Modern Lifestyle

Being Happy is Essential For A Healthy You

2012-08-18T04:06:00.005-07:00

Who knew that being happy has benefits? Well I had no idea that happiness has benefits in your life in general. Being happy has benefits for your health and It can bring you success, good mental health and better chance of long life. We all strive to be happy even though there is just someone or something that seems to get in our way of a peaceful and happy life.

Here are some benefits that happiness can bring into your life:

1. Better health- researchers found that happy people have stronger immune systems and discovered that happy people were 50% likely to become disabled.

2. Better mental health- studies have shown that happy people are less likely to be depressed, less paranoid, less suicidal and are able to deal with pain better than unhappy people are.

3. Better productivity at work- happy people are more likely to enjoy their jobs, become more productive, good quality of work, and have more creativity.

4. Successful Relationships- happy people are likely to get married and less divorce rate, have a large group of friends, enjoy social interactions, and have stronger social support.

5. Live longer- a study conducted by the Moyo clinic revealed that happy people live longer than pessimists do.

Tips of how to try to lead a happy and long life:

1. Surround yourself with happy people.

2. Do not indulge in unfilled desires.

3. Remember that you also deserve to be happy no matter what people say.

4. When you compare yourself with someone do it wisely or do not do it at all.

5. Always find a solution for a problem you are facing do not feel sorry for yourself the problem won’t go away if you just sit and wallow.

6. Eat healthy and take care of your health because the state of your health affects your mood.

7. Live your lives for yourself do not try to make anyone happy. You are as important has anyone?

8. Take time out and spend some quiet time by going to the park or taking a walk.

9. Be realistic by setting goals that you can archive this way you life will be simple and stress less.

10. Be happy with what you have not everyone is born to be rich.

Take time realize that you life is what you make it to be and nobody will come with a bucket full of happiness and drop it by your do step. Get up and be happy.

THAT’S WHAT YOU ARE TO ME

2012-08-18T04:01:00.002-07:00

A light in my life

The smile on my face

The heartbeat in my heart

That is what you are to me

The joy in my life

The sunshine of my life

The butterflies in my stomach

That is what you are to me

The happiness in my heart

The tears of joy in my eyes

That is what you are to me
You are my light

My smile

My heartbeat

My joy and my sunshine

The butterflies, the happiness and the tears of joy in my eyes

That is what you are to me

Natural Facial Remedies For All Skins Types

2012-08-11T07:31:00.001-07:00

Exfoliating and masks products can cost you a fortune and sometimes money gets tight but you still need to look beautiful so why not try making your own homemade exfoliator. You can try some natural ingredients such as oatmeal, which many people prefer or recommend. Below are some homemade exfoliators that many use and reckon that they work: Dry Skin Exfoliators: 1. Sugar and Olive oil- the combination of sugar and olive oil, the sugar removes dead skin while the olive oil moisturizes your skin. 2. 4 Tablespoons of honey mix with 2 tablespoons of coarse sea salt rub it on your face and rinse off. 3. Mix 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 2 teaspoons of oatmeal and water to make a firm paste and the apply it on face scrub for about 2 minutes and rinse. 4. Mix avocado pulp, ground almonds and some oatmeal apply on your face leave it for about 5 minutes and rinse off. Dry Skin Masks: 1. Mix eggs, olive oil, honey and some rosewater then apply on your face, leave it for 10 minutes, and then rinse off. 2. Avocado mask is known to everyone that is good for the skin, mash it and apply it on your face for about 20 minutes. You can add honey if you like 3. Honey and Apple mask is good for oily skin, mask an apple and four teaspoons of honey, apply it on your face, and leave it for 10 to 15 minutes 4. Banana and honey is another popular mask that people use, mash the banana and mix is honey, then apply on your face, and leave it for 5 to 10 minutes Sensitive skin Exfoliators: 1. Oatmeal mixed with grapefruit make a great exfoliator 2. Mix a few drops of fresh milk, 3 tablespoons of honey and a pinch of cinnamon, apply it on your face, neck and anywhere in your body and rinse it off while rubbing. 3. Combine ¼ cup of milk, 1/2 of cornmeal, 2 teaspoons of baking soda, tablespoon of olive oil and five drops of tree oil and apply on your skin. 4. Oatmeal paste- mixes the oatmeal with water to create a paste for a mild facial exfoliator Sensitive Skin Masks: 1.mix 2 teaspoons of honey, ½ cup of instant oatmeal and 6 a cup of plain yogurt and then apply it of your face leave it for 10 to 15 minutes and rinse. 2. Yogurt, honey and oatmeal mask is very good for people with sensitive skin Combination Skin Exfoliator: 1. Mix 2 tablespoons corn flour with apple juice and apply on your face massage in circular motion and rinse off. Combination Skin Mask: 1. Apricot Mask- mix 1 tablespoon of nonfat dry milk powder, ½ cup of apricots and ½ of water blend until smooth and then apply on your face for 15 minutes and rinse off. Oily skin Exfoliator: 1. Mix brown sugar with freshly squeezed lemon and gently scrub your face and rinse off. 2. Mix baking soda and water same amount to make a paste and rub it on your face and rinse it off. Oily skin Masks: 1. Cucumber and plain yogurt mask- Blend peeled and sliced 1/3 cucumber with 3 tablespoons of plain yogurt. Apply on your for 10 minutes and rinse off. 2. Separate the egg and use only the egg white beat it, mash the avocado make it very soft. Put the beaten white, avocado pulp and lemon juice, blend it together, and apply on your face for a few minutes Next time you run out of mask or exfoliator just go to your cupboards and fridge and make your own natural facial products from your cupboard and fridge.

