~Saint Peter is checking in new arrivals in heaven....~  

 

"What did you do on Earth?" 

 
"I was a surgeon. I helped the lame to walk." 

 
"Well, go right on in through the Pearly Gates"

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"What did you do on Earth?" 

 
"I was a school teacher. I taught the blind to see." 

 
"Fine .. go right on in through the Pearly Gates!"

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"What did you do on Earth?"

"I was a musician. I helped make sad people happy."

"You can load in through the kitchen."

  

Thanks to http://www.ducksdeluxe.com/jokes.html 

Yoga for Tired Hands

If you play keyboards or guitar or spend lots of time typing emails, you might suffer from fatigue or stiffness in your fingers, hands and wrists sometimes. Our hands do so much for us that it's easy to take them for granted. Here are a couple of moves that might help alleviate stiffness and fatigue. (Note: I'm not talking about a more serious condition such as carpal tunnel syndrome.  This is for mild discomfort.)

To begin with, extend your right arm and bend the elbow at a right angle so that the fingertips are pointed towards the ceiling.  Now with the left hand gently press the right fingertips back just until you feel a stretch on the inside of the right wrist.  Don't overdo! Hold for a breath or two. Now extend the right arm and using your left hand, press the back of the right hand back downward until you feel a stretch on the top side of the right wrist.  Hold for a breath or two.  Now reverse sides. This should feel really good, but remember to take it easy.  We're just looking for a gentle stretch.

You can make wrist circles too. Simply extend your arms straight out in front of you and make a soft fist, as if holding on to the hot and cold water handles in the shower. Use the same circular motion you would for turning the water on and off.  Slowly inhale, twist outward, slowly exhale twist inward.  Repeat two or three times.  Relax the fingers and the wrist and shake out the hands.

For stiff or tired fingers, hold both hands out in front of you, elbows bent at right angles, fingers extended upward.  Now make a circle of the thumbs and forefingers and flick the forefinger as if you were trying to shake some water off of your fingers.  Repeat this motion with the third, fourth and fifth fingers touching the thumb and then "flicking the water off". Now repeat starting with the pinky and working your way back to the forefinger. Wiggle your fingers out.

After a nice back stretch and maybe some shoulder rolls, go back to creating beautiful music feeling refreshed and revitalized. Namaste!