How to Be Strong

How to Be Strong

Mentally - Physically - Spiritually

No one is immune to adversity, but some people seem to be better able to cope with and recover from even the most strenuous conditions.

Some people falter and spiral towards self-destruction. While others survive and even thrive once the storm has passed.

To develop your own mental, physical, or spiritual strength, follow these suggestions.

·         Being Mentally Strong:

1.  Remember that you are in control.

Strength implies having power and being able to affect one's own life, while weakness implies being powerless and helpless. Whatever your circumstances, there are things you can control, and things you can't. The key is to focus on the things you can control. Focus your energy on what you can do to make situation better

2.  Choose your attitude.

Even though we encounter situations in which we really are helpless to enact change, we still can control our attitude towards life. Choose one attitude in any given set of circumstances Regardless of what is happening, be positive. If somebody is making your life miserable, don't let them crush your spirit. Continue to be proud, have hope, and remember that attitude is something that no one can take away from you. Try not to let a crisis or hardship in one area of your life spill over into other areas of your life. Resilient people do not let negative events follow a domino effect through their lives.

3.  Rediscover your zest for life.

Emotionally strong people view every day as a gif .They try to structure them so that the gift is taken advantage of fully. Find that inner child. Your ability to be mentally and emotionally strong depends on it. Find out what motivates you.

4.  Have faith in yourself.

Don't listen to the naysayers. There will always be people who doubt you, for whatever reason. Don't let them take hope away from you just because they've lost theirs. Think about the times that you've succeeded. Use them as motivation in your journey. There will come a time when you doubt yourself because you tried and failed. Instead of giving up and getting down on yourself, Try again.

5.  Be willing to learn and change.

Being strong-minded doesn’t mean never changing your mind about anything. Our understanding of things changes over time, so do your best to not get stuck in the past. Educate yourself and update your knowledge by doing activities.

6.  Pick your battles wisely.

Does every little thing that exasperates you need to? Try whittling your life down to a few core values that mean the world to you, and don't worry about anything else. Practice letting go of unnecessary worries and distractions, so you can focus on more important things. Sometimes it's letting go makes one strong.

7.  Reach out to the people who mean the most to you.

Spend time with friends and family, along with others who are supportive and positive. If no one is available, make new friends. Studies and science both point to social wellbeing as an important factor in emotional and physical health. Overcome shyness and

Act like an extrovert. Be mindful of whom you choose to associate with.

8.  Strike a balance between work and play, rest and activity.

Getting a good balance between work and play, rest and activity, will allow you to appreciate each mode for what it's worth.

9.  Be thankful for what you have.

Life is tough, but if you look closely enough, you'll find an infinite number of things to be grateful for. The joy you derive from the world around you is the fuel that'll push you through the hardest of times, so pay attention to what you have and enjoy it for what it's worth.

10.     Don't take things so seriously.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. The wonder, the limitless possibilities, the absurdity of it all — it's enough to make you laugh at how strangely lucky you are.

11.     Remember that nothing is permanent.

If you’re in the middle of a period of grief or pain that you can’t control, stand aside and let the moment happen. If you are going through a prolonged period of difficulty, remind yourself that this, too, shall pass. Discomfort, failure, and uncertainty are okay, important, and useful for growth.

·         Being Physically Strong

1.  Eat healthy.

One of the biggest hurdles we face in growing physically stronger is putting nutritious, energizing food in our bodies' day in and day out. Add variety to your diet. Take pleasure in eating. Enjoying it for what it is will make you a better-rounded individual and help you stay fitter.

2.  Exercise.

Getting strong is about working with your entire body to burn fat, build muscle, and develop endurance.

3.  Start working with weights.

Building muscle will help you stay strong, but getting there is the tough part. For more complete strength, focus on your entire body.

4.  Get enough sleep.

In order to rebuild muscle, reduce stress, and stay balanced emotionally, the human body needs anywhere from 8 to 10 hours of sleep per night for most adults. 

5.  Steer clear of so-called vices like cigarettes, excessive alcohol, and other drugs. 

Everyone understands that they are a recipe for poor health.

