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This is a guest post from Jill Marks, author of Festive Traditions.
The holiday season is a hectic and crazy time of year. Even if you are intentional about keeping it low key, chances are good that you still have a couple of parties or events to attend. While it is obviously important to celebrate the holiday season with the ones you love (as Jesus is the reason for the season), it is also important to keep your body healthy during this busy time of year (is there a worse time to be sick?).
You may not always be able to control the food that is served to you, and it is likely that even the biggest real foodies out there will make some indulgences, so I want to show you an excellent way to flush your body of toxins and keep it as tuned up as possible: detoxification, also known as "detox."
When I say detox, I don't mean kicking back at a super-expensive spa where you sit in a sauna for hours at a time and eat lettuce and carrots for days on end. Not quite. Instead I am talking about ways that anyone can gently remove the harmful toxins that are slowing down their bodies to restore their health. All for mere pennies. And from the comfort of your own home!
Why You Should Detox
Detoxification occurs through the liver. The liver is the powerhouse of the body because it performs so many vital functions for the body to work the way God intended. It is the second largest organ in the body (after the skin) and performs more than 500 functions! Obviously, I don't have space to write about all of them (nor would you want to read such a lengthy post), but I will give you the highlights:
- It produces bile for digestion and absorption of vitamins, proteins, cholesterol, immune factors, and hormones.
- It regulates blood sugar.
- It is vital in blood clotting.
- It is a conversion machine: glucose to glycogen (stored energy), hemoglobin to iron, and dangerous ammonia to urea (i.e., waste).
- It synthesizes, stores, and processes fat.
One of the most important functions that the liver performs (and the one we are going to focus on today) is cleansing the blood. Through first metabolizing and then expelling drugs, alcohol, and environmental toxins, the liver detoxifies the blood all day every day (and you don't even know it!).
Because of all of the functions this amazing organ performs, it makes sense that we want to support it as much as possible and help with the detoxification process after our liver has been under high amounts of stress.
Methods of Detox
These are just a few of the many ways to gently detox and support your liver year round:
This is my favorite way to detox! I try to indulge in a detox bath at least once or twice per month, although it is safe to do this three times per week. Your skin acts like a sponge, soaking up everything it comes in contact with. This can be helpful when wanting to remove nasty environmental toxins as quickly and efficiently as possible, and immersing the body in a warm bath is a very effective way to do it.
Here is a bath mixture that is super easy and economical, and contains only three ingredients:
- 1/2 cup epsom salt (for magnesium and to flush toxins and heavy metals from cells)
- 1 cup baking soda (cleanses, alkalinizes, and is a natural anti-fungal)
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar (to soothe and soften the skin).
Add the ingredients to a warm bath and soak for 10-20 minutes.
(Note: you may experience lightheadedness and nausea during the bath, as your body is ridding itself of toxins. I found that the first few times I did this I could only stay in the bath for 10 minutes, but I have now gradually built up to the full 20 minutes). You might also want to allow for 15-20 minutes of rest once you get out of the bath tub.
Ginger Tea
A cup of ginger tea a day would be a great addition to your real food diet. Consumption of ginger tea has been shown to improve blood flow, boost the immune system, and aid in carrying waste out of the body. To make ginger tea, peel and slice approximately one inch of ginger root and boil in two cups of filtered water. Drink warm or cold, and add honey or lemon if the taste is not palatable.
In Modern Alternative Mama's (free!) ebook entitled Kombucha, she states, "Kombucha causes the body to detox and it cleanses the liver, which reduces the burden on the body…kombucha helps to make the liver more efficient and increases the efficiency of the body's natural detoxifying processes." I drink a minimum of 6 ounces each day, and I increase my intake if I am doing a heavier detox or during times when I am not able to eat 100% real food.
Yoga or Pilates
A great way to release toxins from your body is by sweating it out! Through stretching and compressing the muscles, along with deep breathing, both yoga and pilates use the entire body.I have a yoga video that my sister gifted me last year (much to my dismay-I thought it would be awful! Wrong!). I love being able to stretch my body more and more each time I turn the video on, and it encouraged me to look into the science behind yoga. I found out that doing a "twist" of any sort is particularly beneficial, as it "wrings out" your organs, much like you would wring out a sponge, rag, etc. I like the visual of "wringing out the toxins," as tough poses are more bearable when you know the benefits!
Who's excited that massage is on the list? I am! Try this on for size: "Honey, I ate too much junk over the holidays. I need a massage and a bath and then I will be better." That is a win-win situation right there!
Seriously though, the intense, rhythmic pressures and strokes of massage on the muscles and tissue release toxins (again, think of the "wringing out" idea). Massage also boosts circulation by pumping more oxygenated blood to your heart. An added benefit? Sometimes you can squeeze a little nap in during the massage!
As all of these toxins are being released, they need to be carried away (and out!) by something. In addition to kombucha and ginger tea, drink plenty of water. This may actually be the most important factor on this list, so be sure to drink up!
You may find that you are more tired than usual while engaging in some detox practices. While detoxing helps your body function easier once the toxins are removed, the detox process itself can be exhausting on your body. Be sure to get plenty of sleep at night (aim for 7-8 hours) and schedule time for a 15-20 minute nap if needed.
Festive Traditions
Of course, the most fundamental way to detox, other than drinking plenty of water, is to eat healthy! As you reduce the amount of unhealthy food you put in your body and increase the amount of health-promoting nutrient-rich food you consume, your body will slowly expel toxins and restore you to good health!
The best way to do this during the holiday season is by avoiding all of the high fructose corn syrup, pesticides, MSG, and other toxins that are abundant in the standard American diet. I recognized this as an issue during the holidays and wanted to provide a cookbook with some great go-to recipes for the real food cook. On November 23 I released Festive Traditions: A Real Food Guide to the Holidays. This cookbook contains 31 recipes that are perfect for all holiday occasions, from big Christmas morning brunches to intimate New Years Eve dinners.
My inspiration for writing this book was memories of the holiday season from when I was a kid – memories of warm drinks around the Christmas tree when we came in from playing in the snow, the sweet tartness of cranberries in cookies and sauces, the smell of a roasted turkey in the oven – as well as the desire to create and incorporate new holiday traditions in my own family. It can make meals for families of three or families of thirty, and is specially tailored to handle picky palates.
If you have the additional challenge of providing food for friends or family with allergies, I think you will find this book very helpful. All of the recipes in this book are free of soy, and many are gluten-free, dairy-free, and nut-free. All recipes are marked with icons clearly depicting their allergens, so you can quickly and easily identify recipes that work for you and your guests!
