You’ve heard about the “right brain” and the “left brain,” right? The left brain is all about logic and sequential thinking and the right brain is all about the abstract flow of consciousness and how it relates to “the big picture.”

Even though I’ve been aware of these concepts for thirty years or so, they were always a little fuzzy. Interesting, but I never totally grasped the implications until I saw an amazing video.

The video is one of the TED talks. If you haven’t heard of that yet, these are some of the most amazing, interesting and inspiring videos on the internet. They are ideas worth spreading . . . “inspired talks by some of the world’s greatest thinkers and doers.

Sometimes It’s Better to Learn from the Experience of Another

The talk I’m recommending now is from Jill Bolte Taylor, who is a neuroanatomist – a brain scientist. The video is about a rare opportunity few scientists would wish for:

One morning, a blood vessel in Jill Bolte Taylor’s brain exploded. As a brain scientist, she realized she had a ringside seat to her own stroke. She watched as her brain functions shut down one by one: motion, speech, memory, self-awareness . . .

Amazed to find herself alive, Taylor spent eight years recovering her ability to think, walk and talk. She has become a spokesperson for stroke recovery and for the possibility of coming back from brain injury stronger than before. In her case, although the stroke damaged the left side of her brain, her recovery unleashed a torrent of creative energy from her right. From her home base in Indiana, she now travels the country on behalf of the Harvard Brain Bank as the “Singin’ Scientist.”

“How many brain scientists have been able to study the brain from the inside out? I’ve gotten as much out of this experience of losing my left mind as I have in my entire academic career.” - Jill Bolte Taylor

See It . . . Hear It . . . Feel It!

This video will makes a powerful impression. Have you ever seen an actual brain with the two hemispheres clearly separate from one another? On this video, you will.

Have you ever heard a description about watching from a peaceful, detached viewpoint as the cognitive brain functions slowly quit functioning? Have you ever heard anyone talk about what it feels like when the inner chatter finally quits and all that’s left is awareness? On this video, you will.

Prepare to be amazed, moved, inspired and thrilled with this intelligent look at something that is rarely seen . . . and the fact that you’re hearing about all this from a brain scientist makes it even more fascinating.

Tissues Optional

Oh yeah, the end may tug at your heart strings a bit. Some of us may want to have a box of Kleenex handy.

This will probably be the most inspiring 12 minutes of your day. (It could easily be the most inspiring 12 minutes of your year!)

Here’s the link . . .

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229

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Beyond Science, Philosophy and Religion Is truth absolute or relative? Is there anything beyond science, philosophy and religion? Many of the world’s top quantum physicists think there is. Celebrate life by stretching you imagination. Ego or Soul? Who’s Driving Even though I identify my sense of self with soul, there seems to be another “something” inside forever jockeying for position and making its presence known. This is the ego. What’s the difference? How can you know which one is in charge? What are their characteristics? Since I prefer peace to mayhem and contentment to perpetual, blind striving, my goal is to keep soul in the driver’s seat as often as possible. Instead of an either/or situation, I like the idea of soul and ego peacefully coexisting in a manner that best serves the greater good. Appreciate Here and Now No matter what’s going on in your life right now, there’s something to appreciate about it. The act of appreciation rivets our consciousness to this present moment. With our attention focused on the here and now, we are living life fully, since right now is the only time there ever is. Get a Broader Perspective - Do It Different and Work Smarter When I think of the view from our broader perspective, to me, it means the viewpoint of our inner self . . . who we really are. Without the filters of our ego, the world looks quite different. The problem is . . . this lofty viewpoint seems illusive. People occasionally identify with broader perspective with no apparent effort or intent, but it’s rare to arrive at such a viewpoint accidentally. More commonly, brief glimpses are caught deliberately by intent, and repeated by personal discipline and the use of clever techniques. Articles by Tupelo
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As this article is being written, my wife, Janey, and I are at the National Seashore Park on Padre Island, down the road from Corpus Christi, Texas. I am sitting in a folding chair a few feet from the breaking surf.

There is a warm breeze keeping me comfortable as I soak up the sun. I am dressed for the occasion in my shorts, t-shirt and sandals.

I watch the shore birds as they run along the surf, looking for food as I delight in the amazing diversity of nature. Then I fix my gaze on the horizon and just take it all in: the curling waves – near and far, the calls of the various species of birds, the moist, salty air and the soothing sound of the waves breaking on the beach. Ah yes, life is good.

Rejuvenation is Good Medicine

This high-quality R&R is much more than idle loafing . . . it’s an important ingredient that allows us to do what we do. Whatever you do, taking time to relax and regenerate helps you to do it better. If you don’t pause occasionally, shift your mind into neutral and recharge your batteries, your productivity plummets and you may not even realize it.

“If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.” - Heroditus (5th century BC)

If you find yourself struggling to get going and stare into the distance a lot with nothing in particular on your mind, chances are, you are overdue for some concentrated, quality rest and relaxation.

Here’s how it works for us. Janey and I are a music and comedy duo known as “Laughing Bird.” We are in the middle of a concert tour and our schedule is full. For the last couple of months, every day we are doing a concert or driving to the next one. We love it and wouldn’t trade our lifestyle for anything else we’ve seen, but we have learned the importance of pacing ourselves. Whenever there’s a break in the schedule, we make it a point to regroup, recharge and revitalize our energies.

From the outside looking in, it may appear that our “work” isn’t work at all since we make our living playing music. Our career reminds me of a duck floating along serenely, making it look easy. What the casual observer doesn’t see is the constant, energetic paddling going on just below the surface.

