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COST OF CANCER
PUBLIC SPEAKING
I hope you guys had a fab Christmas but a safe one. Who would have thought we would still be in the middle of a pandemic? Unfortunately, we have no idea what the year lies ahead in terms of fundraising but if any one you want to do any COVID safe fundraising, we would be grateful. Which takes me onto our first virtual event, A light for a life was a great success, thanks to everyone who either donated and or joined us. It was very different wasn’t it? We managed to raise. £179.80 which for a virtual event and we had no idea how it was going to go we arxe really pleased with.
Most people find public speaking very stressful. The night before having to speak in front of a large audience, they often sleep badly. They may even feel like vomiting before going onto the stage. But why does public speaking affect us so strongly? What can be done about it? I see the suffering here arising from the powerful sense of ‘me’ and ‘mine’ that is provoked by being the centre of attention. The strong desire for acceptance and praise, and the fear of rejection and criticism, can be crippling. My advice is to establish the mind in loving kindness. Meditate on the sincere wish that whatever you say may be of benefit to your audience. By doing this you replace your anxiety about how people see you, with the beautiful wish to share whatever you know – however much or little it might be – for the welfare of all. When ‘me’ and ‘mine’ are dissolved in loving kindness, how could there be stress? Neville Evans
HIDDEN SUGARS
Please do not forget that we’re doing the event step up for January, which for those of you who don’t know it’s where you’ve got to walk 12,000 steps per day every day throughout the month of January. You’ll get the choice of a neck buff and you’ll also get a water bottle when you sign up, which is only £25.00. Once you get to the 31st trust me you’ll be so pleased that you did it and for me it kick started me getting fitter and healthier again. Go to our website www.costofcancer.org.uk for more details. Please do keep an eye out on our social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Which reminds me to mention if you could get your family and friends to like us on these platforms it helps to spread the word of what we do. Anyway, do not forget to keep looking after yourselves as well as your friends, families and neighbours, wear those masks and keep a social distance. The sooner we adhere to the rules the sooner we can get back to normal fundraising. Here’s to what I hope will be a happy but healthier 2021. Nicky, Emma & Cath Trustees
There are sugars in a great number of foods whether labeled or not. Breakfast cereals may be called “wholegrain” or “fortified with vitamins” which is good but they probably contain sugar, read the list of ingredients. Flavoured yoghurts will contain a high level of sugar, buy natural yoghurt and add your own fruit. There is added sugar in ketchup, sauces, salad cream, relish, etc. again check the labels and avoid where possible. A lot of drinks contain sugar, flavoured milks, carbonated drinks, sports drinks, etc. be aware. Hidden sugars can be labeled as fructose, sucrose, maltose and dextrose. You may be consuming more sugar than you realise and current thinking would indicate that too much sugar is worse than too much fat for your health. Glyn Hardwicke
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