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Branding Agency in San Francisco: How to Brand Luxury

By
Elizabeth Williams

Wealthy people have to be handled with kid gloves, because if they are unsatisfied with their experience, they can make it hell for a brand. The rich didn’t get to where they are without the support of other people. And once they accomplish great wealth, they have to support a number of people as well. Not only that, most rich people are frenemies. They compete with each other, but they also hang out with each other. They are the only ones who understand each other: rich people problems.

If you are a branding agency in San Francisco, you have to take a lot more effort in branding luxury. You don’t want to piss off the rich because they can influence hundreds of people not to support the brand you are curating.

Here are some useful tips in branding luxury:

Invitation-only marketing

The rich love exclusivity. They live in a gated community. They don’t hobnob with the average people. Why do you think there is a VVIP section?

As a branding agency in San Francisco, you have to give them that exclusivity through invite-only events. This is quite common to events that launch new models of luxurious cars, jewelry and even high-end whisky. Whatever brand or service you are representing, as long as you want to reflect luxury, you do it with invitation-only marketing.

Socialites love to brag that they attended an exclusive event with only a hundred people including George and Amal Clooney. In fact, some of these rich folks are willing to shell out thousands of dollars to be among the elite invited to a party. This is in reference to former U.S. President Barack Obama’s party in 2012 as organized by Clooney. The event was a fund-raiser so organizes pegged the per-plate price at $40,000. If you wanted to be at the event of the year shaking hands with America’s richest, you have to pay for your own dinner—an amount that some Americans already consider a year’s worth of salary.

But that is what luxury is about: exclusivity optimizes desirability, which only the few can afford.

There are various events that cover invite-only marketing: exclusive preview of soon-to-be-launched products or services, privilege advance shopping for a few people, dinner with special guests, yacht party, among others.

Of course, the brand identity glittering with luxury should be reflected in the invitation you send out. Work with a top design firm for a luxurious invitation. Complement the invitation with a gift like an expensive bottle of champagne or a crystal figurine thatrepresents the company with which you are branding.

Limit supply of product or service

This is still related to exclusivity: limit the supply of your client’s product or service so only a few can have access to it.

Hermes’ very popular Birkin bag has a waiting list—that made the bag even more desirable to a lot of people. Even the rich are on that waiting list.

The luxury brand strategy is not just for luxurious brands. If you are representing a company that is for the masses, you can still create a branding strategy and design wrapped in luxury but with limits.

Say you are the top branding firm for a company that makes bags for the masses. As a branding strategy, you help tap a famous bag designer to create a one-of-a-kind design (or maybe a few designs) that you can brand as a high-end tote or purse. Your firm will then organize an invitation-only event for the elite, who can have a glimpse of this luxurious design. To make the item even hotter, the company only manufactured 25 of them.

Not only did you introduce the elite to your client’s brand created for the middle-income folks, 25 of them will most probably be prancing around with your client’s high-end bag. Remember that these wealthy individuals have a lot of friends and they have a major following. Your client’s name being brandished by the elite will do so much for the company.

So while there are luxurious brands, there is also such a thing as luxurious branding for specific items. This is especially relevant if you want your branding agency in San Francisco to be more flexible in getting clients.

Curate yourself as a luxurious branding agency in San Francisco

If you want to take on only luxury companies as clients, then you have to brand yourself as a luxurious agency as well. San Francisco is the perfect place to open high-end branding agencies because it is among the richest cities in America, according to USA Today. This means that as a luxury agency with offices in San Francisco, your target market is just in the area: large tech companies and other brands. It also means that if you snag a high-end company, the business’s prospective customers are just in the area as well.

There are a lot of branding agencies in San Francisco, like Ramotion, which develop brand strategies for growing stratups and tech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area.

If you want to brand yourself as a branding firm that will cater to the high-end companies, you have to ensure that you look luxurious—your office should be shrouded in opulence, your employees should look the part of success and your emotive brand should look extravagant.

Since your expertise is branding, hire a design agency that can help your firm become the high-end agency that it wants to be. You also need to get a web design firm that can help your website look the part of luxury.

Make your portfolio scream exorbitance. Nobody does extra better than the rich, so be extra but with finesse and glamor.