It’s the same for most of us. The easier it looks, the more behind-the-scenes activities are required to keep it afloat.

In our case, the audience sees a two hour show – a pretty easy schedule, right? On the days we have concerts, our “official” work day begins with driving to the venue. We try to keep our drive time under two hours on concert days, but it’s often more. We arrive at 2:00 P.M., meet the hosts, and begin setting up our sound system, stage lights and CD table. Then we do a sound check. All this usually takes about two hours. Then we grab a quick lunch and try to rest a little before it’s time to shower and get dressed for the show. We return to the stage area 30 or 45 minutes before show time to tune our instruments and schmooze a little with the concert presenters and the audience members who arrive early.

The show itself is usually a little over 2 hours with a short intermission. After it’s over, we linger to visit and autograph CDs for thirty minutes or so. By about 9:30, we are ready to retire our stage clothes and get back into our roadie clothes. Next we pack it all up and stow it in our tour bus motorhome. This process usually takes about an hour and a half, depending on whether or not we have help. (It just takes a little longer if someone tries to help . . . we have a well refined system that is effectively quick, if left to our own devices.)

By about 11:00 P.M., we are ready to sit down for the first time since about 5:30 or 6:00 . . . that’s over 5 hours on our feet non-stop. When we get back to the motorhome, sometimes we try to catch up on emails and take care of any pressing business before bed.

The next morning, there are business calls to make, letters to write, contracts to send, promo to mail, ads to create and submit, rehearsals and all the other little details necessary to keep an independent show on the road. There is always one more thing pressing for our attention. Usually, we do it gladly, gratefully and enthusiastically . . . unless we haven’t taken a break for a while, in which case we find ourselves bogging down and staring at the horizon a lot.

We both wear a lot of hats in this micro version of show business – booking agent, publicist, graphic artist, marketer, driver, mechanic, cook, wardrobe mistress, songwriter, arranger, recording engineer, producer, inventory control manager, PR agent, etc. Oh yes, and we also get to pause occasionally and play music and sing and laugh for a couple of hours.

“It’s great to be self-employed because you only have to work half-days . . . and you get to choose which 12 hours that is.” – Jim Guhlke

We love our life together and the freedom of being modern-day traveling troubadours. It’s an unusual lifestyle that may be interesting to you or boring, but the point is that whatever you do in life, there is always more going on behind the scenes. The easier it looks to a casual observer, the more effort, energy and careful planning is likely involved. Whatever you do to make ends meet, for most of us, it takes a lot of time, energy and dedication to make it happen.

It’s All Too Much

Is your energy and productivity increasing or do you feel like you get bogged down easily in the endless details? Perhaps you feel like your enthusiasm is evaporating, and you are just going through the motions with your mind numb.

We have been conditioned in Western society to maintain our frantic pace throughout our working lives, at all costs. (And it does cost us – all too often, it costs us our health, our relationships and our very lives. Many of us work ourselves to death.) We continue doing more and more until we work ourselves into a frenzy. Why? Because that’s what everyone else seems to be doing. We have come to believe it’s necessary to maintain this insane pace to keep up or just to get by.

Productivity Suffers

It’s unreasonable to expect our productivity to increase while maintaining such a relentless schedule. All the countless details going on behind the scenes require your energy and attention too – it’s not just the time you are “at work.” (Our situation of a 12 hour work day necessary to provide a two hour show may seem more exaggerated than most, but most of us are paddling like hell just beneath the surface to keep afloat, all while making it look easy.)

“The time to relax is — when you don’t have time for it.” - Sidney J. Harris

“No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you’d be more productive.” - Dr. Joyce Brothers (1928 - )

Let More Life into Your Life

You already know you need to schedule regular breaks into your routine. Why? You need time to let your mind wander – time to imagine new possibilities – time to enjoy the simple pleasures of life – time to nurture soul. Life is more than an endless to-do list, and many of its most important gifts come when you allow yourself to put the daily details on pause and just experience the simplicity of life in the moment with nothing in particular on your mind that needs to be done.

“During [these] periods of relaxation after concentrated intellectual activity, the intuitive mind seems to take over and can produce the sudden clarifying insights which give so much joy and delight.” - Fritjof Capra, physicist

Schedule Breaks

If you don’t schedule breaks to allow for this life recharging, spiritual nourishment, you are scheduling more and more of the same. These valuable rejuvenating sessions rarely happen accidentally – you must plan for them and work them into your busy schedule, just like all the other important things in your life. Mark it on your calendar and realize how important it is to follow through and do it. It’s a priority – perhaps one of life’s biggest priorities to help enhance the quality of your life.

“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

Find Whatever Works Best for You

There are many ways to cut yourself some slack, so choose whatever feels good. Janey and I enjoy walking along the beach and feeling the warm, moist air on our skin while hearing the bird calls and the sound of the surf. We also enjoy hiking in the mountains. The point is to do something different from your usual routine to give your mind and imagination free reign to go to new places. What would feel good to you?

