99 Ways to feel good about yourself

99 Ways to feel good about yourself

Call your mother. For most of us, this is the person who loves us the most and has our back. Ask her for some positive words. If not mom, then call that someone who is your support person.

2. Look in the mirror. Instead of finding your physical flaws, look at your best features. Your eyes? Your hair? Your smile? Focus on that for a minute and be grateful for it.

3. Write a love note. Let someone you care about know how you feel. Spill your guts. Be mushy. Sharing your love makes you feel lovable.

4. List your accomplishments. Go on, write them down. Everything from winning the spelling bee to completing a project on time. Write down anything you can think of that you feel proud about. Look at you!

5. Clear your desk. It clears your brain. It helps you think and opens the creative channels. Now you’re buzzing. And you have a nice clean desk.

6. Do 5 minutes of exercise. Yes, 5 minutes. It’s not intimidating, but it will get the ball rolling. Even a little bit of exercise will boost your energy and could be the start of a routine for you.

7. Meditate or pray. Go within. Let your ego drop away. Just be and step outside of self-judgement for a few minutes.

8. Fix your hair and make-up. Darn if it doesn’t make you feel better. When you look your best, you see yourself differently.

9. Apologize. If you’ve done something wrong, apologize. Guilt and shame are such unhealthy emotions. Take care of this right away.

10. Find something to give away. If you have something you don’t need or use, and it might be something someone else might need or use, give it to them. It feels good — like good Karma.

11. Lift someone’s spirits. You can turn around bad feelings about yourself right away when you channel your energy into making someone feel good about themselves. It’s crazy how that works.

12. Change one thing. If there’s something really bothering you about yourself, then pick one small action to change it and do that now. Go ahead. Just a little thing.

13. Write an affirmation. Find the thing that makes you feel really lousy about yourself. Now turn it around and state the opposite. There IS truth in the opposite. So write that down and repeat it until you believe it. Carry it around with you.

14. Dance in front of a mirror. How can you feel bad about yourself when you are dancing in front of the mirror? I mean really, just look at yourself.

15. Phone a friend. What are friends but walking, talking antidepressants? One dose of friend a day, and you are good to go!

16. Talk to yourself (like a friend). No friends home? Then be your own friend. How would a friend talk to you about your perceived faults? Have that conversation with yourself, and be a really loving supportive friend.

17. Follow through with a promise. If you’ve made a commitment, do it today. Get it off your plate. It feels good to be reliable.

18. Compare yourself. Look around you. You have more than most. You have many good things. Much of the world lives in abject poverty and suffering.

19. Don’t compare yourself. But don’t compare yourself to the 1% of the population (or less) than might have more or look better or seem smarter. Focus on your full cup.

20. Write a vision. If you want to feel good about yourself every day for the rest of your life, then write out a plan for that. What is your life vision? Start writing it down.

21. Relive your best memory. Pull up a wonderful, happy memory and take a few minutes to dwell on it. Go through all of the details and feel the feelings you had then. Now there’s a little boost for you.

22. Feed the birds. Go get a piece of bread and walk outside and feed those birdies. They will love you. You will be their little birdie god. They will sing your praises. It’s nice to be a bird deity.

23. Make your bed. You have a neat bed. It makes your room look neat. You are a neat person. So feel good about that.

24. Praise your children. Sometimes when we feel bad about ourselves, we take it out on our children. Don’t do that. Lift them up. Tell them everything you wanted to hear as a child.

25. Hug someone. Hugs are magical feel-good potions that infuse us with joy. If you have time, hug someone for the entire day. If not, just once will do.

26. Smile. Just the act of smiling tells your brain you are happy. Really. Try it.

27. Visualize loving kindness. This is a Buddhist meditation that helps you have compassion and selfless love for yourself and others.

28. Turn of the computer and connect. It’s hard to feel warm fuzzies about yourself when your only companion is a computer screen. Go find a living, breathing person and interact with them. They may say something nice to you.

29. Give just a bit more today. Today, go above and beyond. Do just a bit more with something at work or at home. Give more than is expected.

30. Adjust your expectations. You don’t have to be perfect or near perfect. You can screw up and still be just fine.

31. Let someone else decide. Relinquish responsibility to someone else every now and then. They can be right or in the spotlight, and you can let them. That’s OK.

32. Offer your seat. Isn’t it nice to see someone do that for a lady, or an elderly person, or a pregnant woman? Doesn’t it seem gracious and kind? Do it if you have the chance.

33. Sow peace. Find a way today to create peace. Negativity is all around. Sprinkle peace over it.

34. Hold your tongue. Don’t say it. You may want to. You may have the right to. But just smile instead.

35. Change your self-talk. Be a detached observer of the things you are saying to yourself.Change your words to words of loving kindness.

