Tag: advice
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Making It Through The Stages Of Life
There are many stages in life when you look at each one as they appear and say to yourself, I’m not sure I can do this. I experienced that when I had my first child. Not only did I say it when I delivered my daughter naturally, without drugs, but when I brought her home…
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Are You Afraid To Fail?
Lately, I have been listening to podcasts like crazy!! I love them; they have such a positive impact on my mind. I listen to a few different ones on different topics, but they are all so unique and powerful that I want to consume as many of them as I can. Each one though is…
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Ease The Holiday Stress
As I sit writing this article, I am in the midst of the first holiday event that is being planned. Every year without fail, unless a worldwide shutdown occurs, we have a Halloween party for clients, neighbors, and friends. And I don’t mean a simple party. No, this is 300 people, a chili cook-off, live…
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How To Host An Amazing Thanksgiving
It’s that wonderful time of year when family and friends join together to celebrate and give thanks for all of their blessings. The air is crisp and cooler, and the leaves are finally changing color as we welcome the rich yellows and red that adorn the trees; even the sunlight seems buttery and more welcoming.…
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Dangers Of Underage Cosmetic Surgery: Under-18s Flock to Wales after England Bans The Practice
Today, the pressure to conform to beauty standards has reached alarming levels, especially for young women. Teenagers growing up in Generation Z are particularly vulnerable to developing appearance dissatisfaction and low self-esteem. This is exacerbated by the constant exposure to media portrayals of artificial beauty ideals and the influence of social media influencers. As a…
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Finding My Own Definition Of Being Beautiful
I’m sitting on a beach in a chair, feeling the ocean breeze the sand beneath my toes, and I can smell salt water, and it’s the perfect summer day. But I have often wondered what it might be like to live under the sea like a mermaid. Maybe I would be a sea turtle and…
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Life From A Teenager’s Mind
This is not an article that you were hoping it would be; rather, it’s like a diary entry that most of us can relate to. Confused, engulfed with emotions, indecisive, recession or what we can; depression are some common problems among everyone. What differs is that some have more and some face less of these…
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Making Life A 2 Percent Problem
In my early twenties, a friend of mine who is ten years older than me said, “It’s either a 98% problem or a 2% problem.” At the time, I didn’t fully appreciate the years of wisdom she had just bestowed upon me as I didn’t fully understand. Fast forward to my late thirties, and the…
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Pushing Past Limitations And Fears
Fear, self-doubt, and limited beliefs are a stifling combination that keeps one bound to the endless possibilities that await beyond the mind’s eye. Often, it is too hard to see beyond what we live day in and day out. Our beliefs about what we can achieve start at a young age because of what parents,…
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How To Be Happy After Graduating
Today, my former boarding school roommate asked me why I was packing my bags and going to Bucharest, Romania, for two months. “That’s so random!” she said in her voice message, betraying the curiosity in her voice and a tinge of concern. After all, she’s the one who always wanted to leave our home country…