UTOPIA A STATE OF THE ART READING EXPERIENCE
FEBRUARY 2009
of green living magazine
JoyWithin Finding the
“THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE EARTH CAN HEAL US FROM THE INSIDE OUT”
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CONTENTS
TRAVEL PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT HEALTHY LIVING IN EVERY ISSUE DINING/FOOD BEAUTY FASHION FEATURES ASK THE EXPERT BOOKS GREEN EVENTS CALENDAR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Fact:
Did you know that of all the marine turtles, adult green sea turtles are the only ones who are vegetarians. They commonly eat sea grasses and algae. Source: NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources.
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PERSONALDEVELOPEMENT
Goal When it comes to planning their futures, many
people drift aimlessly from day to day, year to year, with little focus or long-term direction. Other people—a small minority—meticulously set goals and ruthlessly conform to a never-ending regimen of daily planners, color-coded to-do lists, sticky notes on the bathroom mirror, and time-management seminars. Most of us fall somewhere in-between. We certainly do look ahead and contemplate the future. We either set specific goals or we have some notion of what we’d like to do, even if we haven’t written down exactly how we intend to do it. For major decisions, we think things through carefully. Small decisions, such as how to spend each hour, are largely guided by an intuitive sense of what’s important at that moment, meaning our daily decisions are not completely random. Nor are they always planned and executed with the precision of a military mission. If you fall into this category of being “goaloriented” but not “goal-obsessed,” then here are a few tips to help you accomplish more without becoming a slave to the process:
Setting
Dont forget to use your magnifying glass to increase the page size so that you may easily read the font. FYI: The following articles have 1. CHOOSE THE RIGHT GOAL (OR GOALS) reduced font sizes and are not meant Setting difficult goals improves overall performance, even if the goals are to be legible.
for the Rest of Us
only partially obtained. That said, it is crucial that you believe your goal is attainable, otherwise you won’t even try. Most importantly, spend time clarifying why you want the goal, what you may have to give up in the process, and whether the tradeoff is true to your deepest values.
2. MAKE YOUR GOALS OFFICIAL
It’s fine to have wide-ranging ideas about what you’d like to do, but it takes a personal commitment—a decision—to make a true goal. It need not be a blood oath, but the more ceremonious, the better. At a minimum, write it down or enter it into your myGoals.com account. Also consider personally committing to one or more people whom you trust.
3. CREATE A PLAN
Most people who set goals fail because they never make a plan. Often, people simply don’t know where to begin. There are many good books on the subject. For best results, use the online goal-setting tool here at myGoals.com, which walks you through a clever, step-by-step process that makes it very easy to create a solid plan of attack.
T R AV E L S C A P E
Sample Travel Article
Islands
S
pend any time in the Caribbean, and it starts to
seem that almost any island worth its salt boast a buried treasure or two. The Cayman Islands are no exception. The dreaded pirate Blackbeard made a hideout in this part of the world, and it’s whispered that parts of his loot are still buried in any number of local caves.
Whether or not this is true, there’s no question that the Cayman Islands do harbor treasures—of the natural kind. Much of it is hidden—under
water. Spectacular coral and fascinating undersea life are so plentiful here that Jacques Cousteau proclaimed Little Cayman one of his three favorite diving spots in the world. There’s plenty above ground, too,
H E A LT H
J O E L
S P I T Z E R
Quit
Sample Health Article
Smoking & Minimize Weight Gain
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ou may have heard that you can’t deal with weight control issues at the same time as quitting smoking. It may be fine for some people to gorge themselves while quitting smoking and deal with the weight at a later time. The health implication of a minor weight gain is negligible in comparison to the health risks posed by smoking. The average smoker would have to gain over 75 to 100 pounds to put the additional workload on the heart that is experienced by smoking, and this is not saying anything about the cancer risk. But for aesthetic and emotional reasons, allowing uncontrolled eating and the inevitable weight gain is a mistake that will often undermine the quitting process. Discouragement over appearance can cause some to return to smoking. Then the smoker has the additional problem of the extra weight with smoking. The weight does not automatically disappear by simply relapsing back to smoking.
