Can a Dream Tell us of the Future?

Much has been written regarding dreams and their meanings or purpose. Mankind has been fascinated with our dreams since the first dreamer awoke and wondered about what their visions meant. Since ancient times we have looked to our dreams to find signs of what our future holds. The first written dreams we know of were in 4000 BC. The earliest writings we have on dreams are primarily texts on their religious and spiritual significance.

Most people will spend about one third of their lives asleep. Our dreams are a real part of us but too often they are disregarded. Dreams can give us insight and understanding of our personal lives. They will help us to understand our past, present, and sometimes our future. All we need to do is to pay attention to our dreams and get to know them.

Dreams can hold a message for the future.

We have different types of dreams. Often our dreams consist of imagery from our most pressing thoughts and/or personal experiences. Sometimes, however, our dreams can be special. Our dreams can communicate with us if we allow them too. All we need to is listen.

I believe that there are two main types of prophetic dreams.

Those that come to us from our "deeper" self, who is much more aware of certain things than we are on a conscious level, and those who may potentially have come from an "outside" source.

Here is an example from my own dream experiences:

I dreamed of death. All I could remember from the dream was seeing a hand laying in gravels. The most noticeable thing was the ring on the hand. It was my ring. I recognized it without any doubt. Even though this was the only image I could recall from the nightmare I knew that the dream was about a death. I could feel it strongly when I woke up. I had all but forgotten the events of the dream but the emotions were still vivid.

The ring was an Army Boot Camp ring made very similar to a class ring. After I had the dream I never wore it again. Eventually I sold it to a friend of mine who had attended the same boot camp. A few years later I received a call. My friend had been murdered. He was found laying in rocks and dirt with that ring on his hand.


Did my dream forewarn me of this event? I think it is a possibility. What was the dream trying to communicate to me? I had assumed that the dream was about my death. I had also assumed that the ring was somehow a participant in my death. I stopped wearing the ring as though that would prevent the warned death. Perhaps the dream was simply telling me that my friend would die with that ring on his hand. 

Whenever we have a dream that we consider to be prophetic or to have a "meaning" we are faced with the difficult task of interpreting just what the dream means. Dream Symbols most often have very definite meanings but these meanings can vary widely from one person to the next. That is why we cannot rely too much on definitions given in Dream Symbol Dictionaries.

In order to understand the meaning of the symbols within our own dreams we must come to a better and deeper understanding of ourselves. We have to learn what these symbols mean to us because that is how our dreaming mind sees them.

Anything within your dream can be a symbol. An example of a symbol in a dream is a snake. A snake can have many different meanings to different people. As with all other dream symbols they can also have a different meaning for the same person at different times in their life. You also have to look at the symbol in the context that it appeared. What other symbols were present in the dream?

The best way to gain a better understanding of what your dream symbols mean to you is to develop your own dream symbol dictionary. Keep as detailed of a dream journal as you can. Don't just write down a narrative of what occurred but record your feelings and emotions too. As you continue to write in your journal and re-read your previous entries you will begin to see parallels with your dreams and your life. Gradually you will be able to recognize what the symbols in your dreams are really saying to you. 

The following three inspirations were adapted from A Daily Dose of Happiness, and they represent three key ways to increase our happiness.

1. FORGIVING FOR HAPPINESS

We like to think we are better than our friends below us in the food chain, such as the octopus and the snail. After all, we have love. We feel happiness. We have empathy. We have a conscience. We can reason.

We can also hold onto grudges.

Grudges are, in fact, prickly little creatures that worm their way into our hearts. Holding onto them is a self-defeating exercise.

Fortunately, forgiveness is also uniquely human. Forgiveness cleanses the spirit. Forgiveness let's us get on with enjoying our lives instead of being preoccupied with someone else's. Forgiveness opens the door to happiness.

2. SUPPORTING FOR HAPPINESS

When things seem to be very bleak, it does not take much to lift someone's spirits. Sometimes all it takes is to let somebody know they are not alone.

That is why it is so important to smile at people, especially if they look down. And if you know what is weighing the person down, let them know they are not alone. Don't go burdening them with all your miseries, but let them know you have been there.

Guess what? You will feel happiness for having helped them, too.

3. ACCEPTING FOR HAPPINESS

There is no such thing as happiness if you are not at peace with yourself. Too many people just don't know how to make peace with themselves.

Peace begins with acceptance. Whether we agree with everything we do (like the environmentalist who sometimes throws out a recyclable container), it is important to accept what we do.

Do we always make the best choices? No. But they are the choices we make.

Do we always treat people with the most respect? No. But it is how we treat people.

Can we improve? Yes, and we should. But that is a project for the future. First we must accept who we are now, rather than condemning ourselves. Then we can move to improve the person we will be tomorrow. Both acceptance today and improvements tomorrow will increase our happiness.

Aries: March 21 - April 20
Flower: You can match the enthusiasm and zeal of Aries with fresh flowers that have the color of passion and symbolize romance like the anything-but-demure red tulip flower. You can make a beautiful bouquet of red tulips and it will dazzle with unbound energy. The red tulip will appeal to your love with bold gestures and display an appreciation of the slightly unexpected.

Taurus: April 21 - may 21
Flower: The Taurus is a strong sun sign and the only flower that will fit the mantle of a Taurean and his/her love for nature’s exotic beauty is the lily. The richness of lily will symbolize the Taurus’s respect for beautiful forms, history, and fragrance that will initiate an indulgence that is romantic and sensual.

Gemini: may 22 - June 21
Flower: Gemini is a sun sign that is full of surprises and hence the best way to greet this sun sign is by giving him a nice surprise like an intricately designed bouquet of roses. Yes! Rose is the flower for Gemini and it symbolizes the true essence of their sun sign. Rose for a Gemini stands for love and companionship. Apart from that, it will be able to convey different types of sentiments depending on the flower’s color. The roses are considered as the perfect match for Gemini’s multi-dimensional or twin sides that can from vary from friendship to passion and from quiet sophistication to a burst of energy and fun.

