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If I Buy This, I’ll Be Happy
One year ago this week, I was laid off and introduced to the quar. Like many other people, I took this as an opportunity to better myself. Or at least told myself I was going to better myself because, let’s be real, I’ve spent the better part of the past year horizontal with my dog on one side and a bag of sweet chili Doritos on the other. None the less, my intentions were good. And like, I’m sure, so many other people out there social media made me even more blindly confident in this. That inspiration was always fleeting, but for a solid 3 or 4 days a month I was committed to this new healthy lifestyle! I spent many a 3 a.m. on Tik Tok inspired to begin my new life the following morning! Cut to waking up at noon, seeing there’s a Roseanne marathon on, and grabbing those Doritos instead. In some small ways, though, these influenced purchases were helpful and did help me become a better version of me who now doesn’t judge myself for eating a Little Debbie brownie for breakfast. Let’s get into it!
By Shae Moreno5 years ago in Longevity
4 Habits of Extremely Lucky People
Luck is one of the most common attributes you will hear from and about people who’ve been successful. Growing up in one of the poorest countries in the world, luck is the only somewhat positive attribute that I always heard people around me attributing to success. The other of course being corruption.
By James Ssekamatte5 years ago in Longevity
Life + Movement = Balance
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." – Albert Einstein Can you remember that first instant when you were finally pedaling, steering, and balancing a bicycle all by yourself? It felt so liberating and exhilarating. And terrifying, too. For me, there was that split second when I felt my big brother's hand leave the back of my bike seat and my instinctive need to balance kicked into gear.
By Kennedy Farr5 years ago in Longevity
Sea Nomads
Hold your breath for as long as you can. Do it after an intense cardio workout, in the full bathtub, after years of training like an Olympian and my bet is that you won’t be able to achieve what the Sama-Bajau people accomplish every day off the coast of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. What distinguishes these nomadic peoples living and hunting for food in flotillas among the water is that, unlike a Michael Phelps who’s been noted to hold his breath for 22 minutes, these people can hold their breath for potentially 15 minutes while being more than 200 feet below the surface of the ocean!
By Marquis D. Gibson5 years ago in Longevity
An Invisible Illness
Epilepsy is brutal in its own way. It’s invisible, for a start. Secondly, it’s physically overwhelming and beyond my control. Sometimes I put myself in risky situations, like getting too hot in the sun or not sleeping (or even being in a situation that unexpectedly has flashing lights when I didn’t expect them), but sometimes it comes from nowhere. You can feel fine one moment, walking carelessly with your friends, and the next second you’re waking up in A&E without the foggiest knowledge of who you are.
By V A Harker5 years ago in Longevity
Beautiful Disaster
You think your damaged, I think your beautiful. Do you ever seen a message on your phone and smiled? Have you ever listened to someone put themselves down because someone else made them believe they are unlovable? Have you ever sat with your own broken self and wondered what you could do better? Have you ever felt uncomfortable talking about what breaks your heart? Have you ever had to sit down and write what it is you need from yourself and others? Have you ever felt unwanted and not enough?
By Moon Child 5 years ago in Longevity
Immunity Vs Stress
Today I am going to write about health and the theme is stress. Stress is always present in our daily lives, whether at work, home routines etc. But if we don’t know how to manage stress it can cause serious damage to our health including on our immune system.
By Lydiaa Almeida5 years ago in Longevity
Solo year of the Ox
I think it was the thundering drums that reached into my chest and grabbed my heart into Tibetan Buddhism decades ago. The prayers spoke to me before I knew what the words meant. A year after taking refuge with HH Karmapa, the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, I was granted permission to play the drum for the nightly Mahakala ceremonies.
By Dakota Lane5 years ago in Longevity
Life in The Rockies
Growing up and living in the Rocky Mountains as your backdrop anywhere you went in Colorado was my life. People always said that Colorado was one of the best places to go skiing or snowboarding, other times we were the last place people had in mind when they wanted beaches. Funny thing about Colorado was you always saw people in shorts and tanks all year round. Sure, winters get cold but it's not something that could bring a whole state to its knees. I was born in Pueblo, Colorado and the city itself could have Denver fit inside its limits. Outside of Pueblo is Colorado Springs, or anyone living in Colorado it’s just Springs. Kids had school when a foot of snow falls even two feet, we had school. Barely had any kind of snow day unless the buses couldn't run. Denver had the hockey, football, basketball, and baseball stadiums. Although both hockey and basketball shared a stadium, there was always something going. The Pepsi Center was one of those that had several events that were always and are mostly held.
By Hazel Taylor5 years ago in Longevity
