Few things in the world impact us as much as the external environment that we create for ourselves. Do we eat good food? Exercise enough? Practice de-stressing after a tough day? Maybe do a little yoga or pilates? We have a great amount of control over what we expose ourselves to. Granted, there are many things that we do not have control over, but our external surroundings can be partially influenced by what we choose to put there.

One of those influences is what we listen to. We can watch television all day and listen to talking heads, we can listen to people arguing or dogs barking, or we can listen to music that we know will influence our mood and our psyche in whatever manner we are desiring.

Music has a direct on/off switch with our moods, our mind and our body. There is a connection that even scientists can’t totally understand but know exists. All the success stories with music therapy validate the profound impact music can have on your mind, soul and spirit. Music therapy is used to calm agitation, work through deeper issues in a non-threatening way and is very successful with patients with mental illnesses that are otherwise unreachable.

The impact of music on your mind, soul and spirit is a reflection of what you need at the time. You have to know what works for you, what calms you, what excites you, what gets your heart rate up and then use it to your benefit. Pick the external environment that works for you, in this case, pick music that will influence you in the way that you desire.

You want to relax after a long day? Maybe something a bit softer works for you. (maybe rap relaxes you, only you know). Want to work out with a bit more intensity? Maybe some fast dance or electric music works for you. Listen to your body and your heart rate, nothing tells you more what is working and not working for what you are trying to accomplish than your own body.

Music is an often untapped resource for us to use in our quest for balance. Understanding its place and impact and then using it to your full advantage will only add to your life and hopefully your completeness. Music is a very easy additive to your external environment that can really benefit you. Find your gear and ride it, let music have a positive power on your mind, soul, spirit and psyche.

Patti Lamb

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The author is a former guitar teacher and lifelong musician. For more writings on music, guitars and the interactions between music and our life visit http://www.acousticpleasure.com or blog on http://acousticpleasure.blogspot.com

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Every object in unchanging motion remains in that state of motion unless an outside force acts on it.

Issac Newton?s first law of motion makes a profound statement not only in the physics of the universe but also in the movement of your business.

Your business is subject to the laws of motion. It will continue to stay on the same path it is headed unless you physically do something to alter it.

With this thought in mind, it would be advantageous to make all your actions concerning your business push towards the success you envision. Though not every step will be a positive one, it is important to keep your focus on your goals rather than on distraction on either side. You have the power to make the important changes in your business, it is only waiting for you to take action.

Just like taking action on your business will change it?s course, inaction will keep it the same.

There are always more steps you can take to achieve greater satisfaction from your business, so why not take them?

There are so many stories of people who do just a little bit extra in their business, and it pays enormously for them. Likewise, there are stories of people who do nothing but sit and complain about how their business is failing. They do nothing to push past their set backs and just stay where they are. Their inaction keeps them in a place of disappointment.

When an egg is dropped from a high place, it will continue to fall and eventually shatter on the ground, if there is no one there to catch it. It is only when someone takes the active approach by simply reaching out and catching the egg will avoid the fragile objects doom. Action over inaction makes the difference.

Simple math will tell you the more positive steps you take verses negative ones, the further towards your prize you will be. So make every step count.

Standing still won?t help, it will just keep you in the place that brings frustration. Your business is constantly moving and you have to move along with it. It is up to you to control which way you want it to move.

Even the tiniest nudges in the right direction can enrich the things you most hold dear.

Robert Reyes

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Robert Reyes is a business entrepreneur who has been involved in raising businesses in several industries for the past 21 years. Discover his amazing business secrets found at http://www.projectsuccessonline.com

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Lighting can be one of the most critical elements for conveying mood and setting the stage for a comfortable environment. When lighting a room for a particular purpose, be sure to consider the needs of the situation and the layout of the room itself. Will you be lighting a quiet dinner for two or an informal gathering of friends and family? What events are planned for the day and what rooms will be used?

