DIABETES TYPE 2 (LATE ONSET) IS NOT A MILD DISEASE

Once type 2 diabetes develops, symptoms include unusual thirst, a frequent need to urinate, blurred vision, or extreme fatigue. Talk to your doctor to see if you need to be tested for pre-diabetes. By identifying the signs of pre-diabetes before diabetes occurs, you can prevent type 2 diabetes all together and lower your risk of complications associated with this condition such as heart disease.

Type 2 diabetes is more insidious it creeps up more slowly so the patient might not be aware of an increased thirst or passing more urine but may have noticed they are feeling more tired than usual, or they may notice the development of thrush, as thrush thrives in sugar laden tissues, or skin infections such as boils.

POORLY MANAGED DIABETES AND THAT INCLUDES TYPE 2 CAN RESULT IN GANGRENE LOSS OF LIMBS AND BLINDNESS

GANGRENE CAN OCCUR THROUGH POORLY MANAGED DIABETES

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Ignorance of diabetes is 'a disaster in waiting': 70% of Brits don't know disease can lead to amputations and blindness

• Only 16% of people know that diabetes is linked to heart attacks and just seven per cent are aware it can trigger strokes
• Just 50% of people know that being overweight is a risk factor for diabetes
• Only 13% realise having a relative with the condition raises their risk

Widespread ignorance about the damaging effects of diabetes is exposed in a poll out today.

Some 70 per cent of Britons said they did not know that the most serious form of the disease can lead to amputations and blindness.

Only 16 per cent knew that heart attacks are linked to type 2 diabetes and just 7 per cent realised it could trigger strokes, according to the survey.

Some 70 per cent of Britons do not know that the most serious form of diabetes can lead to amputations and blindness

The lack of awareness comes despite the fact that those with the illness are 36 per cent more likely to die in any given year than those without it of the same age.

Diabetes UK commissioned the survey as part of a £2million campaign funded in partnership with Tesco to raise awareness of the risk factors.

The charity’s chief executive Barbara Young said the aim is to ‘lay to rest the myth’ that type 2 diabetes is a mild condition.

‘This is a misconception that is wrecking lives and is the reason that as a country we are sleepwalking towards a public health disaster of an almost unimaginable scale,’ she said.

Only 16 per cent know that heart attacks are linked to type 2 diabetes and just seven per cent realise it can trigger strokes, according to the survey

Losing weight, eating more fruit and vegetables and becoming more active are thought to cut the risks of diabetes.

But only half of those who took part in the poll knew being overweight was a risk factor. 

Only 13 per cent realised that having a family member with diabetes raises the danger and one in 100 mentioned being South Asian or black as a risk factor.

Without urgent action, campaigners fear cases of type 2 diabetes will rise by one million to five million by 2025.

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THE EFFECTS OF DRINKING ALCOHOL HAS ON YOUR SKIN

I've posted this article from the Daily Mail below to illustrate how what you consume affects your skin and appearance. The whole idea of this site, is to share my knowledge on how to look good for your age, without having to resort to cosmetic surgery and without having to spend a fortune on expensive face creams etc. I take a holistic approach to beauty and health so that includes diet, mental and emotional aspects as well as a spiritual approach. The article below illustrates below how alcohol can affect your skin, as well as having a vaso dilation effect, alcohol is a toxin and every unit has to be detoxified by the liver, so this alone puts the body under stress. If you do drink regularly why not try abstaining for a few weeks, you'll be amazed at the difference in your complexion.

Look what giving up drink for a month can do to your face: Mother who enjoyed five glasses of wine a week is transformed after going cold turkey

We all worry about the effect an extra glass of wine has on our waistline — but what about on our skin?
To find out if ditching alcohol can improve your complexion, we challenged Laura Hogarth, a 40-year-old mother-of-two from Falkirk, to spend a month without consuming a drop of booze.
Before this, Laura drank about 15 units of alcohol a week — which equates to around five large glasses of wine and is just  one unit a week above the recommended national guidelines for women.

