Showing posts with label relationships. Show all posts
Showing posts with label relationships. Show all posts

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Life on Purpose from Mary Jane Popp


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Is living what matters most?

Can that living change everything?

I know someone who truly believes that purpose is the key.

Dr. Victor Strecher knows.

When he lost his daughter to a rare heart disease at age 19, he made it his life mission to find purpose, and help others do the same.

This life event challenged every aspect of his personal and professional experience, and drove him to an exhaustive search from ancient philosophy to cutting edge science to pinpoint the potential and impact of purpose in our lives.

He claims that purpose can:

  • Add Years to your life 
  • Reduce risk of heart attack and stroke 
  • Cut risk of Alzheimers by more than half 
  • Help us relax during the day and sleep better at night 
  • Double the chances of staying drug and alcohol-free after treatment 
  • Activate antibody and antiviral response and diminish inflammatory cells  
  • Increase good cholesterol Repair chromosomes

In “Life On Purpose” Dr. Strecher has a six-step guide to help you discover your purpose in life. 

1.) CONSIDER WHAT MATTERS MOST TO YOU. Choose the top three you care about most in your life. Achievement…Community…Creativity…Enjoyment…Expertise…Independence…Kindness…Relationships…Reputation…Responsibility…Security…Self-Control…Spirituality…Tradition…Vitality - - Once you have selected them, spend time thinking about or write why each value is important to you.

2.) THINK ABOUT THE PERSON OR PEOPLE YOU’D LIKE TO EMULATE (NOT IMITATE). Someone in your family? An historical figure? A public figure? A cartoon character? This is your purpose and you can choose whatever mix of people you like. Just remember, you are who you choose to be, so be careful who you choose.

3.) TAKE THE HEADSTONE TEST. That’s right. Draw a headstone, write your name on it, then write your date of birth. For the date of death, write TODAY. What would your epitaph be? What would you want people to say about you at your memorial service?

4.) NOW THAT YOU’VE PRIMED THE PUMP, ASK YOURSELF. WHAT ARE THE GOALS IN MY LIFE THAT MATTER MOST?” To make it easier, you might want to break these into personal, family, work (or school), and community goals that you deeply value.

5.) ASSEMBLE THESE VALUED GOALS INTO AN OVERALL LIFE PURPOSE. This is where you want to stop and ask yourself, “Is this purpose bigger than myself?” Ask yourself this simple, timeless question” “In living toward this purpose, will I treat others the way I would like to be treated?” Make sure the suit fits.

6.) WEAR THE SUIT. Post your purpose in a place you will see it every day. Make sure you can recite your purpose to yourself or others. Consider sharing your purpose with the people who are close to you. If the purpose doesn’t fit, change it until it does.

So many of us are focused on diet and exercise. Dr. Strecher ptovides us with the true secret to living with health and wellness. The good Doc is an award-winning pioneer in the field of behavioral science and Professor at the University of Michigan School of Health.

You can check out his website at www.VictorStrecher.com.

“Life on Prupose” tells us how living for what matters most…really does CHANGE EVERYTHING!
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From the files of Mary Jane Popp at KAHI Radio in Sacramento, California

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Only Once says Mary Jane Popp

From the files of Mary Jane Popp at KAHI Radio in Sacramento, California

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Valentine’s Day is a very popular time for marriage proposals. It’s sooooo romantic, right?

Then comes marriage and all the trials and tribulations that comes with a new put-together family.

Expectations are high that it will last, but knowing full well your chances are about 50/50.

Want to better your odds?

I had the opportunity to speak with renowned educator and therapist Chana Levitan, on POPPOFF, and she gave me ten essential questions for getting it right the first time.

Her book is full of hope that you will find your prince or princess charming called, “I Only Want to Get Married Once.”
1) Values, goals, and interests. Do you share the same basic goals and values? And which ones are most important to have aligned? No matter how great the initial chemistry is, if your values are on two different pages, the odds of your marriage working decrease significantly.
2) Are you relating to the person you are dating or to an image? It’s easy to get caught up on image. Infatuation thrives on image while love thrives on knowledge.
3) Can you admit that the person you are dating has faults? Are you realistic about your own faults? There are three typical reasons for this. You don’t know the faults. You ignore the faults. You admit the faults, but infatuation takes over.
4) Does your relationship have healthy boundaries? A misconception is that two become one, by one person disappearing into the other person. Disappearing is not the same as merging.
5) What do people you are close to have to say about the person you are dating? What is the general feedback? If everyone or almost everyone you trust is telling you something is wrong, take it seriously.
6) Do you respect the person you are dating? Is there mutual respect? Remember you can have chemistry with people you don’t even like. There is a difference between respect and what is called “puppy admiration.”
7) Can you be open and honest with the person you are dating? Can you trust him or her? Keep in mind, physical chemistry and emotional intimacy are not the same thing.
8) How well do you get along with the person you are dating? How is your communication? Some arguing does happen. The key to avoiding destructive, unhealthy arguing is---no matter what, you remember you are a team.
9) Does the person you are dating bring out the best in you?
10) If the person you are dating never changes, would you still want to get married? Contrary to popular belief, women do not have a monopoly on trying to change a spouse. The joy of marriage can only be experienced when the couple is not trying to change or fix each other. The joy is experienced when you can love your spouse as is.
These are great questions, but I added one more since I have a little experience being married 45 years.
Do you like this person? After what I call the bunny years when chemistry overpowers all logic, then will you like this person in sickness and health and for richer or poorer? Remember that commitment?

It means everything! For more info on Chana, go to www.chanalevitan.com. Bells are ringing for me and my gal or guy!

Happy Valentines Day . . . .
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