{"id":13718,"date":"2017-03-24T19:20:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T23:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=13718"},"modified":"2017-03-24T20:10:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T00:10:24","slug":"5-friday-faves-body-language-the-wisdom-of-andy-andrews-healing-arts-cheese-and-dont-waste-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=13718","title":{"rendered":"5 Friday Faves &#8211; Body Language, the Wisdom of Andy Andrews, Healing Arts, Cheese, and Don&#8217;t Waste Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11080\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3996\" height=\"2540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg 3996w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-1024x651.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3996px) 100vw, 3996px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s FRIDAY! Wrapping up another week that roared by. Without further ado, here are five of my favorite finds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Body Language &#8211; <\/strong>Since our moms first instructed us to &#8220;smile at the nice lady&#8221; or &#8220;stand up straight&#8221;, we&#8217;ve been aware of the impact of body language. Posture, attitude, and approachableness are all a part of that.<a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BLog-PCA-Development-Zone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13797\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BLog-PCA-Development-Zone.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BLog-PCA-Development-Zone.png 575w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/BLog-PCA-Development-Zone-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/devzone.positivecoach.org\/resource\/video\/mike-brey-how-coaches-can-correct-athletes-bad-body-language\" target=\"_blank\">DevZone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We communicate so much through our faces and bodies. Eye contact is a big one as well as what we do with our eyes &#8211; as in rolling them or staring off.\u00a0 What does our body language convey?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are we too self-important to engage with the person in front of us? Are our children growing up too cool to be bothered with the people around them?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, I saw a 2-minute video of<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geno_Auriemma\" target=\"_blank\"> UConn basketball coach Geno Auriemmas<\/a> talk about body language. He nailed it! Not just in athletics but in any other life situation. We can still help our children and grandchildren to think beyond themselves&#8230;as we model it, too.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Body Language Matters \u2013\u00a0Geno Auriemma on body language and the type of players he recruits\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tp4mIONS51E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/2017\/geno-auriemmas-advice-body-language-matters-on-court-and-on-bench\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Geno Auriemma&#8217;s Advice: Body Language matters on Court and On Bench<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/2017\/how-coaches-evaluate-body-language-during-a-game\" target=\"_blank\"><em>How Coaches Evaluate Body Language During A Game &#8211; <\/em>Joe Leccesi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Wisdom of Andy Andrews &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andyandrews.com\/downloads\/press_articles\/Andrews_Christian_Family.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Andrews <\/a>is an author and speaker. Years ago, I read his book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0785273220?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=debmillswrite-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=0785273220\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Traveler&#8217;s Gift &#8211; Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success<\/em><\/a> and then more recently his book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/078523232X?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=debmillswrite-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=078523232X\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Noticer &#8211; Sometimes All A Person Needs Is A Little Perspective<\/em><\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Andy-Andrews.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13792\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Andy-Andrews.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Andy-Andrews.png 1170w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Andy-Andrews-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Andy-Andrews-768x261.png 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Andy-Andrews-1024x348.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andyandrews.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Andrews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Andrews is so engaging. His books are highly readable and full of wisdom. His easy writing style is like having the author himself telling you the story out loud (in fact, in his audio books he does just that). I used his book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0785273220?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=debmillswrite-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=0785273220\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Traveler&#8217;s Gift<\/em><\/a> in teaching ESL while we lived in Morocco.\u00a0 The adult students loved it!