Are you interested in seeing what recipes are included in Festive Traditions: A Real Food Guide to the Holidays? Check out the table of contents:
Appetizers and Drinks
- Spinach Artichoke Dip
- Spicy Nuts
- Pumpkin Pie Nuts
- Marinated Goat Cheese
- Parmesan Stuffed Mushrooms
- Bacon Wrapped Figs
- Coconut Hot Chocolate
- Pastured Eggnog
- Christmas Punch
Main Dishes
- Roasted Turkey
- Salmon with Probiotic Dill Sauce
- Chicken and Rice Soup
- Butternut Squash Soup with Ginger Cream
- Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff
Side Dishes
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
- Green Bean Casserole
- Cheesy Potatoes
- Autumn Stuffed Squash
- Cranberry Sauce
- Christmas Salad
- Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
- Crock Pot Stuffed Apples
- Chocolate Creme Pie
- Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce
- Traditional Buckeyes
- Gingerbread Muffins
- Potato-Crusted Quiche
- Soaked Oatmeal Pecan Waffles
- Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal
- Lemon Poppy Seed Biscuits
Festive Traditions: A Real Food Guide to the Holidays is available for purchase. Buy it HERE!
These recipes are excellent tools to support your detox and help you avoid as many additional toxins as possible. No matter what method you choose, however, be generous to your liver and you will be healthy enough to enjoy the holiday season!
Jill Marks is the editor of Modern Alternative Kitchen. Jill has been on a real food journey for the last 18 months and is passionate about all things food. She is a Jesus-loving, Bible-reading, kombucha-brewing, raw milk–drinking, real food–eating gal. She was born and raised in the Midwest, but is currently living a non-mainstream life in Seattle with her husband Graham and their Boston terrier Java. To learn more about real food, you can find Jill on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest!
Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Jill's book and will earn a commission if you begin here.


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Camomons is the Other Metagame of the Month for December! Change Pokémon types using your move slots to create unique combinations!
NFE is suspect testing Dynamax. Obtain a minimum of 78 GXE in at least 35 games to qualify for voting. A fresh alt prefixed with NFED is required and the suspect test will run until December 21st.
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The new year is right around the corner, and that can only mean one thing: it's SPL season! Ten teams will duke it out over nine weeks for a shot at the coveted red trophy in the 11th annual Smogon Premier League. Sign up now for a chance to join the action!
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|My friend's mum as a bridesmaid in the 1950s.
I love this whole outfit and I kept it in mind
when looking for my own dress.
|Relatives, names unknown, 1900s?
He is so very dapper.
I'm afraid that she reminds me slightly of Miss Havisham
due to the exposure. I hope she had a much happier life
than that.
|My Granny (coming up 83) and my Grandad.
|Granny and Grandad 1949. Granny wearing a dress lent to her by a
neighbour. Look how it swirls out onto the floor. The veil and headpiece
look pre 1940s to me.
|Grandma's bridesmaids. You can see her writing above naming Joan
and Cynthia.
|Mr O's maternal grandparents 1945.
What a totally gorgeous dress.
|Mr O's paternal grandparents 1938.
The bride and bridesmaid look to have some kind of amazing pompom accessory.
The bride's belt is a lovely detail.
|My Great Aunt and Uncle in 1950.
She has a tripple buttonhole!
|As above.
I like the best dress and nice cardigan approach.
|My parents 1973.
Mum made her dress from a Vogue pattern. The bridesmaid
on the left is my aunt who made her dress. The other two
bridesmaid's dresses were made by someone else.
Then my idea pinged fully formed into my mind like I hoped it would do. I would make bunting. Photograph bunting. On giant ric rac (love ric rac, knew I would find a use for it) and on lace. Using mini wooden pegs to hold the photos on. It would go above the cake and above our message tree (more on that in another post). It would be both a decoration and a display of vintage wedding fashion. It would include everyone we love who couldn't be there. It would give guests something to look at and something to talk about. It would give me something to keep afterwards, a piece of family history.
|Photograph bunting in all it's glory.
|In close up.
We hung two lines over the cake.
The bottom line includes some photographs from the album that I mentioned at the start.
|Mr O's mum.
Giant ric rac and mini peg details.
The bunting in position above the cake.
The bunting made from the old photographs that I collected I put up over our message tree. I am going to cover that in a separate post as I want to include as many photos of the lovely old outfits as possible without making this one really long.
These are a few more of my family wedding photographs. Unfortunately we do not know everyone's names or the dates of the weddings but it is possible to roughly work it out from the fashions.
|Look at those massive bouquets. I would say this is from the 1920s.
Delicate shoes for the grown ups and ankle socks for the children!
|This is the wedding of my Granny's brother in 1937.
The bridesmaid dress material is interesting with those hoops. Look at the
huge puffed sleeves.
A big contrast to the sleekness of the bride's dress.
|I think this is probably the 1930s.
Shame the huge bouquets obscure the dresses a bit.
The bride's veil is long, you can see it almost touches her train.
The bridesmaid almost has leg of mutton sleeves.
|A 1940's wedding, obviously he is in uniform
but you can also tell by her suit. No fancy shoes
for her, just practical ones. I love her handbag.
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Fast-paced, 15-minute Sprint Sessions on the show floor are led by top Extension experts and address a range of practical topics, including:
Special expertise programs teach important skills for landscape professionals in the field:
A special program teaching the latest hardscape skills will take place in Arena West on the trade show floor. Back by popular demand, landscape construction students from the Thompson School at the University of New Hampshire will build a raised permeable paver patio during the show. The intricate patio design includes some of the top outdoor living trends like a fire pit, water feature, low voltage lighting, pillar kits and sitting walls. Hardscape guru Bill Gardocki will highlight aspects of the build as it relates to installing hardscape projects per ICPI and NCMA industry approved specifications in informative 45-minute presentations throughout the day.
An ICPI Advanced Residential Paver Technician Course will be offered at the show. This session will provide training in paver installations and covers the hottest topics in outdoor living space design such as multi-level and raised patios, outdoor fireplace and kitchen installation, pool deck construction and permeable interlocking concrete pavement. GROWS attendees can earn ICPI credentials and learn ways to improve installation efficiencies, as well as their bottom lines.