Also, make sure not to take on a lot of clients. Just as luxury branding tells you that limiting access to a product makes it more desirable, you have to limit access to your branding agency as well. You don’t need a lot of clients since the few that you will land will be paying you a lot of money—part of being a luxurious brand is that you are expensive. Also, the wealthy needs a lot of attention and pampering, so you will definitely have your hands full.

If He Truly Loves You, He Won’t Be Intimidated By Your Overthinking, Your Meltdowns, Or Your Clinginess

By
Riley Cooper

If he’s truly in love with you, he is not going to be intimidated by your overthinking. Instead, he’s going to understand that you overthink everything because you genuinely love and care about him. Because you want him to be happy. Because you want to protect him from every evil in the world and make him feel safe.

If he really loves you, he won’t be intimidated by your clinginess. In fact, he’ll find it cute. He’ll be thrilled to see you every weekend and receive cute love messages from you every morning. He’ll be thrilled to do the things you enjoy. Whether it’s watching romantic comedies, cooking, cycling, or walking in nature, he’ll be happy to do it with you because every minute he spends with you means the world to him.

If he’s genuinely in love with you, he won’t be intimidated by your meltdowns. He won’t tell you that you’re overly sensitive, dramatic, or crazy when your anxiety reaches its peak. He won’t call you “too emotional” or “unstable” when you start crying in front of him.

Instead, he’ll help you overcome your roughest moments. He’ll make sure you know that you can always rely on him for support. He’ll remind you that everything is going to be fine and he’ll never leave you to deal with your problems on your own.

If he honestly loves you, he’ll find you attractive even on days when you look like a mess. He’ll think you’re pretty and desirable even when you’re not wearing any makeup or when you’re having a bad hair day. He’ll find you sexy regardless of what you’re wearing.

If he’s truly in love with you, he won’t be intimidated by your weirdness. He won’t be intimidated by your annoying habits, quirks, and whims. He won’t mind your loud laugh. He won’t mind your craziness. He’ll join in your weirdness instead.

If he’s genuinely in love with you, he won’t find it hard to remind you how much you mean to him every chance he gets. He won’t find it hard to shower you with affection and compliments every day. Because he wants you to feel loved and fulfilled. He wants you to feel beautiful. He wants you to know that he loves you more and more with each passing day.

If he truly loves you, he won’t be intimidated by the intensity of your love. You’ll never hear him tell you to text him less or ask him less. He won’t expect you to love him less.

If he’s deeply in love with you, he’ll feel privileged to be loved by a woman like you. He’ll cherish you the way you are. He’ll even love the things you’ve never liked about yourself. He’ll be proud of you and he’ll enjoy bragging about you to his buddies.

If he’s genuinely in love with you, he’ll fight for you. He’ll make you feel like you’re the happiest woman in the world. He’ll never lie to you and break your trust in him. He’ll be excited to spend the rest of his life with you.

I Truly Believe That Everything Which Happens In Life Happens For A Reason

By
Riley Cooper

If you’re anything like me, you find comfort in planning your life out. You do this maybe because you don’t like surprises or maybe because it gives you the confidence to go for what you want to achieve in life.

But, the truth is that life doesn’t always go according to plan and regardless of how bad you want to have control over your life, you can’t control every aspect of your life.

Life can throw your way temptations, problems, and pains when you expect it the least. Some goals that you’ve tried hard to achieve for years can start to appear meaningless or boring.  People you’ve loved and held dear all your life can break your heart and walk away from you nonchalantly. 

I wish I, or anyone else, was able to understand the way life works and why bad things happen to us, but that’s simply impossible. Life is unpredictable. It’s uncontrollable. It’s full of uncertainties.

However, when it comes to the way life works, there’s one thing which is pretty clear and certain, and that’s that everything which happens in our lives happens for a reason. The problems we face, the pains we endure, and the people we meet are all a part of our lives in order to transform us into who we’re supposed to be.

We lose loved ones in order for us to realize that we need to appreciate the people who matter the most to us while they’re still around us.

Everything Happens For A Reason

We struggle with health conditions in order for us to realize that every day in our lives is a precious gift that we need to cherish.

Things go wrong so that we can appreciate them when they are right.

We believe lies so that we eventually learn that the only person we can trust is ourselves.