36. Pretend. Don’t feel great about yourself? Pretend that you do. Act like you do. Pretty soon you really will.

37. Plan a party. Parties are fun. People like parties. People like the people who throw parties. It doesn’t have to be a big one. Just get fun people together.

38. Balance your checkbook. I know, yuck. But it’s important, so get it out of the way, and you’ll feel better.

39. Choose healthy. If you have a choice between healthy and unhealthy today, choose healthy. That’s a positive thing.

40. Define your integrity. What does integrity mean to you? Write it down. Are you living in it?

41. Do something out of the box. Shake things up a bit. Change your routine. Try something new. It will make you feel like a mover and shaker.

42. Appreciate beauty. It’s all around you. Just look for it. When you see it on the outside, you may feel it on the inside. Beauty is catching.

43. Show humility. Bask in just knowing your own greatness inside without the need to have it reinforced publicly.

44. Share some wisdom. Your life experiences have taught you many things. Share what you’ve learned with others in a way that is useful.

45. Read something uplifting. Divert your mind from negative thinking. Find a great book that will inspire and uplift you.

46. Surprise someone. Do something fun and unexpected for someone you care about. Just planning this will life your spirits.

47. Have empathy. Go beyond sympathy for someone. Put yourself in their shoes and see the situation through their eyes. Empathy breeds compassion, and compassion sows the seeds of love and healing.

48. Go out of your way. Do something a little extra, even if you don’t really want to or feel like it. It will make you feel good.

49. Simplify. A complicated, task-oriented, stuff-filled life will not make you happy or provide long-lasting self-esteem. Give yourself the time and space to live within your authentic value system.

50. Make amends. If you are on the outs with someone, even if you are not at fault, extend the olive branch. Open yourself for healing.

51. Find a mentor. Find someone whose life or work you aspire to emulate. Watch and learn. Then copy.

52. Be a mentor. Be that person for someone in your life — someone who could really use your guidance and example.

53. Put family first. In the end, what else really matters? Every single day, connect with them through your time, love, and attention.

54. Put yourself first. Part of putting your family first is treating yourself with loving kindness. Give enough to yourself so you have energy for them.

55. Say no. Don’t allow yourself to be bullied, guilted, or shamed into doing anything. Say no when you mean no.

56. Say yes. Say yes to life, to new adventures, to new friends, to creativity, to spontaneity. Don’t say no when you long for yes.

57. Start a new habit. Pick one habit you’ve wanted to accomplish. Start very small. Set up accountability. Don’t think ahead.

58. Breathe deeply. Learn proper breathing techniques. It is healing for the body and mind.

59. Ask for a back rub. A loving touch reminds you that you are connected to others and that your physical happiness is important.

60. Be present right now. Get out of your head. Stop dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. This “right now” is all you really own. So shift your entire focus on it.

61. Be kind to your spouse. Just be kind. Kindness goes a long way in a relationship.

62. Hang up your clothes. Clean up your space. Take care of yourself and your environment. Respect the time and money it took to purchase what you wear.

63. Pay those bills. If you have outstanding bills, do what needs to be done to get them paid. The energy and stress of them hanging over your head will pull you into a hole.

64. Make the appointment. If you need to go to the doctor, the therapist, a coach, a lawyer, an accountant, whatever — stop stalling and make the appointment. Today.

65. Don’t give up. Whatever it is, hang in there just a little longer. Find the strength, the emotional or mental reserve. Ask for help if you need it.

66. Release tension. If you feel it building up, stop what you are doing and go release it. Exercise, sing, scream, beat a pillow. Get it out in a healthy way before you do something to get yourself arrested.

67. Bake cookies. Freshly baked cookies are the salve for anything that ails you. Try it, you’ll see what I mean.

68. Remind yourself, it will be OK. It usually is. In spite of all of your fretting and worry, most of the time things work out.

69. Let the universe catch you. Just give in and let circumstances unfold as they may. Fall back and let the universe catch you.

70. Embrace frailty. Feeling weak, scared, alone, and like a failure is part of the human condition. We all experience frailty in mind and spirit. Embrace it so that you can overcome it for now. And embrace it the next time, and the next . . .

71. Get out of your head and do something. Stop thinking and act. Action moves you forward. Thinking keeps you stuck.

72. Watch a funny video. You can’t be laughing and feel bad about yourself at the same time. Watch something funny. Like this video.

73. Step away from your work. Sometimes just a break from the stress of your job, even for 10-15 minutes, can rejuvenate you and make you realize that there is so much more to life than the goings-on of your job.

74. Don’t drink too much. Alcohol is a depressant. If you are feeling bad about yourself, too much will make you feel worse.

75. Eat something healthy. Sometimes when you feel bad, you are missing nutrients and/or energy. Eat foods that will sustain your body and mind.

76. Drink water. Lots and lots of it. Just increasing your water intake is a good habit. Good habits make you feel good about yourself.

