Do You Have “a Feast Constantly"?...:-)

“All the days of the afflicted one are bad; but the one that is good at heart has a feast constantly.”—King Solomon.

WHAT do those words mean? They refer to one’s mental and emotional state. “The afflicted one” dwells on the negative—an outlook that makes his days “bad,” or dismal. By contrast, the one who “is good at heart” tries to focus on the positive—an attitude that fosters inner joy, giving him “a feast constantly.”

Truth is, we all have problems that can rob us of a measure of happiness. Yet, we may be able to do certain things that help us to retain our joy through difficult times. Consider the following:

Do not let anxieties over tomorrow weigh you down today. As challenging as it may sound, its possible!
Try to focus on the good things that have happened to you. In fact, when you feel down (which will happen from time to time), why not make a list of those good things and reflect on them? Also, do not dwell on past mistakes or bad deeds. Learn from them, and MOVE ON. Be like a driver who glances into his rearview mirror but does not focus on it.
When anxieties weigh you down (trust me, this will also happen), confide in someone who may be able to cheer you up. “Anxious care” causes our heart “to bow down, but the good word is what makes it rejoice,” That “good word” may come from a family member or a trusted friend—someone who is not cynical or pessimistic but “is loving all the time.”

So, why not prepare yourself a delicious healthy food or order some if you can't cook, do some justice to it and round it up a glass of wine. Oh! you can invite friends to join. :-)

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THE lantern, or light organ, of a particular Photuris firefly is covered with jagged scales that dramatically enhance the brightness of the light that the insect produces. * Jagged scales Consider: Researchers have found that tiny scales on the lantern surface of some fireflies form a corrugated pattern, somewhat like overlapping shingles or tiles. The scales tilt up at one end by just 3 micrometers —less than one twentieth the thickness of a human hair. Yet this tiny tilt lets the lantern shine almost 50 percent more brightly than it would if the scales formed an even surface!

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Land Straddling the equator between Australia and continental Asia, Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago. Most of its more than 17,500 islands feature rugged mountains and dense tropical forests. With more than 100 active volcanoes, it is also the most active volcanic region on earth.

PORTRAITS FROM THE PASTIgnaz Semmelweis

IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS may not be a household name, yet his work has benefited most modern families. Born in Buda (now Budapest), Hungary, he received his medical degree at the University of Vienna in 1844. On taking up his post as assistant to a professor at the First Maternity Clinic of Vienna’s General Hospital in 1846, Semmelweis faced an appalling reality —more than 13 percent of the women giving birth there died from a disease called childbed fever. Various theories as to the cause of this disease had been proposed, yet no one had solved the mystery. All attempts to reduce the mortality rate proved futile. Troubled by the spectacle of numerous mothers suffering a slow, agonizing death, Semmelweis determined to find the cause of the disease and prevent it.

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