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Wednesday, 14 December 2016

I have always supplemented my income by Teaching Piano Lessons... Something I have done for over 30 years. During those years,

I found that Children have many levels of musical ability, and even though I have never had the prodigy, I have taught some very talented students. However, I have also had my share of what I call 'Musically Challenged Pupils.

One such Pupil being Robby. Robby was 11 years old when his Mother (a Single Mom) dropped him off for his first Piano Lesson.

I prefer that Students (especially Boys) begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby. But Robby said that it had always been his Mother's Dream to hear him play the Piano, so I took him as a Student.

At the end of each weekly Lesson he would always say 'My Mom's going to hear me Play someday.' But to me, it seemed hopeless, he just did not have any Inborn Ability. I only knew his Mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged Car to pick him up. She always waved and smiled, but never dropped in.

Then one day Robby stopped coming for his Lessons. I thought about calling him, but Assumed that because of his lack of Ability he had decided to pursue something else. I was also glad that he had stopped coming. He was a Bad Advertisement for my Teaching!

Several Weeks later I mailed a flyer recital to the Students' homes. To my surprise, Robby (who had received a flyer) asked if he could be in the Recital. I told him that the Recital was for current Pupils and that because he had dropped out, he really did not Qualify.

He told me that his Mother had been Sick and Unable to take him to his piano lessons, but that he had been practicing. 'Please Miss Honor, I've just got to Play,' he insisted. I don't know what led me to allow him to play in the Recital - perhaps it was his insistence or maybe something inside of me saying that it would be all right.

The night of the Recital came and the high school gymnasium was packed with Parents, Relatives and Friends. I put Robby last in the Program, just before I was to come up and thank all the Students and Play a finishing piece. I thought that any damage he might do would come at the end of the Program and I could always salvage his poor performance through my 'Curtain Closer'.

Well, the Recital went off without a Hitch, the Students had been Practicing and it Showed. Then Robby came up on the stage. His Clothes were Wrinkled and his Hair looked as though he had run an egg beater through it. 'Why wasn't he dressed up like the other Students?' I thought. 'Why didn't his Mother at least make him Comb his Hair for this Special Night?'

Robby pulled out the Piano bench, and I was Surprised when he announced that he had chosen to play Mozart's Concerto No.21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys, they even danced nimbly on the Ivories. He went from Pianissimo to Fortissimo, from Allegro to Virtuoso; his Suspended Chords that Mozart demands were Magnificent! Never had I heard Mozart played so well by anyone his age.

After six and a half minutes, he ended in a Grand Crescendo, and everyone was on their feet in Wild Applause!!! Overcome and in Tears, I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby in Joy.

'I have never heard you Play like that Robby, how did you do it?' Through the Microphone Robby explained: 'Well, Miss Honor, Remember I told you that my Mom was sick? Well, she actually had Cancer and Passed Away this Morning. And well... she was Born Deaf, so tonight was the first time she had ever heard me Play, and I wanted to make it Special.'

There wasn't a Dry Eye in the house that evening. As People from Social Services led Robby from the stage to be placed in to Foster Care, I noticed that even their Eyes were red and Puffy. I thought to myself then how much Richer my Life had been for taking Robby as my Pupil.

No, I have never had a Prodigy, but that night I became a Prodigy... of Robby. He was the Teacher and I was the Pupil, for he had taught me the meaning of Perseverance and Love and Believing in Yourself, and may be even taking a chance on someone and you didn't know why.

Robby was Killed years later in the Senseless Bombing of the Alfred P. Murray Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April, 1995.

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Tuesday, 13 December 2016

[www.keralites.net] What is the best way to stay healthy?

What is the best way to stay healthy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJggjXvB52c 5 min 39 sec video

PC Reddy, founder of Apollo Hospitals asks Sadhguru what it takes to stay healthy. Sadhguru differentiates between the cause of infectious disease and chronic disease. Chronic ailments that are created from within the body can be easily fixed if we have access to the body's "manufacturer" within

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[www.keralites.net] 14-12-2016 TODAY’S MESSAGE FROM TRICHY PRASANNAN Having a Tequila Shot Has Some Surprising Health Benefits [3 Attachments]

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    Subject: Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy!
    