77. Take the steps. Break it down. Start small. One at a time. Now take the first one. That’s all. It’s a start. Good for you.

78. Hire a coach. A coach will work with you to go farther, to stretch yourself, to get there faster, to discover more of your own greatness.

79. Scale back. Spend less. Save. Do without some unnecessary things. Un-complicate your life.

80. Journal. Get it out on paper. Release the thoughts and worries bottled up inside. It will feel freeing.

81. Have a cup of tea. Sit quietly and sip your tea. Just enjoy this experience for what it is. Pleasant and soothing.

82. Play with your pet. Your pets love you unconditionally. Bask in that love and attention.

83. Dress up. Reflect a put-together, attractive person on the outside and you may begin to feel it on the inside.

84. Plan your day. Have 2-3 things you know you want to accomplish. Plan those in the morning or the night before. Not a huge list, but just 2-3. You may accomplish more, but if you check off those 2-3, it will feel great.

85. Reveal yourself. Don’t hide behind your fears or false expectations of yourself. Be real, flaws and all. A real person is much more attractive.

86. Compliment someone. Just say something nice. Make someone’s day with your words, and it will make yours.

87. Give yourself gold stars. It’s amazing how satisfying it is to line up gold stars for a task accomplished or a new habit.

89. Work on your flexibility. Stretching reduces pain, increases blood flow, improves your posture, and protects you from injury.

90. Add one more serving of veggies. You probably don’t get enough, so add one more today. Choose something with micro-nutrients like spinach, kale, or bok choy.

91. Start a dollar a day savings jar. Just put one dollar a day in a jar. Throw in some change for fun every now and then. Watch it grow.

92. Surround yourself with light. Visualize yourself surrounded by a white, peaceful, loving light.

93. Plan an adventure. Come up with a fun trip or weekend getaway that is new and exciting. Just planning it makes you feel good.

94. Send a funny text. Make someone else laugh with a surprise message.

95. Examine your intentions. Look carefully at why you are doing something. Do your intentions match your values? If not, reconsider.

96. Learn a new word. Improve  your vocabulary and impress yourself with your acumen with the lexicon!

97. Create a sacred space. Create a special place in your home for meditation, prayer, journaling, reading, and reflection.

98. Rest for ten minutes. Just rest. Do nothing. Allow yourself to just be in the moment.

99. Know you are loved. You are . . . and sometimes that’s all you need to know to remember how wonderful you are

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Different Eye Shapes and How They Define Your Face and Personality

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We often hear of the sayings that say that our eyes are the windows to our soul. In Chinese art of face reading, the eyes play an important role in revealing your personality. You are who you are and you are the way your eyes will tell

But sometimes we can be misjudged especially if our eyes aren’t at its best. These eye’s aesthetic problems are always controllable and can be changed for the better. Most prevalent eye problems include the eyelid problems and the skin that surrounds the eyes. Of which the wrinkles are the main culprit. Some problems like this can be remedied by diet, exercise or cosmetic procedure such asBlepharoplasty.

Different Eye Types and How They Tell Your Personality

There seems to be a lot of articles already about this but then I decided to still write it. Why? Because these would be much direct to the point and in summary already. Pick your eye type and be informed. Though I don’t give my 100% percent that this will be accurate, sometimes other personality quirks can butt in and play another personality type. And this is just for fun. So here we go ladies:

Types of eye shapes

1. Eyes Widely set. As seen by many, those women who have wide set eyes are seen to be as philosophical in nature. They tend to see limitless possibilities in life and can let go of the norm for an adventure. Wide set eyes mean wider perspective. Kim Kardashian has this eye type.

2. Eyes Closely Set. If you are in this category then you may be a person who is confident. You don’t like to depend on other people and you may tend to be stubborn at times. Jennifer Aniston has this eye type.

3. Bulging Eyes. These types of eyes may look so sincere because they tend to never lose the eye contact. They tend to value friend and loves meeting new and interesting people. Nicole Richie has bulging eyes.

4. Cat eyes (upward turning). Victoria Beckham or the Posh Spice has the cat’s eyes that turn upward. These women are confident and know what they want. They love challenges and were really optimistic.

Cat Eyes

5. Deep Set Eyes. Many will say that those people with deep set eyes may tend to be secretive and are really private.

These sounded like your horoscope but as I said they are just for fun. Your eyes define who you are and it can be enhanced further to enhance your looks too. Imperfect eyes shouldn’t be a problem though. There is a solution to that. Make up can do the job of enhancing the eyes, if your wilds were your problem, there are creams over night. Or if wrinkles and fats had already taken to liking in your upper and lower eyelid, you can seek a surgeon and have an eyelid surgery.

