Dec 7, 2008 12:00 am US/Eastern
Freedom
BOSTON (WBZ) ―
GIRL SCOUTS
We begin with some lessons in freedom now being taught in a very special Girls Scout troop that meets regularly at the South Middlesex Correctional Facility. That's where the scouts get together with their mothers and grandmothers to build and repair relationships and learn about making good choices, all characteristics of the Scouts Leadership program. For these girls and grownups, freedom is measured in valued time spent together.
THEY MADE IT, SO CAN I
When Roxbury mother Pat Spence saw how challenging her older son's fifth grade class was, she decided to do something about it. She wanted to inspire the students, especially the tough ones by giving them an upclose look at positive role models who represented independence and opportunity. Pat started a speakers bureau with people who talk not just about succeeding in life, but most importantly about growing up. It's working!
The program is called, THEY MADE IT, SO CAN I. It's in its sixth year. Our Sunday crew went out to the Oliver Wendell Holmes School to see how it works.
WAHLBERG
When you hear the name Wahlberg in this part of the country, you think of Dorchester brothers Mark and Donnie, the world of movie stars and entertainment. There is another Wahlberg who has followed a different star and found success in the world of food. Meet Paul Wahlberg, the head chef at Bridgeman's Restaurant in Hull.
RECIPE FOR APPLE CRISP
Ingredient
Weight
Unit Cost
Total
Ingredient
Weight
Unit Cost
Total
Gala apples
5#
a.p. flour
2 cups
Sun dried cranberries
1 cup
Sugar
11/2 cups
Jack Daniels
½ cup
butter
1/2 #
cinnamon
1/4t
salt
½ t
Allspice
1/8t
Cornstarch
3tbl
A.p. flour
1/3 cup
Preheat oven to 350 deg.
Peel, core and slice apples toss in a large bowl with jack Daniels and sun dried cranberries
Mix and add dry ingredients and toss well apples place in a 2qt pie plate or casserole
Place four, cold butter, sugar and salt in a food processor bowl and pulse until reaches a course meal
Cover apples with crisp topping and bake at 350 for until filling bubbles and topping is crisp and golden brown
COMPUTER ADDICTION
If you're looking for a special gift you can give yourself this holiday, what about freeing yourself from your computer addiction. We welcome Dr. Jeff Rossman, director of life management at Canyon Ranch who warns our plugged in society is turning us all into technology slaves.
JUST THINKING
I am celebrating the freedom of menopause. This may sound strange in the midst of mood swings water retention and night sweats, but I want to offer another perspective during this period of change. A time of letting go. As women, most of us see our main job as that of taking on, other people's needs, their cares, their stresses. Not to mention the extra waistline that must belong to somebody else. How do we begin to let go?
As our bodies move out of one important cycle, we often forget we are moving into another, a period of spiritual fertility that can offer us new levels of confidence power and creativity. With proper care of body mind and spirit we can let go of stress, extra weight and all those burdens that may hold us back from reclaiming our creative potential.
Start a journal. Make your own jewelry. Learn how to ride a horse.
Buy Dr. Christiane Northrup's the wisdom of menopause. Learn what she means when she writes about our brains catching fire. Find out as much information as you can about what you are going through.
Honor it all. That's where the freedom begins. And no matter what...
believe the best is yet to come!
Sunday is proud to present Ellen O'Brien.
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