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	03/17/11 - NNHS Newsletter
“St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time -- a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic.”  - Adrienne Cook

Dear Friends and Schoolmates,   

     We celebrate this day every year - because it's such fun!

http://nnhs65.com/03-17-05-NNHS-St-Patricks-Day.html 

http://nnhs65.com/03-17-06-NNHS-Happy-St-Patricks-Day.html 

http://nnhs65.com/03-17-07-NNHS-Happy-St-Patricks-Day.html

http://nnhs65.com/03-17-08-NNHS-Happy-St-Patricks-Day.html 

http://nnhs65.com/03-17-09-NNHS-Happy-St-Patricks-Day.html

http://nnhs65.com/03-17-10-NNHS-Happy-St-Patricks-Day.html

   There must be hundreds of versions of this beautiful song available. As my gift to you, I chose these seven (listed in no particular order) for their variety.  Hopefully there's something for everyone to enjoy:

BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sj8DskmVJo - Amy Walker (a cappella)

BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KU - The Muppets

BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujr8dQJgQUU - Andy Williams

BONUS #4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h03iH-Bsvj8  - Declan Galbraith (young Irish boy with a powerful voice)

BONUS #5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=852gverKRPo - Eva Cassidy

BONUS #6 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jgma--0WYU - Michael Londra - with breathtaking scenes of Ireland!

BONUS #7 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW9sPAT7Hog - Celtic Woman

HOMEWORK:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Day

http://www.history.com/minisites/stpatricksday/

http://www.entourages.com/barbs/stpatrick.htm

http://www.st-patricks-day.com/index.asp

http://wilstar.com/holidays/patrick.htm

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

   Happy St. Patrick's Day Birthday today to   Barbara Brewer (’69) of VA!

   Happy Birthday tomorrow to   Johnny Mitchell ('57) of VA AND   Kay Knight Midkiff Evans ('59) of VA AND     Wade Scott ('66) of MO!

   Happy Birthday this week to:

19 -    Cheryl Mays Howard ('66) of VA;

20 -     My Cousin, Stuart Atkinson (Warsaw HS - '63) of CO AND  Sid Melton ('64) of NY AND   Terri McAfee Artman ('66) of VA AND My Nephew, Kevin Dick (Weber HS, UT - '82) of NC;

21 - Bob Morgan ('56) of MA AND        My #4 Son, Joshua Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL - '95) of IL;

22 - Cookie Phillips Tyndall ('64) of VA;

23 -  Jack Harrison ('61) of VA AND    Richard Marshall ('66) of VA!

   Many Happy Returns to You All!

http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.htm

THIS DAY IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES:

http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/This%20Day/thisday0317.htm - INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Monday, March 17 1862
MCCLELLAN MAKES MASSIVE MOVE

From a starting point at Alexandria, Va., Gen. George McClellan packed up his things and went for a trip. The things in question were virtually the entire Army of the Potomac, whose initial destination was the vicinity of the James and York Rivers. He had strict orders to leave sufficient forces to guard the capital, which he very nearly did not do. The entire excursion would come to be known as the Peninsula Campaign.

   From Eva Ellis Madagan ('61) of FL - 03/16/11:

		Hi, Carol:   A more current photo image of yours truly.   TYPHOON Regards, Eva Madagan    Thank you so much, Eva! I see you belong to that happy group of our Typhoon Family who decided it was a good thing to look even better now than they did forty-eleven years ago - and managed to find a way to do just that! Congratulations!
http://www.nnhs65.com/SITE-MAP.html       http://www.nnhs65.com/alumni-list.html           http://www.nnhs65.com/alumni-1960-to-1962.html

  From Bill Hobbs ('66) of Northern VA - 03/16/11 - "Curtis and Leroy":

From http://www.SelfGrowth.com - 03/16/11 - "Fear":

Fear Be Gone

By Wambui Bahati

I recently received an email that prompted me to answer a poll about what I feared most. I didn't reply to the email because my biggest fear at that moment was the fear of receiving more unsolicited email. However, I did start thinking about the subject of fear. What are we afraid of? What is fear? What can we do about it?