Deep Set Eyes

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DIY Natural Soap From Soapberries

DIY NATURAL SOAP FROM SOAPBERRIES

I love exploring the beauty that nature yields every spring. On a recent nature walk with my family, I was amazed to find these beautiful amber seed pods littered all over the ground. They remind me of stained glass or a faceted jewel.  My husband helped me find what they were when we got home. They are fruit from the Western Soapberry tree. Imagine my glee when I read that you could make from them…you guessed it…soap. The Western Soapberry is native to central and western Texas, and apparently it’s migrated to us Okies.

The common name is derived from the fact that the fruits, when crushed in water, create great quantities of suds and were used by West Indian/Mexican natives as a laundry soap, floor wax and varnish.

There are a bunch of different ways you can use soap from the soapberry. I boiled about 30 berries with 1 cup of water for ten minutes and then added juice from a lemon for a fresh scent for a concentrated blend of soap. You could also add essential oils for more variation on the aroma.

Use this natural soap liquid to clean kitchen and bathroom surfaces, windows, laundry or even your own skin and hair. You can use it to polish jewelry and it also is used to spray on plants to keep bugs away. Soak your fruit and vegetables for approximately 10-15 minutes in the soapberry liquid, rinse and remove harmful chemicals and residue.

I love that this beautiful fruit has so many uses and it’s so simple. I love the idea of getting back to what nature offers to live a simpler, cleaner and healthier life.

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Reading Your Face and Personality

Reading Your Face and Personality

 
How is your face shape related to your personality? Does your face reveal how you are? 

"Your face, my thane, is as a book where Men may read strange matters." - William Shakespeare

Face reading is a pseudoscience that deals with how the shape of one's face and facial features reflect his personality. It is a technique which uses the size and shape of one's facial features to interpret his personality. Now does this mean that a person can be judged by his face value in the literal sense of the term?

Well, if you consider your face to be a representation of your personality, here is some information on what your features have to say. Face shape and personality are believed to have a direct association. Certain personality traits can be deciphered from the characteristics of your face. For instance:
A long and thin face is indicative of endurance. A person with this face is believed to be firm and confident, and someone who leaves no stone unturned in the quest to fulfill his dreams.
A broad face is suggestive of broad-mindedness. People with a broad face are said to have a broad perspective towards life. Typically, they are sensitive in nature.

Here's more on face shapes and the personality traits associated with them.

Round: Round-faced people generally have a strong bone structure, flat cheekbones, a round chin, and a wide nose. Their faces are full and have no angular features. Jovial in nature, they are sensitive, caring, sincere, and reliable. They tend to have sexual fantasies. They prefer long-term and stable relationships. They are hardworking and dedicated, mentally sharp and influential. A good family life, comfort, and luxury are of importance to them.

Oval: People with an oval-shaped face have round cheekbones, a medium nose, a pointed chin, and a face narrowing at the jaw line. Highly dedicated and people of principles, they are fearless and authoritative. They are intelligent and diplomatic and have good interpersonal skills. They may lack physical and temperamental strength.

Oblong: The cheekbones of oblong-faced people are not much wider than their forehead or jawline. Their face is straight. These people have an athletic build. There is a strong spiritual side to their personalities and they are creative. They may have complicated relationships.

Diamond: People with diamond-shaped faces are characterized by prominent cheekbones, a regular nose, and a pointed chin. Perfectionists by nature, they are confident and strong-willed. They make good leaders. They are seen to have a quick temper and are found to be unpredictable. They achieve success late in life and may not have very successful relationships.

Triangle: People with triangular faces have wide foreheads, prominent cheekbones and a pointed chin. They are active but may have less stamina. They are intelligent and lively, but driven by their emotions, they may get depressed quite easily. They are seen to be creative and sensitive. They are intellectual and slightly impatient.

Heart/Inverted Triangle: Those with a heart-shaped face have large foreheads and their faces taper towards the chin, thus forming an inverted triangle. They are self-analyzers, quick thinkers and they possess good memory. They are ambitious and they love independence. They do not have an easygoing nature. They value sincerity and commitment.

Pear: Those with a pear-shaped face have narrow foreheads and the face is broad in the region of the cheekbones and the jawline. They tend to feel anxious quite easily and need to be motivated often. They come across as warm and amiable.

Square: People with a square-shaped face have a wide forehead and jaw, angular features, and typically a strong bone structure. Practical and materialistic in nature, they are very competitive. They are aggressive and rebellious and they dislike being challenged. They have good decision-making and leadership skills.

Rectangle: The rectangular-faced have a strong forehead, a wide jawline and a broad chin. They come across as slightly dominating and ambitious. They are intelligent, analytical, hardworking and they possess self-control. They are strong and active. They make good leaders.

A variation to this face shape is a quadrilateral that is wide at the top and narrow at the chin. People with this face shape are found to be creative and outgoing. Now invert this shape. That gives a face which broadens from top to bottom (a narrow forehead and wide jaws). People with this face shape are strong and competitive and have a dominating nature.

