Where did it come from?

I had previously decided that the southern American accent is closer to the English list heard in England itself and likely finds origins there, something to do with aristocracy.  Because of the need of slaves.  But, as I hear Scandinavians speak English, they have a more American sounding accent. And without conciously considering it, I thought well, that makes sense because Old English and Old Norse practically sound the same. I often not how similar Swedish words are, my kids can tell what I am saying in Icelandic and Dutch quite easily without ever studying vocabulary. Ok, ok, that seems sensible, but where the heck did the Formal English pronunciations come from. I haven't ever said, but Scottish/Irish share alot with Icelandic and that can be explained by Celtic migrations and colonization, but it is something Aural about how they speak the words in England that us unique and I honestly do not know where that dialect comes from.

weight loss technique is true?

 As I was listening to a podcast about Joseph Smith's First Vision one thing came to my mind repetitively and forcefully, so I decided to share that thought.

Among the swarm of religious fervor, Joseph Smith honestly longed to KNOW the sort of things that it seemed that everyone else came to understand...I need to add that such knowledge typically came to people after a considerable amount of searching. And even Joseph Smith did not first seek to understand which sect was "true", he was generating many thoughts as he attended various meetings and wanted to, as Adam Duritz sings in the song "Mr. Jones", "...I want to somebody who believes..." He wanted to understand his place in the creation of all things, and after being "saved" he absolutely needed to know how to meet his potential and where to go to learn more about it. He was visited by Our Creator and His beloved son, who told him that he ought not join any of the sects presently on the earth. He started or rather he restored the Church of Jesus Christ.

It is the various sects and denominations which greatly interest me. Each congregation had and preached the same truth, so there was truth out there. I had already established a method of determining truth where you, sort of like a "Clue" checklist, you gather as much evidence as you can. Then , as I gleaned from a YouTube video about unpacking Norse sagas, you note the places where things overlap. It is the same principle the Bible teaches about establishing the truth by two or more witnesses. this has been a tangent, back to my thought with regards to sects. I find similarities with health and nutrition.

There is so much confusion as to which miracle fitness plan or diet will work, though, honestly, the diet is not the point. It is all about being healthy, and some current diets/plans work for some people, not everyone can achieve their desired results with the same diet, regardless of false or even true testimonies and ads. Joseph Smith wanted the advertised spiritual results, and so he needed to know which church to join.

Joseph Smith did not set out with the intent to create or restore a different religion. Likewise, so many of us are not looking to come up with the end all be all diet to grant health to everyone, but perhaps that is what is needed.

There was a pretty significant scene in the movie, "God's Not Dead" Where the student who accepts a challenge to prove the existence of God is talking to his ecclesiastical leader and after expressing his doubts about being able to do such a thing, and fears it is pointless. His preacher brings out the idea that many of his classmates will never be exposed to religious ideas in any other setting, and that the fact that he has been given the opportunity to introduce such thoughts to their minds is far from pointless.

It is also mentioned and hinted by pacificists and such that all God's share similarities and must be the same. I have the idea that the same is true for health. It is universally sought for, but just as many different people and lifestyles there are many diets and methods to achieve desired health goals.... in ither words, because veganism worked in your life does not mean an all-meat diet is bad or wrong, and because health goals were achieved through a meat only diet does not mean we all need to follow it or veganism to achieve our goal.

Now, I am thinking of Hegel, and Dialectics which landed me on an Omnivore diet, which might work great for some and not for others. I keep thinking this must also be the case for religious practice. Ultimately, Joseph Smith had to ask which church to join, as none of them were "working" for him. As a result, The Church of Jesus Christ was restored, and all of the power and keys have been returned to the earth in order to build up a kingdom fit for the return of Jesus Christ.   

head start

I worked as an assistant in the headstart program and felt for time like I was in exactly the right spot. I absolutely loved my job. One of the things embraced by the program that blessed my life today was that you cannot teach a needy person. If a child is hungry or cold or unloved that will consume their thoughts. So, we try our hardest to create a warm loving environment, and we begin with a big meal.

In my family I try to teach so I begin everyday with food and a prayer, and then we crack the scriptures.

So, how did this effect me today? Well, I had been obsessed with spiritual deficiencies and so, I failed to comprehend my physical concerns. So, I decided to instead of focus so much of my day/life on losing weight I would focus on improving my spiritual health, and doing so ended up freeing up my concerns to focus both my heart and mind on losing weight....and the conclusion is a whiplash!

So, my mom told me in my 30s when I gained weight and was beside myself (I had gained the weight by eating what the hospital gave me) also, my parents told me that losing weight is a symptom of illness, whereas gaining weight was a sign of health. Ok, so in my 20s I had been 140 lbs. Yeah, that seemed heavy at the time, but you must believe me that I looked much much better than is common. For context I am 5 foot 9 inches.  So, my mother finally convinced me that it was perfectly normal to gain 10lbs every teen years. I felt ok about it for a while, then, her mother told me that I was concerned about the wrong things. It was like Dicken's "Christmas Carol". She had been overly concern about looking a certain way, and looking back, it was stupid. She thought that she looked good at the time, but now she realizes she was too thin, and it really didn't make a difference at all anyway.

Ok, then today I had the realization that I was not even slightly overweight, which my dad always says, anyhow. I just weighed myself and I weigh 160lbs, but I am over 50. So, by the 10 years=10 lbs thing I am still under. I am not huge, just do not fit comfortably in the size of clothing I have. So stinking what? Now, I am thinking about a scene from the school of Rock.

https://youtu.be/AWUWmM8vroM?si=tWOYTNuJYzWG1kLh

Anyhow, I realized how brilliant my mother truly is. She told me about a week ago that she realized that dieting is pointless, and she looks wonderful probably always will.

I also realized that I am the oldest of three girls and as the older sister I need to set a better example of how to handle weight gain cause it is inevitable.

Now, I am not a proponent of obesity or anything, but for some reason I am looking beyond health and trying to fit some odd idea of beauty. I have had to deal with it all my life, but just now I am realizing the beauty of my body doesn't lie in some ideal appearance.  A Stargate Atlantis episode explains my sentiments best:

Crud, I cannot find it. So, I will explain it. Elizabeth Weir had ascended, but she exists without a physical form and she along with a group of others come to Atlantis to use a machine that can create a human body which they find incredible useful.