Tract lighting is an excellent way to have the best, most versatile lighting for any room or space. Tract lighting allows you to focus the individual light bulbs along a track at different points in the room. Having multiple, modular, positional light is key for getting the most out of a room visually and for setting mood by playing with the light and darkness.

If you want to play with a variety of moods, it may be fun to experiment with different colored lights in varying intensities. Blue and red lights are favorites for communicating emotion and mood with a chromatic language. Blue lights can range from cool and relaxing to sinister and creepy just by playing with intensity and saturation. Red lights can convey excitement, intrigue, warmth and romance when used sparingly, but can denote a red alert when turned on full force. No matter how you use color, be sure to ask yourself what mood you are trying to convey, and make sure your choice of color helps to communicate that mood with its language of color and intensity.

Remember, dimmer is usually better, and make sure to control the light, don?t let the light control you. It is always better to layout a room first, and then decide on the proper lighting, not the other way around. Keep that in mind and you will be well on the way to successfully lighting rooms for mood and ambiance.

James Hunt has spent 15 years as a professional writer and researcher covering stories that cover a whole spectrum of interest. Read more at www.best-in-lighting.com

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MEDITATION FOR

QUALITY EDUCATION

If food is to body, meditation is to mind. Time runs. We short out so many problems in the field of education which are very difficult to coup up. The problem may be of child, teacher, subject, classroom or authority- there is only one panacea i.e. meditation. Meditation must be the song or habit of life. Think the situation when a child doesn’t control his mind and becomes aggressive to his friends, when a teacher is overloaded and torture the children out of frustration, when children in the classroom shout uncontrolled of themselves and loose reputation, when a subject is defamed out of the lack of concentration both by children and teacher, when the authority gives justice without understanding the problem of anyone-children, teachers or the school. All these problems are neck to neck and need solution in proper. As all these problems have their origin from the mind because of lack of concentration and control, the solution undoubtedly is given as ‘Meditation’.

            When I start my every class with 1 minute meditation the uncontrolled and biased children becomes controlled and they start my subject ‘History’ to read with full swing. What’s that miracle happen through meditation so that the uncontrolled children become silent and prepare themselves for the class? The logic behind is here meditation is a gap filler, a transition to start something new in their mind. Think the situation when a class runs with 7 to 8 periods uninterruptedly one by one-a teacher completes one subject teaching and when the mind is already in one world that may be physics or math, another teacher rushes with his subject and declares to be silent’ and maintain discipline to be ready for the page no so and so of English or geography. Here, between classes, 1 or 2 minutes must be the gap-to do some activity beyond the study of subject. This may be utilized by a small story, song, or jokes. But after every period, telling a story, joke or singing song is a difficult task for a teacher. That’s why the solution is ‘meditation’.

Meditation is the process to retain the power of mind very quickly and making our mind an equilibrium one. Simply if the children sitting quietly by closing their eyes and give attention to the flow of their breathing process by sitting or listen the music of heart within is a kind of meditation. The logic is that we are uncontrolled and imbalanced outside but once we go inside and watch and connect our mind to the inner world of silence and balance then we become fresh just like earlier.

            It may be subjective plan of the teacher or children or the administrative plan of the authority, if they meditate their mind for some time and start planning then the work becomes different and creative. Within us lies the ‘Divine Energy’, continuous flow of soul power. Even, if an aggressive person comes to take a deep in to his heart for sometimes, he feels some changes. Spirituality and education must be combined so that we will get joy and happiness while dealing with education. A fresh mind is always a prepared mind which is ready for learning. Think the enlightened situation when children are ever ready to learn something with discipline and teachers are prepared to give something innovative.