Cancer: June 22 - July 22
Flower: Cancer the water sign is one of the most generous sun signs among all and the best way to appreciate them is by gifting a bouquet of delphinium. Delphinium, named such because they are dolphin-shaped, symbolizes ardent attachment, an open heart, and a comfortable feeling of levity.

Leo: July 23 - august 22 

Flower: One of the strongest sun signs, Leo’s are proud people and the only flower that will complement their desire and personality is the fiery sunflowers. The sunflower captures the confidence as well as the strength of a Leo who is basically a loving spirit.

Virgo: August 23 - September 23
Flower: A practical and intellectual earth sign, the flower that provokes their lighthearted side is the Daisy-like asters.

Libra: September 24 - October 23
Flower: The only flower that complements the true nature of a Libra is the star-shaped hydrangeas. Symbolically, hydrangeas personify a complete balance of the opposites and hence is perfect for the Libra, which is symbolized with balancing scale.

Scorpio: October 24 - November 22
Flower: One of the strongest sun signs and ruled by Pluto, this is a overtly passionate sign and the only flower that can capture the Scorpio’s sensuous side is the lush red peonies. The Peonies have a bold and passionate red color that embodies a deep sense of romance often complementing Scorpio’s sensitivity as well as power.

Sagittarius: November 23 - December 21
Flower: You can capture the Sagittarian’s multiple personalities with an equally complimenting flower which is the carnations. Carnation is associated with many hues of the same personality and symbolizes love, intellect, fascination, and luck.

Capricorn: December 22 - January 20
Flower: The flower the complements the dependable and responsible nature of a Capricorn is the African violets.

Aquarius: January 21 - February 19
Flower: Aquarian’s are known for their intuitive and spiritual characteristics and hence the flower that complements their personality the most is orchids.

Pisces: February 20 - March 20
Flower: The Piscean flower is the Alstroemeria that captures the right mix of generosity, beauty and splendor. 

We all know that adding fish to our diets can help increase our body's ability to repair itself, as well as its ability to burn body fat and keep our energy up, but it's important to choose fish that's also going to improve your health as opposed to silently poisoning you…

Being exposed to too much mercury can cause memory loss, tremors, neurological difficulties, advanced aging, decreased immune functions, and death.

But how is all this mercury getting into our body?

Well here's the top 4 places that contribute to the levels of mercury in our body (not in any specific order):

Vaccines (past and present)
Dental fillings
The environment
And Fish

We're going to focus on fish right now because that's the prime source of mercury in our diets. When coal is burned, inorganic mercury is released into the air and eventually ends up in our lakes, rivers and oceans. There, bacteria mixes with it and transforms it into methylmercury which is easily absorbed by fish (especially large or fatty fish), and is also easily absorbed by us when we eat those fish.

The good new is that our most recent studies indicate that the human body naturally rids itself of mercury over time – assuming we stop ingesting it long enough for our body to do what it was made to do, and to help the process here's a list of fish that naturally have a low, medium and high level of mercury:

High mercury: Mercury levels differ from one species of fish to the next. This is due to factors such as type of fish, size, location, habitat, diet and age. Fish that are predatory (eat other fish) are large and at the top of the food chain, and so tend to contain more mercury. Fish that contain higher levels of mercury include: 

Shark
Ray
Swordfish
Barramundi
Gemfish
Orange roughy
Ling
Canned or fresh tuna
Mackerel
Grouper
Tilefish
Chilean sea bass

Moderate mercury: Alaskan halibut, black cod, blue (Gulf Coast) crab, dungeness crab, Eastern oysters, mahimahi, blue mussels, pollack.
Low mercury: Anchovies, Arctic char, crawfish, Pacific flounder, herring, king crab, sanddabs, scallops, Pacific sole; tilapia, wild Alaska and Pacific salmon; farmed catfish, clams, striped bass, and sturgeon. 

Russian brides are the most popular type of mail order bride. However, when going into this type of market, there are most scams than honest deals. Many people turn to the Internet to find love. There are millions of online dating consultants and plenty of mail orders. However, how do you know that you are being scammed? Look for the following signs. If you can recognize any of them to your situation than you are most likely being scammed!

Well first, you should be caution with anyone online dating or brides. When you put your profile on site, you should let yourself go and place a picture online. Most of the time people only search pictures so if you're serious, add a pic. If someone responses to your profile and claims to be in love at first sight, stand back.

There is no such thing, even if they do have a legitimate feeling about you, it's not love! No one can fall in love to a profile. Next, think about the Russian's picture. Did it look professional? If so, then don't keep an interest because most Russian's who are there for love or marriage, don't get professional pics done. You should look at their income and guess their personality. If the picture contradicts, your impression of the woman, than it's not the person or it's a scam. You do have a possibility of getting an honest profile and done by professionals, but it won't be model quality.

Once you get to know someone (a couple of responses), you should ask her to take a picture of herself in front of a landmark like the Kremlin or in her garden or something that will look like the Russian environment. You can possible trap the person early one by asking for more pictures. If the person is using pictures of someone else, she/he may forget what they sent you to begin with and then you can call them out if there are discrepancies.

Look at the letters; do they look like they are mass-produced? Is your name only placed in a couple places all the time? Also, pay attention to content. If you are never asked about your life, family, the city you live in and so on, then they aren't interested in meeting you. Also, make your letters personally like your dog died or you took the long way home today and if you get no response to that than the letters are mass produced and it's a scam. There are so many more things that you can pick out of the conversations or letters that will tell you it's a scam. You shouldn't allow yourself to be blind and specially look for some of these tips.

When it comes to Russian Brides, you must be careful and try to find any signs of a scam. It can be hard to judge someone whom you've become accustomed to lean on, but it must be done to protect your privacy, feelings, and bank account. 

