Chuck Jacobs, licensed and insured, Your Help-N-Hand Handyman Service,
321-426-6190 Palm Bay/Melbourne, FL

I’m thankful for the women in my life with handy hubbies! Chuck Charles Jacobs just cleared my plumbing for me in less than 10 minutes. Chuck is married to the Diva herself, lead vocalist/frontwoman/musician Pam Jacobs. He does all kinds of other handyman stuff as well and — wait for it — he’s licensed and insured! Call Your Help-N-Hand Handyman Service at 321-426-6190 in Palm Bay/Melbourne, FL.  If you get voice mail, leave him your name and number and tell him Andrea asked you to call him. He’ll get back to you pretty quickly, he’s probably just finishing up a job.

The body is amazing in its recuperative ability

I injured something behind my right knee at the gym July 14 by squatting in bad form. I kept thinking I could walk it out, but it became worse. I finally thought to Google “pain and inflammation in the back of the leg” and I think what is wrong with my knee is a micro tear in a ligament or pulled hamstring way down near the bottom where it attaches. These guys have it also http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/Forum11/HTML/009238.shtml and also http://www.do-it-yourself-joint-pain-relief.com/pain-in-back-of-knee.html and also http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/sport-injuries/knee-pain/posterior-knee-pain.  Most muscle strains or sprains are micro-tears of the tissue, and that takes at least three weeks to heal. The remedy: RICE (raise, ice, compress, elevate). Use a bag of ice or cold pack on your knee four to eight times per day for 20 minutes each time. Good to know.
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A friend mentioned that in a new job, he’s “testing the waters for Christian conversation.” This is a good man who only means well. My own experience through much of my life was that these conversations can quickly turn awkward and feel like an invasion of privacy when you’re confined together in a work setting. I never mind someone making a personal comment referencing their religion, but I never want to be asked “do you know Jesus?” I’d never say Hare Krishna to a stranger or ask “do you know Shiva?”  This man is a friend of mine and his job will be driving clients to appointments. I hope he doesn’t find himself in a pickle thinking people may be more tolerant than they are. I’d hate for someone to complain and jeopardize his job.   I have a No Soliciting sign on my door that also says No Boy Scouts, No Jehovah’s Witnesses, No Mormons.  In the early years when I first started awakening, I actually prayed that I would not become like my born again friends who alienated everyone by their fervent enthusiasm in their new found faith. I’m not sure if I achieved that or not.

Our beloved Guru, Mataji, Ma Yoga Shakti Saraswati Maha Mandleshwar

Hail to Beloved Mataji on this Guru Purnimaa day of celebration and remembrance. On February 20, 2015, H. H. Ma Yoga Shakti Saraswati Maha Mandleshwar entered mahasamadhi.   Grief doesn’t have to be grim.  We check out of our physical bodies so our work can take on a new dimension. When we die a physical death, when we pass from this Earth plane, we move on to the next where we survive in consciousness and continue what we incarnated to do. www.yogashakti.org 
About Mataji April 2, 1927 — February 20, 2015.  Mataji is one of 5 living female hindu saints documented in Daughters of the Goddess, The Women Saints of India authored by Linda Johnsen.

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I have a bad habit of skipping breakfast, a time I should be fueling up for the morning. I’ve begun doing smoothies again and I went to Naturesmarket Healthfoods today for some Spirutein Whey Vanilla protein powder. While there, I thought I’d get some extra nutrition while I was at it. I stocked up on chia seeds, magic greens (it has spirulina in it, also alfalfa powder chlorella and barley grass) and soy lethicin for my power smoothies. I told the clerk I used to take soy lecithin but I don’t remember what I took it for. She laughed and said it’s good for memory!    Continue reading →

I’m not sure how I feel about the shaming of the dentist. His lifestyle and his beliefs made it okay for him to go on safari to acquire a trophy. He contracted professional guides who took him on what he may not have known was an illegal hunt of a protected animal. I am not sure where this falls as far as is it okay to shame someone for having a different belief system? I do know it falls under God permits all things to happen, and if we’re in the midst of God’s will, which we are at all times, how can we not rejoice?  Continue reading →

Magnesium is nothing short of a miracle mineral in its healing effect on a wide range of diseases as well as in its ability to rejuvenate the aging body. We know that it is essential for many enzyme reactions, especially in regard to cellular energy production, for the health of the brain and nervous system and also for healthy teeth and bones. However, it may come as a surprise that in the form of magnesium chloride it is also an impressive infection fighter.   Continue reading →