People walk into our lives to change us or because we’re the ones who have to change them. 

We face all kinds of problems and pains so that we can learn how to rise from the difficulty and move on.

Life throws our way challenges, temptations, and obstacles so that we can become more experienced, wiser, and stronger.

Yes, everything in life happens for a reason.

I know it might be difficult for you to understand or believe in this concept, but that’s the truth. We cannot control the way our lives work. We can’t fill every blank page of the book called life with our own stories. We can’t know what tomorrow might bring.

So, instead of wondering why bad things happen to us when  we least expect it or what our future has in store for us, let’s just be grateful for what we already have in life.

Let’s be happy with the way things are going in our lives. Let’s appreciate the people who truly love and care about us. Let’s learn from our mistakes and turn all our problems and pains into valuable lessons about life.

Let’s believe that life is leading us into the right direction. And when you come across some obstacles, face them bravely and gracefully, and keep moving forward.

Don’t Lose Hope: True Love Will Find You

By
Riley Cooper
Don’t Lose Hope: True Love Will Find You

Will I ever find ‘The One?’ Will I ever find my soulmate? My forever person? Do even soulmates exist?

Stop tormenting yourself with such questions. Because the answer to all of these questions is YES.

Are you wondering how I know this?

Because I know how you’re feeling. I know what you’re going through. I’ve already been there.

I was in a relationship with a manipulative and toxic guy. I loved him from the bottom of my heart. I loved him deeply and selflessly. I gave him my heart only to see him breaking it into countless tiny pieces. This draining relationship shattered my hopes and destroyed everything I believed in. And I felt even worse during the period following the break-up.

For three years I couldn’t imagine meeting anyone new since I was still stuck on this toxic relationship. I wallowed in despair and self-pity. I enjoyed dwelling on my past and blaming myself for letting such a manipulative, selfish guy break my heart.

But this torture ended when I met the guy I’ve been in a relationship with for 4 years now. And yes, I can proudly say that I’ve finally found ‘The One.’ I’ve finally found my forever person. My soulmate. My all.

That’s the reason why you should trust me when I say that I know what you’re going through. I know you feel like you’ll stay single forever. You feel like you were never meant to love and be loved. You feel like true love will never find you.

And that’s okay. Because you’ve been hurt many times. You’ve had relationships in which your heart was broken and your trust betrayed time and time again.

It’s okay to feel the way you’re feeling now.

But, what I need you to know is that what you’re going through isn’t going to last forever. It’s just a temporary phase. It’s just a phase that will be over soon.

Because true love will find you when you least expect it.

True love will find you when you’ve finally learned how to accept and love yourself for who you are. When you’ve forgiven yourself for your mistakes. When you’ve understood what you truly need in life. When you’ve realized how you deserve to be treated in a relationship. When you’ve realized that you should never settle for anything less than you deserve.

Because you’re smart, beautiful, and strong. You’re perfect just the way you are – you just need to be willing to see it.

And you deserve to be with someone who will be able to see your worth and both outward and inner beauty, too. Someone who will treat you with kindness, patience, and compassion. Someone who will respect you and protect you from every evil in the world. Someone who will cherish you exactly the way you are. Someone whose soul will match yours.

You deserve to be with someone who will make your heart beat faster when they look into your eyes. Someone who will make you feel like you’re the most loved person in the entire world. Someone who will commit solely to you. Someone who will give you their heart, mind, and soul.

And when you find this person, you’ll simply know it – you’ll know that they’re the right person for you. You’ll feel this with every part of you. You’ll feel this in the depths of your being.

And until then, make sure you spend your life developing and challenging yourself. Make sure you take good care of yourself. Make sure you pursue your goals and do the things that fill you with happiness and positive energy.

Make sure you face your insecurities and fears and let go of your past mistakes and pains. Make sure you don’t worry about your future and enjoy the present instead.

Make sure you love yourself and let true love find you when the time is right.

4 Ways To Love Purely And Free From Attachment

By
Riley Cooper
Ways To Love Purely And Free From Attachment

True love is pure, honest, selfless, and unconditional. It’s devoid of any ego. It’s devoid of any ownership. It isn’t based on attachment. Instead, it’s based on mutual trust, understanding, respect, and compromise.

