Wear your seat belt

Just in case you need a laugh:

Remember it takes a college degree to fly a plane, but only a high school diploma to fix one;

a reassurance to those of us who fly routinely in our jobs.

After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a ‘gripe sheet,’

which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft.

The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form,

and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.

Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor…..

Here are some (supposedly) actual maintenance complaints submitted by UPS pilots

(marked with a “P”)

and the solutions recorded by the maintenance engineers (marked with an “S”).

By the way, UPS is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident. (not verified by me)

P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.

S: Almost replaced left inside main tire..

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P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.

S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

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P: Something loose in cockpit

S: Something tightened in cockpit

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P: Dead bugs on windshield.

S: Live bugs on back-order.

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P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent

S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

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P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.

S: Evidence removed.

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P: DME volume unbelievably loud.

S: DME volume set to more believable level.

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P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.

S: That’s what friction locks are for.

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P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.

S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

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P: Suspected crack in windshield.

S: Suspect you are right.

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P: Number 3 engine missing.

S: Engine found on right wing after brief search

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P: Aircraft handles funny. (I love this one!)

S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and “be serious”.

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P: Target radar hums.

S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

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P: Mouse in cockpit.

S: Cat installed.

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P: Noise coming from under instrument panel.

Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer. (this is a good one to end on)

S: Took hammer away from midget ….!!!!

Laughter is the Best Medicine

Written by Sean Stephenson in Happiness, Health

Life’s too short to get all serious and miss out on having a good time. So take some time today to let loose, throw yourself a dance party and laugh your “BUT” off!

I want you to watch this video anytime you want to feel good.

Warning: This video has been known to make people laugh uncontrollably. You’ve been warned

“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” -E.E. Cummings

Love life,

Casey

P.S. I’d love to see your dance party in action! Feel free to upload a video to YouTube and drop the link in the comment box below… don’t be shy!

Aimee Mullins: The opportunity of adversity

The thesaurus might equate “disabled” with synonyms like “useless” and “mutilated,” but ground-breaking runner Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word. Defying these associations, she shows how adversity — in her case, being born without shinbones — actually opens the door for human potential.

EATING FRUIT…

It’s long but very informative

We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It’s not as easy as you think. It’s important to know how and when to eat.

What is the correct way of eating fruits?

IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! * FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD. Let’s say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.

In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil….

So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!

Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will NOT happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.

There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.

When you need to drink fruit juice – drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don’t even drink juice that has been heated up. Don’t eat cooked fruits because you don’t get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins.

But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!

KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.

STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.

ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.

WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.

GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content.. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.

Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! Can u believe this?? For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion… Once this ‘sludge’ reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

On the heels of a great event where we discussed people’s unique ability, I found it interesting that I should happen upon the video below. Pay attention to all of the amazing lessons that this story has to offer. It certainly is a great example of what can happen when we step in to our unique abilities and allow others to do the same! I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.

Blessings,
Casey

All of our coaching clients are well aware of the highly effective exercise “Man in the Mirror”. Each day you take the time to engage yourself in the mirror and say “I love you. I’m proud of you. I believe in you. Please forgive me. I’m doing the very best I can with the knowledge and understanding I have.” When you take the time to really connect with the exercise some amazing things can occur.

Below is a wonderful poem from a woman who connected very personally with the exercise.

Please enjoy!

Casey

The woman who looks back at me from the mirror

Smirks at me as if to say

“You are nothing”

Her smile demeaning and cruel

Cuts right through me

I feel small and

my imperfections and flaws magnified

until it is all I can see

They define me and I become them.

Curled up in a ball

In the dark,

I revisit every single failure

Every let down

Believing I was deserving of it.

But Someone up there

So loves me

Sent you to me

To remind me

I  am human, flawed,

Yet beautiful

There is beauty in my soul

Despite there being hurt and darkness

And you remind me of all I have to give

How valuable I am to you

And those whose lives I have touched

I almost felt satiated and quenched

After a long draught

I realize that I am blessed

That you are in my life

Always there

Guiding, loving, accepting and never ever judging

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

For being there for me

When I am not..

Happiness is one of the most powerful of things – and it’s something I believe that everyone is seeking. What’s interesting about it is that it’s the only thing that humans desire for its own sake! People seek riches not for the sake of being rich, but to be happy. People seek fame, not to be famous, but because they believe fame will bring them happiness too! As a result, people do things as a means to an end, which ultimately is happiness. It’s a great outcome!

In the United States Declaration of Independence, it refers to the “pursuit of happiness” as being a fundamental, “unalienable” right! Interestingly, it’s also found in the Constitution of Japan – ultimately, this is something that everyone is seeking, and has been seeking for all of time. It’s certainly something that has been commented on throughout history, and has been considered directly or indirectly in every relationship.

Are you happy? Happiness is an emotional state, and we know it when we feel it – it has that warm sense of enjoyment, satisfaction and a hint of fun. It’s often linked with good circumstances like a supportive family, a great marriage, and strong finances. At the same time, when circumstances shift and families experience tragedy, marriages crumble and the economy tanks, there is a tendency of happiness to diminish – in most people.

So what’s the difference between those who are happy when things are going well, and those who are happy no matter what’s going on?

