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29 Selfish, Entitled Tourists With Such Low Self-Awareness, It Actually Needs To Be Studied – BuzzFeed
Posted: June 11, 2024 at 2:51 am
1. The diver who carved on endangered coral: 2. The Universal Studios-bound tourists who complained to Universal that a hurricane wrecked their trip....as if A) Universal could do anything about that, and B) people weren't literally losing their homes and dying in the hurricane: 3. Whoever spray-painted this on the Pantheon: 4. The tourist who got angry there weren't more English menus at a restaurant in Japan: 5. This Disney adult who got annoyed at Disney workers being paid more because they didn't want ticket prices going up: 6. Any tourists who think this is anything other than highly inappropriate: 8. The people who left empty beer cans on this hiking trail: 9. The man who somehow thought this was okay: 10. The tourist who decided COVID closures didn't apply to them: 11. Every tourist who litters plastic bags in places with wildlife: 12. This wildly unsafe tourist: 13. This "begpacker" who expected locals to pay for them to be a tourist: 14. The tourists who brought FOURTEEN pets with them: 15. This tourist who ruined an experience for everyone else: 16. This tourist who got way too close to an animal and tried to get a reaction...then seemed surprised at the consequences: 17. These tourists who ignored a clear sign: 20. As well as these ones: 21. Aaaand all the people who clearly ignored this sign and ruined a beautiful flower field: 22. Any tourist who leaves a beach like this: 24. Any tourist who decided to take their own souvenir from a cave in Spain: 25. The owner of this car, who didn't give a damn about everyone's ocean view as long as they had convenient parking: 26. This tourist who turned a train car into their own personal gym, disregarding the poor people who just wanted to get to their destination: 27. The tourist who ran up the steps of an ancient pyramid in Mexico: 28. This beach vacationer who blamed a restaurant for a summer storm: 29. And finally, the tourists who CAUGHT A BISON CALF AND PUT IT IN THEIR CAR (who are honestly more dumb than entitled, but still):
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Habits of women who are mentally strong, as per psychology – The Times of India
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Jun 7, 2024
From being self-aware to setting boundaries, here we list down some common habits of women who are mentally strong, as per psychology. Read on to know more.
Mentally strong women are confident and they are aware of their strengths and weaknesses, which they use to their benefit.
Be it their personal or professional lives, mentally strong women set boundaries with others by saying 'no' when needed. This helps them protect their time, energy, and mental health, and in turn, stay focused.
Women who are mentally strong have a growth mindset. They have a positive attitude in life; they accept challenges as an opportunity for growth. They also keep working on themselves to become their best version.
Mentally strong women are kind and compassionate, not just to others but also to themselves. They accept their flaws because they too are human and can make mistakes at times.
When mentally strong women face failures, they accept them and learn from their mistakes. They are resilient and every experience is an opportunity to grow for them.
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Mentally strong women are grounded and balanced, even in adversity. They acknowledge their feelings without being overwhelmed, and they use healthy ways to cope with stress.
Mentally strong women not only work on themselves but also practice gratitude. They are thankful for whatever they have in life and this brings positivity and abundance in their lives.
Mentally strong women go the extra mile-- be it their work or for helping others. This makes them an inspiration to many.
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Are You Just Venting or Are You Emotional Dumping? – Yoga Journal
Posted: June 2, 2024 at 2:43 am
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Sometimes Ill call my mom to talk things through when something is bothering me. After about 10 minutes of me explaining and her saying shes sorry that Im upset, I can feel my heart rate slowing.
Only when I hang up does it dawn on me that I havent given any thought as to how my mom is feeling. Often, I havent asked her a single question.
Many of us would consider this venting, but psychologists refer to it as emotional dumping.
Emotional dumping is an act of unloading an emotional burden or problem onto another person without their consent or consideration of their feelings, explains Daryl Appleton, a New York City-based therapist and head wellness consultant for Brown Universitys general surgery department.
A dumper tends to monopolize the conversation and rarely seems to consider that their timing might be inappropriate or that the content might be upsetting or burdensome for the listener, says Appleton.