Three Key Elements To Improving Leadership

Great leadership is the key to success. Great communication is the key to great leadership. Think of any great leader in modern time: Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr, and John F. Kennedy come to mind immediately. They were powerful leaders because they could inspire people to follow them. It was their ability to articulate their vision that made them successful in achieving their goals.

In your organization you must be the leader who inspires the team to great heights. To get them to follow you, be sure they are listening to your values and your vision, and then establish the right environment for them to thrive and grow.

Values

When I mention values, everyone nods their heads as if of course, Kerri, that's obvious. But, when I check up on this piece, I find the last time they discussed their values – personal and professional – with their team, was often in the interview before their people were even hired.

You must clearly know your personal values and your organization values to lead effectively. For example, do the answers to these questions come readily to mind?

Personally:

1. What do you stand for?
2. What is most important to you?
3. What would you like your life to demonstrate?
4. What is your personal mission in life?

Professionally:

1. What do you stand for?
2. What are you willing to do to get new business?
3. What are you not willing to do?
4. Do you have a professional mission statement?

Quality leaders don't change their values over time or to achieve short-term success. Consistent core organizational value systems form the strong foundation for long-term success.

A simple definition is that your values are the rules by which you play the game. A well-defined value system makes all decisions easier and encourages your team to go where you lead.

Vision

It's easy to say you have a vision for your business. It's your lifeblood. You know it inside out. Writing it down is the next step. Sharing it widely with your team is imperative too. Even more importantly, your vision for the business must provide a unifying picture so that everyone on the team – regardless of job function – can see exactly where you're going and the importance of their role in getting there. Therefore, the clearer the concept and the clearer (i.e., short and simple) the message is, the more likely you, and your team, can achieve the goal. Your vision needs to answer three questions. And it must answer those three questions for everyone on the team.

Espresso Machines - Making The Best Coffee In The World, At Home

Think about having a fresh, coffee-shop-quality espresso when you get up in the morning – without having to leave the house. This is what your very own espresso machine can provide, but it is important to make sure you buy the right product, and know how to use it when you get it home.

Espresso is a syrupy, traditionally Italian, speciality coffee. Coffee shop owners will tell you that making mouth-watering espresso is just like pulling the perfect pint of beer. It requires patience, practice, and is much harder than it looks. Good quality espresso machines can make it easier by controlling the temperature and the internal mechanisms more exactly.

These machines function in several different ways. If, for instance, you value authenticity, and have strong arms, a Piston-driven espresso maker could be for you. The design for this fully-manual espresso machine comes from as far back as 1938. Many are now sold for decorative value in addition to making a good cup of espresso coffee,

There are various types of semi-automatic espresso machines. In all cases the water is delivered via a pump mechanism, but the grinding, preparation and insertion of the coffee must be done by hand. These may be more difficult to find, as recently automatic or super-automatic machines are becoming more popular and cost-effective.

Automatic espresso machines are very similar to the semi-automatic version, but the temperature and amount of the water is also controlled automatically. Super-automatic espresso machines are still mostly for the high-end of the market. These basically only require you to put the coffee beans in! They may also have many extra features, such as milk frothing or filter coffee making. However, some coffee fans believe the super-automatic espresso machines produce poor quality espresso

Prices for espresso machines range from below fifty dollars to over two thousand dollars. The most expensive are pump-controlled espresso machines, which are generally only used by coffee shops. If you are purchasing one of these, clearly it is vital to find a reputable provider with experience. Thanks to the Internet home espresso machines are becoming more easily available, even from non-specialist shopping websites.

The best advance the Internet has brought though is the increase in consumer reviews of espresso machines. This helps you to purchase based on the experience of others, rather than the sales materials provided by the manufacturer.

Once you have invested in the best espresso machine that suits your tastes, you will need to buy the best quality coffee beans. There is no point blaming the espresso machine if you have scrimped on this vital component! Espresso machine providers often offer their own range of coffee beans, which may be much wider than that available at your local supermarket.

An espresso machine is a perfect investment or gift for somebody really passionate about coffee. You should be willing, like the coffee shop connoisseurs, to put some time and effort into making the perfect cup. If you do this, and choose your espresso machine carefully, you could be well on your way to coffee heaven! 

Exercise Can Help Relieve Lower Back Pain

If you are one of the millions of people that suffer from lower back pain, then you need to know that exercise can do wonders for you. When it comes to relieving lower back pain, exercise provides more long term relief than any back pills that your doctor can give you. The fact is, pills only serve to mask the problem by providing temporary relief of the pain, but the problem that is causing much of the pain is still there. Exercise will strengthen the muscles that support your back and improve flexibility thus greatly reducing the chances of future attacks.

You should be doing a three fold program of exercise which includes aerobics, resistance and stretching exercises. Aerobic exercise like walking and bike riding will begin to get your body conditioned properly because it strengthens your heart and lightly works your muscles. Resistance exercise like weight lifting will strengthen the muscles that support your back. Stretching exercises will increase flexibility giving your back a greater range of motion. Your doctor can guide you as to when and how much of each type of exercise you should be getting.

For people with lower back pain, the best aerobic exercises to do are low impact ones like swimming, walking and bike riding. Jogging, dance aerobics and step aerobics all produce repeated impact on your back and on your knee and hip joints as well. In order to get in good condition, start out with 15 minutes of light aerobic work per day, 2 to 3 times per week, and then gradually build yourself up to 30 to 40 minutes per day, 4 to 5 times per week.

You should be working enough to raise your heart rate to be in between 65% to 85% of your maximal heart rate. You determine your maximal heart rate by subtracting your age from 220. Regardless of whether you are walking, bike riding or doing any other aerobic exercise, always maintain good posture. This means sit up strait, stand strait and do not slouch or lean forward. Good posture is essential to any good exercise program.

