This amazing Hot Mamma is 92.  Her dancing partner, (who also happens to be her great grandson), is 29.   They’re dancing “hot salsa” together and, at any age, they’d be judged a super-talented pair.

If you haven’t already seen this video, which has been making the rounds at AARP and other appreciative venues, do watch this graceful, flexible dame with the terrific moves and jaw dropping stamina, and jettison any age-related excuses you've been counting on to get out of doing stuff!

According to the e-rumor fact-checking website, Truth or Fiction, this touching story is the truth.  Check it out - it’s good to remember that, along with all the mayhem and madness going on in Iraq & Afghanistan, there’s quite a bit of this happening too.  Here’s what the site says:

Summary of the e-Rumor:  

A picture is attached to this e-Rumor.  It is that of an American soldier holding and comforting a small girl who is resting in his arms.  The email says the soldier is John Gebhardt and the little girl was the victim of insurgents who shot her in the head and executed her family.  It is said that she cries and moans and that John seems to be the only one who can calm her down.  

Dear BR,
Enjoyed your email about helping the military with Guided Imagery.  Having experienced a lifetime of depression, your Depression tape has been the most valuable tool I have found.  With that and medication, the last 7 years of my life have been the best by far.  I am 58.  In my case, life began at 50!

My husband and I are enjoying a wonderful life as retirees near Hilton Head, SC. One year ago, shortly after retirement, my husband was diagnosed with celiac disease, an auto-immune condition where one cannot tolerate gluten, which is in wheat, oats, barley, and rye.  With an excellent GI specialist, help from a mentor, and finding a newly organized support group in Savannah, we are managing fine.  I enjoy cooking more now with this challenge than I ever did before when we could both eat anything.

We were told about this posting, from a really impressive woman who has some great suggestions here for recovering from any surgery (she also was kind enough to give guided imagery a shoutout), in response to an interview with E.D. Hill which she saw on The View.  Hill is a TV journalist who chose to have a prophylactic  double mastectomy in order to prevent getting breast cancer, because of her intense family history.  You can see the original interview here. Here are her comments, written directly to E.D. Hill:

We got a big kick out of this posting, which, as luck would have it, is from the one and only M.A. Bjarkman, one of the founding goddesses and leading lights of The ConferenceWorks!, the generous hosts of so many of my weekend trainings.  (They’re currently featuring the awesome likes of Greg Braden, Donna Eden and David Feinstein, Joseph Chilton Pearce and Geneen Roth.) 

Hello, Health Journeys!

I had been dealing with infertility for almost four years. After the first dismal try (and “failure”, as they like to call it) with IVF, I realized I was going to need help, because the whole process was upsetting, and I wanted to be able to stick it out.  I was feeling discouraged, depressed and, in a way, disabled. I began searching the web for books, CDs and videos that could help me cope.
 
Before beginning the second round of IVF, I purchased your CD, Help for Fertility.  I listened to it every night before falling asleep.  It brought me a great sense of calmness and hope.  I know you could argue with me about this, but I think this relaxing, positive imagery helped me get pregnant.

Anyone who’s ever worked in an office or served on a large, longstanding committee probably knows this scenario – when you find yourself getting overly aggravated, disrupted or distracted by an angry, dysfunctional fellow worker.  

Check out this excellent advice from psychotherapist Phillip Chard, who suggests guided imagery.  When having a reasonable conversation isn’t an option, going inward with guided imagery is the way to go:

This funny, ersatz testimonial came from a witty blog, called Ovulation Adventures: Tackling Infertility while Keeping My Smile, Wits & Hair Intact (An Attempt).

Like a certain percentage of comments we find here and there on the internet (especially Amazon), the writer at first finds my voice pretty weird, but then gets used to it, and maybe even likes it (hard to say).  Either way, it does get the job done of putting her to sleep!   Read on, it’s funny and engaging! 

A friend sent us the link to this blog entry by a woman who underwent surgery for what looks like hip replacement, if I’m interpolating correctly. This is a magical story by a charming woman who refers to herself as a reluctant clairvoyant.  Check it out:

My Magical Band of Allies

Jan. 1st, 2010 at 1:07 PM.  It's been 4 weeks post-op.  I'm off the walker, back to my leopard print cane, and I'm finding myself "forgetting" to use my cane when walking outside or doing minor tasks.  Where once there was pain, now there is none and my pronounced limp is slowly receding every day as I get stronger and re-learn the process of walking. I can't push it too much but I am surprised at how easy, rapid and peaceful my whole recovery has been.  I saw Dr Gilbert earlier this week for my first follow up visit since surgery.  He was pleased with how my gait has improved and how mobile my left hip is becoming.  However, I still need to follow hip precautions for the next 2 months.