• Take a long, hot bath in candlelight.
• Curl up with a good book.
• Spend the day at the park – take a blanket and a picnic. (Take snacks too in case you decide to stay all day.)
• Take in a double feature. Then take a walk to let the images and ideas stimulate your thinking.
• Go on a vacation – now, while you can. Don’t put it off . . . again.
• Find more time for your favorite hobbies, or take up a new hobby.
• Invite a few friends over for a simple dinner – or a pot-luck. (Or go out to eat so you don’t have to cook and do dishes.) Encourage stimulating conversation.
• Find time to feed your heart and soul – allow your inner batteries to recharge and rejuvenate your enthusiasm. (How? The next point is one of my personal favorites.)
• Turn off the TV – you will be amazed at all the time you will free up for more important activities. (See previous article: “The Trouble with TV.”)

For more ideas to re-inspire and re-energize yourself, see previous article: “Take Time for You.”

“Have a variety of interests … These interests relax the mind and lessen tension on the nervous system. People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest.” - George Mathew Allen

Not only will your inner being soar with a dance of celebration for the spiritual nourishment, but you will be able to refocus on your work with renewed enthusiasm and increased productivity. Stale attention and boredom will be replaced by quick thinking and being interested in whatever you need to do. When you are not tired, everything looks better and you function better. All areas of your life benefit when you take some time for you.

“Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation — what are they? They are the happiest people in the world.” - William Lyon Phelps

So ignore the lame excuses you have been telling yourself, and just do something fun for you. Then pay attention to how you feel. When you feel good, all areas of your life are on an upswing, and everyone in your life also benefits.

Have a great time on your day(s) off. You deserve it (and you probably need it too!)

Sorry this article isn’t longer, but it’s time to get up and go for a walk on the beach.

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Trash Our Treasures People seem to have a history of awarding seemingly insignificant details with places of prominence in our lives, while ignoring or even destroying the most important aspects. http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescX.html#Anchor2 Flying in the Sea Born at Coco View Scuba Diving Resort in Roatan Honduras, this song celebrates the wonders of the sea. Imagine the joy and freedom felt by dolphins and whales frolicking in the waves. We caught a glimpse of that feeling while scuba diving . . . and love it! http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescX.html#Anchor5 I’m Goin’ Fishin‘ The zen of fly-fishing has always worked wonders for me to recharge and regenerate. This is a tribute to my grand-fater, who gave me a wonderful gift that has kept on giving for a lifetime. http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescX.html#Anchor13 Seriously A reminder of the importance of making it a point to deliberately live life in joy, reverance, and with a light-hearted spirit. http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescX.html#Anchor15 Hand in Hand and Heart to Heart “You and I drew a good lot in life.” We never take it for granted, but continually re-create it on a daily basis looking forward with imagination and gratitude. http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescX.html#Anchor16 A Heartbeat in Eternity’s Highway In the grand scheme of things, what’s the difference between a single moment and all of eternity? What’s the point of reference? http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescX.html#Anchor17 The Road Even the closest of friends often find themselves on totally opposite life paths, but that’s O.K. Regardless of the outer experience, the inner connection between special friends remains strong through the years. This song is a tribute to that special bond. http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescHere.html#Anchor1 Time of Our Lives Time is so fleeting, so elusive, it’s good to remember the importance and power of living right now. http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescHere.html#Anchor7 Takin’ My Time It’s easy to simply give away so much of your time that there’s none left for you. http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescHere.html#Anchor15 Celebrate Life Create your own personal celebration of life by your choices, rather than allowing life to be something that merely happens to you, or around you. http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescHB.html#Anchor2 Lovin’ Gold Having someone to share the details of your life with is bound to be one of the very best definitions of living a wealthy life. Someone to love, dream and grow with through the years is a wonderful way to feel rich, complete with the potential for compounding interest over a lifetime. http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescHB.html#Anchor5 Do What You Love Discovering what we have a true passion for, and then figuring out a way to build a life around that passion is one of life’s greatest feelings of accomplishment. http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescHB.html#Anchor10 Go Slow Experiencing the pace of life in a different culture helps to illustrate just how frantic the western pace really is. Faster doesn’t necessarily mean more or better. What’s the big hurry? Go slow. http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescAnth.html#Anchor3 You Gotta Have Fun Our moments are fleeting . . . and finite. Too few to squander on “bad news”. We must steer our attention deliberately in order to attract the kind of life we were born to live. http://www.somemusicmatters.com/DescAnth.html#Anchor20 Songs by Tupelo
	Take Time for You Don’t put yourself at the end of the list. You deserve to be first, at least some of the time. Don’t let your entire life slip by with everything else (and everyone else) getting preferential treatment over your most important priorities. Their needs are important, but yours are important too. Celebrate life by taking time for YOU! The Trouble with TV Does TV enhance our life experience or get in the way of living our lives? Celebrate life with this refreshing perspective on the boob tube. Being Present through Sensuality The idea is to occasionally turn off the senses in order to better tune into the aliveness that lies beyond them. The realization that there is something beyond the world of the five senses can provide an “aha” experience, especially at first. With the senses turned off (or even turned down), there remains a vibrant sense of aliveness - the world of feeling and the realm of being. The Dilemma of Desire What is desire? Where does it come from? Why do we have it? Does it serve us in a positive way, or does it distract us and keep us perpetually in discontent? This article sheds some light on these important questions so that each of us can find our own answers. Balancing Desire with Contentment It’s a fine line we walk between wanting more and feeling satisfied with what we have. Desire is unavoidable - it comes with the territory. So, the trick is to find the balance. There’s a middle ground to be found where deep feelings of contentment and satisfaction are spiced with the delicious excitement of something more on the horizon. Action and Satisfaction A satisfying life includes time for doing balanced by time for being , embracing and celebrating all aspects of life. Being, doing, having . . . all these things are important ingredients of our package of life experience. Denying any aspect of it only serves to diminish our joy of living a full, inspired, and satisfying life. Goal Setting or Let Go and Let God There are two approaches people use to manifest their desires. Some set goals. Others surrender and presume the universe is conspiring to deliver to them their every desire without strain, in its own way and in its own time. Which way is better? Can these two methods be used together? Articles by Tupelo
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Since the mid 70’s, this delicious and nutritious drink has been our breakfast almost every morning. The recipe has evolved and morphed over the years, but the basic idea has remained the same.

