Tag: culture and lifestyle
Signs of Declining Mental Health

Being aware of these warning signs for declining mental health can help you be proactive. Knowing you are struggling allows you to search for what you need to heal and improve your wellbeing. Be diligent about tuning into your body and asking it what you need. Check-ins are healthy and necessary. You isolate yourself from […]
Signs of Declining Mental Health
Drug Abuse and Crimes: Can society break this connection with the help of the laws

A drug is any substance that results in a change in an organism’s psychology when it is consumed. Drug Abuse is excessive use of a psychotropic substance that results in many physical and psychological problems. Drug Abuse is a very big problem in today’s world as many adolescents are becoming prone to it. There are […]
Drug Abuse and Crimes: Can society break this connection with the help of the laws
Why is Cannabis Legal in Some Countries

The legality of cannabis for medical and recreational use varies by country, in terms of its possession, distribution, and cultivation, and (in regards to medical) how it can be consumed and what medical conditions it can be used for. These policies in most countries are regulated by three United Nations treaties: the 1961 Single Convention […]
Why is Cannabis Legal in Some Countries
Boy…… Girl…… Transgender. Can One Really Be Born Into The Worng Sex?

As we may all know already……… A person is born a boy or girl and or sometimes having both male and female parts. A boy is know to be rough and wild. You can rarely find him inside, because he is always on an adventure outside. He likes to get dirty and climb high things. […]
Boy…… Girl…… Transgender. Can One Really Be Born Into The Worng Sex?
The direct messenger of the soul…

The only real valuable thing is intuition. –Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself. –Alan Alda (b. 1936) Trusting our intuition often saves us from disaster. -Anne Wilson Schaef […]
The direct messenger of the soul…
Common Sex Taboos Which Are Actually Completely Normal

AD – This post on common sex taboos is an advertorial with VIVA Good news! It’s 2022 and we’re finally eradicating the stigma around perfectly normal things. Oh wait, we’re not. Well, we’re *getting there* but sadly we’re still far from a point of being able to openly and honestly discuss sex and masturbation. Now […]
Common Sex Taboos Which Are Actually Completely Normal
People are gobsmacked at twins’ truly terrible baby names which are so bad people thought it was a ‘twisted joke’

CHOOSING sweet names for your children is a meaningful task for new moms and dads since those chosen names last forever. For this reason, tons of people are appalled by shocking baby names given to a set of twins. Baby names given to fraternal twins in the 70s have sparked a conversation People on Reddit […]
People are gobsmacked at twins’ truly terrible baby names which are so bad people thought it was a ‘twisted joke’
Lens-Artists Photo – Seeing Double

Jez is a guest host this week for Lens-Artist Photo Challenge. Thank you, Jez, for this favorite theme of mine. He said, seeing double is all about reflections. When I travel, I enjoy taking photos of reflections. There are reflections in the ocean, the lake, the pond, the fountain, the puddle, or the glass window. […]
Lens-Artists Photo – Seeing Double
What You Can Learn From the Success of Unique Art Brand Criss Bellini

Success is rewarding and is something everyone wants to achieve. However, it takes a lot of resilience, determination, and hard work. This has seen some people give up on their dreams halfway. The founder of the art brand Criss Bellini is an anonymous digital artist who has established and cemented his spot in the industry.…
What You Can Learn From the Success of Unique Art Brand Criss Bellini
Archeologist Discover Preserved Ice Age Wolfs To Ancient Camels In Yukon!

Archeologist have yet again made new discoveries of some very fascinating frozen remains in Canada’s Yukon region permafrost that provides a remarkable inside look for researchers into the Ice Age era. The last known glacial period on record began about a hundred thousand years go. Permafrost is able to preserve nearly anything including DNA. Ancient […]
Archeologist Discover Preserved Ice Age Wolfs To Ancient Camels In Yukon!
Tourist destinations: 7 Incredible natural places in Nigeria

Nigeria is a wonderful country with many breathtaking natural wonders. Our forefathers’ eyes have gazed on them, and our own eyes are now observing them, and despite the passage of centuries, these natural wonders have not lost their charming magnificence. Here are the 7 incredible natural wonders of Nigeria, which span the length and breadth…
Tourist destinations: 7 Incredible natural places in Nigeria
TTT: Training, travel, and Thanksgiving

Oh wow, did these last few weeks fly by. And to think it’s December? Insane. In that time, I’ve been bopping around Taiwan, been absolutely stressed out about 6th grade English class, and even got around to baking some Thanksgiving pies. Did my pies steal the show? You’re gonna have to wait until the end […]
TTT: Training, travel, and Thanksgiving
Are we going to be a burden to others if we do not work?

