Every thought you release becomes a permanent part of your character.
Thoughts are things. Every thought you release — good or bad — is a form of energy that can affect those who receive it, for better or worse. More important, your thoughts affect you. You become what you think about most. If you think about success, you condition your mind to seek success, and you attract large portions of it. Conversely, if you think about failure and despair, you will become miserable and desperate. To keep your mind on a positive track, the moment you begin to experience creeping negativism, make a conscious decision to eliminate negative thoughts and replace them with their positive counterparts.
Source: Every thought you release becomes a permanent part of your character.

Phil 4:8-9 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, DWELL ON these things. 9 The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.  NASU

Decisions
We do not worry over conditions once we have reached a decision to follow a definite line of action.
Source: Decisions

If you wish “acquaintanceship,” be rich. If you wish friends, be a friend.
There is nothing like money to make you attractive and appealing to others. But, of course, the kind of people who are attracted to you only because of what you can do for them may be acquaintances, not friends. You may have many acquaintances if you become wealthy, but whatever your station in life may be, you will never have true friends unless you are a friend to others. Be very selective in your choice of friends. Choose to associate with positive people who like you for the person you are, who encourage you to be yourself and to be the best you can be.
Source: If you wish “acquaintanceship,” be rich. If you wish friends, be a friend.

How to Make Calcium using Egg Shells

By Bee Wilder

Eggshells present healthy, balanced calcium due to trace amounts of other minerals contained in it. Eggshell calcium is probably the best natural source of calcium, and it is easier for your body to digest and absorb. Dutch researchers have reported recently a highly positive effect of eggshell calcium (with added magnesium and vitamin D) on bone mineral density in a scientific study (double blind, placebo-controlled). Laboratory test and measures of bone density were carefully made in these studies. The eggshell supplemented group had measurable increases in bone density in their hip bones, after one year.

The ideal bone-building combination of eggshell calcium and vitamin D3 was also well documented in Japanese studies. Researchers at the Japan Women’s University, Tokyo studied a combination of vitamin D3 and eggshell powder in animals with osteoporosis. Not only was the eggshell powder with vitamin D3 able to improve bone mineral density, but it did it without significantly increasing blood calcium levels.

You can use any kind of egg (chicken, goose, duck), but it is best to use organic or certified organic eggs from free-range birds. If the bird does not get proper nutrients the eggshells won’t contain the nutrients we need.

How much to take?

One whole medium sized eggshell makes about one teaspoon of powder, which yields about 750 – 800 mgs of elemental* calcium plus other microelements, i.e. magnesium, boron, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, sulphur, silicon, zinc, etc. There are 27 elements in total. The composition of an eggshell is very similar to that of our bones and teeth.

*Elemental amounts are the amounts absorbable.

Most people require a minimum of 400 mgs per day of calcium, in addition to calcium from other food sources, so you would take 1/2 teaspoon of the powder per day. Also take 400 mgs of magnesium citrate at the same time. Calcium and magnesium need to be taken in at least equal amounts, and some people require more magnesium than calcium depending upon how much they obtain from their diet.

If you are getting muscle cramps take extra magnesium (about 150 mgs). If that doesn’t alleviate the cramps within an hour take another 150 mgs, and so on. If you get unusual joint pain and you do not have arthritis, take an additional 150 mgs of calcium. Do not take more than 500 mgs of calcium at one time because your body cannot handle it. If you need more than 400 mgs per day split up the doses during the day.

It is best to take calcium and magnesium with foods to help absorb them.

Don’t forget that vitamin D is very important for absorbing minerals, so take cod liver oil in the winter and get into the sun in the summer! In addition, all of the trace minerals, sodium and chloride are important for mineral absorption and to keep minerals balanced so do take a lemon juice and ocean sea salt drink every day (the juice of 1/2 lemon and 1/4 teaspoon of ocean sea salt mixed into 6 ounces of filtered water 6 times a day; 3 with meals to aid digestion).

How to Make Powdered Eggshells:

    Wash empty eggshells in warm water until all of the egg white is removed, but do not remove the membrane because it contains important nutrients for the joints which helps arthritis.

    Lay broken pieces out on paper towels and allow them to air dry thoroughly.

    Break the eggshells up into small pieces, and grind them to into a fine powder in a food processor, blender, coffee grinder, or a nut mill, or put them in a plastic bag and use a rolling pin to grind them. Please note that some blenders will not grind the eggshell into a fine enough powder. A coffee grinder works the best.

    Store powdered eggshells in a covered glass jar or container. Keep it in a dry place, like the kitchen cupboard.

How to take eggshell calcium (this forms calcium citrate) takes 3 hours:

    Put 1/2 teaspoon of powdered eggshell into a small dish (approximately 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 inches across) 1/2 teaspoon equals approximately 400 mgs of elemental calcium.

    Add the juice of 1/2 a lemon (freshly squeezed), and mix well it will start to bubble and foam, which is what is supposed to happen.

