Biological differences help to explain women’s higher longevity.

Scientists believe that estrogen in women combats conditions such as heart disease.

Estrogen accomplishes this by reducing circulatory levels of harmful cholesterol.

Women are also thought to have stronger immune systems than men.

Also, females have two X chromosomes while males have an X and a Y.

The theory is that the extra X in females has a protective effect against harmful mutations. (ourworldindata.org)

So, there you have it!

Jensen Huang is the co-founder of Nvidia which has a $2 trillion market cap.

He feels that people with high expectations have low resilience.

Huang has had low expectations for himself.

He feels that his low expectations, combined with pain and suffering, have earend him the amount of resilience he has needed to succeed.

According to him, it is not the super smart people who succeed, but those who have endured through pain and suffering.

His business career began as a dishwasher at Dennys restaurant.

He was determined to become the best dishwasher he could be.

He now has a net worth of $80 billion.

Do you have resilience?

You’re finally sticking to your New Year’s resolution to exercise regularly when you become sidelined by Covid-19.

Or maybe you’re a seasoned fitness buff training for a marathon, then have to hit pause due to a nasty bout with respiratory syncytial virus or influenza.

No matter the scenario, the big question is how to safely reboot your fitness regimen once you have recovered.

If you had a simple head cold or 24-hour stomach flu bug, there is not too much to be concerned about.

But Covid, RSV and influenza are more serious maladies that require a thoughtful approach to resuming exercise.

That’s because the three are viral infections, which tend to cause whole-body inflammation.

This is according to Dr. R.J. Turner, a primary care and sports medicine physician with UTHealth, Houston. (CNN)

So, be careful!

All my love!

TOM

Everyone and I mean everyone is stressed out these days!

And each and every one of us has a legitimate reason.

To begin with, our national government is in complete chaos.

They are not governing!

All they do is have petty quarrels with one another, just like children.

In the meantime, the serious business of governing languishes.

And how about raising kids and trying to instill lasting values in their minds?

And how about the misinformation factories that turn out lies every hour?

And how about the financial stress on the majority of families today?

IS THERE AN ANSWER?

I AM NOT SURE BUT ONE THING DOES HELP.

Cut yourself off from whatever it is that truly dominates your stress.

Go for a walk (alone), read a book that is totally unrelated, put all of your paperwork in one box and put it in a closet for 24 hours, put on some music and sing to it in the car–anything you can do alone without any distractions for at least an hour.

In other words, let out your stress on your own without dumping it on your family, spouse or co-workers.

You will feel better for having the “pack off your back.”

It works!

If not today, when?

Prayer is a conversation between you and God.

It can happen anywhere, anytime. You have a 24/7 listener.

People are very often uncomfortable with the idea of praying. What? When? How? are all often blocks we use to avoid that conversation.

It is just a matter of taking a few minutes to communicate with a God who loves you and who is always with you.

There is no perfect way or time or formula. Try this. Get in bed at night and get comfortable. Turn out the light and turn off any noise. Try to quiet your mind of all your cares.

Be very still, close your eyes, and say, “Here I am God.” Continue either silently or whisper telling God about your day, your family, your work, your worries just as if you are talking to a friend.

Thank Him for all the blessings in your life and then share your wants and needs.

Because you have opened yourself to God, you will be able to recognize His guidance and love in your daily life.

By this time, you may have fallen asleep! What a wonderful way to have a peaceful night.

It is a perfect way to end a day knowing your are loved.

Too many times, we remain silent when we should speak up.

And then, the opportunity is lost.

If you think another person deserves a compliment, say so.

If you want to say, “I love you,” say it.

Life is so short that unspoken opportunities don’t come around again.

Do not allow yourself to live with regret.

Speak up! There are lives all around you that you can enrich.

If not today, when?

You’re having fun playing golf and then a mob of kangaroos suddenly interrupts your round.

Golfer Stephen Roche must have thought he’d gone hopping mad when he saw the stream of ‘roos approaching him.

Roche posted a video on X – formerly known as Twitter – Wednesday, in what he dubbed a “fair dinkum stampede” of the marsupials bounding along the course without a care in the world.

Roche explained in his post that the kangaroos were traversing the fourth hole on the St John’s course at the Heritage Golf and Country Club in Victoria, Australia.

While their sighting at the private club was nothing new, the sheer number of them was very much a first, he added.

While Roche and his playing partner stood by to let the stream of ‘roos hop on by, he could be heard imploring them to “not stand on my golf ball!”

Thought you should know!

A small plane crashed into the shoulder of Nashville’s Interstate 40 and burst into flames Monday night, killing a Canadian family of five, police said.

Two adults and three children were on the plane, National Transportation Safety Board air safety investigator Aaron McCarter said Tuesday.

The victims were identified as pilot Victor Dotsenko, 43, his wife, Rimma Dotsenko, 39, and their three children, David, 12; Adam, 10; and Emma, 7, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a statement Wednesday.

The plane was approved for an emergency landing at John C. Tune Airport after reporting engine and power failure around 7:40 p.m., Metro Nashville Police Department spokesperson Don Aaron said.

But the pilot soon told air traffic control that they wouldn’t make it to the tarmac. (CNN)

What can we learn from this tragedy? Be generous with your kindness every day. Tell people you love how you feel. Do good things for others every day. Spend your time wisely.

All our days are numbered.

As the title of my BLOG infers: “If not today, when?”

We know that, eventually, caterpillars turn into butterflys.

It is a tough life until that grand transformation takes place, however.

One hot summer evening, my wife and I were walking on our hot cement patio.

She nnoticed a caterpillar slowly coming toward us.

It appeared that it was heading toward a cool flower bed with an umbrella of shade trees.

It had a long way to go across the hot pavement.

So, my wife sprang into action, scooped up the caterpillar and put it down in the cool flower bed.

Actuallly, she has been scooping up kids throughout her life.

Thank God for scoopers!

If not today, when?