Other signs of emotional dumping include blaming others and refusing to take accountability for their role in the situation, Appleton says. Those who engage in this behavior arent interested in fixing the problem through talking it out. Instead, they tend to overshare and overwhelm the listener with opinions and complaints.
Venting and emotional dumping can each provide a release for the person complaining.
Venting can be a useful way to express your feelings. In a productive exchange, the person venting will typically ask for the other persons consent prior to airing their grievances and is aware of how the conversation partner feels. They are open to feedback and may even seek advice, says Lienna Wilson, a New Jersey-based licensed psychologist who specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy. Meanwhile, the other party is actively listening and has opportunities to share advice without receiving pushback.
Conversely, a dumper will position themselves as the victim and seek out empathy and validation. Venting can turn into emotional dumping when the speakers emotions take over and they no longer care how much time has passed or what the listener has to say in return, Wilson says. Emotional dumping often happens without warning or regard for another persons emotional state and tends to make the listener feel burdened.
The essential difference between venting and emotional dumping is that dumping tends to be one-sided and unsolicited.
Emotional dumping can start entirely innocently as an attempt to process your feelings. Perhaps youre trying to gain perspective through voicing your concerns or feel seen and heard by others. But it can easily spiral.
When you understand situations in which emotional dumping might happen, youre more likely to notice when it veers away from simply venting. Typically, it happens when people need to quickly release built-up emotions that they couldnt during the triggering event, explains Wilson. Someone is more likely to unload onto others when theyre experiencing frustration, anger, and resentment.
This becomes unhealthy, says Appleton, when we try to crowdsource compassion or dont allow others to have a moment to share their struggles.
We can also cause harm by sharing experiences that are inappropriate for the listener. For example, we might complain about our current romantic interest to someone who just lost their spouse.
In order to stop emotional dumping, you first need to be aware that youre doing itand understand the effect it has on yourself and those around you.
You may have heard yoga teachers mention a concept known as ahimsa. This is an ethical principle in the tradition of yoga that refers to non-harming of self as well as others. Valerie Lucas, senior master trainer at YogaSix, explains that dwelling on negative thoughts or engaging in self-deprecating talk is self-violence.
Consider alternate ways of expressing your thoughts and feelings, including movement and journaling. Practicing yoga or other forms of movement when youre emotionaland before speaking to otherscan help you navigate your emotional discomfort while also increasing self-awareness.
Also consider journaling about your emotions. Jot down what was taking place when you became upset and how you handled the situation. Appleton suggests asking yourself: what is the main issue causing you stress? What feedback are you getting from others? What do you need to do next?
These what questions allow us to be more self-aware and engage in action steps to move forward, says Wilson. We can learn to go inward through journaling and practicing our yoga instead of retreating from these feelings or going outward by dumping on others.
When you feel the need to vent, try starting the conversation by allowing the other person an opportunity to share first, Wilson says. Its a good idea to ask ahead of time if they have the emotional energy and time to listen to a long story about a negative event in your life, she says. Another way of saying this is, Could I talk through a situation thats been bothering me? or Im having a hard time right now. Can I talk to you about it?
You can also let your friends or family know that theyre free to interrupt or remind you when they need to leave the conversation.
If youre feeling insecure about the situation, youre also more likely to feel the need to release these emotions through dumping. Try to catch yourself when youre seeking others approval or validation.
Ultimately, awareness empowers you to become less dependent on the opinions and validation of others, says Lucas.
Its okay to let someone know when a conversation feels overwhelming or beyond your problem-solving capacity, says Appleton.
You can still empathize with someone and validate their feelings and then politely state what your limits are concerning your time, energy, or emotions. Its important to set boundaries to protect your mental health, says Wilson.
One strategy is to mirror what the person has shared without adding your opinions. Appleton suggests saying, I hear you, or That sounds really difficult, and then redirecting the conversation by asking, Have you thought about what youre going to do?
Now the person has to consider what decision theyll make. This also subtly suggests to the person that you have boundaries around how much youre willing to hear them complain. This approach not only safeguards your own energy but assists your friend or loved one in breaking the cycle of rumination, says Lucas.
Heres what this can look like in practice:
Scenario: A coworker repeatedly complains to you about your boss moving deadlines.
