Wanted to share this with you all, hope you enjoy it as it makes alot of sense to me,

Maybe we will turn from the horoscope page to the Congressional Quarterly, and understand at last that our salvation lies not in our stars, but in ourselves.....

Hugs....Liz

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Volunteering is a great way to both give and receive. When you volunteer your time, you are giving the most important gift of all. The benefits of giving are one of the reasons why many people volunteer. Knowing you have made an important contribution to the community in some way is a great way to feel good about yourself and know that you've made a difference in someone's life.

Not only can you enhance the lives of others through volunteering, but also you can receive benefits by spending a part of your day helping others. These include:

• Self-confidence
• The opportunity to discover new talents and skills
• Making new friends
• Exploring new career options
• Being part of a team

The term "helper's high" refers to the positive emotions and feeling of accomplishment that people receive when they do something good for others. Whether you volunteer for a few hours a week or a couple of times a year, whatever time you could afford to give would be appreciated. You'll leave with an experience that increases your social awareness and deepens your values.

Also, here's something you may not know: experts say that volunteering is a great way to improve your mental and physical health. According to a report from the Corporation for National and Community Service, people who volunteer exhibit greater life spans, lower risk of depression and heart diseases, and a higher overall functionality. So not only is volunteering great for the spirit, it works wonders for the body too!

Although volunteering isn't always easy, it is never boring and always fulfilling. If your life currently doesn't allow the time for you to volunteer, don't worry. There will always be opportunities out there. Simple things such as babysitting a neighbor's children or shoveling driveways are great ways to get started. Take pride in the fact that no matter who you are or where you live, you will always be able to give a little part of yourself to someone else.

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November is National Diabetes Month You know diabetes is a 365/24/7 disease. You live with it every day. And each November the rest of the world sits up and takes notice as National Diabetes Month gets underway. This year, dLife challenges you to observe the occasion by doing just one new thing to improve your diabetes life – physically and emotionally – this month. Pick your pleasure. Know Your Numbers Test more often this month. Even one more test a day will give you a better picture of your overall blood sugar control. Learn more about blood sugar testing and find support in taking that important first step towards good diabetes health. Don’t know what you should about blood sugar goals, cholesterol levels dlife.com can help. Remember to Have Fun Diabetes Terms of Endearment – learn them, use them, embrace them ... and then send us yours. Find out why laughing matters to people who are living, every day, with diabetes. Make the World a Better Place When you head to the polls this November, make your vote count towards improving your health. Find out the candidates’ commitment towards federal diabetes funding. So many people each day get this diease and I want to share this with you all. Take care of yourself and change the way you live by eating right and making sure you excersise and also to enjoy life to the fullest. Get all the information you can about this diease. Talk with your doctor or go to your local hospital as most of them offer Diabetes classes as I have gone to them as they teach you alot. Better then having a doctor tell you that you have this diease and then they send you on your way and you are sitting there wondering what are you going to do and what you should eat and not eat. Believe me it was a nightmare for me and that was last May 2007 and since then I have learned alot from going to the classes and signing up online at Dlife.com and the American Diabetes Association as well as getting the lastest books to read. Share this information with anyone you care about. On a side note there is a Diabetes Group here on Boomer if you need any information. Nobody says life has to stop just because you have Diabetes because you are a wonderful. Make the best of your life and enjoy it. Thanks for letting me post this.

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Peace does begin with one person and I wanted to share this story I found online as we all could share peace with someone we see each day. Thank you... I serve coffee at a counter-style diner in Texas. I often see a look of isolation in my customers' eyes. They come in the front door, wander to the counter, pick up the menu and look around the diner for something they can't short-order: a connection. In an age of online chat, online shopping and even online school, it's no wonder people come into the diner starving for human connection. Most of my customers can remember a time when the milkman came to their front door. As I serve up their eggs and bacon, they offer updates on their grandchildren. They ask me about the happenings in my life. One day, I walked back to the smoking section to pass around a fresh pot of coffee. There was a woman who had been sitting in a corner booth for at least three hours. She asked me, "How much is just one breakfast taco?" I told her I didn't know, that I'd never served just one by itself. Going back to the kitchen I thought about her rotted teeth and tired eyes, and how she'd consumed enough caffeine for three people already. I offered her a free pancake breakfast. I fibbed that it was a leftover from an order I had messed up. She asked to borrow bus fare and promised to return and pay me back. I handed over tip money from my apron pocket. She smiled a ragged grin on her way out the front door. Three weeks later she returned my two dollars. She had gotten a job and a friend's couch to sleep on. She offered to buy me breakfast on my break! This kind of thing gets me wondering if something as simple as a short stack of pancakes can bring about a small shift in society. I'll go even further: Can one act of friendliness start to generate peace? I believe it can. Peace begins with one person but spreads like warmed syrup. When I connect with my neighbors, they return it in kind. So I believe in friendliness and an open ear. For me, it starts with making eye contact when I pour coffee and ask my customers, "How you doing?" and then listen to their answer. My job is to take care of customers at the counter in a small Texas diner, but I also believe we're in this world to take care of each other.

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