·         Being Spiritually Strong

1.  Connect to a force that is greater than you.

Explore your beliefs, as well as those of others, and settle into a framework which you believe. Know that spirituality is all and only about you and your beliefs.

2.  Always question and never stop learning.

The spiritually strong person asks questions about sacred texts, scrutinizes behavior, and is constantly looking for answers both inside and outside the framework of their faith.

3.  Never impinge on someone else's spirituality.

Balance your own faith with your duty to your common man in as unobtrusive a way as possible.

4.  Identify blessings in your life.

Most religions and spiritual orders believe in the idea of a blessing, which is help or approval from God or the universe. Try this helpful exercise for one week to hone your perception of just how many blessings you have.

5.  Help spread love, wherever you are.

Spiritual strength ultimately is a form of faith that the universe is a mystery but that love between humans is self-evident. Be an agent of change and a force for good by spreading love.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xxmU01EoNE&t=29s

Be Strong

No one is immune to adversity, but some people seem to be better able to cope with and recover from even the most strenuous conditions.

Some people falter and spiral towards self-destruction. While others survive and even thrive once the storm has passed.

بعض الناس يتعثرون نحو دوامة التدمير الذاتي، في حين أن آخرين ينجو منها وينجحون أكثر بعد مرور العاصفة.

لا أحد محصن ضد الشدائد، ولكن يبدو أن بعض الناس أكثر قدرة على التعامل معها والتعافي منها حتى في أكثر الظروف مشقة.

Watch the following video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xxmU01EoNE&t=24s

history of hamburgers تاريخ الهامبرغر

A soft, toasted bun… crisp, cool lettuce… sweet, vine-ripened tomatoes… and in the middle of it all, a juicy seasoned beef patty.

Have you ever wondered where the first hamburger come from?

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History of Hamburger

A soft, toasted bun… crisp, cool lettuce… sweet, vine-ripened tomatoes… and in the middle of it all, a juicy seasoned beef patty.

Have you ever wondered where the first hamburger come from?

  

1209 – 1121

Genghis Khan (1167-1227) and his army of fierce Mongol horsemen conquered two thirds of the then known world.  The Mongols were a fast-moving, cavalry-based army that rode small sturdy ponies.  They stayed in their saddles for long period of time, sometimes days without ever dismounting.  They had little opportunity to stop and build a fire for their meal.

As the army needed food that could be carried and eaten easily with one hand while they rode, ground meat was the perfect choice.  They would use scrapings of lamb or mutton which were formed into flat patties.  They softened the meat by placing them under the saddles of their horses while riding into battle.  When it was time to eat, the meat would be eaten raw, having been tenderized by the saddle and the back of the horse.

1238

When Genghis Khan’s grandson, Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), invaded Moscow, they naturally brought their unique dietary ground meat with them.  The Russians adopted it into their own cuisine with the name “Steak Tartare,” (Tartars being their name for the Mongols).  Over many years, Russian chefs adapted and developed this dish and refining it with chopped onions and raw eggs.

15^th  Century

Russian ships brought recipes for steak tartare to the German port of Hamburg, a time when there was such a great presence of Russian residents there that it was nicknamed "the Russian port."

18th and 19th Centuries

In the late eighteenth century, Immigrants to the United States from German brought with them some of their favorite foods.  One of them was Hamburg Steak.  The Germans simply flavored shredded low-grade beef with regional spices, and both cooked and raw it became a standard meal among the poorer classes.  In the seaport town of Hamburg, it acquired the name Hamburg steak.  

  

 History of American Hamburgers

Many folks have claimed they were the first to place a ground beef patty between two slices of white bread. Most of the following stories on the history of the hamburgers were told after the fact and are based on the recollections of family members. The claims are as follows:

·         1885  - Charlie Nagreen of Seymour, Wisconsin – At the age of 15, he sold hamburgers from his ox-drawn food stand at the Outagamie County Fair. He set up a stand selling meatballs. But Business wasn’t good and he quickly realized that it was because meatballs were too difficult to eat while strolling around the fair. In a flash of innovation, he flattened the meatballs, placed them between two slices of bread and called his new creation a hamburger. He was known to many as “Hamburger Charlie.”  

