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Mind your own business!
Mind your own business! Finally …. I had moved out of that dingy old apartment in an extremely poor neighborhood! Now I could afford something nicer since I was finally finished with college and was working. My scholarships paid the lion's share of the tuition while my small inheritance paid the rest, Thank Goodness! Now the only things I had to worry about were keeping this wonderful roof over my head, staying warm, and feeding myself…... on a regular basis ……. that would be nice.
By Linda Pavlos5 years ago in Longevity
Lost and found
To some extent this is about getting older. A time when you can start to forget if you took your pills or not. You can’t for the life of you find where you stored the hand blender. You can’t remember to whom you lent the paint mixer. A time when the mind starts to go and you have to adapt. I started writing notes in my little black book. A nice gift I received for Christmas. Mostly to-do notes. An occasional drawing. Lots of math from the market where I sell many varieties of fresh cut flowers. And a new bad habit. All my passwords. And phone numbers. My client list and recent orders. Email addresses. It makes this little black book important and I take it everywhere. It’s not a diary but I can kind of read between the lines of my to-do lists and extract a journal of sorts. Sometimes I leave myself little notes in the tiniest of script. They are mostly self improvement notes. You know the kind. I will be less controlling. That sort of thing. Or I copy inspirational quotes. It’s quiet now so I’m going through the pages at a slower rate. It’s winter and it’s Covid lockdown. And I am bored.
By Susan Valyi5 years ago in Longevity
Positive Love Vashikaran Services for Love Problem Solution
The vashikaran or love vashikaran, is a well-known ancient practice that helps a person to get love problem solutions for all types of issues and problems of their love lives. The growing world is facing a lot more personal problems in which the major problem faced is love and relationship issues between a couple.
By Love Vashikaran Specialist5 years ago in Longevity
Little Black Book of Symbols
As with all good and interesting things in my life, my tale begins with a book. It was a book in a bookstore where I was browsing to see if I could find something new and interesting to read. A I walked along the shelves and tables, I tripped on the carpet and, literally, a book fell off of the table I bumped into, and landed at my feet. I am not the most physically graceful person, so that was not teally an unusual occurrence. However, when I picked the book up to put it back on the table, I noticed that there was a drawing of a large eye in the cover, and that eye seemed like it was looking right at me. And I do mean actually looking at me!
By Jana Lynn5 years ago in Longevity
Life Off The Grid
Ok, firstly I was without wi-fi for about eight days which is more than a week but that wouldn’t make for such a catchy subtitle. Secondly, while I did manage to access the internet using mobile data on my phone afterwards, I only had 20 GB of data so I had to moderate my browsing.
By Luke Duffy5 years ago in Longevity
Controlling Your Diabetes
What is Diabetes? The level of blood sugar predicts the severity of the diabetic condition and the related complications of both types. The overeating of sugar and refined carbohydrates, also the overeating of animal proteins and fats, are transformed into sugar when consumed in excess. All forms of sugar, including raw sugar, honey, and brown sugar, are simple sugars and should be avoided. Aspartame and other artificial sweeteners have been linked with brain seizures, blindness, migraine, depression, and the worsening of complications due to diabetes, and should be avoided as well.
By Ark5 years ago in Longevity
Angel Numbers and Feathers
I have been working with angel numbers since 2015. My life was in a complete tizzy. I barely had time for a break, because I was working so much. My personal life was shattered, and my brain was mush. As I was at my breaking point I kept seeing the numbers 222. Sometimes it would be on a receipt, license plate, time, and customer's phone numbers. I was working with this lady, and she told me what those numbers meant. Basically 222 is an angel number that means everything is going to be OK.
By Cheryl A Nocera 5 years ago in Longevity
This Breathing Technique Could Help You Recover Lost Memories
In the past, psychedelics have been seen as mere drugs with no purpose beyond recreation. But in recent years, we've begun to see the benefit of some psychedelic compounds on mental health disorders like depression or PTSD. But even on a smaller scale, for well-being and problem-solving.
