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Millennials prefer and find regular mail service to email. Though they are born into and comfortable with digital media of all kinds, when it comes to mail, their preference is the post office. Here's a concise report I came across and find myself in total agreement though, technically, I'm not a millennial by age (but in spirit)
The US Postal service found that, on average, Millennials spend more than 9 minutes per day sorting through their mail, more than any other generation. They also are more engaged with their mail than the average consumer, taking more time to scan, read and organize their mail. In fact, 50 percent of Millennials say they like to discover what the mail brings every day, and consider scanning their mail time well spent.
Though they prefer to pay bills online, 83 percent of Millennials still use hard copies for bill management. They’re also open to certain types of direct mail: 54 percent said that businesses in their neighborhood need to do a better job of using mail to keep them informed.
Perhaps this preference for print isn’t as big a contradiction as one might think. After all, Millennials also use public libraries more than any other generation. They prefer printed books over digital ones. They’re driving a resurgence in bookstore sales. They make up nearly one-third of U.S. magazine readers.
Ultimately, Millennials appreciate print for the same reasons many people do: the tactile experience and the emotional connection. But, trust plays an important role too. One study found that 88 percent of Millennials believe print is more “official” than other channels, and 82 percent consider it more trustworthy.
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The US Postal service found that, on average, Millennials spend more than 9 minutes per day sorting through their mail, more than any other generation. They also are more engaged with their mail than the average consumer, taking more time to scan, read and organize their mail. In fact, 50 percent of Millennials say they like to discover what the mail brings every day, and consider scanning their mail time well spent.
Though they prefer to pay bills online, 83 percent of Millennials still use hard copies for bill management. They’re also open to certain types of direct mail: 54 percent said that businesses in their neighborhood need to do a better job of using mail to keep them informed.
Perhaps this preference for print isn’t as big a contradiction as one might think. After all, Millennials also use public libraries more than any other generation. They prefer printed books over digital ones. They’re driving a resurgence in bookstore sales. They make up nearly one-third of U.S. magazine readers.
Ultimately, Millennials appreciate print for the same reasons many people do: the tactile experience and the emotional connection. But, trust plays an important role too. One study found that 88 percent of Millennials believe print is more “official” than other channels, and 82 percent consider it more trustworthy.
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One of the greatest challenges in creating a joyful, peaceful and abundant life is taking responsibility for what you do and how you do it. As long as you can blame someone else, be angry with someone else, point a finger at someone else, you are not taking responsibility for your life. - Iyanla Vanzant
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Gradually you purify yourself eliminating mistaken knowledge and attitudes you have held from the past. - Wumen Huikai
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The yogis of ancient India lived close to nature and saw spiritual concepts embodied all around them. It's hardly surprising they gave the name vrksasana (tree pose) to one of the classical balancing postures. Poised between the solidity of the earth and the free expanse of sky, a big, healthy tree is a magnificent example of balance. A mature, balanced tree can survive the wind and the rain because its trunk and roots are strong and resolute while its branches and leaves remain receptive and accommodating. - John Friend
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A new funeral home has opened in northeast Calgary, Alberta, Canada, offering multi-faith funeral services to the local community. The funeral home incorporates specific facilities to cater to a diversity of funeral practices, including those of the local Buddhist, Hindu, and Muslim communities, which have cultural roots in Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan, respectively. The funeral home is the initiative of a group of local entrepreneurs including local South Asian business leader Baljinder Singh Bhuller and Michael Pierson, president of a local funeral service.
Country Hills Crematorium includes private bathing rooms, where relatives can bathe the remains of their beloved ones, simple and accessible cremation facilities, large gathering rooms, and private spaces where relatives can spend time with the deceased. The crematorium also maintains close ties with local gurudwaras (a place of worship for Sikhs) and temples, and has access to clergy of various faiths.
Bathing a loved one before funeral rites or cremation is an important aspect of Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, and Muslim traditions, and while there are now funeral homes such as the Country Hills Crematorium that cater to this tradition, this has not always been the case.
“We found there was a need for it [a multi-faith funeral home], facilities were not really comparable to our needs so the community, family and friends thought we should have something of our own where we can serve everybody,” said Bhuller.
