thing from them, you are free. This ability to practice detachment is ccc_tracy_2_18-39.qxd 6/23/03 2:46 PM Page 25 Change Your Life ➤ 25 a power you can develop through practice. It can make you the master of a situation that might otherwise cause you to become up- set and angry. One of the kindest things you can do to help others is to encour- age them to stand back from a problem situation and be objective about it. Encourage them to view the difficulty as if it was happen- ing to someone else. Ask them what advice they would give to an- other person who was facing this same problem. By detaching from the emotionally charged situation, you and others will become much more capable of dealing with it effectively. ■ THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS
to overcome consumer preference for fresh incorporate newly developed materials such 258 Chapter 13 as biodegradable plastic in their products’ “NatureTray” product aimed at fresh meat. packaging. This is particularly important in Both these companies use a foam form that the European Union, where many countries is derived from 100% annually renewable are considering tougher legislation to encour- resources. In the future, we can hope to see age the use of less packaging material (Dodds even more applications for renewable pack- 2007). Biopolymer films may serve as poten- aging materials in the packaging of meat tial replacements for synthetic films in food products. These products will address the packaging applications to address strong various technical challenges of MAP and
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