The idea is to start the day with excellent fuel for the body – something that kick-starts the metabolism and provides a steady supply of energy throughout the day.

It’s easy to make, it’s quick and the variations are endless. After over 30 years of almost daily consumption, we still love it. We still say “Mmm” and “Yumm” a lot, as if it was the first time.

Basic Recipe

We prepare enough for two of us, so that equals a full blender. (We use a Vita-Mix, but any blender works fine.) We drink enough to get full – about 3 glasses – it’s a full meal. That’s probably about 30 to 36 ounces each. It goes down easy and lasts for several hours. There is no energy crash after an energy spike like what occurs with sugary foods. The energy provided by this superfood smoothie is noticeable and steady.

• Basic Ingredient #1: The liquid base is Rice Dream, which is made out of brown rice. It’s available at health food stores, and now many grocery stores too. We get it at Wal-Mart when we can find it. It comes in a blue and white carton. We like to use the vanilla enriched variety for this smoothie drink. Use enough to fill about 1/3 of the blender.

• Basic Ingredient #2: Bananas – 3 large or 4 small. (This gives it the smooth texture and natural sweetness. Tip: Buy ripe ones at a discount, peel them and freeze them – frozen bananas work great in smoothies, and you’ll always have some on hand when you run out of fresh ones.)

• Basic Ingredient #3: Apples – 2 large or 4 small. (Adds to the thickness and provides good dietary fiber.) You’ve heard that an apple a day keeps the doctor away – this is a good way to do it.

• Basic Ingredient #4: Green Superfood Nurtitional Product – 2 scoops. (This provides the ultra-nutrition and steady energy.) There are many brands on the market, and we like to use a particular brand for a month or two and then use a different brand for the sake of variety. Each brand has a different combination of nutrients and this “diversity” approach gives us as many different nutrients as possible. We do have a favorite that we keep coming back to – “Green Vibrance,” distributed by Vibrant Health in Canaan, CT 06018. Phone 1-800-242-1835. (Our local health food store was able to order it for us. Our friends buy it online at a discount. They found it with a google search.) Here’s some of the blurb from the label:

“25 Billion Probiotics Per Dose from 12 Strains. Certified Organic Greens, Wild Crafted Herbs, Restorative, Concentrated Superfood . . . Supporting the 4 Foundations of Health: Nutrition, Digestion, Circulation and Immunity with Additional Benefit to All Body Systems.”

There are far too many ingredients to list, but here a few to give you an idea of what’s in the fine, green powder:

Spirulina, (certified organic)
Alfalfa grass juice powder, (certified organic)
Barley grass juice powder, (certified organic)
Wheat grass juice powder, (certified organic)
Chorella, pharmaceutical grade, soft cell
Royal jelly (6% 10 HAD)
Bee pollen
Carrot juice powder
Spinach powder, freeze dried (certified organic)
Silymarin milk thistle extract, 80 % silybin
Ginko bilboa extract
Green tea standardized extract
Grape seed standardized extract
Sea Vegetable Complex (providing 231 mcg. Iodine and trace minerals)

The ingredients go on and on, in these categories:
Nutrient Dense, Healing & Support Foods
Cell Membrane and Nerve Support
High Fiber Foods & Prebiotics
Antioxidants & Circulatory Support
Adaptogens
Immune Support
Probiotic Blend
Enzyme Complex
Phyto-Minerals
Tonics
Palatability Factor (Mango powder, freeze dried – YUM)

The label says a serving size is 11.47g, and there are 60 servings per canister.
Calories: 44
Calories from fat: 7
Calories from saturated fat: 0

It comes with a small scoop.

• Basic Ingredient #5: Oil. (We use flax seed oil as a fall-back option, but our preference is “Udo’s Oil 3•6•9 Blend”). It comes in a bottle, inside a box. From the box: “The ideal 2:1:1 ratio of unrefined omega fatty acids . . . made with organic flax, sesame and sunflower seed oils. Plant-based, fish-free, omega-3. This oil contains the ideal balance of Omega-3 and Omega-6 essential fatty acids (2:1) for people who want one product that gives them all of the good fats they need, without any of the bad fats they should avoid. Every cell, tissue, gland and organ is dependent upon the presence of essential fatty acids. They are the main structural component of cell membranes and are necessary for cell growth and division . . . Udo’s oil blend is fresh-pressed in a state-of-the-art low heat, light and oxygen-free environment. It has a pleasant, nutty, buttry taste and can be added unheated to foods . . .”

• Basic Ingredient #6: Ice. (We like our smoothie cold, and a few hand-fulls of ice does the trick.)

Recipe Variations

One reason why we love this superfood smoothie so much is because it is so versatile. We enjoy making it different each time just for the sake of variety. Here are some of the variations we enjoy:

Instead of apples, try pears.
Add ¼ cantaloupe.
Try blueberries, strawberries or raspberries. (Fresh is best but frozen works.)
Grapes are good. (Tip: buy loose ones at a discount and freeze them.)
Mangos and papayas make it a tropical delight.

