being stressed she had a enjoyable time.
These few examples demonstrate ways of bringing right brain, sensory processing into learning. Here are a few basic thoughts to keep in mind as you progress:
* Make the images as real as you can - feel like it is really happening.
* The sillier the image the easier it is to recall the information. (Think about the Geico gecko.)
* Connect one idea to another so that they form a storyline.
* Make up a song or a rhyme to remember the information.
* Relax and enjoy the process!
* Make the images as real as you can - feel like it is really happening.
* The sillier the image the easier it is to recall the information. (Think about the Geico gecko.)
* Connect one idea to another so that they form a storyline.
* Make up a song or a rhyme to remember the information.
* Relax and enjoy the process!
When we use more of our mind for learning, then learning is fun and easy. Relaxation and enjoyment allow for new information to be integrated and accessed far more easily. Imagine how different our educational system would be if we decided to embrace this natural way of learning! Are you ready to experience what your brain can do for you?
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Time To Change an Ugly Habit?
Time To Change an Ugly Habit?
SO what to do about it? If you are like me, then I know that you have tried many times to shuck that nasty habit. Sometimes only to replace it with another one, eh? Well I have certainly been there, and I am going to tell you about it.
Once upon a time there was a little girl. She was a precocious girl, oh so bad in the ways that normal children are bad. The problem though is that her parents, who were always fighting and breaking up, often thought it was entertaining to have this little girl puff on a cigarette, or drink a beer. Everybody would say go on honey, take a puff. SO she did. She had to prove what a big girl she was to the grownups didn't she?
Shortly after that she had developed quite a taste for cigarettes and her mother always kept a large supply on hand. She would steal them from her mother and then smoke them with her friends. She was so sure that the smoking made her seem cool to them. Well it did didn't it?
Episodes like this one are more common than you think. The most embarrassing thing that I ever heard as an adult was that I had taught someone else how to smoke. But it was true. I was a hard core smoker. Two packs a day from age eleven on. I was content with my smoking, never wanted to quit. Why? It wasn't bothering me at all. We all know those cranky old people that have smoked all of there life and their fine right? Right.
Then I started to get bronchitis. Often. Then those instances of bronchitis turned into pneumonia. More and more simple colds were turning into serious medical issues. A small respiratory infection would put me in the hospital and off work for a week or more. It was ridiculous, and it had to change. This became my ten year long effort to quit smoking.
Patches gum hypnosis... you name it and I tried it. I could always get over the detox hump, but I could never stick with it. After ten years I finally had enough and decided to recruit my doctor's help. Withe help and guidance of my doctor I enrolled in a smoking cessation program. This involved an new medication, weekly group therapy sessions. Once a month I met with a medication counselor to determine my needs in that area.
It was tough to make my classes, but I did it. Before I knew what had happened eight weeks had gone by. Then in the quick blink of an eye it was three moths! At this point I felt secure about stopping the meds, but I continued my sessions. I was so excited that everyone could see it and they began joining me! By the end of six months I had five coworkers on the program with me, and I was solidly a non smoker.
It was really tough, but I'm here six years later and still smoke free. It was the best decision I ever could have made for my health. And I haven't been sick once since!
So now here is where I point out the things you really need to know. When changing a habit, you need to start with a plan! Here are the steps that I believe work s best;
1. Map it out. Say what you're gonna do precisely, and give yourself a due date!
2. Find help. If it's food addiction or nicotine or drugs there are thousands of free programs with confidential support out to help you. For anything else engage your loved ones and friends. Something as simple as telling them out loud what you're going to do can solidify it and keep you accountable!
3. Expect to trip every now and then. You're human. Forgive yourself and get back with our plan! There's no reason to throw out all of the hard work that you've done up to that point!
4. Celebrate your wins!! Each step of the process is so so challenging! Set benchmarks in your progress and when you pass them celebrate! Do something good for yourself to cement your success! This will create this neural pathways that equate success with reward.
I hope that whatever you set out to do will be successful, and I hope that I have helped you along the way!
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Shut Up, Work Out and Eat Right: The Real Secret To Fitness
Shut Up, Work Out and Eat Right: The Real Secret To Fitness
Is there really a secret to being physically fit? The "secret" is a simple truth.
Here's your fitness game plan: Shut up, work out, and eat right.
Here's your fitness game plan: Shut up, work out, and eat right.
Shut up. You're telling me to shut up? Isn't that rude?
"Shut up" is meant to be a clear and concise directive. It's what you ultimately need to do when reasons and excuses become interchangeable. It's what you need to do even if your reasons or excuses are legitimate or justifiable.
You could say "shut up" means:
• get on with it
• time to get started
• no more excuses
• get to the task
• gitter done
• time to get started
• no more excuses
• get to the task
• gitter done
Unless you're a freak of nature you can't maintain good health without exercising and making healthy food choices consistently.
Questions are acceptable- excuses are not. There are helpful methods for setting yourself up for success- some do's and don'ts.
There can be reasons why being fit is a challenge for you but if your reasons stop you from being fit then your reasons become well-disguised excuses.
Being fit feels good mentally and physically. Respect your gift of good health and do what is within our personal power to be fit and healthy- nothing more, nothing less.
