----- Original Message ----- From: "MountainWings" <[email protected]> To: "Cynthia Gropman" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 12:10 AM Subject: MountainWings:Saturday - Nods and Shakes
> ------------------------------------------------- > MountainWings A MountainWings Moment > #1085 Wings Over The Mountains of Life > ------------------------------------------------- > > Nods and Shakes > ================ > > Have you ever wondered where the universal gesture of nodding > your head up and down to mean "Yes" and shaking it from side to > side to mean "No" came from? > > No matter what language you speak, country you travel to, > religion you practice, race you claim, your social status, > educational achievement, or economic status, you will likely nod > or shake your head to mean "Yes" or "No". > > Why? > > The theory illustrates how early habits are formed and that some > things are intrinsic to all humans. > > Watch a newborn baby. > > Watch the baby when it's hungry. > > As the baby seeks its mother's breast, the head nods up and down > searching for the source of nourishment. > > When baby finds the breast, it latches on and fills up. > > The action calms the baby and calms the mother. > > Ask any woman who has breast-fed a baby. > > There is little else more soothing for them both. > > Look at the same baby after it's full and the mother tries to > push the breast into the baby's face. > > The baby shakes it's head from side to side telling mama that it's > full and doesn't want any more milk or comfort from the breast. > > The baby doesn't want any milk or comfort, and it won't give > mama any comfort. > > That's one theory of where nodding and shaking came from. > > Interesting isn't it? > > Notice another thing. > > Nod and you have a tendency to smile. > > Shake your head and you have a tendency to frown. > > Try it now and see. > > > > Warmth and comfort given in pure love always brings a smile. > > Refusing warmth and comfort given in love always brings a frown > sooner or later. > > The next time you nod or shake. . . > > Think about that. > > It gives the milk of human kindness a whole new meaning. > > > ~A MountainWings Original~ > > Thank you for inviting MountainWings in your mailbox. > See you tomorrow. > > Forward this issue to a friend or send them the link below: > http://www.mountainwings.com/past/1085.htm > > **************************************************************** > www.MountainWings.com "Wings Over The Mountains of Life" > To: Subscribe, Un-Subscribe, Get a Book, T-Shirt, Rate Issues, > Tell Friends about MountainWings, Read Past Issues, Donations, > Submit a MountainWings Moment or Prayer Request, Set homepage to > Daily issue in larger type Go To: http://www.mountainwings.com > Click to unsubscribe: http://www.mountainwings.com/remove.html > **************************************************************** > MountainWings, POBox 43725, 120 Selig Dr., Atlanta, GA 30336 USA > You are subscribed as: [email protected] > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
