We are past the holiday period, still another forty
eight weeks to go.......it's a marathon........!
We would like to
wish a happy new year to all, those, who work in the community, and help others, the holiday period, is one that
can be demanding, as Dave said: " All this good living can take it out of you, it wears you out." It can be stressfull!
" I think Jesus was black, that is what i have heard, he was not blond haired and blue eyed, apparently, in that
part of the world, they are dark skinned, " Well done Ronald, that will make people think. As Sylvia added: " It does
not matter, no one knows, the only pictures you ever see, are white ones. if you look around you, it is that way, you have
to accept him, i can tell, you are a people person. " That is Christmas over!
Thanks for all
the presents, and cards, they will be respected, and used properly - not sold on ebay. Most of them, out there, have
too much already, whatever, you do for them, is not good enough. Two topics we would like the NGB's to work on, that
will help people improve, past the holiday period. A version of the Health and Wealth Gospel..........!
Finances: Paying
the bills.
" I paid the bill,
i contacted them this morning, and told them, we were much better off when we were with BT, we could pay it every three months,
then we went to NTL, and Virgin, and we have had nothing but problems.. We had to pay every month, do you really think,
i would not pay a bill, i know that bill was paid, when i went to the cashier at the bank she would have told me that i had
only paid half the bill. So i must have paid all of it." So where is the receipt? " I lost it! " Where is
the bill? "; " I lost that as well! " as a family member said.
Champions come
in all shapes, and sizes, and it doe not have to be on the pitch, or field to win: " I pay my bills by direct debit,
no problems with that, it is all done."; " I pay all mine, on a weekly basis, fifty two weeks a year, that way is best for
me. "; " The bill comes in, i look at it, take it down to the cashpoint, up comes ' bills ' and i press the button, put in
the amount, it is all done, that fast."; " I like to go the bank, and see the cashier, all this Internet, don't trust it,
this is best, person to person, and they stamp it."; " Telephone banking is best for me, all those free minutes, i use
them, you can do it twenty fours a day."; “ I like to sort it out quickly, then you never, hear the knock
on the door. " as the CAB person said: " What ever you do, talk to them about it, that is best, don't leave it. " Well
done champion bill payers, set the right example.
Fitness: Here
are some tips
"Everytime i
had the urge to exercise, i laid down until it went away. " WC Fields. The new yeas resolutions only last a couple of
weeks, so do not think you, are the only one, when you give up.
Disraeli declared
that: "...the health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their happiness and all their power as a state
depend. It is quite possible for a kingdom to be inhabited by an able and active population; you may have successful manufacturers
and you may have a productive agriculture; the arts may flourish, architecture may cover your land with temples and palaces,
you may have even material powers to defend and support all these acquisitions, you may have arms of precision, fleets
of warships, but if the population of the country is stationary or yearly diminishing - if, while it diminishes in number
it diminishes also in stature, in strength, that country is doomed. The health of the people is, in my opinion, the
first duty of a statesman. " From I Dare You, P:27 by William H Danforth he adds, from P:30:
There is no secret
to to good health other than just plain, good common sense. You wouldn't let your automobile go along, week after week,
month after month, without the proper mixture of oil and gas and overhauling. Why, under heaven, do you expect
your body to carry on without at least the same consideration? You wouldn't keep a dog or a horse cooped up in a stall
all day without a chance to stretch its legs. Then why expect to avoid trouble if you treat your own priceless machine
in such a manner? Everybody knows these things, but so few do anything about it. I have never been able to understand
why people are not willing to pay the small price for good health.
Doing something
you enjoy is important, if you like running: run, for others it may be Football, or Cricket, Bowls, Aerobics, doing the
game of Badminton, or Squash may get your blood flowing. Dancing, Golf, Skiing all work wonders, Doing something
that you do not enjoy or can't keep up is a recipe for failure. The recommended, five times a week, of thirty minutes
duration, may be worthwhile.
We do recommend
professional advice. There is so much confusing information..
Gym, riding a
bike, walking try it out, until you are happy.
Wishing all the
best for New Year, and 2008 life goes on.............!
Sportshappy
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