The only thing which can completely destroy this kind of love is attachment. Yes, attachment is the greatest enemy of love. It’s an evil little thing which disguises itself as love in the beginning and later turns into neediness and jealousy.

Attachment convinces you that you can’t spend a day without the person you love and that your most important goal in life is to please them. It convinces you that you love your partner selflessly and unconditionally. But, in fact, this is not selfless, unconditional love. This is not true love. This has another name – it’s called attachment. And this – this has nothing to do with genuine and unconditional love.

So, to make things clearer, we’ve presented 4 ways to love someone purely and free from attachment. Here they are:

1. Love your partner without boundaries.

When you’re genuinely in love with someone, your love for them should know no boundaries. You should be able to love them from the bottom of your heart. You should be able to love them freely, without any fear that you might end up heartbroken.

You should be able to love them selflessly, but without ignoring your own needs and desires and forgetting yourself. Without forgetting to take good care of yourself and love yourself.

Ways To Love Purely And Free From Attachment

2. Love your partner freely and openly.

Wear your heart on your sleeve. Show your significant other how much you love and care about them. Never let them question your feelings for them.

Undress your soul in front of them. Share your weaknesses with them and always be yourself around them. And yes, let them be themselves in your presence as well.

3. Accept and love your partner exactly the way they are.

If you ever find yourself trying to change your partner, or criticizing them for their insecurities and fears, or making decisions for them, know that what you’re feeling for them is not love – it’s attachment.

Since loving someone truly means accepting them for who they are. It means embracing their flaws. It means accepting the fact that they’re not perfect and that they’ll never be. It means allowing them to be who they are around you.

4. Last but not least, never forget to practice self-care and self-love.

If you don’t take care of and love yourself, how can you expect to take good care of and love others?

Unconditional and selfless love isn’t possible without self-care and self-acceptance.  That’s the reason why you must perceive yourself as a part of that pure, selfless love. You need to treat yourself with patience and compassion. You need to treat yourself with respect and dignity. You need to accept and cherish yourself exactly the way you are.

What Is Medical Marijuana? —  Treatments, Types, Uses, Laws, and Side Effects

By
Elizabeth Williams

“Pain is the most common indication for medical use of cannabis,” says Barth Wilsey, MD, a medicine specialist at the UC Davis Medical Center.

Pain is also the key reason we ask for a prescription. It can be from headaches, a long-term condition like nerve pain or glaucoma, or even a disease like cancer. If medicinal marijuana is legal in your state, and your doctor suggests it would help, you will receive a medical cannabis card. Next, you’ll be put on a list that allows you to purchase cannabis from an authorized seller—a dispensary.

Doctors may prescribe medical marijuana to treat:

  • Nausea from chemotherapy
  • Muscle spasms from multiple sclerosis
  • Seizure disorders
  • Weight loss and poor appetite from chronic illness like HIV or nerve pain
  • Crohn’s disease

In 2018, the FDA approved THC—the main psychoactive compound in marijuana—to improve appetite and treat nausea, as well as rare, severe forms of epilepsy.

Medical Marijuana — What Are THC and CBD?

Medical marijuana is the medicinal use of cannabis Indica or Cannabis Sativa plant to treat various conditions and diseases. 

For example, Death Bubba is a potent Indica-dominant cannabis strain. For those interested in the medicinal use of this particular cannabis strain, there’s no better option for a full relaxation than Death Bubba. Experts recommend it for stress, anxiety, and depression as it comes with sedative properties and mood-stimulating effects. Moreover, it’s an ideal choice for chronic pain spasms and inflammation.

For centuries, the cannabis plant was used medically to treat a variety of diseases around the world. Unfortunately, medicinal marijuana facts are still hard to find as strong opinions exist, both good and bad. Thus, we’ve summarized the medical uses and increasing research on off-label uses in this article.

THC

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), as mentioned earlier, is the main psychoactive compound in cannabis. It’s responsible for the “high” you feel when you smoke a joint.

Nabilone and dronabinol—two of the man-made drugs, which also happen to be synthetic forms of THC, are FDA-approved drugs to prevent vomiting and nausea in those receiving chemotherapy.

CBD

Cannabidiol (CBD) is another major compound in cannabis, except it’s not psychoactive. 