By RJ5 years ago in Longevity
Three Stages Of Life
“I have to be sweating in real life,” I said out loud as I wiped my dripping forehead with the long sleeve of my shirt. It was so hot outside. The sun could probably burn me alive if I stayed in it long enough. I got up off the sidewalk where I was sitting and started walking down the street of this familiar but unfamiliar place. This place was not very wealthy I thought to myself. There was not a single car in sight, just bikes and scooters. The buildings looked like old shacks that were between the colors of green and blue. Some of the windows were busted and some of the shacks did not have doors. Anyways, I kept walking because I was here on a mission. I went in my back pocket to grab a piece of folded paper. As I unfolded it, I read, “$20,000 to anyone that can successfully complete the three stages of life, 1. Physical 2. Mental 3. Spiritual. If you are interested follow in the direction of the sun and we will be waiting.”
By India Lightfoot5 years ago in Longevity
FATE THROUGH 528
“The body is the universe. The organs are the greatest teachers. All the degrees in which one must climb to understand the great mystery of the mind are contained within the spine. Once condemned, the spirit awakens, the soul reveals itself, and the lesson is learned. The light of the story fades out at the 33rd step and we begin again.”
By Bobby Bushnell5 years ago in Longevity
How to: Spiritual Cleansing
Cleanliness is next to godliness, am-I-right? A general sense of cleanliness in your home is important. Daily chores, weekly tasks and those seasonal deep cleans all hold a vital place in maintaining a healthy living space. But when was the last time you cleansed your home’s energy?
By Kelsie Young5 years ago in Longevity
But you look okay
I don't know about anyone else but as a sufferer of a long-term condition I hate it when poeple say "but you look okay" where inside your head you feel like both hands and feet have been clamped in a vice and the pain is terrible. I remember going into the shop once and picked up a can of juice, I had to call out to my son to take the can from me as it was too heavy, I suffer from weakness in my muscles. My son looked at me and laughed "It's only a can mum" My main symptoms of Fibromyalgia are severe fatique and widespread pain. Both are invisible and both can be very dibilitating for the person that lives with it. When I first got Fibro it was 2013, it started in my back and left hand. Trying to explain to the doctor that I had severe pain but hadn't injured myself was confusing for me not just the doctor, I was sent for tests and an MRI after everything was ruled out I was diagnosed with Fibro. Fibro is very debilitating at times for me, I have no energy and am in constant pain all day and night. But to look at me I look like a healthy 39 year old. I see comments of other people and they too complain that people say they look fine to look at but inside they are crippled with pain. Fibro has over 250 symptoms including secondary conditions such as IBS and bladder weakness. I feel in my 80's when I really should still be full of life. I hate when we park in the disabled spot, we get judemental stares as if to say she doesn't look disabled. I am!! but that does not affect my quality of life I still try my best to live a healthy lifestyle. Sometimes within society people assume just by looking at a person, this attitude needs to stop as it just adds pressure on the people who suffer, we constantly feel we need to justify ourselves because we had a day in bed or why the housework hasn't been done, its like people assume us to be lying because "we look okay!" Some of us are not okay we just put up with it because we have no choice, its part of our life and we adjust and put up with it best we can. I am sure I am not alone when I say living with a long term condition is hard enough never mind having to battle with negative comments from people around you. People with Fibro also go through periods were their symptoms may get worse or they may improve, this fluctuation in health confuses people and is subject to comments like "but you were fine yesterday" it changes each day for me, I can't plan anything due to this as I just don't know how I will be feeling on that day so I live day to day. The main message I want to convery in this article is that some people have debilitating conditions that are invisible to others, we are not making it up this is real and more understanding of this condition is so needed as care from GP to GP can be different. For example I have been told Fibro is not progressive to be told it is and to be told it isn't again by 3 different health care professionals so why are GP's so underknowledged about this condition. It needs addressed in my opinion and researched more as I believe Fibro is more debilitating than some other serious conditions such as MS etc... I am a nurse have nursed many thousands of people and I kid you not most of my patients were healthier than me. The stigma attached to invisible conditions needs to stop, just because a person looks okay doesn't mean a thing because no one knows what is going on inside that person. The "you look fine" comment probably won't stop but its important that we all be the change we want to see in the world. I never look at a person and think "you look okay" as I know first hand what it looks like to appear normal but to be battling something inside that no one can see or feel. As a society we need to consider other people and never assume by looking at people they are okay. A little consideration for others goes a long way and makes the world we live in a better place for everyone. To my fellow warriors keep fighting and stay strong. Peace!
By Michelle King5 years ago in Longevity