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The Smartfly and the Tech Aero units are the only ones I use on any of my planes fitted with such devices - but they are like PPE - they are only there as a LAST defense, not something to be relied upon. Nothing will beat a good setup on a well built plane using good quality components. (Don't believe me? Try putting an ignition kill on any size Glow engine - such as a 1.20 (20cc), 1.80 30cc, 2.40 (40cc) etc. It's weird how on a Gasser these things are considered "Compulsory" these days yet on a Glow they are not
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If you are running a multi-architecture setup in test and production, whereas doing primary application development on your Intel laptop or cloud provider instances, then having a mechanism to functionally verify the application for multiple-architectures might come in handy.
In this blog, we'll explore some of the available approaches to build and test Power(ppc64le) Docker images on your Intel (x86_64) system running Linux. You'll most likely want to use this as part of your development workflow to verify and test your application to ensure its multi-arch capable before deploying it in test/production.
We'll see how to leverage Qemu and Linux binfmt_misc capability to build and test Docker images for Power (ppc64le) architecture on Intel.
Qemu is an emulator and virtualizer and has two operating modes:
- Full system emulation: In this mode, Qemu emulates a full system (for example a PC), including one or several processors and various peripherals. It can be used to launch a full-fledged Operating System built for one CPU architecture (eg. Power) on another CPU architecture (eg. Intel).
- User mode emulation: In this mode, Qemu can launch binaries compiled for one CPU architecture on another CPU architecture.
This article describes how to leverage Qemu user mode emulation. In a follow-up article, I'll touch upon leveraging full-system emulation mode.
Initial Setup
The Linux system needs to be setup to use Qemu user mode emulation. For this, we need to register the appropriate Qemu binary as the interpreter/handler for any Power binaries.
The following command sets the appropriate configuration:
# docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register
After running the above command, you should see the following output on the host.
# cat /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/ppc64le enabled interpreter /usr/bin/qemu-ppc64le-static flags: offset 0 magic 7f454c4602010100000000000000000002001500 mask ffffffffffffff00fffffffffffffffffeffff00
The above indicates that any ppc64le binary (magic – 7f454c460….) will be executed with /usr/bin/qemu-ppc64le-static.
The magic string is the information encoded in the header of the binary. You can use 'readelf' command to check the header of the binary:
# readelf -h <ppc64le_binary> ELF Header: Magic: 7f 45 4c 46 02 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Class: ELF64 Data: 2's complement, little endian Version: 1 (current) [snip]
Running Power Docker Image on Intel Linux
In order to execute a Power (ppc64le) docker image on Intel, we need to ensure that the container image has the qemu-ppc64le-static executable under /usr/bin path. Since as per the binfmt_misc configuration, the interpreter for any ppc64le binary is /usr/bin/qemu-ppc64le-static.
The following steps describe how this can be easily done by leveraging Docker volume mount capability.
- Download Qemu Binary
# wget https://github.com/multiarch/qemu-user-static/releases/download/v2.7.0/qemu-ppc64le-static.tar.gz # tar zxvf qemu-ppc64le-static.tar.gz
- Run Power Container
# docker run -v ~/qemu-ppc64le-static:/usr/bin/qemu-ppc64le-static -it ppc64le/hello-world
You should see the "Hello from Docker on ppc64le!" message getting displayed.
Building a Power Docker Image on Intel Linux
As should be evident by now, if you want to build a Power (ppc64le) Docker image on Intel, then you need to have volume mounting enabled for the image build operation to use the qemu-ppc64le-static binary.
Something like 'docker run -v <options>' is desired.
Unfortunately, the upstream 'docker' binary doesn't yet provide the capability to mount volumes during image build operation. Discussions are ongoing and more details are available here – https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/14080
However, if you are using RedHat based Linux distributions like Fedora, CentOS or RHEL, then the 'docker' binary that is shipped with these distributions provide for build time volume mount option.
In the subsequent sections we'll see how we can build an image for both these cases – using 'docker' binary from RedHat distributions and from upstream.
The following steps shows how to build a Power (ppc64le) Docker image on Intel host running Fedora 24. This uses the 'docker' binary that is shipped with Fedora and provides the volume mount option as part of the build operation.
- Download sample Dockerfile to build
# git clone https://github.com/bpradipt/docker-mysql.git # cd docker-mysql
- Build the Docker image
# docker build -v ~/qemu-ppc64le-static:/usr/bin/qemu-ppc64le-static -f Dockerfile.ppc64le -t ppc64le/mysql .
If you are using the upstream 'docker' binary (which doesn't allow volume mounts as part of build operation) then the only way to build Docker images for a different architecture is by having a base image with the required Qemu binary.
You can create the base image yourself by taking an existing base image and then adding the Qemu binary to create a new base image having the Qemu binary. Note that the base image build process has to be carried out on a system with same CPU architecture as the base image.
If you don't want to create a base image, then you can leverage the multiarch images from Dockerhub which packages qemu-ppc64le-static along with the base image. More details on multiarch docker images is available here – https://eyskens.me/multiarch-docker-images/
The following steps demonstrate building and testing of Power (ppc64le) Docker image on Intel host by leveraging the multiarch base image.
- Download sample Dockerfile to build
# git clone https://github.com/bpradipt/docker-mysql.git # cd docker-mysql
- Check the Dockerfile content
The key is the multiarch base image used in the FROM directive
# cat Dockerfile.multiarch.ppc64le FROM multiarch/ubuntu-core:ppc64el-xenial RUN apt-get update -y RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y mysql-server ADD server.cnf /etc/mysql/conf.d/ ADD setup.sh /setup.sh EXPOSE 3306 ENTRYPOINT ["/setup.sh"]
- Build the Docker Image
# docker build -t ppc64le/mysql -f Dockerfile.multiarch.ppc64le .
Run the following command on your Intel system to verify the Power image
# docker run –itd -v ~/qemu-ppc64le-static:/usr/bin/qemu-ppc64le-static --name mysql -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=password -e MYSQL_USER=user -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=pass -e MYSQL_DB=test -P ppc64le/mysql # docker ps # docker exec –it mysql uname –m ppc64le
I have created few hands-on scenarios in katacoda on the same topic. Feel free to try them, and share your feedback in the comments section.


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When I was twelve, my aunt bought a trailer and dropped it in a gravel parking lot in Monticello, Indiana. It was her summer home. Every weekend she would drive the two and a half hours to sit in air conditioned gloom and read while my cousins bothered her for quarters to play at the arcade that was further up the lot.