Let the thief no longer steal. Instead, he is to do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need. Ephesians 4:28 (CSB) God’s goal: The goal is to work. To not work is to be a burden to others That is not the way of God […]
Are we going to be a burden to others if we do not work?
Checking out Snail Lane in Tainan, Taiwan

Thanks to Covid-19, most of life has moved at a snail’s pace for the last two-plus years. This blog has been almost as slow moving. So it seems fitting to share a post about Snail Lane in Tainan, Taiwan. We encountered this creative and colourful lane almost daily in late 2019 and early 2020, when […]
Checking out Snail Lane in Tainan, Taiwan
Character Quotes Beauty Queen ~ A Love in the City Romance by Dellani Oakes

Character Quotes Beauty Queen ~ A Love in the City Romance by Dellani Oakes “Not usually. You in the habit of fussing at total strangers?” His smile was broad and open. The woman glowered at him. “Why are you here?” “I was talking to Belinda about the new facility. I’m Chas, the builder.” He held […]
Character Quotes Beauty Queen ~ A Love in the City Romance by Dellani Oakes
Why I Broke Up With the U.S Civil War & I Am Also Looking For Guest Posters For The Blog

I have some things to say about the U.S Civil War community but first I am writing a quick message to let everyone know that the blog is open to request for guest posters! If you are interested in being a regular writer on the site or want to just have some of your work […]
Why I Broke Up With the U.S Civil War & I Am Also Looking For Guest Posters For The Blog
“What makes creative people tingle are interesting problems, the chance to impress their friends, and caffeine” —Alex Steffen

View in browser Pepe’s PodsInspiring caffeineArtistry I have measured out my life with coffee spoons —T. S. Eliot Morning podDew evaporates A poem A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy […]
“What makes creative people tingle are interesting problems, the chance to impress their friends, and caffeine” —Alex Steffen
Clouds the Presence and Glory of God

When I was a child, maybe in the seventh or eighth grade, I would look up in the sky to see if Jesus was coming. Somewhere, I had learned that Christ would come again in the clouds. I am always looking up at the clouds and asking, “When will Christ come”? Actually, I hope he […]
Clouds the Presence and Glory of God
Enough to Matter

:: No matter what happens in life, be good to people. We are all fighting our own battles. Be kind. Perhaps you can heal from the beauty of these sunset views at Laekhong River Resort in Thailand :: :: I often console enough friends whose heart broke into a million pieces – twice, sometimes multiple […]
Enough to Matter
Being a Good Person, but Not a Good Partner

The cognitive dissonance pitfall is to villain cast to protect ourselves. Being a Good Person, but Not a Good Partner
Being a Good Person, but Not a Good Partner
Don’t let memories blind you from reality.

In conversing with a friend tonight, we chatted about relationships and other lessons life has offered us. Whether it be family, friends or romance, relationships can be complex – or rather the people within the relationships can be complicated. I was thinking about my most recent relationship. I love him, always will – but I […]
Don’t let memories blind you from reality.
Does our work glorify God?

Consider this: This is important. We all need to get it deep in our hearts and soul. Our work is designed to bring glory to God. It is not to earn money. It is not to help others. It should be strictly to bring glory to God. Is that our focus? Do we get it? […]
Does our work glorify God?
Work is a moral duty

To seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, 1 Thessalonians 4:11 (CSB) Some questions to consider: Have we devoted ourselves to doing good at work? Are we working hard for Jesus? Are we giving our work 100% of our effort? […]
Work is a moral duty
Can any legitimate work be seen as God’s calling?

Let each one live his life in the situation the Master assigned when God called him. This is what I command in all the churches. 1 Corinthians 7:17 (CSB) Why it matters: We seem to hold certain jobs in higher esteem than others. We think everyone must have a college education. That is not God’s […]
Can any legitimate work be seen as God’s calling?
Tips

A promise or bondshould never be broken.Phrases that are saidcannot go unspoken.Be careful with thoughtsthat escape a shut mouth.They could stick like glue,fill peaceful ears with doubt.The right choice of wordscan make someone love you,contrary to this,the wrong ones can undo. As people observe,minds will jump to believe.Ears hear the unseento cause what is perceived.When […]
Tips
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #206: Treasures

This week, Aletta (Now at Home) leads the treasure theme. I selected a few photos of treasures that I captured in different museums. I always feel privileged as I enter into a museum and admire those treasures. These were carefully discovered, studied, and preserved from generation to generation, and are beautifully presented for us to […]
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #206: Treasures
Wormwatching

Pisaster and Anthopleura When the tides fall to their lowest, they briefly expose the rocky shore’s hidden wonders. The most wondrous of those, like the colorful starfishes and anemones, can draw us in (seasoned tidepoolers and first-timers alike) like almost nothing else. Still, it’s not strange at all to surrender to the pull of lesser […]
Wormwatching
LAPC #206: Treasures

Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.–Paolo Coelho, The Alchemist A warm welcome to Aletta of Now At Home who is the first of our guest hosts for this month. She has given us a beautiful challenge–to visualize our treasures. As we’ve moved over the years, I’ve distilled many of […]
LAPC #206: Treasures
The Castellers de la Sagrada Família to perform in Edinburgh next weekend
This will be the first time that the Barcelona group has travelled abroad since the pandemic. Next Saturday 9 July around a hundred members of the Castellers de la Sagrada Família group will perform in Scotland invited by the Colla Castellera d’Edinburgh. The Colla Castellera d’Edinburgh, founded in 2015, takes over the former Catalan Centre […]
The Castellers de la Sagrada Família to perform in Edinburgh next weekend