Improvise

There are no rules. Experiment with the recipe until you find your own favorites. We have lots and we keep finding new combinations that are scrumptious – even after 30 years of variations.

Not Just for Breakfast

When we are performing, after the gig, we are often hungry. Before bed is not a good time for a regular meal, although many musicians eat late. Sometimes, we have a small smoothie after the show. It’s satisfying and not heavy on the stomach.

How about lunch in a thermos? Make the smoothie the night before and put it in a portable container. Enjoy it at lunchtime in the middle of your workday. This superfood smoothie is convenient, fast, and will provide you with steady energy throughout the day without the mid-afternoon slump.

How it Looks

If you are new to green superfood, this may take a while to get used to. (Or it may not.) The color is . . . well, it’s green. No matter what you add to the basic recipe, the smoothie comes out green. (The superfood – ingredient #4 is a fine, dense, green powder.) If you use blueberries, raspberries, strawberries or other berries, the green turns into an ugly brownish green – but it still tastes amazing!)

How it Tastes

Great! If you mix it like I recommend with the rice milk, bananas, apples, your other favorite fruits, and the oil, you’re bound to find some fabulous combinations.

How it Feels

Fantastic! Especially when I’m really hungry in the morning, it’s fun to take the first sip, close my eyes, and monitor what’s going on deep inside. It’s almost like I can hear the actual cells of my body celebrating the excellence. They are throwing a party because the nutrition is so complete and so readily available. Sometimes, I can actually feel the energy cruising through my veins. To say you feel your tummy smiling is an understatement. It goes down easy and is very satisfying.

Pass It On

Through the years, we have introduced our suprfood smoothie to dozens of people, but this is the first time I’ve ever written it down.

Whenever we introduce it to someone new, the routine is always the same. Visiting guests will eye our mysterious mugs full of green smoothie with suspicion. The adventurous ones will agree to try a sip. They usually say something like, “That’s GOOD,” as if they expected it to taste like pond scum just because that’s what it looks like. Another sip and they usually ask for their own glass. Then, I’m off to the kitchen to make another blender full.

Once you get past the color, there is no looking back – you will likely enjoy it for years to come, just as we have . . . and your body will thank you for treating it to such exceptional nutrition. Bon apetit.

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Do your intentions fall short? Do your new year’s resolutions fizzle out year after year?

Do your plans for weight loss and fitness crash and burn in a pile of potato chip crumbs?

Why is it so difficult to follow through and accomplish what you set out to do? Usually, there is one important missing ingredient: personal discipline.

For most of us, the idea of discipline is an external force – it’s something that comes from the outside. For instance, we discipline our children. Most of us are familiar with discipline as a verb (something we do to someone else), but we’re not so familiar with the concept as a noun (something we cultivate from within and apply to ourselves).

“Nothing of importance is ever achieved without discipline. I feel myself sometimes not wholly in sympathy with some modern educational theorists, because I think that they underestimate the part that discipline plays. But the discipline you have in your life should be one determined by your own desires and your own needs, not put upon you by society or authority.” - Bertrand Russel (1872-1970)

Personal discipline is not a common attribute these days, especially in the west. For many, any remnants of personal discipline have been smothered by arrogance, a false sense of invincibility, and the attitude of entitlement. This short-sighted, bloated approach is the expectation that all things should come to you from the outside. Personal discipline is a balanced approach that recognizes that all things come from deep inside. Discipline works from the inside out.

What is Discipline?

Although rare, it’s not a complicated idea. Here’s a simplified look at the concept of personal discipline:

Discipline is a decision made for yourself, based upon the best information available at the time. The information is compelling enough so you recognize that a change in your behavior will enhance the quality of your life. The facts and the prospect of a better life are sufficient to inspire you to make a promise to yourself. Then, personal discipline is simply your moment-to-moment choices that allow you to keep your promise to yourself.

“Your mental attitude is something you can control outright and you must use self-discipline until you create a Positive Mental Attitude — your mental attitude attracts to you everything that makes you what you are.” - Napolean Hill

Weight Loss and Fitness

Here’s an example almost everyone can relate to: Most all of us have fantasized about being slimmer, more fit and healthier. For many, that’s as far as it goes. (But it’s a good start because fantasy is where all fantastic stuff comes from.) Most of us really don’t have the facts or the know-how to follow up on such a vague mental image as “being slimmer, more fit and healthier.” The reason these things rarely materialize for most of us that we are missing one or more key ingredient of personal discipline. Let’s take it step by step.

1. Get the facts. Motivate yourself by saturating yourself with pertinent information. This step provides you with compelling reasons WHY. As an example, thirty years ago when I quit smoking, I went to the library and spent a few hours with medical journals looking at pictures of terminal patients with lung cancer. I left there with very graphic, very compelling reasons WHY to quit smoking. I was motivated. I didn’t wait for those reasons to come to me. I knew how powerful they would be, so I went out and found them. This is the proactive approach to jump-starting motivation and personal discipline. (Back to the example of weight loss and fitness, see previous article, “Finally the Truth About Diet and Nutrition – The China Study Review.” This book will help provide you with compelling reasons WHY.)

