Why Does My Blue Heeler Lick Me All The Time?

Question: I just moved into my aunts house where she has this blue heeler. He loves to constantly come by and lick my legs. I was told maybe its the salt that we carry. He not only does it to me but everyone he can lick. Why does he do this? Continue reading “Why Does My Blue Heeler Lick Me All The Time?”

The Misunderstood Emirati

For a decade I have had friends from around the world who have visited Dubai and spoken to me about Emiratis – the natives of United Arab Emirates. Most of what I have heard were unpleasant and negative comments about the Emiratis. These have ranged from remarks about their hypocrisy, greed and vanity to outright accusations of racism, religious intolerance and corrupt nature.

And for a year now, I have lived in Dubai hoping to meet these Emiratis who have been inspiring such tales. And surprising, they don’t seem to exist. My fascination with the culture, tradition, language, religion and people of this region has made me observe, analyse and present these facts about the Emirati people. To me they are a nation of well meaning but heavily misunderstood people. Here is why. Continue reading “The Misunderstood Emirati”

Saving Money by Buying More

To this day I can still remember my first big grocery bill after we were married. It was about $200 and I cried on the way home. I didn’t get anything fancy-just the basics. We were poor newlywed students and food expenses were a necessary evil that I could not get around.

Buying groceries was my responsibility in the marriage and I was determined to live within our meager budget. I dove right into the challenge and years later found myself teaching community classes on “couponing” (“yes”, I had to tell my sisters, “couponing is a word”).

I no longer spend hours finding, printing, cutting and organizing coupons but there are some invaluable shopping principles I learned from those studies that I will never change. My favorite one is buying more to save more. Continue reading “Saving Money by Buying More”

The Artificial Coloring of Our Holidays

It’s that time of year again! Colorful confections are hitting the store shelves, and likely your kids, like mine, are begging to purchase those colorful sugar bombs every time you walk into the store. It’s such a constant battle that I try every way possible not to take my little critters shopping with me.

But don’t get me wrong. I’m all for kids having fun and enjoying the holidays we all remember growing up with. Packaged candy treats around this time of year of are one of them.

I know I wrote about this last year, but it bears repeating. My problem, besides the excess of sugar, is the amount of food dyes consumed. It’s just not good. And while you might argue that a small amount of colored candies for a short duration of the year is harmless, I’d like to persuade you otherwise. Artificial colors are a problem, and they are far more prevalent and far-reaching than you think. Continue reading “The Artificial Coloring of Our Holidays”

Advertising Tricks and Techniques

They Never Compensate For A Lack Of Confidence And Perceived Value In The Mind Of The Consumer

Most business owners and marketers – maybe even you – have been conditioned to try to learn little advertising tricks and technique… mostly because that’s the only thing being taught in any school. I have heard many people mistakenly say “teach me the tricks of the trade.’ This is sad because in reality, they need to learn THE TRADE… in other words, the principles of successful advertising – instead of just learning the TRICKS. Once you learn the basic principles, then you can move on to learning the techniques. There’s a good reason why all good teachers of marketing and advertising go through all the principle-based strategies before they move on to the techniques and tips.

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On Demand – The Culture Of Instant Gratification

Disclaimer – It may take you several minutes to read this in its entirety. I know your attention span will most likely opt out after reading this disclaimer, but if you commit to read through, you may have some food for thought to slow down and enjoy your weekend the way it is meant to be enjoyed.

We used to have more patience. A lot more patience. We were aligned with the rhythms of the seasons and of the day. Things were done slowly and with care; with intention and grace. Their used to be something called “pride of workmanship” and our hands were used to create beautiful things that stood the test of time. Continue reading “On Demand – The Culture Of Instant Gratification”

Divorce Ruining Your Self-Confidence? – Energy Drills Can Help!

Divorce can suck the life right out of you. Especially a nasty divorce.

Other people have the life sucked out of them by the FEAR of divorce, long before the relationship ever actually ends.

One subscriber wrote saying his self-confidence has been quite low since his divorce. We do have some things that can help here.

One of my friends was low on self-confidence and her husband was going to leave her. I taught her some basic radiant energy drills and also did a remote influencing dreamtime telepathy intervention on her and her husband.

She started having more confidence, started LIKING herself more.

Her husband started paying more attention to her too.

I’ve got another friend who did the energy drills, and not only did her confidence shoot through the roof, she started getting hit on by guys everywhere she went. One married woman even got PISSED at her, because the woman’s husband started hitting on my friend.

Whenever someone’s confidence is low, you can bet their radiant energies are also very low, and they most likely have massive energy reversals.

This can be fixed.

I’m one of those people who has to work on mine all the time. Just like you have to go to the bathroom on a regular basis, and when you do, it’s also appropriate to wipe, and then go wash your hands.