When it comes to resistance exercising, you always want to concentrate on the abdominal muscles. These muscles play a major part in giving your lower back support and the stronger they are, the more relief for your back. Also important is to do exercises that are designed to specifically strengthen the lower back muscles themselves. You will best benefit from working each muscle group 2 to 3 times per week. You may want to hire a qualified fitness trainer to help get you on your way by designing a resistance program that is right for you.

Remember that while resistance exercise is great for strengthening the targeted muscles being worked, there should never be any pain involved. Some discomfort should be present in the muscles being worked while performing the exercises for them, but should subside very shortly after completion of the exercise. If there is any pain during the exercises or if discomfort persists for some time after, it is a sign that something is wrong and exercising should be discontinued and your doctor should be consulted immediately.

As far as stretching is concerned, 10 to 15 minutes of moderate stretching per day is usually enough to get the job done just fine. Here you really want to concentrate on stretching your hamstrings which are the muscles in the back of your upper legs. The looser your hamstring muscles are, the better range of motion your back will have as flexible hamstring muscles do not put the strain on your lower back that tight ones do.

Stretching the lower back muscles is also a must and sitting on the floor with your legs flat on the floor in front of you while you slowly reach for your toes until you can't go any further, hold for 10 seconds, and sit back up is a great exercise to stretch both your hamstrings and your lower back. Repeat this stretch 2 to 3 times each day.

While there are no miracle cures for lower back pain, you can make living with a lower back condition much easier to deal with by simply incorporating some exercise into your life each day. It is worth the effort in the long run give up 30 to 40 minutes per day, 4 to 5 days per week to exercise away your lower back pain. 

The Colors Of Flowers

Human beings first used natural colors centuries ago. During those times synthetic colors were not available. Flowers were the main source of color. This article does not intend to go into how the colors were extracted and so on, but how colors of flowers can make our life a better living experience. Let us examine.

Look at flowers. You will find a range of colors -from purest white to black. Some flowers are single colored while many have colors so beautifully mixed that no painter can do something similar. The first observation we can make is - all colors look good on flowers. We may hate a color, for example you may dislike yellow. But if you pick up a yellow colored flower, you may not dislike it. Why? Because the color merges so well with the structure and texture of the flower that it does not remain separate but merges totally in the flower. I hope I am making myself clear. What I mean to say that even if you hold a yellow colored flower, you will not be noticing only the color, but the touch, the shape, the fragrance and the symmetry of the flower. Color has merged itself with other qualities to create something beautiful. Is this making sense?

I have been talking about the colors. But I could have been as well talking about any other quality of the flower. My contention is simple. If a quality does not overpower other qualities but merges with them the result can be great. We as human beings can do the same - as the members of a family, a team or a part of business group or as citizens of our nation. Instead of overpowering others with our qualities, if we try to merge and create a whole, the outcome will always be much better. The focus is to dissolve one's individual ego and work together in tandem.

How to have lasting relationship with clients?

Clients are the most precious assets for a business. Without clients, there can be no business. With poor quality of clients, the business will be poor and if you manage to get very good clients and retain their loyalty, your business will only go up and up. This all sounds very exciting. But it is not easy to get very good clients and all the more difficult to retain them. After all, whatever you do, your competition is trying the same and may use better techniques to get business. Are there any innovative approaches to client relationships?

We are talking about direct sales in this discussion and not about selling merchandise to large consumer base. For example if you are a contractor maintaining air conditioners in clients work places. Or a direct seller of computer hardware to business buyers, and all such businesses where your sales to individual clients are large, and you are in direct contact with clients.

The first need is of course client satisfaction. If the client is satisfied with your response time, after sales service and can depend on you, pricing may become secondary. All clients do not buy from a supplier whose sales at the lowest price. If your product cost is a small percentage of clients total expense or if your product is essential for your clients, you are onto something good. How to retain such clients despite all the competition? What are the other factors than client satisfaction?

Relationship is one such other major factor. Do you relate with your clients only professionally, or are very good friends? Both these extremes can hurt. For a long-term business relationship, good friendship is not good for health of your business. Any problem in the personal friendship will directly affect your business. What if you relate to your clients mechanically in a professional style totally devoid of personal touch? You know the answer yourself.

What is needed is a relationship that does not border on personal friendships, but crosses mechanical approach. A fine balance between personal and professional.

Online College Degree Programs

The rise in internet technology has given way to a plethora of information regarding online college degree and online degree programs to prospective college students. With studies showing that online education methods are comparable if not better than a traditional classroom setting, many students are turning to online degree programs for the convenience and flexibility these programs offer. With a wealth of courses, degrees and schools to choose from, obtaining an online college degree is literally just a click away.

A leading website in distance education, World Wide Learn offers students a variety of information regarding online degree programs and how to obtain an online college degree. They have many links to different schools offering distance education programs, as well as helpful articles to determine whether an online education is right for you. While it's true that a student must possess intense discipline and motivation to succeed in a master degree program, it's very doable and very convenient when compared with a traditional classroom setting. Their website only continues to grow as online degree programs increase in scope and popularity, and is definitely one of the best sources of information for students considering obtaining an online college degree.

Online degree programs offer students the chance to learn at their own pace, at a time that's convenient for them. There's truly no limits to the amount of education a person can receive online and research has shown that an online college degree is no less respected than a traditional degree. Even if you are just starting out on your college adventure, there are programs that offer associate degrees to serve as the foundation for your online college degree. Once you've obtained an associates degree, you can work towards a bachelor's, master's, PhD, or an MBA degree. You can even obtain a high school diploma online, which is absolutely essential to moving forward with your educational goals

Ninja Swords: What You Need To Know Before You Purchase

You'd almost have to be living on another planet to not realize that swords of any kind are becoming very popular among collectors and even investors. Ninja swords and other styles of Chinese weapons are particularly in demand right now.

There are a few key aspects that you should know about before you dish out your money, especially if you plan to buy over the internet. Unfortunately there are many websites claiming to that certain swords are battle ready or can be used for cutting exercises in the dojo and in many situations that is just not true.

