Happy New Year. It is 12:49 a.m. here in Beckley, West Virginia. Had just watched the ball drop at my brother’s house with my sister, her boyfriend and our group of friends.
Law of Attraction (LOA) is always at work. Even if a person doesn’t believe in it – the law is still in existence. Of course, I’m not an expert on LOA myself, but I do study it. The major portion of my study of it has been by viewing the underground hit documentary on LOA called, “The Secret,” which I noticed the DVD was on the shelves at the local Target Outlet.
There is a three step process that includes: ask, believe, and receive.
Does it happen if you do not ask? And the answer is yes. You don’t have to ask aloud. Your thoughts alone are asking. Here is an example. Have wanted a new amazon kindle. For people who are unaware, this is a small handheld electronic device that allows a person to read books. The kindle can store tons of books and a person can take it anywhere.
The kindle had been on my mind a lot. Have been thinking about it Visualized myself using one. Knew I’d eventually have it. Had a strong believe/ faith. Today, (Dec. 31, 2009) the pastor for the residential treatment facility arrived to provide services for the children as he always does on Thursday. [Please note that I’m not advocating for any one religion – as I do not share my personal religious and spiritual beliefs online.] Am good friends with the pastor. He had received an Amazon Kindle for Christmas and showed me his. He allowed me to use it and practice playing with it. Loved it and was very excited. The emotion was strong and positive.
Went to brother’s house for New Year’s Eve party to watch the ball drop tonight. Told one of my long-time friends about using the kindle at work and asked how he was liking his. Knew this friend had had one for a while now. Amazingly, he said he had two now and offered to sell me one of his. Of course, I said yes. Going to get a kindle for at least 50% off and probably a lot more than that. Plan to pick it up tomorrow.
LOA is always at work. I attracted a kindle into my life.
Here is am amazon link for their kindle. you can click on it to learn more about the product if you're curious to know about it...
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Success Principles Book Review.
A Review of Jack Canfield (2006) The Success Principles [DVD]
First posted Dec. 20, 2006 at Danny's myspace blog
Speaker: Jack Canfield , Producer: Better Life Media (2006) The Success Principles: Seven Steps to accelerate your life from where you are to where you want to be. [DVD].
The big question to ask yourself is: "If you could do anything you love; what would you do?" Then decide, what would it take to get your life to the next level? (Jack Canfield , 2006)
Success is the combination to a lock. It requires a certain combination to get the right result. It requires a system of doing things a certain way.
You must apply this system to get results and not just read them or listen to them.
The truth of the matter is that you can have, do, or be anything you want if you follow these principles. (Jack Canfield , 2006)
"You can't hire others to do your push-ups for you." Jim R.
You are responsible for your own healthcare, medication, exercises, education, and well-being.
You must take 100% of responsibility for all areas in your life. This requires you to give up: blaming, complaining, excuse-making, and whining. (Jack Canfield , 2006)
Here is the combination you must need to know in order to be successful:
[E + R = O] which means Event plus YOUR response equals Outcome. If you don't like the outcome – then change your response. You can't change the event.
This does not mean that every response that you try will work. Maybe your response will work and maybe it won't. You've got to keep trying responses until you get it right.
If you don't like your current situation – or your current outcome, then change your responses. Do not continue to make the same responses, which have gotten you to where you are today. (Jack Canfield , 2006)
If a response does not work – then throw it out. Many people do not try for success because trying new responses is uncomfortable. They would rather stay comfortable than to change and to do what is requires of them to be successful.
We can't change events. They have already occurred. We can change these personal responses: our behaviors, thoughts, and images that we hold in our minds.
Thoughts are very powerful.
Kinesiology studies have proven that our physiology weakens when we mentally tell ourselves "lies or I can't or if we focus on past failures or if we are surrounded by judgmental, critical people." It is important for all of us to eliminate "I can't, I wish, and I'll try" from our vocabulary.
Instead, we should focus on "I can and I'll find a way, focus on past successes and achievements, view past errors as learning experiences opposed to seeing them as failures, and to surround ourselves with people
who are successful in areas that we want to become more successful.
Henry Ford said "Rather you think you can or think you can't – either way you are right." We must eliminate all excuses. Focus on solutions opposed
to problems. (Jack Canfield , 2006)
One successful man without arms and legs was able to write a 200-page book with his stubs. A paralyzed woman was able to paint pictures for greeting cards by holding a paintbrush with her teeth. A boy without arms was able to pitch for team with a lacrosse stick attached to his stub. His team won the state championship. A man without legs was on the University of Georgia wrestling team.
If these people can be successful in their self-chosen areas, then what are our excuses? We must give all excuses up. "I can't" is a terrible attitude for anybody.
In order to be successful, we must have:
• A clear intention. Goals and a Vision.
• We must fully expect to get what we want to achieve
• We must take action – Take initiative.
We must have faith that the rest of the solution will be revealed to us at the right time. This is like driving a car from Virginia to California. We do not need to see the whole road to get there but just enough distance to see
the horizon. As we approach the horizon – more of the path will be shown to us. We must be persistent and not give-up just because we don't see the results we hoped for right away. We won't see the Golden Gate within minutes after leaving from Virginia on our path to California. It takes
persistence. (Jack Canfield , 2006)
We must hold our thoughts in our mind until it happens.
If you want it bad enough then you will do it.
We must drop out of the ain't it awful club. We must move out of Pity City. Even, we, adults need to remember this important lesson:
We are the average of the five people who we spend most of our time. Are those people positive people or negative people? Are they bankers,writers, doctors, or successful people? Birds of a feather flock together.
(Jack Canfield , 2006)
Decide what you want and your brain will plot the course for you like a GPS system. If you hold a vision of what you want then you will see more opportunities.
Groups of people were asked to read a paragraph and count the number of times they could find an "F" while reading the same paragraph for a second time within 30 seconds.
Most people found 3 of them when in fact there were 7 total Fs in the paragraph. By holding a vision – people tend
to notice more opportunities. A Group of people who were asked to focus on F's before the read the paragraph the first time were more likely to find 6 or 7 of them.
(Jack Canfield , 2006)
Walt Disney said "If you can dream it then you can achieve it."
Here are seven areas to set goals in order to have a well-balanced life:
1. Financial
2. Career
3. Leisure/ Recreation
4. Health / Fitness
5. Relationships
6. Personal Achievements
7. Contribution/ Charity/ Life Legacy
(Jack Canfield , 2006)
Only 10% of Americans write personal goals and objectives and fully carry them out. Also know this, only 10% of American controls 90% of the nation's wealth.
Write your goal on a note card. Read it and visualize it when you first wake-up and before you go to sleep. Keep a copy of it in your wallet. Keep your vision strong. Look at 5-6 years into your future. Your goal must be
detailed.
Fair goal: I want to lose weight.
Better detailed goal: I want to lose 15 lbs by March 30th at 8 a.m.
Read it and visualize it every day and you will begin to notice
opportunities to make this goal achievable.
Visualization alone is not enough.
A person must Act and take initiative.
Do five small things every day to make your goal a reality. If you were to write a book, write for 15 minutes a day, interview 1 person a day, etc. If one were to lose weight here are five small things to do in one day: walk 15 minutes a day, eat 1600 calorie diet, take the stairs at work, read about losing weight or health eating habits, or other different daily activities.
The law of probability claims that the more different things you try – the more likely that you will find a solution that will work. How far are you willing to go? How committed are you? How bad do you want what you really want? Just don't continue the same actions that do not get you the results you want.
(Jack Canfield , 2006)
Prepare yourself.
Do the work. Don't just dream.
Equally skilled Basketball players were split into 3 equal groups. Group A did not play ball for one month = and they had no improvement. Group B shot foul shouts for 2 hours per day and showed 34% improvement Group C visualized shooting foul shots for 2 hours per day and showed 32%
improvement.
Visualization is powerful. Imagine a group D that visualized for 2 hours per day and shot foul shots for 2 hours per day. I imagine they would have shown at least a 45% improvement
The 30-day principle claims that it takes 30 days to build a habit. If you stop for just one day after 15, it would still take another 25-30 days to rebuild the habit. This was proven by NASA experiment that had people wear goggles that reverses everything the saw upside down. Those who wore
it for the full 30 days developed new neuron pathways in order to see correctly, which NASA did not expect. The test was used to see how people could handle disillusion in space.
W. Churchill said: "Never, never give up."
We are never too old to start. A Woman won a 10K race at
the age of 83. She started practicing at the age of 55. She ran around her backyard once at age 55. Each day she added one extra lap.
Don't think about it – Just do it.
Remember that the best is still yet to come.
For more information, click this link:
Jack Canfield
I hope this information was helpful.
Danny P.
Recreation Therapy on Myspace
Huntington, West Virginia 25701
United States
P.S. I highly recommend using local, public library to rent a copy of Jack Canfield 's (2006) The Success Principles Book because it is free. If you really want to keep this book, which includes 64 principles on success, then I recommend purchasing it used from Amazon.Com to save money.
How to become REAL. (book review)
How to Become Real
Blog entry written March 2007.
Formerly posted at Danny's myspace blog.
A Review of:
D'Antonio, T. (2004) The Velveteen principles: a guide to becoming real. Health Communications, Inc. Deerfield, FL.
D'Antonio (2004) has written A Guide to Becoming Real based on Margery Williams classic children's story: The Velveteen Rabbit. Becoming authentic is a form of becoming self-actualized. Although based on a children's story, D'Antonio's summary of the principles to becoming real are for all ages: children, adolescents, adults and seniors.
One does not need to have read Margery William's The Velveteen Rabbit as a prerequisite to reading D'Antonio's (2004) The Velveteen Principles: A Guide to Becoming Rea. D'Antonio shares segments from The Velveteen Rabbit in order to help the reader understand.
D'Antonio (2004) identifies 12 principles on becoming real based on The Velveteen Rabbit. These principles include: a.) real is a possibility; b.) real is a process; c.) real is emotional; d.) real is empathetic; e.) real is courage; f.) real is honest; g.) real is generous; h.) real is grateful; i.) real can be painful; j.) real is flexible; k.) real love endures; and l.) real has a meaning. Each of D'Antonio's (2004) principles will be reviewed here.
1. Real is a Possibility
Real is possible. It requires being oneself, which can be difficult in a world that pressures us to conform, to buy the latest trend, to look a certain way, and buy a certain product. The media portrays an example of how we "should" be, but being real is about living in a way that we truly want to be. Real is especially possible during leisure pursuits when a person can express her true interest, i.e. poetry, painting, dance, or yoga. Values clarification would be an excellent way to help a person to decide what is "really" important to her.
