Advise -

Be aware of every hour and how it passes and onlyspend it in the best
possible way; do not neglect yourself, but keep accustomed to the
noblest and best of actions, and send to your grave that which will
please you when you arrive to it.

Keep Your Head Up and Smile

Keep your head up, smile, and look to the future. You have much yet to
do in thislife. Ask Allah for guidance, then do what your heart tells
you, speak the words that you've always held back, and be yourself.
Don't let the past freeze you in place, and don't punish yourself for
things you cannot change. Everything you've experienced: the happy
times, loneliness, laughter and tears, all have meaning, and have all
gone into making you whoyou are. If you have any wisdom or insight, it
is probably a result of hardship you've experienced in the past.
"The most beautiful peoplewe have known are those who have known
defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found
their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a
sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with
compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do
not just happen." — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Everything that you do today has meaning. The caress you give a child,
the help you give a stranger, the quiet charity, all matterand make a
difference, even when you don't see it.It's all worth it. Your love
maters, your work matters,your life matters.
Keep your head up, and forge forward fee-sabeel-illah. Accept yourself
and be at peace. Look ahead and smile. Stand up straight, and don't
bow your head except in prayer.Keep praying, learning, thinking,
following your dreams, and loving the people in your life. You are my
brothers, my sisters, myheroes.

Walking This Path Together

I'm just a guy who has lived an unorthodox life. I have been alone and
chained. I have seen frightening violence. I havealso wandered the
mountain trails in Central America, camped in the snows of the
Sierras, and laid on my back in the Sahara, watching a meteor shower
decorate the sky. I have witnessed the birth ofmy child, and received
great gifts. I have been so blessed by Allah, so cared for, as He
rescues me and heals my heart, again and again. I have been loved
monumentally, and have learned to love in return.
Maybe I've learned a little something, and maybe I possess the talent
to put it into words. Am I someone special? Yes, but so are you! Some
of you amaze me. Young or old, married or single parents raising
children with no help, sacrificing for your families,finding your way
in the world, working, creating, struggling, studying, teaching. I
have much to learn from you. I have a long ways to go in this life
Insha'Allah, and many strange paths to walk, and so do you. I am happy
that we are walking this path together, in this moment.

HEALTH - ~ 15 Things Your Walk Reveals About Your Health

Walk into an exam room and a trained eye can tell alot about you in
seconds: Your stride, gait, pace, and posture while walking can reveal
surprising information about your overall health and well-being.
"Many physicians are keenly aware, when they see someone walking down
the street, what their diagnosis might be, whether their underlying
health is good or bad, and if not good, a number of tip-offs to what
might be wrong," says Charles Blitzer, an orthopedic surgeon in
Somersworth, New Hampshire, and a spokesperson for the American
Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Find out what the following 15 walking styles may signal about your health.
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Walking clue #1: A snail'space
May reveal: Shorter life expectancy
Walking speed is a reliable marker for longevity, according to a
University ofPittsburgh analysis of nine large studies, reported in a
January 2011 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.
The 36,000 subjects were all over age 65. In fact, predicting survival
based on walking speed proved to be as accurate as using age, sex,
chronic conditions, smoking, body mass index, hospitalizations, and
other common markers. It's especially accurate for those over age 75.
The average speed was 3 feet per second (about twomiles an hour).
Those who walked slower than 2 feet per second (1.36 miles per hour)
had an increased riskof dying. Those who walked faster than 3.3 feet
per second (2.25 miles per hour) or faster survived longer than would
be predicted simply by age or gender.
A 2006 report in JAMA found that among adults ages 70 to 79, those who
couldn't walk a quarter mile were less likely to be alive six years
later. They were also more likely to suffer illness and disability
before death. An earlier study of men ages 71 to 93found that those
who could walk two miles a dayhad half the risk of heart attack of
those who could walk only a quarter mile orless.
Simply walking faster or farther doesn't make you healthier -- in
fact, pushingit could make you vulnerable to injury. Rather, each body
seems tofind a natural walking speed based on its overall condition.
If it's slow, it's usually because of underlying health issues that
are cutting longevity.
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Walking clue #2: Not too much arm swing
May reveal: Lower back trouble
"It's really amazing the way that we're made," says physical therapist
Steve Bailey, owner of Prompt Physical Therapy inKnoxville, Tennessee.
As the left leg comes forward, the spine goes into a right rotation
and the right arm moves back. This coordination of the muscles on both
sides is what gives support to the lower back, he says.
If someone is walking without much swing to thearm, it's a red flag
that the spine isn't being supportedas well as it could be, because of
some kind of limitation in the back's mobility. Back pain or a
vulnerability to damage can follow. "Arm swing is agreat indicator of
how the back is functioning," Bailey says.
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Walking clue #3: One foot slaps the ground
May reveal: Ruptured disk in back, possible stroke
Sometimes experts don't have to see you walk -- they can hear you
coming down the hall. A condition called "foot slap" or "drop foot" is
when your foot literally slaps the ground as you walk. "It's caused
bymuscle weakness of the anterior tibial muscle or the peroneal
muscles," sayspodiatrist Jane E. Andersen,who has a practice in Chapel
Hill, North Carolina, and is a past president of the American
Association for Women Podiatrists.
A healthy stride starts witha heel strike, then the foot slowly lowers
to the ground, then it lifts from the toe and slings back to your
heel. But with drop foot, muscle control is lost and the foot can't
return slowly to the ground. Instead, it "slaps" the ground.
"This could be a sign of a stroke or other neuromuscular event, or
ofcompression of a nerve," Andersen says. A ruptured disk in the back
is a common cause, since it cancompress a nerve that travels down the
leg. A rare cause of drop foot is simply crossing your legs, Andersen
says, if the common peroneal nerve is disrupted from the pressure.