Can Smiling Hurt Your Health?

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“A German scientist (Dieter Zapf) has proved that people forced to smile and take on-the-job insults suffer more and longer-lasting stress that may harm their health.”

Read the entire article here.

“Every time a person is forced to repress his true feelings there are negative consequences,” Zapf said. “We are all able to rein in our emotions but it becomes difficult to do this over a protracted period.”

Apparently, authenticity, honest communication, and working in areas of strength is a better way to go!

Jesus as a Weapon?

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We enjoy watching Lost with our neighbors John and Bea. If you aren’t watching Lost, you are missing one of the best television shows of all time! I love how interconnected, complicated, and mysterious the story line has become.

This past week, Hurley hears a sound coming from his backyard and grabs a statue of Jesus to protect himself. Opening the door, he hears his family and friends shout “Surprise!” His mom sees the statue and comments:

“Hurley, Jesus Christ isn’t a weapon!”

Our friend Bea who was watching with us commented: “Some people act like He is.”

Unfortunately, that has become all too true at times.

For more on Lost, go to this previous post.