Most touching thing I've seen since "Born Free"

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THIS WOMAN IN THE VIDEO FOUND THIS LION INJURED IN THE FOREST READY TO DIE.

SHE TOOK THE LION WITH HER AND NURSED THE LION BACK TO HEALTH. WHEN THE LION WAS BETTER SHE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH A ZOO TO TAKE THE LION AND GIVE IT A NEW AND HAPPY HOME.

THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN WHEN THE WOMAN AFTER SOME TIME WENT TO GO VISIT THE LION TO SEE HOW HE WAS DOING.

WATCH THE LION'S REACTION WHEN HE SEES HER. AMAZING!!!!!

(Video and description retrieved from YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFMzzlU3Tts).

"The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them" - Isaiah 11:6.

Know Thyself . . .

Behavior is influenced generally by three facets of the self: (1) the actual self (the person’s self-concept); (2) the ideal self (what the person would like to be); and (3) the ought self (the mental representation of what that person should be).

We must be careful, however, with the term "actual." While there is, of course, an actual self, a person seldom arrives at an entirely accurate conclusion to that effect. Self-evaluation is subjective, obscuring the actual self from the person’s awareness.

This difference can delude the individual even in what the individual views as behavior. A particularly quick-tempered individual, for instance, although having the awareness of possessing that form of behavior, may be consciously unaware to what degree it exists. This is an explanation as to why we sometimes don’t really know why we hold an opinion or behaved in a particular way.

This form of self-delusion can also carry over how one views oneself, that is, one’s self-concept.

The late Earl Nightingale once asked a very wealthy friend when it was that he considered himself wealthy. The friend replied, "I was rich when I was dirt poor. My present possessions are only symptoms of the reality." A great deal of research has shown that self-concept may be the basis for all motivated behavior.

Although the terms "self-concept" and "self-esteem" have often been used interchangeably, the two have specific differences. Generally, self-concept composes the learned beliefs, attitudes and opinions that one holds to be true about oneself.

Self-esteem concerns the value the individual places on the self, or how one feels about the self, which is fed by the self-concept. It is, then, in effect, the system of measurement of the components of self-concept.

Self-esteem reflects a desire for strength, achievement, adequacy, mastery, and competence. They get to know themselves. When people know themselves, they can maximize outcomes because they know what they can and cannot do.

As one should be able to see, the path from true self-actualization to a healthy self-esteem can be difficult–almost impossible to achieve by oneself. This is one good reason for psychologists, trained ministers, and other competent counselors. It often can make a dramatic difference in one’s life-–and those lives of one’s loved ones-–to seek such assistance. It has been known to save marriages, careers, and, yes, very lives.

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Zig Ziglar - Attitude Makes All The Difference . . .

I recommend this highly. It is one of the best 10 minutes I've ever spent.





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Water and Health . . .

The first thing one must realize when considering water pollution is that, in its natural state, water is not pure. Water in its natural state contains minerals, gases, salts, trace metals, bacteria, and organic and inorganic particles. At naturally low concentrations these items are harmless, and some of the minerals and bacteria are even beneficial. It is when their concentrations become higher that the water becomes contaminated

Humankind’s track record is not good. History shows that, once water comes into contact with humans, it will almost certainly become polluted. Industrial waste dumps, landfills, and other effluents, radioactive wastes, artificial fertilizers, pesticides, sewage effluents, and household toxic wastes all leach into rivers and groundwater supplies and degrade them. Even air pollution, created mostly by humans, of course, contributes to water pollution: Atmospheric pollution mixes with water vapor, forming smog and acid rain.

Of all the different pollutants, one of the most dangerous is lead. Twenty percent of American households still have dangerous levels of lead in their tap water. It is, by far the biggest threat because of the level of impending danger. Children who drink lead-tainted water can incur irreversible brain damage, resulting in diminished I.Q. scores, short attention spans, and other mental problems. Infants born to women who have drunk lead-tainted water have also shown to sustain many of these problems.

Adults can suffer kidney damage, high blood pressure, and brittle bones due to lead poisoning. While an adult’s neurological tissue is less sensitive to lead than that of a child’s, the adult can still sustain brain damage because of the deleterious nature of lead.

Though most people have been exposed to "scare tactics" from persons trying to sell something such as safety equipment, it seems all a person selling water filters or treatment units would have to do is to convey the facts! As part of preventing pollution we must strive to become more familiar with what causes water pollution as well as start to learn about and to use safer alternatives.

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There's a Killer in Your Home . . .

The media has stormed the public with information regarding texting and using cell phones while driving. Thousands have been either killed or injured in such practices. Talk show hosts, such as Opra, can't express the dangers enough. Once one decreases one’s focus while driving, the outcome can become devastating.

There is something else, something very common, that can be just as deadly while driving, and it can be found right in the medicine cabinet.

Now that we're in the cold and flu season, it is best to be up to date on what could happen when treating such conditions, and others. Any medication, over the counter or prescribed, can put you and others at risk. Several thousands of people suffer from pain, depression, and or allergies, and most are taking some form of medication for relief.

