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The Butterfly

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. 

One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. 

Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.

The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.

Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us.

We would not be as strong as what we could have been. We could never fly!

I asked for Strength.........And God gave me Difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for Wisdom.........And God gave me Problems to solve.

I asked for Prosperity.........And God gave me Brain and Brawn to work.

I asked for Courage.........And God gave me Danger to overcome.

I asked for Love.........And God gave me Troubled people to help.

I asked for Favours.........And God gave me Opportunities.

I received nothing I wanted ........I received everything I needed!

Trust in God. Always !

Joke - Gone Wireless

After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago.

Not to be outdone by the British, in the weeks that followed, an American archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story published in the New York Times said: 

"American archaeologists, finding traces of 250-year-old copper wire, have concluded that their 

ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network 50 years earlier than the 

British".

One week later, Australia's Northern Territory Times reported the following: 

"After digging as deep as 30 feet in his backyard in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, 

Knackers Johnson, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. 

Knackers has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, AUSTRALIA had already gone wireless."

  

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Cinnamon And Health Benefits

(Note: Cinnamon is very useful if you have cockroaches and ants in the house or kitchen. The cinnamon really get rid of them.... seriously. Just put a stick or a dash of powder at the area and the ants and cockroaches will not go there again.)

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Recipe - How To Make Banana Cake

The banana is a super food.

It has amazing health benefits.

It can be eaten on its own and ripe bananas can also be used to make banana cake.

As the new saying goes, a banana a day keeps the doctor away.

This banana cake is relatively easy to make.

It is moist, delicious and healthy as a snack or a dessert.


INGREDIENTS:
3 or 4 ripe bananas (mashed)
75 grams butter (melted)
100 grams sugar (brown or white)
1 egg beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
A pinch of salt
170 grams all purpose flour
For extra flavour, add a teaspoon of cinnamon powder.

METHOD
Preheat oven to 175 degree C
With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl.
Mix in the sugar, egg and vanilla.
Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix well.
Add the flour last and mix.
Pour mixture into a buttered 4 x 8 inch loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour.
Cool on a rack about 10 minutes.
Remove from pan and slice to serve.

(Note: With 4 bananas, the cake is moist and sweet. With 3 bananas, the cake is dry and less sweet.)

Enjoy

   


Chocolate chips are added in this banana cake recipe (4 minutes)



Milk, self raising flour and lime are used for this banana cake recipe (5 minutes)



This banana cake comes with chocolate topping (16 minutes)

Joke - A New Pub In Town

Joke - Church Squirrels

There were five houses of religion in a small town:
The Presbyterian Church,
The Baptist Church ,
The Methodist Church ,
The Catholic Church and
The Jewish Synagogue.

Each church and Synagogue was overrun with pesky squirrels.

One day, the Presbyterian Church called a meeting to decide what to do about the squirrels. After much prayer and consideration they determined that the squirrels were predestined to be there and they should not interfere with God’s divine will.

In The BAPTIST CHURCH the squirrels had taken up habitation in the baptistery. The deacons met and decided to put a cover on the baptistery and drown the squirrels in it. The squirrels escaped somehow and there were twice as many there the next week

The Methodist Church got together and decided that they were not in a position to harm any of God’s creation. So, they humanely trapped the Squirrels and set them free a few miles outside of town. Three days later, the squirrels were back.

But — The Catholic Church came up with the best and most effective solution. They baptized the squirrels and registered them as members of the church.
Now they only see them on Christmas , Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday and Easter.

Not much was heard about the Jewish Synagogue, but they took one squirrel and had a short service with him called circumcision and they haven’t seen a squirrel on the property since.

Joke - The Importance Of Queing

It happened at a New York Airport. This is hilarious. I wish I had the guts of this girl. An award should go to the United Airlines gate agent in New York for being smart and funny, while making her point, when confronted with a passenger who probably deserved to fly as cargo. For all of you out there who have had to deal with an irate customer, this one is for you.

A crowded United Airlines flight was cancelled. A single agent was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travelers.

Suddenly, an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket on the counter and said, "I HAVE to be on this flight and it has to be FIRST CLASS."

