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Change Your Thinking and Change Your Life

The Center for Spiritual Living Princeton invites the public to visit its spiritual community and to explore new possibilities to create a life completely filled with love. The center is dedicated to helping people discover their inner power and its connection to the Infinite Power of the Universe.

Their teaching is rooted in the Science of Mind®, which offers practical spiritual tools and a way of life that helps promote greater levels of joy, happiness, peace of mind and prosperity. Those familiar with the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra and Louise Hay will already be somewhat familiar with the teachings and philosophy. In Science of Mind, the belief is that the secret to living a successful life is to consciously choose positive and productive ways of thinking. Put another way, “change your thinking and change your life.”

Regardless of where one is on one’s spiritual path, all are welcome at the Center for Spiritual Living Princeton.

Location: Princeton Masonic Lodge, 354 River Rd., Princeton. Hours: Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 609-924-8422 or visit CSLPrinceton.com. Refreshments and fellowship afterward.

Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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