            In schools everywhere, we listen the shout, punishment and counseling for ‘Discipline’. But we don’t know and even try to understand that the very word ‘Discipline’ is all about the work of inner mind. Punishment and scolding are nothing but the unnecessary go of the school. If a child is silent and disciplined from inside then there is no need of controlling them from outside. There must be norms in the school to hold Yoga and Meditation classes so that the children can know what inner discipline is. The school will be a heaven if the children know the technique of how to control their mind through the practice of meditation. Because the perfection of human activities is depend upon his discipline of mind and nothing else. If you are able to conquer your mind then you can conquer the whole world.

Now a day’s Teachers and administrators are overloaded in their works in schools. It is very difficult for them to keep their mind in stability always. Either they become frustrated, angry, or fall in ill. They best method for them to maintain stability and equilibrium in their mind is meditation. The inward journey or coming towards your inner mind gives ample power and energy to work. When battery-the brain discharges through a lot of work, the only method of recharging is meditation.

            Meditation in India is not a new thing. From time immemorial sages of India have given the solution as meditation. So many spiritual organizations impart meditation. The problem is ‘we’. Accepting meditation only, our life can be a golden one. Solution is within us. God has given the solution of all problems within. Let’s move towards inward journey. Let’s not wait for wastage of more energy and imbalance of our life. Accepting Meditation as the boon of our life is the sure success in every field and particularly in the education system. Because imparting training about the balance of mind to the people from very childhood gives a foundation to them to build more stories upon it in future.

                                                                                            By Mr.Harekrushna Behera

E-Mail- hare_321ku@rediffmail.com

Harekrushna Behera

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Qualification-
M.Phil,B.Ed,Vedanta

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Fear is an interesting thing. Fear is there so it is all about how we deal with it to push us forward. Fear can cause people not to achieve the things that they want, or the things they would like to do or what they are meant to do in their life. In business specifically, and you can apply this to your personal life if you want to, but specifically in a home based business fear can creep up on you in many different ways. You can be making a hundred dollars a month and fear can keep you from making a thousand or three thousand dollars a month. You can even be making ten or thirty thousand dollars a month and fear can keep you from making fifty or a hundred thousand dollars a month, or literally fear can take you away from what you were making and bring you back down to the bottom, all because of this thing called fear.

Someone told me a definition of fear a while back, probably about three or four years ago, and they said fear is a false expectation appearing real to you. It can be anywhere in your home based business when you work at home. If you are wondering how, for example, I am wondering how this pay per click will turn out, I might lose all my money. I have heard horror stories about people losing a lot of money in pay per click and what if it happens to me, I only have this amount of money, pay per click is always changing, what if they change in the future, or how many keywords do I need. All of this thinking is a false expectation in your mind appearing real to you right now. These things do go through your mind.

It can be from even creating a lead capture page to you not being able to do it or not being able to hire someone to do it for you. Or is it going to turn out right, or are people going to op-in to it, or not. I have just gone into this home based business and what do I do now, I am not getting sales, I am not moving forward. People can even have a fear of getting more sales. People would be comfortable with making a few thousand a month and even though they want to make ten thousand dollars a month or more, there is this tiny fear in them. What do I do when I get there. How do I handle that. What do I do with that money, or what would I do with the people. There are all types of feelings with fear.

It is all false thinking. We all get it, but it is how we deal with it when it comes to us. What you should do is push it out of your mind. There are some things that you can do and to tell you the truth it really comes back to controlling your mind. We have our mind and we have to control it. We can literally control the thoughts that come into our mind, the things that come through our ears, the things that we see with our eyes, we can control that. I mean, if you do not want to watch a certain television show on TV you can change the channel or you can turn the TV off. If you do not want to hear something, you can turn the TV off. If someone is talking to you and you do not want to hear what they are saying, you can tell them to shut up or you can walk away, either way you can control that situation.

Our thoughts that pop into our mind come when nobody is around us, we can control that too. If we think a though we can delete it like a computer. If you are doing something on your computer and you do not want it, you can delete the file or delete a word on Microsoft word, just click the delete button. Well, it is the same thing with us, you can say in your mind this thought just came in, so just delete it, delete it, delete that thought. I do it all the time. It is a negative thought, it is a thought that is producing fear, I want it out of my mind because I am not going to be fearful of anything. I think that living with fear is a terrible way to live. You do not find many people like this, but I fear no competition.

