One of the nasty things over there is Tetanus. It looks like the Pampers Co. is doing something to help. Here’s more, from MyThoughtsIdeasAndRamblings.com:

One of the things I have to write about the Pampers Mommy Blogger Event was meeting the CEO of Unicef Caryl Stern.  Pampers and Unicef have teamed together to rid the world of tetanus. When we got to talk with her, there was not a dry eye in the room.  Let me show you why:

First, to get a better understanding, you need to watch this video.  I need to warn you though, it will break your heart.  I watched it again today, and it still brings tears to my eyes:

Here’s the rest: I’m Saving Babies Lives And So Can You

The post linked below covers The 10 Myths That Say, Quite Convincingly, Why Your Dreams Cannot Be Achieved.

And there are all myths. If we’re contantly bumping into walls we’re going to get a headache, but it’s not the wall’s fault. It’s our job to get past that wall.

Or, to put it another way.. if you looked at the Randy Pausch video, in the other post, you may have heard his remark about walls, “The walls are there not to stop you, but to see how much you want something.”

Think about that.

From SelfHelpGate

Myth #1: You cannot create wealth if you don’t have education or money to begin with

This is nonsense. First, education is important. You simply need to know what to do. It is far easier to follow a proven path than to figure it out yourself by trial and error. But education can be acquired, no matter who or where you are. Sure, some people may not afford to go to college or even school. But, if you place one foot forward, and then the next, learn one step at a time, you will ALWAYS find the next step.

This is an excellent article, read the rest here:

The Myths That Say Why Your Dreams Cannot Be Achieved

We buy most everything he puts out and it’s all good stuff, so I feel pretty  comfortable suggesting this book even though the mail hasn’t delivered it yet.

It should be in bookstores everywhere and you can find it here on Amazon.

The rest is here: October birthstone

We hear it so often we get tired of it: Americans need to exercise more. We’re a nation of fatties. We’re all a bunch of couch potatoes. Sadly, the reason we hear it so often is because it’s true; but it doesn’t have to be, not in your case. How’d you like few tips on how you can [tag]feel better[/tag]?

Here’s the rest: exercise, water, and weight loss

]]> http://blog.gems4friends.com/2006/10/09/exercise-weight-loss-and-water/feed/ 0 http://blog.gems4friends.com/2006/10/08/shiatsu-massage/ http://blog.gems4friends.com/2006/10/08/shiatsu-massage/#comments Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:40:36 +0000 gems4friends http://blog.gems4friends.com/2006/10/08/shiatsu-massage/ Just added two [tag]Shiatsu[/tag] articles to the site.

An introduction to Shiatsu Massage and

Zen Shiatsu’s Healing Touch

If you’re interested in Shiatsu then check ‘em out.

Oils with standarized content of components (marked FCC, for Food Chemical Codex) have to contain X amount of certain aroma chemicals that normally occur in the oil. But there is no law that the chemicals cannot be added in synthetic form in order to meet the criteria established by the FCC for that oil…

Also covered is pricing information and the skeptics view. If you want to find out more about [tag]aromatherapy[/tag] then Check it out.

They also have an alernative healing section.