Response: I hear you. These last-minute requests are frustrating. Id like to stay and listen but unfortunately, I have a deadline as well.
Scenario: Someone you know only casually discloses personal details about their divorce and history of depression and keeps bringing this up to you.
Response: I appreciate you sharing the difficulties youve faced. It sounds like it could be beneficial to speak to someone about it. If youre open to it, I can share the names of some terrific therapists I recommend.
Scenario: A friend who broke up with their partner wants to talk about their ex every time you see them.
Response: I understand that this breakup has affected you in multiple ways, although when we get together, it seems like we end up replaying the same hurt. Id like to support you in moving forward.
Scenario: A family member who was laid off around the same time as you wants to commiserate over your job losses.
Response: This loss is hitting me harder than I expected. I need some time to process my emotions so I can support you in the way youve been there for me.
Even after you become aware of your tendency to engage in emotional dumping, it can still happen. We all have moments when we feel overwhelmed and default to unhealthy coping strategies.
Or maybe you repeatedly find yourself on the listening end of the situation and are working to change how you respond to it.
Either way, you can learn to change how you show up, whether that means sitting with your uncomfortable feelings rather than unleashing them on others or drawing a conversation to a close.
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A+ Self-Awareness: CBS Tried To Get DJ Burns To Randomly Start Eating Ice Cream During An Interview, He’s Too … – Barstool Sports
Posted: March 25, 2024 at 2:38 am
So the whole bit here is after a win NC State apparently gets an ice cream party. In the world of NIL, they get ice cream? Don't get me wrong, ice cream fucking rules, but I'll take my money and ice cream. Obviously we also know about DJ Burns. He's America's favorite Big Fella. Dude came out and said how he watches a lot of Hakeem he just happens to have the body of Zach Randolph. That's called self-awareness, probably why he's a damn good player. Watch his footwork! For a man that size, dude moves incredibly well.
But I love the move by DJ Burns here. Everyone in America probably wanted him to take a big bite of ice cream like a kid at their birthday party and smile for the camera. Instead, he said not today CBS. I'm not getting yelled at by the strength and conditioning coach. Not when we're getting ready to play our 7th game in just over a week. Plus, what if it's an ice cream flavor he doesn't prefer? Maybe he's strictly a mint chocolate chip or cookies n cream guy. Ever think of that? You get hit with some plain chocolate or something like raspberry chocolate chip (delicious from Graeter's, if you know, you know) and you're not a fan, you're not gonna eat it.
Let the man enjoy his ice cream in peace. No one wants to be seen going to own on a bowl of ice cream.
I can't believe the rest of America gets to enjoy DJ Burns vs Jack Gohlke.
PS: Who had the ice cream ready? Who ended up eating the ice cream? Those are the important things here.
All of Us Are Strangers: How love is the most revolutionary act of self-awareness – The Federal
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Andrew Haighs All of Us Strangers, which is still playing in some theatres, impressed upon me a lesson that I have learned with a lot of heartache over the last couple of years: Love is, in its simplest form, the ability to see and, in turn, be seen. Andrew Scott plays Adam, a lonely screenwriter in London, with a traumatic past. In the first few minutes themselves, the dimly-lit frames and scenes carefully induce a tangible feeling of heaviness.
Adam is visibly alone in his life. Time passes outside his window as the lights shift on the horizon, but in his apartment, time exists in a vacuum takeout food sits morosely in tin foils in the refrigerator, he sleeps on his couch, with no one to cover him with a blanket. Suddenly, his doorbell rings and the nauseating ghetto of loneliness is punctured He opens the door of his apartment to Paul Mescals Harry in a baby pink jumper, drunk and desperate, appealing to Andrew Scotts Adam to let him in both into his apartment and, by extension, his life.
Love, the movie suggests, is also the simple but infinitely brave act of keeping the door open long enough for someone to come in, and build a home with us. But Adam closes the door on an unnervingly starved and alone Harry, perhaps to protect himself from his clearly sexual advances, or simply because he is imprisoned by his loneliness so much that the choice to open the door is not even real to him he must keep the literal door closed too, as a comorbid condition of that loneliness.
