emPower Point Collection

emPower Point #55   Helping others feels good!

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emPower Point  #6 Sing to Live Longer!

The singing academy at London reports that not only does singing give psychological benefits, but it also improves overall health. Singing qualifies as an aerobic activity - increasing oxegenation in the blood stream, excercises major muscle groups of the upper body and stimulates the endocrine system. It also gently exercises facial muscles which will keep you looking young longer!

emPower Point #1: Many experts say that the #1 way we will all communicate within the next 3-4 years will be thorough our mobile devices.

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emPower Point #48: 2/3 of the internet population uses social networking

And the trend shows no sign of slowing, according to Neilson Ratings. The amount of time people spend on social networking sites is changing the way they interact in their daily lives - something that marketing agencies are paying close attention to.

emPower Point #83: Writing Wrongs emPowers your Mind and Body!

Research by writing therapy pioneer James Pennebaker shows that journaling stressful events not only improves emotional well-being, it can boost immune system function in patients suffering such devastating illnesses as HIV/AIDS, cancer, asthma and arthritis.

emPower Point #112: Danny Boy was born in England

The haunting melody has had at least 90 sets of lyrics set to it, but the best-known lyrics to that most beloved of Irish songs were actually penned by Englishman Frederick Weatherly, who wrote "Danny Boy" during a commuter train ride to work in 1912.

emPower Point #38: Music Tunes Up Your Brain!

According to a new study by California University, listening to certain tunes from one's past evokes powerful and vivid memories that appear to be immune to the effects of dimentia.

emPower Point #71: Music Boosts Your Memory!

The rhythms of music have a powerful impact on cognition. The information most adults consistently recall from childhood is songs and rhymes.

emPower Point #47: Music Supercharges Your Mood!

A Stanford University study of 30 clinically depressed adults showed that participants exposed to music therapy performed significantly higher than the control group on standardized tests for depression, stress, self-esteem, and mood.

emPower Point #36: Social Networking Makes You Happier!

A Swinburne University study revealed that Bloggers are better adjusted and live healthier, happier social lives than their non-Blogging counterparts, and that users of social networking sites "feel less anxious, depressed and stressed."

emPower Point #76: "We Are One" emPowered the CyberWorld

Over 200 million people worldwide witnessed the inauguration of President Barack Obama through internet video streaming and sharing, making "We Are One" the Number One online concert event to date.

emPower Point #133: E=mc...hammer?

In a 1929 interview with the Saturday Evening Post, Albert Einstein said, "If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician.  I often think in music.  I live my daydreams in music.  I see my life in terms of music.  I get most joy in life out of music."  Referring specifically to his theory of relativity, he added, "It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition.  My discovery was the result of musical perception."

emPower Point #20: Social Networking emPowered the Presidency

 In 2007,  Barack Obama became the first American presidential candidate to further his campaign by creating his own social networking site.

emPower Point #32: Music Warms You Up!

Listening to upbeat happy music warms you by increasing blood circulation, pulse rate, breathing, and sweating.

emPower Point #2009: Auld Lang Syne has Rung In a Lot of New Years

Arguably the best known and most widely diffused song in the civilized world, Auld Lang Syne in its present form was written by Robert Burns in 1788, but its earliest version can be traced to an anonymous 15th Century Scottish poem.

emPower Point #139: Only Some Presidents are Big on Small Talk

The longest US presidential inaugural address, delivered by William Henry Harrison in 1841, contained a whopping 8,443 words.  The shortest, by George Washington in 1793, contained only 133.

emPower Point #92: Music Charms Domestic Beasts Too

A poll by the AAHA showed that 53% of pet owners in Canada and the US turn on music for their pets when they go off to work.

emPower Point #66: Car-Tunes Reduce Road Rage

Studies show that drivers who listen to relaxing music are less prone to speeding, swearing, horn-blowing, and offensive hand gestures.

emPower Point #21: Music Makes You Thinner

 Johns Hopkins study showed that people who listen to soothing music while dining eat more slowly and consume less.

emPower Point #25: Talk May be Cheap, but it's Not Easy

According to The Book of Lists, the fear of public speaking ranks #1 of all phobias--far ahead of the fear of dying, which came in at #5.

emPower Point #62: Happy Music Makes for a Healthy Heart

  A new study conducted at the University of Maryland showed that participants exposed to joyful music experienced a 26% increase in blood vessel diameter.

emPower Point #25: Wee Wisdom Touched a Century of Wee Lives

First printed in 1893 by Unity Church co-founder Myrtle Fillmore, "Wee Wisdom" was the oldest continuously published children's magazine in the country when it was discontinued in 1991.

emPower Point #44: Tina Turner was En-Chanted by Ike's Secretary

 Superstar Tina Turner credits an Ike & Tina Revue secretary for teaching her the "Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo" chant that empowered her to end a 16-year abusive relationship and to launch her own Grammy-winning career.

emPower Point #101: Music Makes You Smarter!

 A 2000 College Board Survey showed that students who are involved with music score an average of 100 points higher on SAT tests than students who are not.