It is such a waste of our own greatest resource. One way to start to extricate ourselves from the mindless quicksand is to gently exercise our minds, using mindfulness and meditation as a way of bringing ourselves more emphatically into the real world, and start the process of exercising control over our minds and our lives. Keywords: inspiration, motivation, success, dream, fire, difficulty, challenge, dare, loss, struggle, grief Article Body: This is a question that most people grapple with from time to time and it has largely been on my mind this past week. You see one of the best people I know -- my Uncle Carl -- had a very bad accident this week. Title: Finding Your Voice Word Count: 371 Summary: What are the parallels between finding your literal voice and finding your personal voice the voice that links you to your purpose, power, and work in the world? Read on Keywords: voice power, personal power,life force,life purpose,vision,energy,beliefs, connection,world work Article Body: <center><i>"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action. The researchers found that practitioners of transcendental meditation significantly reduced the thickness of their arterial wall compared with those who didn't practice transcendental meditation. Another study on another method of relaxation, acupuncture, seems to reduce high blood pressure by initiating several body functions for the brain to release chemical compounds known as endorphins. Humor is indeed the best medicine there is whenever you are. I mean anyone can pay good money to listen to a comedian just to make you wet your pants after laughing so hard. Despite of what's been happening, and to those who has gone though the ordeal, it's better to just laugh while facing the troubles with a clear mind than anger with a clouded vision. Sometimes I try to hit stories that relate to the current holiday in the Christian calendar and other times we simply pick stories that look interesting to him (there are pictures to help with the choice). There are also stories that he considers to be favorites--Noah and the Ark of course, Zacchaeus (because he loves the song), and Jonah.