Queer loneliness
After decades of struggles, protests and brutalisation, LGBTQ+ issues have become relatively more public and accessible. But we are far from addressing, let alone understanding how queerness is married to loneliness. The film makes sure that despite the bustling crowds around Adam whether he is on a train or in a club he is almost always alone.
Adam lives in this menacing high-rise, which is also depicted on the posters, but each window represents loneliness, more than other lives, because for all its splendour, modernity is after all a poor excuse for crippling communal estrangement and mutual disconnection from each other. In one of the most poignant scenes in the movie, Harry tells Adam: I always felt like a stranger in my own family anyway. Coming out just puts a name to the difference that had always been there.
The title of Andrew Haighs ghost romance suggests that all of us remain strangers to each other, because somehow the act of knowing the other even within our families comes at the discomfort of effort. To open our world to the possibility that the others own world too exists. Attitude magazine described the movie as a tender examination of love in the shadow of shame. Which perhaps also comes close to describing the radical costs of love: at so many levels, it requires us to wade through the complicated shame of vulnerability which is so tangibly demanding a feeling, perhaps especially for the LGBTQ community.
Everyone wants to be seen, to be found, but for queer people, the experience is often so postponed that they close themselves off from the possibility itself. Or worse, fear being vulnerable, lest they expose themselves to the defeat of rejection or abandonment a feeling they are already made to feel from a young age. Families often abandon them or stop talking to them out of anger, friends more often than not drift apart, relationships are somehow so much more challenging
Coming out the constant confessional nature of it notwithstanding is one of the most difficult things to do when queer individuals know how keeping the silence and repressing their truth buys them peace at home. In one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the movie, Adam comes out to his father, and tells him how he was bullied in school: Theyd call me a girl. Refuse to play with me. Flick drawing pins at my face and flush my head down the loo. But Adam never told any of this at home as a child. As so many queer children dont. To avoid their parents the disappointment, perhaps, and so many times to avoid confronting the pain themselves. Silence and loneliness reinforce each other.
To love, to be loved
Adam (as so many of us will identify with) describes his helpless loneliness as a knot in his heart. It is falling in love with Harry, finally, which not only reveals the knot and its smothering force, but also permits Adam the tools to unravel this knot. Often queer individuals develop a structure/ghetto of loneliness around themselves as a survival mechanism. Growing into ones queerness, then, is so frequently (and sometimes tiringly) about unmaking and unlearning these survivalist behaviours.
There are so few happy queer stories, as Andrew Sean Greer has often talked about. And while Haighs movie is incredibly heavy with emotions, theres something so reassuring, uplifting about it too. In the simplest way, it is a testament to the triumphant quality of love, which even through the worst times or perhaps especially through the worst times can protect us so often from ourselves.
With an almost shocking ability to anticipate the next feeling, and present it with stunning accuracy, Haighs screenplay (available to read online) registers moments of tenderness and grief, and the heartbreaking process of healing old wounds with a double-layered plot. While Adam and Harrys relationship builds, Adam also finds his own past clouding over the tender bliss of new-found love. Adam tells Harry at one point how all the scabs that seem to have healed, really dont. It doesnt take much to be back there again, does it? Skin all fucking raw, feeling how you used to feel.
Haighs screenplay, inspired by Taichi Yamadas ghost novel Strangers, rallies for a simple message: While love begins with a sort of suspension of logic, it is indeed the most revolutionary and violent act of self-awareness. It makes us weak as it breaks all of our walls, and reveals to us the embarrassingly vulnerable and fragile children we are at heart. But isnt that itself paradoxically one of the most powerful things that can happen to us? Exposing to us the awful realisation that in the pursuit of self-preservation, we complied with the conditions of a cruel world, and forgot that that child exists within us who just wants to be loved, and to love.
The language of tenderness
One of my favourite scenes from the movie is when Adam and Harry talk about their respective childhoods after making love passionately, but its not the sex that builds intimacy as Haighs note in the screenplay directs: More than sex, its a mutual understanding of something shared that brings deepening intimacy. Harry leans in and kisses him.
While loneliness is one of the most challenging conditions of queerness, it seems that its consequences are far worse when we forget to care about ourselves. So often, whether its after enduring the grand heartbreaks of a breakup or everyday anguishes of living, we give up on ourselves, because its the easiest thing to do. And so often we also convince ourselves that we deserve our loneliness, too.