If you don't work out and eat right your struggle to be healthy will compound year after year. Before you realize it you will have joined the ranks of the unhealthy and the overweight. This is so avoidable.
If you shut up, work out and eat right:
• You will always have a slim waist line- no midriff bulge.
• You won't experience "middle age spread"- the weight gain associated with age or menopause
• You'll make fewer trips to a doctor.
• You'll have a beautiful body because healthy is beautiful.
• You will always have a slim waist line- no midriff bulge.
• You won't experience "middle age spread"- the weight gain associated with age or menopause
• You'll make fewer trips to a doctor.
• You'll have a beautiful body because healthy is beautiful.
You can't put a price tag on the numerous advantages that will be yours. The struggle to be fit can be somebody else's struggle- not yours.
It doesn't have to be difficult to work out and eat right. You can get a great work out without expending too much time or effort. You can learn how you to enjoy food and satisfy your appetite without becoming overweight.
Try weight training. It gradually changes your body's ratio of fat to muscle, causing you to become leaner over the course of time. This is what changes your basal metabolic rate- the most effective method for staying slim for your lifetime. If there really is a secret to staying slim, this is it!
Here are two big questions:
• How much do I need to work out and how often?
• What should I eat and how much?
• How much do I need to work out and how often?
• What should I eat and how much?
Here are some suggestions in response to the above questions:
• Work out for shorter periods of time. Most people work out for longer periods of time than necessary. Shorter workouts (20-30 minutes) done more frequently will prevent burnout and be effective over the course of time.
• Be consistent- work out every day or at the bare minimum, more days than not. Consistency is an invaluable factor and compounds the results of your efforts. Consistency means you don't skip your workout- you may modify it but you don't eliminate it entirely from your day. Consistency fortifies your habit- keeps it strong. It also compounds the effect of anything you do- good or bad.
• Your need for intensity is personal and will change over the course of decades sustaining a fitness habit. Let the change happen. You may love running now. Someday you may be satisfied with brisk walking. Whatever you choose for your fitness activity needs to match up with your psychological need. Your personal need for intensity may dictate a 20 minute workout or a one hour workout.
• Eat food that is what it is- in its original condition- food that came off a tree or out of the ground. Organic is better mainly because there's a better chance that the food hasn't been tainted by pesticides or genetically modified. Most of what you eat will be found in the produce section of the grocery store. Avoid packaged foods. Read labels and don't buy Frankenstein food ( food that could not exist without chemicals created in food laboratories)
• Eat when you're hungry. Don't eat when you're not hungry. Stop before you're stuffed.
Time is at a premium for nearly everyone so the efficiency of a fitness plan is important. We advocate weight training primarily because we know it is the most time effective method to become fit in the shortest possible amount of time- with no negative impact to one's body if done correctly. A weight workout can be designed for anyone- regardless of fitness level.
We want you to experience your best self at every age. We want you to know how easy it really is and how great it can feel to age gracefully. We want you to know what it takes to stay slim, look good and feel great at any age, and to be as healthy as possible during your entire life. Why? It feels so good. Isn't that a good reason? How many reasons do you need?
Fitness is a lifestyle and becoming fit is a process so there should never be a rush to become fit. Just shut up, work out, and eat right. Start now!
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Simple Vegetable Side Dishes for the Family
Simple Vegetable Side Dishes for the Family
Sometimes what really makes a meal isn't necessarily the main dish, but the sensational side that accompanies it. This fall, make the most of your local harvest to create vibrant vegetable side dishes which lock in warm autumn flavors and keep your table balanced. From Squash to Potatoes; easy vegetable side dishes add both texture and color to your meals, while keeping your staple weekly menu fresh and interesting for the whole family.
Here are a few simple vegetable side options to work into your recipe repertoire. Whether discovering new flavors, or giving life to a forgotten favorite, these ideas will help you provide mouth-watering meals to the people you love the most.
French Onion-Roasted Potatoes
If you have a crew who love their scrumptiously crispy roast potatoes, then this recipe is guaranteed to go down a treat, with its added twist on a traditional weeknight classic. Provincial flavors of rosemary and French onion combined beautifully with olive oil and red potatoes result in a perfectly roasted veggie side.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Super Easy Sweet Potato Mash
A great alternative to mashed potatoes, this sweet potato mash is creamy and rich. Boil, microwave or roast the sweet potatoes until tender. Then simply mash them by hand, or place them in the food processor for a quicker turnaround. To finish, add some butter and stock to bolster bold flavors in this easy vegetable side recipe.
Prep time: 18 minutes
Cooking time: 12 minutes
Pesto Roasted Vegetables
There couldn't be a more versatile way to prep veggies for a sensational side dish than roasting. Pick out whatever looks good at the grocery store or farm stand, and then you can really go to town. Spread the veggies out on a baking dish or cooking sheet, season with pesto sauce mix, drizzle with olive oil and pop it all in the oven for a quick vegetable side. As an added bonus, whatever's left over can go into the next day's salad, or into a delicious sandwich with fresh mozzarella and basil.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
So, in this fall season have some seasonal veggies to keep oneself energetic and away from any seasonal illness. Vegetables are not nourishing but they are rich in fiber and other vital vitamins and minerals which will keep you healthy and hale. With these vegetable side dishes you can have meat or chicken recipes to complete your platter.
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