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21 More Images that Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

January 29, 2014

The Earth is 4,6 billion years old. Humanity exists for over 200,000 years. Through the years we have evolved, we have changed our ways, we have created, invented and destroyed. If the time period was scaled to 46 years, humans have been on earth only 4 hours and in that time we have destroyed more than half of The Earth’s forests. This makes us look like a deadly virus doesn’t it?

However, we are not all that bad. There are humans that made the world a better place and it is disrespectful to put them in the same bag as the ones who are destroying it.

The actions of these individuals will restore your faith in humanity. We should be thankful there are still people who are able to remind us that there is good in this world.

No matter what we believe in, what we compete for, how different we look and what side we stand on we are always going to be brothers and sisters. When we get rid of greed, ego and fear, all we truly want deep inside is to see each other happy.

These images will show you individuals that should represent what humanity really is.

“It is not about the time, it’s about the heart”

Meghan Vogel, a 17-year-old girl stopped running and helped her injured competitor to cross the finish line.

“There are heroes among us”

A random guy jumps in the water to help a drowning dog that was blown away by strong wind.

“We take care of others who are unable to help themselves”

A firefighter gives water to a koala during the devastating Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia, in 2009.

“Even in war we don’t like hurting one another”

An old World War 2, Russian tank veteran finally found the old tank in which he drove through the entire war. The tank was standing in a small Russian town as a monument. The veteran dropped on his knees and started crying while remembering the horrors he experienced through the war.

“We give all we have to save each other”

A Heart surgeon is resting after a long 23-hour (successful) heart transplant. His assistant is sleeping in the corner.

“Even the smallest creature can make a huge difference and we honor them”

This dog saved thousands of lives during Mumbai serial blasts in March 1993 by detecting more than 3,329 kgs of the explosive RDX, 600 detonators, 249 hand grenades and 6406 rounds of live ammunition. His name is Zanjeer and he was buried with all the honors.

“We don’t see enemies, we see fellow brothers and sisters”

An Afghan man offers tea to soldiers.

“We let our wisdom help others”

An older couple buys a dinner to a random younger couple letting them know that the same thing happened to them a long time ago and resulted in great parenting. They are spreading the positive energy hoping it will help the young couple the same way it helped them.

“Each of us plays a song nobody else can play”

A Russian soldier playing an abandoned piano in Chechnya in 1994.

“There is no stronger will than the will of our heart”

The strength of this man is powered by the depths of his heart.

“Love is more powerful than evil”

Horace Greasley defiantly confronts Heinrich Himmler during an inspection of the camp he was confined in. Greasley escaped from the camp and snuck back in more than 200 times to meet in secret with a local German girl he had fallen in love with.

“We may lose our loved ones but their memory will never fade away”

A person left a tip and a note for the waiter explaining that he reminded him of his son who died 15 years ago.

“Home is where our heart is”

Terri Gurrola is reunited with her daughter after serving in Iraq for 7 months. She drops down and hugs her at the airport right after she sees her for the first time after 7 months.

“There is nothing that can keep love apart”

The Graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, Holland, 1888

“Our true love is always pure”

A Guatemalan girl is giving flowers to a tourist she just met and fell in love with.

“We give to the ones in need even if we don’t have for ourselves”

An elder man is giving his shoes to a homeless girl.

“Nobody gets left behind”

A fireman is giving oxygen after saving the cat from the burning building.

“There is a hero in each of us”

Over 200 Japanese senior citizens volunteered to tackle the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima power station to spare younger people from volunteering and being exposed on radiation.

“There is nothing we wouldn’t do for our loved ones”

When John Unger had suicidal thoughts after a breakup, it was his dog Shoep who brought him back to sanity. Now he is helping his dog who has arthritis to fall asleep. He is taking his 19-year-old dog every day into the water to help him relax and fall asleep.

“We think of others”

A thoughtful and generous human left couple of cold bottles of water to make sure that thirsty people who are working through the hot day stay safe and hydrated.

Bonus Image

“Our love has no limits”

We are humans! Our love is the strongest force in The Universe. Humans are not the ones who destroy the world, the absence of humanity is. Humans are the ones who make the world a better place. We should always remember that nothing else matters except being and remaining a human. Let all humanity unite and create a better, happier world. Let’s all show the world that it is a better place with us in it. Let’s show the world who we truly are.

A Message to All Humanity

PART 1: 21 Images that Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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7 Essential Tips on How to Meditate Properly

Dejan Davchevski

January 27, 2014

7 Essential Tips on How to Meditate Properly

Meditation merges our body, soul and heart through our mind helping us achieve our true human potential. This sounds nice but the problem is how to achieve this state, how to meditate properly?