2. Real is a Process
Real is a process that takes time. A person does not become real overnight. It takes becoming aware of your own values and slowly starting to live them. D'Antonio (2004) explains four parts of this process to keep in mind: a.) [Developing] close relationships make us feel more real; b.) Work that matters makes us feel more real; c.) Creativity and growth make us feel real; and d.) Teaching, nurturing and caring for others makes us feel real. None of these parts require having a certain gadget, product, widget, thingamajig, doohickey, or doodad. Buying all of these products to have a certain image is being unreal. Being real requires being patient and learning what is truly important in our lives.
3. Real is Emotional
A person must have emotional intelligence in order to be real. She cannot hide or ignore her true emotions. It is okay to feel sad, angry, or afraid. One does not need to be ashamed of their feelings. Our emotions serve us as a guiding system. Take time to indulge in your emotions: How do you really feel? One must be self-empathetic and empathetic towards others.
4. Real is Empathetic
An unreal person who puts on a front in order to make herself out to be "better" than other people has not learned to be empathetic. It requires understanding and respecting other people's feelings. D'Antonio points out a good lesson in empathy. She claims to look at the "Intent" opposed to the "Outcome." In example, if a good friend brings you flowers (that you are allergic to) when your sick had the intention of a caring gesture towards you. It is easier to be more empathetic towards the friend when one focuses on the intent opposed to the outcome: his actions caused an allergic re-action.
5. Real is Courage
Being real may not be easy. A person may feel like an outcast by not living and acting in social conformity. In example, if a woman has never danced before and she really want to be a dancer, and then she needs to have courage to do it. It would require her to feel awkward for not being the best the first time she tried. D'Antonio points out that one does not need to be the best at any activity in order to enjoy it. One does not need to win either. Develop courage by trying new experiences.
6. Real is Honest
A person cannot be real if she is not honest. It requires being honest about our own strengths and flaws. Nobody is perfect. A perfect cut diamond would be boring to look at after a long while. It requires being true to oneself.
7. Real is Generous
A real person helps other people. She gives of herself to help others. This does not mean just giving advice, but actually taking action. D'Antonio uses this example: a neighbor high school student is interested in college and comes to you for advice. Do not tell her to go to the library. Take her to the library and help her find information she needs.
D'Antonio claims that "winning" is not everything in life. Competition requires a person to use their best ability. Runners run faster in races opposed to being timed when running alone. A person who must win in order to feel real is really dependent on an object to feel real, which is a form of being unreal.
8. Real is Grateful
This requires being glad for the things one has in life and expressing thankfulness. Take time to be aware of all the good things in life. In example: getting a cup of coffee at McDonald's requires much work to be grateful for. The cashier took the money, another person probably brewed the coffee, a manager ordered the coffee when inventory was low, and a truck driver delivered the coffee. A farmer planted the beans. Another person roasted them and another person probably roasted them.
Advertisers attempt to make us feel bad about our current situation. They want us to buy new things in order to feel happy. D'Antonio explains that this will not work because every season will have new things, which is a constant cycle.
Some people feel they must buy a new car every year in order to fit in with society. They always have the newest model, color, and accessories for their car. Others are grateful for the car they have and they keep it for ten or more years. This allows them to have more money for what is really important in life: family and friends opposed to spending it on a car to feel good.
9. Real is Painful
Becoming real can be painful. It requires for many of us to sort of wake-up and realize one has not being living their life authentically. A person who is becoming real may realize they have been living a fake life and discover she is not really happy about the way things are going. This could be a reason many people go through a mid-life crisis. They have been working in a job they do not enjoy for years and feel like they need a change. D'Antonio suggests taking time to re-discover personal values by thinking back to childhood interests. It may be painful to realize how much you loved painting or playing ball or dancing, which you have not done for years. Realize what your interests are and do it.
10. Real is Flexible
An old motto claims that: A tree that does not bend with the wind will break. Major life changes cause pain: divorce, death, disability, disease, war, etc. Change is hard, but it must not break a person. A real person is flexible. They bend and adjust. Being real can be painful during a life change.
11. Real Love Endures
The New Testament explains that love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not rude, it does not require its own way. Real love takes time. Men who have a fascination with the young and beautiful is a form of being unreal because it treats young women as objects to possess opposed to being loved. Men who leave their wife for a younger face are not being real because these men believe they need a young attractive person in order to feel better, which is not true. I (Danny P.) am being real and honest when I admit that I desire beautiful women. Of course, I am single at this time and that is natural. On the other side of the coin, I would think a woman who is real is much more attractive opposed to a beautiful girl who is unreal and fake.
12. Real is Ethical
A real person is content, grateful, and satisfied. This is a person who has achieved self-actualization. They are empathetic towards themselves and others. This person lives the golden rule: Treating other people the way she wants to be treated. This person is courteous, patient, and respectful towards other people. They are their real selves and they do not need to act in unethical ways for greed and having objects in order to feel real. The real person is going to be a true friend and not intestinally betray others.
Conclusion: Real has a Meaning
Being real is not being the kid with the most toys or the adult with the most expensive SUV. These things alone are not known for making a person happy – at least not for long. The newness wears off and they are in the same place as before: wanting something newer in order to feel real again, which is really being unreal.
What is real then? D'Antonio (2004) explains that "It is not stuff or power or achievement, but rather a sense that you are using your time on Earth well, that you are connected to others and that your life matters (p. 185). At the end of the Velveteen Rabbit Story, it reads "But once you are Real, you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."
Source
D'Antonio, T. (2004) The Velveteen principles: a guide to becoming real. Health Communications, Inc. Deerfield, FL.
Blog entry written March 2007.
Formerly posted at Danny's myspace blog.
A Review of:
D'Antonio, T. (2004) The Velveteen principles: a guide to becoming real. Health Communications, Inc. Deerfield, FL.
D'Antonio (2004) has written A Guide to Becoming Real based on Margery Williams classic children's story: The Velveteen Rabbit. Becoming authentic is a form of becoming self-actualized. Although based on a children's story, D'Antonio's summary of the principles to becoming real are for all ages: children, adolescents, adults and seniors.
One does not need to have read Margery William's The Velveteen Rabbit as a prerequisite to reading D'Antonio's (2004) The Velveteen Principles: A Guide to Becoming Rea. D'Antonio shares segments from The Velveteen Rabbit in order to help the reader understand.
D'Antonio (2004) identifies 12 principles on becoming real based on The Velveteen Rabbit. These principles include: a.) real is a possibility; b.) real is a process; c.) real is emotional; d.) real is empathetic; e.) real is courage; f.) real is honest; g.) real is generous; h.) real is grateful; i.) real can be painful; j.) real is flexible; k.) real love endures; and l.) real has a meaning. Each of D'Antonio's (2004) principles will be reviewed here.
1. Real is a Possibility
Real is possible. It requires being oneself, which can be difficult in a world that pressures us to conform, to buy the latest trend, to look a certain way, and buy a certain product. The media portrays an example of how we "should" be, but being real is about living in a way that we truly want to be. Real is especially possible during leisure pursuits when a person can express her true interest, i.e. poetry, painting, dance, or yoga. Values clarification would be an excellent way to help a person to decide what is "really" important to her.
2. Real is a Process
Real is a process that takes time. A person does not become real overnight. It takes becoming aware of your own values and slowly starting to live them. D'Antonio (2004) explains four parts of this process to keep in mind: a.) [Developing] close relationships make us feel more real; b.) Work that matters makes us feel more real; c.) Creativity and growth make us feel real; and d.) Teaching, nurturing and caring for others makes us feel real. None of these parts require having a certain gadget, product, widget, thingamajig, doohickey, or doodad. Buying all of these products to have a certain image is being unreal. Being real requires being patient and learning what is truly important in our lives.
3. Real is Emotional
A person must have emotional intelligence in order to be real. She cannot hide or ignore her true emotions. It is okay to feel sad, angry, or afraid. One does not need to be ashamed of their feelings. Our emotions serve us as a guiding system. Take time to indulge in your emotions: How do you really feel? One must be self-empathetic and empathetic towards others.
4. Real is Empathetic
An unreal person who puts on a front in order to make herself out to be "better" than other people has not learned to be empathetic. It requires understanding and respecting other people's feelings. D'Antonio points out a good lesson in empathy. She claims to look at the "Intent" opposed to the "Outcome." In example, if a good friend brings you flowers (that you are allergic to) when your sick had the intention of a caring gesture towards you. It is easier to be more empathetic towards the friend when one focuses on the intent opposed to the outcome: his actions caused an allergic re-action.
5. Real is Courage
Being real may not be easy. A person may feel like an outcast by not living and acting in social conformity. In example, if a woman has never danced before and she really want to be a dancer, and then she needs to have courage to do it. It would require her to feel awkward for not being the best the first time she tried. D'Antonio points out that one does not need to be the best at any activity in order to enjoy it. One does not need to win either. Develop courage by trying new experiences.
6. Real is Honest
A person cannot be real if she is not honest. It requires being honest about our own strengths and flaws. Nobody is perfect. A perfect cut diamond would be boring to look at after a long while. It requires being true to oneself.
7. Real is Generous
A real person helps other people. She gives of herself to help others. This does not mean just giving advice, but actually taking action. D'Antonio uses this example: a neighbor high school student is interested in college and comes to you for advice. Do not tell her to go to the library. Take her to the library and help her find information she needs.
D'Antonio claims that "winning" is not everything in life. Competition requires a person to use their best ability. Runners run faster in races opposed to being timed when running alone. A person who must win in order to feel real is really dependent on an object to feel real, which is a form of being unreal.
8. Real is Grateful
This requires being glad for the things one has in life and expressing thankfulness. Take time to be aware of all the good things in life. In example: getting a cup of coffee at McDonald's requires much work to be grateful for. The cashier took the money, another person probably brewed the coffee, a manager ordered the coffee when inventory was low, and a truck driver delivered the coffee. A farmer planted the beans. Another person roasted them and another person probably roasted them.
Advertisers attempt to make us feel bad about our current situation. They want us to buy new things in order to feel happy. D'Antonio explains that this will not work because every season will have new things, which is a constant cycle.
Some people feel they must buy a new car every year in order to fit in with society. They always have the newest model, color, and accessories for their car. Others are grateful for the car they have and they keep it for ten or more years. This allows them to have more money for what is really important in life: family and friends opposed to spending it on a car to feel good.
9. Real is Painful
Becoming real can be painful. It requires for many of us to sort of wake-up and realize one has not being living their life authentically. A person who is becoming real may realize they have been living a fake life and discover she is not really happy about the way things are going. This could be a reason many people go through a mid-life crisis. They have been working in a job they do not enjoy for years and feel like they need a change. D'Antonio suggests taking time to re-discover personal values by thinking back to childhood interests. It may be painful to realize how much you loved painting or playing ball or dancing, which you have not done for years. Realize what your interests are and do it.
