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I found the following article by Cole Carson. This article is not intended to be judgmental of anyone. It is only intended to inspire and help people be the best they can be. Let me warn you - this article is probably not politically correct, however, well you be the judge and I hope this helps you to be the best you can be. And in reality I don't want to ever view anyone as being handicapped, everyone is an incredible individual capable of accomplishing great things. I hate to put the label of handicapped on anyone.

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Article by Cole Carson
You know, our culture puts a lot of emphasis on negative things and bad people, but I found something the other day that was amazingly positive and that I feel needs to be talked about. I stumbled upon the home-grown web site made by a boy of about twenty years of age who was born with Down Syndrome, as well as several other birth complications. He rides bikes, speed skates, rock-climbs, plays sports, works on cars, and does countless other amazing things that many of us can only imagine. As I looked through his site, I found a wonderful sticker on his car that said “Powered by an extra Chromosome!” This made me smile, as well as drop my jaw in awe.

Here was a person whom everyone in the world would consider handicapped doing things that even I couldn’t do. He was a person with natural determination and resolve like I had seen in few people in my life. This kid literally knew how to do nothing but set goals and achieve them, regardless of how much work was involved. He worked hard every day to make sure no one thought he wasn’t capable or handicapped, proving that he could do anything that any other person could do.

Just a few days later I took a trip to my local Wal-Mart. As I was about to make my way inside, I noticed a car pulling into the closest space reserved for handicapped people. The driver was a woman who looked about thirty-five years old. She had the handicapped sticker, tag, the whole nine yards, and I was amazed as I saw her step out of her car unaided and walk right past me into the store. She seemed to have little problem getting around, and soon began searching through the shopping carts. It soon became obvious to her that what she was looking for was not there, and she confronted the greeter about it. She asked for an electric cart, claiming that her legs grew painful if she had to stand on them for any length of time. The greeter, of course, had a cart brought to her immediately, and she drove on into the store with her purse sitting in the little basket mounted on the front.

This, of course, was unsettling to me. Out there somewhere was a young man that had been born with Down Syndrome, someone who had more obstacles to overcome than most of us have ever even seen, and he was most likely riding a bike or working hard at his job. Almost everything this boy wanted in his life was certainly made more difficult by this birth defect, and yet he thrived, he persevered. And here, at Wal-Mart, was a woman, an apparently normal woman, with a handicapped license tag, a handicapped sticker and parking pace, and an electronic scooter. – She was proclaiming herself handicapped to the world, and all because of some pain in her leg.

There is a serious attitude problem out there today. More and more I notice people wanting to be victims. People who will desperately try to find any reason that things should be made easier on them because they feel like they “deserve” it. I notice more and more handicapped stickers on cars with owners in their thirties or forties. People want everyone else, on one hand, to give things to them and apply a different set of standards because they claim to have a “disability.” They want people to look down on them and pity them, and that makes no sense to me. I don’t ever want anyone to pity me, or feel like I need their handouts.

I know that in my heart of hearts there are very few truly handicapped or disabled people in this world. The only handicap I ever see is a poor mindset and way of looking at things. That young man with Down Syndrome is one the very least handicapped people I have ever even heard of. Not a thing on this earth isn’t there waiting for him, and it’s all because he has a willingness and a determination to earn everything he’s got, and prove to the world that he not only isn’t handicapped, but exceptional. In this boy, there is a very crucial lesson that this world needs to learn. Any person who wants to be handed things, any person who feels that because they are “disabled’ life should be easier for them, they need to grow up, wake up, and get themselves some dignity.

I believe that all of us are capable of amazing things. People do inspiring things every day by simply being themselves and trying to do their very best at everything they do. When a person decides that they are going to overcome the obstacles in their way and that no one is ever going to look at them as less capable, miraculous things happen. That boy with Down Syndrome, for example, has left a lasting impression on me that makes me want to do everything I can to the best of my abilities. When people look at me, I don't want them to see my shortcomings – I want them to see my abilities, my achievements, and the things that I am capable of.

I charge the rest of the world to get off of their butts and be the people that God made them to be. Right now there is a kid with Down Syndrome overcoming the odds and doing things that people have for all his life told him he couldn’t do, so why can’t others? If you really care about yourself, stop asking what other people are going to do to make your life easier, and start finding ways to work around your problems and overcome your obstacles. The world will look at you differently, and you will be surprised at who you’ll inspire.
Article by Cole Carson
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Weight Loss in Five Easy Steps an Article by Cole Carson,

It’s easier than ever to gain weight. Our lives are constantly becoming less physical, as the need for convenience and ease is met with advances in technology. At the same time our diet is suffering from high-fat greasy foods and genetically altered food products. Combine these together, and its’ easy to see why the pant size of Americans are growing by the inch. Fortunately for all of us, there actually are very convenient, plentiful ways to counteract those pesky pounds, and here are five great ways of doing just that.

1. Starting small, a great way to help you keep weight off is to brush your teeth after every meal. Part of the weight-gain problem is that we often eat when we aren’t hungry – we’ll snack out of simple boredom. Brushing your teeth after each meal is great for your smile, but more importantly, that fresh, clean feeling sends signals to your body that the time to eat is over. You won’t be as likely to put those little fat-building snacks in your mouth between meals, and you can be sure to be cavity free!

2. Many people underestimate the importance of water. Water is necessary for your body to function properly, and you need at least a few glasses of water a day to give your body what it needs. Water can also help you lose weight. By replacing all of those soft drinks and coffees throughout the day with water, you can eliminate as many as 245 needless calories or more from your diet. Water also does a good job of flushing from your body toxins and excess waste that it doesn’t need. You’ll also find yourself with more energy for longer periods of time, and you won’t find yourself hit with thirst so often.

3. Breakfast is a very important meal, and as you can guess, is the one most likely to be skipped on by Americans. We generally have busy mornings and opt to pass up on breakfast for a little more sleep or time to ourselves in the morning. This is a very bad thing, because this means our appetites will be greater throughout the rest of the day, and the later in the day you eat, the less time you give your body to burn off the calories. Eating in the evening causes your body to have to store all of that food away as fat, which puts on the pounds. Spend a little extra time in the morning eating a big, healthy breakfast, and you’ll find that you actually can lose weight by eating!

4. It’s no secret that we eat far more food than we need. We are a culture that is obsessed with food, and we pack in more than our bodies can possibly handle. If you want to lose weight, the first thing you have to do is cut down on your portions. As a general rule, when you get a plate of food, discard between a quarter and a third of it before you even sit down. It may be painful to do so, but the bottom line is that you don’t need all of that extra food. Your body won’t be able to burn that many calories.

5. When most people think of exercise, they imagine push ups, trips to the gym, jogging, or other intensive forms of exercise that are difficult to start and take a lot of effort and discipline to stick with for any length of time. Fortunately, all of that is really not necessary for losing weight. Walking is one of the most efficient fat-burning exercises on the planet, and it can be done anywhere you are. Walk around the office, take the stairs, and go out of your way to get the steps in. If you really want to lose weight, start walking every single day for extended periods. Any good long walk is beneficial, but it is generally recommended that you take 30 to 45 minute trips to lose those pounds.

It’s a fact that big things can only be accomplished by starting small, and that the fastest way to get anywhere is by taking a lot of small steps. Remember all of the small things that are contributing to your weight, and go about fixing them. Follow these handy tips and others like them, and you’ll be amazed at how simple losing weight can be.


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