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Live Simply.

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77 Reasons To Love Your Life

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1. love your life for everything you already have
2. love your life for what you are yet to receive
3. love your life for all your certainties
4. love your life for the friends you have
5. love your life for the wonderful journeys you had
6. love your life for the friends you will get
7. love your life for all the bad advice you didn’t follow
8. love your life for your beautiful memories
9. love your life for the ones you love
10. love your life for the ones you forgot, as they are still to enrich your life
11. love your life for the work you do, as this is your gift to the others
12. love your life for the jokes you still wait to hear  
13. love your life for the beautiful travels you are still to make
14. love your life for everything you are not sure about, as it will still challenge your being
15. love your life for all the beautiful sunrises you remember
16. love your life for all the fantastic sunsets you still recall
17. love your life for tomorrow’s sunrise
18. love your life for yesterday's sunset
19. love your life for the gifts you are yet to receive
20. love your life for the health you have
21. love your life for all the beauty you can spot around you
22. love your life for the ugliness around you, as it serves you to contrast the beauty you are ignoring
23. love your life for the riddles you haven’t yet solved
24. love your life for all your unanswered questions
25. love your life for all your victories
26. love your live for all the good advice you followed
27. love your life for all your lost battles, as they are your precious lessons
28. love your life for your enemies, as they are there to give birth to your forgiveness
29. love your life for all the small things in your life
30. love your life for all the ambitious goals you’ve set
31. love your life for all the answers you got so far
32. love your life for the smiles you get every day
33. love your life for the smiles you give every day
34. love your life for your energetic mornings
35. love your life for your romantic evenings
36. love your life for the life rediscovered through the eyes of your children
37. love your life for the smell of the rain
38. love your life for the gifts you still have to make
39. love your life for all the games you haven’t yet played
40. love your life for the next first snow
41. love your life for all the great ideas you had today
42. love your life for all the great ideas you will have tomorrow
43. love your life for tomorrow’s surprises  
44. love your life for today’s gifts
45. love your life for all your fulfilled dreams
46. love your life for yesterday’s memories, they are there to enlighten you
47. love your life for all the nice words you haven’t yet said to your loved ones
48. love your life for all the nice words you heard from your loved ones
49. love your life for all the nice people you haven’t yet met
50. love your life for all your mistakes, so you can have plenty of time to make up for them
51. love your life for all the adventures you haven’t yet had
52. love your life for all the books you haven’t yet read
53. love your life for all the books you haven’t yet written
54. love your life for all the unborn challenges you still have to face
55. love your life for all the stories you haven’t yet heard, written or imagined
56. love your life for the person who’s looking at you from the mirror every morning
57. love your life for the nurturing family you already have
58. love your life for all you have to share with others
59. love your life for all you’ve lost in your journey, as it will only make room for something even bigger
60. love your life for the feeling of your heart overflowing with love
61. love your life for all your unfulfilled dreams as you will have plenty of time to make them come true
62. love your life for all the opportunities that are waiting for you just around the corner
63. love your life for the personal freedom you conquered
64. love your life for everything you created so far
65. love your life for the beauty of every spring
66. love your life for the energy of every summer
67. love your life for the emotions of every fall
68. love your life for the cold beauty of every winter
69. love your life for all the beauty inside you, waiting yet to be discovered
70. love your life for all the fantastic colors that are shaping your world every day
71. love your life for all the wonderful music you’ve heard so far
72. love your life for all the people you have met so far, they are your precious universe
73. love your life for wind that caresses your face every day
74. love your life for the all the unexpected changes of your plans
75. love your life for all the fights you avoided
76. love your life for all the crossroads you meet every day, they are there to offer you the best path you can choose
77. love your life for every single second, as this is all you have, only this infinite second

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5mins to Awesomefy your Life (the Power of Daily Rituals)

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"Most of us think that the line of the path to mastering anything sort of moves this way -

the more we practise, as time goes by, we get better."

