Fight or Flight

The autonomic nervous system, more specifically the sympathetic and parasympathetic sytems are amazing things. With Sympathetic, we learn this refers to the Fight or Flight phenomenon. Fight- save yourself by going after the stimulus
Flight- save yourself by running away from the stimulus
But what I wanna know is... what if you aren't alone? What do you choose to do? You are walking along NYC with a friend, crossing the street and a car is coming.. what do you do? I guess we never know til we are in that situation

MIDDLE CLASS Catastrophe

With the economy going downhill and prices going up, the American middle class is struggling to keep up. They can't afford weekly tanning sessions, gym memberships, cell phone bills, family vacations, and all the extras they are used to.Here's my opinion on the middle class catastrophe. If you just HAVE to have those extras.. here's what you have to do. Sell that stuff you don't use on ebay. Make your own coffee instead of buying Starbucks every morning. Make your kids lunches instead of eating in the caf. In fact, make your own lunch instead of eating fast food or out with the coworkers. Watch your money. Jog around the neighborhood. Take the kids to the park. find cheap fun entertainment, rather than renting movies every weekend, go to the $5 bin at wal-mart and watch it over and over again. Your kid doesnt need the latest gizmos and gadgets.. and neither do you.

Let's embrace the life of simplicity. If you have clothes in your closet you havent worn in the last year, get rid of it. They aren't yours. If you have shoes in the closet you havent worn in the past 6 months, get rid of them, they arent yours. Sell your used books and movies or better yet trade them for the "to buy" list that you have sticky noted to your desk. Collect change, then treat yourself to that starbucks you've been holding out on once you earn enough. And most importantly, Trust in God. You'll be alright without TiVo and purified water. Trust me, you will.