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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Reinventing Rhonda: Reinvention in the Mirror
Reinventing Rhonda: Reinvention in the Mirror: "Inspiring you to reinvent yourself" Dear Friends, I've written five new posts in my imagination since the last one that act...
Reinvention in the Mirror
"Inspiring you to reinvent yourself"
Dear Friends,
I've written five new posts in my imagination since the last one that actually made it to you. (Each brilliant in its own way.) Today, I want to open up a bit of my character for our collective inspection, reflect on the reinvention I've been sharing since February, and let you know why I paused.
"It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye." Just like the giddily playing kids whose parent must yell this cliché, I began my journey of reinvention with little idea of the risks. For one thing, it did not dawn on me, though it should have, that this blog and my FB pages would be stalked by someone without my best interest in mind. As I hope you've figured out, there are aspects of my life that I do keep private, writing nothing about here or on Facebook. Besides simple discretion and courtesy to others involved in my "reinvention," I am sensitive to the idea, developed in social science, that to observe something is to change it in some way. So, I share with you what I am open to your influence over – you, meaning the innumerable people, currently known to me or not, who may ultimately read these musings. By opening myself to your observation, I know that my experiences themselves are somehow altered. All the more so, as I am describing my life to you with intent and choices; of course I'm aware of and influenced by your presence.
This blog is about growth, learning, joy, gratitude and excitement. In these areas, the more the merrier! Come on in for a swim in these pools of my mind; splash around; make some noise; run, even, if you wish. It's safe and I welcome it.
Why did I start the blog this year? Because I have illnesses that have forced me to change direction; because I was too ill to work and what on earth was I going to do with myself? Because I have financial and familial circumstances that one could consider dire. (Okay, that are dire.) Because I am much lesser abled than I ever was, in life-critical ways. Because everything must change because everything has changed.
My response to those truths is to dwell as much as possible on these equally available truths: that there are also good circumstances in my life, that I have plenty of blessings to count, and that to a great extent, I get to choose my private and public responses to the losses. (Jewish tradition includes very sensible distinctions between public and private mourning.) It is not the circumstance that defines one, but the response.
My cyber-stalker – yes, someone I know – believes that if one is true the other must be a lie. Either I am in dire straits or I am joyful. If I write about joy and good fortune here, that belies my "claim" of difficult circumstances. If my physical and financial difficulties are true, then – obviously – I am lying to you in this blog and on Facebook. This person has decided that I lie habitually and that I have little integrity.
So I paused. To ponder. To give the stalker less fodder for misinterpretation. To wonder, am I being truthful with you? After much deliberation, I came to this thought:
It may be harder to burst with joy when counting too few pennies or when feeling knocked off one's feet, but it is by no means impossible. A stimulating conversation may do it, as may evoking an infant's smile.
Watching a cat choose the posies' planter as a cat bed has done it. Seeing FB photos of former students loving life does it. Chocolate ice cream does it (duh!), as does linguistic and philosophical discourse with a new FB friend.
I don't yet have the answers to my fiscal well-being, and I don't know how I will live a productive life with the ailments that limit me. I don't. I grieve plenty, in private and to my closest confidantes. It scares me not to control the outcome, not even to know it.
What I do know is that for me, joy is the antidote to fear. Laughter pushes stress away. Creative expression lightens the burden. Loving family and friends soothe my achy soul. And that, my dears, is no lie.
So, after this, back we go: to aspirations, inspiration, and the occasional stinky perspiration. Back to joy, growth, and beauty. Back to learning, reinvention, naysayers be damned.
Thanks for reading!
Love, Rhonda
Friday, May 15, 2015
Reinventing Rhonda: Unintentionally Slapstick
Reinventing Rhonda: Unintentionally Slapstick: "Inspiring You to Reinvent Yourself" Dear Friends, Years ago, I asked two colleagues to stop talking about their sex l...
Unintentionally Slapstick
"Inspiring You to Reinvent Yourself"
Dear Friends,
Years ago, I asked two colleagues to stop talking about their sex lives in front of me: "Don't you understand," I said, in mock exasperation, "I'm unintentionally celibate!"
They chuckled, left my office, and we went about our week. Except that Sandy giggled every time she saw me, returning repeatedly to the concept of "unintentionally celibate."
Just as a staff meeting was about to begin, Sandy and I made eye contact across the table; muttering, "unintentionally celibate," she began to laugh again.
|Here's a nice picture of a nice cucumber. No reason. Why?
"Sandy," I said in mock exasperation, "Don't you understand? It wouldn't be funny if it weren't true!"
"Oh!" she responded, thought a minute, nodding her head slowly.
It was an odd concept. Celibacy, as opposed to "not getting any" or "in a dry spell," connotes choice, virtue. To be celibate is to be well-behaved, disciplined, pure and strong. In control of one's destiny. I was unintentionally strong and in control? Yes! I'd much rather have been impulsively screwing up a storm every night and bow-legged with exhaustion every morning. It was my age-right, my birthright. I was racking up virtue points when I should have been racking up notches on a bedpost. It was frustrating. And funny.
I often burst out laughing when I recount my frustrations, and, as I saw clearly this week, so do my friends. I've been in NYC, down from Albany for a divorce mediation session that took place on Wednesday. I planned 1.5 days free and close by on either side of the stressful event, in case of debilitating potential Fibro flare-ups. (Thanks to the Have Computer Will Work strategy, I am able to be as productive in borrowed digs as I am at home.)
Making time to connect with friends through the week, I had lunch at a café, dusk beside the Central Park Reservoir and dinner at a corner Italian place. After each get-together, my abs ached and my cells felt over-oxygenated from belly laughter. The stories were the sort that are over-the-top funny because, well, they aren't really funny at all. Self-deprecating slapstick: Not so-and-so slipped on a banana peel; rather, that's me slipping on the damned banana peel that I threw down to begin with!
My friends and I laughed about grunting like old, arthritic men every time we move, the relationships that went insanely south, the most bizarre moments of those relationships, and the grief of lost love and trashed dreams. Conversation sloshed between sharing real pain and giggling over it, being worried and being giddy and strategizing and caricaturizing.
I could barely catch my breath or hold my bladder. At the café, the woman behind us could barely hear herself think. At the reservoir, self-satisfied runners just barely managed to ignore us. No matter – we were thoroughly enjoying the fruits of our failures.
Often, I describe my body with Fibro as a carnival fun house mirror – everything's warped and unreal. "It would be hysterically funny if it weren't true," I say. But enjoying this week so much and remembering back to "unintentionally celibate," I now see that if it weren't true, it wouldn't be funny.
Are you enjoying these posts? Please do share them. It's fun to see what new countries people are reading me in. I don't have anyone in Africa or Scandinavia yet. Let's go, people!
Love, Rhonda
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
Reinventing Rhonda: For the Love of God…
Reinventing Rhonda: For the Love of God…: "Inspiring you to reinvent yourself" Dear friends, I bought a blender this month, the kind that crushes everything with blades o...
For the Love of God…
"Inspiring you to reinvent yourself"
Dear friends,
I bought a blender this month, the kind that crushes everything with blades of steel. Not the insanely expensive brand that produces so much friction, COSTCO hawkers make soup in it. I dreamed about that one, imagining it would change my life forever. I love soup, and if I make frozen margaritas, surely beautifully plumed people would flit around me like hummingbirds to nectar? Nah.
I rejected the TV miracle one that looks like a mortar shell and is likely to send smoothie gloop-shrapnel all over my kitchen. On the other hand, I loved my Ginzu knives, so maybe this is good quality. Still, too utilitarian; I wouldn't love it.
No, I bought the Jackie Chan of blenders, the one that chops board-hard carrots like butter. It was love at first blend. Amazing! Kale tastes great with pears, ginger and raspberries, and with carrots, apples, protein powder and chocolate chips. It's remarkable how kale, almond oil, parmesan and pine nuts turn into pesto with the push of a finger. I have eaten more iron, Vitamin C and fiber than my intestinal track knows what to do with. It's like after a week at Kripalu, eating vegan foods in bulk.
|Thanks, Brunetteanthem.com
Though it might be hard to discern, this post is about the languages of love – or more specifically, my languages of love. My new friend Anna, a fictional representation of a real person (I am helping a beloved client writing a Roman à Clef—fictionalized tell-all—and this is a good warm-up), mentioned love at her kitchen table Monday.
