Yelling at people does not help..

I'm thinking of what I would call loudmouth coaches or personal trainers.

I saw a guy yesterday... on the outside track... yelling at his "ward"
(I guess client would be a better term).

This is a nice track. Seems like if he needed to "coach" her (standing
there yelling "you can do it" "lengthen your stride" "just 10 more
minutes". So anyone out there can hear. Hear what a jerk he was
anyhow. Standing there with his arms folded while she was working her
way around the track.

It occurred to me that he could just as easily use a walkie talkie with
a headset. And thus not prove to the world how insensitive he was, and
not raise his blood pressure at the same time. Or mine.

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Why is it that people have this feeling that yelling at someone does a
better job of communicating?

Preachers that yell at their congregations.

Coaches that yell at their athletes.

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When I hear someone say "Listen Up", I automatically start looking for
the exit.

Interest Designs and Oddities

http://www.notcot.org/

a blog about many design, art, architecture, and just plain odd but
interesting items.

CCCO: That's Them!

The Central Committee for Conscientous Objectors http://

www.girights.com also

http://www.objector.org/ccco/whoweare.html

to whom I donated for many years. I was so glad there was someone
who took the risk to fight the madness of war.

So, I just sent them another donation.

Jeff

The GI Rights Hotline (800) 394-9544

These people helped a young relative of mine:

http://girights.objector.org/

Please consider donating.

Edging Toward The Treadmill

Well this is the day. Cancelled trip to aerobics class because
Mother In Law is awaiting a phone call from her dying husband. So
I'm dedicating today to walk on treadmill.

It's all an issue about staying well. I read yesterday that over 60%
of people age 65 and older are completely inactive. Meaning they
just sit there.

I'm dedicating myself to NOT be one of them.

So I'm cleaning house, putting things away, checking laundry, ...
all those things we do to AVOID.

And of course, I set this up to post to multiple blogs at one
time... another AVOID activity.

So..... Bye Bye Computer, Hello Treadmill.

Bye for now... Jeff.

Godless For God's Sake (QuakerBooks)

http://www.quakerbooks.org/godless_for_gods_sake.php

I will be reading this book soon.

I've been to some Quaker meetings, met some great people there.

Quaker House: Working for Peace & GI Rights in the Fayetteville-Fort Bragg community since 1969

Fitness of another kind...

http://www.quakerhouse.org/index.php

I wonder when humans will quit beating each other.

Seems like all the churches and praying that have been going on for the
last few thousand years has not helped.

More Romance - Josh Ritter with Erin McKeown - "Tonight You Belong to Me"

http://tinyurl.com/2vfvk9

If this isn't Love,  What is?

Why People Hate "Exercise"

Particularly me.

Quote from http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/activity_synth.pdf

Imagery and tone are very important in motivating people to be physically active.   People 50+ are motivated by images they can relate to, not by elite senior athletes that  make them feel discouraged or overwhelmed.  For a variety of reasons, a “no pain, no  gain” message often used to motivate younger audiences to exercise is not motivating  to this age cohort.  Similarly, a confrontational or critical “get off the couch” approach is  not effective.   

So true.  On top of which it's the constant "boxing" theme that gets to me.  Somewhere in my life I came to believe that hitting someone is not the way to deal with problems