Healthy Mind, Body & Spirit

For a healthier mind, body and spirit, I decided to close my internet cafe business on Sunday. Well, you might think that I am crazy because Sunday is the day with the most customers. But I am trusting God for His blessing. The main thing now is to honour God’s day; the Sabbath day.

Furthermore, if I work on Sunday, it will also mean, no football for me. There goes my once a week exercise. Apart from that, I will also have no time for my family.

So, Sunday is closed.

This is something that we all are curious to know. There must be something interesting in it. We would like to know and experience it ourselves. Though others warn us, we tend to ignore it. Curiosity seems to have a bigger say.

Alas…when we succumbed to it, we are already in danger. A danger that could lead to our death.

In the previous post, the article talks about 911 disaster in particular. We too may have our own questions regarding what is happening around us. There are some of us who have experienced loss of loved ones, hardship, cruelty, injustice, and many more evil things. We may be wondering why does god allow suffering. And it is indeed a valid question to ask. Many times I too asked why does God allow pain and suffering especially when there is problem in my life.

It is okay to ask such questions to God. However, it is unhealthy to just leave it unanswered. It can create bitterness in our heart. Bitterness have been identified to be the catalyst if not the cause of many sicknesses. I have found the answers to most of my questions about God and suffering. If you want to find out the answers to this question of “Why would God allows suffering?”, may I suggest that you attend the Alpha Course: Questions of Life. There are many Alpha course offered around the world in most countries so do search online or just click on the link in this post.

Many of us prefers to worry. Worrying does not do anything good to you or the situation. Instead you may cause your health to deteriorate by worrying. Things that are not within your control are not worth to worry about. Things that are within your control, choose to change it. For Christians, take delight in God’s promises and trust in God’s providence.

I came across this picture. It is one of those touching moments. Words sometimes can’t describe the awe of seeing beautiful moments like the one in this picture. But that is the beauty of human feelings. Tender, gentle, cute, awhh, sigh, and something stirred in my heart when I look at this picture. Treasure it.

Most people do not realize that we are spirit being living in a physical body. To some this statement may sounds scary as their only perception of spirit is the evil spirits shown in horror movies. We are made in the image of God so this should be a consolation of how good our spirit image could be. It is with our spirit that God who is also a Spirit being communicates. Yes, there are times when people hear audible voice from God but this is quite rare. Spirit communes with the spirit.

One of the good thing that God has created in our spirit being is the conscience. If we did something wrong, our conscience will tell us and we would have the guilty feeling. This is a good “mechanism” created by a Holy God who wants His created beings to be holy too. We are left with only two choices. First is to repent of our wrongdoing and be free from our guilt. Or we can deny, ignore and cover that guilt feelings and still be in bondage or carrying that burden throughout our lives.

The best thing to do is to repent and be free from that “secret” burden. Why carry unnecessary burden throughout your life. You will be wearied and grow tired and would not be able to do other things. Go to Jesus for He says, “Come to Me all who are weary and heavy burdened” and “My yoke is easy and my burden is light”. Choose today which one you want, a heavy burden of having guilt feeling in your heart or freedom from guilt in Christ Jesus.

As much as men complain about not being able to understand women, women too find men very difficult to comprehend. Women wants the attraction from men and wish to be the Women men adore. It is a simple yet complicated relationship of a man and a woman. Everyone has some ideas of what the relationship should be and sometimes strives very hard to find that ideal guy or girl.

I realized that there is no “perfect marriage” or “perfect relationship” here on earth. What can be done is not so much blaming and shouting angrily “What is it about them!” but to humble oneself to build up that relationship. If you need more help on this area, you can check out the book by Bob Grant, “The Woman Men Adore… And Never Want To Leave”.

Growing old can be very difficult. The changes that happens to the body can sometimes be hard to accept. Some people find it difficult to accept the changes and as a result of that they make other people’s life difficult. It could be so bad that their families are torn apart. It is indeed a big challenge for their children to cope with the change of behaviors and attitude. With a little bit of information and support from others these old folks can learn to grow old gracefully.

A few of these older folks have learned to grow old gracefully. Well, maybe not the actual gracefully but more so of “popfully”. Instead of just languishing in nursing home and tired of watching young X-Factor wannabes, one group of Bromsgrove pensioners formed their own pop group. They called themselves The Silver Hoodies. You can read more about them at bettercaring.com.

Do check out Bettercaring.com as you can find interesting and informative articles on how to care for elderly people. You can look at the care options that are available at the website so that you can arrange the right kind of care. You can also receive tips on from care experts. With better caring you can help the elderly grow old gracefully or maybe “popfully”.

Since today is a public holiday we decided to go to the beach. There is a nice spot near our house, about 4km. Prepared the children (meaning changing their clothes to beachwear clothes) and off we went. Stopped by at the shopping centre we bought some titbits. Found a nice spot and immediately the two girls sat down and started playing with the sand. Barnabas followed suit.

The children enjoyed themselves with the sand. As for me, I just enjoyed the time lying down and relaxing on the mat under the shade of the pine trees. The weather is not so hot and there are many other picnickers at the beach, relaxing and swimming in the water. Before we realized it, it is already noon time. Cleaned up and off we went back home, stopping by at a restaurant to tapau food for the children.

Liposuction has become a growing industry. It has been done to thousands if not millions of people since it was introduced in the 1980’s. Last year alone, there are about 690,000 people in Britain had plastic surgery. It has gone through the stage where it is now seen as no more morally questionable, socially embarrassing or medically risky. As the law stands today, no cosmetic doctor is obliged to stop you altering yourself, even if you may not look as though you need to. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons gives this statement: “The responsibility [for whether or not to go ahead] lies squarely on the patient’s shoulders when it comes to elective surgery.”

Liposuction is performed under local or general anaesthetic. The most popular areas are the abdomen, thighs, hips, buttocks and knees. Through tiny incisions in the skin a hollow metal tube, or cannula, breaks up the fat beneath the skin. It is then removed by a syringe or vacuum pump. Ultrasound waves or an injection of fluid can also break up the fat.

If you ask me whether do I need to have a liposuction, my answer would be “No”. Would I consider liposuction in the future? The answer is “Possibly”. What is my moral stand on liposuction? God is our creator and our physical body is made in His image. It is also our duty to take good care of our bodies as it is the dwelling of the Holy Spirit. Liposuction is not wrong if it is done with a clear conscience, not rejecting God’s design for our bodies. I would view liposuction as an alternative form or way to get a better looking body. Someone said that “Only athletes have a totally flat stomach”.

This is my view on liposuction. At the end of the day the responsibilities lies squarely on the patient’s shoulders.