Bravery in shaking boots
March 7, 2010 by Megan · Leave a Comment
I am brave. I do what I say I am going to do. I do not let inferior hurdles hold me back, and because I am short and have a short complex, I do not recognise big hurdles as being real. I like that in me. I am a go-geter.
I work 50 zillion hours too much and have had a very rough week….my personal emails haven’t been touched and my web site has been left to it’s own devises. Crawling into bed in the evening I am pretty much too tired to kiss the man lying beside me (damn, but I hope it’s been the same man each night!).
The old adage, “ask a busy person,” I asked of myself.
“What do you want to do, Megan Bayliss? What do you really want to be when you grow up.”
Damn, but I wish I wouldn’t answer back so quick!!!!!!! I have just enrolled in a Master of Arts (Writing).
Your mind can only entertain one thought at a time.
Make it a positive one and stay a positive person.
Random Acts of Kindness and Paying it Forward
August 7, 2009 by Megan · 2 Comments
Brenda from Attract Success told me of a novel idea she picked up at a self development conference in Hawaii recently:
A couple of her business associates exercise their commitment to personal development and express their social responsibility by completing at least 10 random acts of kindness per day. One thing they often do is to pick up the bill for another person/couple/family who were sitting near them in a restaurant. The surprised people never know who paid but they do get a little card asking them to pay the random act of kindness forward.
What a wonderful and kind thing to do. Has something similar ever happened to you?
What do you do as random acts of kindness or pay it forward deeds? Brenda can often be seen in Cairns popping coins into parking meters that are near to expiring. I leave little presents on peoples desks, in their bags (I just pop them in….I Do not snoop) or on their car. I generally only do it to people I know but I really like the idea of broadening the horizons and doing random acts of kindess to people I do not know.
If you are interested in being the best and kindness person you can be then have a read of Building Rapport with people.
Megan’s Recommendation for the best self development product I have used: I sure wish I had access to the Beyond Freedom course when I was teaching Social Work subjects at University. It is very, very good and I would have ensured that my students had copies of some of the exercises. I thoroughly recommend this 90- day study at home self development course for those who are prepared to change their life and the life of those around them. It is the best I have ever seen.
Honey and Cinnamon, Stress, Cholesterol and Weight Loss
July 11, 2009 by Megan · 7 Comments
My friends hate me (because I am always too busy), my hiatus hernia is letting me know it hates acid reflux and my family all want to kill me. I am stressed and carrying an unhealthy load of sick husband, LONGGGGGGGGG work hours and trying to sell our house. My blood pressure is up and I am putting on weight.
Putting on weight!!!!! No way! Time to get serious. It’s funny how the little things often spur us into action. Wouldn’t you think it would be the high blood pressure that encouraged change?
A mixture of honey and cinnamon is said to be good for weight loss, reducing blood pressure, reducing cholesterol, curing acid reflux and even keeping the flu at bay! I am right into natural remedies so as of this morning I have embarked on a sweet journey of honey and cinnamon for keeping me alive.
The following list of the medicinal benefits of honey and cinnamon came to me on email…..but, there are a number of natural health sites that all maintain the same benefits.
- HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who have already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.
- CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic Cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.
- WEIGHT LOSS: Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one Cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.
- FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton maintains that a half Tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P..M. When the vitality of the body starts to decrease increases the vitality of the body within a week.
- ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients may take daily, morning, and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured.20In a recent research Conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half a teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.
- BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a Glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
- COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon Lukewarm honey with 1/4 of a spoon of cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.
- UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears Stomach ulcers from the root.
- GAS: According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that if Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.
- IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral Diseases.
- INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food Relieves acidity an d digests the heaviest of meals.
- INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient’ which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.
- LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder and three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.
- PIMPLES: Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with Warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.
- SKIN INFECTIONS: Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
- CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.
- BAD BREATH: People of South America , first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.
- HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restore hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!





