- Kiss on the Forehead: We’re cute together .
- Kiss on the Cheek: We’re friends.
- Kiss on the Hand: I adore you.
- Kiss on the Neck: I want you, now.
- Kiss on the Shoulder: Your perfect.
- Kiss on the Lips: I LOVE YOU…
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WHAT EACH GESTURE MEANS:
- Holding Hands: We definitely like each other.
- Holding you tight pressed against each other: I want you.
- Looking into each other’s Eyes: I like you, for who you are.
- Playing with Hair: Let’s fool around.
- Arms around the Waist: I like you too much to let go.
- Laughing while Kissing: I am completely comfortable with you.
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ADVICE:
- If you were thinking about someone while reading this, you’re definitely in Love.

1. you can get to the point quickly vs. listening to some long drawn out conversation that amounts to NOTHING. (ever been on the phone with someone that talk too damn much of themselves? You literally put the phone down to handle other business just to come back to the phone and they’ve not noticed you left) OMG lmao
2. you don’t have to listen to long silent pauses as if they called just to hear you breath. Awkward Silence (I hate it)
3. if your in public others can’t hear your personal conversation.
4. I get to reply on my own schedule
5. you can send a mass response vs. calling people individually. If your like me and stay busy this is a plus.
6. short term memory loss, I can always tell you to refer to my text I sent if you claim I never told you about a specific something.
7. I get to $ave money on Holiday cards, birthday cards, etc.

I’m just saying…

As Maria Robinson once said, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Nothing could be closer to the truth. But before you can begin this process of transformation you have to stop doing the things that have been holding you back.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

1. Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you. You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth. And remember, it’s not the people that stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.
2. Stop running from your problems. – Face them head on. No, it won’t be easy. There is no person in the world capable of flawlessly handling every punch thrown at them. We aren’t supposed to be able to instantly solve problems. That’s not how we’re made. In fact, we’re made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. Because that’s the whole purpose of living – to face problems, learn, adapt, and solve them over the course of time. This is what ultimately molds us into the person we become.
3. Stop lying to yourself. – You can lie to anyone else in the world, but you can’t lie to yourself. Our lives improve only when we take chances, and the first and most difficult chance we can take is to be honest with ourselves. Read The Road Less Traveled.
4. Stop putting your own needs on the back burner. – The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. Yes, help others; but help yourself too. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.
5. Stop trying to be someone you’re not. – One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that’s trying to make you like everyone else. Someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter, someone will always be younger, but they will never be you. Don’t change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.
6. Stop trying to hold onto the past. – You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.
7. Stop being scared to make a mistake. – Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing. Every success has a trail of failures behind it, and every failure is leading towards success. You end up regretting the things you did NOT do far more than the things you did.
8. Stop berating yourself for old mistakes. – We may love the wrong person and cry about the wrong things, but no matter how things go wrong, one thing is for sure, mistakes help us find the person and things that are right for us. We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.
9. Stop trying to buy happiness. – Many of the things we desire are expensive. But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us are totally free – love, laughter and working on our passions.
10. Stop exclusively looking to others for happiness. – If you’re not happy with who you are on the inside, you won’t be happy in a long-term relationship with anyone else either. You have to create stability in your own life first before you can share it with someone else. Read Stumbling on Happiness.
11. Stop being idle. – Don’t think too much or you’ll create a problem that wasn’t even there in the first place. Evaluate situations and take decisive action. You cannot change what you refuse to confront. Making progress involves risk. Period! You can’t make it to second base with your foot on first.
12. Stop thinking you’re not ready. – Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won’t feel totally comfortable at first.
13. Stop getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons. – Relationships must be chosen wisely. It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company. There’s no need to rush. If something is meant to be, it will happen – in the right time, with the right person, and for the best reason. Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you’re lonely.
14. Stop rejecting new relationships just because old ones didn’t work. – In life you’ll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you and some will teach you. But most importantly, some will bring out the best in you.
15. Stop trying to compete against everyone else. – Don’t worry about what others are doing better than you. Concentrate on beating your own records every day. Success is a battle between YOU and YOURSELF only.
16. Stop being jealous of others. – Jealousy is the art of counting someone else’s blessings instead of your own. Ask yourself this: “What’s something I have that everyone wants?”
17. Stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself. – Life’s curveballs are thrown for a reason – to shift your path in a direction that is meant for you. You may not see or understand everything the moment it happens, and it may be tough. But reflect back on those negative curveballs thrown at you in the past. You’ll often see that eventually they led you to a better place, person, state of mind, or situation. So smile! Let everyone know that today you are a lot stronger than you were yesterday, and you will be.
18. Stop holding grudges. – Don’t live your life with hate in your heart. You will end up hurting yourself more than the people you hate. Forgiveness is not saying, “What you did to me is okay.” It is saying, “I’m not going to let what you did to me ruin my happiness forever.” Forgiveness is the answer… let go, find peace, liberate yourself! And remember, forgiveness is not just for other people, it’s for you too. If you must, forgive yourself, move on and try to do better next time.
19. Stop letting others bring you down to their level. – Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.
20. Stop wasting time explaining yourself to others. – Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it anyway. Just do what you know in your heart is right.
21. Stop doing the same things over and over without taking a break. – The time to take a deep breath is when you don’t have time for it. If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting. Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.
22. Stop overlooking the beauty of small moments. – Enjoy the little things, because one day you may look back and discover they were the big things. The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.
23. Stop trying to make things perfect. – The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done. Read Getting Things Done.
24. Stop following the path of least resistance. – Life is not easy, especially when you plan on achieving something worthwhile. Don’t take the easy way out. Do something extraordinary.
25. Stop acting like everything is fine if it isn’t. – It’s okay to fall apart for a little while. You don’t always have to pretend to be strong, and there is no need to constantly prove that everything is going well. You shouldn’t be concerned with what other people are thinking either – cry if you need to – it’s healthy to shed your tears. The sooner you do, the sooner you will be able to smile again.
26. Stop blaming others for your troubles. – The extent to which you can achieve your dreams depends on the extent to which you take responsibility for your life. When you blame others for what you’re going through, you deny responsibility – you give others power over that part of your life.
27. Stop trying to be everything to everyone. – Doing so is impossible, and trying will only burn you out. But making one person smile CAN change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world. So narrow your focus.
28. Stop worrying so much. – Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens, it will strip today of its joy. One way to check if something is worth mulling over is to ask yourself this question: “Will this matter in one year’s time? Three years? Five years?” If not, then it’s not worth worrying about.
29. Stop focusing on what you don’t want to happen. – Focus on what you do want to happen. Positive thinking is at the forefront of every great success story. If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close attention, you’ll often find that you’re right.
30. Stop being ungrateful. – No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs. Instead of thinking about what you’re missing, instead simply appreciate what you already have.

Update: Read our follow-up to this post: 30 Things to Start Doing for Yourself

For attractive lips,
Speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes,
Seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure,
Share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair,
Let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise,
Walk with the knowledge you’ll never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored,
renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed;
Never throw out anybody.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,
you’ll find one at the end of your arm.

As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands;
one for helping yourself,
the other for helping others.

by Sam Levenson

I believe I have found the cure for those under eye dark circles. Here’s what you do… take 2 cotton balls and saturate them in milk (any milk) place the cotton balls under you eyelids while lying flat on your back. Let that sit for approximately 20-30 (or longer) each time you do this. You will start to see results immediately at least I did and only tried it once.

Components of the Master Cleanse Diet

The Master Cleanse Diet is a fast during which no solid food is consumed. Instead, people on the cleanse drink purified water spiked with lemon juice, Grade B maple syrup and cayenne pepper. A laxative tea or saltwater drink may also be consumed to help get things moving once the impurities start releasing from the body.

The basic recipe for the Master Cleanse Diet is as follows:

two tablespoons lemon or lime juice, preferably fresh-squeezed from organic citrus (about half a lemon or lime) two tablespoons genuine Grade B maple syrup (not maple flavored syrup)

a pinch of cayenne pepper or to taste

eight ounces of water (many people recommend purified or filtered water) cold or at room temperature.