    We have seen many advises for    not to give up.
So for a change    let us see what are the 15 things we should give up to be happy.
We all knew    that minus x minus is positive in maths.
So the same    logic is applied here with respect to give up too.
- SIVA
  
               Things You Should Give Up To Be      Happy!
You miss 100% of the shots which you don't take. 
Here is a list of 15 things which, if you give up      on them, will make your life a lot easier and much, much happier. We hold      on to so many things that cause us a great deal of pain, stress and      suffering. Starting today we will give up on all those things that no      longer serve us or that are burden to use. 
1. Give up your need to always be right 
- There are so many of us who can't stand the idea      of being wrong -. It's just not worth it. You jump into a fight who is      right and who is wrong, ask yourself this question: Is your ego really that      big?
2. Give up your      need for control 
- Be willing to      give up your need to always control everything that happens to you and      around you - situations, events, people, etc. Allow everything and everyone      to be just as they are and you will see how much better will that make you      feel.
3. Give up on blame 
- do not blame others for what you have or don't      have, and start taking responsibility for your life.
4. Give up your self-defeating self-talk - many      people get hurt by their negative, polluted and repetitive self-defeating      mindset.
5. Give up your limiting beliefs 
- do not allow your limiting beliefs to keep you      stuck in the wrong place. Spread your wings and fly!
6. Give up complaining 
- Give up your constant need to complain about -      people, situations, events that make you unhappy, sad and depressed. Nobody      can make you unhappy, no situation can make you sad or miserable unless you      allow it to. 
7. Give up the luxury of criticism 
- Give up your need to criticize things, events or      people that are different than you. 
8. Give up your need to impress others 
- The moment you take off all your masks, the      moment you accept and embrace the real you, you will find people will be      drawn to you, effortlessly.
9. Give up your resistance to change
 - Follow your own self, embrace change -      don't resist it.
10. Give up labels 
- Stop labeling those things, people or events      that you don't understand. Minds only work when open. 
12. Give up your excuses
 - Instead of growing and working on      improving ourselves and our lives, we get stuck, lying to ourselves, using      all kind of excuses - 99.9% of the time they are not even real.
13. Give up the past 
- the present moment is all you have and all you      will ever have. After all life is a journey not a destination. Have a clear      vision for the future, prepare yourself, but always be present in the now.
14. Give up attachment 
-The moment you detach yourself from all things,      you become so peaceful, so tolerant, so kind, and so serene. You will get      to a place where you will be able to understand all things without even      trying. A state beyond words.
15. Give up living your life to other people's      expectations 
- many people are living a life that is not theirs      to live. They live their lives according to what others think is best for      them, parents friends, enemies and their teachers, government and media      think is best for them. They ignore their inner voice, that inner calling.      They are so busy with pleasing everybody, that they lose control over their      lives. They forget what makes them happy, what they want, what they      need.... and eventually they forget about themselves.
YOU HAVE ONE      LIFE - THIS ONE -YOU MUST LIVE IT, OWN IT &      ENJOY IT.
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 Thanks      to Prakash from Baroda for posting this useful and thought provoking      message about what & why we should give up.
- SIVA

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[www.keralites.net] 12 Things That Happened To The Kids Growing Up In The Digital Age… [1 Attachment]