Sometimes you might see a website that features a ninja sword and the name of the weapon will be very similar to one of higher quality and will even look exactly like a better well known sword. So the unsuspecting buyer thinks he's getting this unbelievable that no one else has found on a certain sword. Unfortunately he/she learns the hard way that it's not what he thought.

If you buy a ninja sword that's not worthy to be used for anything but hanging on the wall and you take it to the dojo serious injury could result. The main trait of a quality ninja sword that you need to look for is to be sure that the blade is forged high carbon steel and preferably differentially tempered.

Differentially tempered means that the back of the blade is not as hard as the edge of the blade. At first some people think that this is not a positive aspect for a high quality ninja sword. Differentially tempering is necessary so that it gives some flexibility to the sword. Differentially tempering makes the ninja sword virtually unbreakable. Hopefully this article has helped you to know the traits to look for when purchasing your next ninja sword.

Motivation's Effect On Mental And Physical Health

Many studies have been done to research the effects of motivation and mental health. As the implications of helping those with negative self-esteem, depression and anxiety are immense this is certainly an area of research that deserves a great deal of attention.

Psychology Online reports on a study investigating the differences between INTERNAL and EXTERNAL MOTIVATION. The report states that "Although our society is largely extrinsically-motivated by external rewards such as money, fame and power, research has indicated those who are intrinsically-motivated by inner desires for creativity, fulfillment and inner satisfaction are psychologically healthier and happier."

How can this help you?

The study of health psychology seeks to understand how our ability to cope with stress can help us to prevent illness and promote health. Some of these coping mechanisms are naturally inborn but may be taught to those who lack them. Motivation is one of the tools that researchers are trying to use as a combatant of negative stress reactions.

Motivation is something that we use every day. It's what enables us to survive - to get food because we're hungry, to go to work to pay the bills or to educate ourselves in order to pursue a higher goal in life.

How we respond to life's demands can affect our overall health. How are you classified?

The same report on Psychology Online identified those who respond to life with negativity or anxiety as most likely to deal with the physical affects of anger, guilt, nervousness, frustration and fear. These emotions can cause hypertension and high blood pressure which can lead to heart attack or stroke. Other complications include ulcers, arthritis, asthma and kidney disease.

Some therapists suggest that by using positive self-talk and trying to restructure the WAY we look at events can offset the physical and mental effects of dealing with negative or stressful events in life.

Interestingly, people who tend to focus on themselves as the controller of their fate - in fact 'self-motivated' - are more likely to feel a sense of control when stressors affect them. Instead of blaming something or someone else they have the motivation to deal with a problem and look for a reasonable solution. This positive behavior helps them to achieve goals and find personal contentment.

Therapists try to teach patients how to emulate this positive reaction to stress and use their motivation as a source of empowerment. Learning to manage stress and using motivation to set goals, work through a problem or fix it can in turn promote better mental and physical health.
 

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effects of exercise in your absolute health (mental, social, and physical health). If you are not well in one of the three parts, you are not completely healthy. Exercising is a free time activity that helps people to feel good in every aspect of the health definition.

The best known part that exercising improves is the physical part. The physical effect of exercising is that every part and system of our body is in continuous movement. There are many parts in our body that benefit from exercise, but one of the most important parts that exercising helps is the cardiovascular system. For example, when you exercise, muscles move, and to move, muscles need oxygen in the blood, so the heart has to pump blood in a faster rhythm to keep the muscles moving. This trains your heart and lungs giving you more strength for the future.

Another part of the definition of health is mental health. This aspect is for me one of the aspects that makes people exercise. Exercise distracts and relaxes you for a while because in your exercise, you are discharging many feelings and incommodities, such as stress. Many people feel that after exercising, all the problems and pressures of their lifestyle disappear or at least are forgotten for a while. While exercising problems of our lives can be solved because you are calm and relaxed, and it is just much easier to think clearly.

The social aspect of health is helped with exercise because many of the sports are or can be made with someone else. This makes stronger relationships because you meet people that are like you and share the same things. I think that this makes you feel more secure and learn about human relationships.

Exercising is an activity that touches the three aspects of health. By exercising you could improve the functioning of your body, be calm in your mind, and meet new people which make a healthier life. I think that another benefit of exercising is the satisfaction of doing something that helps you to live

 healthy. This idea causes r many people to think of exercise as a drug. You should try it. Exercise, and be healthy.

The effect of cigarette

There have been numerous campaigns against cigarette smoking communicating that this vice causes death. But a threat to health doesn’t seem to be a good reason for quitting anymore. People somehow block themselves and ignore all the information that is given to them. The purpose of this essay is to discuss three effects of cigarette smoking, besides the broadly mentioned possibility of developing cancer or dying, which are the smell of smoke, the stained teeth, and the cost of doing it.

The first effect of cigarette smoking, and probably the one that the non-smokers hate the most, is that it permeates everything around it. Smokers usually have smelly hair, breath, clothes, and, if they smoke indoors, a smelly room. The stench of cigarette smoke is very penetrating and hard to remove. Even if the person quits smoking the odor remains for a long time.

The second effect of cigarette smoking is one that most people don’t even take into consideration. It stains the teeth yellow or sometimes even brown. Since this effect is long term, most people are not aware of it when they begin smoking. The truth is that a cigarette stain is very hard to eliminate from the teeth, and it will probably end up costing a considerable amount of money. Yellow teeth are disgusting because they give an unhygienic image and make people look older.

The third effect of smoking is that it will eventually end up affecting the smoker’s personal economy. Depending on the country the prices of cigarettes can differ. But even at an affordable price the regular consumption of cigarettes will eventually take its economic toll.

These are only three out of many other effects that cigarette smoking can have, but to any sensible person they are more than enough to realize that smoking is bad. People can’t possibly be proud of calling themselves smokers. It is terrible for health as well as personal appearance. In the end, those who live in poverty, stink of smoke, and have yellow teeth are the people who are affected the most by this life threatening activity.