The Chinese have their own theory of interpreting facial shapes and features.
According to them, ears that are above the eyebrow level, flat against the head and with long earlobes are supposed to be auspicious. Small earlobes and a narrow door are not considered auspicious.
It is believed that people with long and dark eyebrows are lucky while those with pale and thin eyebrows are not.
A high, straight bridge of the nose is an auspicious sign, while it is considered inauspicious to have a low and crooked nose.
Symmetrically balanced and closed lips are considered fortunate, while those with contrary characteristics are considered unlucky.
A full fleshy chin signifies luck, while a thin and pointed chin is supposed to be unlucky.
Large, wide-set eyes are considered auspicious. Small, close-set eyes with small pupils are considered unlucky.
Here are some other interpretations of facial features.
The crown of the head suggests the degree of authority that a person has. If the crown is low, the person lacks confidence. An overdeveloped crown is representative of an authoritarian.
Having silky hair is indicative of sensitivity. Thick and wiry hair indicates physical strength.
People who have a wide forehead are considered clever and idealistic. Those with a narrow forehead are believed to face obstacles in success. A shallow forehead might cause parental troubles during youth. If one's hairline is set back and not narrow and if he has a pointed forehead, it indicates high levels of intelligence.
Eyebrows are said to reflect one's fame as well as temperamental balance. A thick brow over the bridge of the nose indicates a possessive nature.
Small, squinty eyes denote an introvert person while bright and prominent eyes that gaze steadily indicate a persevering nature. Wandering eyes reflect a person's impatience and restlessness. A person with eyes like these is seen to be unsettled and might also be dishonest. Evenly set eyes mean that the person has a unique approach of looking at things. A person with this type of eyes is considered to be good at analyzing situations and making the right choices. Eyes that slant upwards signify an opportunist, while those slanting downward are indicative of a submissive person.
A large and high bridge of the nose denotes high levels of energy. A small nose is suggestive of a reserved nature. A straight nose indicates discipline.
Full lips denote a caring nature. Large lips are indicative of the love for luxury. Narrow lips are indicative of a less emotional person.
Large-eared individuals are intellectuals while the ones with small ears are impulsive in nature.
A strong jawline indicates a stubborn nature. That combined with fullness of cheeks denotes an authoritative nature.
If a person has a rounded or square-shaped chin, he is believed to have a peaceful old age. A protruding chin is indicative of a self-willed person while a receding chin indicates a weak-willed individual.
Reading a face can be subjective. It may not be easy to describe each facial feature in terms of its shape or size, as they are relative. For example, a face may not be perfectly circular or square-shaped. An apparently round face may show a slightly angular nature. Similarly, a square-shaped face may taper very slightly towards the forehead or the chin. And talking of big, medium, or small features, there are no exact measures for them and thus, sizes are relative. One's face shape can give only a broad idea of his personality. The facial features may be suggestive of certain personality traits but the inferences will almost always be inexact. Though one's face is not a direct derivative of what kind of a person he is, it is definitely an interface to the self within.

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General Knowledge Questions and Answers

