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Ann Nixon Cooper’s Secret to Longevity

February 22, 2009 by Joi 1 Comment

Ann Nixon Cooper

This beautiful face belongs to Ann Nixon Cooper She is better known, I suppose, as the Oldest American Voter. The southern lady hails from Atlanta, Georgia, and is currently the one person I’d most want to sit down and talk with.

Not just because of the history that she has lived through and not just because of her longevity.  Sure, I’d love to hear her first-hand accounts of the different Presidential terms she’s seen, the wars, the moments that shaped our nation and our world.  And I would hang on her every word when she spoke of her favorite foods and drinks.  Obviously the lady is onto something the experts only think they know.

After all, she’s outliving all of them!

The main reason I’d love to sit down and visit with her is her smile and her attitude.  She exudes the warmth, strength, charm, and loveliness that you’d expect from a southern lady.

When asked about the secret to her longevity, Ann Nixon Cooper gave us our quote of the day:  “Being Cheerful had a lot to do with it  I’ve always been a happy person, a giggling person – a wide-mouthed person!”

Oh, I love her all right.

Photo Credit: The History Makers

Filed Under: Daily Quote, How to Be Happy, Positive Thought Tagged With: Ann Nixon Cooper, inspirational quote, motivational quote, quote, quote by Ann Nixon Cooper

How Relaxing Music Can Help Your Health as Much as Your Mood

October 7, 2008 by Joi Leave a Comment

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I don’t have to tell you the benefits of relaxation – you’re too smart and they’re too obvious. If you’re like most people, though, you do need a reminder every now and again.

I just read on Everyday Health that listening to Mozart and/or Relaxation CDs at least 3 times a week could lower your blood pressure.

“In a study of 41 seniors living in retirement communities, researchers found that regularly listening to relaxation tapes reduced average systolic (the top number) blood pressure readings by 9 mm/Hg, while those who regularly listened to Mozart saw a 7 mm/Hg reduction in their blood pressure.” – HealthDay News, Everyday Health.com

When my daughter Brittany was 4 years old she was sick – and when Brittany’s sick, she’s completely sick. My dad, the typical doting grandfather came to visit and lovingly sat beside her on the couch. He asked, “How do you feel, baby doll?,” and she said, “A little bit good but a whole, whole bunch bad.”

That’s how it feels when we’re stressed out and anxious: A little bit good but a whole, whole bunch bad.

Relaxation feels like a tonic to a stressed out system. Not only does it make us feel better, relaxation strengthens our immune system, increases creativity, and stimulates our healing abilities. Relationship-wise, a relaxed person is much more pleasant to be around than a stressed out bundle of nerves.

Relaxation CDs and Classical Music are a couple of sure bets when it comes to unwinding. Everyone has his or her own favorite ways to unwind, but music is a universal favorite. Another one of my favorite ways is to grab my nearest cat and (depending upon the one grabbed) take part in one of the following escapes: Lie in the floor playing with her cat toys (Alexa), Rub and talk to her (Prissy, who turned 20 this month and lost her sight this year), sit and hold him like a baby (Bo), or listen to him sing while scratching his head (Svenn, and he really does sing well).

A word of caution about listening to relaxation or classical music cds: Be sure that you’re in a position where sleep would be a welcomed result and not a hazardous one. I was listening to a Relaxation tape once that featured sounds of a thunderstorm. Zzzzzzz. Fortunately I was at my computer desk and not in my car.

Finally, as Everyday Health points out, listening to relaxation cds and classical music is in NO WAY a replacement for blood pressure medications. It’s simply another way to help lower blood pressure.

And another avenue to feeling a whole, whole bunch good.

~ Joi

Filed Under: Health, How to Be Happy, Must Reads, Positive Thought Tagged With: Classical Music, how to relax, Mozart, relaxation, relaxation advice, relaxation cds, relaxation tips, self help advice, self help blog

Quote About Happiness from a Real Groucho

January 14, 2006 by Joi 1 Comment

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I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be.  – Groucho Marx

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Quotes About Happiness and Being Happy

January 7, 2006 by Joi 4 Comments

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Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.  – Jacques Prévert

If you want to be happy, be.  – Leo Tolstoy

What a wonderful life I’ve had!  I only wish I’d realized it sooner.  – Colette

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it. – Groucho Marx

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.  – James Openheim

If you smile while no one is around you really mean it. – Unknown

If you think sunshine brings you happiness, then you haven’t danced in the rain. -Unknown

It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. – Dale Carnegie

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.  Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.  – H. Jackson Browne

Everyone wants to be happy and nobody wants to feel pain. but you can’t make rainbows without any rain. – Unknown

Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier.  The way it actually works is the reverse.  You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.  – Margaret Young

Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. – Abraham Lincoln

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