Fw: MARA Sisebenzelani?

2011-08-16T06:40:00.000-07:00

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Subject: MARA Sisebenzelani?

MARA SISEBENZELANI?

Ever wondered how hard we work to fill our lives with luxuries that we

hardly have time to enjoy?

LOOK AT IT THIS WAY... The luxury Cars, Land Cruisers, RAV4's, BMW's,

Mercedes that are parked 8 hours, driven 30min to the office and

30minback home

And whilst we sit on a not-so-comfortable chair in a small room called

an office, your 7 bedroom mansion lies idle with only the maid enjoying

herself to the 'bacon and egg breakfast' relaxing on that very expensive

leather sofa that we only sit on when we get home... and being so tired

we just doze off to sleep anyway. When tired of work she takes a break

turns on the TV and spoils herself with the fully subscribed DSTV, of

course if she feels bored she can always turn on that brand name sound

system and swing a bit.....

And whilst all that is happening where are you... you are eating a cheap

take away lunch everyday and oh by the way there is no breakfast really,

because its just a cup of tea a few slices of bread probably with some

left- over's from yesterday's supper (for the fortunate few). Every

moment you pray that it could just get to 4pm so that you can drive home

and join....the Maid!! (Poor you!)

So this is your miserable lot for the rest of your working life... by

the time you retire you'll have no pleasure in them anymore. By now your

children would have joined in the Rat Race of finding a good job working

very hard and never enjoying the fruits of their labours.... its all

vanity isn't it?

SO MY QUESTION IS... WHO IS ENJOYING BETTER FRUITS OF YOUR LABOUR...YOU

OR THE MAID?

SAD BUT TRUE!

A close friend of mine drove to her office on Monday morning; only to

realize that she forgot her laptop at home. She went back home, on

arrival she was shocked to find Gardener and Maid. Maid was wearing her

white-satin night dress and Gardener was wearing her husband's pyjamas;

in her bedroom, on their bed, having breakfast-in-bed.

NOW who is a slave? And who is enjoying your hard earned money? Think

about it...

music makes the world go round

2011-07-28T08:20:00.000-07:00

I was sitting thinking what I am going to blog about on my way home in a taxi while listening to Eminem 25 to life song and I realized that music rather words put together perfectly make my heart skip a beat and bless me its like I am high on something

That's it I am going to write about music especially hip hop because its my first love
I know its cliche well loved R&B before Hip Hop.

Look out for my next blog each week will write about a certain subject

Xoxo