Excessive? Before giving up alcohol for a month, Laura Hogarth, 40, drank 15 units of wine a week - five large glasses - which is just one unit above the recommended guidelines for a woman

Many modern women enjoy a drink with an evening meal or have a glass of wine at home to unwind after a busy day, with large numbers of women exceeding the Government’s daily drinking guidelines of two to three units a day.
But would many cut down if they knew that, as well as affecting their health, alcohol could also damage their looks, making them look years older than their age?
As Dr Nick Lowe, a professor of dermatology based in London and Los Angeles, says: ‘Alcohol does several things to our bodies, none of them good. 
‘One of the main effects is a chemical reaction that causes our peripheral blood vessels to expand and widen, so allowing more blood to flow through our skin.’ 
Here, he and Laura give their week-by-week verdicts on how a month without alcohol transformed her life — and looks.
WEEK ONE

At week one Laura clearly has skin which is red and flushed 

Laura says: ‘Urgh, this picture looks horrific. I look awful. My skin is red and flushed, all the way down my decolletage. My forehead and nose are shiny and there are rough, dry patches across my cheeks. 
‘More worryingly, I don’t remember thinking my skin actually looked this bad. 
‘As a full-time mother to Callan, 11, and Amy, seven, I have little time to worry about my appearance — I’m too busy rushing them to school, after-school clubs and doing the housework.
‘I can get half-way through the day before realising I’m not wearing any make-up. Even though I’m not vain, I am aware of my skin’s failings. It’s dry, not just on my face but all over my body, and — as you can see — red and flushed.
‘I’ve had broken, red veins around my nose since I was a teenager and, in spite of the dryness, a greasy nose and forehead. 
‘I don’t think I drink an awful lot, but if giving up alcohol helps my skin, especially the redness, it’s worth it. Even more so if it can help me lose weight! 
‘Within days of giving up drinking, my skin has improved dramatically. The redness has lifted, although the thread veins around my nose are still visible and my forehead and neck are a little rosy. Most excitingly, my eyes are brighter — it hadn’t even occurred to me they looked dull before.’
Dr Lowe says: ‘Alcohol makes skin look red or flushed, which is more obvious in paler complexions like Laura’s. In both the 'before' picture and the 'after one week' picture her face looks red.
It can take weeks of no drinking for the blood vessels to constrict fully and redness to disappear altogether.
‘If you drink regularly over a number of years — and especially in larger quantities — small peripheral veins can become permanently enlarged after being repetitively expanded, causing thread veins and permanent skin damage.’ 
WEEK TWO

By week two Laura says she was sleeping for longer in the mornings and getting up less frequently in the night 

Laura says: ‘What a miracle! I’m sleeping for longer in the mornings and getting up less frequently during the night. 
‘Before, I might have woken up once or twice — whether I’d had a drink or not — but now I am sleeping like a baby. It might have helped that it was also the school holidays, so the children were sleeping in as well, but I am definitely waking up feeling brighter and more alert.
‘I’ve also noticed that in the evenings I’m not snacking as much. Normally I’d crave crisps with my usual glass of wine, but sipping a glass of lime and soda means I don’t feel like junk food. The urge just isn’t there.
‘This week also saw our 13th wedding anniversary. My husband Euan took me out to a lovely restaurant overlooking the River Forth.
'When he ordered a tall, cool beer, I had real cravings for a glass of rosé. It got worse when the table next to us started popping corks. I ordered a pink lemonade instead to distract myself.
'At least Euan was happy, as there was no discussion over who was driving home!’
Dr Lowe says: ‘Laura’s cheeks look puffy and swollen and there’s a lingering redness still — although it’s less obvious now.
'The spider veins remain on her lips and nose, but these might take longer to go, if at all. Facial puffiness is caused by the gentle leakage of fluid from enlarged blood vessels.
‘During the night, when we lie flat for a number of hours, this fluid tends to accumulate around our eye-lids and cheeks.
'This is because lying down helps gravity push it in that direction, but also because this is where the skin is loosest and therefore has the most room to accommodate excess fluid.
‘During the day, as we stand up and move about, the trapped fluids are released back into circulation, so the facial swelling reduces.
'After a period of time without alcohol, our blood vessels constrict, so less fluid will accumulate in the first place and skin will look less swollen after a night’s rest.’
WEEK THREE

