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What I Know, What I Believe, and What I Wish for You

December 20, 2017 By Scott "Q" Marcus

There are almost eight billion humans sharing this small blue, water covered rock as it traverses its solar orbit at 67,000 miles per hour.

I know that these individuals are of all ages, unlimited principles, and an unfathomable range of colors, shapes, and sizes. I know that there are countless other life forms to whom Earth is also home.

I know that we all arrived from the same source and that we’re all going to end up in the same place; it is only the paths we take which differ.

I believe that each and every life is connected to each other via a greater, unseen — yet still very existent — domain of energy in which we are all interlocked and inseparable.

Some might call It “God” or “Universe,” or “Spirit;” it matters not It’s name; too often we fight over what to call It while missing It’s concepts. I furthermore believe that science and spiritually are not mutually exclusive; rather they complement each other. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Happiness, Holidays, Hope, Inspiration, Newspaper Column Tagged With: affirmations, happiness, holidays, inspiration, relationships, religious science, science of mind

Loads of Holidays in December

December 14, 2016 By Scott "Q" Marcus

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Because many people know me as the “weight loss guy,” they think I’m monitoring what they eat or how they act.

As I have stated on numerous occasions, should we bump into each other at a restaurant or grocery store, I’m not watching what you eat or put in your grocery cart – and I would appreciate you returning the favor. (After all, it’s just plain weird to monitor someone else’s food anyway.)

This time of year also brings out from people “true confessions.” I bump into someone who used to go to one of my meetings or that I coached and they feel the immediate need to justify their absence. The conversation will go something like this:

“Oh, hi Scott. Nice to see you, how have you been?”

“Doing great – but I’ll get better.” (A line I “stole” from a radio talk show host I like.) “How are you?”

“Well, I’ve been having some trouble with my diet. I’m definitely coming back to the meetings, but I just wanted to wait until the holidays are over.”

Firstly, there’s no need to justify to me whether or not you’re on a diet or going to meetings. We each lead our own lives. We each have our own priorities. I won’t try to run your life if you won’t run mine.

Having said that, I’ve always found it curious when one says he or she will “wait until the holidays are over” as they’ve been going on for a couple thousand years.

I don’t think they’re ending anytime soon. The reality of that raised my curiosity level and prompted me to take a look at the holidays this time of year. There are more holidays in December than chocolate Santas at the office holiday party. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Beliefs, Holidays, Newspaper Column, Traditions Tagged With: christmas, hanukkah, holidays, kwanzaa, religion, spirituality, winter solstice

Finding Thanksgiving Gratitude

November 16, 2016 By Scott "Q" Marcus

According to a Harris Poll conducted a few years back about our top ten holidays, Christmas takes the prize among most Americans.

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Runner up went to Thanksgiving (my favorite), followed by All Hallow’s Eve (known more traditionally as “Halloween”) closing out the top three.

I won’t leave you hanging. Independence day was fourth, Easter was next and then three non-religious holidays lined up for sixth, seventh, and eighth: New Year’s, Memorial Day, and Labor Day. “My Birthday” came in at ninth. (I didn’t know that was a holiday, but what the heck, another year alive is worth celebrating.) Tied for tenth were Valentine’s Day and Hanukah, which bears the distinction of being the only non-Christian religious holiday to make the list. (You can take a live version of the poll here.)

And, as long as we’re on the subject of Thanksgiving, as I wrote about several years ago, the most common Thanksgiving holiday traditions (per About.com) are:

  • Giving Thanks
  • Thanksgiving Day Parade
  • Football
  • Breaking the wishbone
  • Turkey and Trimmings

A few interesting factoids about our earlier Thanksgivings include that the reason a turkey has come to be the ceremonial meal is actually a fluke of the evolution of our language. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gratitude, Newspaper Column Tagged With: attitude, gratitude, holiday traditions, holidays, quality of life, thankfulness, thanksgiving, thanksgiving holiday

Music Video: Celebrate Chanukah

December 18, 2014 By Scott "Q" Marcus

You don’t find too many Chanukah songs.

This one is just fun (and catchy). Enjoy.

Filed Under: Holidays, humor, Video Tagged With: hanukah, holidays, music

Funny Holiday Video: All About the Baste

November 27, 2014 By Scott "Q" Marcus

The song, “All About the Bass” has been stuck in my head for weeks.

This doesn’t help – but in light of holiday cooking, it’s worth it. Enjoy.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: humor, Video Tagged With: christmas, eating, holidays, humor, thanksgiving, video

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