I had just sealed a deal with her daughter, Rebecca, to work for me this summer, and Anna and I had just agreed to collaborate on a writing project. We had also just conspired to get more food-based iron into her oldest daughter, Callie, who babysits at my house three afternoons a week. My role? Make her smoothies with kale hidden within, of course. Kale for Callie. (The alliteration works with Callie's real name, too, but if I told you, I'd have to..., well, you know.) Anna had just texted back to Rebecca, who texted her mom from the basement that she wanted to go hang out with her boyfriend. And I had just told Anna that her ex-husband Bernard, who is my fictional friend and financial advisor, has been trying to get me to stop buying people gifts. "The languages of love," Anna murmured, in a moment of intellectual flight that hooked me and carried it with me.
What are my languages of love? I am a love polyglot! I do speak gift. How could I not buy the What da Cluck T-shirt for a friend who raises chickens? A spring jacket for a toddler niece? A hand-painted mug in her favorite colors for a friend who turned 50?
I also speak a hybrid of schoolmarm, Jewish mother and soft-bosomed auntie. I see to your education and that there are childproof locks on the cabinets. I scold you for talking trash and kvell over your every achievement. (Kvelling is Yiddish for celebrating a loved one's/student's accomplishments in a joyfully connected "And s/he's mine!" sort of way.) I hug you, coo at you and rub your back. I laugh at your jokes and listen to your music. I use endearments and touch your hair or shoulder when I walk by. I say and text "I love you" often. If you are an infant, toddler, dog, cat, goat or alpaca, I talk a stream of pleasant sounding nonsense to you, often responding to your garbled verbiage with, "I know, baby. I agree with you completely. What do you think about X (world peace, those Mets, etc.)?" If you're a teenager, I meet your ideas with wondering questions – you sparked my curiosity! I cook you soup.
Speaking of soup, I was trained from birth to speak food: smoothies with iron; pesto in little jars for everyone; a Passover seder for non-Jewish friends replete with brisket, Moroccan chicken, fresh-made horseradish and beets, matzo ball soup and innumerable kugels; brunch out; ice cream. Coffee fixed the way you like it. And I am also an avid listener to the language of Food.
I can listen and jabber on for days in Daughter, Friend, Lover and Sister.
|Parents Fran and David. Taught me many love languages
I speak resume and cover letter and their parent language, editing. I speak Stay at my House, Borrow my Car and What do You Need beautifully, along with Breathlessly Funny Shared Story-Telling. I am fluent in Hold on, You're Safe, though much less so in I'm Letting Go Now. I overuse the cyber love language, Facebook, and cannot get enough of I Love Hearing Your Love Languages.
When alone, I use my ESL–extra-sensory love–to scan the well-being of those with whom I have not spoken today, this week, this month, and sometimes even, this year. I use this vibratory language to wish them into greater well-being, celebrate with them, ease their fear or grief, and let them know that I miss and love them. In many cases, a greeting card would do better, but I speak post office haltingly and have never quite gotten the rhythms of Remember My Birthday or Happy Anniversary.
Languages of love:so satisfying to think about this morning! Thank you, fictional Anna, for sparking this train of thought. I've loved it. Now off either to make my breakfast smoothie or take my early morning nap. Probably the nap; I love naps.
Love, Rhonda
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Sunday, April 12, 2015
Reinventing Rhonda: When the Fibro Flares
Reinventing Rhonda: When the Fibro Flares: "Inspiring you to Reinvent Yourself" Dear Friends, I planned a month of driving, visiting, meeting strangers, eating ...
Reinventing Rhonda: Reinventing Rhonda: The Not-so-Lonely Gal on the R...
Reinventing Rhonda: Reinventing Rhonda: The Not-so-Lonely Gal on the R...: Reinventing Rhonda: The Not-so-Lonely Gal on the Road : "Inspiring you to reinvent yourself." Dear Friends, The sunroof ...
When the Fibro Flares
"Inspiring you to Reinvent Yourself"
Dear Friends,
I planned a month of driving, visiting, meeting strangers, eating out and on-the-go, and sleeping different homes: NY, NJ, DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, MD, DE, PA, NJ, NY. I knew that Fibro fatigue would catch up with me and Fibro pain would strike. So I planned for broken plans, sprinkling several longer than necessary stops throughout the trip so that I could rest.
I build in flexibility, knowing that my body would insist on taking control.
(Fibro/chronic pain travel hint #1)
What happened was a quick onset, stress induced Flaming Fibro Flare just south of Orlando.
Orlando was meant to be my three-night rest stop.
When Couch Surfing, I request to stay where a bed in one's own room is offered. I can nap at will and groan in pain to my Fibro heart's content. (Fibro/chronic pain travel hint #2)
I made Couch Surfing plans that sounded great with a wonderfully reviewed host, who turns out to be a terrific and interesting man with a lovely girl friend to boot. And an artist and a man who has turned every room of his house into a renovation zone. I needed guidance to walk through.
Belongings were piled everywhere. I snaked my arms past a wall of half filled paint-rinsing jars to wash my hands. While "my" bedroom was the neatest and the bed was nicely made, there were still things piled and leaning every which way.
Some of you know that I spent many years living with a hoarder. Not a fun experience; sometimes a horrible one. So, while I make no judgment on my host's relationship with things, I felt deeply uncomfortable in his home.
First, I took a brief nap. (Remember, my energy was already wearing thin; this was meant to be my recuperation stop.) When I awoke, I found myself lingering in bed.
An inner dialogue began: I'll just stay in bed until tomorrow. That would be rude. Where would I sit out there? I can't stay here! Well, you can't insult them, they opened their home to you. I feel myself sinking. Stay the night and find another place tomorrow.
A pause, and then a different inner voice. The health superego I've been trying to develop, the one who guards me against wantonly putting others before myself:
You cannot stay the night. Your anxiety is rising and you will end up in a huge Fibro flare. You're already on the brink of one, which is why you're not thinking straight, but really, Rosenheck, you must leave now. Sit up. Good. Put your things back in your bag. Good. and now, go out to the living room and say something. You can do this.
"Hi," I began. "I need to share something. I lived with a hoarder for a long time and while I know that you're in the middle of renovations, the amount of clutter here is bringing on an anxiety attack. I'm sorry, I cannot stay with you. If not for my background, I'd be excited to learn about all the work you're doing on the house. But I have to go. I'm so sorry."
They understood. They wanted me to be comfortable. They asked where I'd stay. I threw out the name of a place nearby, though I'd not made plans. I grabbed my bags, slipped past mounds of things following my host to the door, and practically ran out.
From the car, I booked a last minute hotel deal nearby.
When using AirBNB and Couch Surfing to travel, have a just-in-case budget available for an inexpensive hotel room. Keep Priceline's app handy on your phone to book an immediately available room with express deals at 50-60% off their normal prices.
(Fibro/chronic pain travel hint #3)
I couldn't forestall the anxiety attack; it arrived full force just as I was driving away. I pulled into a gas station to let it safely work its way through my body. I cleaned every bit of rubbish out of the car, reorganized my snacks bag, and strove to slow my breathing. When I felt calmer, I drove to the hotel and spent three days and two nights in a blessedly clean room riding out a major Fibro flare.
I got myself out of an unhealthy situation and into a restorative one after only an hour or so of hesitation. This was huge!
I continued my trip the day I felt well again. Made one more stop before reaching my folks' place. Spent hours catching up on freelance work in the Co-Op Cafe, a fantastic natural foods place in Fort Pierce, FL, https://www.facebook.com/OYPoypcoop. Watched pelicans swan dive for fish off a pier. Got another good night's sleep. Then, at last, I arrived in Boca and fell into my mom's compassionate arms, just in time to help with the Passover preparations.
|by Mary Theresa Streck, former nun, hopeful future Catholic priest
Hope you all had a terrific holiday. Mine was just right!
Love, Rhonda
Monday, March 30, 2015
Reinventing Rhonda: The Not-so-Lonely Gal on the Road
Reinventing Rhonda: The Not-so-Lonely Gal on the Road: "Inspiring you to reinvent yourself." Dear Friends, The sunroof is back and my hair is blowing in the wind. (Okay, my h...
The Not-so-Lonely Gal on the Road
"Inspiring you to reinvent yourself."
Dear Friends,
The sunroof is back and my hair is blowing in the wind. (Okay, my hair looks like this even when I stage a still shot of hair blowing in the wind.) I have been on the road for nine days, heading straight south. I am approaching Central Florida, on this, the first day of my trip to go above 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Traveling solo is lovely and not at all lonely.:
I get to see people I love. NJ was a sleep-over with good friends, DC was a sleep-over with cousins, and Raleigh was a sleep-over with lifelong friends plus a night out with less long, but still long, time friends. Savannah was supposed to be a stay where I knew no one. Popping onto the Couch Surfing site to input my request, I found that of over 1100 potential hosts, the very first to appear was a graduate school friend! Savannah became a sleep-over and catch-up with one of the sweetest rabbis I know and his remarkable wife.