CBD is known to:

  • Relieve pain
  • Ease nausea
  • Reduce anxiety and depression
  • Alleviate cancer-related symptoms
  • Reduce acne
  • Treat heart health
  • Treat loss of appetite
  • Treat symptoms of multiple sclerosis, etc.

CBD oil is created by extracting CBD from the cannabis plant. It is then diluted with a carrier oil like hemp seed or coconut oil. To purchase CBD, consider an online dispensary in Canada that boasts a large collection of CBD oil, concentrates, flowers, and edibles the country has to offer with the highest quality.

Medical Marijuana — What Are the Uses of CBD?

Medical uses of cannabis include both approved and studied uses and off-label uses. Medical marijuana is commonly used for pain, depression, anxiety, inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s disease, and muscle spasticity.

More studies and research are being conducted on CBD. Medical CBD, as explained earlier, is anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, neuroprotective, anti-emetic, and antipsychotic. The CBD compound in medicinal cannabis proves to be neuroprotective in fetal hypoxia, Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurodegenerative conditions, as well as movement disorders.

Many people use modern distillate vaporizers like a flyte pen in conjunction with the highest quality of marijuana concentrates to reduce stress, anxiety, nausea, and insomnia. It comes with all the benefits and healing properties of cannabis without the psychoactive.

Medical Marijuana — How Do You Get It?

To get medicinal marijuana, you must get a written recommendation from a licensed doctor. You must also have a condition that qualifies for medical cannabis use. Each state has a different set of qualifying conditions. As we already explained above, if your state requires you to get a marijuana ID card, you must acquire it so you can purchase cannabis at a dispensary.

Medical Marijuana — Are There Any Side Effects?

Medicinal marijuana side effects aren’t that critical when used at moderate doses and include:

  • Fatigue, and
  • Dry mouth

At higher doses:

  • Paranoia
  • Dizziness, and
  • Psychoactive effects (e.g., hallucinations, mood changes, etc.)

Because marijuana has few of the same chemicals found in tobacco, it’s been brought to people’s attention that it may harm the lungs. The effects of inhaled cannabis on lung health are not clear, but there’s been evidence indicating the risk for bronchitis and other lung issues.

Marijuana may also affect coordination and judgment, which can lead to injuries and accidents. If used at a really young age when the brain is still developing, it can affect mental function and IQ.

Wrapping Up

When using medical marijuana, you may not know its potency, purity, or side effects. Only those who acquired a cannabis card from a certified doctor should use it. Keep in mind that doctors won’t prescribe cannabis to anyone under 18. We hope you found this article helpful.

How To Overcome Anxiety As A Nurse?

By
Elizabeth Williams

Imagine, if you will, that you are a newly graduated registered nurse. Getting that license was already a pretty heavy strain on you, mentally. But now you’ve got to go out and get yourself a job to make sure that your license pays off in the coming years. There is quite the shortage of registered nurses these days, but still… hospitals usually only want to employ registered nurses that have some sort of experience level. And you, fresh out of school, don’t have any of that yet. Just finding your first position can already be a pretty stressful situation.

Add to this that the economy hasn’t been working so well for young people as of late, and the fact that some are touting that there’s another recession coming up. It just seems like the perfect recipe for a whole lot of stress, now doesn’t it? And you’d be right to assume that, because life really is tough on newly graduated people in any industry. But it’s especially true for nurses, who have a very demanding job that requires them to be on their feet for long hours.

How To Deal With Anxiety?

In the US alone, there are around and about 40 million people who are suffering from some type of anxiety disorder. About 3 out of 4 of those people, will experience their very first anxiety attack before they have turned 22. In recent years, research has shown that young adults are continually experiencing increasing levels of stress, which have serious repercussions on their mental and physical wellbeing in the long run. The stress keeps them awake, forcing them to start a new day with an unrested mind, which leads to lower performances, which leads to lower results, which leads to more stress.

This day and age, you’re going to have to learn how to properly deal with stress, or it will eat you alive and destroy any quality of life that you think you still have. With nursing being a naturally very stressful occupation, you’ll do well to find a way of nipping that stuff in the bud before it even becomes a problem.

First of all, you’ve got to figure out how you can identify stress. So let’s set you off with a list of symptoms for you to recognize. It’s by no means exhaustive, so keep that in mind.