The shocking news it that any medication that has effect on making one drowsy, or causing a lack of coherence, can be used against a driver as a DUI. Even if one isn't involved in an accident and is just pulled over, an officer can suspect you are impaired, and the costly battle begins.

It can cost up to $10,000 and more to get an attorney to represent you in such cases. Depending on the situation, it has often taken more than a year to get them resolved. Before the court finds one guilty of the DUI charge, one’s license can be taken away, the vehicle impounded, time served in jail. If it is a felony, one is left with a permanent record. If you are involved in an accident, it doesn't matter what little bit of levels are in your system. YOU ARE GUILTY!

This is not to be taken lightly. It can be an expense of  one's job, or even losing needed government benefits. In the professional perspective, it can make it impossible for one to obtain a license in one's field. In other words, it can destroy a career.

Use precautions while taking any medication, either over the counter, or prescribed. Research the side effects, and listen to your body as to how you are reacting to such medication.

Be aware that the law does not treat this lightly. They will prosecute you for a DUI. Better safe than sorry.

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Medical Treatment Depends on Attitude

A patient’s attitude is so important to surgeons that many of them will delay a major operation until they become convinced that the patient is reasonably optimistic about the outcome. At the same time, it is important to note that the patients can jeopardize their own health care by becoming too optimistic about their health status, which can lead to neglecting that care.

It seems that perhaps the trait of optimism, regarding health issues, should be divided into two types, each having differing health implications. The more positive type relates to an individual’s sense of efficacy, of the ability to overcome any obstacle, any challenge that may arise. While this may seem a good start, the more extreme variety may lead to a form of denial, the inability to acknowledge symptoms or threats to well-being.

The defensive type not only lacks benefit, but can actually enhance a health risk. This type would include optimistic bias, or the inability to apply a health risk to one’s self.

A deficit in optimism (the positive type), coming from the sense of helplessness in its most severe forms, can lead to tragic consequences, such as the phenomena of "unexplained" deaths of people who believed themselves in hopeless circumstances.

In some cases, for example, persons died after ingesting toxic substances, of which the amounts were often too small even to make them sick. In addition, numerous studies have shown a marked correspondence between increased health problems and the amount of stress from multiple life changes (for example, unemployment, relocation, bereavement, divorce, death in the family) in a recently preceding period.

Such health effects, however, are much more prominent among persons already having low self-esteem. A surprising revelation was that even dramatic events on the good side can have undesirable effects on people who did not expect them. This tends to lead one to the belief that it is the amount of adjustment following change, or the interpretation of a stressor, that can overtax an individual’s defensive resources.

The point is that the individual does not always have a realistic grasp on the actual physical condition. Therefore, although people generally consider four components in deciding whether to seek medical help and follow advice (identity, time line, consequences, and cause of the disease), their perceptions can actually be skewed by existing psychological factors and, principally, their belief systems.

Because I believe that the interpretation of stressors–those factors causing stress–is the most influential factor on health, the patient must master these techniques before going on to others. The others, then will be addressed accordingly, such as deciding on a purpose in life, educating oneself in the disease that afflicts, diet, etc.

(Notes taken from “Belief and Reality: The Major Lifestyle Issues” (2002) by Lora Morrow)

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The Ravages of Shame

What provokes shame is the feeling of being seen as a person other than who we are, the feeling of being misunderstood. It is a sense of deficit in the self. Feelings of shame and humiliation are affective states that require considerable evaluative and self-evaluative components.

All these processes concern man’s social nature. We can distinguish between an “aggressive sociality,” in which an individual, in striving to achieve his aims, is not concerned about damaging other people; and an “adoptive sociality,” in which the individual may favor others or seek the approval and collaboration of others in achieving an objective.

Humans project various images of themselves, depending on the type of image that is sought, what is most useful in particular circumstances, and for whom the image is intended. An image of appeasement and nonaggression toward a possible partner in the act of courtship may be combined with an aggressive or combative image when in the face of a rival or when it is important to mark one’s territory.

Shame is about the self, which is the self only by virtue of confirmation, recognition, affirmation, and perhaps understanding from others. The self-conscious awareness that self image is dependant on other people’s opinions and the possibility of failure or rejection gives rise to shame.

Shame (and guilt, which may or may not be synonomous) is a state of anxiety. There is a fundamental difference between standard emotion and the state of anxiety. While emotions generically comprise a necessary part of our intellectual makeup, anxiety will invariably and inevitably sabotage the intellect. The intellectual structures we create for ourselves are never completely secure. Anxiety is one basic cause of its impending or actual collapse.

I realize this piece may be somewhat hard to follow, and for that I apologize. The bottom line is that shame, or any type of stress and anxiety, can damage or even destroy careers, families, and even lives, and, just as the above is rather complicated, so can be dealing with stress and anxiety. This is why trying to tackle it by oneself is not often successful.


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