What is it that makes someone feel that theirs is a “good life”? Of all the ideas put forward over the past few millennia, two are most often extolled and researched today. The first is <a href="https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/08/17/small-pleasures-are-just-as-important-for-our-wellbeing-as-long-term-goals/">hedonistic </a>wellbeing, often called simply “happiness”, which is characterised by plenty of positive emotions and general life satisfaction. The other is “eudaimonia” — feeling that your life has meaning and that you are realising your potential.A psychologically rich life is one that is characterised by a variety of interesting and perspective-changing experiences.

Psychological Richness - Beyond Happiness And Good Living.

By Emma Young. Psychological richness is related to, but different from, happiness and meaning, researchers find.

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Once you try to use excuses for positivity, you are slowly adopting a positive attitude in your life, and this small habit can make you become a better person.

People use excuses in their life, and we always assume that excuses are bad that causes problems such as procrastination and cheating. This is because people always use negative excuses that are negatively packed with lies and fakes to fulfill...

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Mental health is a topic that affects all of us in different ways. You don’t need to be suffering from the symptoms of a mental illness before you show concern for yours. The stigma surrounding mental health awareness has to be completely eradicated for us to move forward as healthy individuals all around.

1. Only Mentally Ill People Talk About Mental Health.

Many people often assume that people who have mental illnesses always display obvious symptoms that they are conscious of. This is not always accurate often because people who may have the illness may see it as a normal way of life. It is important for everyone to pay attention to their mental state, even when supposedly okay. A habit of doing this can help to reduce the rate of occurrence of severe mental illnesses.

2 People Suffering From Mental Illness Are Always Aware Of It.

Sometimes, those that post online content that carry subliminal messages of depression or suicide are often leaving out a cry for help. Other people who may suffer from these symptoms may be too shy to express themselves in the open. Hence, it’s important to treat all people with care and kindness.

3. People Who Post About Mental Illness are attention seekers.

People are different. Some are more fragile than others, and because of this, we can’t expect everyone to take life the same way. Some people might be comfortable drinking and doing drugs after a breakup, others may just be sad for a while, and continue with life. A few might get swung into depression and may even consider taking their own lives.

4. Everyone Has Problems. So To Hell With Mental Health.

Tons of research done have shown that just a slight change in a person’s mood can cause or trigger stomach upset, migraines or even body pains. Several people have also testified that after a breakup or losing a loved one, they had the feeling of their heart actually breaking.

5. How I Look Is More Important Than How I Feel.

Sometimes, when we feel a certain way, we are quick to label ourselves as having some type of mental illness. This shouldn’t be so because it makes those who actually have these issues look really dumb. It needs to be stopped.

6. Being Sad Means You’re Or Depressed Or Have Anxiety

Although I hate to admit it, even one of my formerly beloved shows, 13 Reasons Why, fell guilty of this claim. Hannah Baker, the protagonist, takes her life, and leaves a box of tapes containing her reasons why.In the series, she looks like the Messiah who suddenly shows everyone the wrong in their ways. It sort of gives suicide this kind of glorifying look to teach people a lesson. Suicides are ugly in reality.

7. Sadness Is Aesthetic, And Depression Can be Fun.

Factually, having a mental illness can never make you special. There are over 264 million people of all ages who suffer from depression today, and someone dies from suicide nearly every 40 seconds. When differentiating those with mental illnesses from the fakes, It’s sometimes easy to know the latter because they often give an exaggerated view of their “predicament”.

8. Mental Illness Is A Way To Give Meaning To Your Life.

Several people think that having a mental illness, such as depression or anxiety, excuses them to be assholes.Having a mental illness should not make you unaccountable for yourself.

9. Having A Mental Illness Excuses You To Be An Asshole.

Your therapist is human too. She probably has a kid who she’s trying to talk out of doing crack, and she may feel stressed about her husband’s poor communication skills.Someone being able to help you address some of your issues doesn’t mean they don’t have issues of their own. They might have someone who is more experienced than they do that for them.

10. Mental Health Professionals Have Perfect Mental Health.

Let's talk about mental health: It’s one of the broadest topics on wellbeing out there, given its elusive nature. It affects us all, whether we are aware or not. Mental health refers to a person’s condition regarding their emotional, psychological and sometimes, even social well-being. Without proper functioning mental health, we may have issues relating…

Ten common misconceptions about mental health.