Laura began noticing a difference in her skin's dryness after week three 

Laura says: ‘By now I’m noticing a difference in my skin’s dryness, and not just on my face.
'It sounds unpleasant, but when I used to take off leggings or trousers I often noticed dry flakes of skin left behind. Now there’s hardly anything. 
‘Equally the backs of my hands are looking less dry and — unless I’m imagining it — marginally  less wrinkly. 
‘When my mother visited this week, she said how less blotchy I was looking — success! A friend also said my skin tone looked more even. 
‘Euan and I have noticed less of a difference day-by-day. That’s probably because it’s such a gradual change, but friends and family are noticing the improvement in my appearance which has given me a real thrill. 
‘This has made me feel braver and more confident. I left my hand-mirror at home for a weekend camping trip this week and only took a couple of face wipes and a small pot of moisturiser — and still I got compliments.
'I did miss having a glass of wine around the camp fire, but the nice comments more than made up for that.’
Dr Lowe says: ‘There’s a significant reduction in facial redness, even around Laura’s nose and lips. She looks healthier, less puffy and slimmer, especially around her cheeks and jowls. 
‘Stopping drinking alcohol means you reduce your calorie intake. There are up to 185 calories in a large glass of wine.
'Not only that, alcohol has the secondary effect of stimulating appetite, so I’m not surprised Laura isn’t snacking as much. 
‘Drinking alcohol also makes the skin dry because increased blood flow though the skin speeds everything up and stimulates skin cells to renew and shed quicker.
‘Studies have shown high levels of alcohol consumption can also exacerbate dry skin conditions such as psoriasis and facial eczema.’ 
WEEK FOUR

Laura lost 3lb and her face was slimmer by week four

Laura says: ‘While Euan hasn’t noticed my mood changing, by week four I’m feeling invigorated and so much better in myself. 
‘I’m getting fewer headaches and have much more energy. My lips are less dry, too — I usually get a cold sore almost every week —  but since ditching the booze not a single one has appeared. 
‘Better still, I’ve lost 3lb and my face definitely looks slimmer. I have to admit, it’s been far easier to abstain from alcohol than I’d feared. I said no to a few barbecues, just in case I was tempted, but I’ve enjoyed feeling healthier and brighter, especially in the mornings.
‘On the whole, the month has sailed by. I’m going to try and stick to the no drinking rule — or at least cut out alcohol during the week.
'I’ve only had one major lapse since the end of my booze-free month. It was the very first night after the experiment and I went out with a group of friends to celebrate.
‘We drank far too much, and guess what? When I woke in the morning I looked red as anything and noticed a small dry patch of skin had re-emerged. It just goes to show alcohol does a lot worse than just give you a hangover!’
Dr Lowe says: ‘Although the changes between the final two weeks are subtler, this last photo shows a much improved Laura.
'Her eyes are more open and brighter. This, again, is because of the increased blood flow caused by alcohol. If more blood passes through the eye’s surface, it looks duller and more bloodshot.
‘After four weeks without alcohol, the blood vessels have constricted and her eyes are bright white once more.
'By now the redness across her cheeks and neck has vastly diminished and the thread veins around her nose have largely disappeared.
‘This is a classic example of what I’d hope to see for someone who has given up alcohol — and if she sticks to it, she’ll only feel and look even better.’

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HOW BAD POSTURE CAUSES HEALTH PROBLEMS AND MAKES YOU APPEAR FAT

Besides the health issues involved in poor posture it also makes you look fatter than you really are. The spinal cord passes through the vertebrae so if they are not aligned properly they can impinge the passage of the spinal cord. All nerves supplying the body from the head down originate from the spinal cord, this is why good posture is important.

The illustrations below show  some examples.

The far left shows the ideal perfect posture where the ear is correctly aligned over the centre of the shoulder and arm

The figure on the right illustrates perfect posture you can see a straight line from the ear through the centre of the shoulder, arm, hip, thigh ending on the ankle bone

In this illustration the correct posture is on the far left, in the centre you can see it can impinge the spinal cord in two places in the cervical region and the lumber spine, this can cause problems later on in life if not now. The point where the spinal cord leaves the brain via a hole in the skull is called the 'foramen magnum'

Illustration of foramen magnum and surrounding structures

 The foramen magnum is quite a narrow opening for the passage of the spinal cord and the functions of the vertebrae are to protect it. If the posture is incorrect the spinal cord will be pinched and this can affect its functioning.

