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The Mother’s Day Miracle
It’s being called a “Mother’s Day Miracle.” On Friday, a woman who had been missing for seven weeks was discovered — alive — in her family van in the Nevada wilderness. NBC’s TODAY Show has more.
“Albert and Rita Chretien left their home in Canada this past winter for a trip to Las Vegas, but somewhere along the way the couple simply disappeared. Security video taken on March 19th shows them buying food at an Oregon store. It was one of the last times they were seen alive. … Incredibly, Rita Chretien was found alive in a remote area of Nevada, where the couple’s van had apparently gotten stuck in the mud.”
Rita Chretien was discovered by hunters riding ATVs through the area, and is currently listed in fair condition at an Idaho hospital. Her husband Albert, who left the van to find help, remains missing. And in a press conference, the couple’s son Raymond explains how they got so off track.
RAYMOND CHRETIEN: “They took a few wrong turns. They wanted to take a scenic route and ended up on a road that the map led them to believe — rightly or wrongly — that the road was a much safer road than it was and with weather conditions and muddy conditions, their van got stuck. I know my father, he wanted to get help, and he had about 27 miles to go.”
Officials say the chances of finding Albert alive are slim — but even finding Rita was a major surprise.
OFFICIAL: “Stunned would be a good way to put it. I mean, when you look at how long that is without food and weather and elements and stuff. Incredible.”
REPORTER, OFF-CAMERA: “You didn’t expect to find her?”
OFFICIAL: “Oh, heavens no. No. I figured it would be a — and in fact, the family had been briefed that it would be more of a recovery effort versus a rescue effort.”
So how exactly did Rita Chretien survive the ordeal? Just barely, according to CTV.
“She lost between 20 to 30 lbs while stranded in her van. She told her family that she was able to sustain herself by eating snow for water. She had some trail mix in the van and had about a tablespoon of trail mix a day as well as a little bit of hard candy to sustain herself.”
Reports indicate law enforcement plan to use the van’s location as a starting point to reboot the search for Albert Chretien. They were stranded some twenty miles from the nearest highway, but it is believed Albert went in the wrong direction.
Is Red Bull Dangerous?
Red Bull is the brand name of a canned soft drink that is marketed as an energy source and stimulant containing sugar, vitamin B, glucuronolactone, caffeine (around the same amount as in a cup of coffee) and a compound called taurine, which gives the drink its name.
In the early part of 2000, a number of people started questioning whether the drink was dangerous to human health, as there was a suggestion that one of its ingredients, glucuronolactone, was an artificial stimulant given to U S troops in Vietnam in the 1960s to boost morale.
It was said that the drug produced brain tumors and death in some of the soldiers, although there is no scientific evidence supporting this suggestion. However, in 2001, the drink was investigated by the Swedish National Food Administration after being connected to the deaths of three people.
Some experts are concerned about the inclusion of glucuronolactone and taurine in the drink. Glucuronolactone is a natural carbohydrate produced by the human metabolic system, but the amounts contained in each can of Red Bull are high enough to worry some people.
A recent study found that more testing was needed to assess the dangers of glucuronolactone and taurine, but many think that high quantities could be dangerous to people. Experts are also concerned about the levels of caffeine in the drink, especially
when it’s mixed with alcohol, as it often is.
The sale of Red Bull as a normal soft drink is now prohibited in Denmark, France and Norway
Find Your Motivation
Sometimes all I need is one little “taste” of what previously succesful people have used to gain motivation, and then I am on my way.
I have made for myself a list of the best, I read them everday, and I will share some with you now.
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The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it – Michelangelo
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For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now? – James Allen
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Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you. – Jim Rohn
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Issue a blanket pardon. Forgive everyone who has ever hurt you in any way. Forgiveness is a perfectly selfish act. It sets you free from the past. – Brian Tracy
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Using the right words can sometimes mean everything.
A lot of people I know would agree with motivational or moving words, even though it is not from their mouth.
What I wonder is, can we move towards the better choices which make those words come alive and real?
Deep Breathing – Deep Living
Have you ever been annoyed with yourself after noticing your mood change drastically and, in your opinion, for no acceptable reason?
“Why am I in such a bad mood?”
I have been there. I have been there so many times I think I have graduated to the next level of being annoyed at the simple fact that I would let this problem exist in the first place, not to mention letting it repeatedly happen.
The workplace is one arena where a bad mood can quickly influence the direction of business goals, and that is when it becomes so much more important to swiftly resolve the habit.
