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Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter Wednesday, Sept. 28, 20!1 7B
The road 00nap to living happily
C-FORCE
HEALTH AND FITNESS
CHUCK NORRIS
info@creators.com
Q: Chuck, no matter what I
Seem to do in life, real happi-
neks evades me. How can I be
happier despite my circum-
stances?
--Tom C.
Anchorage, Alaska
A: In C-Force last week, I
discussed the now "shared se-
crets" of areas around the
world called "Blue Zones,"
where people poles apart and
unconnected enjoy markedly
longer and healthier lives.
They do so, studies reveal, not
through magic pills, surgery
or medication, but through
the food they eat, the people
with whom they choose to
congregate and the fruits of
sustained activity and a
shared perspective on life.
These zones seem worlds
apart from the places most of
us live in today: a world
where the impacts of reces-
sions, market crashes and
high unemployment are caus-
ing record levels of stress in
our daily lives.
A recent nationwide poll con-
ducted by the American Psy-
chological Association reveals
that more than half of Ameri-
cans say they are living with
"moderate" stress. Nearly a
quarter of Americans admit to
feeling "severely" stressed. Ac-
cording to the 2010 Chartered
Institute of Personnel and De-
velopment survey on absence
management, chronic pain and
depression account for two-
thirds of long-term absences,
with'stress-related ailments ac-
counting for many of the rest.
And the stress from deepen-
ing debt is becoming a major
health issue for millions of
Americans; not just minor
aches and pains but ulcers, se-
vere depression and even
heart attacks are common.
Most parents believe that
their stress doesn't affect
their children, but their kids
are not of the same mind. Ac-
cording to a 2008 report by Sue
Shellenbarger in The Wall
Street Journal, 91 percent of
children 8 to 17 years old said
they can tell when their par-
ents are stressed out, and many
"feel sad, worried and frustrat-
ed as a result." Children have
become silent carriers of fami-
ly financial stress. And the con-
sequences are severe.
For the first time in Ameri-
can history, kids are likely to
have shorter life spans than
their parents. Overweight
children are far more suscep-
tible to developing chronic
deadly diseases than those
with healthy weights, and
childhood obesity may be run-
ning as high as one in three.
As a parent and grandpar-
ent, I find that such reports
shake my sense of purpose.
Wanting and working toward a
better life for their child is a
primal drive that has sustained
parents for ages. Yet we as a
nation have allowed the signs
of a growing concern for our
children's health to escalate in-
to a health epidemic. How
could we be so distracted or
fLxed on issues of the moment
that we would fail in fulfilling a
sacred promise of a better life
for our children? How did our
behavior become so out of sync
with our thinking?
It seems that the distracting
nature of contemporary life in
general is keeping us from con-
necting, living out our values
and thriving. We "work too
much, eat too quickly, socialize
too little, drive and sit in traffic
for too many hours, don't get
enough sleep and feel harried
too much of the time," sociolo-
gist Judith Schor was quoted as
saying in a recent Los Angeles
Times opinion piece. It is not a
new phenomenon. During the
past 35 years, Americans have
worked to increase income by
20 percent. The size of houses
has more than doubled during
that time. Yet we're not a bit
happier as a nation, according
to recent studies on happiness.
For Americans, the pursuit
of happiness is not only a
God-given right but also a
constitutional right, an in-
alienable right. Because it is a
personal right, it has been for
us to define it and to find our
way to achieving it. As Ben-
jamin Franklin once said,
"the Constitution only guar-
antees ... the right to pursue
happiness. You have to catch
it yourself."
Fortunately for us, there is a
good deal of science now being
applied to the process of defin-
ing what happiness is. Some
things to consider in finding
your personal road map:
--Your chances for a happy
and satisfying life are not
overwhelmingly determined
by genetics; they're based
more on the choices you make
in life. Researchers have
found that choices relating to
one's partner, the balance be-
tween work and leisure time,
participation in social activi-
ties and a healthy lifestyle are
key factors in determining
life satisfaction.
--People who prioritize
family goals are happier than
those who prioritize career
and material success.