Illustration of the spinal cord

Can you see here how poor posture can appear to make you look fatter, it causes the bust to sag and produces a pot belly neither is it good for muscle tone

When you do adopt good posture it will feel uncomfortable at first, the first step is being aware of your posture and by constantly adopting a good posture it will eventually become a good habit with practice.

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Organ Regeneration Petition to improve healthcare options for Veterans

I received this in my mail box, so spreading the word

Solutions for Regenerating Damaged Organs <regeneratingdamagedorgans@gmail.com>
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Hello

I’m reaching out from Solutions for Regenerating Damaged Organs regarding an organ regeneration petition that we will be launching in a few weeks time. As is one of the forefront organizations for veterans, we thought this would be highly relevant to your members.

2013 State of the Union

In his 2013 State of the Union, President Obama cited a dire need to “develop drugs to regenerate damaged organs.” But since his address, no progress has been made.

These treatments can have life-saving benefits for veterans, including relieving the need for dangerous transplant procedures and circumventing the emotional traumas caused by overpopulated wait lists. We now know our bodies are capable of regenerating, but we aren’t talking the steps to harness this power.

Let’s Speak Up

We’d like to ask for your help in spreading the word to the members of prior to the launch of the petition. Would you be willing to include an article about this petition in your blog, website, or newsletter? By getting 100,000 signatures, we can move a step forward to dramatically improving healthcare options for our veterans.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions at: regeneratingdamagedorgans@gmail.com

We can make change happen: Would you support organ regeneration research by signing a petition?

With appreciation,

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Dave N.

Outreach Coordinator

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DO FACELIFTS MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE?

An article I came across in the DAILY MAIL today below. I have come across a few people who have had facelifts and to be honest unless they have admitted it, I wouldn't have known. I feel many people have over expectations of the results and would agree with the article below all they seem to do is achieve a less tired, more refreshed look. Which leads me to the whole purpose of my website here how to make the best of yourself. If you feel good inside it honestly will reflect that on the outside. So before considering the knife just try the holistic way of life, having a good balanced diet, exercise, plenty of water, shade your face from the sun, give up smoking and work on your stress levels and I guarantee six months of this regime will make a difference.

How facelifts make us look younger by just three years: Study discovers how we perceive the success of plastic surgery

• New study into the effects of facelifts finds people look no more attractive
• Roughly £10,000 would be needed to look 10 years younger
• Fifty raters were shown before and after pictures of patients

Slim pickings: A study has found on average people look just three years younger

Having a facelift makes you look just three years younger - and doesn’t improve your attractiveness, claim doctors.
A unique study found plastic surgery results in a more youthful appearance, but the improvements are remarkably small.
Overall, the number of years ‘saved’ by having a full facelift or other procedures such as eyelid surgery is around three.
The more work that’s done, the younger the look, according to US and Canadian specialists.
But they failed to find any significant change in attractiveness ratings afterwards - and in Britain the cost of a clutch of cosmetic surgery procedures could top £10,000.
Dr Joshua Zimm, of the Lenox Hill Hospital and Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Institute of North Shore-LIJ Health System, New York, who led the latest study, said plastic surgeons often don’t tell prospective patients they will look younger or more attractive because of the lack of objective research.
Instead patients are told they will look ‘more refreshed’ and ‘less tired’.
But, he said, there is no doubt the explosion in facial surgery has been driven by expectations that patients will look younger, better and even have a competitive edge in the rat race at work.
However, the new study shows ‘limitations’ in what patients should expect.
‘Our data demonstrate that ageing face surgery is effective in reducing the apparent age of patients but doesn’t consistently improve a patient’s attractiveness’ he said.
The latest study, published in the journal JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery (must credit), is the first to investigate ratings of attractiveness post-surgery as well as enhanced youthfulness.

Expectations: One doctor claims the explosion in people having plastic surgery was driven by a belief they would look younger, but it comes at a huge financial cost

The study involved an assessment by 50 independent raters who examined preoperative and postoperative photographs of 49 patients, including 12 men, who underwent plastic surgery.
The patients had surgery between July 2006 and July 2010 at a private practice in Toronto, Canada, run by surgeon Peter Adamson, who took part in the study.
Patients in the study ranged in age from 42 to 73 years at the time of surgery with an average age of 57 years.
On average, the raters estimated their patients’ ages to be about 2.1 years younger than their chronological age before surgery and 5.2 years younger than their chronological age after surgery.

