Saturday, March 31, 2012
A Personal Message from "Iron Dome" Fighters
this is just beautiful. i do not think any other army has said this so eloquently to their people. i just had to share this.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
mega millions
the mega millions lottery ticket today is mega large today. whenever i think about the possibility of winning the jackpot and how i would live my life after i won my mega millions i wonder how i could live that way even if i never won those mega millions. do i really need mega millions to live a utopian life? if i would have the mega millions it would certainly help, but not everything in utopia requires mega millions. thank goodness.
money can't buy heath even though it can help maintain it. inner peace does not require a large check. true friends are more valuable than money. money can't make the sun shine or the rain drop. being rich does not prevent depression or make one a confident person. kindness to others and creativity does not require mega millions. mega millions can enhance all these qualities, but it is not required .
hopefully i will remember to buy a mega millions ticket, but if i don't i will still strive to live the enriched life i envision for myself.
Monday, March 26, 2012
anti plastic surgery
i have a few friends who have had nose jobs. one friend in particular had a really "bad" nose . i understand why they did it , but the truth is i think people are best off not doing plastic surgery unless its medically necessary . plastic surgery is still surgery. several years ago there was an author named olivia goldsmith who did plastic surgery and died from it. i am sure she went to a great surgeon, but surgery always has its risks. i also remember a story of a bar mitzvah boy who had a nose job for his bar mitzvah present and also died from the surgery.
i know a lot of people who have had face lifts to correct wrinkles. with the results that i have seen these people would have better spent their money on a nice vacation. they did not look that great. the wrinkles would have looked better than looking like one is permanently startled.
often people don't just one surgery. once you start with surgery you start finding more things wrong with yourself.
unless you are an actor or someone in the public eye i think that its best to just make do with what hashem gave you . even the best plastic surgeons cannot make one look like one is twenty. plastic surgery cannot erase the look of "wisdom" in ones eyes as it shouldn't.
i know a lot of people who have had face lifts to correct wrinkles. with the results that i have seen these people would have better spent their money on a nice vacation. they did not look that great. the wrinkles would have looked better than looking like one is permanently startled.
often people don't just one surgery. once you start with surgery you start finding more things wrong with yourself.
unless you are an actor or someone in the public eye i think that its best to just make do with what hashem gave you . even the best plastic surgeons cannot make one look like one is twenty. plastic surgery cannot erase the look of "wisdom" in ones eyes as it shouldn't.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
equal anomolies
every day i hear of women x years (very) old giving birth to healthy babies that were from her own egg. other times i hear of sixty year old men marrying women young enough to be their daughters. both of these scenarios are like crack to those with unrealistic expectations.
i do not care which is more likely, its just interesting to note that each gender has its own share of unrealistic expectations and it really is quite amusing to sit back and laugh at. it would be even more to poke fun of if i wasn't still single.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
goodbyes
goodbyes can be difficult especially when they are final. worse than saying goodbye is not being able to say goodbye.
the last time i saw my grandmother a"h i did not realize that it was going to be the last time that i would see my grandmother. to this day i wish that i would have given her a proper goodbye . at the time she was ill and she fell asleep during the visit. when i left i said goodbye but it just looked like she wasn't feeling good and i didn't want to wake her so i did not make an elaborate goodbye when we parted. a month later she passed away.
when my dad died a"h i did not get to say goodbye but i was with him the last day of his life . his passing was unexpected, so there were no goodbyes.
both my grandmother and my father have visited me in my dreams which has helped the process of closure.
it must be even more awful to sit by someone in the hospital and see the life force separate from the body even though at that point one is able to say goodbye because one knows what is coming .
there are two people that i have been able to say goodbye to , one (to my knowledge) is still alive and one who is not.
not long after my dad died a 79 year old client dropped by my job to say goodbye to everyone. she was dying of cancer and she just wanted to say farewell. i was glad that i was there at the time. she was such a lovely lady.
i have another acquaintance who has als (lou gherig's disease). he told me when he had been diagnosed with it. i had no words. i had the honor of seeing this individual recently. though i was teary eyed, i made sure to say goodbye. i do not know if we will ever meet again on this earth. i know his wife and son. they are in so much pain. its a dastardly disease. the person is alive and dead at the same time.
i can't be so serious as to have a mindful goodbye every time i say goodbye to someone. it would be too depressing. i just try to appreciate the friends and loved ones in my life as much as i can.
the last time i saw my grandmother a"h i did not realize that it was going to be the last time that i would see my grandmother. to this day i wish that i would have given her a proper goodbye . at the time she was ill and she fell asleep during the visit. when i left i said goodbye but it just looked like she wasn't feeling good and i didn't want to wake her so i did not make an elaborate goodbye when we parted. a month later she passed away.
when my dad died a"h i did not get to say goodbye but i was with him the last day of his life . his passing was unexpected, so there were no goodbyes.
both my grandmother and my father have visited me in my dreams which has helped the process of closure.
it must be even more awful to sit by someone in the hospital and see the life force separate from the body even though at that point one is able to say goodbye because one knows what is coming .
there are two people that i have been able to say goodbye to , one (to my knowledge) is still alive and one who is not.
not long after my dad died a 79 year old client dropped by my job to say goodbye to everyone. she was dying of cancer and she just wanted to say farewell. i was glad that i was there at the time. she was such a lovely lady.
i have another acquaintance who has als (lou gherig's disease). he told me when he had been diagnosed with it. i had no words. i had the honor of seeing this individual recently. though i was teary eyed, i made sure to say goodbye. i do not know if we will ever meet again on this earth. i know his wife and son. they are in so much pain. its a dastardly disease. the person is alive and dead at the same time.
i can't be so serious as to have a mindful goodbye every time i say goodbye to someone. it would be too depressing. i just try to appreciate the friends and loved ones in my life as much as i can.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Miami Beach, FL - Orthodox Plastic Surgeon Offers Free Surgery To Jewish Singles -- VosIzNeias.com
this is the most funny article. i just can't stop laughing . it is in response to a stupid article some woman wrote in the jewish press saying that maybe if orthodox jewish girls had plastic surgery there would not be such a shidduch crisis.Miami Beach, FL - Orthodox Plastic Surgeon Offers Free Surgery To Jewish Singles -- VosIzNeias.com i guess everyone has to get into the act. maybe the mother who is bemoaning the ugly dates for her son is really a mystery marketer for plastic surgeons..... you just never know how bottomless the pit of stupidity really is...
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