George Collins

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We are presented with hundreds of opportunities and choices. In fact, some days we are overwhelmed by the sheer number of activities and responsibilities that scream out for our attention. We find ourselves stressed and mentally fatigued as we try to juggle everything that comes our way, constantly wondering if we made the right choices with our time and energy. It is at this point that you could benefit from the power of meditation.

The effects of meditation on the mind have been scientifically proven. Studies show that brain activity shifts as our mind goes from one pattern to the next. In fact, in the Theta state, our brain chemicals actually reset so that the sodium and potassium ratios can return to a normal, unstressed position. As it relates to our daily activities and the ability to make the best choices of our time and energy, the benefits of meditation are evident not so much in the patterns or chemicals measured in a lab, but in the balance seen with our response to the outside world.

The good news is that what you must avoid this year is actually something that you have the ability to control with the help of one of many meditation techniques available. The best ways to avoid the pitfalls of a busy life that seems to have no real direction is to consistently work on your inner muscles to keep your life on course. When you allow your inner self to control the choices that you make, and some would say expand the opportunities that come your way, then you are put in a position of power over the decisions about where you will spend your time and energy.

You simply must avoid allowing the demands of the outside world to lead your decisions. There are very few stories of successful leaders that led their organizations, their troops, from behind. Great leaders not only lead their organization from the front, but also from within since they possess a vision of where they are going. With a meditation technique, practiced daily, you are able to develop your own vision and the resolve needed so that you can lead yourself, rather than simply following the demands of the day. Meditation allows your soul to catch up to your body.

Without a conscious effort to be the leader of your life, you have the real possibility of becoming a human sinkhole. There are stories in the news that tell of whole neighborhoods and buildings that appear to be stable and strong from the outside, suddenly collapsing as the ground beneath them gives way. Why? Because they were not built on a strong foundation, or the foundation became weakened. Often sinkholes occur when an underground stream experiences a period of drought which weakens the foundation. With nothing strong to support it, the structures on the surface simply collapse.

So how can meditation keep you from collapsing? By giving yourself time to focus and clarify your vision. When you walk through life with clarification, it becomes easier to make decisions about which activities you are going to engage in, which demands are going to receive your time, and which activities you will either delegate or dismiss. Meditation allows you the opportunity to build the inner muscles of your soul so that everything you do supports your vision.

Dawn Damico

Author Bio

Today is a good day to begin building your inner muscles through the practice of meditation. Be sure to go here for the tools you need: http://benefitsandpowerofmeditation.blogspot.com
Dawn Damico has been called the “Research Diva” by clients

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Proper search engine optimization is a logical step in order to rank higher in the search

engines. I am sure you’ve heard some good things about SEO and how it can help to send

your website a steady flow of targeted visitors.

But you’ve also probably heard horror stories about SEO firm taking new internet

entrepreneurs for a ride in roller coaster!

Here are two roller coasters: ”Black Hat SEO” and ”Organic SEO”.

Which one do you wish to take a ride with?

If your goal is to be around for the long run and want some assurance that your website

will not get banned or penalized by the search engine then you need to be ethical while

doing search engine optimization. If I were you I would go with the organic search engine

optimization ride! There are is no quick or easy fixes for getting your website

in the top 10 results of the search engines.

An ethical and qualified organic SEO professional will optimize your website without any

dirty tricks and tactics that may jeopardize your website and get you in trouble. So how

do you avoid getting taken for a ride?

Fairly simple. Keep in mind that SEO scam is obvious when they guarantee rankings.

Nobody owns Google or Yahoo and no one has direct control over the search engines

algorithm. Don’t allow your business name to be tarnished because you hired unethical

search engine optimization firm!