10. Real is Flexible
An old motto claims that: A tree that does not bend with the wind will break. Major life changes cause pain: divorce, death, disability, disease, war, etc. Change is hard, but it must not break a person. A real person is flexible. They bend and adjust. Being real can be painful during a life change.
11. Real Love Endures
The New Testament explains that love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not rude, it does not require its own way. Real love takes time. Men who have a fascination with the young and beautiful is a form of being unreal because it treats young women as objects to possess opposed to being loved. Men who leave their wife for a younger face are not being real because these men believe they need a young attractive person in order to feel better, which is not true. I (Danny P.) am being real and honest when I admit that I desire beautiful women. Of course, I am single at this time and that is natural. On the other side of the coin, I would think a woman who is real is much more attractive opposed to a beautiful girl who is unreal and fake.
12. Real is Ethical
A real person is content, grateful, and satisfied. This is a person who has achieved self-actualization. They are empathetic towards themselves and others. This person lives the golden rule: Treating other people the way she wants to be treated. This person is courteous, patient, and respectful towards other people. They are their real selves and they do not need to act in unethical ways for greed and having objects in order to feel real. The real person is going to be a true friend and not intestinally betray others.
Conclusion: Real has a Meaning
Being real is not being the kid with the most toys or the adult with the most expensive SUV. These things alone are not known for making a person happy – at least not for long. The newness wears off and they are in the same place as before: wanting something newer in order to feel real again, which is really being unreal.
What is real then? D'Antonio (2004) explains that "It is not stuff or power or achievement, but rather a sense that you are using your time on Earth well, that you are connected to others and that your life matters (p. 185). At the end of the Velveteen Rabbit Story, it reads "But once you are Real, you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."
Source
D'Antonio, T. (2004) The Velveteen principles: a guide to becoming real. Health Communications, Inc. Deerfield, FL.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Amazing artist!
My recent self-improvement book "Discover Hidden Secret Wisdom" teaches people to become great. One of the key elements is practice. The question is: How long does it take to become great at something? I discovered this secret from a Malcom Gladwell book. Gladwell said it takes a person 10,000 hours at least to become great at something. And this is hard-practice. Here is an example: a person could go to school for 10,000 hours, but that does not mean she had really put effort and hard practice into the learning part of it.
Here is an amazing artist.
Mkey, the artist known as "king of leon" drew this picture of Bryony. He took 6-hours to draw this picture. Bryony is a young woman from England who I find very attractive. Bryony has one of the most viewed you-tube channels. Bryony paints... but I beleive her real passion is making movies. Her movies often poke fun at things and are created to add humor. Hope to use Bryony's art on the cover of my next book... but having a hard time getting in touch with her.
Here is a video make by the famous Bryony... (also known as Paper lilies)
Here is an amazing artist.
Mkey, the artist known as "king of leon" drew this picture of Bryony. He took 6-hours to draw this picture. Bryony is a young woman from England who I find very attractive. Bryony has one of the most viewed you-tube channels. Bryony paints... but I beleive her real passion is making movies. Her movies often poke fun at things and are created to add humor. Hope to use Bryony's art on the cover of my next book... but having a hard time getting in touch with her.
Here is a video make by the famous Bryony... (also known as Paper lilies)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Jazzy de Lisser and her battle with Hep C
Jazzy de Lisser is an 18-year-old female. She lives in England. And Jazzy was diagnosed with Hepatitis C at the age of 3. Jazzy’s mother had used drugs during her youth resulting in Jazzy catching the disease. Jazzy was told that her liver was worse than an alcoholic by the time she was 13-years-old. Hearing stories like this brings me sadness.
Hearing what Jazzy is doing brings me great pleasure and happiness. She’s not living as a victim. She’s not giving up hope. She’s not quitting. People would easily understand if she blamed the world.
However, Jazzy is doing something great with her life.
She is promoting, advocating for awareness, and potentially seeking better treatment and a cure for all people with the disease. She created video diary called, “My Story of C.” Youtube video attached below for you to view.
Amanda Younger had also written a story about Jazzy de Lisser. Here is a link to her article:
http://www.aolhealth.com/condition-center/womens-sexual-health/jazzy-de-lisser-hepatitis-c?icid=main|aim|dl5|link2|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolhealth.com%2Fcondition-center%2Fwomens-sexual-health%2Fjazzy-de-lisser-hepatitis-c
Hearing what Jazzy is doing brings me great pleasure and happiness. She’s not living as a victim. She’s not giving up hope. She’s not quitting. People would easily understand if she blamed the world.
However, Jazzy is doing something great with her life.
She is promoting, advocating for awareness, and potentially seeking better treatment and a cure for all people with the disease. She created video diary called, “My Story of C.” Youtube video attached below for you to view.
Amanda Younger had also written a story about Jazzy de Lisser. Here is a link to her article:
http://www.aolhealth.com/condition-center/womens-sexual-health/jazzy-de-lisser-hepatitis-c?icid=main|aim|dl5|link2|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolhealth.com%2Fcondition-center%2Fwomens-sexual-health%2Fjazzy-de-lisser-hepatitis-c
Monday, December 28, 2009
Julie Dales world beatboxing championship
Julia Dales is a 17-year-old female from Canada and she won the official competition on Youtube for the first beatbox battle online world championship. Didn't realize they had one of these contests until today. Had read a post about her on yahoo. Had to share this video. How does she do it?
New book was sent today!
Just received an email from amazon that the Gretchen's book "The happiness project" has been shipped. pre-ordred this book a while back. can't wait to read this one. will be posting review of it soon.
Here's the link so you can get a copy, too:
The author keeps a blog for this book.
Follow it here:
http://www.happiness-project.com/
Check out Discover Hidden Secret Wisdom, too.
Here's the link so you can get a copy, too:
The author keeps a blog for this book.
Follow it here:
http://www.happiness-project.com/
Check out Discover Hidden Secret Wisdom, too.
Go here:
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Holiday donations
Had posted a blog on December 6th about attracting an extra $200 to help children in need. Click here to read the Dec 6th blog.
Law of Attraction (LOA) works in miraculous ways. It doesn’t always work the way a person wants it to. Thought the $200 would come directly to me. Didn’t work that way. Thought the money would go to help (one) child in need. Didn’t work that way either.
Provide services for adolescents who’ve been in trouble with the law (part-time). Worked with these boys and developed an end-of-the-year charity project to help them to give back to society and to become more empathetic and caring towards others. These boys created signs to collect donations, put the donations in large boxes and then wrapped the boxes. Didn’t share my personal belief in the LOA with these adolescents directly, but to discuss with these boys about a.) visualizing what you want, and b.) having faith that it will happened, and c.) going to work to make it real.
Nearly two-hundred items were collected. Estimate that over $200 worth of goods were collected. All contents were delivered to a local City Mission a few days before Christmas to help people who are homeless. Helped to transport them to the City Mission after the boys had collected all items.
Here is a list of items that were attracted through the LOA.
Only NEW items were accepted. No used goods were given.
Law of Attraction (LOA) works in miraculous ways. It doesn’t always work the way a person wants it to. Thought the $200 would come directly to me. Didn’t work that way. Thought the money would go to help (one) child in need. Didn’t work that way either.
Provide services for adolescents who’ve been in trouble with the law (part-time). Worked with these boys and developed an end-of-the-year charity project to help them to give back to society and to become more empathetic and caring towards others. These boys created signs to collect donations, put the donations in large boxes and then wrapped the boxes. Didn’t share my personal belief in the LOA with these adolescents directly, but to discuss with these boys about a.) visualizing what you want, and b.) having faith that it will happened, and c.) going to work to make it real.
Nearly two-hundred items were collected. Estimate that over $200 worth of goods were collected. All contents were delivered to a local City Mission a few days before Christmas to help people who are homeless. Helped to transport them to the City Mission after the boys had collected all items.
Here is a list of items that were attracted through the LOA.
Only NEW items were accepted. No used goods were given.
- Hygiene products: 1 mouth wash, 9 shampoos, 3 body washes, 1 hair gel, 10 deodorants, 1 body fragrance, 7 tooth pastes, 5 tooth brushes, 14 soaps, 1 hair brush, 1 baby powered, 3 cases for toothbrushes
- Art projects: 4 sketch pads, 1 box of crayons, 1 box of colored pencils, 1 box of markers, 5 pencils, 1 fuzzy art poster, 1 ink pen.
- Miscellaneous items: 1 king size blanket, 3 towels
- Clothing: 12 beanies/ hats, 1 pack of socks (children’s size), 2 pair of jeans (children’s size), 4 seat pants (for children), 6 sweatshirts (children sizes), 1 pair of gloves, 1 ear muffs for kids
- Food: 14 small packs of shortbread cookies, 6 small bags of chips, 4 small packs of fruit snacks, 2 small pack of pretzels, 1 large box with oatmeal bars
- Games and Activities: 2 comic books, 1 word find, 3 small nerf basketballs with hops, 1 yahtzee game, 2 puzzles, 3 pack of playing cards, 1 pack of ten dice, 1 electronic simon game, , 1 basketball trivia card game, 1 football trivia card game, 1 scrabble card game, 1 basketball, 1 pack of ping-pong paddles.
- Books: several books were donated.
- Money: $30 cash was collected in an envelop
Friday, December 25, 2009
151 Names to Know
You can discover hidden secret wisdom buried deep in books.
Books contains secrets and wisdom that you’ll never know unless you read them.
Alex Mandossian is a person who helps people with marking books. Been reading his blog for a while. Around Thanksgiving time, Mandossian suggested for people to create a list of 100 teachers in their life. Teachers teach. They can share wisdom and knowledge and secrets and so much more.
Read over 500 books on self-development, psychology, personal growth, and achievement over the last decade from 1997 to 2009. Shared my discoveries and new found wisdom in my book.
