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18 Great Reads That Changed My Life. It’s fairly easy to find a well written book or online article. But it’s not always easy to find one with genuine value that you connect with. That’s because, these days, books and online articles are a dime a dozen. There are literally thousands of them written on the same topic every year. So deciphering the ‘good’ from the ‘great’ can prove to be quite a challenge. But if you look hard enough, in the right places, you’ll find a few gems containing life-altering advice that can be immediately implemented and used as an instrument for self-improvement.

For this reason, I’ve compiled the following list of books and online articles containing value so profound that each of them literally changed my life. I therefore extend my gratitude to the authors and pass them along to you with the simple hope that they will provide value to you as well. Happy reading… The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle – Tolle’s message is clear: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. Related. America – The Grim Truth. {*style:<b> </b>*} escape from the prison you call home , I have some bad news for you: You have the worst quality of life in the developed world – by a wide margin. If you had any idea of how people really lived in Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many parts of Asia, you’d be rioting in the streets calling for a better life. I know this because I am an American, and I escaped from the prison you call home.

I have lived all around the world, in wealthy countries and poor ones, and there is only one country I would never consider living in again: The United States of America. Consider this, you are the only people in the developed world without a single-payer health system. This is ironic, because you need a good health system more than anyone else in the world. Let’s start with your diet: Much of the beef you eat has been exposed to fecal matter in processing.

Of course, it’s not just the food that’s killing you, it’s the drugs. Finland: 44 Italy: 42 France: 39 Germany: 35. Joe Fenton Amazing 8y5FT Hand Drawing | Hand Drawing Art Pictures and Ideas. Published on May 25th, 2011 Less than year ago Artist Joe Fenton started hand drawing project named “Solitude”. Really big and massive project that is 8ft wide by 5ft tall (2.4m x 1.5m) ,made by graphite and outlined by ink. It’s pass around 10 months so far illustration is a sight to behold, combining a dizzying number of images and religious references into one large-scale piece. His project is still not done, so you can check progress of this drawing art on artist website... How To Treat Others: 5 Lessons From an Unknown Author. Five Lessons About How To Treat People -- Author Unknown 1. First Important Lesson - "Know The Cleaning Lady" During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz.

I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school? " Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? "Absolutely," said the professor. I've never forgotten that lesson. 2.

One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. A special note was attached. Sincerely, Mrs. 3. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it. 4. 5. Find quotes about anything and everything.

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