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Based On Your Zodiac Sign Where’s The Best Places To Travel
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Based On Your Zodiac Sign Where’s The Best Places To Travel

Where To Travel Based On Your Zodiac Sign. The furthest distance most of us are traveling is from our bed to our couch. But between Netflix marathons and sourdough baking attempts, we can daydream about where we’ll travel next! Once safe, non-essential international travel resumes, narrowing down a perfect destination may feel a little overwhelming. So why not let the stars play your travel agent and choose your next travel destination based on your Zodiac sign!? Aries Chances are you’re adventurous, thrill-seeking, and spontaneous. As the first sign of the zodiac, you love to be physically active and are usually up for a challenge. A relaxing beach vacation may be too boring for you, especially after the year we’ve spent cooped up inside! Try Chile, which boasts the driest place on ear...
You Can Do The Hard Things
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You Can Do The Hard Things

Former US President Theodore Roosevelt's wise words:   "Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty... I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well."    These positive, wise words can, unfortunately explain away negative situations such as "advance aging" because advanced aging is most often the result of backing off from doing the hard things, especially regarding our health.In life, we are constantly tempted to take "the path of least resistance" because, well, it's the easiest and usually the quickest way. But easy does not translate to better nor does it translate to growth. Easy translates to lazy. And, when it comes to...
Who Is SEXTing Anyway?
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Who Is SEXTing Anyway?

"SEXTing" is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days. With technology so readily available, it was only a matter of time until our sexuality made its way to our cell phones. SEXTing refers to anyone sending sexually explicit messages or racy photos to partners, peers, or the public; this trend originally referred to use of cell phone cameras and messaging, but now encompasses email and social media transmissions. This racy trend has gotten the attention of the public, including law makers, parents, teachers, bosses, and most people who are in relationships. Many people, ranging from teenagers to mature adults, are using SEXTing to attract the attention of a potential partner, spice up their sex life, and even engage in cyber-affairs. What seems to be an innocent flirtation migh...
Don’t Expect A Clear-Cut Answer To The Question ‘What Is Mindfulness’?
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Don’t Expect A Clear-Cut Answer To The Question ‘What Is Mindfulness’?

This course asks, ‘What is mindfulness?’ – but don’t expect a clear-cut answer. Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “What is Mindfulness?” What prompted the idea for the course? As a professor of religion and ethics, particularly Asian traditions, I had already been interested in teaching a course about mindfulness. Its popularity seems to be surging: I see “Mindful” on magazine racks, and almost everyone I’ve met at my university has used the word at some point. But oftentimes people say to be “mindful” when they mean “pay attention” or “don’t forget”: being “mindful” of a slippery road, say, or telling students to be “mindful of the deadline.” I started wondering what other people me...
Aries Lucky Days – Best Time Of Month To Gamble
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Aries Lucky Days – Best Time Of Month To Gamble

People born in the date range of March 21st through April 19th have the Astrology sun sign of Ares the Ram. As an Aries, you probably know your basic Horoscope, but did you know that there are particular days and hours of the Month which are especially lucky for you? Here are some times when you will be especially lucky. Lucky Moon Days If you were birthday falls in the range of March 21st through March 28th, you will be luckier during the days of the New Moon. If it falls in the range of March 29th through April 5th, you will be luckier during the days of the second quarter of the Moon. If your birthday falls in the range of April 6th through April 13th, you will be luckier during the days of the Full moon. Finally, if you were born in the range of April 14th through April 19th, you ...
Relax, Recognize Those Unlucky Days
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Relax, Recognize Those Unlucky Days

You wake up late having slept poorly, the hot water's gone cold, the kids are moody and so are you. Life is struggle and everything's turning out just great thank you very much! We all have them. Nothing we do seems to hide the fact; it's not our day. We play just as hard and just as fair as any other day -- or at least it feels that way -- but it won't make any difference. We must plainly recognise unlucky days and deal with them best by being gentle with ourselves. This below is several hundred-year-old advice of Balthasar Gracian, the Jesuit priest and philosopher: Recognize Unlucky Days - "They exist: nothing goes well on them; even though the game may be changed the ill-luck remains. Two tries should be enough to tell if one is in luck to-day or not. Everything is in process of ...
‘Goblin Mode’ Or Should We Go ‘Vampire Mode’ Instead
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‘Goblin Mode’ Or Should We Go ‘Vampire Mode’ Instead

Goblin mode: a gothic expert explains the trend’s mythical origins, and why we should all go ‘vampire mode’ instead. “Goblin mode” is taking the current pandemic-ridden world by storm. This state of being is defined by behaviours that feel reminiscent of deep lockdown days – never getting out of bed, never changing into real clothes, grazing from tins or packets instead of cooking, binge watching television and doom-scrolling. Goblin mode appears to be a reaction to the early pandemic emphasis on home and personal improvement – a “devil may care” attitude in the face of hyper-curated social media content. But this behaviour does not quite align with the goblins of folklore, who take a more playful and mischievous approach to life. British writer and folklorist Katharine Briggs’s Dictionar...
Throwing A Surprise Party For A Relative Or Friend?
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Throwing A Surprise Party For A Relative Or Friend?

"Look Jim!" I chuckled. "We don't have to take you out for your birthday dinner, there's a barbeque right here." Jim grabbed a hold of the latch and swung open the large outside door to the Angle Armoury building. At that same moment a chorus of voices shouted out from inside the building. "Happy Anniversary!" Stunned, I instantly glanced over at Jim still holding the door open. Jim glanced back at me. Then a lady yelled from inside. "Gordon and Trish!" Trish and I were completely taken aback and were completely dumbfounded! We had no idea that our relatives and friends had gathered here to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary! I was in a daze. It took us several minutes to wrap our minds around the fact that we were NOT going out for our son-in-law Jim's birthday celebration! How ...
Offices Are Too Hot Or Too Cold – Is There A Better Way To Control Room Temperature?
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Offices Are Too Hot Or Too Cold – Is There A Better Way To Control Room Temperature?

In any office, home or other shared space, there’s almost always someone who’s too cold, someone who’s too hot – and someone who doesn’t know what the fuss around the thermostat is all about. Someone’s too hot and someone’s too cold. Collage by The Conversation, combining images by Monika Wisniewska and Antonio Guillem/Shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND Most often, building owners and operators find out how their heating and cooling systems are doing by asking occupants if they’re comfortable or whether they want to be cooler or warmer. However, everyone has a different ideal temperature at any given time, based on all sorts of factors, including their age and gender, their physical activity level, what they’re wearing and even how much stress they’re feeling at the moment. This is a complex prob...
Can You Be, Personally, Objective And Introspective?
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Can You Be, Personally, Objective And Introspective?

One of the most challenging, things, for most people, is to see themself, as others do! To achieve this, it is, often, necessary, to give yourself, a check - up, from the neck - up, and take the time (and make a concerted effort), to objectively, be introspective, enough, to do so, in a meaningful, realistic manner! After, over four decades, of conducting, many hundreds of personal development seminars/ training programs, I have come to, strongly believe, only, when one, attempts to proceed, in, an OBJECTIVE (as possible) way, can anyone, hope, to become the best, he might, possibly, become! With, that in mind, this article will attempt to, briefly, consider, examine, review, and discuss, using the mnemonic approach, what this means and represents, and why it's a beneficial concept, to ...