Amazon’s Prime Pantry program is great for stocking up on household goods and non-perishable foods without actually having to visit a store, but the $5.99 per box shipping charge has always been a drag. This month though, if you buy five select items, you can get that fee waived.
Don’t talk to strangers. Stay away from her/him. Don’t get too close to them. They could be mean or dangerous. Murderers or rapists even. We’ve heard this a million times growing up. We know, strangers are simply bad. Period. There was no room for giving anyone the benefit of the doubt back in the days. You just didn’t talk to strangers. The end.
Oh have times changed. We still enforce to our children not to talk to strangers, as we should be doing. The strangers today are even more dangerous than the strangers some 10 or even 25 years ago. As adults however, we know the dangers, we can almost sense them, and don’t feel the need to be so cautious in talking to strangers. As a matter of fact, it is strangers we find ourselves reaching out to more and more often as we get older. Here’s why you should be too.
Some people we find ourselves talking to are actually alone and rarely have any conversation with anyone. They may be shy or introverts or people just stay away from them. You reaching out and talking to them may be the only conversation they have all day and it just might be darn good too!
Who doesn’t need or want one more friend? And this person could end up turning into your best friend in the world, or even your soul mate. You won’t know until you strike up a conversation.
Maybe you have been planning a trip somewhere and you happen to run into a stranger in a coffee shop and start talking about your trip. Surprise! They spent two years there and have loads of information for you. How wonderful. They just saved you a ton of boring research and gave you cool tips and tricks you won’t find in books.
Did you know that quite a few suicides are actually prevented because a stranger reached out and talked someone off the ledge or talked them out of their sadness? Great stories of hope, love and heroism come from two strangers meeting. Be that hero for someone today.
Whether you believe it or not, sometimes when two strangers meet and talk, it clearly was supposed to happen. One has questions to something perplexing, the other has all the answers. Trust.
It could be you’ve been looking for a job and they need a helper or vice versa. They might need help studying and you are a tutor. It could be they’ve been looking for someone and you happen to know that person. Oh the possibilities are endless .
Often when we are cranky, sad or lonely, talking to strangers is a quick and easy way to get cheered up. They may have a funny story for us to make us laugh. On the other hand, they may have a very sad and tragic story for us that will simply remind us of how great our life is.
You may very well be standing in front of, and talking to, your life partner. You probably weren’t even looking, and neither were they but remember, it s when you least expect it and you aren’t looking is when it happens.
Do you have a long lost cousin, half brother, uncle or any other family member who you’ve been searching for? Or maybe a friend of yours does and this person fits the bill. That s how we find people. By talking to them and hearing their story.
10. Because love makes the world go round.
Reach out and talk to a homeless person today. They have the best stories and they are the ones who need company the most. They are lonely, mostly harmless, and just want to have company. Be that smile and hope for that person today.
Embrace people, spread love and be kind. That s how strangers become friends and the world becomes a more loving place.
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Every week, we share a number of downloads for all platforms to help you get things done. Here were the top downloads from this week.
Nothing ruins a relaxing of day of fishing like catching yourself on your own fish hook. Here are two methods you can use to carefully remove the hook without causing serious damage.
Music visualizers are a fun way to kick of an instant dance party. Make Magazine’s put together a guide showing off how to cram a jumbo-sized visualizer onto a cheap IKEA Lack side table.
Your phone is probably the easiest camera to whip out at a moment’s notice. To shave precious seconds off the launch time of your camera, double-tap the power button on your device.
Okay, the last thing you’re probably thinking of when preparing for someone’s funeral is the cost of the coffin. Funeral directors know this, however, and will take advantage of you. Don’t let them. You can buy coffins at Costco.
Over time, as the plywood subfloor under your carpet expands and contracts, the nails can come loose and the subfloor separated from the floor joists. Although it’s not a safety concern, it’s an annoyance: squeaky floors under your carpet.
It’s strange isn’t it? You don’t know why everything goes wrong. Why you can’t live a happy life and build a successful business?