--Long relationships (not
just marriage) are a key to
good health.
--Laughter, even the anticipa-
tion era good laugh, can lower
stress hormones significantly.
--A study has found that
the happiest people are those
who are able to avoid con-
stant arguments, let go of re-
sentments and therefore build
close relationships.
--Helping others actually
helps you, a study from York
University in Canada found.
Performing a few simple good
deeds per day raised happiness
and lowered depression among
the study's participants.
--Attending religious ser-
vices regularly and having close
friends in the congregation are
keys to a happier and more sat-
isfying life, a University of Wis-
consin-Madison study found.
While you consider the
items above, don't forget that
it's the time to create policies,
as well as practices, that can
stack the deck in favor of
health and happiness. It is
long overdue and would be
"change" for the good.
Write to Chuck Norris
(info@creators.corn) with questions
about health and fitness.
Copyright 2011 Chuck Norris
Distributed by creators.corn
Are you ready t) bring a new pet home?
PET PEEVES
HIGH SIERRA ANIMAL RESCUE
The Iast two months we
talked about having to give
up a pet and discussed way s
to deal with that or, better
yet, how to avoid it. We're
going to put ourselves into
"reverse gear" now and look
at an even better way to
avoid having to give up your
family pet by planning
ahead! I know that's not a
new or novel concept but it's
one that many of us don't do
because we ier adopt in
an emotiom d moment or
without really thinking .
about the future.
Let's say you have a couple
of young children and are
thinking about bringing a
new pet into the family. There
are two main things to consid-
er: preparing the family and
preparing the home. Ask
yourself these two questions:
Is the family "ready" and is
the home "prepared"?
So what do we mean by the
family being ready? Do you re-
ally know what kind of pet
you are looking for? Is the
whole family in agreement? If
not, there's work to be done
before you even start looking.
Are the children ready?
Say you are looking for a
dog. There are some great
books and really good articles
and references on the Internet
to help educate and prepare
your children for the new pet.
Do you already have a pet? If
so, what new pet would best
"fit" with your existing pet?
Are you prepared financial-
ly? The initial cost of a new
pet is typically a small frac-
tion of the ongoing or annual
cost. For instance, a dog adop-
tion might average $100. The
annual cost of caring for a dog
is around $500 considering
food, veterinary care, treats,
toys, etc. Sometimes, like with
veterinary care, that annual
cost may come in one big
chunk. If your budget is tight,
you may want to consider pet
insurance or just waiting until
you are in a better financial
position.
OK, so the family is all in
agreement, you know you
want a female dog as a com-
panion for your male dog, the
children are ready and you re-
ally want tO save a rescued
dog and she has to get along
with your male dog and the
children. The family is ready.
But is you/" home ready?
If you already own a dog,
the answer probably is yes.
But let's assume this is a first
dog and it's going to be a pup-
py. Everyone in the family is
excited and you just can't wait
to get that puppy home. Stop!
Have the rescue group give
you some suggestions or even
do a home check. Again, there
is a lot of information on the
Internet that will help. Do you
have a crate, dog bed, chew
toys, a good carpet cleaner? Do
you have a good trainer and
veterinary clinic lined up?
So remember, before you
even start looking for a pet, ask
yourself, "Am I ready, is the
family ready and is our home
prepared for the new 'ar-
rival'?"
[)O[!]VI OF THE WEEK
American Life in Poetry
By Ted Kooser, U.5. Poet Laureate, 2004 - 06
South Dakota poet Leo Dangel has written some of the best and
truest poems about rural life that I'm aware of. Here's aline one
about a chance discovery.
Behind the Plow
I look in the turned sod
for an iron bolt that fell
from the pl0w frame
and find instead an arrowhead
with delicate, chipped edges,
still sharp, not much larger
than a woman's long fingernail.
Pleased, I put the arrowhead
into my overalls pocket,
knowing that the man who shot
the arrow and lost his work
must have looked for it
much longer than I will
look for that bolt.
--Leo Dangel
Poem copyright 1987 by Leo Dangel. American Life in Poetry is made
possible by The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine.
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