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CODE OF ETHICS: Seek Truth <5*? Report It - Minimise Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable. Where the press is free and every man able to read,, all is safe. Thomas Jefferson THE GEORGIA POST Opinions expressed by writers on this page are their own alone. \\ L «ir ') I - OF THIS & THAT Trenesia Stubbs 50 years of struggle remembered H ow many of you know that the “March on Washington” for civil rights was actually not entirely about race? It was actually the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” Thanks to a fantastic job of reporting by Alan Gomez and Eliza Collins, USA TODAY, August 24,2013, the various and sundry things I wanted to reflect upon were spurred into coherence. This column has turned itself inside-out for me. I’m intensely happy I waited until after the celebration to share my reflections with you. Prior to this past Satur day’s celebration I had some pet peeves and Dr. Mar tin Luther King, Jr.’s dreams; particularly as related to the entire fabric of America, then and now. For example, when Dr. King spoke of black and white children playing together and being judged by the content of their character, I’m certain he would be horrified by the murder of an Australian tourist by young men, black and white, because “they were bored.” The Rev. Al Sharpton rebuked a culture where young black men em brace guns and violence. He chastised a society that leaves these young men without a moral compass. ”We need to give them dreams again, not to worry about sagging pants, but sagging morality,” Sharpton said. ”If we told them who they could be and what they could do, they would pull up their pants and get to work.” Of course it isn’t only America’s black youth who must be rescued from moral deficit. All of There was a focus upon curing the ills of our communities (not only black) by rebuilding a base of morality. America’s current moral character is a mess. Yay! There was a focus upon curing the ills of our communities (not only black) by rebuilding a base of morality. It was so gratifying to hear an acknowledged civil rights leader acknowledge the black community’s complicity in the ills that plague them! U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said, ”Our focus has broadened to include the cause of women, of Latinos, of Asian Americans, of lesbians, of gays, of people with disabilities. And of countless others across this great country who still yearn for equality.” We don’t seem to have learned our lessons particularly well when minorities of every stripe must still fight for equal treatment under the law. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., the youngest speaker and the only surviving speaker from the ’63 March (he was 23 years old). He said the most brutal days of the civil rights struggle”for the most part are gone.” But he said the struggle for a more perfect America goes on.” During the time of Bloody Sunday, there was accepted hatred, terrorism and brutality directed black people, including women and children as well in the South while a more systemic racism, though no less brutal, plagued blacks in the North. That’s why the March wasn’t solely for the sake of civil rights and the right to vote as citizens of this country—but also, “jobs and freedom.” Telling evidence of progress made includes a young John Lewis whose skull was fractured on an Alabama street, on Bloody Sunday, who is now United States Representative John Lewis of Georgia. Our Attorney General is Eric Holder and the President of the United States, Barack Obama, is black. At the same time our nation’s continued racial divide is evidenced by States contemplating secession from the union of the United States. Other than during the Civil War, can you think of another election in which some States promoted seceding from our country? Bottom line? The celebration of the 50th Anniversa ry of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom wasn’t just about remembering what happened in 1963, but working at a present directed to making America live up to her dreams and secure a future where that dream is realized and unassailable. TRENESIA STUBBS her at: trenesia@pstel.net is a contributing columnist. Email Simple is always better TT d K: We tend to try and make things too complicated and over think things at times when simple is the best way. 'ids these days have all kinds of toys, usually way too lany of them. When I was a kid we rarefy received toys except on birthdays and at Christmas. I am not complaining, just an observation. Kids really don’t need all the toys they are bought during the year. They take up un necessary space and having too much tends to make you unnappreciative of what you do have. I have noticed that when our grandchildren visit us they find things to play with other than toys even though there are toys or other activities available. Two of our granddaughters were at our house recently. Payton will be two Saturday and when she comes to our house she likes to play with some blue pebbles that I have around a candle in the dining room. She will count them. Pick them up and put them back down. She laughs when they fall on the floor. This simple thing brings her much joy. When she goes home I am finding a blue pebble here and there around the house in various places where she left them. Each pebble makes me smile as I remember her laughing and counting the pebbles. She and her sister, Dani Leigh, also like to hide behind the blinds in the family room. They will get behind them then run out of them. Payton runs straightn into your arms and will put her forehead on your forehead or give you a kiss each time. The girls also like to play on my stabilization ball. All three things are simple things around the house. Even when David is outside work ing the girls have fun helping grand pa, whether that is picking up things for him or trying to be helpful in other ways. DL also likes to help both Grandpa and grandma cook things. She especially likes to lick the bowl and beaters from cakes or brownies and also likes to break the eggs in to the bowl. All simple things. We tend to try and make things too complicated and over think things at times when simple is the best way. We fill our lives with too many things to do, many times things we LuinniKTiTiHii imw Souls do not die Editor, The Georgia Post: In the 8/22/13 edition, Willie Herbert’s letter to the editor indicated that spirits die and stay in graves until resurrect ed. Only out of concern have I provided the brief informa tion below. (With 249 words, I can cover only some of my concerns.) At death, people’s spirits remain alive and leave their physical bodies (see 1 Kings 17:14-24; Luke 8:54-55). They go to heaven or hell (see Luke 16:19-31). Ecclesiastes 9:5-6,10 does not teach us that souls remain dead in graves. For one tiling, Ecclesiastes shows that at death “the spirit shall return unto God who gave it” (Eccle siastes 12:7). The “dead” and “any” that don’t praise God in Psalm 115:17 are ungodly. (God is not praised in hell.) The next verse says that we will bless God “from this time forth and for evermore.” This shows that death will not SOULS, Page 7 don’t really enjoy doing,. Sometimes we obligate ourselves to do thing and then regret or resent it, when we could have said “no”. There are things we have to do, like our jobs, and we have family obliga tions and yes, we should help our friends and others when possible. When we have already agreed to do something for church or organizations we have to do what we agreed to do. But it should not be out of feel ing obligated, it should be a genuine desire. There are only so many hours in a day and each of us are only given so many days to be on this earth. We need to make the most of those hours and our time on earth. One day we will all stand before God and account for our time. I haven’t always been aware of how impor tant this is but have realized in the last few years how important it is to make the best of your time, especially with those you love and care about. Life is a process and making the most of your time is something you work on daily, taking a day at a time. If today was not the best, if you wake up tomorrow you have another chance to get it right. As long as you are moving forward, you are making progress. All of us struggle in one way or the other with something in our lives. Be aware of the demands on your time and strive to use that time wisely. And there is no shame in doing something others might see as childish like dancing in the rain if that is what you want to do with your time. It’s your time so you decide what to do with it each day. I start mine by spending time with God and reading His word. For me this is required time and I make this is a priority every day no matter what is going on in our busy lives. Being grateful for life helps you with using your time wisely. Each day, as you begin the day, count your blessings and the rest of the day will go so much better. How do you spend your time? Is it wisely? Do you enjoy any extra time you may have? Are you grateful for the time you have each day? If you cannot answer ”yes” without any reservation, then it is time to rethink how you are using your time. Take time out to use your time and how you could use it more wisely. Today is not too late but tomorrow might be as none of us are promised tomorrow. Wishing you a blessed week of us ing your time wisely. VICTORIA SIMMONS is publisher of The Georgia Post. Email: vsimmons54@ gmail.com THURSDAY AUGUST 29, 2013 Lighten your load by ’increasing the load’ T his may seem contradictory but it does work when it comes to our skeletal muscle and its capability to adapt to increased work loads and when this increased workload is done regularly over a period of time, “it will make the former workload feel lighter.” The exact opposite happens when we become sedentary and our muscles atrophy (shrink) and become weak. When our muscles shrink, movement becomes harder and a greater stress load is put on our bones, tendons, ligaments and joints “due to our muscles not supporting the weight we carry adequately.” We need to always remember that when our skeletal muscles that help power our physical movements become weaker, “our body- weight will feel heavier and will cause us to tire much easier!” Solution #i: is to do (whatever we expect to be able to continue to do) with consistency. This helps keep things from getting harder, due to keeping the muscles (used for these particular activities) active and familiar with the things you want to be able to continue doing. This works the same way for an athlete that wants to maintain his or her level of capability as well as someone that wants to be able to continue being able to climb a flight of stairs. The best way to be able to keep those stairs from hurting or exhausting us, “is to continue to use those stairs every day!” This helps keep the muscles used for climbing the stairs, “conditioned for this particular activity!” Though solution #1 helps us to be able to con tinue doing our tasks, “it does not make the tasks get easier” since our strength only builds up to what we’re requiring of it. For this very same reason, if someone keeps repeating the same routine in a exercise routine for a year using the same amount of weight/resistance, a year later it will feel just as heavy, “muscle simply adapts to what we require of it.” Solution #2: is the one that I really like, “since it can help lighten our former load!” It’s as simple as this example: If you want to make the stairs easier to climb, instead of just taking your body up the stairs, “carry some dumbbells up the stairs and carry them back down when you come back.” When your muscles get used to carrying you and the dumbbells up the stairs, “eventually your weight alone will feel Every so often we need more strength and more endurance, and when our body has been preconditioned, “we are less apt to get injured.” lighter!” You can also increase the weight load on your muscles by climbing the stairs faster. This same principle applies to an athlete or to powerlifting: by simply increasing the load you familiarize your muscle to, “over a period of time,” will lead to muscle adaption, and will simply make the former load easier on the muscles used for this particular activity. Example: if an athlete ties a tire to a rope and harnesses it to himself or herself and pulls it through the normal track or field exercise, “the normal routine or physical demand in the sport will become much easier.” A personal formula to use: think about everything you expect your body to do for you, “whether it’s aggressive in nature such as competitive sports or simply a desire to be independently able to care for your basic needs.” Once you know exactly what you expect out of your body, put solution #i to work and this will help you maintain capabilities, but if you want to make things get easier, start incorporating solution #2 into your routine. What causes a lot of pain, injuries, and feelings of aging, (is not from doing something the body is used to), but rather something up and beyond what we have conditioned it for. Every so often we need more strength and more endurance, and when our body has been preconditioned, “we are less apt to get injured.” If things in life get too easy, we become weaker and eventually even the easy things in life will be come harder to do. It’s pretty neat to realize that our body, is designed to strengthen as a natural reaction during stressful times to guard us against future stresses of similar proportions WADE YODER is a Master Trainer & Fitness/Nutrition Specialist. You can email him at: Vclub@comsouth.net is published every week by Crawford Publishing, LLC. 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