Food, Family and Holidays!!

Special occasions that involve eating and loved ones can be memorable gatherings, but also emotionally charged get-togethers. In some housseholds, food signifies love, temptations abound, or negative family dynamics emerge around the dinner table. Prepare yourself for these potential scenarios with this thoughtful exercise. Take a pen in hand. Set aside a half hour and write about what the approaching holiday means to you. What are the emotions that swirl to the surface for you? Are you angry? Apprehensive? Excited? How do you relate to those you’ll be seeing? Are there emotional subtexts you must grapple with?
Do you have a negative family message that gets swallowed along with too much food or too much drink? Can you convert it to a positive, affirmative statement instead? Is there an action you can take to defuse the family dynamics?

Appreciation Of Eachother

Thank you Father for having created us and given us to each other in the human family
Thank you for being with us in all our joys and sorrows, for your comfort in our sadness, your companionship in our loneliness
Thank you for yesterday, today, tomorrow and for the whole of our lives
Thank you for friends, for health and for grace
May we live this and every day conscious of all that has been given to us

By, Msgr. Buckley

Blue-Corn Tortilla Chips

Choose blue-corn tortilla chips over white-corn. They have less starch, a lower glycemic load, and 20 percent more protein.

10 Team Tips by John Wooden

1. Be thinking at all times.
2. If you do your best, never lose your temper, and never be out-fought, or out-hustled, you’ll have nothing to worry about.
3. Without faith and courage, you are lost.
4. Have respect for, without fear of, every opponent, and confidence without cockiness in regard to yourself.
5. Never be a spectator. Be in the fight at all times.
6. Unselfish team play and team spirit are two of the foremost essentials for our success.
7. We have tough battles ahead. Enjoy the thrill of being in a hard fight.
8. Never stoop to playing dirty-play hard and don’t complain.
9. Be sure you acknowledge and give credit to a teammate who hits you with a scoring pass or for any fine play he may make.
10. Be a competitor. When the going gets tough, really get going.

What are Your Goal This Week?

At the beginning of each week, take a few minutes to write out what your goals will be for that week. Make a promise to yourself to stick to it and constantly be aware of what the goals are. You will be surprised how good you feel when you accomplish them!..others could be inspired by you and your goals as well!