Here is a list of 151 names who are discussed in the best-selling book, Discover Hidden Secret Wisdom:”
Abraham Maslow
Adam Forrest
Alan C. Elliott
Alane Thomas
Alfie Kohn
Andrew Carnegie
Anke Otto-Wolf
Anne Frank
Anne Stewart
Anthony Robbins
Barack Obama
Ben Affleck
Bethany Hamilton
Bill Gates
Brenda Herzog
Brian Tracy
Brigit Wolz
Calvin Klein
Carol Kline
Carrie Anne Phillips-Pettry
Charles Shultz
Charlie Dixon, MS, CTRS
Chris Morrow
Confucius
Corey Schmidt
Cucan Pemo
Dale Carnegie
Daniel Goleman
Daniel Pink
Darrell Campbell
Dave Thomas
David Rilkin
Debra Beck
Deepak Chopra
Denis Waitley
Donna Keesee
Dorothea Brande
Dr. Albert Schweitzer
Dr. Bryan McCormick
Dr. Carl Rogers
Dr. David Burns
Dr. Hunter “Patch” Adams
Dr. Jeanine Austin
Dr. Keirsey
Dr. Masaru Emoto
Dr. Raymond Moody
Dr. Rick Brinkman
Dr. Rick Kirschner
Dr. Sandra Parker
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Youngkhill Lee
Earl Nightingale
Edward Deci
Erin Gruewell
Frank C. Schroder
Frank Capra
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gary Chapman
Gary Solomon
Geoffrey Godby
George Bailey (fictional)
George Bernard Shaw
Gerry Hopman
Goh Kiat Lian
Gus Van Sant
Hal Urban
Hale Dwoskin
Harry Truman
Heather Step
Heather Wyman
Heather Wyman, BA, BHCII
Homer Hickan
Jack Canfield
James Allen
James Pennebaker
Janet Switzer
Jennifer Reed
Jill Schoenberg
Jim Rohn
Joe Johnston
Joe Vitale
John Comer
Jonny Hawkins
Ken Robinson
Ken Robinson
Kim Grandal BA, CTRS, ACC
Kimberly Kirberger
Leanne Beetham
Lewis Carroll
Logan Olson
Malcom Gladwell
Marci Osborne
Marci Shimoff
Margaret Merrill
Marie Barrett
Mark Victor Hansen
Mark Victor Hansen
Matt Damon
Michael Jordon
Michael Lee
Mihály CsÃkszentmihályi
Napoleon Hill
Oprah Winfrey
Oralee Wachter
Oskar Schindler
Patricia Schultz
Patrick Henry
Penelope Farmer
Peter Maravich
Posey Boyd Pettry
Princess Diana
Professor Emeritus David Austin, Ph.D
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rhonda Byrne
Richard Flaste
Richard Poe
Roald Dahl
Robert Britt
Robert C. Byrd
Roberta Allen
Robin Williams
Ronald Madison
Ronald Reagan
Russell Conwell
Russell Simmons
Sam Walton
Sami Wnek
Sean Covey
Shakti Gawain
Shea Cowart
Sherry Lynn Simoes
Stanley Milgram
Stephen Covey
Steve Manning
Steven Pressifled
Suzann Rye
Suzanne Roloff
Thomas Friedman
Thomas Herold
Tiger Woods
Tim Sanders
Todd Wyrick
Tony Hawk
Tracy Meadows-Forrest
W. Clement Stone
Walt Disney
Wayne Dyer
Wayne Gretzky
Win Wenger
Zig Ziglar
Zlata Filipović
Thursday, December 24, 2009
New Your in a New Year (Free E-Book)
Download your copy of a New You in a New Year electronic book.
Print it out immediately. This is a free gift just for reading this blog.
All you have to do is click on the link below to download the e-book.
It’s a book of checklists for you to keep organized in the New Year.
Great book for goal-planning and sticking to your resolutions. Enjoy.
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http://www.dannypettry.com/check_list.pdf
Holiday Gifts: 3 Amazing Books
We do holiday gift exchange on Christmas Eve if our family.
Feels good to give. Always so glad to see other people open their gifts.
Posted entry last night on “becoming a real man.”
Believe that “giving” is a sign of being a man. It is being a provider type.
Children (in general, but not all of them) are often self-centered at least based on my experiences. As a child, I was more selfish. Work with children at a hospital. Find them to be focused on self-interests most. Believe this to be natural in children.
Maturity brings about a focus on others, too. A child received gifts for holidays. This brings them great happiness. As they mature and get older they find more enjoyment in giving. (at least I hope). Giving shows the process of maturity. Reminds me of a favorite children’s book, “The giving tree.” The tree is the giver and the boy is the taker. Believe the boy in the story to be selfish.
Gave family members several wonderful gifts, which brought me great joy this year. Was very pleased to see them open their gifts.
Received three books from family members. Had given very specific hints such as, “would really like this book” if you need some ideas.
Here are the main three:
1.) The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz
2.) Instant Analysis by David Lieberman
3.) Become a Magnet to Money through the Sea of Unlimited Consciousness by Bob Proctor
Will be posting book reviews for you to read at this blog in the near future.
Brother, Jimmy, gave me “X-men: endangered species” hardcover graphic novel. X-Men are science fiction, but feel this book will offer some interesting ideas on making the world a better place.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
How to be a gentleman (Free e-book)
Infatuated with a woman last October. Completely taken by her. Felt lovesick because she wasn’t interested or not ready or something. Woman had been married for half a decade (since she was 18-years-old). Had been recently divorced before I met her.
She was everything nice. She’s pretty, smart, and considerate. And of course, I noticed something in her that other guys might not, she’s hot. Surprised that no other men were trying to pursue her. (none that I’m aware of anyway).
We’re good friends, however.
She told me one thing that caught my attention.
She said,
“men don’t impress me much.”
Told her that it reminded me of the Shania Twain song, “that don’t impress me much.” She laughed and sang a verse or two.
Good times.
Big mistake. Didn’t ask her, “what kind of a man would impress you?”
What does that comment mean?
Got to figure this one out. Want to be the kind of man who’d impress a woman like her.
Been on a request since then to figure out what makes a good man and how to become one. Could ask her.
My ideas on being a man include: being mature, responsible, good-spirited, a provider, protector, lover, friend, and good-person. Opposed to being immature, irresponsible, whiney, abuser, user, and a not-so-good-person.
The law of attraction is always at work. What one thinks about he brings about. Seek and you shall find.
Discovered a FREE e-book today. It’s called, “The art of manliness: guide to being a gentleman. Published by Brett (the editor of the art of manliness) web-site in 2008. Author gives permission to share his e-book with others.
So, here is a link where you can download it:
http://content.artofmanliness.com.s3.amazonaws.com/free_ebook.PDF
New goal. Will be a man and just ask her straight out, “what are the qualities of a good man, the kind who’d really impress you.”
She was everything nice. She’s pretty, smart, and considerate. And of course, I noticed something in her that other guys might not, she’s hot. Surprised that no other men were trying to pursue her. (none that I’m aware of anyway).
We’re good friends, however.
She told me one thing that caught my attention.
She said,
“men don’t impress me much.”
Told her that it reminded me of the Shania Twain song, “that don’t impress me much.” She laughed and sang a verse or two.
Good times.
Big mistake. Didn’t ask her, “what kind of a man would impress you?”
What does that comment mean?
Got to figure this one out. Want to be the kind of man who’d impress a woman like her.
Been on a request since then to figure out what makes a good man and how to become one. Could ask her.
My ideas on being a man include: being mature, responsible, good-spirited, a provider, protector, lover, friend, and good-person. Opposed to being immature, irresponsible, whiney, abuser, user, and a not-so-good-person.
The law of attraction is always at work. What one thinks about he brings about. Seek and you shall find.
Discovered a FREE e-book today. It’s called, “The art of manliness: guide to being a gentleman. Published by Brett (the editor of the art of manliness) web-site in 2008. Author gives permission to share his e-book with others.
So, here is a link where you can download it:
http://content.artofmanliness.com.s3.amazonaws.com/free_ebook.PDF
New goal. Will be a man and just ask her straight out, “what are the qualities of a good man, the kind who’d really impress you.”
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Is Michael Brewer getting Recreational Therapy services?
Michael Brewer (age 16) was set on fire by three teenagers in October 2009.
Was very upset to hear such tragic news last October.
Today, Brewer is being released from the University of Miami’s Jacksonville Hospital. Pleased to hear that he’s getting better now. Wish him recovery and wellness.
Brewer’s doctor said: “Michael's still got a lot of major surgery ahead of him, a lot of rehabilitation and therapy… the recovery is lifelong. This is truly a life-changing event.”
Wonder if Brewer received recreational therapy services.
The CNN report claimed he had physical therapy services, which, his mother said is very painful. I always thought P.T. stood for “painful things.”
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy is very painful based on my own personal expeirence when I was 16-years-old. I had dislocated a shoulder from a skateboarding accident. The P.T. therapy interventions were very painful at the time, but resulted in me getting use of my left shoulder again. Continued skateboarding until my college years.
Recreational Therapy and Burn Units
Attended several training sessions with Laurie Reddick, MA, LRT/ CTRS, CCLS. She’s the director of recreational therapy services at UNC Hospitals. She had spoken about how the recreational therapy program for the burn unit. Remember her saying something along the lines of the effectiveness of recreational therapy interventions on her patients at the hospital. The outcomes were very measurable. However, I regret to say I don’t remember what interventions were provided. Will email her about this blog entry.
Chicken Soup for the Soul Books
Michael Brewer is from Deerfield Beach, FL. Health Communications; Inc. is also located in Deerfield Beach. HCI publishes the well-known Chicken Soup books. Sounds like the youth in this town need to read a couple of Chicken Soup books.
Visit the CNN link for more information on Michael Brewer:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/22/florida.burned.boy/index.html
Visit this link for Health Communications Inc.:
Seeking assessment for adults with brain injury
Congratulations to Ashley Christin.
She just got a new job working with adults with brain injuries! Very pleased to hear this good news.
She hasn't started working yet because the company doesn't have recreational therapy - until now! She is one of a few rec therapists who'll be developing the service.
She was wondering if people knew any assessment tools that could she could use to evaluate clients.
Any help would be appreciated.
My comments:
Regret to say that I don’t know of any personally. My professional experience is psychiatric and pediatric settings. I have little experience of rehabilitation and/ or working with people with brain injuries.
Ask other departments that are currently employed in this setting. Ask the physical therapists if they’re aware of any good assessments and measurement tools that could be useful. They may have solutions.
I’ll also post your question in a few more places:
a.) therapeutic recreation forum:
http://recreationtherapy.com/forum/index.php?topic=77.0
b.) Will ask Dr. David Austin to post question and comments at his blog. Here is the link to his blog. He'll probably post your question soon.
http://rt-blog.blogspot.com/
c.) ATRA blog. Are you an ATRA member? If so, you can read their blog. I encourage you to join ATRA. I’ll get back to you if I hear anything from their posts.
http://www.atra.affiniscape.com/forum.cfm
Email me at DannyCTRS “at” Hotmail.Com
[Notice the @ has been replaced with “at” to prevent spam.
Received email from Dr. David Austin.
Here are his comments:
Two suggestions for your friend:
(1) Have her contact Prof. Youngkhill Lee (at Calvin College) who has expertise in physical rehab. He is a friend of mine and she can mention my name when she contacts him. His email is youngkhill "at" gmail.com
(2) have her check Joan berlingame's book on standardized instruments in RT (The "Red Book.") Hope this helps. Best, Dave"
Dr. Austin sent another email today (Dec. 28th). He said:
You may wish to check with Prof Carmen Russenello at East Carolina. Dave
She just got a new job working with adults with brain injuries! Very pleased to hear this good news.