<ul><li>The Muladhara, or root chakra, represents our foundation.</li><li> On the human body, it sits at the base of the spine and gives us the feeling of being grounded.</li><li> When the root chakra is open, we feel confident in our ability to withstand challenges and stand on our own two feet. </li><li> Location: Base of spine, in tailbone area</li><li> What it controls: Survival issues such as financial independence, money, and food</li><li> Mantra: "I can't grow from an unsteady foundation."</li><li> Color: Red</li><li> Element: Earth</li><li> Stone: Hematite</li><li> Yoga pose: Warrior I</li><li>Solar Plexus Chakra When it develops: 1-7 years old. </li></ul>

Root Chakra. 

<ul><li>The Swadhisthana, or sacral chakra, helps inform how we relate to our emotions and the emotions of others.</li><li> It also governs creativity and sexual energy. Those with a blocked sacral chakra could feel a lack of control in their lives.</li><li> Location: Lower abdomen, about 2 inches below the navel</li><li> What it controls: Your sense of abundance, well-being, pleasure, and sexuality</li><li> Mantra: "I always honor others but not before myself."</li><li> Color: Orange</li><li> Element: Water</li><li> Stone: Tiger's Eye</li><li> Yoga pose: Bound Angle Pose</li><li> When it develops: 8-14 years old</li></ul>

Sacral Chakra

<ul><li>The third chakra, the solar plexus chakra, speaks to your ability to be confident and in control of your life.</li><li> Think back to the last time you had butterflies or felt a pit in the stomach: That's the Manipura chakra at work. </li><li> Location: Upper abdomen in the stomach area</li><li> What it controls: Self-worth, self-confidence, and self-esteem</li><li> Mantra: "Self-love starts when I accept all parts of myself."</li><li> Color: Yellow</li><li> Element: Fire</li><li> Stone: Amber</li><li> Yoga pose: Boat Pose</li><li> When it develops: 15-21 years old</li></ul>

Solar Plexus Chakra

<ul><li>The Anahata, or heart chakra, is the bridge between the lower chakras (associated with materiality) and the upper chakras (associated with spirituality). </li><li>As the name suggests, this chakra can influence our ability to give and receive love—from others and ourselves. </li><li> Location: Center of chest, just above the heart</li><li> What it controls: Love, joy, and inner peace</li><li> Mantra: "When I love myself, loving others comes easily."</li><li> Color: Green</li><li> Element: Air</li><li> Stone: Rose Quartz</li><li> Yoga pose: Camel Pose</li><li> When it develops: 21-28 years old</li></ul>

Heart Chakra

<ul><li>The Vishuddha, or throat chakra, gives voice to the heart chakra and controls our ability to communicate our personal power.</li><li> When it's functioning at full capacity, it allows us to express ourselves truly and clearly. </li><li> Location: Throat</li><li> What it controls: Communication, self-expression, and truth</li><li> Mantra: "I speak my truth, always."</li><li> Color: Light Blue/Turquoise</li><li> Element: Sound/Music</li><li> Stone: Aquamarine</li><li> Yoga pose: Fish Pose</li><li> When it develops: 29-35 years old</li></ul>

Throat Chakra 

<ul><li>As we move up the body, we're getting closer to communion with the divine. The Anja, or third-eye chakra, controls our ability to see the big picture and connect to intuition.</li><li> Think of it as the eye of the soul: It registers information beyond the surface level. </li><li> Location: Forehead between the eyes (also called the Brow Chakra)</li><li> What it controls: Intuition, imagination, and wisdom</li><li> Mantra: "I am open to exploring what cannot be seen."</li><li> Color: Dark Blue/Purple</li><li> Element: Light</li><li> Stone: Amethyst</li><li> Yoga pose: Child's Pose</li><li> When it develops: 36-42 years old</li></ul>

Third-Eye Chakra

<ul><li>The Sahasrara, or crown chakra, the highest chakra, sits at the crown of the head and represents our ability to be fully connected spiritually.</li><li> When you fully open your crown chakra—something very few people ever do!—you're able to access a higher consciousness.</li><li> Location: The very top of the head</li><li> What it controls: Inner and outer beauty, spiritual connection</li><li> Lesson: "I am a vessel for love and light."</li><li> Color: Violet/White</li><li> Element: Divine Consciousness</li><li> Stone: Clear quartz</li><li> Yoga pose: Headstand</li><li> When it develops: 43-49 years old</li></ul>

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The 7 chakras are the energy centers of the body. Here, we introduce each one—where it is on the body, what it stands for, and what it means to open it.

