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A toxic person is someone who damages your self-worth. They are selfish, and manipulative and don’t take responsibility for their actions. Using subtle words and phrases they will do their best to hurt your self-esteem in order to bring you down. Here are 8 phrases to look out for to help you identify if there […]
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Most people on planes spend time napping, reading, watching movies, or working on their laptops. If your seatmate is a man writing stacks of birthday cards on his tray table, chances are you’re sitting next to CEO Sheldon Yellen. In 1985, Yellen began writing birthday cards to every employee in BELFOR Holdings Inc, a disaster-relief […]
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We all know them: Those independent, seemingly unbreakable, strong women. The ones who are absolutely incredible, but are often single. When they do decide to attempt a relationship, they always seem to pick emotionally unavailable men. Perhaps you’re reading this and realizing this is you. Either way, let’s break down the reasons. Strong Women and […]
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In the rapidly changing world we live in, have you ever thought, I want my kids or grandkids to be more confident. Confidence. Confidence. It’s a word that carries a lot of weight and for good reason. In Latin, the root word of confidence is fidēs, meaning “faith” – so, confidence means with faith, with […]
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How many times have you heard people base their love strictly on feelings? Lots of relationship theories emphasize the importance of how couples feel about each other, too. While we’re not dismissing the significance of feelings between two people, it’s important that this felt love is actually lived out. According to American psychological researcher, John […]
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Spot-on discovery, experts! A ‘significant other’ is not just a fancy phrase to describe one’s spouse. Marriage as a happy union enables a person to channel the best version of themselves to the forefront. They begin to evolve positively and strive to give the best of what they have in everything they do, especially their […]
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What do Mother Theresa, Nelson Mandela, Morgan Freeman, Martin Luther King, and Nicole Kidman have in common? They’re all INFJ’s! The string of letters, INFJ, might not mean much to you, but together, they represent an unusual combination of personality traits. So unusual, in fact, that only about 1 or 2% of the world’s population is […]
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Building habits is like lifting weights at the gym. At first, it’s extremely difficult. The muscles break down after you workout, and you never want to pick up another dumbbell again. But when you do, it gets easier until you can lift that heavyweight without any strain. Your muscles have recovered and grown stronger. Mental […]
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Life gets busy and as things begin loading our to-do lists, some items have to be knocked out. This is especially true for married couples with kids who have little time for much else besides work, taking care of the children and home, and maybe squeezing some time out to relax — maybe shower. As […]
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Most world events and things that happen to you in your everyday life are largely out of your control. You can’t control other people’s opinions or how they will react in any given situation. You can plan ahead, do what you can, and work hard – for example, plan out your meals for a week, […]
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Science shows that you can meditate yourself into a near-death experience. These meditation-induced near-death experiences (MI-NDE) can help us better understand what the body goes through in the moments just before we die. (1) Meditation-Induced Near-Death Experiences There are several Buddhist texts written by those who achieved MI-NDE and who became masters of it in […]
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Many may wonder why a hospital would have a pub on site. Aren’t sick people supposed to abstain from alcohol? In general, that’s true, and of course, this was taken into consideration before they set up the alcohol-free establishment. This isn’t your average pub, there is no alcohol, no bar fights, and nobody is talking […]