Elephants, worry and Jesus

December 11, 2007

Elephants live longer than people, maybe because they never worry about trying to lose weight!

Now that most people’s anxiety is focused and preoccupied with 40% of things that will never happen, 30% of things relating to the past that can’t be changed, 12% of things relating to other people’s criticism, which is generally untrue, and 10% of things relating to health, which often gets worse with stress and negative thinking. Only 8% of the time do they worry about real concerns that will need to be faced. So, if only about 8% of all the issues in our lives really turn out to be ‘something’ why is it that we spend so much time worrying and being highly anxious and stressed about all the rest? Read the rest of this entry »

Death Clock

November 21, 2007

Go to www.deathclock.com to find out when researchers think you will die.

For me, it’s Saturday, 7th August 2083.

Gets you thinking….

Mistakes

November 20, 2007

“Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.”
-Al Franken