50 General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.     What beer is marketed as The king of beers? – Budweiser
2.    What name is given to a female swan? – Pen
3.    Name the frontman of the Kaiser Chiefs who replaced Danny O'Donoghue as judge and mentor on 'The Voice UK'? - Ricky Wilson
4.    Which is the world's second largest French-speaking city? – Montreal, Canada
5.    What angle is formed by the hands of a clock at 4 o'clock? - 120 degrees
6.    England's national rugby union side play their home games at which ground? - Twickenham
7.    In what year was Margaret Thatcher first elected Prime Minister? - 1979 
8.    Which 1851 novel was first published in Britain under the title The Whale? - Moby Dick
9.    How many toes does a dog have? - 18
10.    Where would you find the Sea of Tranquillity? – The Moon
11.    In the music video for The Pogues 'Fairytale of New York', which famous American actor born on February 18, 1964 plays the police officer who arrests Shane McGowan? - Matt Dillon
12.    Name the first Democrat Party member in almost 20 years to become Mayor of New York City in January 2014? - Bill de Blasio
13.    What was the first country to win the World Cup twice? – Italy
14.    Who was born Leslie Townes Hope? – Bob Hope
15.    In what television show would you find The Woolpack? – Emmerdale
16.    What colour would Coca Cola be if you were to remove the artificial colouring? – Green
17.    How many legs do butterflies have? – 6
18.    Which British prime minister was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature? - Sir Winston Churchill
19.    How is the number 5 written in Roman numerals? V
20.    Which is the only country to lie entirely within the Alps? - Liechtenstein
21.    What word links the “Wizard of Oz” with the top goal-scorer in the 1990 World Cup finals? - Toto (Schillaci)
22.    In Bingo, what number is referred to as ‘Doctor’s Orders’? - 9
23.    Which city was the capital of Australia from 1901 to 1927? – Melbourne
24.    Which three-digit number refers to the NOT FOUND error message indicating that a HTTP server cannot find the requested item? - 404
25.    In American football, how many points is a touchdown worth? - 6
26.    What word can be used with the following to make a new word – Brief, Show and Stair
27.    What international news magazine became an online published magazine only in January 2013? - Newsweek
28.    Hushabye Mountain featured in which musical film? - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
29.    Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? – Michelangelo
30.    Minus 40 degrees Celsius is equal to how many degrees Fahrenheit? - minus 40 F
31.    What Tarantino movie won the "Best Picture" or prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994? - Pulp Fiction
32.    What is a baby seal called? A Pup
33.    In Darts, how much is the Outer Bull worth? – 25
34.    What is the surname of the singer Rihanna born February 20, 1988? – Fenty
35.    Which celebrity couple have children named Apple and Moses? (full names of both people required) – Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin
36.    How many keys on a standard piano? – 88
37.    What colour to do you get when you mix red and white? – Pink
38.    In TV's The Simpsons, what is the name of Ned Flanders two children? - Rod and Todd
39.    What is Pakistan's currency? – Rupee
40.    Who were the backing group for Bill Hailey? The Comets
41.    Which capital city lies on the Potomac River? - Washington D.C.
42.    Whom did former Beatle star Paul McCartney wed in 2011? - Nancy Shevell
43.    The pot-bellied pig is a breed of domesticated pig originating in which Asian country? – Vietnam
44.    Elsa Lanchester played the title role in which 1935 horror film? - Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 
45.    What is the square root of 16? – 4
46.    In what country are Pikeur cigars made? – Holland
47.    What is the capital of Nepal? – Kathmandu
48.    How many dots are there in total on a pair of dice? - 42
49.    At which ski resort was Michael Schumacher seriously injured during late 2013? – Meribel
50.    What is the capital of The Bahamas? – Nassau -

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Why Do Some People Have All The Luck?

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Why do some people have all the luck?

Ever noticed how some uncannily ‘lucky’ people can almost effortlessly attract good things into their lives? At work, they get all the opportunities. They lead social movements in their communities. They’re spiritual, yet also have a healthy 
relationship with money. Their relationships are consistently blissful, and they’re always in the pink of health.

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But if you’re like most people, life is a mixture of good days and bad days. You may not be poor or sick, but you worry about your money and health a little more often than you’d like. You long for the time and freedom to live life on your own terms. You wish you were better at manifesting your goals.

And so you’ve probably wondered to yourself on more than a few occasions, “what does it take to be one of those lucky people?”

The answer lies in a fascinating phenomenon known as your personal energetic frequency

An invisible force that shapes your life experience.

he idea that energy or vibrations can influence a person’s reality is nothing new. Throughout history, different cultures have benefitted by tapping into and working with different forms of energy. For thousands of years, the Chinese have practiced Qi Gong and Tai Chi to get their energy moving for health and relaxation.

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In India, people have sought after Kundalini energy and awakened it for self-awareness, a deeper 
understanding of consciousness and the Universe, and pure joy, knowledge, and love.

In Japan, Reiki has healed countless people simply by working with their personal energy fields.

But in recent years, breakthrough scientific studies have taken this belief one step further, by 
discovering that every person on the planet possesses what is known as a personal energetic frequency—a form of energy that dictates what kind of circumstances and events we will attract into our lives.

Where do you fall on the Vibrations Scale?

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Just like how seismographs are used to measure earthquakes, recent breakthroughs have 
allowed researchers to measure a person’s energetic frequency on 
a specific Vibrations Scale.

How does the scale work? Well imagine you have a scale of 1 to 1,000, with 1,000 
being the highest state a human being can attain. If you reach this level you would 
be an Enlightened Master. At the lowest end of the spectrum is someone who 
is not thriving at all.

Researchers use muscle testing and kinesiology to determine where people are 
on this scale. As you can see, heavy emotions like sadness, guilt or humiliation 
vibrate at low frequencies, while feelings like love, bliss and enlightenment 
vibrate at high, uplifting frequencies.

What happens at 500 and above?

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Right now, the average level of energy on Earth is around 207 —and this is because throughout our lives, we accumulate hidden energy blockages and negative conditioning that holds us back from higher vibrations.

The level we should aim for, however, is 500 and above. 500 is the vibration of love. When you vibrate at this level life becomes drastically different. Love, joy, and abundance are suddenly within your grasp. Pain, stress, and struggle seem to melt away and you become a magnet for what you truly desire.

But here’s where things get even better. Studies have shown that your energy doesn’t just affect you, but those around you too. Just Google research articles on subjects like the Maharishi affect or distance healing.