Strangers become (at least) momentary friends. Ken, a new Word With Friends adversary from Philadelphia. David, who hosted me in Wilmington, DE for two nights, a family medicine intern who grew up not far from where my brother now lives. Got an amazing hug from the fabulously witty owner of a yogurt and coffee shop, also in Wilmington, called Scrumptious. Spent over an hour in free-flowing discourse with her and a regular who is an artist. www.gotscrumptious.com. Sid, the band leader in Raleigh, expects me not to miss his show next time! Anya, the restaurateur's wife, also in Raleigh, near-promised a successful shidduch for me and has already invited me to join her and Arthur (the restaurateur) at a Jewish gathering in August.
Brooke, the clerk at Pep Boys in Georgia, sneaked me in for a tire replacement at the end of the day Sunday. (She enjoyed a sampling of my yummy/healthy road snacks to ease the dinner-time delay.) Heath and Leann, my hosts in Jacksonville: HS sweethearts, they each married and divorced, then found each other fifteen years ago. In 27 years of a career in state corrections, Heath has never carried a gun.
Friends and loved ones remain in reach. Mom: Where am I today and what Haggadahs should we use for the seder? Nephew: Childcare possibilities in Portland, ME? Edison, NJ friend: Textlogue in process until I visit on the return. Friends of a good friend in NYC: Can they stay with me one night during Passover? Yes, but I won't be there: here's my beloved housemate to host you. Facebook: posts, comments and likes.
Reinventing Rhonda: well, here you are! ;-)
|Spanish Moss: Neither Spanish nor Moss. Discuss.
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To those who celebrate: a Happy Easter, a Sweet Passover, and in general, a warm welcome for budding renewal of earth, spirit, and please, a peaceful human sensibility.
Love, Rhonda
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Reinventing Rhonda: The Muck Between the Bucket Seats
Reinventing Rhonda: The Muck Between the Bucket Seats: "Inspiring you to reinvent yourself." Dear Friends, I'm just sitting for a moment. Recapturing my breath on a...
The Muck Between the Bucket Seats
"Inspiring you to reinvent yourself."
Dear Friends,
I'm just sitting for a moment. Recapturing my breath on a cold and accomplished day. Homemade sipping chocolate rests cooling close at hand. More to do, more to do. In a bit, I promise.
May this fibro-woman hear an "ooh, ah," for each of these accomplishments?
- Get out of bed. Get dressed right away. (Huge.)
- Feed the cats, water four creatures and let the dogs out. Give each some one-on-one loving.
- Resolve a TurboTax issue by seeing if it would resolve itself: It did. Taxes filed.
- Fail to design a business card on Moo.com. If at first you don't succeed, procrastinate.
- Phone meeting: brief, warm and productive.
- In-person meeting: brief, warm and productive.
- Get bank paperwork done in under fifteen minutes. (I'd prepared ahead.)
- Eat lunch while chatting with my niece.
- Get snow tires changes to all-weathers. This meant: clear heavy things from car; put heavy things in car; do crossword puzzles and email; shop on Amazon Mobile; and clear heavy things from my car again.
- Remove car muck. I believe the Talmud states that car muck over a k'zayit ("like an olive") must be removed by hand two weeks before Passover. Four freezing months' worth of fallen popcorn, dried pear stems, gluten-free cookie crumbs, seltzer can tabs, faded gas receipts, lozenge wrappers, used napkins and broken tooth-flossers.
This was slapstick. "Stan....ley!" (Young 'uns, no one alive should miss Stanley Laurel and Oliver Hardy's work: http://www.laurel-and-hardy.com/)
I scissored my legs, seeking traction. Nope.
I collapsed my right arm. Really!? Why?
I clutched at the crushed pen cap, flopped over sideways and, finally, wormed myself backward until my toes gripped tarmac and I could bend my knees.
Up I bounced, practicing what my feline friends have taught me: Land on your feet; shake yourself off; say, "I meant to do that," then walk away slowly, with your tail in the air.
No one saw. (A wiser woman might not have blogged about it.)
Tonight, you ask? There's a bedroom to tidy, laundry to load, a Paypal account to open, and an office to organize. So if you need me, look for me in front of an episode or two of NCIS.
Please share, follow, like, and comment. I don't yet understand why, but I think it matters.
Thank you.
Love, Rhonda
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6 oz Silk Almond-Coconut Milk
6 chips Ghiradelli semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 packet Stevia, any brand
1.5 Tbs Unsweetened cocoa, Hershey's or finer
1 dollop Whipped cream, chilled
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Monday, March 9, 2015
Reinventing Rhonda: A Religious Experience at the Attorney's Office
Reinventing Rhonda: A Religious Experience at the Attorney's Office: "Inspiring you to Reinvent Yourself" Artist: Jennifer North Two days ago I turned 53. Today I signed my Last Will &...
A Religious Experience at the Attorney's Office
"Inspiring you to Reinvent Yourself"
Two days ago I turned 53. Today I signed my Last Will & Testament. The sequence was a coincidence of attorney-client mutual convenience but nonetheless struck me as meaningful.
Here's the story: In the first 68 days of 2015 (minus one hour stolen by the Spring Ahead demon), I:
|Artist: Jennifer North
Two days ago I turned 53. Today I signed my Last Will & Testament. The sequence was a coincidence of attorney-client mutual convenience but nonetheless struck me as meaningful.
Here's the story: In the first 68 days of 2015 (minus one hour stolen by the Spring Ahead demon), I:
- Stepped down as head of my school, ending a 32 year Jewish education vocation.
- Started email@example.com.
- Served divorce papers on my husband after 13 years of marriage and three of estrangement.
- Began a freelancing business of writing, editing and proofreading.(email@example.com)
- Consolidated various 403b and IRA savings so that they will grow faster.
- Put myself on a spending budget and a healthy-for-me eating plan.
- Labeled myself "semi-retired," to relax into my Fibromyalgia rather than fight it.
Not bad for a person who is chronically fatigued and in pain. (Though I don't think I yet understand the meaning of semi-retirement.)
With many changes looming, the time seemed right to organize my pre-death and in-death experiences. Control freak or kind soul? You choose. Either way, I chose now to convey my wishes.
Besides the legal forms, I wrote an Ethical Will, which is a deceased person's final soapbox, on which she can climb in death to share with loved ones her gratitude, values and wishes -- with no back talk. Ethical wills are a minor, long-held, Jewish tradition. Though not exclusively Jewish, I believe.
See Jack Riemer's now classic text, So That Your Values Live On: Ethical Wills and How to Prepare Them, December 1, 1993 ISBN-13: 978-1879045347 ISBN-10: 1879045346
Back to my attorney's office, today. I thought: In for a quick check of corrections and my John Hancock; in by 2, out in 30.
Instead, I had a religious experience. Re-reading my end of life instructions, my Last Will and Testament, and my love-soaked Ethical Will, my spirit began to well. The chik-chok-watch the clock attitude I came in with left. Time slowed and so did my breath.
I used each moment alone in the conference room to meditate. It came easily for once. Empty my lungs and shut out air with my adductors; fill my lungs and shut air in with my glottis. Feel the rushes -- in and out -- when I unlock the muscles. Think only of each breath and, to be honest, of Jeanette Miller, the yoga instructor who taught me this practice long ago.
In walked the attorney and three witnesses, bearing documents on heavy, ivory paper, with headings in elegant type, bearing my penultimate and final wishes. I rose and shook hands with each witness. We took seats around an oval table. I laid my hand on the pile of documents, accepted a pen from the attorney, and thought, "There should be a blessing." I couldn't think of one on the spot, so I did the birthday candle thing instead: Closed my eyes, made a wish, opened my eyes and got to it. My wish?
"May this do its job to ease and obviate the pain of others."
I found the first blank places and wrote "9th," then "March," then "2015," very carefully with a blue pen. Found the line with Rhonda Lea Rosenheck centered under it and signed Rhonda Rosenheck, because Lea is never part of my signature. Handed the pen and paper to the first witness, who filled in her part while we silently watched. She handed paper and pen to the second witness, who wrote her part and then handed it across the table to the third witness. The attorney laid it down, first of a stack invisibly labeled, "Done."
