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50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do. Self-reliance is a vital key to living a healthy, productive life.

50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do

To be self-reliant one must master a basic set of skills, more or less making them a jack of all trades. Contrary to what you may have learned in school, a jack of all trades is far more equipped to deal with life than a specialized master of only one. While not totally comprehensive, here is a list of 50 things everyone should know how to do. Edit: Do you like this post image? Beautful, isnt’ it? Need Some Motivation Right Now? Read This IMMEDIATELY. If you’re in desperate need of some motivation, we’re going to fix that problem, right here, right now.

Need Some Motivation Right Now? Read This IMMEDIATELY

Prepare yourself. WARNING: I’m going to swear and yell a little in this post. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Wise. Eve Ensler: Happiness in body and soul. 22 Killer Personal Development Resources You're Missing Out On. You’ve got the personal development itch once again.

22 Killer Personal Development Resources You're Missing Out On

You know the feeling. Maybe you want to be more productive, finally tackle that goal of yours, or start waking up earlier. So you go to Google or your favorite personal development blogs. Maybe if you still haven’t found what you’re looking for you try searching for a Youtube video or ask your Facebook friends if they know of any good sites. Grow the life you want. The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.

Grow the life you want.

The next best time is now. Mindbloom was created by people who know that life improvement can be hard, time-consuming and expensive. The Life Game seeks to make life improvement accessible to everyone. Do you have a few minutes today to make the most of your life? Decide what's important. Grow a Life Tree that reminds you of what's important to you and why. Discover your motivation. Nurture your tree through images and music that represent your passions and purpose—the real motivation behind your intentions. Take meaningful action Keep your tree green and healthy through small actions that support your passions and purpose—the building blocks of natural growth. 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself. 15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy. Here is a list of 15 things which, if you give up on them, will make your life a lot easier and much, much happier.

15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy

We hold on to so many things that cause us a great deal of pain, stress and suffering – and instead of letting them all go, instead of allowing ourselves to be stress free and happy – we cling on to them. Not anymore. Starting today we will give up on all those things that no longer serve us, and we will embrace change. Ready? Here we go: 1. There are so many of us who can’t stand the idea of being wrong – wanting to always be right – even at the risk of ending great relationships or causing a great deal of stress and pain, for us and for others. 2. Be willing to give up your need to always control everything that happens to you and around you – situations, events, people, etc. “By letting it go it all gets done. 3. Give up on your need to blame others for what you have or don’t have, for what you feel or don’t feel. 22 Things Happy People Do Differently. This article is from Chiara Fucarino.

22 Things Happy People Do Differently

Enjoy! Disclaimer: This article is not intended to address those with clinical depression or other mental illnesses. There are two types of people in the world: those who choose to be happy, and those who choose to be unhappy. Contrary to popular belief, happiness doesn’t come from fame, fortune, other people, or material possessions. Rather, it comes from within. The question is: how do they do that? It’s quite simple. 1. Happy people understand that it’s better to forgive and forget than to let their negative feelings crowd out their positive feelings. 2. Did you know that it has been scientifically proven that being kind makes you happier?

3. The word “problem” is never part of a happy person’s vocabulary. Body Image. We struggle with it every day: the conflict between our belief that women should celebrate their bodies and the constant public criticism of women's appearances that communicates the exact opposite message.

Body Image

So when we came across this incredible comic drawn by Colleen Clark that deals with that ongoing battle, we had to share it. Clark, a 20-year-old Illustration student at Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio, completed the comic over a 16-week semester. "I love the phrase 'write what you know,' so I chose to write about what I know best: feeling ashamed, embarrassed, and hateful of my body," Clark told the Huffington Post in an email.

Clark found the second page of the comic particularly hard to draw. "That giant naked woman is a representation of my own body and how I see it," she said. Buddha quote. Zenhabits.