What’s funny, though, is some people do the radiant energy drills, and they don’t have the habits wired in yet, but they stop doing the drills.

Your wondering, perhaps, if I’m just making up this thing about “radiant energies?”

Well, radiant energies are very real. They are one of the energy systems that make up human beings. Donna Eden, in her book Energy Medicine, lists these parts of the human energy body: the meridians, the chakras, the aura, the celtic weave, the basic grid, the five rhythms, the triple warmer, and the strange flows.

So these radiant energies do exist, and they also have a profound effect on your health, your mental outlook, your self confidence, and your ability to attract others to you – including those you are already intimate with or those you would like to become intimate with.

I was doing the energy drills and had women (and also guys) hitting on me whenever I went out somewhere.

Some smoking-hot chicks started flirting with me at a fast food place I like to go to. One chick’s boyfriend got so pissed because SHE was flirting with me, he was ready to fight me over her.

I hadn’t done ANYTHING. I was just there. And got hit on by hot chicks.

So I’ve been busy lately and hadn’t been doing the radiant energy drills. Heck, they only take a few seconds to do. Less time than it takes to go to the bathroom, wipe, and then wash your hands. But I hadn’t been doing the drills because I was “busy”.

I went to the fast food place the other day, and one of those hot chicks comes in…

She started whining to her friends about me because I wasn’t any “fun”.

I hadn’t even noticed…I was just busy doing stuff.

But this smoking hot chick was annoyed at me because I hadn’t activated my radiant energies for her. She didn’t know about radiant energies or energy healing. She just noticed that I “wasn’t any fun.”

And that is something you are able to correct at the energy level where all attraction happens anyway, once you know how.

How would you like to influence others, and then have them PISSED at you until you gave them MORE of what they craved?

THAT will boost your confidence, let me tell you!

The good news is your confidence does NOT depend on what others do or do not do to you.

You hold the keys in your own hand.

One of the most simple and easiest energy drills to do is the front bridge circuit, sometimes also caled the heart radiant energy circuit or the “care bear” energy drill.

You basically trace a heart on the front of your chest, in much the same way that the “Care Bears” have a heart on the front of their chest.

You imagine the energy of liking flowing through you and out your hands and fingers as you trace hearts on your chest and around your body.

Doing that exercise on a regular basis – daily, as often as you need to – will help to activate your attractor field for romance.

That’s just one of the ways to get rid of fear of a failing relationship – and in many cases you can save a relationship, or in other cases you can begin to attract a better one.

These energy healing techniques work for men and for women and are the energy “building blocks” of how people are attracted to each other naturally, but once you understand how the energies of attraction work, you can use them at will to enhance your own relationships.

Source by Jim Knippenberg

Tips: Indecent Expectations

Tips are earned.

I should actually just stop there; drop the proverbial mic and walk off, but all of us enjoy clarity, so let’s continue on, shall we?
Tips were never intended to create an entitlement nor give the expectation of the existence of any absolute “Minimum.” When I go out to eat, you start at 0% and work your way up. For excellent service, I’ll leave a $20 tip for a $15 bill. You earn a great tip from me when you go above and beyond the normal:

When you engage me beyond “what’s your order,” like crack a good joke and compliment my wife.

When the refills hit the table at or before my glass gets empty;

When you have intelligent things to say about the menu without me having to ask.

When you steer me away from an item that’s not up to par.

When you do something unexpected that makes my experience better. Continue reading “Tips: Indecent Expectations”

Some of the Best Cooking Books That Need to Be in Your Kitchen

Having just graduated from university, cooking books have a firm place on my kitchen shelf. From disastrous attempts at making barely edible dishes, my time as a student has exposed me to many cooking books. Here are the top ten of the best cooking books that are invaluable to any wannabe Masterchefs out there.

Ready… Steady… Cook!

10. Delia’s Complete Cookery Course by Delia Smith

This mammoth cookery book whips in at number 10. Delia Smith is very much the David Beckham of the cooking world – an institution. Her Complete Cookery Course does exactly what it says on the tin. It provides wannabe chefs with a full, comprehensive guide to creating the best dishes. With fundamental must know recipes like apple pie and yorkshire puddings, Delia shows she is one of the masters. With mouth-watering pictures acting as a rough guide this book is a god send for beginner chefs. No doubt a staple on your mother’s shelf, this book is perfect as a starting point in the basics of pastry making, cake baking and roast making. A genuine triumph in the cookery book world. Continue reading “Some of the Best Cooking Books That Need to Be in Your Kitchen”

Botswana Food

Botswana offers a wide selection for the palate. The food found in the country is a combination of exotic dishes found only in Botswana and dishes that are commonly found in the entire region. This has added a certain level of uniqueness to Botswana food that travelers to this country can experience.

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