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Kids growing up now have great fun and learning experiences with new technology such as iPods, iPads, cell phones, skype, and podcasts. But, alarmingly, they are missing out on a whole range of learning, social interaction, physical activities, and emotional intelligence skills. Let me tell you what has happened to these kids. You cannot say you were not warned!
1. Kids are not playing outside anymoreMore and more children are playing inside and are attached to their devices, computers, and video games. The UK government has got alarmed about the drop in the numbers of kids playing normal childhood games in the open air.
They have invested over £300 million to encourage teachers to do more sport in schools. They also want more kids to play games like hide-and-seek and hopscotch. The benefits are enormous as kids will be healthier, happier and less prone to obesity.
At the moment, about 33% of boys are not getting the recommended daily hour of exercise. The Play England site has loads of ideas on how to reconnect children with nature.
2. Kids are not learning through face-to-face interactionHow does a baby learn to express and judge emotion? How do they start to learn language? They do it by watching their parents' facial expressions and they begin to become social creatures, acquiring essential skills which will be vital when they start playgroups and schools. But guess what is happening? The parents are increasingly absorbed in their electronic devices and cannot be bothered to even look, smile or coo at their own children! Watch parents in a café and you will see what I mean.
The alarm was raised by several paediatricians. One of these, Dr. Jenny Radesky, actually carried out a study of 55 groups of parents while they were eating at fast food joints. She and her researchers spent a whole summer doing this. She does not claim that the study has been done scientifically but has just observed what is going on. Needless to say, she is urging parents to put away their smartphones and give their children some attention. It will be vital for their development.
3. Parent-kid relationships are negatively affectedThe digital parents are opting out of parenting and this is unfair to the children. The use of devices was also having a very bad effect on the way the parents actually interacted with their kids. There was a lot of negative, harsh interaction when it actually took place. It also made parents more cranky.
This is mentioned by Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson of Seattle Children's Hospital in her blog. She recommends that making boundaries for use of digital devices is very important, so that real parenting can be done. She also says that both kids and parents should take digital breaks together.
4. Kids' reading ability may be affectedThere is not much research on this. But one initial study done by the Schugars of West Chester University suggests that the kids reading comprehension could be negatively affected. Their study showed that the kids who read paper books were better at comprehension than those who were using only ebooks. Kids on ebooks were inclined to skip the text and concentrate on all the interactive visual features such as popups. The best solution would be to encourage kids to read more paper books.
5. Kids have never played board gamesKids are online most of the time. Figures show that this has jumped by 38% since 2009. Whatever happened to those board games? Look at all the benefits a child gets, when you play together:
Child learns vocabulary, counting, math, reading
You can bond with him or her
Child learns about turn-taking, winning and losing
She or he can gain confidence, builds self esteem
Satisfies competitive urges
Increases attention span and focus
Helps concentration
While many games and apps on smartphones are also good at building some learning skills, they can never replace the human interaction.
6. Kids do not know what real friendship meansWhen we grew up, we had friends, real friends. Virtual friends did not exist. Look at today's teems who can count up to a few hundred friends on Facebook. The problem is that they have never seen most of them and they only know them very superficially through a virtual friend of a friend. Staying connected is great and today's teens send an average of 3,000 texts a month.
But it seems that the concept of friendship and intimacy is being irrevocably changed and this will impact relationships later on. Studies at UCLA show that digital bonding is considerably less than real face-to-face interaction.

7. Kids are losing their creativityTrevor Baylis, the famous inventor of the wind up radio, fears that children are not getting the hands on experience that he got when he was a boy. This is affecting their creativity. He learned about putting things together by playing with a Meccano set or by building model aeroplanes and so on. Few kids now never get their hands on games like this. Everything is done for them.
8. Kids are not learning empathyBeing tolerant, caring and controlling your emotions are life skills that will serve you well. But the digital era kids are not learning any of these skills at all. You cannot empathize with a device, at least, not yet! The best way is to play with other kids and to learn about sharing, turn-taking and giving. No, I don't think there's an app for that yet!
9. Kids' scores in math and reading are not increasingLook at what is going on in the Kyrene School District. They have invested over $33 million on updating classroom technology. Students get to create Facebook pages based on Shakespearian characters. Some choose song tracts and rapper tunes to match the mood of a character in a play or novel. It is all innovative and very exciting. The only problem is that the test scores in math and reading in this school district have remained just the same as in 2005 when there was no high tec in the schools.
10. Kids are getting no input on values and attitudesThe lack of real social interaction with parents and peers means that there is less and less time spent on teaching core values such as tolerance, kindness, honesty, diligence and respect. The devices are great for some learning activities but the parent-child relationship is becoming tenuous.
11. Kids are losing sleepDr. Kimberley Young, Director of the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery, has warned that children may lose track of time while they are online. This has serious consequences for doing household tasks and chores. It also affects their mood and they become irritable when they are forced to switch off. One of the most serious aspects is loss of sleep because this impacts on schoolwork the following day.
12. Kids need supervisionParents should be on the alert for any sort of online addiction. They themselves have to set the example and make sure that there is a balance between more traditional games and online activities. A happy balance can be achieved with these tips:
Use Skype together to bond with grandparents
Play video games together
Negotiate digital break times where both parents and kids switch off all devices
Encourage outdoor activities when possible
Digital media is here to stay. They are great learning and entertainment tools but they need to be used with caution and not at the expense of real face-to-face interaction.
Robert Locke
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