Some scientists think that genetics have something to do with it, and others see it as a stimulus-response to circumstances: good conditions = happy, bad conditions = unhappy. However, one of the biggest indicators of happiness centers on our sense of control. If you feel you have some degree of influence, some bit of control over things, you are likely to feel happier.

So how can we make this work for us day to day? There are some simple things that can shift us toward happiness quickly, and easily. Here are a few ideas.

1. Change your state. Each of us have a physical state (our body), an emotional state (are we happy?) and a mental state (what are you thinking about?) and if you change one, you change them all. Which one is easiest to change? Your body. Stand up. Move. Look up, stretch your arms out and put a big grin on your face – you can feel instantly happy.

2. Change your attention. Write down three things you are grateful for, right now. Go ahead. Describe them. What happened and why were you grateful? Now go back to that moment in time. How did you feel? You should get the feeling back and you can feel happy right now. This is a great exercise to do every night, before you go to bed.

3. Express gratitude. Instead of just writing it down and keeping it to yourself, go tell someone. Tell someone why you are grateful for them. If someone does something nice for you, even if it’s very minor, tell them you’re grateful. Say out loud the things that make you grateful; and happiness will be the result.

Now, happiness is different than pleasure. Pleasure is very temporary and it’s simply the fulfillment of a physical need. Some people think that eating makes them happy. It doesn’t – that’s pleasure. So how do we make sure we’re on track to create happiness? There are two useful ways.

First, start all tasks with the specific intent of being happy. It is not what we do in life that makes a difference, its how we do it. We can be cleaning toilets and choose to be happy to serve. Or we can be leading nations and choose to be miserable – either way, it’s not what we’re doing, it’s how we’re doing it. Intend to be happy.

Secondly, our goals are great vehicles to move us toward happiness. When you have goals that are worthy to you, that will create a life of success by your definition. When you act on those goals, you have the opportunity to choose happiness. When you are acting on your goals, you have control over yourself. You are directing your efforts and your energy – and that’s the key to creating happiness.

Happiness is not hiding. It’s not avoiding you, it’s waiting for you. Simply call it into action and it will show up (happily)! You have control over you – always. You can’t always control your circumstances, and while it’s desirable to be in a supportive environment that’s positive and growing, remember that you can always control your response to your circumstances. You can choose your state. Choose to be happy, and bring the world along with you.

A few years ago one of my friends accidentally discovered that his dad was in fact not his dad at all.

Ouch.

At twenty seven years of age, he discovered that something he absolutely knew (not thought, hoped, or wished) to be fact, was in reality, not true at all. Let’s just say that his reaction wasn’t a totally positive one. It never occurred to him that his ‘truth’, may in fact, be a big lie.

A well-meaning lie (his mum had tried to protect him), a noble lie (is there such a thing?) but a major deception nonetheless.

What if you were to wake up tomorrow and discover that something you’ve believed (thought to be absolute fact) for years, simply wasn’t true? Completely and utterly false. You weren’t even close. How would you feel?

Mad? Betrayed? Confused? Stupid? Maybe a little of each?

Could it be that some of us hold on to certain beliefs in order to avoid the above feelings? After all, imagine having to unlearn something we’ve believed for decades? That would be quite the mental and emotional challenge, wouldn’t it?

I’ve spoken about beliefs many times but today I want to give you a little something to chew on, think about and discuss; if you feel so inspired.

Some questions for you:

Is it possible that you’ve ‘learned’ certain things over the years that are, in fact, false? Is it maybe even likely?

Is it possible that some of your (self-limiting) beliefs are the very things which stop you from fulfilling (or at least, exploring) your potential, making certain decisions, taking chances and possibly finding happiness?

Did you consciously choose and develop your own beliefs, or did you simply adopt “hand-me-downs” from somebody else? (Many people do this). But why wouldn’t I believe dad? He knows and I trust him, so his beliefs become mine – consciously or not, intentionally or not. Besides, I wouldn’t want to offend him would I?

Is it possible that you’ve believed certain things (seen the world in a particular way) for so long that the very thought of questioning some of your long-held beliefs makes you feel (1) uncomfortable, (2) anxious, (3) disloyal, (4) unfaithful, or perhaps even (5) overwhelmed?

Have you ever been coerced, pressured or expected to believe certain things, and because of those imposed beliefs you have been compelled to adhere to certain standards, rules and behaviours? Even though deep down you resented it?

Have you ever felt like questioning certain beliefs (to others) but held your tongue in order to keep the peace and avoid potential confrontation? (Why bother – it will only create problems?)

For the most part, do your beliefs empower you or limit you?

Breaking Free!

Sometimes beliefs are like handcuffs or leg irons. They restrict movement, potential, exploration and of course, freedom. Freedom to learn, grow and change. They keep us in the custody of something or someone. You know what I mean.

One of the most liberating and empowering things we can do as authors of our own lives is to question our beliefs. Not for the sake of being different, difficult or rebellious, but for the sake of learning who we are, what we are and what we really believe beyond the social conditioning, the weight of expectation, the years of mental and emotional programming and beyond the pressure of group thinking.

After all, our beliefs determine our choices and behaviors (for the most part) and our choices and behaviors determine the kind of results we produce in our world. So why wouldn’t we? Is it time for you to do a little unlearning?

Think about what you might want to unlearned and discover your own new truths!

Blessings,

Casey Combden