I would say a big part of SEO is about building related content for your website.

You must optimize your pages with the proper title and description tags and make

sure to include the right amount of keyword density in the page content. At last,

write valuable content that people want to read!

So which roller coaster you wish to take a ride with?

To Your Success!

Serge Dandelin

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Do you want to learn more about Internet Marketing? I have just completed my brand new guide to Search Engine Marketing Success: ‘How To Consistently Drive Thousands Of Targeted Visitors With Search Engine Optimization’. Download it free here: Search Engine Optimization Success. Serge Daudelin Affordable Search Engine Optimization Services.com. Serge Daudelin is a Search Engine Optimization specialist and consultant who has written over 300 articles in print and 5 published ebooks.

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Are you interested in buying a rtf remote control helicopter? If so, you probably did your homework about everything you need to know about these helicopters. However, if you are still interested but do not know if you should get one or not, then the following article may help you decide for sure.

For a friend who recently had an non-rtf remote control helicopter, she was unhappy with her purchase because the quality of her helicopter was not the same. When she flew her helicopter, it crashed and shattered into a thousand pieces the very next day after she bought it.

She was able to take back the pieces and get her cash back the next day. Yet, her whole experience was quite upsetting and one she is assured to remember when she goes to buy rtf remote control helicopters.

For myself, I have my own rtf remote control helicopter… blue with white stripes. The propeller is made of gold and red glitter so it will sparkle when I fly it. Personally, I am a fan of the flashy rtf remote control helicopters.

Should you be the type that does not mind the utilitarian versions then it will please you to know that there are many models out there that can be found in the colors black and white.

I think it would be neat to have two of these helicopters duel… have one in all black and another all white… until one crashes and breaks. However, it would better to buy them wholesale unless you were getting a deal. Why? Remember you are breaking one for good and the other may not work right after the fight. Still, it would be an interesting game to play just once… videotape it and upload it to a video site like YouTube.

RTF remote control helicopters are enjoyable purchase and like always people should comparison shop before committing to buy a certain kind of helicopter.

This is especially true of these helicopters. Some people buy them at one price in one area, another buys them at another store for a totally different price and they are the same exact models. Their prices differences are astronomical.

When two people shared their stories about what they paid for their helicopter, one person paid double the amount as the other for the same exact model helicopter. It was then I realized how important it was to compare prices and not to buy on impulse.

The irony of the whole thing, although it was a bit funny, was the woman who certainly paid more for her helicopter crashed it only a year after she purchased it. Though I felt awful for her, it was very ironic. Wasted money!

No matter the type of helicopter you wish to buy, it is important to find one that will last not like my friend who lost hers the very next day. My advice is this: get a rtf remote control helicopter because they are made universally durable. While you can pay widely different prices and at different places, you will still get the same type of quality.

Should you be rich, should you be poor or should you be living comfortably, try and make the educated purchase that will keep more money in your pocket.

Abhishek Agarwal

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Abhishek has a passion for Remote Control Cars and he has got some great RC Cars Secrets up his sleeves! Download his FREE 106 Pages Ebook, “Remote Control Cars Inside Out!” from his website http://www.Auto-Whiz.com/477/index.htm . Only limited Free Copies available.

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We are sending our children into a future filled with stress and conflict. Parents and teachers have the responsibility to model behaviors and teach skills that will enable our children to be productive, accepting, healthy, and above all, resilient.

1. Self-understanding and acceptance

Self-esteem is a realistic estimate of your own capabilities and worth. People with high self-esteem are productive, responsive, imaginative, and attentive to the needs of others. Encourage your children to develop their natural aptitudes and interests. Set them up for success. Empower them to be more responsible.

2. Adults’ understanding and acceptance

Give your children regular, focused, undivided attention. This, more than anything else, communicates your unconditional love.