We reenacted this for the Health Care Proxy, the page that attests that the witnesses are who they say they are, something else procedural and my Last Will and Testament. This was then notarized, to demonstrate that I am who I say I am.
The last document was my Ethical Will. As a letter to my loved ones, only I signed it: Love, Rhonda Rosenheck. I was going to sign "Rhonda," but out of kindness to genealogists in the next century, I added my last name.
Can you feel the religion? Ritual, grounded in tradition, shared among officiants with specified roles, meaningful in perpetuity, and giving structure to the most uncomfortable questions of life, death, pain, hope, faith and grief.
There should have been a blessing. Here's my stab at it tonight. Not an experienced liturgist, I have chosen the essential Jewish formula for blessings over mitzvot, commandments.
Baruch atah adonai...
Blessed are you, Adonai, my God, Ruler of the Universe, who blesses us with your commandments and commands us to prepare for death in life. Amen.
Amen, my beloveds who will, one day, have to listen to a recitation of my less-than-terse Ethical Will.
Amen, readers who can choose now to express their end of life wishes, saving their loved ones the agony of guessing.
Amen, readers who can already check off these tasks: "Done."
I'd love to hear your experiences. Please share freely in the comments.
Thank you.
Love, Rhonda
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Reinventing Rhonda: Time Travel
Reinventing Rhonda: Time Travel: "Inspiring You to Reinvent Yourself" Dear Friends, The message was dread-inspiring: "Please call me, I've go...
Time Travel
Dear Friends,
The message was dread-inspiring: "Please call me, I've got news," said in that sad voice meant to soften a blow. Bad news was in store. Someone had to have died.
Someone had: the mom of three high school friends. I was in the school choir, but not particularly close, with the twin boys my age. But their older brother was a different story. Mitchell was my first crush, my first date, my first kiss, my first boyfriend. We saw the first Star Wars film on the first showing of the first day of its local release. (And I have the "May the Force be With You" pin to prove it.)
I've been Facebook connected with Mitch since about 2005, but not at all with the twins through the 37 years since we graduated. There is also a younger brother who was a little kid when we were teens.
Mrs. Schwartz , Mom to her sons, and Maxine or Magi to friends and family (so I learned yesterday). Mrs. Schwartz and I spent little time together -- it wasn't what you might imagine, with her raising four boys as a divorced mother: I was not the daughter Maxine never had.
While I doubt I made an impression on her, Mrs. Schwartz made a huge impression on me. This woman, "Mrs." to no man, was the first brash, independent and sexy over-sized woman I'd met. She had what she needed and lived as she liked (from my adolescent perspective, anyway). She raised four boys firmly and with no fuss.
When Mrs. Schwartz wanted to sun her ample body, she wore an itsy bitsy bikini. This snapshot serves me as a coaching image: a tanned, sweaty, bikini-clad Mrs. Schwartz entering the house to get an icy drink. For nearly 40 years, it pops up to remind me -- a perpetually over-sized woman -- that I may dress as I wish and I may feel sexy without approval from the Thin Police.
So I drove to Baltimore for the funeral. To comfort the Schwartz boys, whom I knew when I was a girl exploring her femininity, and to imbibe memories of the first woman to show me that Sexy, like a bikini, should be worn however one chooses.
Hugging each Schwartz brother for the first time in decades, felt like honey tastes. Watching the alchemy of laughter, tears and memory morph their faces into those worn by the boys they were made me happy.
I met Mitchell's magnificent wife and nearly adult offspring. I caught up with his closest friend -- the one who called to say I should be there -- and the third in their three musketeers-style friendship. I re-met my own brother's childhood friend, a fellow public and Hebrew School traveler. Weekly, these boys amused themselves with a hearty game of Kill the Guy with the Yarmulke at the bus stop and on the synagogue lawn.
I traveled down through New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Time yesterday. Today, I will travel up to New York and the present, savoring the sweet sights, sounds, memories and tastes of Mrs. Schwartz's farewell. From my view, this fabulous woman went out as she lived -- loved and in style!
Thank you for reading. If you are enjoying Reinventing Rhonda, please share it with your friends. If not, please share it with those whom you wish to annoy.
Love, Rhonda
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Fibro Smog: A Toxic Mix of Brain Fog and Bad News
"Inspiring You to Reinvent Yourself"
Dear Friends,
Reducing stress has become a source of stress in my life. I am certain that many of you have just said, "Yes!" or some such outburst of agreement. After all, doesn't research indicate an inverse correlation between overall health and stress levels? When stress rises health erodes. Health improves as we reduce stress.*
*Two notes for this past paragraph: a. Please don't ask for citations, facts are not what this post is about; and b. Please remember that correlations are not cause and effect -- which is the chicken and which is the egg, and what if both sides of the correlation are, I don't know, parallel donkeys?
Reducing my stress in a world going mad has become tricky. Picture the Ostrich with her head buried in the ground. Do you imagine her to be relaxed? I don't. I see her haunches quivering with fear. I see her breath held, awaiting the inevitable approach of unseen terrors, increasing in monstrosity every second. By hiding in plain sight, our mythical Ostrich has ceded control over her fate to others and made herself a near perfect target for adversaries.
I gained a long-held belief from my family's history that self-blinding (e.g. naivete about humankind's potential for evil) is the handmaiden of self-destruction. I look with pride on being third generation American across the board (very unusual for a Jewish woman of my age from central and eastern European origin). All eight of my great-grandparents left Europe at the turn of the 20th century. These ancestors looked the danger from increasing anti-Semitism in the eye. Decisively, they each risked and invested everything in survival, freedom, and a fair chance for their children, my parents, my brother and me (and cousins) and our next generations of offspring.
I learned to pay attention. Follow the news. Listen to my internal alarm. And because my parents were the offspring of these alert ancestors and highly liberal New Yorkers, I learned that bigotry, injustice or violence toward anyone should ring that alarm.
Stress exacerbates Fibromyalgia symptoms. I strive not to watch the news, read past the newspaper's comics or agonize long over other people's (and peoples') pain. But this effort itself produces anxiety: I know something is happening out there, but what exactly? "Stay informed," whispers my entire bloodline, "It matters." So, eventually, I catch up.
The straw that broke my Fibro body's back earlier this week was this article in The Atlantic Monthly. Consider yourself warned -- follow the link at the risk of never sleeping well again. http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/02/what-isis-really-wants/384980/
This terrifying analysis landed on a huge pile of straws my weakening back was already balancing*:
*I'm speaking broadly below, folks, to show you my mindset.
- Concerns about my own resources for living, now and into retirement;
- A nation that finds shooting unarmed, Black men viscerally acceptable and acts as if child shooting deaths have little to do with gun laws;
- My beloved President pussyfooting around international issues important to me and disdained and hobbled in Congress regarding social issues important to me.
- The spread, influence and government sanction of obscene greed.
- Women's rights put up for discussion and erosion again, as if they are less than human rights.
- Ancient forms of anti-Semitism awakening as people and governments grow desperate, frightened and enraged.
Two days ago, I read The Atlantic Monthly's article and could not sleep. I vibrated with near-panic level anxiety, collapsed for a few hours in the morning and awoke with Fibro Fog (reduced mental acuity) and a body that ached as if inflamed everywhere. Today, I am still striving to recuperate from the spike in symptoms, known in the Fibromyalgia community as a Flare.
I dubbed this bout of unwellness "Fibro Smog" because I feel polluted and sickened by empathy's poor showing against indifference and hatred.
Yes, I am restarting a mindfulness meditation practice; yes, I am reflecting and writing; yes, I am walking. Yes to following all the recommendations for stress reduction. Yet I am not yet reaching a healthy balance between self-care and engagement in the world.
It is very stressful, failing to manage my stress.
Please, world, a little cooperation? Pretend that everything is all about me. What I need from you is kindness, goodness, generosity, curiosity, patience, joy, laughter, and a laying down of aggressors' and defenders' swords at the same time. Is that really too much to ask for the sake of a good night's sleep? I don't think so. Thank you so much!
Love, Rhonda
Saturday, February 14, 2015
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Travel Adventures of an Energetic Fatigued Woman: Schenectady, NY
"Inspiring You to Reinvent Yourself"
Walls of snow notwithstanding, it is time for me to start my travel writing career. I plan to practice on you by regularly devoting posts to this endeavor.
I live in New York's Capital Region, which stands at the crossroads (90 and 87) of the Shawangunk, Catskill, Adirondack, Berkshire, and Green Mountains and en route to New York City, Boston, MA, Burlington, VT, and Montreal, QB.