He returned to sell hamburgers at the fair every year until his death in 1951, and he would entertain people with guitar and mouth organ and his jingle:

((Hamburgers, hamburgers, hamburgers hot; onions in the middle, pickle on top. Makes your lips go flip pity flop.))

The town of Seymour, Wisconsin have a Hamburger Hall of Fame that they built as a tribute to Charlie Nagreen and the legacy he left behind. The town claims to be “Home of the Hamburger” and holds an annual Burger Festival on the first Saturday of August each year.

·         1885  - The family of Frank and Charles Menches from Akron, Ohio, claim the brothers invented the hamburger while traveling in a 100-man traveling concession circuit at events (fairs, race meetings, and farmers’ picnics) in the Midwest in the early 1880s.

During a stop at the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, New York, the brothers ran out of pork for their hot sausage patty sandwiches.  Because this happened on a particularly hot day, the local butchers stop slaughtering pigs.  The butcher suggested that they substitute beef for the pork.  The brothers ground up the beef, mixed it with some brown sugar, coffee, and other spices and served it as a sandwich between two pieces of bread.  

According to family legend, Frank didn’t know what to call it, so he looked up and saw the banner for the Hamburg fair and said, “This is the hamburger.”  In Frank’s 1951 obituary in The Los Angeles Times, he is acknowledged him as the "inventor” of the hamburger.

On May 28, 2005, the town of Akron, Ohio hosted the First Annual National Hamburger Festival to celebrate the 120th Anniversary of the invention of the hamburger. The festival dedicated to Frank and Charles Menches.  The Ohio legislature also make hamburgers the state food. 

·         1891 - The family of Oscar Weber Bilby claim the first-known hamburger on a bun was served on Grandpa Oscar’s farm just west of Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1891.  The family says that Grandpa Oscar was the first to add the bun, but they concede that hamburger sandwiches made with bread may predate Grandpa Oscar’s famous hamburger.

The story it was in June of 1891 when Grandpa took up a chunk of iron and made himself a big ol’ grill. Then the next month on the Fourth of July he built a hickory wood fire underneath that grill, and when those coals were glowing hot, he took some ground Angus meat and fired up a big batch of hamburgers. When they were cooked all good and juicy, he put them on Grandma Fanny’s homemade yeast buns. He served those burgers on buns to neighbors and friends under a grove of pecan trees. They couldn’t get enough, so Grandpa hosted another big feed.  He did that every Fourth of July, and sometimes as many as 125 people showed up.

In 1933, Oscar and his son, Leo, opened the family’s first hamburger stand in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They still use the same grill used in 1891, with one minor variation, the wood stove has been converted to natural gas.

On April 13, 1995, Governor Frank Keating of Oklahoma proclaimed that the real birthplace of the hamburger on the bun, was created and consumed in Tulsa in 1891.

·         1900 – Louis Lassen of New Haven, Connecticut is also recorded as serving the first “burger” at his New Haven luncheonette called Louis’ Lunch Wagon. Louis ran a small lunch wagon selling steak sandwiches to local factory workers.  A frugal business man, he did not like to waste the excess beef from his daily lunch rush.  It is said that he ground up some scraps of beef and served it as a sandwich, the sandwich was sold between pieces of toasted bread, to a customer who was in a hurry and wanted to eat on the run.

·         1931 - Wimpy joined the Popeye comic strip, and he played a significant role in popularizing the hamburger in the United States. Wimpy is probably best known for his consumption of hamburgers. Wimpy loves to eat hamburgers, but is usually too cheap to pay for them. A recurring joke is Wimpy’s attempts to con other members of the diner into buying him burgers.The popularity the character Wimpy spawned a successful chain of hamburger restaurants called Wimpy’s that flourished for over a decade.  This burger went for the upscale market at 10 cents a burger.  In keeping with the founder’s wishes, all 1,500 restaurants were closed down when he died in 1978.

Who was the first to serve the Hamburg steak as a sandwich?

The details have been lost to history. Whoever it was, looking back it might be considered a stroke of culinary genius. By the turn of the century, the hamburger was already considered an American classic. The hamburger continued to grow in popularity throughout the following decades. Today hamburgers can be found in nearly every part of the world.

What’s your favorite way to eat a hamburger?