Haighs project with this movie seems to be to remind all of us strangers that we are capable of love, and being loved. That we too can find (or stumble upon) care and safety, even in this not-very-promising swipe-right world of modern relationships because these are the basic necessities of living and enduring, and indeed what else can we put all our hopes on, if not love?
Every response to the movie that I have read online has been deeply moving too, with so many people writing about how Adams story reflected theirs. How the loneliness of the movie became theirs. How the promise and incredible power of love is something they crave too. One review just said that they felt held by the movie. The language of touch is one of our most profound achievements, I would argue, because in so many ways its also something that makes us real to each other. All of Us Strangers triumphs in this understanding, too.
Much like Haighs phenomenal series released a decade ago, Looking which masterfully explores the parabolas of queer desire, with their crests and valleys All of Us Strangers presents passion with a careful intensity, fletched with mutual care and love. Intimacy that is more than physical, always. And so a movie about a London-based screenwriter finds resonance across borders because we all experience loneliness in similar ways, and we all know that to be cared for, and to care for someone is what can save us, change us, and keep us going in a burning world. Tennessee Williams wrote that we have not long to love: a night, a day and that we live in a perpetually burning building, and what we must save from it, all the time, is love.
All of Us Strangers is the promise of a haunting forever, especially when we are all yearning for a forever that never seems to exist or is not enough. It is, in the most gut-wrenching, but also reassuring way, a guide, not a warning. That love is, in its most profound state, an awful feeling that pushes us to madness. But its all we have, and thats always enough.
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Aries, Horoscope Today, March 22, 2024: Balance passion with self-reflection – The Times of India
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As dawn breaks on March 22, 2024, Aries, you find yourself standing at the crossroads of ambition and introspection, a testament to the celestial dance between Mars, your ruling planet, and the reflective Moon. This day unfolds as a canvas for you to paint with bold strokes of passion and careful touches of self-awareness. It's a time when the universe nudges you towards a harmonious blend of action and reflection. In the morning, you may feel a surge of energy, a fiery impulse pushing you to chase after your dreams with unbridled enthusiasm. Yet, as the day progresses, this zeal is tempered by moments of quiet contemplation, prompted by the Moon's gentle influence. It's an invitation to pause, breathe, and align your actions with your deeper intentions. The challenge and opportunity lie in balancing these forces, allowing them to guide your steps rather than pull you in opposing directions. The realm of love and relationships dances to a similar rhythm. Single Aries might encounter prospects that spark their interest, yet the day calls for discernment. Rushing forward might seem tempting, but the stars advise taking a moment to consider what you truly seek in a partner. For those in a relationship, this is a day to foster deeper connections by sharing your dreams and fears. Communication is your ally, enabling you to bridge gaps and strengthen bonds. Career-wise, Aries stands on the precipice of significant breakthroughs. The dynamic energy of Mars propels you forward, urging you to take bold steps in your professional journey. Yet, success is not just about advancement; it's also about alignment. Use this day to ensure that your career trajectory resonates with your true self. It may involve difficult decisions or conversations, but authenticity is your key to lasting fulfillment. Health and well-being, too, echo the theme of balance. The vigor of Aries often leads to pushing limits, yet today, mindfulness is your best approach. Pay attention to your body's signalsrest when needed, and engage in activities that nourish both body and soul. Perhaps a nature walk or a yoga session could serve as a perfect counterbalance to the day's energies, offering you a moment of tranquility amidst the hustle. As night falls, reflect on the lessons of the day. The stars have woven a tapestry of experiences designed to guide you towards a richer, more balanced life. Embrace the dualities within you, Aries, for they are the source of your strength and the path to your growth.
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Why Belonging Is The Key To Authentic Leadership – Forbes
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Mental Blocks to Overcome to Be Your Best Self – The Everygirl
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Shakespeare and Aristotle had it right all along: Self-awareness is where its at (To thine own self be true and Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom, respectively, were the OG #inspo). What exactly is being the most authentic, best version of you anyway? Your best self is where you experience the highest level of growth in your character, you operate in your unique gifts and skills, and you use those things to impact the world around you in a positive way, explained Dr. Josh Axe, doctor of natural medicine and clinical nutritionistand best-selling author. As if we needed more incentive to find our true north, studieshave found that identifying with the concept of true self leads to a stronger sense of well-being and purpose.