She hasn't started working yet because the company doesn't have recreational therapy - until now! She is one of a few rec therapists who'll be developing the service.
She was wondering if people knew any assessment tools that could she could use to evaluate clients.
Any help would be appreciated.
My comments:
Regret to say that I don’t know of any personally. My professional experience is psychiatric and pediatric settings. I have little experience of rehabilitation and/ or working with people with brain injuries.
Ask other departments that are currently employed in this setting. Ask the physical therapists if they’re aware of any good assessments and measurement tools that could be useful. They may have solutions.
I’ll also post your question in a few more places:
a.) therapeutic recreation forum:
http://recreationtherapy.com/forum/index.php?topic=77.0
b.) Will ask Dr. David Austin to post question and comments at his blog. Here is the link to his blog. He'll probably post your question soon.
http://rt-blog.blogspot.com/
c.) ATRA blog. Are you an ATRA member? If so, you can read their blog. I encourage you to join ATRA. I’ll get back to you if I hear anything from their posts.
http://www.atra.affiniscape.com/forum.cfm
Email me at DannyCTRS “at” Hotmail.Com
[Notice the @ has been replaced with “at” to prevent spam.
Received email from Dr. David Austin.
Here are his comments:
Two suggestions for your friend:
(1) Have her contact Prof. Youngkhill Lee (at Calvin College) who has expertise in physical rehab. He is a friend of mine and she can mention my name when she contacts him. His email is youngkhill "at" gmail.com
(2) have her check Joan berlingame's book on standardized instruments in RT (The "Red Book.") Hope this helps. Best, Dave"
Dr. Austin sent another email today (Dec. 28th). He said:
You may wish to check with Prof Carmen Russenello at East Carolina. Dave
Monday, December 21, 2009
Book Idea! The Road Map Home.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO:
• Heighten your state of consciousness?
• Shift problems and pain into opportunities?
• Learn self-mastery tools to move in alignment?
• Use a roadmap to guide your life?
• Manifest your dreams?
http://leonardszymczak.com/theroadmaphome/index.html
With today’s upheavals, many lives have taken a detour, lost their way at a tourist attraction, or screeched to a grinding halt. In The Roadmap Home, Leonard maps out a route of conscious living and shows you how to connect with the ever-present GPS and illuminate the road home to love and inner peace.
Leonard draws upon his personal challenges and his 35 years as a therapist to show that home is not the result of finding a place, living with a person, establishing a career, or having material success. Rather Home resides in the heart and soul and remains with us wherever we go. All we need is our GPS.
You've completed your holiday shopping by now (or you're at least close to getting it completed). Have you picked up a little gift for yourself? You're worth it. This book is a book that I'd recommend. Plus, it has many bonus offers included. Check out all the extra stuff you'll get - including access to the journal that I had written. Go here: http://leonardszymczak.com/theroadmaphome/gifts.html
Enjoy.
Your friend,
Danny
• Heighten your state of consciousness?
• Shift problems and pain into opportunities?
• Learn self-mastery tools to move in alignment?
• Use a roadmap to guide your life?
• Manifest your dreams?
http://leonardszymczak.com/theroadmaphome/index.html
With today’s upheavals, many lives have taken a detour, lost their way at a tourist attraction, or screeched to a grinding halt. In The Roadmap Home, Leonard maps out a route of conscious living and shows you how to connect with the ever-present GPS and illuminate the road home to love and inner peace.
Leonard draws upon his personal challenges and his 35 years as a therapist to show that home is not the result of finding a place, living with a person, establishing a career, or having material success. Rather Home resides in the heart and soul and remains with us wherever we go. All we need is our GPS.
You've completed your holiday shopping by now (or you're at least close to getting it completed). Have you picked up a little gift for yourself? You're worth it. This book is a book that I'd recommend. Plus, it has many bonus offers included. Check out all the extra stuff you'll get - including access to the journal that I had written. Go here: http://leonardszymczak.com/theroadmaphome/gifts.html
Enjoy.
Your friend,
Danny
ATRA stays the same.
Results were tallied and the American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) will keep the same name. The vote to change the name to the American Recreational Therapy Association did not pass.
Many of you know that I had been a strong supporter and advocator for the name change.
Only 23% of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) members voted. So, that is almost one in four. A total of 60% of the people who voted said, “no,” they don’t want the name to change. It appears that my vote was with the minority group.
Fully accept the results.
I consider myself a “Recreational Therapist” at work. My position is called a Recreational/ Activities Therapist at the psychiatric facility that I work at. New physician just started working on the unit. He usually refers to me as “the good therapist.” Yes, I am a therapist, a recreational therapist to be more specific. I sign “recreational therapist” as the “person responsible” for facilitating interventions to help the patient meet her (or his) goals on their treatment plan. Of course, I use my “CTRS” credential, too.
Noticed that the major advocacy for our profession has been with the ATRA: Recreational Therapy Medicare Project. Tons of work and dedication had went into this project. Many recreational therapists donated time and money. They had written letters to their representatives. I personally went to D.C. with my another recreational therapist to talk to our state Representatives and to ask them to co-sign a letter to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to request them to acknowledge in their manual that “Recreational Therapy” is a covered service in three in-patient settings: rehab, psych, and skilled nursing. Of course, it already was covered in all three settings, but some places weren’t offering recreational therapy services because providers were afraid that it wasn’t covered. They didn’t want to be required to pay any money back for services that aren’t covered. As a result, many Medicare beneficiaries weren’t receiving recreational therapy services.
We met this goal. CMS has agreed to specifically list “Recreational Therapy” in their manual as a covered service for these three settings (when medically necessary and prescribed by a physician). I work in an in-patient psychiatric facility, so, this is definitely good news to me. I doubt that this would have been changed had it not been for the “Recreational Therapy Medicare Project.”
Big initiatives like this are needed to continue to move our profession forward. The change in the CMS manual could influence other third-party payers and private insurance companies to change their manual, too. They may decide that if CMS is listing Rec. therapy then they should, too.
I don’t think they’re going to list “Therapeutic Recreation” in their manuals. Many activities can have therapeutic benefits. Journaling for me is very therapeutic. Painting is therapeutic for me, too. Taking a nature walk, taking a bath, scrapbook, talking to a friend, and reading a good novel are all very therapeutic for me. However, they are not therapy. They’re just activities that are therapeutic.
Providing recreation and leisure services for people with disabilities is wonderful. Glad to see people proving these services. Makes me smile. Pleased to know they’re getting services. These are just recreation activities. And yes, they’re very therapeutic in nature.
Healthcare is expensive. People want outcomes. It’s vital for the profession to be outcome based. Having “happy, feel good activities” is wonderful. It’s great. However, it isn’t outcome based and it isn’t specifically designed to bring about an outcome, which is needed for a healthcare setting.
In order to be therapy, they need to have several components, which are more related with recreational therapy (RT). This includes: individualized assessment to identify strengths and areas of needed improvement, planning with the patient/ client, providing specific interventions to help the patient to meet his areas of needed improvement, and evaluating the outcomes. I personally provide all these things myself as the RT, including the interventions. However, I also plan and develop recreation activities for the patients that are facilitated by mental health technicians during the evenings and weekends. They provide these activities for the patients. These recreation activities have therapeutic qualities to them.
Many of you know that I had been a strong supporter and advocator for the name change.
Only 23% of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) members voted. So, that is almost one in four. A total of 60% of the people who voted said, “no,” they don’t want the name to change. It appears that my vote was with the minority group.
Fully accept the results.
I consider myself a “Recreational Therapist” at work. My position is called a Recreational/ Activities Therapist at the psychiatric facility that I work at. New physician just started working on the unit. He usually refers to me as “the good therapist.” Yes, I am a therapist, a recreational therapist to be more specific. I sign “recreational therapist” as the “person responsible” for facilitating interventions to help the patient meet her (or his) goals on their treatment plan. Of course, I use my “CTRS” credential, too.
Noticed that the major advocacy for our profession has been with the ATRA: Recreational Therapy Medicare Project. Tons of work and dedication had went into this project. Many recreational therapists donated time and money. They had written letters to their representatives. I personally went to D.C. with my another recreational therapist to talk to our state Representatives and to ask them to co-sign a letter to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to request them to acknowledge in their manual that “Recreational Therapy” is a covered service in three in-patient settings: rehab, psych, and skilled nursing. Of course, it already was covered in all three settings, but some places weren’t offering recreational therapy services because providers were afraid that it wasn’t covered. They didn’t want to be required to pay any money back for services that aren’t covered. As a result, many Medicare beneficiaries weren’t receiving recreational therapy services.
We met this goal. CMS has agreed to specifically list “Recreational Therapy” in their manual as a covered service for these three settings (when medically necessary and prescribed by a physician). I work in an in-patient psychiatric facility, so, this is definitely good news to me. I doubt that this would have been changed had it not been for the “Recreational Therapy Medicare Project.”
Big initiatives like this are needed to continue to move our profession forward. The change in the CMS manual could influence other third-party payers and private insurance companies to change their manual, too. They may decide that if CMS is listing Rec. therapy then they should, too.
I don’t think they’re going to list “Therapeutic Recreation” in their manuals. Many activities can have therapeutic benefits. Journaling for me is very therapeutic. Painting is therapeutic for me, too. Taking a nature walk, taking a bath, scrapbook, talking to a friend, and reading a good novel are all very therapeutic for me. However, they are not therapy. They’re just activities that are therapeutic.
Providing recreation and leisure services for people with disabilities is wonderful. Glad to see people proving these services. Makes me smile. Pleased to know they’re getting services. These are just recreation activities. And yes, they’re very therapeutic in nature.
Healthcare is expensive. People want outcomes. It’s vital for the profession to be outcome based. Having “happy, feel good activities” is wonderful. It’s great. However, it isn’t outcome based and it isn’t specifically designed to bring about an outcome, which is needed for a healthcare setting.
In order to be therapy, they need to have several components, which are more related with recreational therapy (RT). This includes: individualized assessment to identify strengths and areas of needed improvement, planning with the patient/ client, providing specific interventions to help the patient to meet his areas of needed improvement, and evaluating the outcomes. I personally provide all these things myself as the RT, including the interventions. However, I also plan and develop recreation activities for the patients that are facilitated by mental health technicians during the evenings and weekends. They provide these activities for the patients. These recreation activities have therapeutic qualities to them.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas Play was performed at an undisclosed residential treatment facility somewhere in the two Virginias. The American cartoonist, Charles M. Schulz would have been proud. Would loved to have known his thoughts on our performance of his, “Charlie Brown Christmas.” Please note that although we performed a Christmas play that I’m not advocating for any one religion. Children at facility had practiced for this play since Thanksgiving. The kids helped with making the stage props and decorating the ballroom. They put in months and months of hard work for a spectacular 20-minute performance.