<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andrews&#8217; <em>Seven Decisions<\/em> (see image below) were gleaned from his own life experience and through reading and researching. He read over 200 biographies of\u00a0 great men and women of history. What was it in their character or circumstance that led to their greatness?<\/p>\n<p>In his book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0785273220?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=debmillswrite-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=0785273220\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Traveler&#8217;s Gift<\/em><\/a>, he fleshes out the <em>Seven Decisions <\/em>through the story of a desperate man&#8217;s fantastical visitation with historical figures, learning their stories and gaining their wisdom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-7-Decisions-Andy-Andrews-Pinterest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13782\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-7-Decisions-Andy-Andrews-Pinterest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-7-Decisions-Andy-Andrews-Pinterest.jpg 564w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-7-Decisions-Andy-Andrews-Pinterest-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/328129522824342637\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keithrlaskey.com\/the-seven-decisions-a-breakdown-of-the-travelers-gift-by-andy-andrews\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The\u00a0Seven Decisions\u00a0&#8211; A Breakdown of &#8220;The Traveler&#8217;s Gift&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Keith Laskey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andyandrews.com\/downloads\/press_articles\/Andrews_7_Decisions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Q &amp; A with Andy Andrews<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0785273220?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=debmillswrite-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=0785273220\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Traveler&#8217;s Gift &#8211; Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success<\/em> &#8211; Andy Andrews<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/078523232X?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=debmillswrite-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=078523232X\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Noticer &#8211; Sometimes All A Person Needs Is A Little Perspective<\/em> &#8211; Andy Andrews<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><strong>\u00a03) Healing Arts &#8211; <\/strong>I was excited to hear recently that the local VA hospital incorporates <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arttherapy.org\/upload\/file\/RMveteransPTSD.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">the arts<\/a> in the treatment of veterans with PTSD.\u00a0 We read so much these days about<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/health\/topics\/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><em> post traumatic stress disorder<\/em><\/a>. We see it in the lives of soldiers returning home from war as well as in the lives of <a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=12745\" target=\"_blank\">survivors of adverse childhood experiences<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Storytelling-PTSD-Pinterest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13790\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Storytelling-PTSD-Pinterest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"736\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Storytelling-PTSD-Pinterest.jpg 736w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Storytelling-PTSD-Pinterest-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/FollowMePins\/~mh~-ptsdc-ptsd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><\/div>\n<p>How humanizing and honoring to see that visual and performance arts are being used right alongside medical treatment for our veterans.<\/p>\n<p>Healing arts can include so many different expressions &#8211; photography, drawing, spoken word, story-telling, and music. During college, our son, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beyondtheguitar.com\" target=\"_blank\">Nathan<\/a>, played his classical guitar as a volunteer at the medical center nearby. I have friends who also facilitate art projects, therapeutic story-telling, and photography.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-display\">It&#8217;s a beautiful thing.<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.georgefox.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1105&amp;context=dmin\" target=\"_blank\"><em>People with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Heal With Story<\/em> &#8211; Donald M. Twist<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebestbrainpossible.com\/how-listening-to-music-benefits-your-brain\/?utm_content=buffera3e07&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>How Listening to Music Benefits Your Brain<\/em> &#8211; Debbie Hampton<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/viralthread\/videos\/645988052240548\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Using Music to Help Parkinson&#8217;s Disease &#8211; Video <\/em><\/a><em>&#8211; <\/em>Besides working with PTSD survivors, music can benefit patients with Parkinson&#8217;s and Alzheimer&#8217;s\/Dementias.<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NKDXuCE7LeQ\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Old Man Reacts in Nursing Home Reacts to Music of His Era &#8211; Video<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IaB5Egej0TQ\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Alive Inside &#8211; Official Trailer (2014) &#8211; Alzheimer&#8217;s Documentary<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/4695113\/michael-mccoy-street-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>How One War Veteran [Michael McCoy] Uses Photography to Manage His PTSD<\/em> &#8211; Janna Dotschkal<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/HEALTH\/NewsFeatures\/2017\/March\/Can_Spiritual_Therapy_Ease_Your_PTSD_Symptoms.