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Completely Updated and Revised This revised edition of Peter Senge’s bestselling classic, The Fifth Discipline, is based on fifteen years of experience in putting the book’s ideas into practice. As Senge makes clear, in the long run the only sustainable competitive advantage is your organization’s ability to learn faster than the competition. The leadership stories in the book demonstrate the many ways that the core ideas in The Fifth Discipline, many of which seemed radical when first published in 1990, have become deeply integrated into people’s ways of seeing the world and their managerial practices. In The Fifth Discipline, Senge describes how companies can rid themselves of the learning “disabilities” that threaten their productivity and success by adopting the strategies of learning organizations—ones in which new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, collective aspiration is set free, and people are continually learning how to create results they truly desire. The updated and revised Currency edition of this business classic contains over one hundred pages of new material based on interviews with dozens of practitioners at companies like BP, Unilever, Intel, Ford, HP, Saudi Aramco, and organizations like Roca, Oxfam, and The World Bank. It features a new Foreword about the success Peter Senge has achieved with learning organizations since the book’s inception, as well as new chapters on Impetus (getting started), Strategies, Leaders’ New Work, Systems Citizens, and Frontiers for the Future. Mastering the disciplines Senge outlines in the book will: • Reignite the spark of genuine learning driven by people focused on what truly matters to them • Bridge teamwork into macro-creativity • Free you of confining assumptions and mindsets • Teach you to see the forest and the trees • End the struggle between work and personal time

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MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES IN PRINT • “One of the seminal management books of the past seventy-five years.”—Harvard Business Review   This revised edition of the bestselling classic is based on fifteen years of experience in putting Peter Senge’s ideas into practice. As Senge makes clear, in the long run the only sustainable competitive advantage is your organization’s ability to learn faster than the competition. The leadership stories demonstrate the many ways that the core ideas of the Fifth Discipline, many of which seemed radical when first published, have become deeply integrated into people’s ways of seeing the world and their managerial practices.   Senge describes how companies can rid themselves of the learning blocks that threaten their productivity and success by adopting the strategies of learning organizations, in which new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, collective aspiration is set free, and people are continually learning how to create the results they truly desire.   Mastering the disciplines Senge outlines in the book will:   • Reignite the spark of genuine learning driven by people focused on what truly matters to them • Bridge teamwork into macrocreativity • Free you of confining assumptions and mindsets • Teach you to see the forest and the trees • End the struggle between work and personal time   This updated edition contains more than one hundred pages of new material based on interviews with dozens of practitioners at companies such as BP, Unilever, Intel, Ford, HP, and Saudi Aramco and organizations such as Roca, Oxfam, and The World Bank.

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<ol><li>Blink for a minute</li><li>Rotate your head while staring the front direction</li><li>Look to right and left </li><li>Close your eyes and relax</li><li> Eye rotation</li><li>Close and open your eyes</li><li>Push against your temples with fingers</li><li>Draw figure with eyeballs</li><li>close your eyes and look up and down.</li><li>Strengthen your eyes near and far focusing</li></ol>

How to improve your eyesight at home? Exercising your eyes is one of those simple things that very few people do. However, it can help you maintain excellent vision. Here are 10 exercises that will take you no more than ten minutes to do. You can give them a try right now while watching this video – we are going to do all of them with you! TIMESTAMPS Exercise #1. Blink for a minute. 0:33 Exercise #2. Rotate your head while staring ahead. 1:53 Exercise #3. Look to your right and left. 3:09 Exercise #4. Close your eyes and relax. 4:26 Exercise #5. Move your gaze in different directions. 5:16 Exercise #6. Close and open your eyes. 6:19 Exercise #7. Push against your temples with your fingers. 7:05 Exercise #8. Draw geometric figures with your gaze. 7:50 Exercise #9. Move your eyeballs up and down. 8:39 Exercise #10. Strengthen your eyes’ near and far focusing. 9:29 SUMMARY - Blinking is an excellent way to relax your eyes. It has three functions: it helps to grease your eyes, clean them, and give them a break from light. - The most important sense organs are your eyes. Also, it’s one of the most complex sensory organs in your body. Poor vision limits you in many ways; therefore, find 10 minutes every day to perform these exercises. - Darkness is believed to help strengthen the photoreceptor cells in your eyes, which in turn can contribute to a clear vision. - These exercises improve all aspects of your visual perception. It is suitable for both nearsightedness and farsightedness. - This workout helps to relax your eye muscles and increases blood circulation in your eyes. Keep performing these ten exercises regularly, and you will see great results within a week! To achieve the best result, you need to monitor your health as well. According to experts, good eyesight depends on your diet. Remember that the most useful food is natural food with minimal heat treatment as it keeps the greatest amount of vitamins. So, have you tried the exercises? How did they work for you? Share your thought in the comments below! Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightgram/ 5-Minute Crafts Youtube: https://www.goo.gl/8JVmuC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me/

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How to improve your eyesight at home? Exercising your eyes is one of those simple things that very few people do. However, it can help you maintain excellent vision. 
Here are 10 exercises that will take you no more than ten minutes to do. You can give them a try right now while watching this video – we are going to do all of them with you!