Scripts for the play were found online. However, it left out a few parts. We added a few lines and a few characters, too. We had the soundtrack to the Charlie Brown cartoon, which was good for the scene where all the children dance.
Here are some photos of the props for your enjoyment:
Here is the sign that was posted outside of the ballroom for the play.
It reads:
You're invited to A Charlie Brown Christmas Play Performance. Date: Mon. Dec. 21st, 2009. Time: 12:30. Location: Ballroom. Free cookies.
Here is a close-up picture of Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree and the sign.
Fully decorated stage prior to the performance featured in picture above. Snoopy’s dog house is on the far left with the commercial pink Christmas trees. Snowflakes created by the children hung from the ceiling. Shroder’s piano is front and center. Behind it is a brick wall covered with snow. “A Charlie Brown Christmas Play” sign is attached to the screen. There’s a secret behind the screen. A larger tree is hidden there. Peanut characters take the Charlie Brown Christmas tree behind the screen to decorate it. The screen is raised and a fully decorated tree is there. Charlie Brown comes around the corner and says, “Hey, what’s going on here?” The children all yell, “Merry Christmas Charlie Brown” and they sing “Hark the Herald Angel.” Lucy’s psychiatric booth is on the far right of this picture, too.
Christmas tree decorated. Of course, you’ll notice it is a different tree. It was more colorful than shown in picture. It had fiber lights that were different colors, which, in my opinion were very pretty. Camera flash prevented these colors. One of the children had hidden the “Charlie Brown tree” under the table. This tree was shown when the screen was raised giving the impression that the children had quickly decorated Charlie’s tree. It was a surprise that shocked the audience. They didn’t know about that little trick.
Shroder’s grand piano featured above. This amazing little prop was fully designed and created by my crafty co-worker, Paula B. RN.
Snoopy light decoration featured in picture above. Teacher, Kim H., picked this decoration up for the play.
Lucy’s psychiatric stand with can for collecting nickels featured above. This prop and the can was completely designed and created by my good friend and co-worker, Melissa W., the children’s individual therapist. Had a better picture, but accidentally deleted it. It showed the sign that says, “The Doctor is Real In,” just like the cartoon.
Christmas trees! Do they resemble the ones in the Charlie Brown cartoon? Hope so. They were created by the children, of course. Look closely and you’ll see Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree behind the pink tree in the center.
Snoopy’s dog house. It’s been decorated. You can see a “first place” ribbon on it. This prop was created by the children, my co-worker, Melissa W. (individual therapist) and myself, (recreational therapist).
Scripts for the play were found online. However, it left out a few parts. We added a few lines and a few characters, too. We had the soundtrack to the Charlie Brown cartoon, which was good for the scene where all the children dance.
Here are some photos of the props for your enjoyment:
Here is the sign that was posted outside of the ballroom for the play.It reads:
You're invited to A Charlie Brown Christmas Play Performance. Date: Mon. Dec. 21st, 2009. Time: 12:30. Location: Ballroom. Free cookies.
Here is a close-up picture of Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree and the sign.
Fully decorated stage prior to the performance featured in picture above. Snoopy’s dog house is on the far left with the commercial pink Christmas trees. Snowflakes created by the children hung from the ceiling. Shroder’s piano is front and center. Behind it is a brick wall covered with snow. “A Charlie Brown Christmas Play” sign is attached to the screen. There’s a secret behind the screen. A larger tree is hidden there. Peanut characters take the Charlie Brown Christmas tree behind the screen to decorate it. The screen is raised and a fully decorated tree is there. Charlie Brown comes around the corner and says, “Hey, what’s going on here?” The children all yell, “Merry Christmas Charlie Brown” and they sing “Hark the Herald Angel.” Lucy’s psychiatric booth is on the far right of this picture, too.
Christmas tree decorated. Of course, you’ll notice it is a different tree. It was more colorful than shown in picture. It had fiber lights that were different colors, which, in my opinion were very pretty. Camera flash prevented these colors. One of the children had hidden the “Charlie Brown tree” under the table. This tree was shown when the screen was raised giving the impression that the children had quickly decorated Charlie’s tree. It was a surprise that shocked the audience. They didn’t know about that little trick.
Shroder’s grand piano featured above. This amazing little prop was fully designed and created by my crafty co-worker, Paula B. RN.
Snoopy light decoration featured in picture above. Teacher, Kim H., picked this decoration up for the play.
Lucy’s psychiatric stand with can for collecting nickels featured above. This prop and the can was completely designed and created by my good friend and co-worker, Melissa W., the children’s individual therapist. Had a better picture, but accidentally deleted it. It showed the sign that says, “The Doctor is Real In,” just like the cartoon.
Christmas trees! Do they resemble the ones in the Charlie Brown cartoon? Hope so. They were created by the children, of course. Look closely and you’ll see Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree behind the pink tree in the center.
Snoopy’s dog house. It’s been decorated. You can see a “first place” ribbon on it. This prop was created by the children, my co-worker, Melissa W. (individual therapist) and myself, (recreational therapist).
Eleven characters were in our performance, including: Woodstock, Snoopy, Pig Pen, Frita (with naturally curly hair), Rerun, Charlie Brown, Linus, Shermy , Sally, Shroder, and Lucy.
Therapeutic Benefits of Play
Therapeutic benefits for play. Of course, children are at our residential treatment facility for therapy. They’re there to get help. Although this play was designed to be fun and entertaining, it also served a greater purpose in accordance with the kid’s therapy needs. The play allowed the children to work on several of their own needs.
Each kid in the play had therapeutic goals that were achieved through the use of this “play/ recreation activity.” Goals varied according to individual needs of the child. Here is an example of one goal: a.) increase confidence and esteem as evidenced by performing in front of a live audience. Here is an example of another goal: b.) increase teamwork and co-operation as evidenced by working together with peers to practice for play and to create stage props.
Other skills enhanced by this play included: socialization, creativity, leadership, to learn to listen more attentively, be aware of what’s going on, be responsible and prepared. The kid’s also had greater acceptance of self. Some children who have difficulty with speech even improved their verbalization through the repetition of lines.
Here are a few YouTube Video-Clips of the classic Charlie Brown Christmas cartoon for your enjoyment, too:
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Rec Therapy jobs posted at ATRA page
There are a few R.T. jobs posted at the ATRA page.
Check it out here:
http://www.atra-online.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=6
Enjoy.
Your friend,
Danny
Check it out here:
http://www.atra-online.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=6
Enjoy.
Your friend,
Danny
Global Cooling, yes that is "Cooling."
Date: July 27, 2009
Heard we’re facing "Global Cooling."
Shocked? me, too. Especially with all the hype on global warming.
Will tell you about it in a moment, but first –
Read a terrific new book called,
The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life. [Link to get this book is posted at the bottom of t his page.]
It’s by Piero Ferrucci. Book has a foreword by H. H. The Dalai Lama, who, as you already know is an avid promoter of human values such as: kindness, compassion, forgiveness, and self-discipline.
The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life is another work of genius.
It’s about being happier and making those around us happier, too.
Book reminds me of some of the core values that I’ve developed for my company,
http://www.dannypettry.com <-My company website.
These values include: service, joy, generosity, warmth, and honesty.
Principles in the book are pure goodness and its benefits.
For example, Ferrucci (2009) explains how patients who are treated with empathy heal a lot sooner (p. 9) and how elderly who receive warm, kind touch suffer less and are in a better mood (p. 27). There are magical healing outcomes from pure kindness. Being kind is a core skill needed to have a therapeutic relationship with a patient.
My favorite part of the whole book is where Ferrucci argues that we’re suffering from: “Global Cooling.”
Ice cold.
Heartless.
People are not as caring as they once were.
Society is becoming colder.
Now you’re in a wonderful place where you can envision how you wish to the world should be.
From your vision, you can work backward to figure out the steps needed to create it.
The benefits for being a warm, kind-hearted person is brought to life in the most interesting way by Piero Ferrucci.
He says that the world is suffering from “Global Cooling.”
As a result of Ferrucci’s announcement, people are able to re-think kindness to go on and create a warmer, kinder world.
So – if the world is becoming “cooler,” how would you warm it up a bit? I imagine that being in the helping profession; you'd be a key person to start the process.
What would your vision look like?
Check out the new course on kindness here:
http://www.dannypettry.com/new <-------------
Kind regards, Danny
P.S. Here's my kind gift for you:
I have compassion for our profession (recreational therapy) and I want to help train and educate other recreational therapists. I’m humble -- I don’t know it all, but here is something I do know, kindness is a necessity for human service professionals. You can get continuing education credits for reading Ferrucci's book. It’s the basis of a new course on kindness for you. For more information, go here:
http://www.dannypettry.com/new
Heard we’re facing "Global Cooling."
Shocked? me, too. Especially with all the hype on global warming.
Will tell you about it in a moment, but first –
Read a terrific new book called,
The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life. [Link to get this book is posted at the bottom of t his page.]
It’s by Piero Ferrucci. Book has a foreword by H. H. The Dalai Lama, who, as you already know is an avid promoter of human values such as: kindness, compassion, forgiveness, and self-discipline.
The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life is another work of genius.
It’s about being happier and making those around us happier, too.
Book reminds me of some of the core values that I’ve developed for my company,
http://www.dannypettry.com <-My company website.
These values include: service, joy, generosity, warmth, and honesty.
Principles in the book are pure goodness and its benefits.
For example, Ferrucci (2009) explains how patients who are treated with empathy heal a lot sooner (p. 9) and how elderly who receive warm, kind touch suffer less and are in a better mood (p. 27). There are magical healing outcomes from pure kindness. Being kind is a core skill needed to have a therapeutic relationship with a patient.
My favorite part of the whole book is where Ferrucci argues that we’re suffering from: “Global Cooling.”
Ice cold.
Heartless.
People are not as caring as they once were.
Society is becoming colder.
Now you’re in a wonderful place where you can envision how you wish to the world should be.
From your vision, you can work backward to figure out the steps needed to create it.
The benefits for being a warm, kind-hearted person is brought to life in the most interesting way by Piero Ferrucci.
He says that the world is suffering from “Global Cooling.”
As a result of Ferrucci’s announcement, people are able to re-think kindness to go on and create a warmer, kinder world.
So – if the world is becoming “cooler,” how would you warm it up a bit? I imagine that being in the helping profession; you'd be a key person to start the process.