(source: cbc.ca/news)
Country Hills Crematorium includes private bathing rooms, where relatives can bathe the remains of their beloved ones, simple and accessible cremation facilities, large gathering rooms, and private spaces where relatives can spend time with the deceased. The crematorium also maintains close ties with local gurudwaras (a place of worship for Sikhs) and temples, and has access to clergy of various faiths.
Bathing a loved one before funeral rites or cremation is an important aspect of Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, and Muslim traditions, and while there are now funeral homes such as the Country Hills Crematorium that cater to this tradition, this has not always been the case.
“We found there was a need for it [a multi-faith funeral home], facilities were not really comparable to our needs so the community, family and friends thought we should have something of our own where we can serve everybody,” said Bhuller.
(source: cbc.ca/news)
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The elusive fountain of youth may just be meditation.
A study published in Transitional Psychiatry researchers recruited 102 women to spend six days at a retreat where they either just relaxed or did a meditation program. Compared to blood drawn before the women checked in, blood samples from the end of the retreat showed improvements in biomarkers related to aging in the new meditators.
“We know that unmanaged stress is one of the greatest causes of aging,” says Mike Roizen, MD, chief wellness officer at the Cleveland Clinic “It increases your risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer."
A study published in Transitional Psychiatry researchers recruited 102 women to spend six days at a retreat where they either just relaxed or did a meditation program. Compared to blood drawn before the women checked in, blood samples from the end of the retreat showed improvements in biomarkers related to aging in the new meditators.
“We know that unmanaged stress is one of the greatest causes of aging,” says Mike Roizen, MD, chief wellness officer at the Cleveland Clinic “It increases your risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer."
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Practice now! Don’t think you will do more later. - Dipa Ma
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Comedian Sarah Silverman has been a dedicated vegetarian since her tenth year. She explained to editors of Marie Claire magazine how that happened:
"When I was 9 or 10 years old, my dad took me over to a neighboring farm to help get stuff for the meal. The farmer, Vic, told me to look at all the turkeys and pick one out. I saw a cute one with a silly walk and cried, 'Him!' Before my pointing finger had even dropped to my side, Vic had grabbed the turkey by the neck and slit [the animal's] throat. Blood and feathers went flying. I had sentenced that turkey to death! Up until then, I didn't know where meat came from — and I've been a vegetarian ever since," she said.
"When I was 9 or 10 years old, my dad took me over to a neighboring farm to help get stuff for the meal. The farmer, Vic, told me to look at all the turkeys and pick one out. I saw a cute one with a silly walk and cried, 'Him!' Before my pointing finger had even dropped to my side, Vic had grabbed the turkey by the neck and slit [the animal's] throat. Blood and feathers went flying. I had sentenced that turkey to death! Up until then, I didn't know where meat came from — and I've been a vegetarian ever since," she said.
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Periodically I hear from some hard core workout junkie that "yoga is just stretching!" It's said in a way to indicate that stretching is useless for fitness. There are two problems with that observation. First, it's not true that yoga is just stretching. I have taken triathletes through a very physical yoga workout and they couldn't keep up. Secondly, stretching is a very, very good thing and yoga is the most effective physical exercise at providing a good stretch for many muscle groups. Here are just a few benefits of stretching:
- Improved metabolism. This, in turn, will burn off calories offering another effective way of weight management.
- Reduce injury risk. Longer, flexible muscles, are healthier than tight, contracted ones.
- Increase range of motion. The women and men who are highly competitive marathoners take longer strides than most other runners. That means they take fewer steps to complete a race.
- Maintain flexibility. As you age you don't become rigid, inflexible, walking like a robot.
- Build muscle. Yes, stretching builds muscle especially a long held stretch. Try this: get into down dog and hold it for a mere seven minutes. It's not easy, but your muscles will get stronger for that pose. Then, get into warrior II and hold it for a mere seven minutes. You'll see what takes place.
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Although there are many descriptions of the enlightened mind, there is one reference point of understanding that illuminates them all: the final uprooting of greed, hatred and ignorance. - Joseph Goldstein