You saw people doing little and achieving great success and chances are you’re sick and tired of reading success stories. You’ve been dreaming about the day you’ll write your own.
But for you things aren’t working and you can’t determine what goes wrong. Perhaps the goddess of good luck has turned her back on you. You know things can’t keep going this way, one way or another something has to change. But how?
The following hacks will light fire under your ass and help you succeed.
Most time we wonder how could we prepare for life, questioning ourselves about what the outcome would be?
Will there be a place for rest? Will everything go as planned?
Famous Football Coach Bill Parcells was telling his story in an interview of how he experienced a similar dilemma. When he began his head coaching career, in his first season, Parcells’ team, the New York Giants, was hit by a wave of injuries. He worried incessantly about the impact of the injuries on his team’s success, as it’s difficult enough to win with your best players, let alone with a bunch of substitutes. When his friend and mentor, Raiders owner, Al Davis called Parcells to check in, Parcells talked about his injuries issues.
Parcells: “Al, I am not sure how we can win without many of our best players, what should I do?”
Davis: “Bill, nobody cares, just coach your team.”
That might be the best advice ever. Because you see, nobody cares. When things are going wrong in your life or business, nobody cares; the media doesn’t care, even your mama doesn’t care. Nobody cares.
And they’re right not to care, because their sympathy for you won’t change the way things are.
Instead of using all mental energy to complain about your misery, it would be better to find that one seemingly impossible escape of your current mess. Spend zero time on what you could have done, and devote all your time on what you must do.
I’ve heard the same story hundreds of times. People are telling me they don’t understand why things are not going right the way they should. They don’t understand why everything they spend time and effort building is fading away.
Could there be anything they aren’t doing?
If you ever felt this way, you’re not alone. After all, it couldn’t go wrong for nothing, right? You might spend a lot of time viewing, evaluating, and improving all of things that you do. But, here’s the deal. The things you’re not doing are the things you should focus on.
Note to self: it’s a good idea to ask “ What Am I Not Doing?”
There are lots of people teaching that being positive is all you need. They tell you not to worry, things will be alright, it’s just a matter of time.
Now, I don’t mean that being positive is not a good idea or that you should spend the whole day feeling sad and full of regrets.
But the truth is: it’s dangerous to focus only on the positive and ignore the negative, to stay on high spirits and handle all the bad news alone. We know that the world isn’t as rosy as some of us are thinking it is, that reality has many nuances.
Solution: Stand up to the pressure, face your fears, tell it as it is, share it with your coach and mentors.
First, you must fight the tendency to concentrate on the past. This attitude will hold you back without a doubt. It’s difficult to focus on the future when the past overwhelms you, but that’s what you must do.
You have that voice in your head that tells you not to be silly, this won’t work , you’ve done it before and there’s no way to do it better. Well, I want you to stop encouraging that voice. You can create your way to an amazing future.
Because it doesn’t work right now, you don’t feel like hanging out, or talking to anyone, you probably feel like going to a bar and taking a fifth of tequila. Don’t do this! Be present, be visible!
To find this unwavering belief in yourself, you have to adopt the mindset of the most influential people I know. Say this to yourself: I’ll have it now or I’ll die trying to acquire it, no matter how long it takes.
That’s the secret to believe in yourself, to be present, and it’s the mindset of the most powerful people on earth. Once you adopt this mindset, and you believe in it, you’ll become nearly unstoppable.
Success breeds success. Once you start experiencing the little wins everyday, you’ll be hooked. You’ll want more.
Start small. Pick a change that’s easy to implement, you’ll be making progress everyday and one day you’ll be finally living your dreams.
Start today and make things right.
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You need to outfit your kitchen because, well, you don’t plan on eating out or ordering takeout for the rest of your life. The good news is you don’t need special kitchen appliances, such as a food processor, stand mixer, or blender to make great food at home. The bad news is you do need certain gear. Here’s a checklist to get you started.
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