I've got access here to local bands, musical superstars, home grown theater, traveling blockbusters, dance, horse racing, and every sort of ethnic restaurant except, sadly, Ethiopian. I can shop at a farmers' markets four days a week and indulge my slothfulness at idiosyncratic coffee shops and drinking holes. An international airport is ten minutes' drive from my home, yet my backyard window offers a wild things peepshow daily.
While my travel experiences are geared to what's possible for this energetic fatigued woman, others can easily bike a canal trail, kayak down a river, bet on horses, drink in the Impressionists, ski the slopes, and sip cocktails lakeside from here.
My affection for this area, rich in natural beauty, kind people, quirky places and cultural marvels, is new. Camping near Ithaca, studying in Binghamton, practicing a Pepé le Pew accent in Quebec and getting my Om on in Lenox, I always passed through Albany. At Albany's highway intersection, the car turned right, left or not at all. No, I understood, we're not there yet. When I found reason to evoke an image of the city, I saw author William Kennedy's bone-chillingly gray backdrop for weary souls who clawed at the bar to slow a slide into despair.
Only one place seemed grimmer than Albany: her abandoned, industrial neighbor Schenectady. So I'll start right here, in Schenectady.
With your indulgence, I will introduce you to her Electric City legacy along with her cafés, pubs, theaters, shops, outdoor spaces, and an oddly tasty thing called a Pickle Back Shot.
These places may be five minutes drive from my house, but they comprise the very stuff of travel the way I like it. I hope you enjoy taking the adventure with me.
Love, Rhonda
Only one place seemed grimmer than Albany: her abandoned, industrial neighbor Schenectady. So I'll start right here, in Schenectady.
|State Street, Schenectady, N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)
With your indulgence, I will introduce you to her Electric City legacy along with her cafés, pubs, theaters, shops, outdoor spaces, and an oddly tasty thing called a Pickle Back Shot.
These places may be five minutes drive from my house, but they comprise the very stuff of travel the way I like it. I hope you enjoy taking the adventure with me.
Love, Rhonda
Monday, February 9, 2015
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How to Start a Travel Writing Career While Snowed in
Inspiring You to Reinvent Yourself
What am I to do when the day I picked to start writing travel articles looks like this?
|Postman's prints; Writers take no such oath.
1. Make tea immediately.
2. Drink it slowly, allowing boy cat to crawl all over me, looking for his mother.
3. Push boy cat off and get to work.
4. Write up overdue notes from a committee meeting.
5. Email giggly, funny things with a friend. Pretend that it is not disruptive.
6. Urgently reorganize the crafts shelf that has been messy since the day I arrived. I can take it no longer!
7. Set the dishwasher going. Hand wash everything that didn't fit so it does not soak a minute longer.
8. Broil a seasoned haddock fillet. Stare at broiler.
9. Microwave broccoli and corn. Move away from the microwave. Awaken sleeping computer.
10. Return to broiler; stare. Move rack closer to the flame.
11. Start up Reinventing Rhonda. Click Analysis. Crow over 272 reads thus far!
12. Take fish from broiler. Plate it. Bring it with me to the computer. Eat a bite. Meh.
13. Check Facebook, in case something happened and is being reported by, commented on, blogged about, caricaturized, debated over or mocked by someone I know, someone whom my friends know or Jon Stewart. Check the news feed each time it bings.
14. Look outside. Take the picture above. Feel virtuous: this is work, after all.
15. Tune in to veggies beeping in the microwave. Get up. Consider, but ultimately reject, butter. Feel virtuous. Eat veggies. Virtue courses, like a tsunami, through my veins: Sloth, catch me if you can! (Don't you wish a sloth would lay his three clawed paw on your hand? I do. I also love acting slothful; look how happy they are!)
16. Tidy up. Find gluten-free cookie dough from my insomnia-binge. Get spoon. Lose all virtue points? No! Because, a. it's gluten free and b. I'm eating it in teeny, tiny bites.
17. Open my mail. After all, the postman's journey was, again, not stayed. Complain: I need a better grade of mail, people.
18. Think, Oh, hey! I was going to start the travel writing career today. Eat more cookie dough.
19. Write a clever name for this blog post.
20. Diligently write a list of 20 instructions for....
You're busy. I know. I'll leave you now with a contented sigh and the probability that I will soon need to warm up my tea.
It is 1:45 pm. Surely, there's plenty of time to write my first travel article today while snowed in?
After a nap, of course.
But surely before dinner.
Have a warm and safe week, my friends. Please spread this brilliance broadly, and let me know your thoughts!
Love, Rhonda
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As promised here is the audio of my poem 'Why do we hate the crow?' which was recorded for the ABC Radio National 'Birdlands' project.
I love the way they have done this one, even better than 'skin deep', especially the sound of the crows in the background.
Producer Gretchen Miller said
Why do we hate the crow by Gabrielle Bryden just had to be read in a good strong Aussie accent – Drayton Morley did the readings for us here! Produced by Gretchen Miller with sound engineering by Russell Stapleton.
Click on the link to listen to the audio:
Here is the text of the poem:
Why do we hate the crow?
We hate the crow
every bit black bird
beady ugly eyes
stupid shuffling of wings
hop out of the way of cars
that's arrogance
eating carrion
we don't like birds who eat dead things
or stuff out of bins
how disgusting
hate that loud, raucous call
grating our ears
like finger nails
on a chalkboard,
they take the short cut
across the river Styx
and with their message from Hades
slip into a subliminal
sniper vantage point
bloody smart-ass birds
too smart for their own good
you can't kill them, you know
you'll get in trouble with the law
if only it had a splash of red
somewhere on the feathers
like the stunning
red-tailed black cockatoo
yeah but, they don't eat dead things
so it is about dead things.

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The wonderful people at Dorling Kindersley (Penguin Books/Random House Publishing) approached me last autumn to write a book, suitable for an international audience, aimed at parents and teachers of 4-7 year olds to support their children's learning in all aspects of maths.
And so began the mammoth task of condensing the entire curriculum into around 128 pages.
My aim was to create a book that felt different and addressed some of the aspects I felt were missing from similar resources.
The first message I wanted to communicate was that children who know maths is all around them and see how maths skills give us control over our lives are far more likely to see the value in studying it! I began by looking at why we need maths and the many examples of mathematics in everyday life.
Next I wanted to present numerical relationships as they really are. Addition and subtraction are merely the inverse of each other; one undoes the other's actions. So why do we see them separately defined so much in textbooks and other reference materials? It's so much more difficult to connect them later when children have focused upon solely learning procedures rather than investigating and understanding relationships. In the book I show the different structures and procedures of addition and subtraction and then multiplication and division on facing pages so the links are clear and easily explained.
All the way through the book I've aimed to make connections and allow the mathematical ideas to 'flow'. This was a challenge as the links are endless rather than linear but I feel we've managed it pretty well. The use of images coupled with explanations and examples that would feel meaningful to children across the world representing diverse cultures and lives was of equal importance and I hope children see themselves throughout.
This book has been a labour of love and represents so many of the concepts, ideas and approaches I have developed through my training. The feedback so far has been better than I could have every hoped for and the news that teachers are recommending it to all of their parents is fantastic. I hope this resource will become a valuable stepping stone in both supporting teachers' practice and connecting parents and schools around the world.
And here it is for sale on Amazon Japan!
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Thank you for showing us HOW to change. So many courses just tell us what isn't working but not how to go about addressing this. Your approaches make so much sense!
Just to say thank you again for 3 really brilliant talks at SGIS. We're a small school near Basel and we'd be interested in anything you're doing nearby (Zurich way) so please let us know!


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Toy companies have been around for centuries and they're not going away anytime soon. Despite the popularity of electronic toys, the traditional toy market remains resilient.
Investors might want to get into this market by buying toy company stocks, but they need to do their homework to find the best toy stocks.
The toy sector relies heavily on Chinese supply chains, so many toy company stocks suffered as a result of the trade war this year.
However, with a phase-one deal now in place, these companies could be ready to rebound in 2020.
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Toy Company Stocks to Buy
Mattel Inc. (MAT)
Mattel remains one of the largest toy manufacturers in the world. The company, which is based in El Segundo, California, has seen its share price go up by 44% year-to-date.
With the market still performing well, Mattel's stock price could surge higher over the coming months.
Mattel performed excellently during the last quarter, reporting a 3% increase in net sales. The total net sales for the third quarter was $1.4 billion, while the gross sales stood at $1.6 billion.
The reported EPS was $0.20, which is higher than the $0.02 recorded in the same quarter of 2018.