Many beginners start doing what they think meditation is and give up because they feel stupid not doing anything and just sitting with their eyes closed for 15 minutes. Their thoughts start racing and soon their mind drifts far away from the present.

Meditation is not something you know how to do from the first time as same as everything else. It requires continuous practice and experience.

You cannot become the best at meditation as same as you cannot become the best at sleeping. It is not a competition. It is a personal, spiritual journey into your own Inner World.

Each individual is different. Each individual needs to customize the meditation to his own fitting. There are, however, some essential tips on how to meditate properly that apply to everyone.

Find a Place

It is very important to find a place where you feel safe and relaxed. This place should not be the same place you exercise, sleep or work. With practice you’ll be trained to meditate anywhere but since you are a beginner it is smart to find a place where you’ll be relaxed but present.

The best choice for meditation is a place surrounded with nature. If you have a garden you shouldn’t seek for a place any further.

Set a Time

Finding a period of the day when you are free and when nobody will disturb you is crucial. While you meditate you need to be free of disturbance as it is a mindset that may easily be broken by a simple distraction. Your Thinking Mind needs to be away from work so you can engage completely.

For some, the early morning is the best period to meditate. However, we all have different lifestyles and you should find a period that suits yours the most.

Get Comfortable

Sitting with your legs crossed is not the only position you can meditate at. In fact, experienced practitioners are able to meditate even while they run, but for every beginner it’s difficult to find their most comfortable pose to meditate. All you need to do is choose a position where you are at ease and relaxed, forget everything else.

The best position to start your meditating experience is by lying down. Take a big breath and let your body comfortably spread on the ground.

Let The Thoughts Flow

At first your mind will start drifting from one thought to another but that’s ok. Let your thoughts flow freely and just focus on your breathing. After some time your mind will become quieter and the voices in your head will calm.

This is the case with every person, no matter how experienced at meditation they are. The best technique to calm your mind is to observe it and let it calm itself.

Become Aware of Your Own Body

While you meditate you need to focus on the here and now forgetting and detaching from the past and the future. You need to feel your whole body from the peak of your head to the bottom of your feet. Become aware of who you are and where you are at that exact moment.

The most effective way to accomplish this is by asking yourself, “Who is this that is thinking?”. It is a powerful question that tunes you to the present moment.

Be Grateful

At the end of every meditation it is best to think of 3 things you are truly grateful for. Being grateful has its own benefits it rises our vibrations and opens our heart to better things. It is an incredibly effective way to filter your suppressed emotions and purify your Emotional Pillar.

The practice of gratitude became famous because of its powerful benefits. It is best to practice gratitude at the end of the meditation because it will fill you with loving energy to shine through the rest of the day.

Make It a Regular Habit

Meditation is not something you do a couple of times and you are done. Meditation is a lifestyle, a continuous habit like eating and sleeping. It is a practice that doesn’t give its best benefits instantly.

Take aside 15 minutes every day to meditate and if you tell me you don’t have 15 minutes for meditation than take aside 30 as you need them more than I thought. Only after some time, when you look back you’ll realize how much you and your life has changed on better.

Will an Apple a Day Keep The Doctor Away ?

Dejan Davchevski

January 26, 2014

Will an Apple a Day Keep The Doctor Away ?

There is a saying, “An Apple a Day Will Keep The Doctor Away”. Since the beginning of time, Apples got their epic title to be one of the healthiest foods on Earth.

Being the official fruit that Eva stole from the forbidden tree, the main catalyst of Charles Darwin’s inspiration for the “Theory of Evolution”, and the name of the company that created a revolution in technology, we are safe to say that “Apple” is kind of a super-star. But is it true? Will an apple a day keep the doctor away?

The original proverb which came from 1866 was “Eat an apple on going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread.”

This may not be a nice proverb if you are a doctor but when it comes to health, being a doctor or not, we all need to nourish it.

An apple tree is a member of the rose family and it can live up to 100 years. There are over 7,500 varieties of apples in the world. For an apple tree to produce an apple is required the energy from 50 leaves. The largest apple was weighed 3 pounds.

Being 25% air, apples have unbelievable amounts of nutrients. The other 75% of apples are concentrated with vitamins, dietary fiber, phytonutrients , flavonoids, they are low in calories and full with minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and potassium.

There are a lot of health benefits apples give to their consumers. Apples boost the immunity and prevent from cancer. Their amounts of antioxidants fight free radicals and prevent them from damaging the cells.

The quercitin, which is an antioxidant, is responsible for reducing cellular death caused by oxidation or inflammation of neurons. This improves our neurological health and prevents us from developing neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s Disease.

