I simply had to share...
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the "half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: "How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralysed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralysed – incapable of doing anything."
It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don't carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down! -author unknown
So many on here could learn, or at least listen.
An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned to her and said,
"Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger."
The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger,
"What would you want to talk about?"
"Oh, I don't know," said the atheist. "How about why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly.
"Okay," she said. "Those could be interesting topics but let me ask you a question first.
A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same
stuff - grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that is?"
The atheist, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, "Hmmm, I have no idea."
To which
the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss G-d, Heaven and Hell, or life after death, when you don't know shit?"
Then she went back to reading her book.
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I have mo problem with atheists, we all have our own shit to handle so please keep yours' to yourself.
Rape in any society is wrong. Plain and simple. This really shouldn’t even be a thing that has to be taught, I hear all the time it’s to do with how men see women. The fact is that at the core it should be instinctive as a ‘don’t do’ but like a kid being told not to put their hand in a fire, it’s still done, but that is another issue.
I came across THIS and was horrified. If it is so blatantly wrong and I’m not talking about as a morale issue but as something far bigger then it must start with the individual and stop there. No amount of education can replace what is inherently wrong about the whole scenario.
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That's so sad.
Holy cow...that's outrageous. Not only the charges against her but her employer's response!
The more we all "outcry" and the more we put pressures on media to do so, the more likely (begrudgingly) they will change. After all - the owner of the company is Married to Janet Jackson... and after her "wardrobe" fail, do you think he would do the same to his wife?
That is so wrong I feel sick now.
:(
WOO-HOO international pressure allowed for her pardon and release!
Even in the Western society sometimes rape is not seen as something serious, or seen as something reasonable. But of course to force someone and kill her dignity is obviously reasonable. blah.
I just created a playlist of Ska music with every second track a Beach Boys song, that’s to do with the diversity of the music I love. I don’t suppose you youngsters remember Ska but if you Google or look on Utube and just type in ‘Ska’ or Trojan as in the labels you’ll be in for a treat. For me it’s all about the summer.
David Attenborough’s voice really does the trick for me when watching anything he narrates. I recently watched a program about The Giant Squid and how it was recently caught on video for the first time. The excitement of the scientists was obvious and but it needed his overview to punch the message home.
If my teachers at school could put across a subject with his energy and articulation I’m sure I would have nailed every subject.
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I like James Earl Jones, a man who overcame stuttering to be one of the top voice over artist. Of course there is also Mel Blance the voice of Looney Toons.
I agree! Definately oneofbthe best :)
I want to see something dirty with his narration over the top of it. It'd be freaking hilarious.
Six years on VR and loving it. Sure there have been hiccups here and there but I'm still here and the 'hiccups' have gone.
Now there are new hiccups, but they are someone else’s!
If you're genuinely here to make friends with 'like minded' people then this is a great site. If your interest is the occult then there is an incredible database to read through. Whatever the reason you are here, look for the fun because the pain will seek you out.
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Cheers to your 6 years!!! xoxo
You nailed it exactly.
Too cool :)
The anonymity of the web gives people the chance to be as ugly as they want. It surprises me that on the internet you can be anything you want to be and so many choose to be stupid.
Remember you have a chose.
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I choose to stick my tongue at ya:p
*sigh* It is unfortunate.
And then there are also those that totally misrepresent themselves, the liars. It is sad indeed.
Things have been crap for me these last few weeks but today saw a turning point. I don’t talk/type about the downside in my life, that’s just my way, so believe me when I say I’m back on top again and loving life.
We hear that expression time and again about only having one crack at life and how it’s not a rehearsal …. it’s so true! Carpe diem.
I am well travelled and I have seen the beauty on so many continents but when we have good weather here I will argue that we have the best places in the world to view. That said I don't think we truly know the beauty our own countries really have because we don't explore enough due to one thing or another.
My favourite will always be a picnic in the park or an ice cream by the sea. It really is that simple.
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Mine's probably Yorkshire moors. I've never seen them in person, but from just looking, the rolling slopes, wild flowers, the rocks, the way they just spread out... lovely. I could live out there with no contact in the world other than my better half, and be entirely peaceful.
Yup simple is best :-)
Our hills in Fall glory. Sunrise at the beach. :)
So very true. I'm always wanting to travel to see different places and often forget just how much I take where I live for granted. We have some beautiful forests and lakes here. I love to go camping, hiking on the paths, listening to the wild life all around me, roasting marshmallows over the fire at night :)
He’s laid siege to all the coven’s and Houses except mine! Now he’s going for the mentorships. I feel desolate, left out. He’s attacked me emotionally. Come back and fight. I’m beside myself with hurt. Although I may have missed it in his journal as he’s not really on my ‘to read’ list! But still, it would have been epic, I’m simply heartbroken.
To quote Monty Python: “You mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries. I fart in your general direction.”
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LMAO!!! You are cute :P Thanks for the smile today :)
lol!
Too bad all VR wars aren't as this one.
:D I am digging the "Na na na naa!"
I claim injustice cuz i was blocked! Admins do ur jobs!
Look at the BONES, man!
It only took nearly 80 years for a Brit to make us proud to be British, but I can’t help thinking that if he’d have lost he would have been called Scottish.
Anyway, well done Andy Murray on that wonderful Wimbledon win and in straight sets too.
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:)
LOL!
"If he'd lost, we would have called him Scottish". xD
That's like actors. If they're good, but from Kiwiland, we call them Aussie (and they call themselves Aussie too, for the most part). But as soon as they're naughty, they're Kiwis. :P
…and all of a sudden my FB page is full of ads’. Not just any ads’ but ‘women seeking men over 40’ and ‘single mums looking for love’. I currently have 8 of these damn things running.
Oh wait, I see an ad for ‘flowers online’. Now the world has been put right again.
They even have an ad for ‘Meet Jewish Women’. I guess they’re covering all bases as I have one for ‘Asian Women’ now too.
I’m glad all my information online is secure!
Here are more examples as they keep changing but the theme is pretty much the same.
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I love the first one...desperate to date...holy damn...everywhere it seems ad filled lol
omg!
It's because FB uses your browser history.
I had a search for anorexia based off questions of a client and ironically looking up slang a member here used...
BAM- my FB had all these pages about anorexia... o.o
*Pushes the spam button over and over again*
Now I don't see too many but it was ICK.. I dont wanna see that! So be aware of when you do searches with FB open.
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xxxPoisonIvyxxx
21:50 Jul 29 2013
Yay!!! Loved that! Thanks for sharing :)
Vampirewitch39
23:05 Aug 01 2013
Nice! And wise.