PROMISE YOURSELF
I thought I’d share “Promise Yourself” , an inspiring piece of work by Christian Larson written in 1912. Also known as “The Optimist’s Creed”, it is great in that it encompasses so much about life – inner strength and resolve, health and happiness, family and friends, excellence and living in the now. So yes, just a brief one today! Enjoy, be inspired and keep smiling…
“Promise Yourself”
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you.
3 Comments
Mike Browne September 24, 2013 at 9:42 am
Hi Amy, thanks for the above and the good stuff I’ve been reading in your archived editions. I’m taking up your advice about drinking a glass of water with lemon juice first thing, which I do find gives me a zip. You and sensible others say this is a ‘alkaliniser’ but I don’t figure how this works, as it’s presumably citric acid as the ‘active’ ingredient. What’s the biochemistry of this? Also, hearing the dentist’s comments at the recent ALMA conference about damage to tooth enamel from acidic foods and drinks (pretty much everything apart from water and milk!) I guess its use full to rinse after drinking lemon juice?
Cheers, Mike
Dr Amy September 24, 2013 at 9:26 pm
Hello Mike and thanks for your comments. Yes, the citric acid in the lemon juice makes it acidic- albeit a weak one. However, once metabolised in the body and the minerals dissassociate- namely, K, Mg, Ca, Se- these then create the alkalising effect of lemons. This “overrides” the weak acidic nature. As the lemon juice is acidic until metabolised, it would certainly be a good idea to rinse the mouth out or have some plain water after drinking the lemon water. Hope that clarifies the situation!
Regards,
Amy
Mike Browne September 25, 2013 at 1:05 pm
Great, thanks! Mike
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