The agent replied, "I'm sorry, sir. I'll be happy to try to help you, but I've got to help these folks first; and then I'm sure we'll be able to work something out."

The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind him could hear, "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?"

Without hesitating, the agent smiled and grabbed her public address microphone. "May I have your attention, please?", she began, her voice heard clearly throughout the terminal. "We have a passenger here at Gate 14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him with his identity, please come to Gate 14".

With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at the United Airlines agent, gritted his teeth, and said, "F*** You!"

Without flinching, she smiled and said, "I'm sorry sir, you'll have to get in line for that, too."

Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain."

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Joke - Do You Drink Beer

Lady: Do you drink beer?

Man: Yes

Lady: How many beers a day?

Man: Usually about 3

Lady: How much do you pay per beer?

Man: $5 with a tip

Lady: And how long have you been drinking?

Man: 20 years, I suppose

Lady: So a beer costs $5 and you have 3 beers a day which puts your spending each month at $450. In one year, it would be $5400 correct?

Man: Correct

Lady: If in 1 year you spend $5400, not accounting for inflation, the past 20 years puts your spending at $108,000, correct?

Man: Correct

Lady: Do you know that if you didn't drink so much beer, that money could have been put in a step-up interest savings account and after accounting for compound interest for the past 20 years, you could have now bought a Ferrari?

Man: Do you drink beer?

Lady: No

Man: Where's your Ferrari?

Have a good day.

   

Recipe - Lala Shellfish (Clams) Stir Fry With Garlic And White Wine

The lala shellfish (clams) is a rich source of protein, vitamins and minerals like iron, selenium, zinc and copper. These minerals improve the absorption of vitamin D, the vitamin that helps in absorption of calcium and protects against joint inflammation. It is also rich in vitamin B12 that is important for a healthy nervous system.

The lala shellfish is also a versatile ingredient. It can be steamed, baked or made into a soup. It can be stir fried with a variety of sauces for different flavours. The meat is juicy, tender and chewy at the same time. They are very sweet when they are fresh.

In this recipe, the clams are given a quick stir fry with garlic and white wine. Bacon chips and coriander leaves are used for garnishing to perk up the dish.


The clams live in shallow sand along the beach. It is inevitable that there will be sand or sediment in the shellfish.

I parboil them first to get rid of the sea smell and also to pick out any dead ones. This will help to get rid of any sand. One dead clam can ruin the whole dish. Scrub the shells. In a pot of boiling water, add a few drops of vinegar or rice wine and toss in the clams. The shells will pop open within 2 minutes. Take them out and rinse them. They are ready for the stir fry.

Ingredients:
Serves 5.

1 kg of clams (parboil as above)
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 slices bacon
1 sprig coriander leaves or  parsley, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup white wine
1 tbs cooking oil

clams or lala

Method:

Cut the bacon into small strips.
In a large wok or pan, heat the oil on medium till hot.
Fry the bacon till crispy, about 1 minute.
Set aside on paper towel

Add garlic to the wok or pan.
Toss in the clams
Add the wine.
Stir fry on medium high heat for about 2 minutes.
Toss in the coriander leaves
Plate the clams and serve with the bacon strips.

Enjoy.

 

In this 9 minute video, the clams are served together with linguine as a one dish meal.





In this 7 minute video, the clams are cooked with miso paste (salted soya bean paste).





Lala or clams go very well with basil. Always safer to parboil and pick out any dead clams.

Who Packed Your Parachute

Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent six years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now shares lessons he learned from that experience.

One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!"

"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.

"I packed your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!"

Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today."

Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he had looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat; a bib in the back; and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you?' or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor."

Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?" Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day. He also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down over enemy territory -- he needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these supports before reaching safety.

Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachutes.

Source - Unknown

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Bad Eyes Illusion Test

 

Can you read this in first attempt?

Not possible to read anything?

Then follow the guidelines given below

Close your eyes almost 90% so that you can actually read it

Its really superb!!!!

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Life Is Like A Cup Of Coffee

Live Simply.
Speak Kindly.
Care Deeply.
Love Generously.