3. Constructive thinking

We are what we think. Fill your language with statements that help your children see change in a positive way, to view adversity as manageable, to persist until they are successful, and to become more oriented to the needs of others. Prepare your children for the reality that others may not think or believe like they do. Teach your children to identify positive and negative feelings in themselves and others. Replacing destructive thinking with constructive thinking increases self-esteem and improves coping skills.

4. Good decision-making strategies

Making a good decision requires the ability to generate alternative solutions to a problem, predict consequences, view the problem from the perspective of others, and consider how to implement alternatives to reach a solution. Children as young as four or five can usually generate alternatives and predict consequences, but advanced decision making skills come later. Model good decision making for your children. Show children how characters in stories make decisions. Let your children make their own decisions whenever possible.

5. Stress-coping strategies

It’s not too early to teach children physical relaxation exercises like breathing techniques, some forms of meditation, imagery, and muscle relaxation exercises. Help your children learn to recognize their own stress triggers and responses, and identify which relaxation methods work best for them. And help your kids laugh–read funny stories, watch age-appropriate comedies, and laugh at their jokes.

6. Good nutrition and exercise

Good nutrition optimizes the way your mind and body works. A well-functioning mind and healthy body increase our self-esteem and resiliency. Make aerobic exercise and recreation a family affair. If your children see you exercise, they are more likely to take it up themselves and develop a lifelong positive habit.

7. A sense of purpose and commitment to personal and social goals

Commitment to goals gives meaning and value to life, and a reason for existence. Children should have more than one goal, and their goals should be realistic. Teach them to be flexible in how they achieve their goals, and help them learn persistence when progress is slow.

8. Social skills and social supports

Healthy relationships build self-esteem and protect from the negative effects of stress. Help your children to build self-awareness skills and to see situations from another’s point of view. Teach them to positively manage conflict and disagreement.

Resilient children grow up to be adults who have a sense of control, a positive view of change, and an ability to find meaning and value in life. Now doesn’t that describe the kind of people you want to have running the world when you retire?

Art Turner

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Art Turner is a writer, musician, and creator of Relaxation Emporium, where you can learn more about stress, stress management, and relaxation techniques. Visit http://www.relaxationemporium.com

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Deep down in most of us, there is or was a desire to fly like a bird. Can you relate to having ‘flying dreams’ more than just once or twice? For many people, the desire to fly has been crowded out since childhood by the concerns of a busy, responsibility-laden life. Other people however, continue on. They actively participate in air sports, and in particular, the engine-less soaring sports. And of those pilots, a small number also like to write about their most memorable experiences.

If you can’t fly, can’t afford to fly, or just don’t have time, it’s still possible to read about it. The Web is a rich source of such stories. Despite being such a graphical medium, written words on the Web will never go out of fashion. Most flying stories are non-fiction. Perhaps to some non-flyers, stories about adventures in planes without engines might read like fiction!

Soaring Aircraft

Here are the three forms of motor-less heavier-than-air aircraft that exist today, from heaviest to lightest. Firstly, sailplanes or gliders are heavy, streamlined planes with enclosed cockpits and wings 15 meters (50 feet) or more in span. They have the same basic controls as some light aircraft, that is a joystick and rudder pedals. Secondly, hang-gliders are foot-launched, fabric-covered rigid-wing craft. The pilot has control by grasping the control bar and shifting his/her weight left, right, forward or back. Thirdly, paragliders look like sports parachutes. The pilot hangs under the flexible wing and controls it using brake toggles which slightly distort the wing. Pulling the left toggle turns the paraglider left, while the right toggle turns the paraglider to the right. During landing, both toggles are pulled down at once.

Paragliding in Particular

After surfing the Web for some time I discovered some real gems where people had written about their paragliding adventures. Why focus on paragliding in particular? With the exception of ballooning, I have personally sampled all forms of motorless flight. But paragliding is really the closest you can get to flying like a bird. For one thing, birds have flexible wings and carry them wherever they go! But also, the paraglider is the lightest and slowest of all gliders, and so gives the pilot the most intimate connection with the surrounding air. I’m now in the process of getting back into this incredible aerial sport.