It sounds easy enough to achieve in theory, but we all have mental hang-ups that get in the way of realizing our fullest potential and becoming our best selves. The good news is you can overcome these obstacles with toolswhat Dr. Axe calls mindshiftswhich will help elevate your thinking so you can live authentically. Whether you want to gain physical, mental, or financial health, improve the quality of your relationships, or level up your career, shifting your mindset will give you the boost you need to transform your life by reshaping your beliefs. Ahead, four common mental blocks that may be stopping you from tapping into best-self energy and the mindshift Dr. Axe recommends for each one.
No matter where your preconceived notions were formedyour upbringing, education, past experiences, relationships, society, mediathey make a difference in whether you run the marathon or quit before you even begin, are part of a loving relationship or find dating hopeless, or discover your passion or remain stuck at a dead-end job. As Dr. Axe explains, your beliefs may be the single greatest determining factor of what your future will look like. Beliefs are so strong that false beliefs (I am not smart) can overpower what is actually true (I can learn), Dr. Axe explained. When left unchallenged, limiting beliefs will keep you from becoming the person you were born to be.
Thats where flipping the script, or in his words, unlimiting your beliefs, comes in. A limiting belief about the self (such as I cant) literally limits us, telling us whats not possible. So, an unlimiting belief (I can) tells us what is possible. To identify beliefs, you need to switch from limited to unlimited and ask what false narratives have kept you from chasing your dreams or being the best version of yourself. Try unlimiting any negative beliefs that have become the soundtrack of your life with affirmations, journaling, or visualization. The more you practice turning those I cants into I cans, the more itll become second nature.
We all strive to be successful, but were so focused on the end goal that we dont acknowledge or enjoy the journey and what we pick up along the way. An accomplishing mindset associates success with the accumulation of achievements or possessions, Dr. Axe conveyed. Our success isnt about what we accomplish, its about who we become. Instead of fixating on our to-do lists, we should be creating to-be lists instead. Our goal should be becoming the greatest versions of ourselves in character and skill and using those to bless others. True success is about maximizing your unique skills for the greater good.
So, how do we adopt a becoming mindset? According to Dr. Axe, it takes developing good character and healthy relationships. Heres a foolproof formula: Follow through on your promises, treat everyone kindly, reflect on whether your actions align with your future best self, nurture meaningful connections by spending quality time and practicing open communication, and set and respect boundaries. In other words, focus less on what you want to accomplish and more on who you want to be.
Between limiting beliefs, endless mind chatter, comparisons on social media, and the everyday pressures of work andrelationships, its no wonder we get stuck in ruts. But when we are mindful of our actionsfrom how we spend our time to who we spend our time withwe can realize our purpose and potential. When you are self-aware, you are mindful of what is happening to you and in you, rather than letting it consume and overwhelm you, Dr. Axe expressed. You can recognize your blind spots, your weaknesses, and areas needing improvement. Self-awareness allows you to discover where you are now so you can get to where you truly want to be. Start practicing this mindfulness by learning how to pause (think: taking a walk, doing breathing exercises, saying affirmations), reflecting on who you are today and who you want to be, incorporating regular and consistent movement, and expressing gratitude.
Your why, or your purpose in life, is going to look different than your BFFs or your S.O.s, but it will be the missions, passions, or dreams that make you excited to wake up every day. Dr. Axe believes that each of us has multiple purposes. The point is that finding a passion or mission that you connect deeply to allows you to feel like your life has value, meaning, and a specific purpose. When you live life with purpose, you adjust your lifestyle choices and behaviors to align with it (AKA best-self energy).
Unsure what your purpose is? Think about what lights a fire under you, what leaves you wanting more, and what are your greatest strengths. Put pen to paper to self-reflect, work through your thoughts, and explore your feelings, or visualize your future self and what youd be doing by creating a vision board. At the end of the day, the purpose of being your best self is to live your purpose, so start with your why and your best self will follow.