The average overall years saved (true age minus guessed age) following surgery was 3.1 years, with more years saved as more procedures were carried out.
To minimise bias by the raters, none was shown before and after pictures of the same patient.
Raters were also asked to rate the patient’s attractiveness on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the most unattractive and 10 being the most attractive.
There was a small, but statistically insignificant increase in attractiveness scores in post-op photographs.
Three-quarters of patients scored within the range 4-7, and the scores did not change with surgery even after allowing for patient age and procedure.
Dr Zimm said the study found a person’s perceived age conferred a certain level of attractiveness - with younger people generally gauged as being more attractive.
‘From this study, it seems the attractiveness level will remain the same, regardless of age’ he said.
‘The age reduction is more substantial when the number of surgical procedures is increased, but this did not significantly improve overall attractiveness’ he added.
Rajiv Grover, president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons who practises at the King Edward VII Hospital in London, said the attractiveness ratings fell short using strict statistical criteria, but market research techniques would probably have found a substantial change.
He said most UK plastic surgeons would believe the study underestimated the amount of benefit gained by many patients.
He said ‘The key here is good selection. I turn away 40 to 45 per cent of potential patients because I tell them honestly I don’t think they’re going to get the results they’re after and they’ll be wasting their money.
‘If you select patients well, and they’re in the hands of a competent, experienced surgeon I would expect them to look seven, eight, even nine years younger afterwards’ he added.

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TAROT A SIMPLE THREE CARD SPREAD

This is a simple three card spread and an ideal way for beginners in Tarot. 

Starting at the left which denotes the past position we have 'the Magician', with my method of reading the Tarot we have a card of choices and which direction to go. It is a card of power and one that states you cannot go wrong here basically all roads lead to Rome so the querient can do anything he or she chooses, he/she can make anything happen and whatever choice he/she makes it wont be a wrong one.

Middle card and the present position of the querient, this pertains to career as wands to me relates to work/career issues. We see the querient's career taking off and venturing into the future although unknown we know from the first card he/she will be OK with the choice they have made. The sun is rising to a bright future this is a card of excitement and there is no longer any holding back the flood gates have no opened and there is no stopping the querient with what he/she wants to do.

The final card denotes the future 'The three of cups'. This card is a card of celebration it can pertain to any kind of celebration as everyone is happy and toasting the querient, its a highly positive card. What draws my eye is the winged god Apollo flying into the picture and the celebration, cups generally pertains to relationships so it's someone coming back into the querient's life to join in the celebration and everyone is so happy for the querient.

Putting the reading together, the querient had to make choices in his or her life it wasn't easy and tough decisions had to be made and the querient debated and worried about making the wrong choice. However they need not have worried for they had the power along to do right whatever direction they chose. They were protected and charmed and always will be. I feel here moving into the present the decisions that were made by the querient pertained to their career and if they weren't aware it is about to take off and lead to more and new things, it's a period of bubbling excitement and although this can be fearful, venturing into the unknown is fearful but only because it's unknown. Lastly the future and the celebration and the fruition of the work that's been done in the past, here are the rewards, I say rewards the plural for there are two things afoot for the querient. There is the celebration and fruition of past career choices and there is someone coming back as in a relationship to join in the celebrations. However the querient is largely unaware of this he/she is celebrating the career decision unaware of what is unfolding. This is double joy and the rewards are great.

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WALK AWAY STRESS

We all know how stress can affect us, loss of appetite, over eating, high blood pressure etc. I write about this all the time on this site. I also advocate how Holistic Therapies can alleviate the symptoms, but something simple such as walking can do much to lessen anxiety and costs nothing. The great thing about walking you can even meditate as you walk, you don't need to sit with your eyes closed and you can calm your mind by concentrating on the walk.