Some general observations can be made regarding paragliding tales. Paragliding is a ‘sensation sport’ so much is made of how it feels, and the emotions experienced during a particularly memorable flight. Exhilaration, addiction(!), beauty, serenity, relaxation, achievement to name a few. And let’s not forget plain old fun!

The element of challenge is a strong draw to many who take up soaring sports. Making your way from A to B through the air with no engine is basically a never-ending series of judgement calls, coupled with real flying skill. And this is particularly true of paragliding.

Paragliding Story-telling

When people write paragliding stories, I have noticed they tend to fall into one or more of several categories. Let’s look at these now.

Some paragliding tales are almost minute-by-minute descriptions of a single epic flight. There are some great record-setting flight reports like this. One that comes to mind is a pilot’s account of setting the Texas distance record in 2002. Risking major canopy collapses, he flew in very strong thermal conditions and over some of the ugliest imaginable terrain on that day. In some areas, a landing would have been very risky, in terms of immediate injury or dying of exposure afterwards. Scary but amazing stuff!

Others emphasize an extra-special flying location or region and the flying done there on one or several occasions. I can recall an ex Air Force guy’s articles about some extremely remote and spectacular mountain flying in New Guinea. Not for the faint-hearted. Two exploits come to mind. Arriving at a high-altitude mountain crag just big enough to land the helicopter, for one. And later, landing the paraglider in a tiny jungle clearing that at the last moment reveals itself to be full of tree stumps!

Someone else wrote about conducting ridge flying clinics in wind-swept, hilly Colorado, USA. Good homey, beginner level stuff, but the writer made you feel like you were at the site on the day. Airborne in the company of other paraglider pilots. Experiencing all the subtle low-altitude thrills that paragliding along low ridges in smooth air can give. It certainly made me want to get out and fly!

Still other pilots expose their talent for writing just as much as producing interesting flying stories. If you go looking for stories written by pilots, there’s quite a mix of personalities and writing styles behind the words on the page. You get a glimpse into the psyche of soaring pilots, which contrasts with powered pilots who are sometimes as noisy as the planes they fly!

Paragliding tales from beginners can also be found and of course make a good read for those who are just getting into the sport. Finally, some material can be found on an emerging area, aerobatics, or ‘acro’ as it is often referred to in paragliding circles.

I found some forum posts from a guy who backpacked around Europe to visit a number of paragliding competitions. But he was more into aerobatics. Yep, aerobatics in his paraglider, I kid you not. It’s still illegal in some countries, for example Poland and Germany, and I get the feeling that these people are a little different from the rest of the paragliding crowd. They are risk-takers, young, independent-minded. And I suspect, almost exclusively male.

If you delve into it a little, you discover that, much like teenage skateboarders, these guys fill their paragliding tales with their own ‘acro’ words. Every trick has its name, and it’s amazing what they can coax a flexible wing to do. Would you believe, they can loop these things! Now, I’ve looped a sailplane many times, and a lot of fun it was, but I was so surprised to discover that loops were even possible in a paraglider! Many other tricks involve maneuvers that correspond to the basic aerobatics that can be done in light aircraft. Others are exclusive to paragliding since they involve extreme distortions of the flexible wing.

So there you go. Have a look around and get into some soaring stories of the paragliding variety!

Tim Parish is a motorless flight enthusiast, the webmaster of Paragliding Tales and Reviews, a site which will introduce you to many aspects of paragliding, with a sprinkling of humor. Tim has had the pleasure of soaring in sailplanes, hang-gliders and paragliders in the past, both real and simulated. His enthusiasm for these activities is evident in his writing, which he hopes will inspire others to fly. If you enjoyed this article, you might also enjoy a visit to the Paragliding Tales page on Tim’s site.

Tim Parish

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