There are many studies which prove that apples are a “miracle fruit”. They reduce the risk of stroke at minimum and lower levels of bad cholesterol. In fact, eating an apple every day will decrease your bad cholesterol by 23% and increase your good cholesterol by 4% in just 6 months.

It is proven that apples make our hearts healthier. They have high soluble fiber which slows the buildup of cholesterol rich plaque in the arteries. The phenolic compound found in apple’s skin prevents the cholesterol in our system from solidifying on our artery walls which will reduce the blood flow to our hearts.

Researchers from the University of Oxford in UK have discovered that eating an apple everyday could be amazingly effective in preventing vascular deaths among people over 50.

Apples are also responsible for beautiful white teeth as chewing on them penetrates and cleans parts of our mouth our tooth brash didn’t touch. They also prevent from gallstones, diarrhea, constipation, avert hemorrhoids, neutralize irritable bowel syndrome, they are one of the best detoxifiers for our liver.

Another thing apples are a great at is helping us to control our weight. Doctors recommend a diet rich in fibre as it will feed our appetite without stuffing us with many calories.

An apple a day will reduce our trips to the doctor’s office, no questions about that. Of course eating just an apple a day is absurd and unhealthy. We need to create a colorful diet and include apple’s healthy color in the palette.

What the proverb tries to say is that eating an apple a day will make us feel the benefits of a small change in our diet. This will probably open our eyes and make us more aware of how important a healthy diet is. It will make us Think Clearly and Lean Towards a Healthier Lifestyle.

As a wellness and life coach I know the importance of healthy diet. When we Implement a Healthier Diet in our lifestyle we slowly “steer our boat” towards a better life. We create healthier decisions and habits which will lead us to happiness, health and life filled with energy. An apple a day will teach you how to keep the doctor away. You can always go out on a dinner with a doctor, though.

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What is The Deadliest Misconception We Have About Stress ?

Dejan Davchevski

January 24, 2014

What is The Deadliest Misconception We Have About Stress ?

The world today is a stressful place, we cannot argue with that. No matter if you live in the most crowded place of your city or the most isolated suburbs, in a house or some building, whatever your job is and as calm as you think you are, you will get stressed through the day.

There is no running away from stress. But, maybe that’s not as bad as we thought it is, maybe it is not even bad. Scientists and psychologists have discovered that stress may be even good for us. In fact, they say that believing that stress is harmful to our health is the deadliest misconception we have about stress.

Wait, what? Haven’t they spent their entire lives teaching us how to avoid stress any way we can as it is Satan itself, and that stress is the cause for almost every sickness. What, Stress is good for us now?!

The Study that Shifted Psychologists’ Perception

There was a study in the United States that tracked 30,000 adults for 8 years. The study started by asking 2 simple questions, How much stress they have experienced in the past year and Do they believe that stress is harmful for their health.

After they gathered the information they used public death records, for 8 years, to find out who died. Morbid, right?

What they have discovered is something that will shift your perception of stress forever. People who had relatively high amounts of stress for the past year had 43% increased risk of dying. But, that was only true for the people who believed that stress is harmful to their health.

People who had a lot of stress but didn’t believe that stress is harmful to their health had the lowest risk of dying even smaller than the people who had relatively small amounts of stress.

What researchers have estimated is that 182,000 people died in the last 8 years not from stress, but from the belief that stress is harmful to their health.

What is Stress?

Ok, let’s make clear what stress really is. Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. It makes our heart rate to increase, quickens our breathing and constricts our blood vessels. This condition is very unhealthy.

If this is true, then how can a simple belief take away the “un” from “unhealthy”? This other study shows us how powerful a belief really is.

The Study that Proves The Power of Our Beliefs

The study included a group of students who were told to prepare for a public speech in front of a large audience. They were also told that stress is helpful. That stress is how their body energizes them to rise to the challenge.

The students were tested how their bodies reacted while being stressed and researchers were amazed from the results.

Student’s heart rate went up but their blood vessels did not constrict. They stayed relaxed. This cardiovascular profile is much healthier and looks very similar to what happens in moments of joy and courage.

What we believe has not only psychological effect on us but also physical. This small change in your belief system may be the difference between having heart troubles at 50 or living happy, healthy and fulfilled at 90.

Stress also makes you more social. It promotes the “cuddle hormone” – Oxytocin – which tunes your brain’s social instincts and primes you to do things that strengthen close relationships. This hormone enhances your empathy, it makes you more willing to help and support the people you care about.

The greatest benefit of this hormone when it comes to health is that it actually strengthens your heart. So seeing stress as something that makes you a better person, more energized and ready for your challenges actually makes you healthier.