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Gemini’s healing journey to Libra’s diplomatic recovery; How each Zodiac sign handle divorce – Times of India
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Going through a divorce can be tough for anyone. People handle it in their own ways, and it's interesting to see how each zodiac sign deals with it. Let's take a look at how they approach this challenging time. Aries people are strong and independent. When they face a divorce, they tackle it head-on. They use the experience to grow and make positive changes in their lives. Taurus are practical and down-to-earth. While they may struggle initially, they slowly rebuild their lives by focusing on stability and creating a secure foundation. Geminis are adaptable and good at communicating. They handle divorce by talking with friends and family. They take the chance to reflect on themselves and start fresh. Cancer individuals are emotional and sensitive. Going through a divorce is hard for them, but they prioritize healing and rely on close relationships for support. Leos are confident and charismatic. They bounce back from divorce by rebuilding their self-esteem and seeking new opportunities to regain control. Virgos are practical and pay attention to details. They go through divorce methodically, analyzing the situation, identifying areas for improvement, and focusing on routines for healing.
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Jimmy Kimmel Calls Out Donald Trump’No Self-Awareness Whatsoever’ – Newsweek
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Jimmy Kimmel has accused Donald Trump of having "no self-awareness whatsoever" in a searing assessment of his comments about the Iowa caucuses.
The Associated Press called the race on Monday soon after the caucuses convened across the state before some sites had even finished making speeches in support of each candidate.
With virtually all votes accounted for, the former president was at 51 percent, 30 points ahead of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in second place, with around 21 percent, and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley at just over 19 percent. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy received 7.7 percent and dropped out of the race, immediately endorsing Trump.
Trump's success in Iowa has cemented his place early on as the clear favorite to clinch the GOP presidential nomination.
Speaking about the Iowa caucuses on Jimmy Kimmel Live! the following day, the host quipped that Trump won "tiny handedly," a reference to a long-running insult about the size of the former president's hands.
"Even though he barely spent any time in Iowa, he somehow made voters love him more," Kimmel, a frequent Trump critic, went on. "It's the same strategy he used raising [his sons] Eric and Don Jr."
Kimmel then played a clip of Trump speaking at a rally in Indianola, Iowa, where the former president spoke about the value of the state's caucuses.
"These caucuses are your personal chance to score the ultimate victory over all of the liars, cheaters, thugs, perverts, frauds, crooks, freaks, creeps and other quite nice people," Trump told his supporters.
"It's like he's reading his own LinkedIn rsum," Kimmel said about Trump. "I mean, seriously. It's no self-awareness whatsoever."
After replaying each of the insults Trump leveled at his detractors, Kimmel concluded: "Yeah, that's him. That's exactly him. That's the guy."
Newsweek has contacted a Trump campaign representative via email for comment.
Trump has long been the GOP front-runner in the polls, which predicted that he would have no trouble winning in Iowa. All eyes will now be on the first-in-the-nation primary vote in New Hampshire on January 23, which is expected to be a closer race, albeit with Trump still considered the leader.
While Trump continues to march forward with his efforts to reclaim the White House, he is facing a raft of legal troubles after being indicted in four criminal cases.
Trump still maintains that he was cheated in the 2020 election after losing to President Joe Biden, despite a lack of any evidence. On January 6, 2021, a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol to try to stop Congress from certifying the states' electoral votes.
Last August, Trump was indicted on four counts by the Department of Justice in connection with his actions before and during the riot: conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights. He has pleaded not guilty and says that the case against him is politically motivated.
Trump also faces legal challenges that seek to remove him from the ballot in several states, with two having already acted to bar his name from primary voters' consideration. The lawsuits argue that Trump is ineligible to run under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bars officials who have sworn an oath to the U.S. Constitution from holding office if they engage in insurrection.
Maine's secretary of state and Colorado's Supreme Court decided to remove the former president from the 2024 ballot in their primaries.
Trump has maintained that he did not engage in an insurrection and has accused those filing lawsuits against him of election interference. The former president has also filed an appeal against the Colorado decision, which the U.S. Supreme Court said it will take up. Oral arguments are set to begin on February 8.
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