What would your vision look like?
Check out the new course on kindness here:
http://www.dannypettry.com/new <-------------
Kind regards, Danny
P.S. Here's my kind gift for you:
I have compassion for our profession (recreational therapy) and I want to help train and educate other recreational therapists. I’m humble -- I don’t know it all, but here is something I do know, kindness is a necessity for human service professionals. You can get continuing education credits for reading Ferrucci's book. It’s the basis of a new course on kindness for you. For more information, go here:
http://www.dannypettry.com/new
Full-time rec therapist position in FL
Recreational Therapist - NCTRC & CPI Certified( 25558-3797)
Work Location: Florida - West-Largo-Sun Coast Hospital - Largo
Schedule: Full-time
Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Recreational Therapist provides treatment services and recreational activities for individuals and groups receiving programming within the Behavioral Health treatment arenas. The Recreational Therapist will use a variety of techniques (ie, art, crafts, dance, movement etc.) to assist Behavioral Health patients in better understanding and dealing with their unique/individualized mental health needs. In addition, Recreational therapists will assist Behavioral Health patients integrate into the community by teaching them how to use community resources and recreational activities.
Qualifications
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
A. Education:
Graduate from an accredited program in Therapeutic Recreation with a Bachelor's or Master's Degree.
B. Experience:
Successful completion of an accredited therapeutic recreation training program and 1-3 years experience.
C. Other Qualifications:
1. NCTRC Certification; CPI or other approved training
2. Current BLS certification by the American Heart Association .
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Requires corrected hearing, vision to within functional ranges.
Requires frequent bending, reaching, squatting and kneeling, moving and lifting patients, and sufficient manual dexterity to operate therapeutic equipment.
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate actions in volatile situations.
Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.
Work Location: Florida - West-Largo-Sun Coast Hospital - Largo
Schedule: Full-time
Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Recreational Therapist provides treatment services and recreational activities for individuals and groups receiving programming within the Behavioral Health treatment arenas. The Recreational Therapist will use a variety of techniques (ie, art, crafts, dance, movement etc.) to assist Behavioral Health patients in better understanding and dealing with their unique/individualized mental health needs. In addition, Recreational therapists will assist Behavioral Health patients integrate into the community by teaching them how to use community resources and recreational activities.
Qualifications
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
A. Education:
Graduate from an accredited program in Therapeutic Recreation with a Bachelor's or Master's Degree.
B. Experience:
Successful completion of an accredited therapeutic recreation training program and 1-3 years experience.
C. Other Qualifications:
1. NCTRC Certification; CPI or other approved training
2. Current BLS certification by the American Heart Association .
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Requires corrected hearing, vision to within functional ranges.
Requires frequent bending, reaching, squatting and kneeling, moving and lifting patients, and sufficient manual dexterity to operate therapeutic equipment.
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate actions in volatile situations.
Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.
Part-time rec therapy job in FL
Part-time rec therapist job in FL.
Job ID 342672HJO
Company Name University Community Health
Job Category Healthcare
Location Tampa, FL
Position Type Full-Time, Employee
Experience 0-1 Years Experience
Desired Education Level Bachelor of Science
Date Posted December 11, 2009
The Recreation Therapist coordinates the therapeutic recreation programs for CIRU patients. Further evaluates, assesses, establishes goals and implements recreational programs to enhance rehabilitation, provides diversion programs and leisure education to patients.
Requirements include:
1. Graduate of an accredited Recreation Therapy School
2. Recreation Therapy-Bachelor's degree
3. Certification from the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation.
4. Valid BCLS or completion within 90 days of hire.
5. Minimum 1 year health care experience
Preferences include:
1. Master's degree
2. Minimum of 3 years Hospital experience
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Individuals must possess these knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and to demonstrate that s/he can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.
1. Knowledge of the therapeutic recreation principles, techniques and methods and their application to the rehab population
2. Knowledge of the physiological, social, and psychological implications for the disease processes experienced the rehab population being served
3. Ability to select and administer a variety of appropriate testing methods and use the results to plan individualized therapeutic programs
4. Ability to evaluate client progress and to present evaluative reports in rehab interdisciplinary team meetings
5. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with clients, families, a variety of professional disciplines and the general public
6. Basic data entry computer skills
At University Community Health, we are dedicated to providing outstanding patient care. That is why our mission is to recruit and retain the best employees. We offer comprehensive benefits, a competitive wage program and a team of dedicated employees. Join our team of expert healthcare professionals! EOE. Drug Free Workplaces. Accredited by t
You can apply at this link:
http://uch.hodesiq.com/apply_online_1.asp?jobid=1771193&emid=3074
Job ID 342672HJO
Company Name University Community Health
Job Category Healthcare
Location Tampa, FL
Position Type Full-Time, Employee
Experience 0-1 Years Experience
Desired Education Level Bachelor of Science
Date Posted December 11, 2009
The Recreation Therapist coordinates the therapeutic recreation programs for CIRU patients. Further evaluates, assesses, establishes goals and implements recreational programs to enhance rehabilitation, provides diversion programs and leisure education to patients.
Requirements include:
1. Graduate of an accredited Recreation Therapy School
2. Recreation Therapy-Bachelor's degree
3. Certification from the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation.
4. Valid BCLS or completion within 90 days of hire.
5. Minimum 1 year health care experience
Preferences include:
1. Master's degree
2. Minimum of 3 years Hospital experience
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Individuals must possess these knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and to demonstrate that s/he can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.
1. Knowledge of the therapeutic recreation principles, techniques and methods and their application to the rehab population
2. Knowledge of the physiological, social, and psychological implications for the disease processes experienced the rehab population being served
3. Ability to select and administer a variety of appropriate testing methods and use the results to plan individualized therapeutic programs
4. Ability to evaluate client progress and to present evaluative reports in rehab interdisciplinary team meetings
5. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with clients, families, a variety of professional disciplines and the general public
6. Basic data entry computer skills
At University Community Health, we are dedicated to providing outstanding patient care. That is why our mission is to recruit and retain the best employees. We offer comprehensive benefits, a competitive wage program and a team of dedicated employees. Join our team of expert healthcare professionals! EOE. Drug Free Workplaces. Accredited by t
You can apply at this link:
http://uch.hodesiq.com/apply_online_1.asp?jobid=1771193&emid=3074
Pink Glove Dance (doing good)
This email was forwarded to me. Originally it came from Ann Somers.
Here is what she said:
Our daughter-in-law, Emily Somers, created, directed and choreographed this in Portland last week for her Medline glove division as a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness. This was all her idea to help promote their new pink gloves. I don't know how she got so many employees, doctors and patients to participate, but it started to really catch on and they all had a lot of fun doing it.
When the video gets 1 million hits, Medline will be making a huge contribution to the hospital, as well as offering free mammograms for the community. Please check it out. It's an easy and great way to donate to a wonderful cause, and who hasn't been touched by breast cancer?
Ann Somers
Here is what she said:
Our daughter-in-law, Emily Somers, created, directed and choreographed this in Portland last week for her Medline glove division as a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness. This was all her idea to help promote their new pink gloves. I don't know how she got so many employees, doctors and patients to participate, but it started to really catch on and they all had a lot of fun doing it.
When the video gets 1 million hits, Medline will be making a huge contribution to the hospital, as well as offering free mammograms for the community. Please check it out. It's an easy and great way to donate to a wonderful cause, and who hasn't been touched by breast cancer?
Ann Somers
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Children's Book Survey
Be wonderful and participate in this quick and easy survey.
Collecting a list of 100 "must-read" books for children (ages 5 to 10). Want to create a bilblio-therapy program for the children at our hospital.
Your input would be wonderful!
Go to the link below for a fun, quick, and easy survey.
Plus it has funny fish graphics, too. Check it out here:
http://www.dannypettry.com/booksurvey.html
Thanks,
Danny
Thursday, December 17, 2009
How to be happy (book suggestion)
Wild and wonderful news shared today. West Virginia was ranked #34 out of 50 states and the D.C. in “happiest” states. This was a better score compared to a recent scale, which W.Va. was ranked in the last ten. So, be happy West Virginia!
People in this study were given a numerical scale to report their own level of happiness. It is a life-satisfaction scale. A second part of the measurement was an observation of things in each state that could cause a person to smile or frown, such as: weather, air quality, costs, etc. Study lasted from 2005 until 2008 and had 1.3 million participants.
Recreational therapists, like me, take an active role in promoting people’s overall life-satisfaction, well-being, and happiness. Many recreational therapists work in psychiatric or mental health settings. They treat people with illnesses such as depression and anxiety.
Do you want to feel happier?
Mother called me last week. Said she found a neat book I’d enjoy. She said the book reminded her of my book, Discover Hidden Secret Wisdom. Think you’ll enjoy this book, too.
It’s called: The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, which was released this month. It’s a memoir based on one-year, which the author used wisdom of the ages, current scientific studies, and lessons from popular culture on how to be happy – from Aristotle to Martin Seligman to Thoreau to Oprah.
Click on the amazon banner here for more information about the book:
The author keeps a blog for this book.
Follow it here:
http://www.happiness-project.com/
Check out Discover Hidden Secret Wisdom, too.
Go here:
Source for happiness study here:
Bryner, J. (Dec 17, 2009). Happiest U.S. states pinned down. Live Science. Retrieved online (Dec. 17, 2009) from this site: http://www.livescience.com/culture/091217-happy-state-list.html
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Mark Victor Hansen interview by Mike Litman
A review of:
Litman, M. & Oman, J. (2001). Conversation with Mark Victor Hansen (chatper 2) In M. Litman's Conversations with millionaires: what millioinaires do to get rich, that you never learned about in school. Reno: Conversations with Millionaires.
Mark Victor Hansen is a best-selling author. He’s the co-author for the Chicken Soup series books and other great books, like Dare to Win. Hansen has also written The Miracle of Tithing and the mega-book marketing and mega-professional speaking seminars. Hansen is a success expert who is full of wisdom. Helping people is his main goal. Hansen donates a lot of his money to help people, too. Each of his best-selling books benefits a charity or special need of some kind. I admire that in a person.
Mike Litman interviewed Mark Victor Hansen. The full interview is included in chapter two of Litman’s book, Conversations with Millionaires.