Hasbro, Inc. (HAS)
Hasbro is another American multinational toy company that generates billions of dollars in revenue annually.
The company is based in Rhode Island and operates subsidiaries such as Wizards of the Coast, E1 Entertainment, Playskool, and more.
The shares of Hasbro are up by 28% since the start of 2019, making it one of the best performers in the sector. It could continue its bull run if the market maintains its current trend.
Hasbro recently took over Entertainment One PLC, a UK-based company in a deal worth £3.3bn.
However, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is currently reviewing the acquisition as it believes the move could substantially reduce competition. The deal is expected to grow through and could represent a big win for Hasbro.
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (JAKK)
Jakks Pacific is a company popular for designing and marketing toys and consumer products. The shares of Jakks is down by 100% but could be a great buying opportunity at the moment.
Share prices declined in recent quarters, but they could turn around now that a preliminary trade deal is in place.
Last month, Jakks appointed John Kimble as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company.
Mr. Kimble is tasked with overseeing the financial aspects of Jakks. The managerial change could see the company turn things around in the coming year.
Funko Inc. (FNKO)
Funko is a Washington-based company that manufactures licensed pop culture toys, plush, bobbleheads, action figures, and a few electronic items.
The shares of Funko are up by over 10% since the start of the year and could head higher by next year.
Funko recorded notable revenue figures in the third quarter of 2019. The net sales were up by 26% from the same quarter of last year to $223.3 million.
The earnings per share of the company also went up to $0.25. If the company keeps posting solid financials, then the outlook for 2020 is bright.
Polaris Industries Inc. (Pll)
Polaris Industries Inc. manufactures motorcycles, snowmobiles, ATV, and neighborhood electric vehicles. The shares of the Minnesota-based company is up by 26%, placing it amongst the top performers in its sector.
It could head higher in 2020 as the US stock market continues to perform well.
Polaris Industries began trading ex-dividend late last month. Its cash dividend payment of $0.61 per share is set to be paid on Monday, December 16.
Investors who bought the shares before the ex-dividend date will receive the cash dividend payment.
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Llaillay invites very few tourists to its land. This city is connected to many popular cities of Chile. Llaillay has a limited number of tourist attractions which one can visit. Below is the list of tourist cities which one can visit from Llaillay, the distance between cities and time taken to travel from Llaillay to other cities. Total population of Llaillay is 16646. Add Llaillay to your travel plan and view the virtual travel map being create on the right. Read some authentic reviews of Llaillay and also share you experience of your stay.
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Some colorful art to calm your spirits, these very thin tapestries can be used as a beach or picnic throw, yoga mat, tablecloth, bed cover or wall hanging. Made with polyester and cotton. Four colours and two sizes to choose from, pick yours!
Did you know?
The literal meaning of mandala in Sanskrit is "circle", and it is often used to represent the universe, circle of life and patterns of nature. In yoga, the mandala symbolizes unity and harmony of the mind, body and soul. A meditation technique is to place or hang a mandala in front of you and focus your eyes on the center. This will help draw you deeper into concentration and meditation.


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New interventional radiology treatment for "tennis elbow" reduces pain and inflammation without surgery
Research finds debilitating condition can be alleviated through out-patient treatment
Apr 01, 2019, 09:00 ET
AUSTIN, Texas, April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Tennis elbow, the painful chronic condition that affects up to 3 percent of the U.S. adult population, can be effectively treated through transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE), an image-guided, non-surgical treatment that decreases abnormal blood flow to the injured area to reduce inflammation and pain, according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting. The condition, known as lateral epicondylitis, stems from repetitive stress from activities such as sports, typing and knitting, and the injury impacts basic tasks that affect job performance and quality of life.
"Tennis elbow can be difficult to treat, leaving many patients unable to perform the simplest tasks. With this frustration, many patients turn to invasive major surgery after years of failed physical therapy and medication use," said Yuji Okuno, MD, PhD, founder of the Okuno Clinic in Japan and lead author of the study.
The team conducted a prospective study in 52 patients with tennis elbow who did not find relief from other forms of treatment. The patients received TAE between March 2013 and October 2017. The researchers found statistically significant reductions in pain-rating scores, using methods including the Quick Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand scores; visual analog scale pain rating scores; Patient-rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation scores; and pain-free grip strength. Additionally, images taken in 32 patients two years after undergoing TAE showed an improvement in tendinosis and tear scores.
The treatment takes approximately one hour and requires only a needle hole to access the radial artery in the wrist under local anesthesia. A catheter is moved through the wrist to the elbow where the inflamed blood vessels are embolized, preventing excessive blood flow to the affected part of the elbow. The treatment is safe and effective and doesn't require physical therapy. No adverse events were observed and no patients experienced negative effects to the surrounding bones, cartilage or muscles.
While pain is a hallmark symptom, chronic tennis elbow can cause loss of grip and arm strength, limited use of the arm, and burning sensations on the outer portion of the arm.
Abstract 25: Midterm clinical outcomes after transcatheter arterial embolization for lateral epicondylitis resistance to conservative treatment.
SOURCE Society of Interventional Radiology


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5 Ways to Concentrate on Study: Tips for Students
5 Ways to Concentrate on Study: Tips for Students
Many students complain that they want to study for a long time but cannot concentrate on the study because of many distractions and deviations.
So, I have thought to write down some interesting and practical ways to concentrate on study for students which help you psychologically to perform better. Read it till the end of this page.
It is a common problem. Remember, you cannot study more than 12 hours a day and spend 2 hours more for study-related discussion which is called active learning. You need to find out the main cause of your distraction. Read and analyze these points below.
Best Study Tips for Students
1. Proper environment to study: Friends, you need a proper environment to study. The proper environment does not mean a peaceful workplace, it also means you need a group to discuss what you have learned.
You need proper ventilation and lights. It would be better if you seat near a garden or plant some trees near your workplace.
2. Time table: It is not the routine you know. It is a habit. You should have a sound sleep for 8-9 hours. Good concentration needs energy from your brain and body. Your brain is like a mobile phone. If you do not charge it, cannot use it for a long time.
It needs to break after 30 minutes. Roughly, a 5 mints break after 30 minutes of continuous study.
Beside that, for the student, you need to change your subjects after every 2 hours of study. Otherwise, it would be very boring.
Most importantly, you need to have some times daily to think about other things of your choice or spend some times on your hobby or creation. It'll give you more confidence.
3. Need guidance: It can be your parents or your teacher. Their responsibility is very important. If you can't enjoy any chapter, ask them to discuss it with you.
Play some quiz game. Enjoy your learning. Note down some important points and questions; revise it twice. If you don't revise you may forget it after a week and again it will make you bore.
4. Use of the Internet: You should not use the internet while studying. Definitely, you can use it in the break. Browse some videos related to your study and make it more interesting.
Try to imagine what you have just read. Call your friends, discuss with them, make groups in social media.
But remember, you need to do all that in the break and not while you are studying. You can not discuss any topic if you do not know about this. This is called active learning.
Use it to remember each and every topic in your own language in an easy way.
5. Eating habits: It directly effects on your body. Fried and snacks foods are not healthy for your concentration. It makes you lazy.
Drinks more water while you study, it helps you to cool your brain and body. Don't intake high calory foods and exercise daily.
6. Bonus Points: If possible turn off your mobile phone. I know it is impossible for many people. At least, keep it in silent mood and check it in every 2 hours.
Learn to say 'NO' during the study.
You can listen to your favourite songs always as it keeps your mind awake.
Meditate for 20 minutes in the morning.
These are the main study tips for students that you can apply and if you need any further suggestions related to this topic and any above-mentioned points; you can drop an email and comments below, we will try to solve that.


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Hi Everyone! Effective immediately, I am implementing a new blog post schedule to scale back the number of posts weekly to two times per week, publishing posts on Mondays and Wednesdays. I will use Fridays, every so often, to talk about the children's book that I am writing, where I will begin introducing the characters to you in the near future.
I want to thank those who took the time to complete the survey of the website. Your input was greatly appreciated. I was very pleased to see that everyone liked the look and feel of the site. You also stated that it was easy to navigate your way around the website. You believe that the content is appropriate to meet your spiritual needs. Overall, those who responded gave a thumbs up, and for that I am grateful.
Some great suggestions came in regarding how I could make the Virtues Guide even better. For example, one subscriber suggested including supplemental reading information for each virtue in the Guide. In September/October I will be making revisions to the Guide (version 2.0!). Rest assured that if you have already received your .pdf copy of the Virtues Guide, I will be sending you version 2.0 once it is ready for placement on the website.