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AceShowbiz - Hit the big screen hard through his heroic performance in epic saga "300", %cGerard Butler% will be honored the title of the Action Movie Star of the Year at this year's Taurus World Stunt Awards.
Recognized for doing many of his own stunts in the film apart from his extensive training in preparing his role as King Leonidas, the actor will receive the prize during the World Stunt Foundation's Hollywood ceremony held on May 20 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California.
"It is such a special honor to receive this award from the stunt community," Butler humbly remarked. "In each action film I'm a part of, I am continually amazed by their remarkable talent. While I am proud to receive this accolade, I am keenly aware of who the real action heroes are."
Hosted by Dwayne '%cThe Rock%' Johnson, the event will also honor fellow actor %cBurt Reynolds% the Taurus Lifetime Achievement Award for an Action Star with stuntwoman %cJeanne Epper% to become the first woman to receive a lifetime achievement honor from the organization.


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Up there in the ranks of dinosaur bones and Renaissance art comes the star of our daily cabinet of curiosities (#AMH). And no, it's not a petrified mummy or a two-headed anomaly, but rather, something more relevant and clever.
In a move that will likely one day see future generations looking back and gasping in horror, Iceland has taken its last McDonald's meal ever sold and placed it on display at a bus hostel in Reykjavik.
Iceland joined the movement of countries saying 'farewell' to the multi-national fast-food chain back in 2009, after low sales and expensive importing fees caused McD's to pull out of business for good.
The final day that McDonald's was open in Iceland was October 31, 2009, and on that day a man named Hjortur Smarason purchased a meal as a souvenir. Smarason had no intention of actually eating it, but wanted to hang onto it out of curiosity and because he saw it as a "piece of history."
At its new home at the Bus Hostel in Reykjavik, the burger and fries sit on display in front of a webcam, where people all over the world can watch in morbid curiosity.
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Virology: How flu hops from bird to human
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Efficient infection of both avian and human cells by influenza A H7N9 viruses is supported by a single nucleotide (a building block of RNA) identified by a study published in Nature Communications this week. Influenza A H7N9 viruses have caused sporadic but severe infections in humans since around 2013. The new finding may improve our understanding of how avian influenza viruses can cause disease in humans.
Birds are natural hosts for many influenza viruses, but only a few strains of these viruses can cause disease in humans. The mechanisms allowing a jump from birds to humans are insufficiently understood and adaptation to human cells often results in decreased viral fitness in avian cells. Honglin Chen and colleagues identify a single nucleotide in the genome of circulating H7N9 viruses that increases replication of the virus in human cells, while also supporting virus replication in avian cells. This nucleotide emerged in early 2000 in H9N2 strains and has since spread in avian influenza viruses. The authors show that this nucleotide is part of an RNA sequence motif that binds the human host cellular machinery that supports virus replication.
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Liberals (and, to be fair, some non-liberals) often assume that any organization or politician who gets donations from a company, organization or industry must be in the pocket of the donor. In general, that assumption is unfair: what actually happens is that people donate to organizations and politicians that share their views. Still, contributions can sometimes seem malodorous. Here is an example, from the Science and Environmental Policy Project's The Week That Was:
On Thursday, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune admitted that between 2007 and 2010 the organization took $26 Million from Chesapeake Energy Corporation for the Sierra Club's campaign against coal-fired electrical power plants. Chesapeake is one the nation's largest producers of natural gas and extensively uses deep underground hydraulic fracturing "fracking" and sees its future in natural gas-fired power plants.
In making the announcement on the Sierra Club's web site, Brune implied that it will be joining in the campaign against "fracking" for natural gas. No doubt, the leadership of Chesapeake Energy is elated to hear that the animal they fed so generously to use against their competitors may soon turn on them, probably using the same tactics it used against Chesapeake's competitors in fuels to power electrical generation.
So the Sierra Club takes tens of millions of dollars from a natural gas energy company to trash the competition, coal-fired power plants. One wonders: who is now financing the Sierra Club's attacks on natural gas?
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How to Repair After Conflict
The goal in a thriving relationship isn't to never experience conflict again or to be your best self every second of the day. Given you are human beings with unique perspectives, wants, and needs, this would be unrealistic! 🙂
Instead, it's about how to repair after a challenging moment has occurred – whether you took your stress out on your beloved, got defensive, raised your voice, were being critical, gave the silent treatment, made a mistake, or simply weren't being your best selves, individually or together.
Knowing how to repair after these moments can make the difference between bringing you closer together or building further resentment and disconnect. It can also prevent future conflict so that the need for repair becomes less and less!
Here are 7 tips for things we recommend including in every repair!
(1) Apologize — in the way your beloved can best hear it.
There are many ways to apologize – actually saying the words, "I'm sorry," expressing regret, taking responsibility, offering empathy, saying how you want to make it up to them, and letting your beloved know how you want to do it differently. We all receive apologies differently, and it's so very important to know how your beloved can best hear it from you. When you apologize, use the words that go right to your beloved's heart.
(2) Take responsibility for your role in what happened.
In the midst of conflict, you may find yourself blaming your beloved. During repair, you want to, instead, take radical responsibility for your own role in it all. When you take responsibility for yourself and own your part in it, your beloved can relax and come closer to you. It frees them from having to be on guard or point these things out to you.
One of the great ironies in relationships is that your beloved will actually think much more highly of you when you admit your shortcomings and mistakes, not less of you. It's a beautiful thing!
(3) Really hear each other and see how each other makes sense.
Do you ever resist doing this because you somehow think that validating someone else's experiences makes them right and you wrong? Perhaps you've been so focused on insisting they hear and understand you that you've forgotten that they long for the same thing.
Seeing how someone else makes sense doesn't mean you have to agree with them or that you can personally relate to them. It just means that you are listening closely enough and with an open heart and mind to try to understand.
Feeling heard and understood is healing medicine in relationships. Plus, once we turn down the volume of our own thoughts and drop into someone else's world, a lot of tension just evaporates.
(4) Identify the needs underneath what you said or did and see how you can help each other get them met.
You may not have communicated in the best of ways, but underneath whatever you each said or did are valid needs you were looking to have met, like appreciation, connection, independence, peace, order, teamwork, joy, and so on.
What are you both, deep down, longing for more of – within yourself, your relationship, and your life? Be careful not to express your needs as demands, and definitely avoid blaming each other for your needs not being met. Instead, simply acknowledge what each of your needs are and see what you can do to support each other in getting these needs met.
