A brief animated history of the Middle East but it’s a darker story of human history… I watched this the night before the Malaysian airlines plane was shot out of the sky over Ukraine… This Land is Mine Flick through the viewers guide as you watch the short
What a beautiful fun way to actively look for the brightness in every day! Everyday take a picture of what made you happy! It can be anything from a meet-up with a friend to a very tasty cake in the nearby coffee place, from a feeling of being at home after a hard day to […]
In a study, published in the current issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found that gene activity is healthier when we act in a selfless way. After asking 80 healthy adults what made them happy, the researchers analysed the participants’ white blood cells. They discovered that those driven primarily by selfish, […]
Feeling really good! No cravings anymore, I can coolly refuse all cake & chocolate, even when its thrust in my face, yay! So far I have cut out choc, cake, soft drinks, biscuits, ice cream and desserts – everything obviously sugary and treat-y. Time to eliminate fruit for a few weeks, and possibly also sugary […]
Day 2 – have that craving in my jaw, feel full from a very healthy protein-y lunch but not satisfied – thinking about a sugar hit so much! Reading about sugar maybe not helping! Sarah Wilson – I Quit Sugar ebook Is sugar toxic? – NY Times Is sugar ageing you? – SMH
I LOVE this blog post: The day-to-day feel and quality of each of our lives sits on a few major structures: where we live, what we do for a living, what we do with ourselves when we’re not at work, and which people we spend most of our time with. Making a major change in […]
James Rhodes: ‘Find what you love and let it kill you’ We seem to have evolved into a society of mourned and misplaced creativity. A world where people have simply surrendered to (or been beaten into submission by) the sleepwalk of work, domesticity, mortgage repayments, junk food, junk TV, junk everything, angry ex-wives, ADHD kids […]
SUGAR Sugar gives you wrinkles, sagging, dark circles under eyes, and fast-tracks diabetes, and may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease. It suppresses the human growth hormone, which can make you look and feel older. High sugar diets can cause inflammation, which leads to broken capillaries, loss of skin elasticity, and breakdown of cells. Carbonated sugars (such as soft drinks) significantly increase […]
Tread lightly upon this earth, seeing, understanding but never imposing. Thoughtful, independent, be gracious in victory and defeat. Free of possessiveness, so ease of mind sweetens relationships. Like the scent of a rose the untroubled spirit imparts a lasting fragrance. The least one can do with ones life is to tread lightly
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