"In reality, this is not how it works."

"In fact, the path of mastery looks like this.

You practise for a while, weeks or months, but you don't really see much of an improvement. And all of a sudden, you make a jump, and then you hit another plateau. And once again, you practise for weeks and months, and you don't see much of an improvement. But you persist anyway, and then you hit another plateau. And you continue persisting and you hit another plateau.

The problem with most of us is - we start practising, we don't feel any change coming on; the change is just around the corner, if we just would keep it up, we are going to reach another whole new level of mastery, but we give up too soon."

The 3 Foot Giant

Three Foot Giant, a one-hour special profiling 30-year-old Sean Stephenson who, at three feet tall and permanently confined to a wheelchair, defies the odds every day and changes peoples lives with his unique anything is possible philosophy.

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The Purpose

"A man/woman should conceive of a legitimate purpose in his heart, and set out to accomplish it.

He should make this purpose the centralizing point of his thoughts.
It may take the form of a spiritual ideal, or it may be a worldly object, according to his nature at the time being; but whichever it is, he should steadily focus his thought forces upon the object which he has set before him.

He should make this purpose his supreme duty, and should devote himself to its attainment, not allowing his thoughts to wander away into ephemeral fancies, longings, and imaginings.
This is the royal road to self-control and true concentration of thought.

Even if he fails again and again to accomplish his purpose (as he necessarily must until weakness is overcome), the strength of character gained will be the measure of his true success, and this will form a new starting point for future power and triumph."
~James Allen

Challenge Yourself

comics drawn by Stuart Mcmillen

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If you’re not growing, then you’re stagnating.

And if you’re stagnating, you’re dying.

Yet most adults give up on their learning

as soon as they leave school.

We die if we stop learning,

stop growing,
and stop challenging ourselves.

Little Known Reasons And Benefits of Smiling

A message from >click here> Little Known Reasons And Benefits of Smiling because you value your body

Smiling is an international language understood by people across all cultures. I smile most when I’m with my friends. I think that smiling is something valuable and it shouldn’t be given away cheaply. Smile only when the occasion arises. There are times when I tend to smile too much, so much that it may look forced. Maintain the value of your smile by smiling with a reason. =)

1 Catch a Smile

Smiling is contagious and much better than catching a cold or a yawn. We are walking-talking pools of reflective behavior and it’s hard to resist a bright contagious smile. All the more reason to spread the love and smile at a stranger.

2 A Savvy Smile

That contagious smile from a stranger extends to our everyday interactions with people. Self-help and psychology books abound with the simple advice to smile in conversation (when appropriate) and in your surroundings. It gives the message that you are a receptive person and can improve relationships, with loved ones, friends, co-workers and neighbors.

3 The Sound of a Smile

While the sound of a smile might easily be called a laugh, our voices project a warmer tone when we speak with a smile. This is why smiling when on the phone is important and ensures a better conversation, whether with your mother-in-law or the sales person that called during dinner.

4 Successful Smiles

People who are successful in relationships, socially and in their careers have a smile that motivates and inspires others. No one likes a fake, so it is only those who project a genuine happiness and optimism in even their simple smiles. The act reinforces itself, and smiling can win friends and seal business deals, but also keep that smile on your face.

5 Good Showmanship

Being able to smile on command is part of a skill that gets actors Oscars, politicians elected, and workers promoted. The next time you walk into a room, realize that the first notice people take of you is what you wear on your face. Walking into class, the workplace, a meeting, an audition, even just the elevator, with a smile will make others feel comfortable in your presence.

6 A Rich Smile

Perhaps the most quoted philosophy on smiling comes from Dale Carnegie’s book How To Win Friends and Influence People, It costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.

