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Greetings! May has to be the most beautiful month of the year with the budding trees, blossoming flowers, and the wonderful smell of spring in the air. It's a time to get outdoors after a long winter, a time to enjoy the company of our neighbors and friends, a time to enjoy Mother Nature's gifts to us, and a time to enjoy every moment of every day! Mother's Day is May 12th. Why not give the greatest gift of all--a recorded legacy for your entire family to enjoy for forever!! We can help!! Just drop us a line! Happy May, Ed (edtopar@gmail.com) and Gail (gail@coachability.com)
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David Goldstein
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Curiosity of mind will never allow David Goldstein to be bored. Brooklyn born native, retired electrical engineer-turned salesman and former World War II POW, David is now happily married to the lovely Anne Glasser and is enjoying his retirement doing what he loves to do--reading, cooking and playing tennis.After returning from World War II and receiving his honorable discharge in late 1945, David attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he graduated with a degree in electrical engineering.Having worked into his 70's, David hadn't given much thought about retirement until it happened. Most retirees, we have found, do not miss the regimentation of their former lives. David is no exception. He worked for a manufacturer that made commercial and industrial electric components many of which were similar in function to the residential level home circuit breakers. He misses the activity of visiting the various job sites in New York City, including the old World Trade Center and the U.N. Building, but he doesn't miss "having" to follow a schedule.Upon retirement, he and his wife, Anne, did a fair amount of traveling. Now they spend three to four months every winter in Florida, enjoying the company of their friends in West Palm Beach where the weather and their lifestyle allows them to pursue an active lifestyle outdoors.At home in Westfield, David and Anne walk their two-mile lap in Tamaques Park, have breakfast at the Bagel Chateau at least once a week, frequently dine out, go to parties, attend concerts in New York City and NJPAC. In addition to being a sous chef in his home kitchen, David also plays tennis regularly, a sport he recalls was once known as a "sissies" sport when he was a kid in Brooklyn, where he played basketball and softball. His greatest passion, attributable to his curiosity of mind, is reading--biographies and history. He's become a bit of an expert on that historically evil protagonist of World War ll, Hitler.David expressed his opinion that the greatest factor determining the quality of anyone's retirement is having good health. He knows what he's talking about. He has had his scare and is now fully recovered, a fact that makes him extra appreciative of where he is in life.With the help of his wife, David wrote a uniquely personal account of his experiences as a POW in World War II. It is a wonderfully descriptive narrative, from his perspective at ground level, of the events and conditions of some of the men who fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Seeing life through his eyes as a POW--the heavy manual labor, the rationed bread shared by six men along with one cup of watery soup per person, the valued galoshes that were stolen, the crammed boxcar transport--makes an indelible impression upon the reader.In the fall of 2009, David learned about the scheduled meetings of former POWs held weekly at the VA Lyons Hospital in Lyons, NJ. He also learned at these meetings that, as a former POW, he was entitled to free medical care. The greatest benefit, however, is the friends he has made with other veterans who were also prisoners of war. Once a month he and Anne attend a luncheon where he and his new friends wear insignia representing their brotherhood as former POWs..David's strong inner resources got him through perilous times during the war and unexpected times during earlier years. He is now enjoying his retirement with his delightful wife. He's bright; he's contented; he's loved. What more could one ask for in retirement!
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YOUR LEGACY RECORDED
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Mother's Day is not that far away. Here is the perfect gift!!
The greatest gift you can leave your family, your children, and your grandchildren!!
Let us record and write your Legacy now.
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BOOK REVIEW
THE MAGIC OF BELIEVING, Claude Bristol
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Continuing with Claude Bristol's book, The Magic of Believing,
one of the most influential books in my library... It was well worth the time it took to type my underlines and notes. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. ENJOY!!
THE MAGIC OF BELIEVING, Claude Bristol
We all know that our thoughts determine our carriage, our facial expression, our conversation, for what we are outwardly comes as a result of what we think habitually.
We can improve our appearance by continuing to feel the delights of beauty, by thinking thoughts of the beautiful, by wearing stylish clothes and by constantly telling ourselves that we are going to win out.