Techniques for success discussed by Hansen include:
a.) Visualizing what you want. Take the time to picture in your head what it is that you really want.
b.) Write your goals down. Hansen said he has a list of 3,000 goals. Wow, that is big. Do you need a place to write your goals down for the 2010 New Year? If so, click here for a copy Danny Pettry’s new e-book, New You in a New Year. It is a book of checklists that are aimed at helping you to become organized in the New Year. Checklists are like goal lists. Be creative and write some big goals on your check list.
c.) Mastermind teams are important for success. Teams can accomplish a lot more than a single individual can. Hansen talks about his partnership/ team with best-selling author, Jack Canfield. Hansen talks about synergy. He says 1 + 1 = 11. Two ones beside each other are “11.” Two individual’s product a lot greater outcome.
d.) Read books. Hansen suggests several of his own books that a person could read. However, he identifies one single book that has strongly impacted his life. Hansen claims to have read it at least 55 times during his life. That book is Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich.
You can get Mike Litman's book at this link:
http://astore.amazon.com/hiddensecretwisdom-20/detail/1931866007
Monday, December 14, 2009
Jim Rohn interview
Jim Rohn is my all-time favorite motivational speaker. He’s the “mentor of mentors.” Many of the world’s leading experts, like, Anthony Robbins, Mark Victor Hansen and others in the self-improvement industry claim that Jim Rohn was their mentor. Rohn was a self-made millionaire. He came from the small farms in southern Idaho. Today, he is an international phenomenon. He’s spoken to audiences around the world. People from around the world have read his books and listened to him on audio cassette.
Jim Rohn passed away on December 5, 2009. He lived 79 wonderful years. He made the most of his time on Earth. Anything by Jim Rohn gets my attention. Mike Litman has a radio show in the Long Island part of New York City. He interviewed Jim Rohn on his radio show. Wisdom was revealed in that interview. Luckly, anyone can have access to this interview because Mike Litman included it in chapter one of his (2002) book, Conversations with Millionaires. This book is $10.85 at Amazon right now. At this price, you can't afford not to read it. Have you ever heard interviews/ conversations with millionaires? I think the book could use some trim work, a better cover, the same font sytle on the back cover and in the book, and a few more things, but that is a different story. It's about the wisdom contained in the book. That's what is important.
Jim Rohn shares his best wisdom in this interview. Here are some of the secrets he revealed:
a.) Live your life to the fullest and take care of your health. Our days are numbered. We’re not going to live forever. Jim Rohn said that his father lived to the age of 93 and Rohn says that seems “very short.” Rohn himself lived to the age 79. He argues to take care of your own health. This will add years to your life. I’m going to eat a salad with fruit for lunch tomorrow.
b.) Be grateful. Wow, Litman, published his interview with Rohn in 2002. This was four years before the best-selling underground documentary, the Secret, which was released in 2006. Rohn knew the secret, but he wasn’t featured in the documentary. One of the key elements is to be grateful. Be glad everyday. Enjoy it. Enjoy time with your family or time doing a favorite leisure activity like fishing as if it were the last time you were going to get to do it. You’ll only get a few times to do these activities on Earth. Christmastime is ten days away. Enjoy the end of the year holidays with your family as if they’re the last ones you’re going to get.
c.) Improve your life. Rohn says it is easy to do here in America. People don’t know how easy it is. It’s hard in many places in the world. In some places, people make $100 (in a year.). Read that book if you have to. Take that class. Learn that skill. Rohn shares two amazing books a person should read: Think and Grow Rich and The Richest Man in Babylon. I’ve read both of them and I’m writing them on my checklist of books to read again in 2010. Click here to download your own 2010 checklist.
Go to this link for books by Jim Rohn:http://astore.amazon.com/hiddensecretwisdom-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=43
Go to this link for book by Mike Litman:
http://astore.amazon.com/hiddensecretwisdom-20/detail/1931866007
Family photos
Emily, Jimmy, and their son, Gage.
Matt's daughter, Matt and Carrie.
Dad and Carrie's dog, Izzy. Carrie just got this dog one week ago.
Carrie's dog, Izzy, sitting in Gage's chair.First Book Promotes Literacy!
First Book helps to provide new books to millions of children who would otherwise have few, if any.Studies indicate that a child’s future reading success is strongly determined by the number of books in the home. Yet recent data reveals that in low-income neighborhoods, there is a shocking average of only one age-appropriate book for every 300 children. By improving access to books, First Book, helps ensure that all children, regardless of their economic situation, are equipped with the tools they need to succeed.
First Book has distributed more than 65 million books.
I, Danny Pettry, am a partner with First Book. I love what they’re doing to help children in need. My recent self-improvement book, Discover Hidden Secret Wisdom has the mission to encourage reading and literacy.
A portion of all the profits from Discover Hidden Secret Wisdom went to First Book.
I think wisdom for a better life is hidden in books. However, you must be an avid reader to discover these secrets. Mark Twain said, “The person who doesn’t read isn’t any better off than the person who can’t read.” I regret to hear that so many people, who can read, don’t. I think they’re missing a wonderful opportunity for self-improvement.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Surprise Gift for You!
Thanks for reading this blog.
You've got a surprise gift!
Click on the package to the right to open it.
Or just click on this link:
http://www.dannypettry.com/gift
PTSD and children
Dr. Victor Carrion, and the senior author, Dr. Allan Reiss had conducted research on PTSD and children. Their findings revealed that children who have suffered from post-traumatic stress are likely to have poor recall of memory. They beleive the part of the brain associated with memories, the hippocampus may shrink. This could be one of the reasons for forgetting parts.
Here are the symptoms reported for children with damage to the hippocampus:
a.) experience avoidance
b.) having difficulty remembering the trauma
c.) feeling isolated; and
d.) not displaying emotion.
An improvement in the hippocampus could indicate that treatment is being successful.
Here are some tips for recreational therapists:
I, Danny Pettry, have a violence prevention progrma for children. It had posters, which allows the children to point out facial expressions in order to help them understand how others people could feel. They also have a story with the poster. Children can point out clues from the story to tell how a character could be feeling. I have the children practice facial expressions: An example: a.) show your best smile; b.) show your sad face; c.) show your angry face.
Based on my experiences, some of the children who have experienced PTSD have flat facial expressions. They don't smile when nice things happen.
Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/12/09/ptsd.brain.kids.memory/index.html
Here are the symptoms reported for children with damage to the hippocampus:
a.) experience avoidance
b.) having difficulty remembering the trauma
c.) feeling isolated; and
d.) not displaying emotion.
An improvement in the hippocampus could indicate that treatment is being successful.
Here are some tips for recreational therapists:
- teaching ways to cope with feelings of isolation
- teach social skills needed to build a social support system
- allow expression through the use of play
I, Danny Pettry, have a violence prevention progrma for children. It had posters, which allows the children to point out facial expressions in order to help them understand how others people could feel. They also have a story with the poster. Children can point out clues from the story to tell how a character could be feeling. I have the children practice facial expressions: An example: a.) show your best smile; b.) show your sad face; c.) show your angry face.
Based on my experiences, some of the children who have experienced PTSD have flat facial expressions. They don't smile when nice things happen.
Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/12/09/ptsd.brain.kids.memory/index.html
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Benefits of breathing
I've been reading Practical Intuition: how to harness the power of your instinct and make it work for you by Sandra Day.
We're lucky that our breathing process is in the background because it is an unconscious process.
Day argues that there are benefits for "reclaiming conscious control over our breathing functions. By doing one of the many practices that focus on breath [like yoga], we can control pain, increase concentration, help the body relax, and even accelerate the heatling process."
A person must be aware of her (or his) breathing in order to have this control. A person must also be aware of many other things in order to have greater intuition.
Day says, “Everything you perceive – everything you sense, or remember, or feel, or dream or intuit, in short, everything you notice – has meaning. Everything.
I find that exciting. There is a purpose for everything. It reminds me of a quote. I think Bob Proctor in the Secret. He said,
“the event of your birth was no accident.”
We're lucky that our breathing process is in the background because it is an unconscious process.
Day argues that there are benefits for "reclaiming conscious control over our breathing functions. By doing one of the many practices that focus on breath [like yoga], we can control pain, increase concentration, help the body relax, and even accelerate the heatling process."
A person must be aware of her (or his) breathing in order to have this control. A person must also be aware of many other things in order to have greater intuition.
Day says, “Everything you perceive – everything you sense, or remember, or feel, or dream or intuit, in short, everything you notice – has meaning. Everything.
I find that exciting. There is a purpose for everything. It reminds me of a quote. I think Bob Proctor in the Secret. He said,
“the event of your birth was no accident.”
Jim Rohn - How to have your best year ever
Jim Rohn was my favorite all-time motivational speaker.
I regret to say that he passed away on December 5th, 2009.
He was on my list of people who I must meet. I won’t be able to meet him now.
However, all of us are very fortunate because he left his wisdom behind for us.
He shares all the wisdom he learned in life in books, C.D.s, and D.V.Ds..
Here is an excerpt from my best-selling book, Discover Hidden Secret Wisdom:
“You will need to get self-improvement and how-to books in the area that you want to be great at. It could be on gardening, swimming, being a better teacher, nurse, skateboarder, or golfer. You’ve got to get these books. Subscribe to magazines in the area of you interest because they’ll recommend books. Consider getting books on C.D. so you can listen to them in your car or commute to and from work or school.”
My favorite motivational speaker, Jim Rohn had said the following according to his (2001) booklet, called, Treasury of Quotes: ‘Everything you need for a better future and success has already been written. And guess what? It’s all available. All you have to do is go to the library. But, guess what? Only 3% of people in American have a library card. Wow, they must be expensive! No, they’re free.’”
Here is a youtube video of Jim Rohn:
Here is a link to get my new best-selling book:
I regret to say that he passed away on December 5th, 2009.
He was on my list of people who I must meet. I won’t be able to meet him now.
However, all of us are very fortunate because he left his wisdom behind for us.
He shares all the wisdom he learned in life in books, C.D.s, and D.V.Ds..
Here is an excerpt from my best-selling book, Discover Hidden Secret Wisdom:
“You will need to get self-improvement and how-to books in the area that you want to be great at. It could be on gardening, swimming, being a better teacher, nurse, skateboarder, or golfer. You’ve got to get these books. Subscribe to magazines in the area of you interest because they’ll recommend books. Consider getting books on C.D. so you can listen to them in your car or commute to and from work or school.”
My favorite motivational speaker, Jim Rohn had said the following according to his (2001) booklet, called, Treasury of Quotes: ‘Everything you need for a better future and success has already been written. And guess what? It’s all available. All you have to do is go to the library. But, guess what? Only 3% of people in American have a library card. Wow, they must be expensive! No, they’re free.’”
Here is a youtube video of Jim Rohn:
Here is a link to get my new best-selling book:
https://www.createspace.com/Customer/EStore.do?id=3376051
Here is a link for a must-read book by Mike Litman. Mr. Litman had the wonderful opportunity to interview Jim Rohn several years ago for a radio show. The basis of chapter one from this book is based on his interview with Jim Rohn:
Please check out his site here:
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