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” - Jim Rohn

2. Once you know why, it’s easier to make a good decision. In this example, the decision is to lose weight and be more fit. The reason why is because it will enhance the quality of your life. Spell it out to yourself in specifics, like this:

Being trim and fit will give me more energy. It will make me healthier, and my immune system will be stronger, so I am not susceptible to diseases. The quality of my life will be enhanced, as well as the quantity. Fact: healthy, fit people live longer than unhealthy fat ones. If these reasons are not compelling enough to inspire you, dig a little deeper. Try these:

I choose to be thinner so I look and feel sexier. If you are male, an improved diet can help with virility (or lack thereof) and put the problem of erectile dysfunction to bed without drugs. Get the facts – not the pharmaceutical industry’s propaganda, but study the hard science until you get a clear understanding of how nutrition affects bodily functions. (Again, refer to the previous article, “Finally the Truth About Diet – The China Study Review.” Read the review, and then read the book.)

Whatever motivates you, learn as much as you can to provide yourself with compelling reasons to follow through on your resolve.

If this still isn’t enough, maybe you have some personal image issues that are getting in the way of getting fit, just for yourself. If you can’t seem to do it for yourself, do it for those who love you. These are the same people who will be taking care of you if you don’t do it. Can you do it for them? Does that motivate you?

For example, the protein casein found in dairy foods has been scientifically linked to prostate cancer, as well as other cancers and other nasty diseases. Especially if you have a history or genetic links to any of these conditions, can you motivate yourself to quit putting that stuff in your mouth, for the sake of friends and family? Can you do it for your spouse?

If you get the facts and understand that something is literally killing you prematurely and that ignoring it can make your spouse an early widow or widower, can you squeeze a little personal motivation from that?

If you can’t motivate yourself for you, try this: Do it for those who love you. Your lack of discipline could result in you early demise . . . how long do you want to make them miss you?

3. With these first two steps in place, now you can make a promise to yourself. The objective is to saturate yourself with enough facts and resulting motivation so that you can keep your promise to yourself.

It Gets Easier

Before we actually get around to taking action, our imaginations run wild with terrifying scenarios about how difficult it will be to give up things in our diet. Instead, play the substitution game. Don’t allow yourself to feel deprived. This is all about enhancing your life – not about deprivation. Look for healthy and exciting alternatives. Broaden your horizons to include new things in your diet that you may have never tried otherwise.

Rejoice in the diversity. Feel gratitude for the information that allows you to enhance the quality of your life. And enjoy your new-found dedication to personal discipline and the enhanced self-image and vitality that comes with it. It’s worth the effort.

If you feel yourself beginning to slip by dwelling on a fleeting desire for something you know is not in alignment with the promise you made to yourself, stop. Give it a moment. See that it’s just a mental habit or possibly a physical addiction. It’s not supporting your new image of yourself.

Trust Your Feelings

If you give in to it, how will that make you feel? Is that how you want to feel? Your feelings will give you fool-proof feedback about whether or not any urge is in alignment with your deepest desires. (See previous article, “How Do You Feel – About Inner Guidance.”)

Does your target mental image look fit, slim and energetic? Any craving that flits across your mind that is not in alignment with your target mental image will pass, if you will just give it a little time. Train yourself to wait. When you get a craving, don’t act upon it immediately. Give yourself the benefit of the buffer of time. Every time you demonstrate the upper hand on cravings, it becomes easier the next time.

If you took the time to do step 2 thoroughly, your desire for fitness will be stronger than any fleeting urge to put something undesirable in your mouth. Just because it may be tasty or because you are used to it will no longer be good enough.

Ladies, is a moment on your lips worth a lifetime on your hips? Gentlemen, is a moment in your mutt worth a lifetime on your gut?

You’ve got to want your target more than you want any momentary indulgence. You do that by dwelling on step 2 – why.

If all the usual reasons are not compelling enough to inspire you to take action in sync with your desired objective, play your trump card: If you’re having trouble doing it for yourself, can you do it for those who love you? They will be the ones taking care of you if you break your promise to yourself. They will be your survivors. Can you follow the tips in this article and brush up on your self-discipline skills for their sake?

They’re counting on you. Now, count on yourself!

“In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves…self-discipline with all of them came first.” - Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)

The example in this article is primarily weight loss and fitness, but these three steps of discipline can be applied to all areas of your life. You can cultivate personal discipline to:

• Stop talking too much and listen more.
• Quit lashing out at your kids or spouse.
• Be kind and courteous – even to jerks.
• Be cheerful.
• Turn off the news and allow yourself to gravitate to a better attitude.
• Quit being judgmental.
• Take 3 deep breaths before you respond to a potentially volatile situation.

“Without discipline, there’s no life at all.” - Katharine Houghton Hepburn (b. 1909)

Self Discipline in 3 Steps Review:

1. Saturate yourself with the facts – lots of facts.
2. Make the decision of what you want – spell it out clearly in great detail.
3. Make a promise to yourself, and keep it.

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It’s no wonder so many people are confused about diet and nutrition. There are books that support just about any opinion anyone might have about this important subject. Many are based on conjecture, marketing hype, wishful thinking, or hidden agendas.

Finally, here’s an authoritative diet and nutrition book based on hard science and exhaustive research. The author has authored hundreds of scientific papers, sat on numerous government expert panels, and helped shape national and international diet and health organizations. As a prominent research scientist, his numerous experiments are repeatable, peer-reviewed and conclusive.

This revealing book is written by one of the world’s most respected authorities in the field of nutrition. In his own words, he has been “in the system for almost fifty years, at the very highest levels, designing and directing large research projects, deciding which research gets funded and translating massive amounts of scientific data into national expert panel reports.”

