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“Women make the world work better.” ~ Doc Meek
April 4th, 2011 | 
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Video (“Spread Your Wings”) of above image at: http://www.values.com/inspirational-stories-tv-spots/108-Breakaway
Monday, April 4, 2011. Today I am grateful for Moms and all courageous women who help make our world a much much better place for all of us. – Doc Meek
Video Transcript below of above video at: http://www.values.com/inspirational-stories-tv-spots/108-Breakaway
“Spread your wings” (Music in video and lyrics below):
Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down
I’d just stare out my window
Dreaming of what could be
And if I’d end up happy
I would pray
I could break away
I’ll spread my wings and I’ll learn how to fly
I’ll do what it takes, till I touch the sky
I gotta
Take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And break away
Wanna feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get on board a fast train
Travel on a jet plane far away
And break away
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won’t forget the place I come from
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Super: “Spread your wings. Pass it on. A message from The Foundation for a Better Life.”
Images above from: http://www.values.com/inspirational-stories-tv-spots/108-Breakaway
Thank you, Values.com, for inspiring all of us to live a better life!
Doc Meek, Mon, Apr 4, 2011, Sherwood Park, AB, CANADA
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“Brain Longevity.” ~ Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.
We Took Dr. Dharma’s
“Free Memory Test”
You Can Too
Image and text from: http://www.drdharma.com/Public/Home/index.
Friday, April 1, 2011. Today I am grateful for those who help us help our brains to work better. Such a one is Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD.
Image above and text below from: http://www.amazon.com/Brain-Longevity-Breakthrough-Medical-Improves/product-reviews/0446673730/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
BRAIN LONGEVITY: THE BREAKTHROUGH MEDICAL PROGRAM THAT IMPROVES YOUR MIND AND MEMORY
By Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD, with Cameron Stauth; (30 customer reviews)
5 out of 5 stars Exciting book, readable, full of information
While most of us are losing our minds (literally cell by cell), some people are razor sharp well into their nineties. Is this just heredity or good luck, or is there something we can do to keep our mind and memory from going the way of Alzheimer’s? Dr. Khalsa thinks so. In fact he presents quite a program for rejuvenation. The question is, does he have the goods in this book to help YOU?
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“The Age of Autism.” ~ Olmsted & Blaxill
THE AGE OF AUTISM: MERCURY, MEDICINE AND A MAN-MADE EPIDEMIC
Dan Olmsted (Author), Mark Blaxill (Author)
Image and text above from: http://www.amazon.com/Age-Autism-Medicine-Man-made-Epidemic/dp/0312545622/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301461231&sr=1-1
Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Today I am grateful for those who have the courage to warn us we are “fouling our own nest,” as they say of careless birds, eh? Dan Olmsted and Mark Blaxill are among the number warning us. ~ Doc Meek
Here is what one reader has to say about Olmsted’s and Blaxill’s book (review from amazon.com):
The content of this book is a bit different than what this reviewer had expected. Much of the material presented here can actually be read apart from what the authors discuss about autism, even though autism is one of the core elements in some areas of the text, comprising perhaps about one-third of the book. In reading some of the reviews here, as well as the great…
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“Learn about GIRL UP from Gina.” ~ Doc Meek
MASSA
I’m 16 years old. She’s 14. My name is Karina. Her name is Massa. I live in Carpinteria, California. She lives in Todee, Liberia. We’re half a world away and our lives are dramatically different, but we’re both girls who have our entire futures before us. READ MORE
Image and text from: http://www. GirlUp.org
Monday, March 28, 2011. Today I am grateful for the Girl Up campaign by the United Nations Foundation. – Doc Meek
“UNITING GIRLS TO CHANGE THE WORLD”
See “Girl Up” video by Gina Reiss-Wilchins, Director of “Girl Up,” on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcp_FbVF1JU
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Hi Doc Meek, It’s taken me a few weeks to settle in at the UN Foundation, and now it’s finally time to introduce myself to you — I’m Gina, the new Girl Up Campaign Director! From the moment I heard about Girl Up and the amazing things you all are doing to unite for girls around the world, I was hooked and knew this was the job for me. Of course my 4-year-old daughter Dylan had to approve of the choice too, as you’ll see in the video below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcp_FbVF1JU
You’ve all done such inspiring work already, and I’m looking forward to the rest of 2011 and beyond with the Girl Up and UN Foundation teams, our Teen Advisors, Champions, partners, and YOU! Thank you, Gina Reiss-Wilchins, Director of Girl Up P.S. I’d love to hear from you about how you’re supporting Girl Up and your ideas to make the campaign even better for you – send me an email or write me a note on the Girl Up Facebook page! |
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I did send Gina Reiss-Wilchins an email:
“Gina Reiss-Wilchins, Director of Girl Up” <greiss-wilchins@unfoundation.org>
Dear Gina,
I am delighted that you are promoting the “Girl Up”program.
