Total Wellbeing Blog

Who's your hero?

One of those strange newspaper stories told of a 19-year-old woman who had been charged in Los Angeles with two counts of trespassing -- after sneaking into the home of actor Brad Pitt and trying on his clothes. I suppose we have different ways of adoring our heroes.. But who are our real heroes?

I was given a little quiz recently. See how well you do:

Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
Name five Olympic gold medalists.
Name the last five winners of your national beauty contest.
Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
Name the last half-dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
Name the last decade's national or world champions in your favorite sport.

These people, of course, are the best in their fields. But fame is fleeting and outstanding performance is too soon forgotten.

Now try another quiz:

List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you.

If you found the second quiz easier, it may be because those people who make a difference in our lives are not the ones with the best degrees or pedigrees, nor are they the most honored or acclaimed. The people who make a difference are those who care. They may never have seen a battle; never scored a winning goal; never been featured in a magazine. But they have been busy helping you to be the best you can be.

Let's remember and thank our real heroes. And don't be surprised if someone thanks you.

Steve Goodier

Learn how to let go of the emotional and physical issues that are holding you back...

Last year there was an online event that had more people attend than would fit into Giants Stadium in New York.  Now the event wasn't a sports event, and it didn't have any big celebrities in it or anything like that.

What made this event unique, driving over 81,000 people to attend online was that it was teaching a technique so powerful, so effective and so life changing that people flooded the event in droves to learn about it.

People from around the world turned off their TV's, put their children to bed early and skipped dinner just to get all of the information in this free ten day event.

And guess what…it's back this year and it's better than ever and I nearly missed it!  It's only a few days in though so not too late to catch up on the great audios from the last few days.

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Make sure to attend this year's event.  This technique and this event has information that you won't find anywhere else.  It's not your run of the mill online conference call program, which is why so many people attend and registration is totally free...

Also, this only happens once a year.  Once it's over, it's gone forever.

I'll see you there!

The Truth About Unfermented Soy and Its Harmful Effects

Having found out I was intolerant to soy products a few years ago, I have done a good job on removing most of it from my diet but I have always found it hard to explain why I can eat the odd meal containing soy sauce with absolutely minimum after effects and yet feel so bad after eating foods that contain soy based products.

The difference is in the way the soy is processed.  The soy industry has done a great job in trying to convince us that certain soy products are so healthy but the reality really is so much different.  This article tells you the truth about unfermented soy and its harmful effects showing that its not so much the bean but the processing of it that is harming our health...

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Those you touch....you change

Did you know that your money likely has traces of cocaine on it?

A study by Jack Demirgian of the Argonne National Laboratory revealed that a full 78% of the currency circulating in Miami and other major US cities carries trace amounts of cocaine. That's probably true elsewhere, too.

They were only looking for cocaine, but I wonder what else might be found on the bills?  Maybe fast-food products, such as frying grease, mustard or teriyaki sauce?  Tea or coffee?  And how about rouge or lipstick from purses and lint from pockets? Perhaps ink from a leaky pen? I've found more  indistinguishable stains on some of my money than I care to think about.

What's more, we're told that if they look closely enough, they can even learn something about where your money has been. To the store. To the beach. Even hidden beneath a mattress.

Just about anything that comes into contact with money leaves a bit of itself behind. Then, when the bills rub up against each other in a wallet or billfold, they share contaminates. Everything the bills touch will be changed, however slightly.

So it is with us.  Everything we touch is changed.  I used to play English hand bells. "Don't touch the bells with your bare hands," we were told. "Wear gloves." The oils from our hands changed the quality of the bells.

Everything we touch is changed. And everybody we touch is changed - even if we're not infected with something contagious. I'm not only talking about physical touch, either. Often we touch their minds and spirits and hearts. Everybody we speak to, rub shoulders with or even smile at...is changed in some minute way. These changes can be helpful or hurtful, depending on our interaction. It is like leaving
a piece of ourselves behind with everyone we meet, and taking a piece of them with us.

And even little changes can make a difference. NO ONE is insignificant in this regard.

Bette Reeves said, "If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito." You don't need to be a mosquito to have an effect on people around you. The question is:what little part of yourself will you leave behind? How will you influence them? Will your encounter be thoughtful or hurried? Helpful or harmful? Intentional or accidental?

There is something awe-inspiring about the influence we have on one another. Whom will you touch today? What will you leave behind, and what will you take with you?

Steve Goodier