TIMESTAMPS
Exercise #1. Blink for a minute. 0:33
Exercise #2. Rotate your head while staring ahead. 1:53
Exercise #3. Look to your right and left. 3:09
Exercise #4. Close your eyes and relax. 4:26
Exercise #5. Move your gaze in different directions. 5:16
Exercise #6. Close and open your eyes. 6:19
Exercise #7. Push against your temples with your fingers. 7:05
Exercise #8. Draw geometric figures with your gaze. 7:50
Exercise #9. Move your eyeballs up and down. 8:39
Exercise #10. Strengthen your eyes’ near and far focusing. 9:29

SUMMARY
- Blinking is an excellent way to relax your eyes. It has three functions: it helps to grease your eyes, clean them, and give them a break from light. 
- The most important sense organs are your eyes. Also, it’s one of the most complex sensory organs in your body. Poor vision limits you in many ways; therefore, find 10 minutes every day to perform these exercises. 
- Darkness is believed to help strengthen the photoreceptor cells in your eyes, which in turn can contribute to a clear vision.
- These exercises improve all aspects of your visual perception. It is suitable for both nearsightedness and farsightedness.
- This workout helps to relax your eye muscles and increases blood circulation in your eyes.

Keep performing these ten exercises regularly, and you will see great results within a week! To achieve the best result, you need to monitor your health as well. According to experts, good eyesight depends on your diet. Remember that the most useful food is natural food with minimal heat treatment as it keeps the greatest amount of vitamins.

So, have you tried the exercises? How did they work for you? Share your thought in the comments below! 

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Meditation isn’t about becoming a different person, a new person, or even a better person. It’s about training in awareness and getting a healthy sense of perspective. You’re not trying to turn off your thoughts or feelings. You’re learning to observe them without judgment. And eventually, you may start to better understand them as well.

What is Meditation? 

Mindfulness is the ability to be present, to rest in the here and now, fully engaged with whatever we’re doing in the moment.

What is Mindfulness? 

Learning to meditate<a href="https://www.headspace.com/meditation/meditation-for-beginners"> </a>is like learning any other skill. Think of it like exercising a muscle that you’ve never really worked out before. It takes consistent practice to get comfortable.

Meditation is  a skill. 

There’s no such thing as perfect meditation. Sometimes your focus will wander or you’ll forget to follow your breath. That’s OK. It’s part of the experience. What’s most important is to meditate consistently. It’s one of those things where the journey is more important than the destination.

It's Meditation Practice, not Meditation Perfect. 

It takes time to get comfortable with your mind. There might be setbacks along the way but that’s part of meditating. Keep practicing. You’re doing great just by showing up.

The mind can be a weird place. 

Learning to meditate is like learning any other skill. Think of it like exercising a muscle that you’ve never really worked out before. Here's how.

What is meditation?

People are worried of burning muscles while starting and maintaining a <a class="idea-content-link" href="https://thinkslimgoslim.com/6-crucial-facts-to-start-a-ketogenic-diet/">ketogenic diet</a>.

Keto Diet and Burning Muscle

We tend to spend long hours at our workplace. When we start our carrier we need to prove ourselves. It is very common for people who go into their professional life to decrease their level of physical activity. More time is required to commute to your job.

When we start our carrier we decrease our physical activity

A lot of people experience a decrease in activity as their life goes more busy. During our school years and college years we practice a lot of physical activity on a regular basis: football, soccer, hockey, swimming, running, etc. you name it. We all love this period of our life with intense physical activity.

As we age we naturally lose muscle

Any type of calorie restriction diet is going to result in loosing cells in your body, mainly fat cells but also a small amount of muscle cells. That’s inevitable. But a keto diet consists of 70 to 80 percent of fat. This results in plenty of fat cells for your body to burn to source energy. The rest of your keto diet should consist of 15 to 20 percent of protein, and 5 to 10 percent of carbs. As long as you follow these indications your body keeps having plenty of fat to burn.

Ketogenesis burn cells in your body

While you’re following a keto diet some muscle loss will naturally occur but if you follow the guidelines of this type of diet, i.e. eating at least 70% of fats throughout your day, your body will have plenty of fat cells to burn instead of muscle cells.