As we begin to wind down summer, and welcome autumn, I continue to pray for each and every one of you that God continues to bless you with nothing but good things – the virtues!
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- Animated Characters: Peter Griffin, Lois Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Chris Griffin, Meg Griffin, Bobby Ewing, Pamela Ewing, Joe, Randy Newman.
- First Aired in 1999.
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UVA Activist Alex Pinkleton Is Your New Hero
In the aftermath of Sunday's shattering Rolling Stone UVA retraction, headlines were splattered with gory details and taglines insinuating a lack of journalistic integrity, editorial subterfuge, and flawed reporting all-around. But in all the chaos, one voice was distinctly muffled or pushed aside for more scintillating dialogue and buried underneath mounds of talking points — that of the young woman to whom the media owed so much credit for legitimately questioning Rolling Stone's UVA account in the first place: Alex Pinkleton, sexual assault advocate and one of the few names you should really remember in all of the fallout. So, who is she?
For anyone unfamiliar with the fabled Rolling Stone account, the name might not ring a bell — unsurprising, as the young advocate and her fellow crusaders are still pushing to get their respective campaigns for campus sexual assault victims to a national stage. But Pinkleton isn't just a footnote in the now-questionable story — she's the face of a movement quick to defend women and men on campuses worldwide against finger-pointing and accusations of "false rape." With her campaigns One Less and One in Four garnering attention and countering the polarizing effect of discussing campus sexual assault, Pinkleton's work and courageous outlook are more important than the media feeding frenzy surrounding the details of the Rolling Stone misstep.
Pinkleton's own history proves she understands the ins and outs of the current campus rape discussion better than anyone. In a discussion with CBS affiliate WTVR last November, Pinkleton recalled her own feelings after she was sexually assaulted by a classmate in 2013.
"Just his presence [on campus] was pretty threatening," she said of her attacker, whom she claimed had waited until she had blacked out after a night of drinking to assault her. "I was blacking out or in a state of black out. When I came to consciousness there was a naked stranger on top of me." Pinkleton admitted that she had hesitated going to the police because she believed at the time that it was her fault. "I still felt like ... I shouldn't have been drinking that much," she recalled.
Eventually, Pinkleton decided to take her story to UVA, which she said addressed the case by holding an "informal trial" and forcing her alleged attacker to take classes on masculinity and sexual violence. (UVA has said it's reforming the system by which students report sexual assault. Bustle has reached out to UVA for confirmation.) The courageous college student explained that the stigma of false allegation and the humiliation of having to relive an attack often kept victims like herself from taking their stories to the police.
"No one I've talked to has wanted to go to criminal trial, mainly because lack of evidence, the shame, and having to go through that in front of people in law enforcement," she said.
After finding her footing again, Pinkleton started the One Less campaign, which according to its official Facebook page, is "committed to educating students on sexual and domestic violence and empowering survivors." Pinkleton has been a vocal proponent of destigmatizing the rape-reporting process ever since.
But the UVA student knows it won't be an easy battle: In a sit-down with Bustle back in January, Pinkleton pointed to the flawed system that hampers many sexual assault cases as a key reason so many young men and women hesitate to report their stories to authorities.
How do you prove [rapists] guilty? People see you at a party. They might see you interacting with this person in a nice way. And then the assault happens in a closed room. No one's around. No witnesses. Maybe you get a rape kit. Hardly ever are there signs of bruising. And [when there are] it can be attributed to rough sex.
The systematic shutdown of prolific cases like the now-infamous Rolling Stone witness Jackie often does nothing to help the situation. In a statement Monday on the One Less Facebook page, Pinkleton and her peers wrote:
It is misleading that Rolling Stone chose one extreme case to represent college sexual assault, when, in reality, we know that sexual assault presents itself through a range of experiences.
We are fearful that hostile reactions to the fallout of the Rolling Stone article will leave many survivors of violence feeling unsupported and deterred from seeking resources. Though these voices are loud, there are many more that are here for [them].
Since late 2014, Pinkleton has been working hard to counter the negative torrent of derogatory comments plaguing the ranks of sexual assault survivors (such as this gem from antagonistic, right-wing showboat Ann Coulter).
"I don't think the [Columbia Journalism School's] review can help the damage that was done to Jackie and I think it's been an unfortunate situation and something that should not have been published," said Pinkleton in an interview with ABC News on Monday, defending the many victims of sexual assault whose stories would now likely undergo massive scrutiny despite their truthfulness in reporting.
For her part, the UVA student is forging ahead with her advocacy and disputing the claims that one potentially false report represents the majority. "I almost feel like [Rolling Stone is] taking the criticism and saying 'ok we'll do better next time,'" Pinkleton told local NBC affiliate WVIR on Monday. "Well, I think the public ... would like to see tangibly how [they're] going to avoid these mistakes in the future because you really did cause a lot of pain to our community."
Pinkleton told Bustle on Monday that the most important thing students and advocates could do to counter the negativity was to "affirm someone's story" and "provide resources to put them in contact with the help they may need":
Our advocacy has never been based off of a single story of assault. We have actively worked to educate our peers about sexual assault, prevention of the issue, and how they can support someone who discloses that they have been assaulted.
... Our hope is that journalists use this tragic fallout as an example of how not to deal with a survivor's story. [They] must protect the survivor by verifying their story instead of breaching journalistic ethics in the hopes of profiting from a sensationalist tale.
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Sam Bemment, senior R&D engineer at Loughborough University, brings us an update on the Repoint project – a scheme which has transformed the track switch as we know it.
In the August/September issue of RTM, I presented the history of and reasons behind the Repoint project at Loughborough University. Repoint set out to reengineer track switches to feature fault tolerance, primarily through the use of redundancy, to significantly boost reliability and availability whilst minimising inspection and maintenance requirements. Since I wrote the first article, we have come a long way, but not without some trials and tribulations.
By mid-October, all subassemblies were together and tested in our laboratories at Loughborough University. Whilst it was possible to test all the components individually in the lab, the real loadings come from the weight and flexure of the switch rails. The switch rails also link the three redundant actuators, meaning that a full test was very difficult in the lab. For this reason, we had planned an extra period of testing with the whole unit assembled. The risk of undergraduate amputations was too high to assemble this in a campus car park, so we shipped our bearers to Progress Rail's Sandiacre HQ.
Repoint POE functions around off-the-shelf track components, so Progress Rail provided us with a whole assembled panel and we simply removed a few components to be replaced by our custom items. The Progress Rail staff kindly did all the heavy lifting to get our actuator bearers in place and clipped up. Having stared at many design iterations in false-colour CAD for years, it was a surreal moment to see it fully assembled. And then we got to switch the power on.
In the lab, everything is 'perfect.' In the real world, less so. Every R&D engineer knows this, but it's the extent and type of difference that can catch you out. In this case, it transpired that the BR standard signalling supply in the cabinet provided a roller-coaster output which promptly, and frustratingly, decided to fry half the embedded sensors leading to quite a lot of smoke, a few grey hairs, and some last-minute soldering.
A similar small problem related to the lifting geometry at the final distance block, which was solved with the aid of a milling table – at which point we found all other adjustments could be taken up by our set-up shims designed in from the start, which was a relief! However, by mid-November, we had ironed out the minor mechanical and electrical issues that hit first-of-type – the sort of stuff you only seem to find out when it's cold and raining.
Repoint has a 'dial' to allow the installer to specify custom swing time and power use at each location. Turn it up to 11 and the switch will throw much faster than the old pneumatic machines. We nervously turned it down to the lowest setting. Then we commanded the points over, and over they went. It worked. Simple as that. A video of these first throws, shared by my colleagues Tim Harrison and Sharon Henson on social media, has received over 50,000 views. Not bad for a track switch in a car park.
We were then ready to stick it in the ballast and Great Central Railway (GCR) provided the test site at Quorn Station. Of course, nothing ever goes smoothly, and despite best preparations, a crane breakdown on installation day put us back a few weeks against schedule.
However, as I write this article, Repoint is installed and has passed its first round of functional testing in track. The GCR P-way crew are busy installing the crossover and closure panels and, shortly, a lowly consolidation train will be the first vehicle to cross 'the future of track switching' – quietly, probably late evening, and without very much fanfare.
We have a period of testing to go through until early 2019 where interested parties are welcome to come and see the installation, as well as a launch event in January.
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I know these guys don't really cause traffic (well, at least most of them), but it really riles me to see this kind of spending at this time.
The Ford Everest goes for a minimum of PhP 1,045,000.00 to a high of PhP 1,345,000.00, without any additional options (according to The Car Chart at motioncars.com).