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Can Spiritual Therapy Ease Your PTSD Symptoms?<\/em> &#8211; Tom Cramer<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"playerContainer\" class=\"player-container full-screen-enabled video-played video-playing showing-controls\" data-config=\"{&quot;is_360&quot;:false,&quot;duration&quot;:140000,&quot;scribe_widget_origin&quot;:true,&quot;heartbeatEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;video_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/video.twimg.com\\\/ext_tw_video\\\/843919458762539008\\\/pu\\\/pl\\\/HmMjV01Cj6RMfkVW.m3u8&quot;,&quot;disable_embed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;videoInfo&quot;:{&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;description&quot;:null,&quot;publisher&quot;:{&quot;screen_name&quot;:&quot;CoachLisle&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Matt Lisle&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pbs.twimg.com\\\/profile_images\\\/837201402506063873\\\/Y9_VxsQX_normal.jpg&quot;}},&quot;cardUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/t.co\\\/w8ke8KEUUB&quot;,&quot;content_type&quot;:&quot;application\\\/x-mpegURL&quot;,&quot;owner_id&quot;:&quot;46164938&quot;,&quot;looping_enabled&quot;:true,&quot;show_cookie_override_en&quot;:true,&quot;visit_cta_url&quot;:null,&quot;scribe_playlist_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/CoachLisle\\\/status\\\/843919975962181633\\\/video\\\/1&quot;,&quot;source_type&quot;:&quot;consumer&quot;,&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pbs.twimg.com\\\/ext_tw_video_thumb\\\/843919458762539008\\\/pu\\\/img\\\/DgAfupXsmJ4A41pi.jpg&quot;,&quot;heartbeatIntervalInMs&quot;:5000.0,&quot;use_tfw_live_heartbeat_event_category&quot;:true,&quot;video_loading_timeout&quot;:45000.0,&quot;status&quot;:{&quot;created_at&quot;:&quot;Mon Mar 20 20:19:36 +0000 2017&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:843919975962181633,&quot;id_str&quot;:&quot;843919975962181633&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Parents: If you have an athlete above the age of 7 in your household, sit them down and make them watch this for 2\\u2026 https:\\\/\\\/t.co\\\/iL2MXtL4sA&quot;,&quot;truncated&quot;:true,&quot;entities&quot;:{&quot;hashtags&quot;:[],&quot;symbols&quot;:[],&quot;user_mentions&quot;:[],&quot;urls&quot;:[{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/t.co\\\/iL2MXtL4sA&quot;,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/i\\\/web\\\/status\\\/843919975962181633&quot;,&quot;display_url&quot;:&quot;twitter.com\\\/i\\\/web\\\/status\\\/8\\u2026&quot;,&quot;indices&quot;:[116,139]}]},&quot;source&quot;:&quot;\\u003ca href=\\&quot;http:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\&quot; 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<\/strong>One of my absolute favorite foods. My heart goes out to those who have dairy allergies or lactose intolerance. Our life overseas even had an element of cheese discovery. Often when people live outside their home countries, they have cravings for what feels like home. The longer and happier you live in another country, those cravings subside. It happened for us in many ways. However, we were thankful that each of our resident countries had great cheese.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egyptian_cheese\" target=\"_blank\">Egyptian cheeses <\/a>most enjoyed by Egyptians are <i><span class=\"Unicode\" title=\"Egyptian Spoken Arabic transliteration\">gebna r\u016bmi<\/span><\/i> (similar to a hard Romano cheese), and <i>Gebna b\u0113\u1e0da (<\/i>a soft salty cheese). We ate those cheeses but also found a wonderful white cheddar from New Zealand in the larger supermarkets. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tunisian_cuisine\" target=\"_blank\">Tunisian cuisine<\/a> was much more exotic, but cheese wasn&#8217;t a mainstay. There we again ate imported cheese from the Netherlands. Edam cheese encased in a red rind. We used it for everything we would have ordinarily used Cheddar or Mozzarella. <a href=\"http:\/\/breakawaybackpacker.com\/2011\/10\/what-do-moroccans-eat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Moroccan food <\/a>again was really wonderful&#8230;with few cheese offerings. There was a fresh goat cheese available locally that was yummy. Still we found the Netherlands Edam and were satisfied.<a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Cheese-Gouda-Cheese-Shops.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13788\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Cheese-Gouda-Cheese-Shops.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Cheese-Gouda-Cheese-Shops.jpg 452w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Cheese-Gouda-Cheese-Shops-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goudacheese.co.nz\/cheese_nz_made.html\" target=\"_blank\">Gouda Cheese Shops, New Zealand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why the meandering about cheese this week? Not exactly a new find. The reason I&#8217;m writing is that my husband sent me searching the answer for <strong>why is cheddar cheese in America orange in color<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it turns out you can follow the money for the answer to this. Centuries ago, when cows (Jersey and Guernsey, in particular) were grass-fed, they produced milk that was more golden in color. The color came from the beta-carotene in the grass. This golden-colored milk yielded a deep golden cheese. The deeper the color translated to the higher the quality. In fact, consumers were (and still are) willing to pay more for a deeper colored cheese.