7 Sunshine for Humanity

The English politician and writer Joseph Addison once wrote, “What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

8 Get Out of Jail Free

While a smile may seem highly inappropriate when your on trial by jury, a phenomenon known as the Smile-Leniency Effect shows that judges give smilers lighter penalties. Several court studies revealed this and even when guilty as charged a smile soften the edges of even the hardest criminal.

9 A Defensive Smile

Smiling is often an immediate reaction that accompanies embarrassment and rightly so. A smile or laugh can ease away the tension of an embarrassing moment and may be the brain’s defense against the influx of stress from blushing cheeks.

10 A Brighter Future

A study at the University of California by Dr. Dacher Keltner showed that women who showed an intense happiness in their smiles indicated a happier future. The women from the study with the brightest smiles were more likely to marry by the age of 27 and to keep a satisfying relationship.

11 Global Language

Anthropologists, biologists and psychologists now agree that the smile is recognizable worldwide. While there are hundreds of different variations of smiles expressing the complexity of human emotion, the true, teeth showing, cheek lifting, eye squinting reaction to happiness is global.

12 Changing Times

Even in cultures that have long regarded smiling inappropriate in many social situations, have adapted to what is only natural. This has been most evident in the business environment of Japan, where entrepreneurs have adapted smiling to increase trade with the west.

13 A Healthy Smile

One reason to smile is to celebrate your health, but smiling itself is a ticket to better health through neurotransmitters. Numerous medical and psychological studies have found that through the triggering of certain hormones, a smile promotes good overall health. This leads to lower heart rates, steady breathing and the ability to smile through stressful situations.

14 Serotonin Smiles

Smiling has been found to boost levels of the neurotransmitter, Serotonin. It is a vital part of regulating our moods, sleep, sexuality and appetite. There is an obvious biological connection to elements of happiness in the production of Serotonin. It goes both ways and producing a good mood, getting good sleep, good sex and good food will ensure the smiles and Serotonin keep pumping.

15 The Endorphin Link

Endorphins are another neurotransmitter released from smiling and known as the body’s natural painkillers. Not surprisingly, endorphins are also released when laughing, exercise, frequent sex, eating chocolate, sunbathing, massages, meditation, dancing, singing and listening to music to just about anything that leaves a smile on your face.

16 Molecular Smiles

Biologists have developed clever ways of understanding how all these neurotransmitters and biochemical activity interact. One acronym they use is SMILES, which means simplified molecular input line entry specification. It is a system of abbreviations to describe the structure of chemical molecules. Just remember, our bodies have miles of SMILES that help us keeping smiling.

17 A Delicious Smile

One way to measure how good a smile makes us feel was revealed by researchers at The British Dental Health Foundation. After being shown pictures of smiling people, the brain and heart activity of participates was equal to being given the stimulation of 2,000 Chocolate bars. So the next time you think of giving someone Chocolate, a smile will suffice 2,000 times better.

18 It’s All About Attitude

One specific study that Christopher Peterson, Ph. D has had on going at the University of Michigan found the direct link between an optimistic smile and health. He says optimistic people create a different biological makeup that boosts their immune system. The right attitude in life keeps you open to healthy ideas and overall health means more smiles.

19 Flex Your Happiness

The physical act of smiling can use as little as 5 muscles or well over 16 and just like any muscle the more you use it, the stronger it is. Body builders shape their physique so their muscles are defined without even flexing, just like maintaining a healthy smile will define an expressive, happy face.

20 Practice Makes Perfect

Genuine happiness creates frequent smiles and this is turn strengthens the ability to occasionally fake a smile to navigate difficult social situations. This is also linked to having an optimistic attitude in life and in difficult times, even a forced smile has roots in knowing that everything will be okay.

21 Smile Yourself Silly

Practicing your smile might seem obsessive, even narcissistic, but remember those endorphins. Just like exercise releases endorphins, you can get a good boost by smiling 50 times right in row. Do that in mirror every morning and you’ll be sure to start the day laughing at your funny face.