…Scientists have discovered your energy doesn’t just affect you. It affects those around you too. Just google research articles on the power of positive thinking or distance healing.

The conclusion? Everyone looking for a happier, more successful and more enlightened life should aim to overcome their energy blockages, and raise their energetic frequency to a level of Love or Above—a theory that many other reputable scientists have since come to support.

Love or Above

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Be Patient

Why You Must Be Patient With Self-Conditioning

When you use the priming effect or any other daily reinforcement technique to condition yourself for success, abundance, or other positive changes, patience is key.

During the first week or two, it will usually seem like your efforts are having little or no effect. But if the technique is effective, then usually within several weeks after you begin, you’ll start seeing significant shifts in your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors. At some point you’ll observe that you seem to be making huge leaps forward every week.

From Minor Pattern to Major Pattern

Let me give you a simple explanation of why daily conditioning seems to be ineffective at first and then quickly picks up steam and often leads to a tipping point, whereby you eventually find yourself in a whole new reality.

Suppose that your initial goal starts out as just an idea in your head. Perhaps it’s a thought, like a new income goal or the idea for a new habit you’d like to adopt. But since it’s just an idea at first, it’s not integrated throughout your whole brain yet. It may be nice to think about it, but that mere thought hasn’t yet weaved itself in your other thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors.

Now for the sake of argument, suppose that this minor mental pattern in your brain — this idea — involves only 10,000 neurons. It’s an isolated pattern, so it has little influence on your vast neural network of 100,000,000,000 neurons.

Then suppose that to make this minor thought pattern into a major pattern that powerfully influences your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors, you’d need to build it up to 10,000,000 neurons in its network of influence — a thousandfold increase. And suppose that if you achieve that 1000x increase, the pattern will be well integrated into your whole being. So if the pattern is an income goal, you’ll find yourself doing whatever it takes to achieve it. If it’s a new habit, you’ll find that the habit is successfully installed, and it’s congruently integrated with your other habits.

A Thousandfold Increase

To get a 1000x increase in a neural pattern in a timespan of only 10 days, you’d have to double the size of the pattern every day for 10 days straight (2^10 = 1024), which would probably be completely unrealistic.

But to get a 1000x increase over a more lengthy interval, the neural pattern can expand at a slower, more sustainable rate. For instance, to increase by a factor of 1000 over 90 days, the neural pattern only has to extend its influence by about 8% per day. That may be doable.

Note that with an 8% increase per day, on Day 1 you’ll only add 800 neurons to the pattern (8% of 10,000). That’s a puny gain, so you may not notice much effect. The results aren’t coming through yet. Your behavior seems unaffected.

On Day 30, you’ll add 7,454 neurons to this pattern, for a total of 100,627 neurons. That’s a 10x increase from when you started, but it’s still only 1% of the way to your goal of a 1000x increase. Imagine doing daily conditioning for 30 days straight and only seeing 1% of your desired results thus far. You’re going to need some patience to continue.

On Day 60, you’ll add 75,005 neurons to the pattern’s still-expanding network, for a total of 1,012,571 neurons involved. Even after 60 days, you’re still only 10% of the way to your goal. What if you were to give up now and proclaim that the technique you’re using doesn’t work well enough? You’d be giving up right before a massive tipping point.

By the end of that 90-day time period, you’ll be adding 754,752 neurons to this pattern in one day, finally passing 10 million neurons total for the pattern. Note that 90% of the pattern’s growth happened in those last 30 days, with the first 60 days only getting you to 10% of your goal. The gains you’ll be seeing in those final 30 days will be staggering relative to what you saw during the first 30 days.

Daily Conditioning and Exponential Growth

I’ve been seeing effects like this with a variety of daily conditioning methods, such as listening to positive audio programs every day or reviewing my goals every morning. At first it seems like there’s little or no effect. But with enough persistence over a period of months, it’s quite possible to suddenly tip into a whole new level of experience. Eventually that little pattern that was once just an idea becomes dominant enough to start influencing thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behavior congruently.

This was the #1 strategy I used to earn two college degrees in three semesters. I listened to motivational and time management audio programs for about two hours per day. I kept up that conditioning throughout all three semesters. I noticed that whenever I slacked off, other people’s limiting beliefs began to influence me, as did my own past programming, and I’d start feeling more stressed and have doubts about what I was doing. But when I returned to my conditioning regimen, mainly by listening as I walked from class to class and to and from school each day, I strengthened the thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors that aligned with my goal. I seriously doubt I’d have been able to achieve that goal without that daily conditioning.

Usually when I do this type of daily conditioning, I notice only very subtle or negligible changes during the first week or two. I may notice that I’m thinking about the ideas a little more, but that’s about it. My behavior seems unaffected.