I am delighted to be putting up “Girl Up” information on my blog website: https://docmeek.com
You can click on the specific post by title hereunder:
“Learn about GIRL UP from Gina.” ~ Doc Meek
This is the second posting of Girl Up on THE LEARNING CLINIC WORLDWIDE blog. Here is the first posting by title:
“Learn ‘Girl Up’ by the UN Foundation.” ~ Doc Meek
Blessings and Gratitudes,
Doc Meek
P.S. We all love seeing your 4-year old daughter Dylan on YouTube with you!
Doc Meek, Mon, Mar 28, 2011, Sherwood Park, Alberta, CANADA
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“The 3 things I learned in ICU.” ~ Tanya Meek, R.N.
The Little ICU Book [Paperback]
Paul L. Marino (Author), Kenneth M. Sutin (Contributor)
Image/text above from: http://www.amazon.com/Little-ICU-Book-Paul-Marino/dp/0781778239/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300763953&sr=1-5
Thursday, March 24, 2011. Today I am grateful for my daughter, Tanya Meek Nielson RN, who does what I could not do.
She works the long 12-hour overnight shifts in the Neurological ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Steady nights. I could do the long hours. I could not do the constant battle with death, and death itself.
Such Neurological ICUs care for the most dramatically ill or injured patients, often victims of sudden severe accidents.
“The Three Things I Learned while working in the ICU,” by Tanya Meek:
(1) My life is not so bad.
I can walk, I can talk, I can think. I can move forward with my life, no matter how bad my personal problems are.
(2) Your life can change in an instant.
One minute you are a bright muscular young man/woman, thrilled with your work and your social life; the next minute you are a bag of fluids that may or may not survive the night, let alone the week
(3) There are worse things than death.
Often the injury and damage to the patient is so great that, despite the fact everybody is initiating and voting for medical miracles, and everybody is rooting for you like mad, death may be the greatest triumph.
After all is said and done.
Thank you, Tanya Meek Nielson, for sharing your critical care experience with us!
Doc Meek, Thurs, Mar 24, 2011, Sherwood Park, Alberta, CANADA
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“The naked brain.” ~ Richard Restak, M.D.
The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love [Paperback]
Richard Restak M.D. (Author)
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Today I am grateful that some people take large chunks of time and energy out of their lives in order to organize large amounts of knowledge into a relatively small space for me to read in a book.
Here is what one reader had to say about THE NAKED BRAIN by Dr Restak:
5 out of 5 stars We think less than we think
Did you know that scientist estimate that only 5% of a normal person’s actions are decided consciously? The rest are results of automated processes that make up the so called cognitive unconscious. Civilisation advances create an ever increasing repertoire of human actions that are executed automatically as humans move their conscious mind to be preoccupied with more…
Above review text from: http://www.amazon.com/Naked-Brain-Emerging-Neurosociety-Changing/product-reviews/1400098092/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Thank you, Dr Richard Restak, for helping us know ourselves better and manage our brains better!
Doc Meek, Wed, Mar 23, 2011, Sherwood Park, Alberta, CANADA
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“Music opens the channels of learning.” ~ Doc Meek
15 minutes Catching Up With Rex by CBS 88,713 views
Images from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCF1xSgyKXg&feature=relmfu
Friday, March 18, 2011. Today I am grateful to know that a child who was labeled severely autistic was found later to respond to music, even though he was super senstive to sounds and would hold his ears when exposed to singing.
Of course every autistic child does not grow up to be a musical genius. That is not the point of this article.