It exists for a reason, and you must enter the dark room of ‘reasons’ and flip the switch, take ownership, and understand your self just a little bit more.
Deep breathing is one way of telling your mind, “life is worth living” and your body, “air is worth breathing”.
The more you do it, the better it feels.
I know that a lot of us don’t regularly do deep breathing, and if you do get inspired to start now, please take it easy, you may get light headed very quickly. As long you pace yourself until you are comfortable, if you are like me, in a few weeks you will be able breath as deeply as your lungs allow, all day long, with no dizzies.
Yoga goes deeply into the understanding of the power of deep breathing, I recommend everyone to watch the below video, to get a grasp on just how much takes place when you breath consciously.
Can you imagine the changes you will see day to day if you breath consciously whenever you feel down?
My only reason for blogging about it is because my life has changed drastically due to my dedication to this spiritual and scientific art.
Don’t Fall For The ‘I Love You’ Trap
Here are my thoughts about relationships.
All to often I hear the word “Love” being thrown around, yet not many of us will admit what ‘Love is’, recently two friends of mine had a difference of opinion, one wanted a relationship because she was “In Love” and he did not want a relationship because he was not “In Love”.
But what is Love exactly?
If you feel a strong overwhelming desire to have an individual in your life and you become obsessed with them, please understand this is not love! The object of your desire will often be having very uncomfortable feelings, like being stalked. Just because you think about someone all day every day and need to hear his or her voice, this also does not equate to Love.
If you tell a person “I Love you” what exactly are you saying? It is my belief if people actually knew what Love means it is a word that would be thrown around a lot less.
To Love someone is to consider them more important than yourself, to consider their needs before your own and to prioritise their circumstances and situations over and above your own. Ask any parent if they love their children, in fact you don’t even have to ask, look at their actions. Do you think a Mother could eat a meal if her child was starving? The object of her love will receive her self-sacrifice, but unfortunately even among parents love is growing cold.
If you meet someone of the opposite sex and you want to show him or her love, then do not try to possess him or her, let him or her go and give them their freedom. If said person desires to be with you as much as you desire to be with them your friendship will naturally gravitate towards this conclusion. But if you find yourself lying, making up stories, manipulating situations trying to force said person to like you, it is important you never tell that person “you are in Love” as a means to trap them or emotionally blackmail them into caring for you. If you do use the “I love you” trap you deserve your broken heart.
We should not desperately throw ourselves at people and hope they reciprocate, this is a very risky thing to do, what if they do not reciprocate? You have now created an awkward moment, and what could have been a really great friendship is now a damage limitation exercise.
It is better to get to know people, and where there is chemistry and you feel a special bond with someone, practice being genuine with yourself first, admit to yourself what you feel, and them love them, set them free, accept them for who they are, look for signs of reciprocation and do not force them. If you give a person a chance to get to know you for who you are then there is no need for the “relationship game” where you put your best foot forward and act a certain way to win the object of your desire, eventually the real you will come to the surface and you will join the 80% statistic of relationships that break up.
We can often confuse feelings of Lust for the emotion of Love, I will quickly explain the difference, Lust is the natural chemical that we feel when we see something or some one we desire, between men and women this is essential for procreation, if there is no lust there would be no procreation, if any religious nut comes and tells you ‘lust’ is evil, wish them a nice day then run. Lust is very important for the pulling together of male and female for procreation, but lust is the desire to have, to obtain, to satisfy self, this has nothing to do with love which is the ability to serve, to give to protect. Often we protect the object of desire which is love and lust working hand in hand, but it is important to know the difference between the two.
For example a man and a woman who have lost the lust for one another can still care deeply for one another and live together for the sake of their children whom they love. Rather than pursue their own selfish happiness, they pursue a course of happiness which is best for the ones they love.
In conclusion Love is selfless, if someone (with whom you are not in a relationship) tells you they love you, test them, take someone from your opposite sex out for a meal, if the person who claims to love you becomes jealous then they do not love you at all, they simply want you all for themselves, this is Lust (the desire to have). If they truly love you they will give you space and freedom. IMPORTANT: If you are already in a relationship do not, I REPEAT “Do Not” test your partner this way, this advise is only concerning someone you do not know who could be using the “I Love you” trap. Concerning your partner, practice knowing their needs and understanding what makes them feel cared for and special. Communicate well and let them know what makes you feel cared for and special.
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