A Powerful Emotion
Fear is an emotion and the symptoms of this emotion manifest in each of us in various ways. Some of the symptoms of fear are shallow breathing, sweaty palms, upset stomach, nervousness, headache, inability to speak, inability to think clearly, depression, uncontrollable shaking, inability to moved, and anger. People literally lose their lives and have been known to take someone else's life out of fear. All of the "isms" are the children of fear -- racism, chauvinism, classism, sexism. Wars and crime thrive on fear.

Fear takes away our creativity, imagination, freedom and peace. Fear stops us from pursuing our dreams. Fear destroys relationships and can make us physically ill.

These four letters, F E A R, represent the most powerful negative emotion that exists.

And just think, we have all this unhappiness and suffering over something that does not even exist except for the meaning or perception that we give to a person, place, thing or event. Our fears only live because each of us gives our own fears life. The fears we have exist because we nurture them, feed them, and acknowledge them.

Our Past Stories and Imaginations
In other words, our fears are based on our individual perceptions, and our perceptions are based on our individual stories or histories and our imaginations.

How else can we explain the fact that each of us has different fears and fears to different degrees? For instance, there are many people who love dogs. However, there are also people who fear dogs. Some love snakes and have them as pets. Yet, many others are extremely afraid of snakes and become traumatized at the mere sight of them.

Most of the time, we are not even aware of the stories that our fears are based on. Some of us have anxiety attacks and are fearful over a comment that another child made to us when we were small. In other words, we let a child from our past control our life and health today.

Release the Fear
In order to release the fear, we must change our perceptions about a person, event or object. Choose to see it for what it is -- a person, an event or an object. Many of us fear things that have not happened and may never happen. We cannot enjoy our lives today because we are fearful of what the future may hold. We can choose to release ourselves from the hold that our past stories and our imaginations have on us.

If you are totally immobilized by fear of something, you can always seek assistance from techniques such as Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), or hypnotherapy. I encourage you to explore the options each of these techniques provide. Each of them, using their own methods, de-traumatizes past traumas and identify and integrate conflicting belief systems that keep us from doing things we want to do.

In my experience, these types of procedures can bring about relief from fears quickly. Instead of treating the symptoms, as medications do, these techniques and other similar procedures address the cause of the fear.

A Signal for Change
The positive aspect of fear is that it is a signal for change. If someone were to point a gun at us, in the midst of fear, we would hope that something would change for the better. Hopefully, we would think of some way to change the situation without being harmed. When faced with the fear of the possibility of a child being harmed, parents have found physical strength and mental courage that they did not know was possible.

And so it is with our everyday fears. Let fear be a signal to change or move in a new direction. Move beyond your comfort zone. Perhaps we need more knowledge about the person, place, or thing that is causing us to feel fearful. Most importantly, move toward love. Love yourself. Love everyone and everything. Love is the most powerful emotion. Where there is real love, fear will perish.

We Are More Powerful than Fear
In my opinion, failure to remember who we are in relation to God and this great Universe is the number one cause of fear. Where there is no faith, there is fear. The absence of belief in ourselves and what we are capable of creates doubt and fear.

Yes, there will be tragedies. No, things will not always go as you planned. Yes, there will be people who want to say negative things about you. These people would rather comment on what appear to be your flaws rather than deal with their own. Do not give them your power.

None of us are ordinary human beings. All of us are extraordinary divine beings. Everyone has the power that will not fail, should it be acknowledged and embraced. Sometimes, I have to remind myself of this. I say, "Fear, be gone. You have no power here." Just by saying these words, it is as if I turn on a light and I see fear for what it really is -- nothing.


About the Author:

Wambui Bahati has enjoyed entertaining and empowering others for more than 40 years as an actress, author, speaker and 'holistic mental health' and 'empowerment over domestic violence' advocate. She is a life coach who incorporates EFT.

  From Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 03/12/11 - "Some Maxines" (#5 in a Series of 19):

Finally, Some NEW Maxine's!
		AND REMEMBER: Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them but you always know they are there.
GIGGLES! MAYBE!!  Thanks, Joyce!

FINALLY:

From http://www.ajokeaday.com - 03/16/11:

   To donate, click on the Donate Button on the left, or just mail it directly to my home (address available upon request). Thanks! nnhs65@gmail.com
 

Animated Leprechauns and Shamrocks Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://the-jazzman.com/animations/lines.htm - 03/12/09

Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!

Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06