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Bebek apa yang jalannya selalu muter ke kiri terus?
Bebek dikunci stang

Ada bebek 10 di kali 2 jadi berapa?
8, soalnya yang 2 lagi maen di kali

Kecil, Ijo, kalau disentuh meledak. Apakah itu?
Ulet bulu bawa bom



Kucing apa yang kuno?
Kucinggalan Jaman

Monyet apa yang gak makan pisang?
Monyet lagi puasa

Kalau ayam berkokok, berarti harimau….?
Hari mau pagi...

Kenapa kucing selalu menyembunyikan kotorannya dalam pasir?
Karena…. takut di ambil kamu!

Kenapa cowok nggak perlu pake pembalut?
Kalau pakai, entar dikira hotdog!

Bulat, panjang, hitam, ditengah paha, apa hayo?
Tiang listrik dipanjat orang

Kenapa orang kalo sunat diperban?
Kalo pake daun pisang nanti disangka lemper

Bendanya bulet panjang, dibuka, terus dimasukan, lalu keluar cairan.Kalau sudah lemes dikeluarin, orang lagi ngapain hayo…?
Orang lagi makan tebu…

Apa bedanya bulan sama matahari?
Kalau Matahari banyak discount, kalo bulan belum pernah ke sana tuh!

Kenapa Superman terbang ke arah matahari?
Soalnya Matahari lagi discount, sekalian beli celana dalem merahnya itu

Kenapa bumi panas?

Karena Matahari buk

a cabang dimana-mana!



Hewan apa yang namanya 2 huruf?
U dan g

Apa yang mempunyai kaki enam dan bisa terbang?
Tiga ekor burung!

Bagaimana caranya mencegah anjing supaya tidak kencing di jok belakang?
Pindahkan ke jok depan!

Punya delapan kaki tapi yang dipakai cuma empat?
Seekor kuda yang sedang ditunggangi dua orang!

Siapa yang selalu jadi korban pemerasan?
Sapi perah

Kalau dipukul yang mukul malah kesakitan?
Nyamuk yang lagi nempel di hidung!

16. Berapa jumlah kaki seekor kerbau?
Delapan (8) yaitu: dua kaki kiri, dua kaki kanan, dua kaki depan, dan dua kaki belakang

Hitam, putih, merah, apakah itu?
Zebra abis dikerokin

Binatang apa yang kalau lagi pilek paling menderita?
Gajah (bayangin aja sendiri)

Gajah apa yang belalainya pendek?
Gajah pesek

Ikan apa yang matanya banyak sekali?
Ikan teri 1 kilo

Ikan apa yang paling menderita?
Ikan nggak bisa berenang

Ikan apa yang nggak bisa berenang?
Ikan goblok

Binatang yang paling dibenci anjing laut?
Kucing laut

pa bedanya kucing ama kucring?
Kalo kucing kakinya empat, kalo kucring kakinya emprat

Bola apa yang mirip kucing?
Bola emon


Ayam apa yang besar?
Ayam semesta

Kenapa ayam jago nggak punya tangan?
Sebab ayam betina ngga punya susu

Ada ngga ayam yang berkokok siang-siang?
Nggak ada, yang ada berkokok ku ku ruyuuuukk.

Barang apa yang lebih berguna setelah pecah?
Telur

Ada ayam jantan pala nya ada di amerika ekornya di Afrika, sayapnya di Jakarta, matanya ada di Brazil, telurnya ada di mana?
Ayam jantan mana ada sih yang Bertelor

Telor apa yang paling enak?
Telor yang lagi gatel trus digaruk-garuk

Telor apa yang sangar?
Telor asin, soalnya ada tatonya

Telor asin takut ama sapa?
Ama telor puyuh, sebab tatonya lebih banyak

Telor puyuh takut ama sapa?
Ama telormu, abis punyamu bawa pistol seeh!

Kenapa anak babi kalo jalan nunduk?
Karena malu punya ibu seekor babi

Apa beda unta dengan kangkung?
Kalo unta di arab, kalo kangkung di
urap

Apa bedanya pemurung dengan pemulung?
Pemurung tidak pernah merasa gembira, sedangkan pemulung tidak pelnah melasa gembila

Kenapa mayat dibungkus kain putih?
Pake hitam ??? Siapa takut!!!!

Olah raga apa yang paling berat?
Catur. Masa kuda ama benteng diangkat-angkat

iapakah presiden RI yang terseksi?
Pa ha Bibi

Kenapa Sri Rama memilih Sinta?
Karena kulit Santi tak seputih kulit Sinta

Kenapa Superman celana dalamnya merah?
Karena lupa pake pembalut

Kenapa Superman bajunya pake huruf S?
Karena kalau pake M atau XL kegedean

Kenapa superman gak kimpoi ama wonderwoman?
Ya emang nggak jodoh

Batman kalo tidur di mana hayo?
Bedcover

Kenapa suku Irian memakai koteka?
Karena kalau pakai daun pisang ntar dikira lontong

Kenapa kijang tiada duanya?
Karena indosiar memang untuk anda

Bahasa Inggrisnya nasi apa? Rice
Bahasa Inggrisnya panjang apa? Long
Kalau bahasa Inggrisnya nasi panjang apa?
Lontong

Siapa wanita Indonesia yang paling kuat?
Nyonya Meneer, berdiri sejak tahun 1918

Apa bedanya aku dan kau?
Aku dan kau, jelekan kau (nyanyiin pake lagu susu dancow)

Kenapa kalo lagi mikir orang suka megang jidatnya?
Ya iyalah, masa megang jidat orang laen!

Benda apa yang paling matre ?
Telepon umum, khan kalo dikasih uang baru mau kerja

Apa bedanya sarung dan kotak?
Kalau sarung itu bisa kotak-kotak kalau kotak tidak bisa sarung-sarung

Naiknya cepet, turunnya lambat banget ?
Ingus!

