1. Traditions foster unity in a family. Whether your family consists of the traditional parents, grandparents, and siblings, or your family consists of the close friends in your life, it’s still a family. Maintaining a sense of tradition is good because it encourages unity. When people feel like they’re a part of a unit, they’re more likely to feel cared for and that they have people they can turn to. Many people feel extremely lonely around the holidays....

Having multiple calendars can be a real nuisance. Luckily for you, Canary Calendar, a free iPhone app, can fix that for you. Canary combines your Facebook, Google and iPhone calendars into a simple and elegant application. All of your events, all of your appointments, all of your life kept neat and organized at your fingertips. Check out the video below to see all of the great features this app has to offer....

Thanks Tim for the heads up! Install PStart locally to your hard disk to have an additional start menu with a quick program search feature. Install PStart to your USB stick to launch portable applications easily and open important documents or folders. PStart – [Pegtop]

1. Patience I’m sure you’ve heard the old adage that patience is a virtue. Not only is it a virtue, it is one of the most important virtues one can possess. Especially in times of crisis. Demonstrating patience can be the difference between getting caught in the middle of the storm or seeking refuge and restrategizing until the storm blows over. Circumstances may not be ideal, they may even be catastrophic....

Play is a way for them to practice real life scenarios in a safe way. It also allows for the creative flow of thoughts and ideas. These are essential to the healthy development of the child. Parents who have a hard time letting go of their kids to allow unstructured play time need to recognize that these activities are actually assisting in their emotional and cognitive development. Read my previous article about The Endless Battle Between School Works and Play for Children if you haven’t realized how kids’ creativity are being murdered these days....

Here are my top 15 dishes I know all coconut devotees will love. They are great recipes that anyone who is new to the world of coconut milk will also enjoy. 1. Fresh Tuna in Coconut Curry Sauce in 30 Minutes This is a great way to shake up a tuna steak. Potato sides and broccoli florets are added for carbs and color. 2. Mild Chicken Curry This mild curry is a great way to introduce children to the world of curries....

I’ve heard this type of story hundreds of times. Every time I hear a new one, I think about how I’m going to do better at backing up my own work. I still don’t do a great job, but I do have all of my files backed up in one way or another. If I had a major data loss, I could replace most of my work pretty quickly....

Let us examine what can compromise or weaken this delicately balanced system and which immunity boosters you should choose. 1. Negative thinking strikes again There is lots of research now to show that negative thinking and a gloomy outlook can only drag you down, physically and mentally. Researchers at the Loma Linda University Medicine School have shown that humor, laughter and looking forward to pleasant events are possible ways of strengthening the immune system....

The natural state of children is happiness. Then life happens and you take on all kinds of expectations for how life should be. There are difficult times as well as uncertainty. Social pressure puts a tremendous strain on the state of mind of most people. All of this contributes to the lack of happiness in so many people. With a little bit of a shift in perspective you could live your life with more happy moments and this contributes to some amazing things that will happen....

The entire course of our life follows this up and down pattern of more and then less. Our days flow this way, each following a pattern of more energy, then less energy, more creativity and periods of greater focus bookended by moments of low energy when we cringe at the thought of one more meeting, one more call, one more sentence. The key is in understanding how to use the cycles of ebb and flow to our advantage....

Scott Ginsberg’s story is that one day after an event at college, he decided to keep his name tag on. What he noticed was he was instantly more approachable the rest of the day. Since then Scott has kept the name tag on [for an odd 2400 days], writing a few books on meeting people and running seminars on the subject. What’s interesting is the affect this small gesture has had on so many people....

So how do you find, or how can you discover the kind of life that is worth living? That is exactly what this featured TED talk will address. But prior to showing you the video, allow me to mention the fact that without purpose, you’ll be wandering like a lost soul. And you won’t like that, right? Your true happiness is deeply attached to your life purpose; if you do not know why you’re here, you cannot be truly happy....

Wherever it might have originated, sauna culture has spread all over the world in modern times. This is because of the recognition of health benefits offered by a sauna session, by therapists and common people, alike. Saunas are basically small houses or rooms designed for having heat sessions, which can be dry or wet. In this article, we’ll look into the unexpected benefits of sauna, if we are to have a session or two....

All of us have been a victim of an illness at some point in our lives. Moreover, it is likely that we will get sick again in the future. Our best chances of avoiding sickness are by using good hygiene, exercising, and employing good dietary habits. A holistic approach is required to maintain a good state of health. While good hygiene and exercise serve as obvious advice to most people, eating healthy is not always obvious....

Waking up with Bambi like eyelashes is hard. However, with these steps you may be able to. Go ahead and try for yourself. You will be surprised! 1. Condition your lashes By applying cold-pressed unrefined oil such as marula or castor oil from the roots to tips, you thereby strengthen your eyelashes. Both marula and castor oil hydrate the lashes, but notably castor oil helps lashes grow longer. Use a clean finger to coat the lashes with the oils or use a spoolie brush into the oil and swipe....

For starters, the study defines narcissistic individuals as those who “feel superior to others, fantasize about personal successes, and believe they deserve special treatment.” On the other hand, “confidence”, may be simply referred to as “a measure of one’s belief in one’s own abilities…”, according to Kansas State University professor, Candice Shoemaker. Based on anecdotal evidence and empirical studies, it would also appear that individuals who’ve a healthy degree of confidence in their abilities also tend to perform better in their chosen areas of application....

The use of metaphors and analogies assist us in connecting the dots. Jane Hirshfield describes them as a way to feel and know something differently. She says that they are a way to talk about one thing by describing something else.[2] Essentially, they give words a way to go far beyond their meaning. Let’s take a look at how metaphors and analogies create the handles to open doors to new understanding....

He also mentioned some initial setup on tools to get started on GTD. It is a very useful article. There are just two things to be clear about before we begin. Thing one: read the book. I get frustrated when people say, “I’m planning on buying the book, but until then how do I…” Crikey, it’s $15! And free at the library (though you’re really gonna want your own copy) No excuses here—either buy it and read it, or quit talking about it....

Oil Pulling is an ancient Ayurvedic practice of swirling coconut oil in one’s mouth for 10 – 20 minutes and was historically used in the indian sub-continent to detoxify the body by taking advantage of the extremely beneficial properties of coconut oil. The coconut oil will absorb all the bad bacteria in the saliva which you later dispel into the sink. Many people have sworn by this technique which has reported to have successfully whiten their teeth, give them more energy during the day and improve digestion....

In the year since I started blogging, I’ve gotten a bunch of freelance writing gigs and regular jobs writing all over the Web. But, initially, no one offered them to me. I had this blog I was proud of, a super-cool design, and yet the offers didn’t flood in. Crazy, right? Tell me about it. I finally decided that if I wanted something to happen, I had to go and get it....