I use music in my private practice (Baroque music, about 60 beats per minute) to help open the channels of learning for children with a large array of learning problems.
Sometimes the music is simply background music in a classroom that helps almost every child in that classroom to learn more easily and achieve more.
Thanks to those who know, and who have taught us, that music opens the mind and soul!
Doc Meek, Fri, Mar 18, 2011, Sherwood Park, Alberta, CANADA
P.S. Here’s the book about Rex Lewis-Clack by his mother Cathleen Lewis:
Rex: A Mother, Her Autistic Child, and the Music that Transformed Their Lives – Hardcover (Oct. 28, 2008) byCathleen Lewis
P.S.S. Somebody told me that it is the “Ides of March” today. I know the reference is to Shakespeare and I do not know the full import of the phrase.
Can anybody “out there” give us some more information on the “Ides of March?”
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“I love Irish music & dance.” ~ Doc Meek
Girls playing Irish folk music during a St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin, 2010; image/caption from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick’s_Day
Thursday, the 17th of Ireland, 2011. Today I’m feeling a great Irish sense of gratitude for me late fither [my Dad], James Collins Meek II, born in Belfast, Ireland, and after whom I was named. His name is one of my cherished Irish legacies. – James Collins Meek III (Doc Meek)
The Chicago River is dyed green each year for St Patrick’s Day celebration, shown here in 2005; image/caption from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick’s_Day
A fiddle and bow
Tin whistles, and a low whistle (right), in a variety of makes and keys
A (keyless) Irish flute
Uilleann pipes being played by Liam O’Flynn
A medieval cláirseach (a Celtic harp)
The banjo being played by Mick Moloney
An Irish Bouzouki.
Bodhrán with tipper.Thank you Dad (James Collins Meek II) for my name and for my delightful Irish heritage!
Doc Meek (James Collins Meek III), Thurs, Mar 17, 2011, Sherwood Park, Alberta, CANADA
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“Recipe for depression.” ~ Doc Meek
Image from: http://www.amazon.com/Happy-No-Reason-Steps-Inside/dp/B002RAR2OI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299910535&sr=8-1
Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Today I am grateful for a friend who questioned me about depression. I had sent him the following “Recipe for Depression” and he queried me on it.
Here is the exchange:
RECIPE FOR DEPRESSION:
(1) You notice that what is happening is what you want (you get your own way).
Result: You are happy.
(2) You notice that what is happening is what you don’t want (you don’t get your own way).
Result: You are not happy (you are depressed).
Since life does not always produce for you what you want, this is a guaranteed recipe for depression.
Solution?
Stop basing happiness on whether you get your own way or not.
My friend replied:
That sounds good, Collins, but it’s just so natural to live the way you describe. Any suggestions as to how to change that or deal with it?
So, I guess I’m saying… You’ve told me the “what.” Now, please tell me the “how.”
So I replied to my friend:
I read Marci Shimoff’s book entitled Happy for No Reason and that provided a real start for me. Many “how’s” I think.
Then I got a “gratitude rock” (a small pebble) which I carry in my pocket continuously. Every time I reach in my pocket and touch the little rock, I think of something for which I am grateful. Actually feel grateful for, not something I “should” feel grateful for. I have slowly, very slowly, transformed my mental life from one of very natural criticism and complaints to one a healthier set of feelings of gratitude. Real feelings.
Just as real as the feelings of depression that haunted me for so many years.
Love and Respect, Collins
Side-notes with respect to my friend’s statement: “. . . it’s just so natural to live the way you describe [recipe for depression].”
(1) Yes, in our Western culture we do tend to live that way. That is why depression is so rampant.
(2) My Christian friends tell me that I should not try to live as the “natural man,” that I should try to live as the “spiritual man.”
(3) Knowing that my friend is a professing Christian, I should ask him, “What sayest thou to that?”
P.S. One thing in Marci’s book that caught me square in the solar plexus was one man (one of her group of “The Happy Hundred”) who said (and lived it):
“I am grateful for everything. I have no complaints whatsoever!”
I was so stunned when I read this that I determined to learn how to live like that!
I still have a long ways to go. However, I am getting there and it is so satisfying I cannot express how much in words.
Doc Meek, Tues, Mar 15, 2011, Sherwood Park, Alberta, CANADA
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