We all know that staying fit and healthy is easier said than done. We’ve all been there: setting goals, trying new diets, exercises, meditations and generally struggling to stay on track just with the aim of improving our health and well-being. As we face these challenges a bit of inspiration can help. Understanding that we’re not alone, that others have overcome the same struggles. So here’s a beautifully inspiring story that may help you feel more positive about your physical health. Keep on reading and let me know what you think! MICHAEL J. FOX AND PARKINSON’S [...]
Modern life wraps us in our well-protected, comfortable nest. We no longer walk to work, harvest our food, or spend hours washing our laundry in the river. As the world has industrialised over the last 150 years, technology has improved so much to save us most of the hard work. Our human species did a tough job for thousands and thousands of years, to simply survive. Geological upheaval, dinosaurs, plagues! Maybe we just deserve well-earned break? Shouldn’t we be content enjoying the advantages of living in the best future our great, great grandparents, our great grandparents and [...]
We live in an era of consumption, an era of things: shopping malls are our new cathedrals, and our new paradise is a place packed with all the belongings we have the urge to buy. But does buying new things really make us happier? A 20-year study at Cornell University proves it doesn’t. Sure happiness generally rises when we get our new phone, shoes or that watch we always wanted, but how long does it last? The reasons why the contentment doesn’t last long are threefold: Diminishing Returns:We get used to possessions, and – like bored children [...]
Ever dreamt of attending the premiere of Oscar Wilde’s play ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’,going to the opening of Moulin Rouge in Parisor experiencing the Roaring Twenties dancing in Chicago? Sure it would be so exciting! But have you ever thought how different – and challenging – would have been our lives if we were born just one century ago? In fact, have you ever thought how long would have been your life? Let’s see how extraordinary have been medical improvements in the last century… Penicillin, the first antibiotic discovered,[...]