<\/p>\n<p>Cheddar is the preferred cheese in the US, and most people associate it with its orange color (even though there are white Cheddars). Dyes (more natural dyes now, like the plant seed Annatto) are used to produce the deep color. In these days of the artisanal farmers, cows are becoming more grass-fed, and we see cheeses of deeper colors (without dyes added).<\/p>\n<p>[Probably more than you ever wanted to know about our food preferences or the color of cheese.]<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thesalt\/2013\/11\/07\/243733126\/how-17th-century-fraud-gave-rise-to-bright-orange-cheese\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Why 17th Century Fraud Gave Way to Bright Orange Cheese<\/em> &#8211; Allison Aubrey<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wonderopolis.org\/wonder\/why-is-cheddar-cheese-orange\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Why Is Cheddar Cheese Orange?<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-display\"><strong>5) Don&#8217;t Waste Your Life &#8211; <\/strong>In 2000, a much younger <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/authors\/john-piper\" target=\"_blank\">John Piper <\/a>preached to a crowd of young people at a <a href=\"http:\/\/268generation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Passion Conference<\/a>. He focus in this sermon was to urge these college students not to miss the Kingdom of God before them&#8230;not to waste their lives on what wouldn&#8217;t last. Here is a brief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0sIqvQmT5IU\" target=\"_blank\">(7-minute) excerpt <\/a>you might want to watch. It is gripping.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Piper - Don&#039;t Waste Your Life (Clip from Passion OneDay 2000)\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0sIqvQmT5IU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>John Piper is not against enjoying the glorious gifts God has given us (see <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.thegospelcoalition.org\/trevinwax\/2013\/05\/20\/john-piper-is-not-anti-seashell\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>John Piper Is Not Anti-Seashell<\/em> &#8211; Trevin Wax<\/a>). He just wanted those students&#8230;and any of us after them&#8230;to know our lives can make a difference&#8230;if we don&#8217;t waste our lives.<a href=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Seashells-The-Gospel-Coalition-Blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13813\" src=\"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Seashells-The-Gospel-Coalition-Blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Seashells-The-Gospel-Coalition-Blog.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Seashells-The-Gospel-Coalition-Blog-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Blog-Seashells-The-Gospel-Coalition-Blog-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0sIqvQmT5IU\" target=\"_blank\">The Gospel Coalition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>God gave us the beauty of this world&#8230;and He gave us eternal life, if we receive it&#8230;He gave us more&#8230;He gives us Himself&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for me.<\/p>\n<p>Have a beautiful weekend. Please share any of your favorites in the Comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s FRIDAY! Wrapping up another week that roared by. Without further ado, here are five of my favorite finds. 1) Body Language &#8211; Since our moms first instructed us to &#8220;smile at the nice lady&#8221; or &#8220;stand up straight&#8221;, we&#8217;ve been aware of the impact of body language. Posture, attitude, and approachableness are all a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=13718\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Friday Faves &#8211; Body Language, the Wisdom of Andy Andrews, Healing Arts, Cheese, and Don&#8217;t Waste Your Life<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[957,3121,2986,34,1628,1705,1820,3395,249,1801,1267,33,1732,317,432,1266,761,887,4160,1001,55,4159],"tags":[958,2528,4471,4468,2548,4466,4463,4473,4476,4479,1802,4467,1219,4469,1117,4472,4470,1136,4474,4475,4480,3595,2496,2495,1273,2149,531,4478,4464,2079,4465,1031,741],"class_list":["post-13718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alzheimers-disease","category-arts","category-attitude","category-books","category-character","category-conversations","category-creativity","category-disciplines","category-food-drink","category-friday-faves","category-healing","category-inspired","category-leadership","category-lessons-learned","category-music","category-recovery","category-redeeming-restoring","category-remembering","category-resilience","category-stories","category-transitions","category-trauma","tag-alzheimers-disease","tag-andy-andrews","tag-art-therapy","tag-athletics","tag-beyond-the-guitar","tag-body-language","tag-cheese","tag-dont-waste-your-life","tag-donald-m-twist","tag-esl","tag-friday-faves","tag-geno-auriemmas","tag-healing","tag-healing-arts","tag-john-piper","tag-michael-mccoy","tag-music-therapy","tag-nathan-mills","tag-new-zealand","tag-orange-cheese","tag-parkinsons","tag-photography","tag-post-traumatic-stress-disorder","tag-ptsd","tag-recovery","tag-resilience","tag-retirement","tag-seashells","tag-seven-decisions","tag-story-telling","tag-the-travelers-gift","tag-trevin-wax","tag-wisdom"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pauPAB-3zg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13718"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13820,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13718\/revisions\/13820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}