Our Great City

 Article Submitted by:  Jayne Gardner, Ph.D. - Gardner Institute

www.GardnerInstitute.com

817-416-9400

On my return trip from a speaking engagement in Chicago, I found myself seated next to a flight attendant. She told me something interesting about the new training of flight attendants, since 9-11. In case of an emergency landing, they had always been trained to say things like:

“Brace for impact!”

“Move to the emergency exits.”

“Stay calm.”

This past year, a new phrase was added. “Leave your baggage behind!” This seemed rather obvious to me, but she said statistics have shown that, in an actual crisis, passengers rush to grab their bags. They just do not seem to be able to leave them behind!

Submitted by: Mike Rossetti, Professional Home Inspector

 www.MetroplexHomeInspector.com

817-789-9726

I'm doing many more pre-listing inspections these days for sellers who are interested in finding out ahead of time about problems that will show up when the buyer's inspector looks at their house. I actually offer a free consultation to prospective sellers where, instead of a full blown inspection, I'll come for a visit and spend about an hour with the owner/seller describing the inspection process and pointing out defects in their property that I would list on an inspection report. More often than not sellers call me before the consult and tell me to go ahead and do a full inspection report for them.

Submitted By: Kweethai Neill & Steve Stork of

iHealth -Center for Integrated Wellness

Submitted by: Lois Frazier, Monart School of Art - Keller

I recently requested a copy of a new Dana Consortium report on Arts and Cognition. Basically, it’s a comprehensive report on the science of how creative arts interplays with our cognitive functions and growth patterns for elementary and middle school students. This interesting report is supported by more than 250 neuroscientists and the progress of brain science.

Article Submitted by: Drs. Kweethai Neill & Steve Stork 

www.ihealththerapies.com

Minding my way to successful resolutions.

New Year’s resolutions are a quaint tradition. They are more euphemistic than practicable. You say, “I resolve to…” while thinking, “It would be nice if something magical happened that would make me…”

Resolutions are not lies…exactly. But somehow they are more often intended than actualized. How is that so?

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it

Change your Mind, Get Healthy, Get Happy!!

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Submitted by: Blind and Shutter Guys Southlake, TX 817-251-4940 www.blindandshutterguys.com

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION ANNOUNCES WINDOW FASHIONS “RECALL TO REPAIR”

On 12/15/09 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary “recall to repair” roman shades and roll-up blinds. Hunter Douglas supports these efforts to make window coverings safer; as do we, as a retailer of Hunter Douglas window fashions.

Submitted by: Dr. Kweethai Neill - iHealth - Center for Integrated Wellness

Who’s paying for your Christmas? Or more accurately, what? For many people a credit card goes beyond mere convenience. If it weren’t for plastic, there would be little to celebrate on Christmas morning. But maybe that’s the way it should be.

The availability of quick credit makes it easy to lose sight of reality. What’s the real meaning of Christmas? Is it so bad if children do not receive everything on their wish list? Is it that embarrassing if the neighbors have a few more lights in their yard?

Halloween has passed and it’s now November, which can mean only one thing; Christmas is around the corner! But, wait. Don’t forget Thanksgiving.