(5) Name your more vulnerable feelings — without directing them at each other.
When we're triggered by something our beloved said or did, it's easy to get defensive, rather than vulnerable. Then, our defensiveness triggers the same in our beloved, and it becomes a downward spiral.
On the contrary, vulnerability opens our own hearts, allows our beloved to drop into theirs, and clears the pathway between us. The more vulnerable we can be about our emotions, the better.
So often, we might have one emotion on the surface but be feeling something else entirely underneath it. For example, we may appear (to ourselves and others) angry on the surface but, underneath the anger, we are just scared, ashamed, guilty, or sad. Take a moment to really drop into your humble, vulnerable heart to see what you are really feeling underneath the surface.
The other thing we mistakenly do is direct our feelings at our beloved. For example, "you made me really angry," or "you hurt me when you…" or "I'm so mad at you for…" Try to drop whatever part of it is directed at your beloved and, instead, just acknowledge that you felt sad, scared, lonely, discouraged, etc. and focus on yourself and what's going on in your inner world.
(6) Express appreciation.
There is nothing more reconnecting than shifting your attention towards appreciating each other. When in conflict, we humans tend to focus on LACK – what our beloved is lacking, what we're lacking, what our relationship is lacking, what our life is lacking.
Appreciation returns us to all that is going well, all that is good, all that is here to support us, and all that we want to GROW. It is so, so important. Take some moments to go back and forth naming things you appreciate about each other. This is TRANSFORMATIVE!
(7) Acknowledge what you learned and how you want to grow.
Nothing is simply lost in life if we gain the lesson and wisdom available to us in it. There is a sharp learning curve in relationships. Learning how you uniquely fit with another human being can take a lot of trial and error, and we often learn what does work by first discovering what doesn't.
Use this repair as a powerful opportunity to learn and grow, individually and as a couple. Next time, what would you love to do differently to get a different result? Make sure you each have at least one wisdom takeaway and new action item from this repair conversation!
After sitting with couples in thousands of sessions and experiencing our own relationship transformation, we are convinced that the very thing our relationship needs to grow is the very thing we each individually need to grow within us. There is no catalyst like our relationships to help us grow into the best version of ourselves, and taking time to repair can ensure that you don't miss this invaluable invitation to experience all the love and peace available to you.
It is our absolute passion to help couples repair from whatever may have happened, allowing these painful moments to be repurposed into growth that takes them someplace better than ever before. If we can be of support to you in any way, know we are here for you with all our hearts. You can learn more about our healing, supportive, affirming, and inspiring couples counseling and coaching HERE and our renowned Thrive in Love couples retreat coming up Valentine's weekend 2018 HERE.
We're so grateful to be on this amazing human journey of learning and growth with you and are wishing you a beautiful rest of your November and start to the winter holiday season. May your moments together nourish a feeling of warmth, love, and grateful abundance from the inside out.
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Aug. 11, 2003
Unlike a year ago, the Arizona volleyball team will head into the 2003 season with more answers than questions on its roster.
Last season head coach David Rubio and his staff was tasked with the challenge of not only replacing two graduated All-Americans, but also fielding a team that was built around an impressive, yet inexperienced freshman class. With a year's worth of play and a trip to the Elite Eight under their belts, Arizona's now experienced group of sophomores will be the anchor of the team as the once again youthful Wildcats head into the 2003 season.
Featuring a roster filled out by a decidedly dominant underclass, Arizona will have just one senior and three juniors on the roster this season. The dynamic sophomore class and a highly touted five-member freshman class will join the four upperclassmen on the floor.
'This is going to be the youngest team we've ever put on the floor at Arizona,' says head coach David Rubio. 'But it might also be the most talented too. We're going to have a number of freshmen and sophomores playing key roles. It's my hope that talent overcomes experience.'
The departure of graduated transfer Laurie Gardner will once again leave the Wildcats without a setter that has played in Arizona's system in the regular season. However, Wildcats fans shouldn't fear much. Incoming freshman Stephanie Butkus has the physical tools and knowledge of the game that made her one of the most highly regarded setting recruits in the nation and transfer Kelly Halfaker, nee Griffin, has three seasons of Division I play already under her belt.
A native of Bridgeview, Ill., outside of Chicago, the 5-foot-11 Butkus was named first team all-state by the Chicago Tribune after her senior season last year.
'Stephanie is the perfect setter to follow (former Arizona All-American) Dana (Burkholder) and (former Arizona setter) Laurie (Gardner),' says Rubio. 'She has good skills and sound fundamentals, but more importantly she'll be able to step in and play right away because of her mental approach to setting. In the Pac-10, the mental part of the game is more important than the athletic part.'
Challenging Butkus for playing time will be New Mexico transfer Halfaker. A fifth-year senior, she gained valuable experience as a three-year starter for the Lobos and as Arizona's setter in the spring season. Halfaker averaged over nine assists per game and dished out over 2,000 assists in her first three seasons at New Mexico. She missed the 2002 season after hurting her knee on the second day of preseason practice.
'Kelly's experience at New Mexico is a valuable asset,' says Rubio. 'She knows what it takes to compete on this level and played well in the spring for us. Transferring in last semester gave her a chance to compete with our returning members and learn our system.'
Another freshman, Tyler Bowman, might also see time in the setting position, but will most likely play in the back row as one of Arizona's liberos.
The Wildcats are set on the outside with a pair of sophomores and a redshirt freshman. Highlighting the returning outside hitters is 2002 AVCA National Freshman of the Year Kim Glass. In her first season in Tucson, Glass not only re-wrote the Wildcats' freshman record book, but also turned in one of the most prolific offensive seasons for an Arizona player of any class. In recording a school record 14 matches with 20 or more kills, Glass smashed Arizona's single season record for kills with 556 in 2002. She was twice named the Pac-10 Player of the Week and ended the conference year as not only Arizona's lone representative on the All-Pac-10 team, but as the conference's freshman of the year as well.
'Kim carried us for much of the season last year,' says Rubio. 'To have to type of season that she did as a freshman is remarkable. While her numbers from last year were impressive, we're hoping she won't have to take on so much this season. I believe we've got other players, both returning and incoming, that will take some of the pressure off of Kim, which in turn will make her even more dangerous.'
Joining Glass on the outside is classmate Jennifer Abernathy. Moving into the starting lineup in place of departed four-year starter Lisa Rutledge, Abernathy will be asked to take on a larger roll this season. An athletic and explosive leaper, she showed impressive flashes of her abilities in 2002, finishing with 57 kills in 27 matches.