 ARTICLE FROM THE DAILY MAIL BELOW

It's official - you CAN walk away stress: Scientists discover how a stroll can soothe the brain

• Walking briskly or jogging activates soothing neurons in the brain
• These neurons help dull feelings of stress, anxiety and even depression

One of the best ways to relieve the stresses of the day is to simply walk them away, scientists have found.
Walking briskly or jogging really does calm you down by sparking nerve cells in the brain that relax the senses, new research has shown.
Exercise has long been thought to be effective for anxiety and depression, but the brain mechanism behind the phenomenon has remained a mystery.
Now tests on mice show when they are active, soothing neurons in the brain are triggered. When they are then exposed to a stressor, these neurons calm them down.

Stress relief: Scientists have found that going for a brisk walk or jog really does calm people down by triggering nerve cells in the brain that relax the senses 

Researchers took two groups of animals, one that ran around and another that was sedentary, and then tested the amount of brain cells that formed after they exercised.
The runners' brains had a number of new neurons specifically designed to inhibit brain activity and quiet more excitable ones. The researchers then put the mice into ice cold baths to create a stressful environment.
As expected, large numbers of excitable neurons were fired up in the hippocampus, a region of the brain involved in emotional responses.
But in the brains of the runners, calming neurons were also quickly released warding off unnecessary anxiety.
The research shows exercising mice are able to cope better with stress, and it is believed the effect is also seen in humans, reports the Journal of Neuroscience.
Professor Elizabeth Gould, of Princeton University, New York, said physical activity reorganises the brain so anxiety is less likely to interfere with normal function.
She said: 'Understanding how the brain regulates anxious behaviour gives us potential clues about helping people with anxiety disorders.
'It also tells us something about how the brain modifies itself to respond optimally to its own environment.'

Potential treatment: Soothing neurons are activated in the brain when we walk, jog or run, which can help ease the symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression 

The findings resolve a paradox because exercise reduces anxiety while also promoting the growth of new neurons in the hippocampus.
Because these young cells are typically more excitable than their more mature counterparts, exercise should result in more anxiety, not less.
But the researchers found exercise also strengthens the mechanisms that prevent these brain cells from firing.
Prof Gould said identifying neurons and regions important to anxiety regulation may help scientists better understand and treat human anxiety disorders.
From an evolutionary standpoint, the research also shows the brain can be extremely adaptive and tailor its own processes to an organism's lifestyle or surroundings.
A higher likelihood of anxious behaviour may have an adaptive advantage for less physically fit creatures.
Anxiety often manifests itself in avoidance behaviour and avoiding potentially dangerous situations would increase the likelihood of survival, particularly for those less capable of responding with a 'fight or flight' reaction, added Prof Gould.
 

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TAROT, MY EXPLANATION (NO. 1)

PSYCHIC MEDIUM ASTRID TALKING ABOUT TAROT

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LIFE IS NOT FAIR~A MESSAGE OF HOPE

Clients often say to me, "Why am I receiving all this bad luck? I've always lived my life right and yet some people have all the luck it's just not fair!"

First of all life isn't fair it's not meant to be, life is meant to challenge and test us. There is much more to life than just what you see with your physical eyes for whilst we are on earth we are spirit in a human body. The human body is just a vessel for our soul but when we pass over to the spirit world at the point of death, we have no need for body.

We have many life times and we set our own challenges to gain experience, sometimes these experiences won't be nice and when we are going through tough experiences we are being taught a very tough and important lesson. It is a time for spiritual growth. We are taught how it feels to be on both sides of a situation, to learn empathy, understanding, compassion and patience. There is a common saying, "How can you hope to understand unless you have walked a mile in another's shoes."

Don't envy that person who seems to have it all for their tough lessons and adversity are yet to come, you are further up the ladder than they are and an older soul.

A MESSAGE OF HOPE

I am the stillness of the night
As darkness shadows gives forth to light
Symbolically this shows life's balance
Of darkness and lights dalliance
In life and Universe there's yin and yang
A balance created since time began
Remember this nothing lasts or stays the same
For like the tides moved by the moon
The cycle of darkness is over soon
Henceforth comes the joy of the dawn
Delivering a message of hope to everyone

MPB ©

What this poem is saying, these tough times won't last, once you realise this is a learning experience you will find life a lot easier to cope with and life is full of cycles good and bad. Spirit won't dessert us in these tough times, for we will be given strength and help will come to us in many ways. Other souls will cross our path put there to help us. All we need do is trust and believe that everything will be OK and have a positive mindset as soon as you take this attitude  the gloom will lift and life will become so much easier.

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