My Highest Recommendation

There is so much useful information in this book, I consider it one of the most important books I have ever read.

Through the years, I have read many books on diet and nutrition, but this is, by far, the best. It is truly one-of-a-kind, simply because of the scientific nature of the information presented and the unique life experiences of the author. Never before has anyone had such a clear view of the facts of the relation of diet to disease, and never before has anyone written with such authority and candor about how the game of food is played these days.

The End of Dietary Confusion

The science of nutrition is relatively new, and there has been conflicting information for many years. The author invested his lifetime getting to the bottom of the hard questions of how diet is related to health and disease. His dedication to truth allowed the scientific method to settle the debate once and for all.

“The science is clear. The results are unmistakable. Change your diet and dramatically reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity.” – from the back cover of “The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health” by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M Campbell II.

“The China Study” is quite simply the most comprehensive study of nutrition ever conducted. It presents a clear and concise message of hope as it dispels a multitude of health myths and misinformation. It details how and why we are inundated with so many exaggerations and outright lies in the field of diet, health and health care.

Many of us have suspected for years that the food industry, government regulatory agencies, and health care industry doesn’t have our best interests at heart. This enlightening book shines a glimmer of hope as it discloses the straight scoop on what really goes on behind the scenes.

The author pulls no punches but does a fine job of reporting on the facts without sensationalizing the story. He strikes me as a man of integrity who has been able to walk that fine line of working within a system of questionable integrity while serving the public’s interest with his involvement at the very highest levels of scientific research and government policy-making.

The science and the research conclusions have been accumulating through the years, but the average person rarely gets the real information because it has been “buried beneath a clutter of irrelevant or even harmful information – junk science, fad diets and food industry propaganda.”

This landmark book not only discloses the real information but also reveals why and how misinformation dominates our society. As you have probably already noticed, it’s all based on the Golden Rule – he who has the most gold makes the rules.

The Author’s Early Career

Dr. Campbell got his PhD at Cornell and spent some his early career at MIT where he helped discover dioxin, arguably the most toxic chemical ever found. (It’s an ingredient of Agent Orange – a defoliant used in the Viet Nam war.) In early experiments, he showed that nutrition consistently trumped chemical carcinogens. Lab animals that were given mega doses of this nasty carcinogen recovered when given good nutrition. The results were unmistakable.

One group of test animals was given aflatoxin, another carcinogen, and a diet of 20% protein, similar to the Western diet. Another group was given a diet of 5% protein. Every animal with the 20% protein diet had evidence of liver cancer and every single animal with the 5% protein diet avoided cancer. The score was 100 to 0. It doesn’t get any more conclusive than that.

Further experimentation proved that the cancer producing effects of these nasty carcinogens could be rendered insignificant by a low-protein diet.

“In fact, dietary protein proved to be so powerful in its effect that we could turn on and off cancer growth simply by changing the level consumed . . . Not all proteins had this effect. Casien, which makes up 87% of cow’s milk protein, promoted all stages of the cancer process . . . The safe proteins were from plants.” – Dr. Colin Campbell in “The China Study“

This early discovery launched Dr. Campbell into a lifetime career of scientific research of how nutrition relates to disease. What he discovered was a big surprise, even to him. (He was born on a dairy farm, believing his family was one of the privileged few enjoying the best diet known in the world. Milk was central to his early life, and like most of us, he was taught that dairy foods made strong bones and teeth.) Later research proved that this was absolutely wrong!

Why is the Book Called “The China Study?”

I mentioned that Dr. Campbell is one of the planet’s most preeminent experts in his field. He was the director of the most comprehensive study of diet, lifestyle and disease ever done with humans in the history of biomedical research. This huge, unprecedented project was a joint venture between Cornell University, Oxford University and the Chinese Academy of Preventative Medicine. This exhaustive study produced “more than 8,000 statistically significant associations between various dietary factors and disease!”

The scope of this study was enormous. Sixty-five counties in twenty-four of the twenty-seven provinces were included. 367 variables were studied, including such things as mortality rates on 48 different kinds of diseases, 109 indicators in blood, 36 food constituents, 60 diet and lifestyle factors, and 17 geographic and climatic factors.

Dr. Campbell estimates that the Chinese contribution to the project was 5 to 6 million dollars. The U.S. contribution was 2.9 million over a period of 10 years. If a similar study was done in the U.S., it would cost at least ten times as much.

Why China?

Besides the cost, there is a more important reason such a study was done in China. Their diet is vastly different than the Standard American Diet (S.A.D.). Only by comparing such a dramatically different diet to the typical Western fare was Dr. Campbell’s team able to learn such important information. For instance, almost everyone’s diet in America is unhealthy, so it’s difficult to come to intelligent conclusions when there are so few people in the U.S. eating healthy diets for comparison.

“In America, 15-17% of our total calories is provided by protein, and upwards of 80% of this amount is animal-based. In other words, we gorge on protein and get most of it from meat and dairy products. But in rural China, they consume less protein overall (9-10% of their total calories), and only 10% of it comes from animal-based foods.” – Dr. Colin Campbell in “The China Study“

It was interesting to learn that the Chinese people in the study eat about 33% MORE calories than people in the U.S., much less fat, and almost three times as much fiber. The diseases of affluence so common in the West are virtually non-existent in rural China.