Nembak lantai kena hidung apa hayo?
Kentut woi

Benda apa yang besar putih bersayap dan rasanya asin?
Pesawat terbang jatuh ke laut donk !!!

Ada berapa hurufkah dalam abjad?
Ada 5 (lima) a-b-j-a-d

Apa bedanya wayang, sepatu, dan jengkol?
Kalo wayang ada yang namanya semar, kalo sepatu disemir, kalo jengkol disemur

Kentang apa yang bisa bikin bayi ketawa?
Kentangtingtungtingtangtingtung

Saya ada jeruk lima kamu minta minta satu, sisanya berapa?
Ya tetap lima soalnya kamu nggak dikasih

Apa yang kalo naik turun, kalo turun naik?
Tukang Beca, kalo jalannya naik dia turun buat dorong, kalo jalannya turun dia naik lagi

Kenapa aspal itu hitam?
Kalau coklat lo ambil ntar

Mie apa yang bau banget?
Mie kuAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Kenapa liang anus keriput?
Soalnya dicuci-dicuci, disetrika enggak

Orang sibuk paling sabar duduk di mana?
Di jamban

Ban apa yang bisa makan, joget, nyanyi, dan ngomong?
Banci

Uang kalau dilempar jadi apa?
Jadi rebutan

Sepatu biru kecebur di Laut Merah jadi apa?
Jadi luntur

Kenapa batu kalau dimasukkan ke air tenggelam?
Soalnya batu enggak bisa berenang!

Ada nggak buah rambutan yang berbahaya kalau kita makan?
Ada, kalau makannya di tengah jalan tol!

Supaya enak biji nangka dimasaknya bagaimana?
Cari biji nangka yang paling kecil. Terus 1 biji itu dibelah 8. Salah satu potongannya direbus. Setelah matang dimakan dengan 3 potong ayam goreng. Setelah habis, minumlah juice durian. Pasti enak!

Bagaimana orang cadel tertawa?
Teltawa telkekeh kekeh

Sebutkan perbedaan segelas es campur dengan segelas air putih?
Kira-kira lima ratus rupiah!

Bagaimana cara yang paling cepat menggemukkan badan?
Masuk ke sarang lebah!

Kalau hitam dibilang bersih, kalau putih dibilang kotor?
Papan tulis!

Apa persamaan uang dan rahasia?
Dua-duanya susah dipegang!

Selalu diam di pojok tapi selalu keliling dunia?
Perangko!

Bagaimana cara melipatgandakan uang dengan cepat?
Taruh di depan kaca!

Polisi melihat sopir truk di Rambu larangan tetapi tidak menangkapnya.
Kenapa? Karena sopir truk itu sedang berjalan kaki!

dalam busway
ada yg kentut,
penumpanghmmm, siapa yg kentut nih?
busuk banget baunya.
aayo ngaku siapa? bilang2 donk. ga jantan meracuni seisi busway.
tiba2 cewe cantik berdiri.
om om om, halte terdekat masih jauh ya.


kenapa neng? ga tahan bau kentut ya?
bukan om, gue mencreet nih.

pembaca yg baik

orang tua si cendol bingung, karena anaknya seneng banget maen slepetan/katapel, sampe2 semua barang pada ancur di slepet.. solusi terakhir yg dipilih mereka ialah memasukkan cendol ke rumah sakit jiwa untuk terapi kejiwaannya. Setelah sekitar 6 bulan ngejalanin terapi,, cendol pun di test kejiwaannya oleh si dokter di depan ayah dan ibunya.
dokter : nah ndol kalo dah keluar dari sini mw ngapain aja?
cendol : mw beli mobil dok..
ayah dan ibunya pun seneng gan ,, "wah anak kita sudah sembuh ya bu?' kata ayahnya..."iya pak, syukur banget ya" jawab ibunya..
dokter : kalo udah ada mobil, cendol mw jalan2 kemana?
cendol : gx ah dok, disimpen aja di garasi..
dokter : kok disimpen,,?? (sambil bingung)
cendol : iya lah dok,, dari pada jalan2 enakan disimpen,, ntar kalo malem2 baru ndol ambil pisau..
dokter : (sambil tetep bingung) buat apa?
ongki : ya saya mw sayat2 ban mobilnya dok, terus saya buat slepetan lagi!!
dokter, ayah dan ibu si cendol: Gubrakk!!!

enam bulan kemudian si cendol di test lagi kejiwaannya.
dokter : nah sekarang udah setahun cendol di sini,,kalo keluar cendol mw apa nih,,??
cendol : mw beli mobil dok ..
dokter : gx mw dibuat slepetan lagi khan?? (sambil senyum)
cendol : ya, enggak lah dok,, ngapain juga dibuat slepetan emang cendol udah gila apa yaa??,, enakan dibawa jalan2 aja.. (jawab cendol sambil rada tersinggung)
dokter : wah, selamat ya ibu, bapak,, agaknya si cendol udah sembuh..
ayah & ibu si cendol iya dok,, terima kasih dok..
dokter : nah kalo ndol mw jalan2 sama siapa??
cendol: saya mw cari cewek yang cakep dok,, buat di ajak jalan2..
ayah & ibu sio cendol berpelukan haru gan..
dokter : trus diajak kemana ceweknya??
cendol: diajak ke tempat yang sepi dok,, biasalah anak muda.. (kata si cendol dengan genit)
dokter :terus kalo udah di tempat sepi ngapain aja? (dokternya mulai ngeres.. hhhaa)
cendol eh dokter ini,, masa gitu aja gx tau,, ya saya buka baju ceweknya dok..
dokter : trus,, trus ngapain lagi (makin ngeres dokternya gan)
cendol :saya buka juga roknya dok...
dokter : lalu??
cendol : saya buka juga daleman ceweknya dok.. pokoknya sampe dia gx pake apa apa lagi
ibu dan ayah si cendol udah merah aja mukanya gan,,
dokter : trus kalo ceweknya udah gx pake apa-apa lagi cendol mw ngapain? dokternya makin ngeresss gann hhhaa)
cendol : mw ndol ambil gunting dok,,,
dokter : untuk apa (sambil terkejut..)
cendol: mw ndol gunting2 karet dalemannya cewek ndol dok,, buat ndol jadiin slepetan loh dok.. ahh dokter ne gimana sih,, masa' gitu aja gx tau..
dokter, ibu dan ayah si cendol : gubrak lagi ahhh!!!