'Jen has the physical talent and ability to be a major factor for us this year,' says Rubio. 'She had a chance to get adjusted to the collegiate game as a freshman and now will be given an opportunity to play a more expanded roll for us.'
Returning to action after redshirting last season is Meghan Cumpston. The 6-foot-1 outside hitter was a nationally recognized recruit coming out of high school in 2002, but spent last season honing her skills as a redshirt.
'Meghan has the tools to compete on this level,' says Rubio. 'Her abilities and her knowledge of the game have improved a great deal and the redshirt season definitely helped in her development.'
A position that has long been one of the strengths of Arizona's volleyball program, the Wildcat middle blockers suffered a loss this summer when returning starter Angie Ayers went down with a knee injury and will miss the entire 2003 season.
Despite the injury to Ayers, the Wildcats will still field a formidable presence in the middle with returning starter Bre Ladd and 6-foot-5 Jolene Killough. Arizona also welcomes in freshmen Enobong Ibok and Kristina Baum.
Ladd enters her second season with the Wildcats after posting some impressive numbers in her first year. After initially struggling, the 6-foot-1 native Tucsonan finished her first season as the top Arizona freshman in school history in matches played (32) and matches started (32), block assists (114), total blocks (124) and blocks per game (1.09). She was named to the freshman All-Pac-10 team while also garnering honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors as well.
'Bre continually got stronger as the season progressed last year,' says Rubio. 'By the end of the year she was one of our most consistent and productive starters. Once she became more accustomed and familiar with our system and her teammates she really took off. We're expecting big things from Bre this season.'
Junior Jolene Killough, a player that Rubio and the staff have high expectations for, will be called on to take a more expanded role this season. Killough played in 22 matches last year and made five starts. She finished with 42 kills on .305 hitting and recorded 24 total blocks.
'Jolene was a candidate to redshirt last season,' says Rubio. 'Due to some unforeseen circumstances she had to be pulled out of it and play. To do so after missing the first part of the season was very unselfish of her and showed her dedication to her teammates. Jo's a strong player at the net and with her size and reach she'll be a force both offensively and on the block for us this year.'
Ibok, a freshman from El Paso, Texas, is likely to redshirt her first season at Arizona.
'In my mind,' says Rubio. 'Enobong has the athletic ability to be as good as Kim (Glass). Her upside is nearly limitless. She possesses amazing athletic talent, a sound mental approach and an impressive work ethic.'
The loss of Ayers comes on the heals of the redshirt sophomore coming off a season that saw her move into the starting lineup. She began the 2002 season as a back up, but the retirement of Stefani Saragosa opened the way to a starting spot for the 6-foot-2 sophomore.
Ayers responded to her new starting role with 95 total blocks in just 88 games played. Her 1.08 blocks per game in 2002 was just a fraction behind Ladd's team-leading 1.09 and she finished the season posting 37 total blocks in Arizona's final seven matches. In addition to playing in the middle, Ayers was also expected to see time on the outside and as the opposite side hitter.
Ibok's classmate Baum will get a look at middle blocker, but will most likely play in the opposite position.
A position that never really had a true starter last season, either Ayers or freshman Kristina Baum was expected to fill the spot in 2003.
Ayers' injury leaves Baum as the expected starter in the role.
A Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 recruit, Baum will enter her first season at Arizona with the ability to make an immediate impact.
'She brings a complete game with her,' says Rubio. 'She has sound fundamentals and her ability to pass, serve, block and attack are already there. She also possesses a great mental approach to the game.'
An All-CIF second team selection, Baum helped California High School to its first-ever league title in 2002.
Meghan Cumpston will also be given a look on the right side during the preseason.
LIBERO One season after the NCAA adopted the libero as an official position it appears that the Wildcats will have a number of players to choose from in 2003. Returning junior Kelli Mulvany thrived in the spot after some early season struggles, and Rubio will also be able to call on junior Cassidy Crum and newcomers Tyler Bowman and Holyce Caldwell.
Mulvany, who has amassed 503 digs and a 2.43 dpg average in her first two seasons at Arizona, appears to be the heir apparent, but will certainly be pushed for the starting role by her teammates.
'We've got a number players that fill the libero spot,' says Rubio. 'Kelli has the experience in the position, but Cassidy, Tyler and Holyce will all push for floor time this year.'
Coach Rubio is a firm believer that a tough regular season will pay dividends come NCAA Tournament time. With a Final Four, three Elite Eights and four Sweet Sixteen appearances in the last four years to his credit, it appears he might be on to something.
With a total of 30 regular season matches scheduled, the Wildcats face tough slate in 2003. In addition to playing in a conference that sent a Pac-10 record eight teams to the NCAA Tournament, four to the Elite Eight, two to the national finals and also had the national champion crowned from it, Arizona will also take on seven teams that qualified for the 2002 NCAA Tournament in non-conference action.
The Wildcats will open the season on the road at the end of August with a trip to Malibu, Calif., at the Pepperdine Classic. Arizona will take on 2002 Big East champion Notre Dame in the first match of the year and will square off against Eastern Washington, who finished 29-2 in 2002 and ranked 24th in the final AVCA poll, and host school Pepperdine, a regional finalist last season in the NCAA Tournament, to close out the weekend.
The Wildcats then return home to play host to a pair of tournaments, the 20th-annual Wildcat Classic, Sept. 4-6 and the Arizona Invitational, Sept. 12-13. Arizona will welcome San Diego State, Rhode Island and 2002 NCAA participants Santa Clara and Miami (Fla.) in the Wildcat Classic. The field for the Wildcat Invitational the next weekend is filled out with New Mexico State, American University and UC Santa Barbara. Both American and UCSB played participated in the NCAA postseason last year.
The opening of the Pac-10 schedule closes out September with a three-match road trip against Washington State, Washington and Arizona State. A trip to Los Angeles for a meeting with UCLA and defending national champions USC the second week of October is sandwich around home matches against the Bay Area and Oregon schools.
Arizona will take a break from conference play at the mid point of the Pac-10 season with a trip to Hawaii to take on the Rainbow Wahine on Oct. 19. Hawaii finished the 2002 season falling to Stanford in the Final Four.
Returning to conference play, Arizona will reverse its home and away opponents, hosting Arizona State, USC, UCLA, Washington State and Washington, while traveling to the Oregon schools and the Bay Area through out the end of October and most of November.