Mix all of the ingredients and drink.

Burroughs recommends drinking between six to 12 glasses daily during the course of the cleanse. No food should be consumed, just drink whenever you are hungry.

Before bedtime and first thing in the morning, you can either drink a cup of herbal laxative tea or do what’s referred to as “salt water bathing.”

Mix two teaspoons of sea salt, not table salt, with a quart of water and drink morning and evening. This is designed to help flush impurities from the body.

What the Diet is Like

The Master Cleanse Diet is gentle and will not mess up your routine too much, but some people who have done it report it’s a good idea to stay close to a bathroom.

It’s possible that you will feel sick or dizzy on the diet as your body focuses its attention on getting rid of the bad things that are in your body.

Some people call this sort of illness a healing crisis; it is how you know your body is healing but it’s not so fun to get through. You may also feel weak while on the diet because you’re not eating anything.

Burroughs spends a long time in his book talking about how the maple syrup and lemon juice provide sufficient nutrition for you to function for up to 40 days, though most people who do the Master Cleanse Diet only use it for 10 to 14 days. He even says that you shouldn’t take vitamin or mineral supplements while on the plan, though many companies sell supplements marketed to be taken while on the cleanse.

Once you’ve done the cleanse for as long as you like, you need to be careful about returning to solid foods. Remember that your body is no longer used to eating. Burroughs recommends that people only drink orange juice the first two days off the cleanse, then eat only raw fruits and vegetables on the third day. Vegetable soup is also recommended to get the body used to food again.

Using the Master Cleanse Diet

The Master Cleanse Diet is designed to be a short-term cleanse. While it was originally intended to heal the body from the inside out, it also helps people to lose weight quickly, as much as a pound or two a day.

It is not an easy way to lose weight. It is likely you will feel deprived because you aren’t eating solid food. You may feel you need to take time off from work to complete the cleanse because of the effects of cleansing or just feeling run down or sick while doing it.

Many people use the Master Cleanse Diet to clean out their bodies three or four times a year. It is an effective, if extreme, way to achieve balance within the body and lose weight quickly.

You don’t have to have experience they will train you, so just apply!!! (metaphor) Instead of giving you a fish, how about I give you the fishing pole so you can have plenty of fish for your many days to come!

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Papaya and Oatmeal Facial Mask

• Mash 2 papaya slices.
• Mix mashes papaya with five tablespoons of oatmeal.
• Now, add two egg whites and juice of one lemon.
• Apply this mix on your facial skin including your neck areas.
• Wait for about 15 minutes.
• Rinse with warm water.

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Oatmeal for Heat Rash Heat rash is one of the most common skin related problem which is caused due to hot temperatures. You can use various home remedies to get rid of this problem. Oatmeal is loaded with anti-itch and anti-inflammatory properties. Here we are going to use oatmeal to treat heat rash and irritation [...]]]>

Oatmeal for Heat Rash

Heat rash is one of the most common skin related problem which is caused due to hot temperatures. You can use various home remedies to get rid of this problem. Oatmeal is loaded with anti-itch and anti-inflammatory properties. Here we are going to use oatmeal to treat heat rash and irritation naturally.

Oatmeal for Heat Rash

• Boil oatmeal with water for about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Drain water and wrap oatmeal in a cotton cloth.
• Apply this on the affected skin.

You can also use oatmeal to make a skin soothing oatmeal bath for heat rash. Just add one cup of oatmeal into your bathing water. Soak yourself for about 15 minutes and rinse. Use this bath once a day or as your doctor advises.

These were some tips on how to use oatmeal for heat rash. You can also use oatmeal based soap to treat heat rash. Try to avoid sun exposure as much as possible and also limit your physical activities during humid, warm weather. Do not forget to use sunscreen and moisturizing lotion on a regular basis. Also, try to take multivitamin supplements to keep all the skin related problems at bay. Lastly, consult with your doctor before using oatmeal remedy or any other over-the-counter medicine.