You might suffer from stress if you:

  • Are feeling like you’ve got no control over your worries
  • Can’t seem to concentrate yourself anymore
  • Are experiencing abnormal weakness or a feeling of being tired all the time
  • Are sweating a lot
  • Feel like your life isn’t going anywhere or something bad is about to happen
  • Are all tensed up, nervous and/or restless
  • Breathe rapidly and can’t seem to slow down your breathing
  • Tremble frequently and feel like you just can’t help it
  • Are having trouble falling asleep
  • Are experiencing issues with your metabolism

The more of these symptoms you are suffering from, the higher the chance of you suffering from an anxiety disorder right now. It can help to talk with a therapist about your problems. Should you have no interest in seeking out help with your anxiety, then there are many things that you can do all on your own in order to decrease your anxiety a little bit.

For instance, it will help you to ensure that you are eating right. A healthy, wholesome diet will nourish your body, which in turn will nourish your mind. You’ll find that as your body’s strength grows, your strength and ability to cope with stressful situations, will also improve. It will also help you to make sure that you go to bed in time and get enough sleep. For most people, this will be the regular 8 hours a night, although it varies from person to person.

Next to eating and resting well, it can also help to get physical exercise. Your body wasn’t made to sit and stand still or be in low intensity activities all day. Every once in a while, it needs to get some moderate to high intensity physical activity in order for it to do well. Use it or lose it, is what the rule of thumb is here.

Other tips for decreasing stress are listening to music, actively relaxing, doing some meditation, taking a walk in a green area, deep breathing and positive self talk. You’ve always got to keep your mind in the present. It’s pointless worrying about the past. Worrying about a future that is so far off, you’ve got no control over it, also won’t do you any good at all.

Ensure You Are Comfortable At Work

Once you’ve finally managed to get your very first position, you’ll have to make sure that you are going to do everything that you can in order to feel as comfortable and at home at your work as you can. As a nurse, you’ll be spending lots of your time on your feet. So at least be sure that you wear good nursing shoes. These can be tennis shoes or they can be clogs. It depends on what kind of person you are and what kind of feet you have. To each his own. Just so long as you invest in the proper footwear.

Also, you’ll be wearing scrubs a lot as a nurse. Be sure to get your hands on some scrubs that make you feel comfortable. This means that they’ve got to fit you well, so you don’t feel constrained in them as you move about on the hospital floor all day long. They need to be the right size and they need to be the right fit. If you find yourself having to carry stuff from one place to another, then they’ve also got to have pockets, and so on. If you were a carpenter, you’d make sure to get a good hammer. Every craftsman (or craftswoman) needs to have his/her tools, otherwise it’s kind of hard to do a good job.

It’s important to set reasonable expectations for your own performance. If you are expecting too much of yourself, then you’ll let yourself down. Don’t compare yourself to people who have way more experience than you do. It’s not fair to yourself. In due time, you’ll build up more experience. Imagine being that experienced person and newly grads are coming in to learn the ropes. Would you want them to be stressed about the fact that you, with your 10 years of experience, are working 3 times as fast as them? Of course not. We’re all human beings. We’re all here to learn. Just do your best, and you’ll find that you won’t have anything to feel bad about.

Most of the people at your nursing job are going to want you to do a really great job, so they are willing to help you out with things. If you are experiencing a recurring problem that yields a lot of stress, then make sure to communicate this to one of your superiors. You have no idea how fast some problems can be made to disappear, if only you ask nicely. The people who are paying you, want you to be as effective as you can, so that they are getting the most out of their investment, which is you. Being able to communicate well is part of being an adult person.

Lastly, you can keep a journal of your day and the stress you have felt at certain times and in certain situations. This can help you better recognize what exactly it is that is pushing your buttons. This will be different for everybody. Some people will be afraid of making mistakes. Others will fear being outperformed by their peers. Yet others are having difficulty dealing with the hectic nature of the job. You can’t solve a problem if you don’t identify it first. So write it down.

Formulate A Stress Combating Plan Outside Of Work

Whatever you do, do not succumbs to the temptation of drowning your sorrows in alcohol or other types of ‘medications’. And I don’t necessarily mean drugs. Junk foods can be just as bad for you. Instead, come up with a solid plan to combat the stress. A plan that becomes a part of your life. A routine, much like brushing your teeth and walking your dog. Sign up for a yoga class. Or learn how to meditate.