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Weight gain following smoking cessation can be due to several factors. Smoking can affect a person’s metabolism so quitting can cause a small weight gain in some individuals. Gains of 5 to 10 pounds over a number of months can be attributed to metabolic alterations in some individuals. But once weight gain exceeds 10 pounds, other factors are more probably responsible. Snacking between meals or increasing the size of meals can easily result in the consuming of several hundred extra calories per day. Eating just an additional 100 calories a day will result in a one-pound fat gain in just over a month, 10.4 pounds in one year, and an extra 104 pounds in years. This is why you often hear, “I didn’t eat that much more but gained excessive amounts of weight!” True, they may not have eaten that much more daily, but they did it everyday, and the cumulative effect can easily account for the “mysterious” weight gain. Some ex-smokers eat more because they are just hungrier. They find themselves snacking between meals or needing to eat at times that were never necessary before. If they wait to eat too late in the day or there is too much time between meals, they may start to experience symptoms such as headaches, sleepiness or lack of energy. The reason for the new sense of hunger is due to the fact that nicotine is an appetite suppressant. Smoking between meals seems to eradicate the need for the snacking behaviors experienced by many ex-smokers. Nicotine does this by elevating the blood sugar and blood fat levels, basically tricking the body into thinking that it has eaten more than it actually has. While that may help to control weight, it does so at a risk. Cigarettes used as an appetite suppressant can cause cancer, heart disease, strokes and a host of other illnesses. The ex-smoker is no longer constantly administering an appetite suppressant. This does not mean he or she needs to increase caloric intake. It may be a matter of redistributing food normally eaten at single sittings at large meals into numerous smaller meals spaced throughout the day. This can allow for the snacking between meals ex-smokers are notorious for without increasing overall caloric intake. As an example, if breakfast consists of cereal, muffin, eggs, and
MY CIGARETTE, MY FRIEND How do you feel about a friend who has to go everywhere with you? Not only does he tag along all the time, but since he is so offensive and vulgar, you become unwelcome when with him. He has a peculiar odor that sticks to you wherever you go. Others think both of you stink. He controls you totally. When he says jump, you jump. Sometimes in the middle of a blizzard or storm, he wants you to come to the store and pick him up. You would give your spouse hell if he or she did that to you all the time, but you can't argue with your friend. Sometimes, when you are out at a movie or play he says he wants you to go stand in the lobby with him and miss important scenes. Since he calls all the shots in your life, you go. Your friend doesn't like your choice of clothing either. Instead of politely telling you that you have lousy taste, he burns little holes in these items so you will want to throw them out. Sometimes, he tires of the furniture and gets rid of it too. Occasionally, he gets really nasty and decides the whole house must go. He gets pretty expensive to support. Not only is his knack of property destruction costly, but you must pay to keep him with you. In fact, he will cost you thousands of dollars over your lifetime. And you can count on one thing, he will never pay you a penny in return. Often at picnics you watch others playing vigorous activities and having lots of fun doing them. But your friend won't let you. He doesn't believe in physical activity. In his opinion, you are too old to have that kind of fun. So he kind of sits on your chest and makes it difficult for you to breathe. Now you don't want to go off and play with other people when you can't breathe, do you? Your friend does not believe in being healthy. He is really repulsed by the thought of you living a long and productive life. So every chance he gets he makes you sick. He helps you catch colds and flu. Not just by running out in the middle of the lousy weather to pick him up at the store. He is more creative than that. He carries thousands of poisons with him which he constantly blows in your face. When you inhale some of them, they wipe out cilia in your lungs which would have helped you prevent these diseases. But colds and flu are just his form of child's play. He especially likes diseases that slowly cripple you - like emphysema. He considers this disease great. Once he gets you to have this, you will give up all your other friends, family, career goals, activities - everything. You will just sit home and caress him, telling him what a great friend he
Sample House & Home Article
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sk yourself, what do
I feel when entering
my safe haven, the place I call home. What do I look
forward to after working hard all day, running errands and being stuck in trafďŹ c? Once I open my front door, am I excited to know that everything is in order, nicely decorated with amazing colors to follow, what reaction my family and friends have when they visit. Do I have the WOW affect? Is it time for a change, out with the old in with the new. We all cross that bridge at
The WOW
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one time or another. Interior design is overwhelming at times, is it necessary, Absolutely.
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Sample Fashion & Beauty Article
Green Gowns? La Femme by Cc.elaine
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For The Modern B
Bride Who “DESERVES” To Be Different
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