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Unconditional love is universal, spontaneous and selfless. Such love does not exist between two people. It manifests when two merge into one. When we say ‘I love You’, the ‘I’ and you generate an automatic sense of division. It might be better to affirm, ‘I am Love’ or ‘We are Love’. Unconditional love is known [...]]]>

Unconditional love is universal, spontaneous and selfless. Such love does not exist between two people. It manifests when two merge into one. When we say ‘I love You’, the ‘I’ and you generate an automatic sense of division. It might be better to affirm, ‘I am Love’ or ‘We are Love’.
Unconditional love is known as Agape by the Greeks. This differs from ordinary love based on attachment, such as Philia and Eros, (familial and romantic love, respectively). While ‘attached love’ can also contain aspects of unconditional love, I believe the purest form of love is found in Agape.

Conventional relationships form from the notion we exist as separate individuals, living within the framework of time and space. When we define and limit objects and people, we perceive everything as ‘other’–and so lose awareness of intrinsic Unity.

In early years as begin to relate to a world, we are conditioned to the habit of naming and labeling things. As this habit matures, we start to classify things, and people as well.

In the modern world, we are encouraged to develop our own individuality. Our parents wish us to become someone unique and special, so we tend to compete with others in order to be better than them–in order to ‘win’ in life (and therefore be ‘worthy’ of love). We strive to bemore, getmore, domore. Unfortunately, many people are subconsciously plagued by the perpetual idea we can never be enough, get enough, or do enough.

Due to this we tend to subconsciously seek to gain something from situations and persons we encounter. Many people enter into relationships in order to fill the huge gap of longing to be whole. This desire-based motivation is the main obstacle to loving unconditionally.

When we evaluate and categorize everything through the filter of past experiences, we calculate love through feelings of attraction, aversion, or indifference, and our behavior reflects this.

In this process, we miss any possibility of true love.

All waves consist of nothing but the ocean. Even though each individual is precious, the most precious aspect is we are not separate from the ocean of existence.

Imagine two lamps sitting across from each other. From the ordinary point of view, they appear separate. But seen from deep within, they share the same essence where the separate rays of light meet and join. The golden glow bridges the seeming boundary of separation.

The ego hankers for happiness, affection, love, praise, admiration, pleasure and power. All these are ego’s nourishment. But by looking for happiness from an external source, we always fail to find it. Every great sage and prophet exhorts us to look within.

When we look at others solely through the lens of our ‘external’ eyes, most people focus primarily on limitations. But when we look from within the heart, we can see the essence of truth shining in everyone we meet. Agape should be expressed equally towards relatives, friends and strangers alike.

In the case of romantic love (Eros), magic and mystery charm the beginning stages. The partners lose themselves in each other. Egos temporarily fade into the background. As the curtain of separation drops, a glimpse of Unity is revealed and the couple revels in bliss.

But then what happens?

It’s as if they only pressed pause on the tape deck. As long as the initial enchantment of love lasts, the pause button holds selfishness in check. But after some time, the excitement wears off. The egos develop expectations and demands of each other and endeavor to control each other. At this stage, the beauty can fade or evaporate altogether.

Of course, in a good marriage the couple will work out their differences over time. This can only be accomplished when at least one partner imbibes principles of Agape like patience, tolerance, forgiveness, acceptance, endurance and compassion.

Normally, interacting with other people, there’s a psychological field of space born by the concept of ‘I and other’.This psychological space prevents true connection and is the soil upon which conflict sprouts and thrives.

Pure love arises when distinction dies. Only when the mind is devoid of judgments can distance and division also disappear. The sense of division widens when we dwell on flaws in others, and it dissolves when we practice Agape.

Love is not something you can acquire or give; it is something you become.

When we become love, compassion springs forth spontaneously and manifests as loving-kindness distributed equally to all, just like both sun and rain fall everywhere alike without calculation or making preferences.

This supreme ideal is a peak to strive for, and the bonds of blood or marriage should not be a precondition. Those who work in service fields, like education or medicine, are given ample opportunity to practice Agape. Each person can become aware of a myriad ways to practice this–even through small gestures such as smiling at a stranger.

Like a smile, compassion can prove contagious, inspiring others to pass it along through random selfless acts of kindness.

by: rama devi (Nina Marshall)

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