On the other hand, giving government employees (those that aren't voted into office) these kinds of benefits might attract better and more morally-upright people, compared to our current crop. So I suppose there's an upside to this.
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Phil Mickelson has confirmed that he will not be playing at the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond next week.
As his wife Amy is preparing for breast cancer treatment it also seems unlikely that the American will be at Turnberry for the Open the following week.
He has been a regular at the Scottish Open in recent years and has played at Loch Lomond on six occasions, losing in a sudden death play-off to Gregory Havret in 2007.
Last year Mickelson did not do as well, finishing 11 shots behind tournament winner Graeme McDowell, who will be back to defend his title.
There will be 11 Major winners in the field, including current Masters champion Angel Cabrera, Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman and Retief Goosen.
"I'm looking forward to returning to Loch Lomond," said big-hitting Argentine Cabrera.
"I will be continuing on to the Open Championship at Turnberry, so I'll have two weeks of golf in Scotland which will be a pleasure."
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I just finished walking through this 90-day devotional with my brother, which was super low-friction and required very little overhead.
But, the title might be a little bit misleading since it does take much more than 2 minutes of your time.
Why? Well, because reading that day's devotion is just half of the work (if not less), especially if you spend time reading the connected scripture and/or spend time in prayer or meditation.
But that's neither here nor there – the daily lessons are thought-provoking, encouraging, and challenging; they became part of my morning routine and I'm quite thankful for it.
I have found that the spiritual side of my life is one that can be invested in as much as many of the other parts of life – it's just harder to know if you're making progress (unlike working out or losing weight).
But, you feel it and in aggregate, over time, you can look back and see the steps taken, the investments being made, and you know that you're a better person for it.
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Finally, disharmony is implied in and necessitated by the very fact of progress.
In a word, there reigns such a disharmony in the room as makes me feel poorly.
What is to be done with these facts of disharmony and conflict?
Even the wisest among you is only a disharmony and hybrid of plant and phantom.
We should thus have a second disharmony superposed upon the first.
Not in disharmony with these, if we understood them, but in harmony!
According to him, there is a disharmony of our food and our digestive system.
But also, in their disharmony was something even more fundamental.
It is a disharmony that "among highly civilized peoples marriage and regular unions are impossible at the right time."
This becomes a cause of disharmony and excess, it causes man to wreck his health and destroy himself.


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Black Ops 4 will soon supports custom games in Blackout. The feature will go live next week – Treyarch isn't specific about whether this is something PlayStation gets first dibs on – and will allow you to get into small, private matches with friends so you can explore at your own pace and get some practice time in. The options are starting small, but more are set to come over time depending on how players make use of the feature.
Maximum player count will be at 12 to start, and you'll be able to divvy your group of friends in solos, duos, and quads. There'll be full support for character customisation, too. Don't expect to play offline, though, as matches will be "online only to ensure each Custom Game is up-to-date."
Custom games will also support another new Blackout feature set to launch next week: weapon camo. You'll be able to use camo earned across the game in Blackout, whether it comes from Zombies, standard multiplayer, or the Black Market. There'll be a new Armory menu where you'll set your camo choices, and you'll see those skins applied whenever you up that weapon during a match.
Today's patch notes on Reddit include boosted chances to find character mission items in Blackout, and that change takes immediate effect. If you're looking for some more current reasons to play, you'll currently enjoy double merits in Blackout and double XP in the rest of the game from now until the morning of Monday, December 17.
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A Vashikaran Specialist Babaji Can Help You In Love Marriage
One of the most common questions an astrologer is asked is, "Will I be able to marry the person I love?" There are a number of combinations in the Jana Kun li or the birth chart that reveals whether the person will have a love marriage or not.
Love marriage vashikaran is a set of patterns that predict if you are going to have a love marriage and how life is going to be after marriage. It tells us when we can expect the marriage or meet someone and start a serious love relationship. The prediction is seen through transits. Transits are the planets as they are moving. They are always moving and rotating. We look for certain transits and planets in our birth chart to know about it. Marriage can be uncertain. The main task is to find when it will happen and how long it will last.
Love marriage vashikaran specialist babaji has some important parameters:
- The role of Venus:
Venus plays a very important role in deciding whether the marriage would be a love marriage or an arranged one. Sometimes, it indicates physical attraction that does not end in marriage. Venus is the ruler of pleasures, joy, and desires. It should be pure and unaffected for pure love and a stable life. Venus signifies purity and senses. So, when it is well placed, senses will work accordingly and will be in control and the love will be pure.
- Effects of moon signs on love marriage:
love marriage vashikaran specialist babaji in delhi. Love marriages are most prominent in Taurus, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces moon sign. Love marriages are rare in cases of Virgo and Aries moon sign.
- Factors that obstruct love marriage:
Debilitated or affected Venus in a birth chart indicates separation, divorce or denial in marriage. There are great chances that the mates will not be happy in their lives. Moon is the planet of emotion and hence it should be well placed in Janamkundli. Emotions are stable when the moon is well placed. Mars and Venus's conjunction represents a betrayal by life partner. It indicates a failure in having a love marriage.
- Remedies to remove obstructions in love marriage:
One should chant the mantras of Venus, Moon, and Mars before predicting a love marriage. If these planets are well placed and strong, you can expect a successful love marriage. The chant of these mantras should be started from an auspicious day. Chanting these mantras for 108 times may increase the chances of success in love marriage life.
- Knowledge of Vedic astrology:
According to Vedic astrology, the heavenly bodies like stars and planets are moving in the sky in a circular path known as Zodiac. A horoscope shows the positions of stars and planet as was at the time of birth of the person. These positions of stars and planets along with many other factors help in making predictions about the events associated with the life of that person. To judge the event correctly, it is very much required that the horoscope of the child should be prepared using the correct date, accurate time and place of birth. Vedic astrology is also called Hindu astrology, Indian astrology or Jyotish shashtra. It originated, developed and flourished in ancient India. It is the best way to predict future events related to the life of a person either with the help of his/her horoscope (birth chart) or Prashanakundli. For someone who is deeply in love the most important question is whether he or she will be able to marry and live a happy life with the person, they are in love with. Vedic astrology can provide a glimpse into this uncertainty.
- The timing of marriage:
Every horoscope is different and so is every astrological chart. It depends on your time, date, day and place of birth. Mainly, what really signifies your timing of marriage is the time when you might meet someone and get married. It depends on your rising sign because your rising sign is permanent since the time you were born.
- The importance of eleventh house:
The eleventh house is the house of wealth. It is the house of hopes and visions. All of us have desires in life. The eleventh house controls the fulfillment of those desires. If you wish to get married to your loved one soon, you should look out for the planets who are ruling in the eleventh house. That is the best way to predict.
- Age matters:
All these things can only be done when you have grown up. Because that's when you are able to find your correct life partner. Relationships before that often end up on a sad note. You are not able to decide correctly for yourself at that age. And astrology will also support your desires once you have become a youth.
- No marriage is perfect:
Every marriage has a good phase and a bad phase as well. But that does not mean the two people should drift apart. They have to accept the other person because no one is perfect. Though advice by a learned guru in this phase will help both of you stay together better.
- Dasha plays an important role:
You can say that Dasha plays a major role in love marriage problem. Rahukaal is there in everyone's life for 18 long years. Rahu is an obsession. It forces the person to do anything to achieve goals. It has unlimited desires and is very materialistic. It wants those things that are hard to achieve. Sometimes, it takes shortcuts in life. This is why everybody has a Rahu in his or her horoscope. It gives you temptations. Rahu gives very good results in terms of money and wealth. The effect of Rahu also results in sudden marriage. Like you meet someone last month and you got engaged. So, it sometimes works in a positive manner. Rahul brings these sudden positive events. Though it mostly brings positivity in your life is only when it is sitting alone in your horoscope and when it is not in conjunction with any other planet.
These days, life has become complex and tough. Most of us run to the astrologers to get things sorted. We spend our money lavishly to know about our future. Though not all astrologers are perfect and trustworthy. One should always be alert of those fake astrologers. A good astrologer can help predict your future and help you get married to the one you love as well as help you overcome the problems that you may face in your love marriage.
Vijay Nath Ji Maharaj has 30 years of experience in astrology and is a specialist in predicting and helping with love marriages. He has trained under eminent astrology gurus – Late RD ShashtriJi and Shyamlal ShashtriJi. To sort out your love marriage uncertainty as well as troubles, consult Vijay Nath Ji Maharaj and blow away your love marriage blues.