The Wildcats will conclude their regular season against Santa Barbara in California on Nov. 29.
The opening rounds of the 2003 NCAA Tournament are scheduled to start the weekend of Dec. 4-7. The 2003 Final Four, Dec. 18-20, is to played in Dallas, Texas this year.
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Rev. Gary Crowe
Rev. Gary Crowe, Senior NCPD Chaplain is an Ordained Minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). A native of Ottumwa, IA, Rev. Crowe graduated from Drake University, Des Moines, IA with a BA in Religion in 1979. After graduation he worked at Siddhartha House, a home for at risk youth in Ottumwa, Iowa. He attended Lexington Theological Seminary, in Lexington, Kentucky where he graduated with a Masters of Divinity in 1986. Rev. Crowe then served ministries at Morton Community UCC, Morton, IL (1986-87); Bedford Christian Church, Bedford, KY (1987-1989); Rock Falls Christian Church, Rock Falls, IL (1989-1993); Bement Christian Church, Bement, IL (1993-1996); and First Christian Church, New Castle, PA (1996-2007). In April of 2007 he began employment as an Early Intervention Service Coordinator with Midwestern Intermediate Unit 4 in Grove City. Rev. Crowe served previously as a volunteer police chaplain in Rock Falls, Illinois and has been part of the NCPD Chaplain Corp since 1997. He lives in Shenango Township with his wife, Anne.
Rev. Ron Eade
Rev. Ron Eade has been a NCPD Chaplain since the inception of the program in 1996. In addition to NCPD, he is also a chaplain with the Pennsylvania State Police since 2008, assigned to the New Castle station. He is committed to the support of law enforcement personnel to assist them by being available counsel, encouragement, and to help with crisis situations and victims assistance, when requested.
Rev. Eade is ordained by the Missionary Church USA and is the pastor of the Church of Genesis in Mahoningtown, where he has served since 1991, and has previously served churches in Ohio and Kentucky. He is a graduate of Fort Wayne Bible College which later merged with Taylor University. He is the International Director of Central America Outreach, giving leadership to churches in Guatemala and Nicaragua, and is also the Director of Credentialing for the Eastern Region Missionary Church.
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I'm so happy I finally managed to get read this series – it's actually been a very productive and exciting experience for me! I don't know how, but I managed to get through my 18 years of life without reading these books or watching the movies. Then I started integrating with the book community and realising I really should get my act together and read these books. To start, here are my separate reviews for every book!
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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It was such a daunting prospect to read this in case I didn't like the books, so mainly I felt relieved. And I already own 2 pieces of merch, and I need so much more. I'm on movie 5, and I can't wait to finish them too!
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Whenever I travel by air, I have a very specific routine that I follow each and every time. After I go through TSA and find my gate, I get a drink and a snack to enjoy while I wait for my flight to board. (I get to the airport pretty early just in case TSA is crazy, so I usually have a good chunk of time to sit and wait for my plane to arrive.) Once I have my Starbucks drink and my cheez-its, I sit at my gate, get out my book, and start up my travel playlist.
Sometimes I will just listen to whatever playlist I have going at the time, but I really like to create a playlist specifically for traveling. Really I use the music to block out other noises while I read. That sounds kind of silly, I know, but I'd rather hear my music in the background instead of people coughing or children whining, you know? So when I make a playlist for reading/traveling, I want to make sure it's songs I already know and won't feel obligated to stop and listen to, but songs that I like enough that if I do stop reading to just listen to music for a while, I won't hate my life. I also want to make sure the songs are upbeat enough to keep me subconsciously energized, but not too crazy loud that I can't concentrate or get woken up if I drift off to sleep. It's a delicate process that I spend way too much time thinking about.
For this trip, I thought it would be fun to make a playlist with artists and songs I like that came from England, since that's where I was going! I put a bunch of stuff on there (lots of Keane, Adele, and Ed Sheeran, for sure!) plus the scores from a few Harry Potter movies, just in case I wanted some wordless music to relax with. I'll put this baby on shuffle and hope to get some good reading done!


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'Miniverse' Poster Giveaway!
Just as promised last month on our Twitter, we are now officially kicking off our Miniverse giveaway where you can win some really cool posters that feature artwork right from the game (more on that later). Coming June 30th to the App Store, Miniverse is described as a "fast paced puzzle game" for the iPad that's set in space. In the game, players are required to move people (astronauts) around as they traverse through a series of puzzles and mazes to get them to the same space rocket. As seen in the video below, it's not as easy as one may think, you'll need to strategically choose your options and what route you will take. So far we have confirmed that Miniverse will feature two worlds each with 20 levels, plus with the addition of another world just in time for the launch which is being worked on right now. To date we've never seen anything like Miniverse, but it's by far one of the most unique games to come to iOS and we really like that. That being said, we're really excited to get our hands on Miniverse once it's released.
Now onto the really exciting part. Ryan from RytGames, the developers of Miniverse, has offered us a really unique opportunity to giveaway fifteen posters that feature artwork right from the game. Thankfully just like our previous contests, it will be super easy to enter plus a lot of people will receive a prize, so it's a win-win all around for everyone. All you've got to do is follow the steps below and you're entered to win!
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This giveaway will end on May 20th, 2014 at 11:59PM EST and we will select fifteen winners then contact you for further instructions through Twitter. You will need to provide your shipping address in order to receive the poster. Just like always, once more information on Miniverse becomes available, we'll be sure to let you know as quick as possible.


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I built these parallel clamps based on the plans by fellow LJ corydoras. This is his build:
He's got great plans available, I modified them to suite the materials I was using, but they work great, I'm super happy with these clamps, they really do work well. You all know the old saying, why build one, when you can build 22! So I built 22 of them at different lengths for different glue-ups.
I finished these clamps months ago, but finally completed a build video on them, if anyone is interested.
-- -- Tyson
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#1 posted 05-19-2016 05:57 PM
Those clamps are very expensive in stores, I bet you made them with acceptable amount of money. They look awesome in design, sure, they are sturdy.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
#2 posted 05-19-2016 07:13 PM
on my to do list for sure. Thanks for sharing as we can never have enough clamps.
#3 posted 05-19-2016 07:24 PM
Really cool – going to have to have to give these a shot!
Best -
-- "I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it." Pablo Picasso
#4 posted 05-19-2016 08:56 PM
Woah, awesome
-- I came - I sawed - I over-built
#5 posted 05-19-2016 09:20 PM
Love it! What type of wood would be suggested for use in the body of these clamps? I see you used oak, what else would work?