This video combines beautiful pictures, inspiring music, and a touching story to help empower people to live more fully.

Cilantro (Coriander Leaves) And Health Benefits

Fresh cilantro or coriander leaves are often used as a garnish for many dishes. By itself the fresh coriander leaves do taste a little bitter but it adds freshness and a contrasting taste to the dish. Some people like it, some do not.

The roots of the coriander can be saved to cook curry and the dried seeds are often made into powder for cooking, curry or other dishes.

Cilantro has many health benefits, the key one would be to get rid of metals in the body.

• Effective Heavy Metal Detoxification

  One of the most important health advantages cilantro provides is the ability to rid your body of heavy metals, when combined with chlorella and garlic extracts. Cilantro is particularly used in chelation of heavy metals such as lead, mercury and aluminum from the body. Not only that, it also eliminate gas in your stomach.
   

• Prevent Diabetes

  Research has proven that cilantro promotes insulin secretion and helps reduce blood sugar. In a study, mice fed with diet with cilantro have recorded a significant drop in their blood sugar levels.
   

• Great for Eyes and Skin

  Cilantro has excellent health effects on eyes and skin due to its high vitamin A content. It supplies 6748 IU or 225% of RDA of vitamin A in every 100 g of the herb. Vitamin A is an essential nutrient that helps improve your mucus membranes and skin. Nutritionists have recommended foods rich in vitamin A to protect against eye diseases including age-related macular degeneration.
   

• Wonderful Antibacterial

  Another merit of cilantro is the antibacterial properties to combat Salmonella, enterobacteria that are responsible for foodborne illness and typhoid fever. The bacteria are eliminated by dodecenal, a compound that are found abundantly in the herb.
   

• Enriched with Vitamin K

  Cilantro is a good source of vitamin K. Health effects of taking sufficient vitamin K include increase of osteotrophic activity in your bones and slow down of neuronal damage of brain among Alzheimer’s disease patients.
   

• Full of Phytonutrients

  Cilantro contains loads of health properties especially phytonutrients, namely borneol, camphor, carvone, elemol, epigenin, geraniol, kaempferol, limonene, linalool, quercitin, rhamnetin, vitamin A and vitamin C. They are powerful antioxidants to fight against free radicals and capable of enhancing the immune system of your body.
   

• Packed with Useful Minerals

  Apart from the many health purposes of consuming cilantro mentioned earlier, the nutritious herb is a vital source of minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium and iron. They are crucial to reduce the health risk and contribute to your overall fitness and wellbeing. 

Caution - Cilantro Side Effects

Cilantro is usually safe when consumed in small amounts. However, pregnant women have to be careful as it may increase the risk of miscarriage. Expecting mothers should consult the doctor before eating cilantro. People with cilantro allergy must not consume the herb at all.

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A nice video From Dr Eric Berg on what is Cilantro good for.

Glass Of Milk

One day, a poor boy, who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry.

He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.

Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk.

He drank it so slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied.
“Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness.”

He said, “Then I thank you from my heart.”

As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.

Many year’s later that same young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease.

Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once.

He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case. After a long struggle, the battle was won.

Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge, and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words… 

“Paid in full with one glass of milk.” (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: “Thank You, God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands.”

There’s a saying which goes something like this:

The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time. If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better place – And, after all, isn’t that what life is all about?

A similar story in video and used by Thai Telecommunication giant "True" in its advertising campaign.

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1. Blueberries



2. Dark Chocolate



3. Broccoli



4. Omega-3 rich fish



5. Almonds



6. Tomatoes



7. Garlic



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A Little Bee Humour

A man was driving down the road and ran out of gas. Just at that moment, a bee flew in his window.

The bee said, 'What seems to be the problem?'

'I'm out of gas,' the man replied.

The bee told the man to wait right there and flew away. Minutes later, the man watched as an entire swarm of bees flew to his car and into his gas tank. After a few minutes, the bees flew out.

'Try it now,' said one bee.

The man turned the ignition key and the car started right up. 'Wow!' the man exclaimed, 'what did you put in my gas tank'?

The bee answered,

Wait for it.wait for it..


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