But after about 2-4 weeks, I start noticing some small shifts. I may take a few small actions that align with the conditioning, but they’re very subtle. That’s a good sign, but these shifts are still too trivial to make much difference by themselves.

Then after 4-6 weeks, the shifts start to pick up steam, with observable changes happening every week. It’s very rewarding to watch this play out over time.

Finally after 10+ weeks, at some point I notice that whatever I was conditioning now seems like no big deal. I’m already doing it. I often don’t notice the shift when it’s happening, but when I’m past that point and looking back, I realize: Oh yeah… I guess I achieved that goal somehow. Interesting…

Sometimes the conditioning produces a series of incremental changes only. Other times it leads to a sharper tipping point. Several weeks ago I had an epiphany. I up and decided to close and delete all my social media accounts. It was very clear that I needed to do that. But just a few days earlier, that decision wasn’t clear at all. However, I was doing months of almost daily conditioning leading up to this decision (in the form of video priming), and quitting social media aligned closely with the conditioning I was doing. It took a while, but eventually that conditioning became strong enough that new thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors became dominant, and those patterns made it very clear that it was time for me to move on from social media.

Since I’ve continued to condition similar patterns after dropping social media, now the new patterns are even more dominant, and the decision to drop social media seems even more obvious in retrospect. I wonder why I didn’t do this years ago.

It’s fascinating how daily conditioning can reprogram our minds and how the effects seem to grow exponentially over time. On any given day, such conditioning looks like it’s having no effect. But when you look back several weeks, you’ll often see some obvious and profound effects.

Maintenance Conditioning

Even after achieving a new goal or installing a new habit, I often find it necessary to continue with some form of the mental conditioning that got me there in the first place. When I don’t do this, I find myself backsliding.

There are so many societal influences that encourage us to feel negative, to fear experiences that aren’t actually dangerous, to obsess over trivialities, and to settle for less than our potential. In the absense of powerful, conscious, self-conditioning, these societal influences too often become the dominant patterns within our own brains.

All experience is mental programming. Whatever you experience through your senses is still actively programming your brain. It’s up to you to take control of this programming. If you don’t like it, you can change it.

Say No to Negative Programming

If your experiences are largely negative, you’re programming your brain to get better, stronger, and faster at running negative patterns. You’re allowing yourself to be programmed for increased negativity. That’s a very bad idea. Please never do that to yourself. If you see this happening to you, run!

Taking in daily positive input is wonderful. Definitely do that! But it’s imperative that you also stop allowing negative patterns to continue programming you. If you’re noticing those patterns at all, they’re definitely programming you. Telling yourself “I’m not being programmed” or “I can rise above this” doesn’t actually work. If your eyes see it or your ears hear it, then those patterns have already gotten into your brain. While you cannot delete old patterns — unless you get yourself surgically lobotomized — you can overpower them with positive patterns. But you need to turn off the negative input first.

Just as with positive programming, you won’t usually notice the effects of negative programming except when you look back to a time when the negative programming wasn’t there. Then you see the cumulative effects, such as the loss of friends, remembering that you used to be happier, seeing your health decline, seeing how much stress you have now, etc.

People sometimes ask me how I deal with negative-minded or critical friends or family members. I respond truthfully that I don’t deal with such people at all. If we can’t relate to each other on the basis of mutual respect and mutual support, then I don’t have such people in my life, regardless of whether they’re blood relatives or were once close friends. I understand that everyone has a bad day now and then, and that’s completely forgivable, but if they opt to wallow in negativity as their default pattern and try to relate to me on that basis, they’re out. To do otherwise would mean deliberately subjecting myself to ongoing negative programming, and that seems like a very foolish thing to do. I have better and more interesting things to do with my life.

Fighting internally with your own brain doesn’t seem like such a bright idea, unless you’re a masochist and love struggling with self-sabotage. I think it makes more sense to regard your brain as your best ally. Give your brain quality input (i.e. quality programming), and you’ll discover that your brain can be a very powerful and supportive ally.

If you find yourself feeling stuck dealing with negative-minded people, let me remind you that you’re saying yes to that. Silent approval is still approval. You have better options than to let people negatively program your brain. Positive conditioning doesn’t take root in poisoned soil.

Opt out of the negative conditioning you notice in your life first. If you have to fire a bunch of people, make it so. Then start conditioning yourself with positive thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors that align with your desired path.

And most of all, be patient. The numbers I shared above are just made up for the sake of example. The important observation I want to stress is that daily personal conditioning requires consistent and patient practice to create change. You’ll often see little or no effect at first, but if you’re taking in positive input, rest assured that it’s already affecting your brain. If your eyes are seeing it (or your ears hearing it), then your visual (or auditory) cortex is processing it, and your neural network is changing. It will take time for these changes to become consciously observable. Eventually this daily conditioning can produce some truly powerful results, which often resemble patterns of exponential growth.

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