    Leave it at room temperature for 6 hours the longer you leave it the less gritty it will be, but do not leave it longer than 12 hours.

    It can be taken by the spoonfuls, followed by mouthfuls of water to wash it down. It is not sour tasting. In fact the taste is quite pleasant.

    Also take 400 mgs of magnesium citrate at the same time.

Other Eggshell Recipes here are some other ways to make eggshell calcium citrate:

Source: http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/how-to-make-calcium-using-egg-shells

I don’t know if it is my age or my diet but I find it difficult to build a little more muscle mass.  I figure if I have a little more muscle,  I can store a little more oxygen to run a little faster.  After a year of trying, nothing seems to have changed for the better.  I haven’t gained any weight and I think I’ve hit a wall as far as improving my time.  Maybe I’m over the hill and it is downhill from here.  I can’t reverse time.  Maybe it’s my diet.

My typical morning starts around 8am.  I sip 2 mugs of coffee along with a brownie or something.  Then I go through a 15 minute routine with some weights and stretching.  Then I take off for a 6 mile run.  I’m not sure what I’m running on when I do all this, but most of the time (4 out of 5 times) I can put in a hard work out.

I come back and cool down while I prepare my breakfast/lunch.  First, I down 2 cups of greens.  How do I explain what this is?  Um.  It’s like a liquid salad with a scoop of whey protein in it.  I eat it? with a straw.  About an hour later, I put 2-3 bananas, an apple, 6 strawberries, a cup of soaked sunflower seeds, the contents of my vitamin, a tablespoon or two of flax seed oil, and a bunch of water into a very high speed blender.  My latest concoction is to add an egg.  With the shell.  Raw.

I was surprised to find that the raw egg blended in just fine.  It was tasteless.  Even the egg shell was so pulverized that there was no grit.  Not bad.

Now I’m learning the value of eating egg shells.  I don’t like milk, but when my muscles cramp up I know I need more calcium.  After having kidney stones formed by calcium and being told not to intake calcium supplements, I’m looking for safer, more natural means of taking calcium.  This might be the trick.

And maybe the raw egg will serve a purpose too.  More protein maybe?  I’ll have to look into that too.

Running on egg shells,

egg shell 1/2 teaspoon

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/custom/1145333/2?print=true

Some people are never free from troubles, mainly because they keep their minds attuned to worry. The mind attracts what it dwells on.
Worry serves no useful purpose and can have a serious adverse effect upon your mental as well as your physical health. Charles Mayo, who with his brother William founded the famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said, “I have never known a man who died from overwork, but many who died from doubt.” Because worry is directed at some vague, uncertain threat, it is difficult to deal with it logically. The best way to get rid of your worries is to take positive action to eliminate their source. When you develop a plan for dealing constructively with problems and get to work implementing your plan, you will no longer be troubled by worries. Negative thoughts always yield the right of way to a determined person in pursuit of a positive plan of action.
Source: Some people are never free from troubles, mainly because they keep their minds attuned to worry. The mind attracts what it dwells on.

If you do a job another’s way, he or she must take the responsibility. If you do it your way, you must take the responsibility.
The “loneliness at the top” that senior officials often feel comes from the certain knowledge that they alone are responsible for the failure or success of the organization. They may share their authority with associates, but not their responsibility. When a sports franchise suffers a losing season, the general manager and the coaches are held accountable. They, not the individual players, are responsible for the failure of the team; the team merely followed orders. When you become the leader, when you set the course, you must accept responsibility for the outcome.
Source: If you do a job another’s way, he or she must take the responsibility. If you do it your way, you must take the responsibility.

You come finally to believe anything you tell yourself often enough — even if it is not true.
If you repeat something over and over to yourself, your subconscious mind will eventually begin to accept it as fact. When something has been accepted as truth by your subconscious mind, it will work overtime to transform the idea into physical reality. You can take advantage of this by programming your mind to think positive thoughts. Use self-motivators or affirmations to persuade your subconscious that you are capable of doing anything you wish. Repeat the self-motivator several times a day until it becomes an automatic reaction to recall a positive phrase whenever you begin to doubt yourself. Replace “I can’t” with “I will!”
Source: You come finally to believe anything you tell yourself often enough — even if it is not true.

It isn’t defeat, but rather your mental attitude toward it, that whips you.
There are many things in life that you cannot control, but you can always control your attitude toward them. Defeat is never permanent unless you allow it to be so. When you have a positive attitude, you will recognize failure for the impostor that it is and realize that it is really a learning experience, a valuable lesson that will help you succeed with the next attempt. Ask yourself: What could I have done differently that would have altered the outcome? What can I do in the future to minimize problems and mistakes? What did I learn from this experience that I can put to good use next time? If you approach obstacles and setbacks with a positive attitude, you will be surprised how quickly you can turn defeat into victory.
Source: It isn’t defeat, but rather your mental attitude toward it, that whips you.