Smile ;-) 02/05/2010
Smiling triggers all sorts of pleasure sensors. Think about it this way, you see two very attractive people across the room. Both have the same alluring qualities. You can’t seem to choose one over the other. One is just sitting there with that blank look while the other is smiling. As you sit and look at them both, you find yourself being pulled more and more to the one who is smiling. Why? Because smiling is like a magnet. It pulls on your heart and makes you feel warm inside. You smile back. You just can’t help it. Smiling is welcoming; inviting. So smile. Not some cheesy smile but a sincere, heartfelt smile that says, “Hi”. Imagine the world if there was no communication between us. What a boring world that would be. Communication is the key to making any relationship work. When you are dating, it is vital. Communication will help you learn about one another to see what things you have in common. When dating, begin with simple conversation. Find out what the other person likes. You want to know more about them and them about you. Do they like sports? If so, who is their favorite team? Does she like horror movies over drama? This could be helpful when renting or going out to a movie. However, communication is a gradual process so you want to start out small. Don’t start immediately talking about religion or politics. These are topics that can be considered “hot buttons” and if rushed could be the end to what would have been a good date. You want your conversation to flow naturally. So take your time and let the progression just come. Remember, if things go well you should have plenty of other dates to get in there and talk about things more in depth. Dating is often looked at as a means to an end; something that must be done. We all think of finding that special someone who will be our soul mate; our best friend. They will be the one person who will bear witness to our lives. This will include the good, the bad and yes, the ugly. It doesn’t take years to get to know someone. Sure, you’re always going to discover things about each other as the days and years pass but you can get to know the basics in less than 30 days. Dating helps facilitate this process. Dating is a garden and the time you spend together are the seeds that will fertilize the relationship and make it grow. If you take time to tend to your garden, you’ll notice when the weeds start to grow and you can remove them immediately so that you’re garden will blossom and continue to bloom. However, if you don’t invest in your garden then the weeds can quickly take it over and choke out everything that is beautiful about it. Who am I to talk about smile, dating and communication – anyway? I'm a happily married guy with a (of course beautiful wife), three children and a dog. Smile ;-) arthur n the western world it seems as if "we have it all" but are loosing the joy of living. I do understand that alot of people are feeling torn down by the economic changes in the world, but in this post I'm heading in the direction of feeling empty and unhappy. I have recently met alot of people that are struggling. At first it seems as if everything is ok. Great job, nice family and enough money to handle their days. Beyond the facade, a complete different story is revealed. It seems as if more people are dealing with anxiety and depressions than I was aware of. I have personally been able to be a shoulder to cry on, and yes I have been able to help sevral people to get their eyes "sparkling" again, but I have had a hard time to be able to help people to get rid of Anxiety & Panic Attacks. If you know someone that are struggling you should take a look at my videoreview. Yes, I'll earn some money if you actually buy something. But I do believe thats ok for you if the method I'll show you could "solve the problem". Please drop me a line if you experience success using this method. ;-) arthur One tuck & One no-tuck 01/20/2010
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There is an even easier way to help than by going to the Red Cross website. You can quickly give $10 to the Red Cross to help the disaster in Haiti by texting "HAITI" to 90999. It's that simple. It will take 10 seconds. Get on it. You can spare $10. This online book is worth reading 01/11/2010
"The 1-2-3 Money Plan: The Three Most Important Steps to Saving and Spending Smart" http://my.safaribooksonline.com/9780137013876 "If someone wants to sell you a program so you can make big money like they're making, pause a moment. Think about it. Why would they put money, time, and energy into developing a tape set or live presentation instead of doing that thing that makes them big money? It's illogical, unless they're truly being charitable. More likely, they make their big money on selling you the false hope of making big money." Please just remember, the above statement is not my opinion, but you should always consider "everything". Three passions have governed my life 01/11/2010
Three passions have governed my life: The longings for love, the search for knowledge, And unbearable pity for the suffering of [humankind]. Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness. In the union of love I have seen In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined. With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of [people]. I have wished to know why the stars shine. Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens, But always pity brought me back to earth; Cries of pain reverberated in my heart Of children in famine, of victims tortured And of old people left helpless. I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot, And I too suffer. This has been my life; I found it worth living Bertrand Russel adapted When My Mind is Still 01/10/2010
When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart, I remember things too easily forgotten: The purity of early love, The maturity of unselfish love that asks -- desires -- nothing but another's good, The idealism that has persisted through all the tempest of life. When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart, I can find a quiet assurance, an inner peace, in the core of my being. It can face the doubt, the loneliness, the anxiety, Can accept these harsh realities and can even grow Because of these challenges to my essential being. When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart, I can sense my basic humanity, And then I know that all men and women are my brothers and sisters. Nothing but my own fear and distrust can separate me from the love of friends. If I can trust others, accept them, enjoy them, Then my life shall surely be richer and more full. If I can accept others, this will help them to be more truly themselves, And they will be more able to accept me. When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart, I know how much life has given me: The history of the race, friends and family, The opportunity to work, the chance to build myself. Then wells within me the urge to live more abundantly, With greater trust and joy, With more profound seriousness and earnest service, And yet more calmly at the heart of life. Paul Beattie Getting away from it all 01/05/2010
Haven't you ever had time you wanted to get away from it all? In March/April 1978, www.motherearthnews.com published a story about a couple who bought McLeod's Island a 90-acre island off the coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. They have a few animals, spend very little on groceries, and are pretty well sustained by the island itself. Although it does present them with some challenges: "The sea, you know, is not called "restless" for nothing. A glass-smooth bay (as we've learned so well!) can churn-sometimes seemingly in seconds-into a windswept chaos of currents and combers. We've also seen that same bay (the one in which our island is located) thaw and then completely refreeze in just hours on a single December day. Winters up here can be especially variable. Continual spring-like thaws throughout 1976's cold season, for instance, kept our bay filled with slushy ice that was too thick to push a boat through ... but too dangerous for even a fox to walk on. We were marooned for three full months, from the first of January until the end of March. Last winter's record cold snap, on the other hand, filled the bay so solidly with pack ice that we could hike back and forth to the mainland for our mail and toboggan loads of supplies any time we wanted." For some of us, we find the Internet gives us the freedom to be able to work and live almost any place we want to. These people didn't have that luxury. I use the past tense as I can't find any current information about them. Who knows? Maybe the tide swept the out to sea. Life is full of sacrifices. Some are just more dear than others. Still, I don't think buying an island is in my future. You can read the whole article here. http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/1978_March_April/We_Homesteaded_an_Island Because I'll show you som videos that are just amazing. If you are serious about getting traffic too your blog, website… …go But why? because I guess you'll be happy that you did. But I hate lists! ;-) Within distance – my latest painting 01/03/2010
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