If you are going the meditation route, then be sure to find guidance on it. You won’t do it right if you just sit in the lotus position and say ‘ohm’. You’ve actually got to learn meditation from somebody who’s been around the block. Trying to figure it out on your own, is a colossal waste of time.

Whatever your anti stress activity of choice is going to be, make sure that you carve out time for it. On busy days, it would be great if you could engage in a joyful activity for at least 30 minutes per day. But feel free to ramp those 30 minutes up to 2 hours on days where you’ve got the luxury of having more time, such as the weekends.

Summing It Up

We’re living in fast times. If you aren’t consciously minding your stress, then it will have you for breakfast. Learn to recognize stress in yourself. Then find a way to deal with it. Not just for one time, but for always. Stressful situations can always reoccur, and it’s part of being an adult to recognize this fact and to have the mental skills to cope with it.

Powerful Meanings and Messages of the Number 444

By
Elizabeth Williams

Have you ever noticed that certain words and numbers keep cropping up wherever you are? Perhaps you are reading a book and a number that you’ve just seen somewhere else jumps out at you. Or, you could be watching a film or TV, or browsing in a shop. Most people dismiss these recurring numbers as coincidence. However, there are some that have very significant meanings. These are ‘Angel Numbers’, and in this article we are talking about ‘444’ – a powerful and not uncommon number that many people report seeing.

Before we go on, it’s important that you understand seeing ‘444’ in unusual places is a good sign. It’s a sign that your guardian angels are with you, supporting you, and are sending you a message to let you know. 444 is one of the most important of all the angel numbers, so let’s talk about its meaning, and what you should do if you start to notice it regularly.

444 and Guidance

The number 4 – on its own – is a very important number. If you consider what it can refer to – the seasons, the four elements of earth, air, fire and water, and on the 4th day, God created the sun, moon and stars. 4 is a number that signifies creation. Numbers are, in many belief systems, considered to be especially powerful. 4 is one that carries a great deal of mysticism. So, what is the 444 meaning?

We’ve all had those repeated experiences where we turn to look at the clock and it always says the same time: this is very common with 4:44, whether it is daytime of night-time. What does it mean? As we mentioned above 444 is an angel number. It is a message from your guardian angel that they are trying to communicate with you. What are they trying to tell you?

What the Angels are Trying to Say

If you see 444 repeatedly – it does not have to be everywhere and all the time, you may just see it a couple of times on, for example, the same day – the angels are advising you that there is a big change coming in your life. The number signifies the end of a journey and the beginning of a new one. It means that something has happened that will affect your life greatly, or is about to happen. It’s also a number representing spiritual awakening; you are, thanks to the angels, about to see things in a new light.

What this change could be we cannot specify. It may be that someone is leaving your life or has recently left, or that some major changes to your day to day life are about to come into play. It is not anything you should worry about, as by showing you the number 444, the angels are reassuring you that they are around, watching over you, and are ready to guide you onto this new path.

But the angels cannot do everything! You need to do your bit and take steps to uncover what the changes may be – it may be something or someone you have yet to notice or understand – and to embrace all that needs to be embraced to help things along. The angels have told you that they are there for you with unconditional support, love and guidance, so take that on board, be reassured, and discover a new path to spiritual awakening and worthwhile change.

Seeing 444 is not coincidence; it’s a sign from the angels that you are about to experience something important, so take your time, and they will help you.9

Twin Boys With Down Syndrome Are Inspiring Social Media Users

By
Riley Cooper
twins with down syndrome

Parents have a tendency to post tons of cute photos of their toddlers on social media.

Well, parents Julie and Dan McConnel are undoubtedly no exception to this. Their twin boys Charlie and Milo are social media stars.

These adorable twin boys live in Nampa and they both have Down syndrome. 

Having children with this condition can be challenging for parents, but Julie and Dan were undoubtedly ready and fearless to take the journey that now resembles the most colorful and wonderful adventure.

Charlie and Milo are proof that being different means being unique. And the McConnel family certainly knows how to embrace uniqueness in a way which steals people’s hearts on social media.