We can speed up process of reaching our goal if we continually
hold a mental picture of our new self and never relax for a second.
As Shakespeare said, "Assume a virtue if you have it not." By assuming a virtue, we are assuming it via our imagination.
To become the person we would like to be, we must create a mental picture of our newly conceived self, and if we continue to hold the picture in our minds, the day will come when we are in reality that person. So it is with the accomplishment of desires.
Next month we'll learn about daydreaming and the importance of our imaginations.
Read more book summaries on our website.
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VISUALIZE YOUR PASSION
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Train yourself to relax and visualize yourself doing what you want to do. Meditate on the good things currently in your life--your family, friends, pets, parties, favorite activities--anything that you enjoy. What you enjoy comes with the bonus of "feeling good." That is your goal: to feel good about what you are doing and enjoying every minute of it.
Relaxation is a simple process. Sit in a chair or lie on the floor. Take a few deep breaths, exhale slowly, and allow all of the tension to flow out of your body. Feel your body become loose and limp.
Visualize a soft, internal light shining on the top of your head, relaxing all of the muscles of your scalp. See the light move down to your forehead, your cheeks, your chin, erasing all the worry, all the tension from your face. Feel your face become loose and limp and your jaw hang loose.
Feel the warmth, and relax the muscles in your neck, your shoulders, both arms, torso, buttocks, thighs, calves, feet, and toes.
Once all of the muscles in your body are relaxed, breathe in, then out, in, then out, allowing your mind to relax and concentrate only on your breathing. Remain in this relaxed position for ten to fifteen minutes, then visualize on the blank screen of your mind, exactly what you would like to see yourself doing, exactly what gives you the greatest pleasure.
Who's involved? Where are you? What is the temperature? Try to notice details. The particulars may change daily, and that's okay.
When your mind is relaxed, ideas flow more readily. Have you ever had the experience of going to bed after an argument with someone, and once your head hits the pillow, you think of the greatest things you should have said? Or you have the greatest opening for the letter you have put off writing or the organization of a talk that has eluded you when you sit in front of the computer?
The reason the ideas come now or in the shower or when you are driving, is because that is when your mind is most relaxed. That is when your mind can more readily access the right part of your brain where the creativity lies.
Relaxation has numerous physical benefits--lowered blood pressure being one of them--but the reason relaxation is emphasized here is because that delightful state also makes your mind work better and more creatively.
One quote which for me says it all is by Charles Englehardt, "The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here, and the way to be happy is by helping others."
In your relaxed state, allow pictures to come to your mind which give you feelings of satisfaction and pride. What are you doing? Where are you? Who is involved?
"Helping others" is key. How can you make a difference in the lives of others? Through a product or perhaps a service?
When you have found the answer to that question, you will be on your way to discovering your passion.
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| CAN YOU NAME THE YEAR? |
- Supreme court issues Roe vs. Wade decision on abortion
- Average cost of a new home = $32,500
- U.S. troops withdraw from Vietnam
- Watergate hearings begin
- Armed members of American Indian Movement seize control of Wounded Knee
- Average cost of a gallon of gas = .40
- "Battle Of The Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs
- Secretariat wins The Triple Crown
- No. 1 movie of the year was The Exorcist
- No. 1 TV show of the year was The Odd Couple
SCROLL DOWN FOR ANSWER
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| QUOTE OF THE MONTHArticle Headline |
Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.
~Francesca Reigler
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TAKE A BREAK AND LAUGH ABOUT IT.....
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ADULT TRUTHS
- Your best friend should be required to immediately clear your computer history when you die.
- Nothing sucks more than that moment when, during an argument, you realize you are wrong.
- How the devil are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
- Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
- Bad decisions usually make the best stories.
- I think the freezer deserves a light as much as the refrigerator.
- I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I believe more kisses start with Miller Lite than Kay.
- I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a jerk from cutting in the front of the line.
- I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least a little tired.
- Was learning cursive writing really necessary ?
Enjoy!
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CAN YOU NAME THE YEAR??????
ANSWER: 1978
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