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Lantaran berasa digangguin terus, Umar ngeloyor ke rumah tetangge,
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Gue cerite ape adenye, juga soal abang nyang sewot.
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SIMPLE LISTING

Sempoa

Sempoa or sipoa or dekak-dekak ancient is a device for calculating made from the wood with an axis containing beads which can movable. Sempoa be used to do kind of ability , arithmetic operation the reduction , a multiplication , the split and square roots . Sempoa has been used by centuries before the number of familiar system of hinduism of arabia and until now is still used by merchants in various parts of the world as in china . Sempoa often used as a measure for blind for beads in sempoa could easily be felt by fingers . A cloth or a piece of soft karet usually placed under sempoa to prevent beads moving incidentally .

CLARIFICATION

Personality Characteristics of People

Personality maybe defined as the visible aspect of one's character as he impresses it upon others. Thus, personality characteristics of people is what is visibly obvious in their behavior towards others. Though the term 'personality' can have a legion of implications, however, let us only deal with the connotation that I just mentioned. There have been various studies done to understand and classify different types of personalities and personality characteristics on the basis of behavior, ways of reacting in stressful situations and on the basis of several other guidelines, thus, often leading up to personality types A B C. So before you go running to take that personality test to find out who or what you are, let's stop to think of something. Nothing quite sums up the personality traits of a person than their facial expressions in different situations, as at the end of it all, facial expressions are a reflection of what a person is really thinking and feeling. To get an idea, just look around and you will see a myriad of people with different facial expressions all around.

CONTRAST AND COMPARISON

Desktop Computer or Laptop Computer

          People of today often find difficulty in deciding whether they will purchase a desktop computer or a laptop computer. It may seem that the two are similar but they are totally different. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the differences of desktop computers and laptop computers in terms of convenience, maintenance, performance and cost. As we all know, a desktop computer is hard to move and it is cluttered due to many wires and cables that need to be connected to each other. Speakers, keyboard and mouse for a laptop computer is built-in so it does not contain wires. It is quite annoying to see so many wires and cables in a desktop computer. The laptop computer is also portable. You can move it with you while you travel and it just occupies a small space. Performance of a laptop computer and a desktop computer has great differences. The desktop computer is capable of having better components that can handle better graphics. It is suitable for hardcore gaming. All the components of a computer are much better for the desktop computer. On the other hand, a notebook has its limits. Even though it can handle some computer games, it cannot handle hardcore games which are new releases. Its battery is also limited and easily overheats in just a short time unlike the desktop computer which does not overheat easily unless you keep it turned on for a very long time – about three days without turning it off if placed in a well ventilated place or overclocking it (Marlene, 2009).

CAUSE AND EFFECT

Effects of Caffeine Essay

The debate on coffee is an age old one, which has been occurring now for centuries. Pope Clements VIII was asked by the Roman Clergy to ban coffee because it was the ‘Devil’s Drink’ in 1600. Fortunately, the Pope enjoyed it so much that he blessed it, and converted it to a Christian beverage.(Hons, caffeine) Caffeine in its multiple forms, is the only drug that is distributed freely across the world. While many people link caffeine with a multitude of health risks including Osteoporosis, heart arrhythmia, as well as several others. In moderation there are no studies which have as of yet which prove these accusation to have any factual evidence, actually the opposite is proving to be true. While many people steer away from caffeine because of the belief in its addictive nature, coffee drinkers, do not require increasing amounts of caffeine over prolonged periods of time (which is the characteristic of an addictive substance), they can also moderate or change there consumption with little difficulty. The actual description of “Addiction is a strong dependence on a drug characterized by three elements: 1) severe withdrawal symptoms; 2) tolerance to a given dose, or the need for more and more of the substance; and 3) the loss of control, or the need to consume the substance at all costs. Addicts may exhibit anti-social behavior or even commit crimes to perpetuate the abuse.”(Leviton, Coffee and Health) Evidence shows that coffee drinkers do not exhibit these symptoms of addiction. Which proves that by definition caffeine is shown to be a non-addictive substance.

MIXED PATTERN

A Christmas Story and The Little Birds Who Won’t Sing: Similar Theme, Lack of Spirituality

The two short stories, A Christmas Story by Annie Dillard and The Little Birds Who Won’t Sing by G. K. Chesterton have a similar theme: both discuss the lack of spirituality in the modern world. G.K. ( CONTRAST AND COMPARISON ). Chesterton and Annie Dillard are religious writers, who contemplate the creation and the existence of the universe with a sense of mystic wonder. As it can be deduced from their writings, the two authors try to warn the modern man against the pitfalls of civilization and materialism which alienate him and enfeeble his perception of God and of the truth. Both A Christmas Story and The Little Birds Who Won’t Sing are constructed as allegories on the theme of spirituality in the contemporary world. ( CLASSIFICATION ) Thus, the titles of the two texts are very suggestive, as they seem, at first glance, unrelated to the content of the stories. A Christmas Story literally depicts a huge, almost disproportionate banquet given by a “young man of tremendous wealth and power”, at which all the world takes part. The feast goes on all night long, and people continue eating of the sole course served at the enormous table: a soup that seems to contain the ingredients of all the other foods. The young man who watches the banquet from a balcony lifts the curt