After painstakingly analyzing the more than 8,000 significant associations between various dietary factors and disease, the results were conclusive:

“. . . people who ate the most animal-based foods got the most chronic diseases. Even relatively small intakes of animal-based foods were associated with adverse affects. People who ate the most plant-based foods were the healthiest and tended to avoid chronic disease . . .

“The findings also show that heart disease, diabetes and obesity can be reversed by a healthy diet. Other research shows that various cancers, autoimmune diseases, bone health, kidney health, vision and brain disorders in old age (like cognitive dysfunction and Alzheimer’s) are convincingly influenced by diet.

“Most importantly, the diet that has time and again been shown to reverse and/or prevent these diseases is the same whole foods, plant-based diet that I have found to promote optimal health in my laboratory research and in the China Study . . .

“The scientific basis for my views is largely empirical, obtained through observation and measurement. It is not illusionary, hypothetical, or anecdotal; it is from legitimate research findings.” - Dr. Colin Campbell in “The China Study“

Heads in the Sand

There are people who don’t want to admit the truth, no matter how scientifically documented it is. Some people’s income depends upon misinformation. In fact, entire industries are based on our reluctance to act upon what we know to be true. (The tobacco industry, for example, as well as most of the modern food industry.)

The major food conglomerates know that people in the West are easily duped by multi-million dollar advertising campaigns. They are banking on the fact that we are slow to change our eating habits, even when presented with conclusive evidence that our current diet is killing us prematurely and afflicting us with all kinds of nasty diseases.

Still, we feel it is our right, our privilege, and our reward for a successful life to eat whatever we want, whenever we want it. If there is anything worse than ignorance, it is arrogant ignorance. We have been able to excuse our responsibility for our own health by hiding behind our ignorance for quite awhile. Not anymore.

The facts are in. Our Basic American Diet is not only B.A.D., but deadly. The question remains, “How arrogant will we be about remaining stuck in our old ways, even though now, we know better?”

That’s one of the wonderful aspects of freedom – we are free even to ignore the facts, make ourselves sick and kill ourselves prematurely. We are free to have bacon and eggs for breakfast, a McLunch, and beef for dinner while trying to compensate by taking anti-cholesterol medications. In fact, the entire health-care industry, the pharmaceutical conglomerates, and most of the food industry is counting on our arrogance to continue the huge profits made possible by our ignorance and willingness to swallow whatever hogwash their propaganda departments cook up.

The Distasteful Truth

Part four of “The China Study” goes behind the scenes to finally reveal how it all works at the highest levels of science, industry, government and big medicine. This information was eye-opening and enlightening, even though it was disturbing. This book provides a good way to take a peak in the dark corners and learn how all this really works.

Dr. Campbell has been involved at the highest levels throughout his lifetime, striving to remain dedicated to the truth as revealed by science. I am so grateful and impressed at his dedication to make the truth known, even though he’s spent a lifetime surrounded by powerful people whose personal fortunes depend on the status quo. He recognizes that average people like you and I have been bamboozled by these giant profit-making machines our entire lifetime, and he took it upon himself to tell it like it is. Throughout the book, I was repeatedly impressed with his integrity and candor.

“As far as I know, they do not pay scientists to ‘cook the data.’ They do not bribe elected officials or make sorid underhanded deals.

“The situation is much worse.

“The entire system – government, science, medicine, industry and media – promotes profits over health, technology over food, and confusion over clarity . . . My experiences within the scientific community illustrate how the entire system generates confusing information and why you haven’t heard the message of this book before.” – Dr. Campbell in “The China Study“

This refreshing book is like having your own translator. Dr. Campbell analyzes various research projects and brings to light where and how someone with their hidden agenda was able to put their own spin on the results. He has many helpful insights about some of the giants of the food industry, including The National Dairy Council, American Meat Institute, The United Egg Producers and many others. You will learn how these behemoths wield significant influence as they throw around their yearly budgets of hundreds of millions of dollars. You will learn how this money is spent to make sure you believe their product – whatever it is – is “good for you.” In the process, it will dawn on you how their unique spin on the “science” of nutrition becomes the “business” of marketing.

Q: What Builds Strong Teeth and Bones?
A: Cow Milk or Bull Shit?

One of the more appalling examples of abuse involves the dairy industry and America’s school lunch program. Imagine the audacity of subjecting innocent children to inaccurate information with no regard to their health, all in the name of creating lifelong customers.

“The dairy industry has enlisted the public education system as the primary vehicle for increasing demand for its products . . . America is entrusting the important task of educating our children about nutrition and health to the dairy industry . . . Based on the information in previous chapters, you know that if this is what our children are learning about nutrition and health then we are in for a painful journey, courtesy of Dairy Management, Inc. Obviously neither kids or their parents are learning about how milk has been linked to Type I diabetes, prostate cancer, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis or other autoimmune diseases, and how casein, the main protein in dairy foods, has been shown to experimentally promote cancer and increase blood cholesterol and atherosclerotic plaque . . . The dairy industry truly is teaching its version of nutrition to the next generations of Americans. The industry has been doing this for decades, and it has been successful. I have encountered many people who, when they hear about the potential adverse effects of dairy foods, immediately say, ‘Milk can’t be bad.’ Usually these people don’t have any evidence to support their position; they just have a feeling that milk is good. They’ve always known it to be that way. You can trace some of their opinions back to their school days, when they learned there are seven continents, two plus two equals four, and milk is healthy. If you think about it this way, you will understand why the dairy industry has had such exceptional influence in this country by using education for its marketing purposes.” – Dr. Colin Campbell in “The China Study