~~ Nullify the Obvious and enjoy your day regardless of the weather!

Just like in Frank Loesser’s 1944 duet, we often use the weather as a crutch.

We use the weather as a reason to NOT do something; or a reason to NOT feel something… we allow it to prevent us from being happy, or to actually make us sad; active or inactive.

One of my favorite quotes, because it is mine, is: “the weather is the weather!”

There is little to nothing we can do about the weather.

Many of us attempt to overcome things that upset us and get on with enjoying ourselves.

Some of us attempt to use DENIAL; just act like it doesn’t exist. But that is the fastest way to allow a road bump to become a true obstacle.

The better method is to NEGATE the obstacle; accept it, address it, adapt to it….but don’t let it change your direction. Read the rest of this entry »

Lon and DOC aka, The Defender of Caregivers! are enjoying some time off this week and are wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday and Happy New Year!

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I was in line at Walmart and witnessed a Christmas Miracle:

In front of me was a rough-looking kid wearing an over-sized leather jacket and baggy pants; he had a “doo-rag” on his head and iPod ear pieces in his ears– you know the type.  In front of my doo-rag wearing friend was a little old lady wearing a doo-rag of her own.  A woman I would estimate to be in her early 70’s wearing a shower cap over some hair curlers– you know the type…   Read the rest of this entry »

By Cliff Kuhn, M.D.
The Laugh Doctor
“It all starts with a SMILE”   http://www.drcliffordkuhn.com/meet.htm

The holiday season presents us with a strange and unsettling
paradox. While we’re constantly bombarded with images of loving
families enjoying the holidays, more people commit suicide
during this season than at any other time. How do we reconcile
this (and how do we avoid it ourselves)?

I believe some of the depression is caused by the constant
reruns of bad Christmas specials. Do we really need to see
“Rudolph’s Shiny New Year” for the twelfth evening in a row?

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