Conclusion

People are worried of burning muscles while starting and maintaining a ketogenic diet. That's a very valid concern as keto diet is super efficient at burning

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The ketogenic diet is quite a radical diet that changes most people way of eating. Some people wonder if&nbsp;<a href=https://thinkslimgoslim.com/ketogenic-diet-101-guide/ class="idea-content-link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">keto diet</a>

The keto diet is radical

<ul><li>Move slowly in particular when you stand up or seat.&nbsp;</li><li>Be careful when bending your body.&nbsp;</li><li>Pay special attention when moving your head in order to remember to move it slowly.&nbsp;</li><li>When sleeping use at least 1 or 2 pillows.&nbsp;</li><li>Drink a lot of fluids throughout your day.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul>

How to prevent vertigo

Vertigo can be occasional or the symptom of a specific condition like an ear infection that needs to be treated.&nbsp;Some people confuse dizziness caused by reduced sugar intake with vertigo. Once they are used to the keto diet the symptoms of dizziness should stop.&nbsp;

The keto diet doesn’t cause vertigo per se

In conclusion can keto diet cause vertigo? The keto diet doesn't cause vertigo per se. Vertigo can be occasional or the symptom of a specific condition like

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<ol><li>What causes teeth staining? food, drinks, smoking, and even simply aging.</li><li>How can I prevent teeth staining? Avoid certain foods and beverages that stain your teeth, <a href="https://www.perfectteeth.com/blog/dentist-want-quit-smoking/">quit smoking </a>, and keep up with <a href="https://www.perfectteeth.com/blog/youll-love-these-benefits-of-good-oral-hygiene/">good oral care </a>routines (brushing twice daily, rinsing with mouthwash and flossing daily, chewing sugar-free gum between meals, and seeing your dentist at least twice a year)</li><li>What foods stain your teeth? Foods that are bright or bold in color are the most likely to stain your teeth. Red pasta sauces, berries such as blueberries and raspberries, and bright curries all can contribute to teeth staining.</li></ol>

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<ol><li>What causes teeth staining? food, drinks, smoking, and even simply aging.</li><li>How can I prevent teeth staining? Avoid certain foods and beverages that stain your teeth, <a href="https://www.perfectteeth.com/blog/dentist-want-quit-smoking/">quit smoking </a>, and keep up with <a href="https://www.perfectteeth.com/blog/youll-love-these-benefits-of-good-oral-hygiene/">good oral care </a>routines (brushing twice daily, rinsing with mouthwash and flossing daily, chewing sugar-free gum between meals, and seeing your dentist at least once a year).</li></ol>

3.What foods stain your teeth? Foods that are bright or bold in color are the most likely to stain your teeth. Red pasta sauces, berries such as blueberries and raspberries, and bright curries all can contribute to teeth staining.4.What drinks cause teeth staining? Like foods, drinks with bold colors are most likely to cause teeth staining e.g red wines, coffee and tea, and even dark sodas. Daily consumption can darken your smile.5.Does green tea stain your teeth? Tea’s of all colors erode enamel and have been shown to stain teeth- even white and green teas.

6.Do braces stain your teeth? Sometimes mild stains are visible once <a href="https://www.perfectteeth.com/blog/straight-teeth-its-not-just-about-a-pretty-smile-the-medical-benefits-of-braces/">braces </a>are removed, but it’s not the braces, it’s the way the teeth were taken care of while the braces were on. Follow your dentist’s suggestion on maintaining oral hygiene, and avoid using whitening products while wearing braces so you don’t over whiten the area of your teeth surrounding the brackets.7.Does charcoal help with teeth staining? Honest <a href="https://www.perfectteeth.com/blog/charcoal-toothpaste-dentists-perspective/">take on charcoal toothpaste? </a>Not worth the negative side effects, and no proven results that it works.

8.How do I know if I need teeth whitening? If you feel your teeth could be more white, talk to your dentist about whether or not they recommend the treatment. 9.Is teeth whitening permanent? No, teeth whitening processes are not permanent. You may need additional future treatments, or can choose to limit the cause of your stains to prolong the whitening effects and prevent stains.10.Are there any side effects to teeth whitening? Some patients may experience teeth sensitivity. Over or misuse of whitening products can damage enamel and cause permanent discoloration.

It is not logical to avoid certain food and drinks like tea , coffee on the basis that it can cause teeth staining . We just need to reduce frequent intake and maintain a consistent oral hygiene practice. I would advice oral Check up and Teeth cleaning/ scaling once in every year. For teeth whitening, recommendation from a professional dentist is advised after check up.

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