22 Chin Up

When we keep are heads up, the term, ‘keep your chin up’ has real physiological benefits. Notice that when you stretch your neck backward and look up, a natural smile forms in the facial muscles. There are many simple movements in the practice of yoga that produce this effect and probably why everyone has a giant grin on their face after a yoga session.

23 It’s easier than frowning

As a naturally induced movement, the recognition of joy or pleasure involuntarily triggers smiles. It takes more muscles and effort to frown, where a smile relieves stress, a frown or perplexed expression can induce more stress. Prove it to yourself and notice that facial muscles relax in a smile, allowing blood to flow freely through vessels. The contortion of a frown exhausts the facial muscles, a clear warning from the brain that you need to relax.

24 The Bigger the Better

Smiling wider than a grin enhances the pleasure derived from the act. On simple experiment used by some psychologists is to hold a pen horizontal between the teeth and grin as wide as possible, then repeat the grin with the pen placed horizontal between the lips in front of the teeth. Notice how much better a wide, unrestrained smile feels and remember that the next time you restrain the natural state of a smile into a grin; don’t hold back.

25 Endless Medication

Smiling and laughing are intimately connected and both use muscles that never really tire. While you may have laughed so hard your face hurt, it’s guaranteed that when the laugh fest is over, there will still be a smile on your face. Overall, there is no downside to smiling and you can’t ever smile too much, just at the wrong time.

26 The Real Deal

A true smile begins at the eyes, specifically the Orbicularis Oculi muscle, which involves another involuntary facial movement; blinking. While smiling and blinking are triggered automatically, the muscle can also be moved voluntary. Notice that if you check your smile in the mirror, or in another person, the most convincing area is around the eyes. Most fake smiles are like a grimace and just an exaggerated lifting of the mouth muscles. That can help in spotting the true emotions of others and enable you to return an eye-to-eye smile.

27 Stone Age Smiles

Smiling was essential to the evolution of the human species as a non-verbal que of co-operation. Since a smile is visible at up to 300 feet, the ancient Hunter-Gatherer tribes could signal to each that they were not a threat. This was a foundation to the peaceful co-existence for humans, so keep evolving and let everyone know your coming with a big smile.

28 Darwin’s Smile

Over a century ago the biologist Charles Darwin set out to study the similarities in the expression of human emotion across cultures. Years later solid evidence was found by Dr. Paul Ekman, who originally expected to disprove Darwin, but found that a smile is a smile, no matter what continent your on. This proved that a smile is a biological function of happiness, not a culturally learned emotion.

29 When Fetuses Smile

Dr. Ekman’s findings are further supported by the fact that babies born blind smile when happy, even having never seen a smile. The advancements in ultrasonic photography have also shown smiles on fetuses as the muscles develop. So smile, it’s your birth given right.

30 Genetic Happiness

The biology of a smile was further researched using blind participants at the University of Haifa in Israel in 2006. After extensive studies they found that facial expressions had clear hereditary matches to family members, proving that a smile is your genes more than a learned trait.

31 A Wrinkled Smile

While happiness comes at all ages, smiling into the golden years can actually promote longevity. In another study on optimism published in an issue of General Psychiatry, of those studied over the age of 65, optimists were 71 percent less likely to die from certain causes, than that of pessimists. A life full of smiles also exercises muscles in the face that help to prevent drooping, saggy skin in old age.

32 Happiness Manifested

It is often believed that smiling is the result of a happy life, and just smiling for no reason does not create happiness. Though as many of these examples show, smiling reinforces happiness in the actual movement involved, triggering the brain’s pleasure points. Happiness and optimism might also have some genetic traces (between 50-70% of our attitude may be inherited says Dr. Kathleen Hall), but producing that inherited smile is ultimately up to you.

33 Maximus Smilius

Hopefully you have a lifetime of smiles to remember in old age, but the great Roman Emperor Maximus said it best: "I knew a man once who said, Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back." That is truly the essence of optimism in the face of the inevitable.