-- When you earnestly believe you can compensate for a lack of skill by doubling your efforts, there is no end to what you CAN'T do
#6 posted 05-19-2016 11:46 PM
They are definitely economical. I used electrical conduit and superstrut, both of which are cheap. I probably paid more for the drill bits to work with the pipe.. (had an outer diameter of 15/16ths) than I did for the pipe itself.
I think most any type of medium density wood would work. I'm not sure what this type of wood was, it's not particularly hard though, I used it as I had it, harder density would be better, but I doubt it's completely necessary.
Thanks all!
-- -- Tyson
#7 posted 05-20-2016 01:01 AM
Those are really nice.
-- Wood for projects is like a good Fart..."better when you cut it yourself" Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does
#8 posted 05-20-2016 03:14 AM
Very nice, bought his plans for these and his precurser clamps some time back but been stuck on the back burner.
Need a small fleet in the 24" range and i think if i can batch out at least a half dozen to a dozen i wouldnt need many more clamps. (Lies)
-- "....put that handsaw to work and make it earn its keep. - summerfi" <==< JuStiN >==>=->
#9 posted 05-20-2016 03:25 AM
Nice job, will have to build some of these too.
-- Brian - Hazelton, British Columbia
#10 posted 05-20-2016 01:55 PM
These are really nice and they look like they have a great design. Congratulations.
helluvawreck aka Charles
-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com
#11 posted 05-20-2016 02:41 PM
Well done. I also have the plans somewhere. Must do soon.
#12 posted 05-20-2016 03:21 PM
You did a great job on these and the video. Thanks!
-- "Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef
#13 posted 05-20-2016 03:38 PM
Great looking calmps – and fantastic video!
-- "Do or Do not. There is no try." - Yoda
#14 posted 05-21-2016 08:05 PM
big fan of the economical solution. parallel clamps are outrageously priced at the store. curious how much clamping pressure you get out of them. probably more than you would ever need, but would it be even better than a pony or bessey
-- just a goon with a hammer.
#15 posted 05-22-2016 01:50 PM
-- - Montana sucks. Tell your friends.
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I'm taking a series of wellness classes centered around the principle of health being within our power to alter, elevate, and take power back over. One of the most enlightening moments of this ayurveda-focused workshop was finding out that there is one simple act, done consistently, which has the vast ability to put us on a path to unshakable vitality.
This "secret sauce" turns out to be rather surprising. You see, what we eat and in which combination rank 2 and 3 in the list of importance, but it is HOW we eat that ensures we are tangoing in rhythm with our own life-sustaining forces. This is because digestion insists that we give it a calm, safe space to do its job. When we do this, it rewards us by spreading nutrients throughout our bodies. When we don't eat calmly and mindfully however, the byproduct is toxins that can build up and lead to dis-ease.
Yes, that's right. We can eat Doritos mindfully and this is actually better than shoving rice and veggies into our pieholes while stressing about our next to-do list task! This is great news for carb-lovers like myself.
All joking aside, eating more calmly also has the added benefit of making us more mindful of WHAT we're putting in our palates – so that we're more likely to reach for healthy, complex carbs such as baked potatoes over processed snacks like chips.
The even better news is that this principle of how we eat is as a great metaphor for life itself. Titles, resumes, our number of social media "friends" – none of these things is as important as how we go about living our life. Do we deeply enjoy our friendships, or worry about quantity over quality? Do we work to find work that fulfills us, or simply work to buy more and more of what we are told is important? Are we concentrating on "being the change" we'd like to see unfold in this world, or are we being what others think we should be?
Here is what the ancient practice of ayurveda is actually trying to tell us: We can either do what we need to digest the lessons we are sent here to learn, and spread the messages gleaned from those hard-earned experiences, or we can look outside ourselves for solutions to our problems and "villians" to blame when those solutions aren't forthcoming.
Ironically, the word villain derives from the Latin word "villanus" – meaning farmhand. One who grows the food we eat. So as it turns out those who we make out to be villains can actually nourish us if we learn the lessons they came into our lives to teach us, and then use the gift of our newfound wisdom to uplift our lives and the lives of others who seek our help. In so doing we create a more positive, healthier world.


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Dental implants offer a natural looking replacement for adult teeth. In addition, implants restore functionality to the jaw, making speaking, eating, and chewing easier. Most implants are comprised of a screw that is embedded into the bone and a post to which the prosthesis is attached.
Biomet 3i implants are unique because the microsurface of the cone-shaped screw contains an innovative bone-bonding component. This means that implants can be placed in areas with low bone density, sparing the patient the mess and misery of wearing poorly fitting dentures. Additionally, the bone-bonding component means quicker recovery time after the implant is placed.
Why should I choose 3i dental implants?
There are a wide variety of dental implants in the marketplace, but 3i have an almost unparalleled success rate. Almost 98% of 3i implants are fitted successfully and last for a lifetime. 3i implants contain a unique feature, which is embedded in the surface of the screw. Implant screws made by other companies are sprayed with calcium phosphate to enhance the bone integration process. However, 3i screws actually contain calcium phosphate, which means that delamination is less likely to occur.
Additionally, the cone-shaped 3i screw adds precision to the placement of implants and ensures that the final prosthesis is comfortable and can withstand pressure.
Here are some of the other benefits associated with 3i implants:
How are 3i dental implants placed?
The procedure for placing 3i dental implants is similar to many other implant procedures. It is usually performed in two short visits, the first visit being typically an hour in length and the second taking around thirty minutes.
After the dentist has analyzed the X-rays and diagnostic results, the implant root can be inserted. This procedure will be performed under local anesthetic, unless another type of sedation is preferred.
Here is a step-by-step process for the first stage of a 3i dental implant placement:
Generally, 3i dental implants enhance the healing process, which means that the second treatment phase can be completed around 10-12 weeks after the first.
Here is a brief overview of can be expected at the second appointment:
A local anesthetic will be administered, and a tiny incision will be made to expose the prosthetic root. The temporary stop-cap will be removed and a small post or abutment will be attached to the implant.
When the healing process is complete, the new dental prosthesis (usually a crown) will be created from bite impressions. A tiny screw will be used to secure the prosthesis onto the abutment. Any necessary adjustments will be made to ensure the prosthesis is comfortable, and the 3i dental implant will be secure for a lifetime.
If you have any questions about 3i dental implants, please ask your dentist.
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