84 HEALTH & BEAUTY Live Love Laugh Health & beauty advice from Rowena Kitchen
Sustainability- -Sustainability is the avoidance of the depletion of natural
resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.
Trying to sustain something sounds like hard work. Whether it’s the natural balance of the environment or your relationship it needs to be worked at to keep all the plates in the air.
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elationships are not what they used to be. Not so long ago the lines and the rules were defined and
adhered to. Your date would begin and end in a tight time frame and a chaste kiss at the door was very ris- qué. Living together before marriage was scandalous. Obviously before you can sustain this state of
bliss you have to find the right person to have a relationship with and want to make it last. Starting a relationship today can mean ‘shopping on line’ for your next date and not waiting to be introduced to someone’s hairdresser’s cousin’s nephew. I found a wonderful newspaper article
Father. If he is fat too say you were adopted. 10. When you are out strolling with him don’t insist on stopping at every shop window. I dread to think what might have been brain
Laughter and happiness
in my parents’ papers which was entertain- ing and horrifying at the same time. Dated March 9th 1958…..’129 ways to get a husband!’ Using a new method called ‘Brain Storming’ a team of 16 American experts put their heads together to come up with the ultimate guide for getting a man - starting with a statement that would have them hunted down, tarred and feathered by todays young ladies, namely; “It’s the Mrs before her name she wants not the letters after it.” Wow. It gets worse as you will see by the following examples…. 1. Look in the census reports for the areas with the most single men. 2. Become a nurse or an airline hostess - they have very high rates of marriage. 3. Go to the early morning track gallops. 4. Wear a bandage - people always ask what happened. 5. Stand on a corner and cry softly. Chances are good that ‘he’ll’ come over to see what’s wrong. 6. Laugh at his jokes. 7. Wear high heels most of the time - they are sexiest. 8. Let it be known in the office that you have a button box and will sew bachelor’s loose buttons. 9. If your Mother is fat let him know you take after your
really are the natural resources to keep a relationship going through thick and thin.
stormed for how to hold onto that elusive husband once you have him walking you down the aisle. The whole notion is insulting to men as well. Portraying them as hopeless idiots on the one hand but on the other finding those who could manage to get enough ed- ucation to become a doctor or dentist, was the pinnacle of the hunt. In 1958 heterosexual relationships
were the only ones talked about in public. Whatever the dynamic of your relation-
ship not every day will be glowing with content-
ment. Laughter and happiness really are the natural resources to keep a relationship going through thick and thin. Being happy can be the result of natural joie do vivre or something that you arrange to feel. Smiling whether you feel like it or not can lift your mood. Studies have shown that forced laughter is a mood enhancer. Your brain may know that you are faking it but your body will not and go ahead to produce those elusive endorphins. One minute of fake laughing will bring better results than one minute of fake smiling. Laughing burns calories, increases blood flow, strengthens the immune systems and lowers blood sugars. Did you know there are classes you can go to that entail sitting in a circle laughing - presumably until it hurts! People are joining groups that meet in local parks to have a laugh in the fresh air….I am already laughing at the idea so am half way there already! Other ways to boost your mood so you can work
on your relationship and overcome the obstacles and bumps in the road that are part of daily life (if you live
Illustrations by Lisa Wyman
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