the greatness of humility

This is so well said, I had to share - thanks Luke (who ever you are)
http://lukenewman.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/humility/

"...why would anyone want to be humble if it means you can’t be proud of accomplishements?  People who look at humility this way just don’t get it.  Humility is not about rejecting pride in a job well done.  Humility merely allows for the possibility of imperfection.  It’s admitting that there may be someone out there who could possibly have done a better job."

"Most conflict resolution requires humility because you have to admit the possibility of being wrong."

Body image ladies

Oprah is banging on about body image,    her stats say:

Do You Like Your Appearance?
60s: 64%
Teens 69.3%

Do You Look Good for Your Age?

60s: 88.3%
Teens 80.2%

There are more on the site - go visit - mostly it's healthy stuff to hear, and may help anyone on a day of crisis.

And there's also an ace  article from Amy Bloom also on Oprah - thank you Amy,

"... Stop criticizing other women's bodies for sport or to soothe yourself. 

And start. Start admiring aloud the things you really do admire. Show what you love and value. If you think Marta of Brazil is fantastic, put up her poster and get a group together to watch women's soccer. If Ruth Bader Ginsburg or Hillary Clinton or Aung San Suu Kyi is your hero, say so. "

In an age where there is much talk about "being yourself," I reserve to myself the right to forget about being myself, since in any case there is very little chance of my being anybody else. Thomas Merton "Day of a Stranger," Thomas Merton Reader, p. 431

This web article (http://www.realage.com/health-tips/eat-at-home-to-lose-weight?eid=1010648418&memberid=32373514) seems to be suggesting that'd women when happy  makes the healthiest eating choices when at home. Doing some additional things that make dinner time beautiful (soft, light , cadres, gentle music) will have a positive emotional effect too.

Unfortunately for most mums dinner is a totally stressful time of balancing the fussy food ideas of their kids and the rush of after school and early evening activities.  Could a message here be make sure you have time to eat in a relaxed atmosphere as many times as possible. If this means preparing food in advance (moving the stress to another past of the day) and sometimes feeding your kids at a separate meal time so that you can meet their often very restricted needs and then get some kick back time to yourself. For some mums that's going to be dinner for one!