Glenn Beck - Words of Wisdom

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I hadn't posted anything for a while so I thought I'd make up for it by sharing this video with my loyal followers.

A Prophet's Prayer

I remember the evening when President Hinckley offered this prayer. I was a young missionary in Weslaco, TX. I remember thinking that that night was particularly special. I wondered at the feeling of concern and love from the Prophet, the sensation that he wished to prepare us for some looming event.

Less than a year later the Twin Towers fell, an event which seems to have heralded in a series of major occurrences which are sweeping us deeper into the last days.

I remember the day that the towers fell. The first person we visited that day told us that New York had been bombed and that the United States was at war. Everyone we spoke with that day was emotional and upset. Mothers were crying. Young men were planning to sign up for the military. Old men discussed “Signs of the Times,” natural disasters, wars and rumors of wars and predicted the deaths of billions in the approaching months.

I remembered President Hinckley’s talk and his prayer that night. I remember thinking that the Prophet had known what would happen and had made a special effort the year before to prepare the youth. I felt ready and at peace, secure in my standing with God and my efforts to follow his Son.

Eight and a half years later the world is still standing. There are problems and trials, natural and man-made disasters. But we, the youth that President Hinckley spoke to that night, are still standing in holy places trying to be what our prophet asked us to be.

Praise God for our living Prophets.



1. Be grateful.

2. Be smart.

3. Be clean.

4. Be true.

5. Be humble.

6. Be prayerful.

For those of you who would like to refresh that particular talk in your mind, please visit http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=0735a1615ac0c010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____

After listening to the news, I needed to hear this

LBP - Iliopsoas (Tip #2)

"As any action or posture long continued will distort and disfigure the limbs; so the mind likewise is crippled and contracted by perpetual application to the same set of ideas."

-Samual Johnson (English poet, writer and critic, 1709-1784)



The Iliopsoas muscles are the major flexors of the hip. The Ilioopsoas run from the inside of your lower back down to the front of your upper leg. These are the muscles used when you pull your knees up.






Unfortunetly this important muscle group is also a major contributor to lower back pain and to poor posture. This Iliopsoas disfunction is frequently due to muscle tightness. Picture what position the iliopsoas is in while someone spends eight hours at a desk or a tractor seat. Then that person goes home and sits down to eat. Then they watch a two-hour movie with their wife and family. Then they spend a couple of hours on the computer taking care of bills, e-mailing family and friends and maybe a couple minutes of solitaire. The end result is that the person just spent the majority of the day with their iliopsoas held in a shortened position. If preventative stretching does not occur, over time the iliopsoas will tend to stay shortened. The end result is a constant pull on the inside of the lumbar spine which causes poor spinal posture and LBP.


How can you tell if your iliopsoas muscles are tight? Try the Thomas test.


The Thomas test is performed by lying on your back and pulling one knee up toward your chest. Does the other leg remain flat on the table or does it pop up and try to follow the first leg? If the second leg doesn't remain on the table then your iliopsoas muscles are too tight.


Can anything be done to remedy this situation? As you can see in the image below, a simple stretching excercise is all that is required to loosen up those hypertensive muscles!





Just kidding! Although this above method might work most people can achieve the desired results through much less traumatic methods.




Hip Flexor Stretch (Iliopsoas)
To Begin the Stretch:

Take a wide stance and place one knee on the ground.
Keep your back straight and your arm by your side.

To Stretch:

Lean forward keeping your back straight with the knee on the ground.
Place your hand on the ground to keep your balance, if needed.
Keep your head up and look straight ahead.
Do not let the bent knee go past your foot.


Photo notes:

Left view: Notice how her back is straight and in line with her leg on the ground. The knee on forward leg stays positioned over ankle.


Right view: Notice how her back is straight and in line with her leg on the ground. Notice her knee that is bent is not in front of her foot.








Front view: Notice her head is up and she is looking forward.

This is your brain.








This is your brain shriveling up into a quivering speck of jello during finals week.






Any questions?

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