The McConnels frequently post pictures and videos of the twins on their Facebook profile, which has thousands of followers. One photo was captioned “Even with the same birthday, having shared the same room (womb😆) for the first 9 months of life and having the same diagnosis, Charlie and Milo are as different as any two little boys could be! And we love that about them!

“Let’s all celebrate differences, ok? It is our differences that make the world beautiful!”

https://www.facebook.com/charlieandmilo/photos/a.1338496812944643/1948215988639386/?type=3

The reason Julie and Dan have decided to share photos of their twin boys on social media is that they want to help erase the stigma attached to this condition. While it’s true that there’re many challenges involved with raising children with Down syndrome, there is even more joy to be found in the journey too.

Mom Julie said in a statement:

“My hope is to attract families that are receiving a diagnosis of Down syndrome for their child because that can be really scary. I hope that people will find us, and see that this is what life can be like. It can be fun, it’s full of love, it’s not scary. We have no regrets, and there is so much joy in our lives, and I hope that people will see that.”

The McConnel family’s goal is to establish a community for those parents that don’t know as much about Down syndrome so as to help them understand this condition and realize how much excitement and love it can provide.

https://www.facebook.com/charlieandmilo/photos/a.1338496812944643/1900346336759685/?type=3

6 Valuable Lessons You Can Learn From Being Single

By
Riley Cooper

You’ve been single for 5 years and your family and friends are constantly putting pressure on you to begin dating again? Well, guess what? – There’s nothing wrong with you.

Just because the majority of your friends and family think that being in a relationship is the only way you can feel truly happy and fulfilled doesn’t mean that rolling solo is a bad thing.

Just to get things straight – I’m not saying that relationships don’t have their own value. All I’m saying is that you don’t need another person to be the main source of your happiness and sense of fulfillment.

What you need to always remember is that being single doesn’t equal loneliness. It doesn’t equal disappointment and misery.

In fact, being single allows you to learn how to do things on your own and cope with change. It allows you to learn how to enjoy your own company. It allows you to develop skills you might have forgotten about. It allows you to find ways to improve your life. It allows you to learn how to take good care of yourself and love yourself.

Here are 6 valuable lessons you can learn from being single:

1. You don’t need a partner to validate your existence.

The only person who has the responsibility to see value in you is YOURSELF. Unless you embrace and love yourself the way you are and unless you’re aware of your strength and qualities, no other person’s acceptance or fascination with you can make you feel worthy.

2. Your happiness depends solely on you.

You’re the only one who can be responsible for your happiness. Other people should make your life happier and more exciting than it already is, but you should not completely rely on them for feelings of contentment, safety, or anything else.

The truth is that other people can get tired of you and leave whenever they want. So, relying on them for your only source of happiness and sense of fulfillment does not really sound like a promising idea.

Valuable Lessons You Can Learn From Being Single

3. Being single provides you with the time to explore and understand yourself.

Being single allows you to learn many new things about yourself. It allows you to look inside yourself, find what your insecurities and fears are and face them. It provides you with the time to determine what your main priorities in life are. 

Being single allows you to devote your time and energy to pursuing your goals and passions. It provides you with plenty of time to understand yourself and search for ways to become the best version of yourself.

4. Alone time is recovery time.

Alone time allows you to rest and recharge your batteries. It allows you to reflect on your feelings and the emotional wounds your previous relationships have inflicted on you. It allows you to reach down and find the inner strength to overcome your pains. It allows you to do the things that fill you with joy and positive energy. It allows you to nurture yourself and your soul.  

5. Being single doesn’t mean you’re deprived of love.

Because love is everywhere around you – you just need to know how and where to look. There’re people around you that truly love you and care about you. People who accept you and cherish you for who you are. People who want you to be happy. And all you need to do is to recognize those people and once you do so, make sure you never let go of them.

6. Last but not least, being single allows you to master the art of loving yourself.

Being single can teach you that you don’t have to feel guilty about prioritizing your own needs over those of others. It can teach you that practicing self-care and self-love doesn’t mean you are selfish.

Being single can teach you that comparing yourself to other people is meaningless and absurd since we’re all beautiful and special in our own unique way. It can teach you how to embrace your weaknesses and imperfections. It can teach you that you should never settle for anything less than you deserve.

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