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You hear it all the time, whether it be in self-help books, spiritual seminars or inspirational stories, about the power of forgiveness, and how it can set you free. When I heard these words my mind immediately went to those who had hurt me in some way, and how forgiving them would heal me. Not until recently, after diving into all the spiritual and inspirational books I could get my hands on did I realize I was missing something so obvious if it were a snake it would have bit me. The concept of forgiveness should not only extend to those around you, but also within you. Mind. Blown. What an eye-opening concept when you truly think about it, which is exactly why I started with the idea of forgiving yourself as my first official post on the journey to happy.
There are so many things I want to share with you that I struggled for a few days trying to determine what the subject of my next post would be. My head was swimming with ideas, but the concept of self-forgiveness kept nagging at me. I finally understood why (again, snake = bit). To begin any journey, whatever it may be, you must forgive the past to move forward. The fact is though, those words can be so over-stated that they become background noise. You see it and hear it in memes, affirmations and posts all around social media, but what does it really mean? Forgive your past to move on to the future. Ok. Done. Ha. I wish it were that easy.
To truly forgive yourself, you will need to dig deep and probably face some truths you've been trying to avoid. You will need to let go of the guilt you keep so close to your heart that sometimes you forget it's even there. You know, that guilt that tricks you into believing you don't deserve to be happy. For me, this was a very scary concept to face.
My past was something I never dealt with on that level. I mean, I looked back on it and I acknowledged it, and even blamed a lot of people for it (which is another post), but never really faced it internally. I never allowed myself to own it so I could let it go. Among many reasons, my heavy guilt mostly came from what I felt I put my children through. Two divorces were hard enough, but I moved my daughter 10 times by the time she was ten, and my son 8 times and he turns twelve this year. I'm not proud of these stats, and even though I did, and still do believe, those moves were necessary for our future, that guilt halted any belief in the possibility of happiness without me even realizing it. Subconsciously, I had convinced myself that someone who could do what I did, whether it be for good reason or not, should not be allowed to be happy or have an opportunity to succeed. Because these thoughts were subconscious and based on the belief that other people's judgment of me is what mattered, I would consistently convince myself that if people only knew my truth, they would understand and except me for my decisions and then all would be ok. I lived like that every day.
It wasn't until I decided it was time to get real about finding my purpose/path in this amazing life, did I realize that the I had to give myself a break. It was time for me to stop the smoke and mirrors and face my past and my decisions, own them, and then forgive myself for being human. Then, Let It Go.
So where do I start and how do I let go of something I've held onto every day of my life? It wasn't easy, and I won't lie, it's an ongoing process that I work on consistently. For me, I started to forgive myself when I recognized the guilt and pinpointed what it was I was truly feeling and why. I did this by practicing meditation, which I won't detail now, but I highly recommend as a jump start. Once I determined that there was guilt and where it came from, I journaled it, I put it on paper so I could see it, I even cried as read it back to myself, as that guilt can run deep to your core, and then I tore that shit up, and I let it go. After physically and mentally letting it go, I made a commitment that I would be more gentle with myself, I would allow myself to feel, and as hard as it may be for me because it is so engrained, let the judgment of others run off me like rain. I had to learn to love myself, for all of who I was, and who I now am. Although some days are harder than others, I practice this commitment Every Day, and it has made a tremendous difference in my life. I am lighter, happier, and this piece of the puzzle has helped me gain the confidence to write this blog. It takes remarkable courage to face your past and your guilt, and it takes even more strength to let it go, but it is an extremely important and necessary step to find your true happy.
No matter what your inner thoughts believe, no matter what past you may have lived, no matter what you may think others will think because of who you once were, YOU DESERVE TO BE HAPPY. Repeat that to yourself, repeat it as many times as it takes for you to believe it, YOU DESERVE TO BE HAPPY. Holding on to the guilt of your past will drain you and your spirit, blocking the ability to have real joy in your life, so give yourself a break, be gentle, learn to love your whole self and let go. You will find that the door will swing open to incredible possibilities.
Much love,
P.S. If you'd like to learn just a little more about me and why I started this blog, please check out the About page either at the link above or in the drop-down menu at the top.
Also, the following link is a suggested meditation that incorporates forgiveness, I hope you enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca8tAjaKhLM


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The Lovett School is a private, coeducational, college-preparatory day school. The School serves grades K-12 and is located in Atlanta, GA. Founded in 1926 by an innovative educator who emphasized the development of the whole child, it enrolled just 20 students. Ten years later it became a true country day school with a move to a wooded campus in what was then suburbia. Today, this location is educating more than 1600 students.
ISES Corporation conducted a facility condition assessment of campus buildings in 1998. In 2004, our inspection team returned to the campus to verify and update the earlier data in the ISES Asset Management System (AMS) database, as well as to assess newly built facilities and add them to the database.
In these two assessments, ISES inspected each building's site, exterior structure and roof system, interior structure and architectural finishes, fire/life safety systems, HVAC system, plumbing and electrical network, and elevators where they existed. We also noted compliance with ADAAG and energy conservation opportunities for each facility.
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Apprentice Insurance Surveyor receives own Vehicle during Covid-19 pandemic
Gelder Group Apprentice Surveyor Jack Bateman (18) would normally travel to a survey with a fully qualified Surveyor, however during the Covid-19 pandemic Jack must now observe social distancing guidelines and he is delighted to have received his own vehicle to ensure he is able to both, continue with his training but also remain safe at work.
Insurance Director Louisa Sharpe commented:
We are working in a new world and having to make changes to normal practice everyday to keep all our staff safe, however we must continue to train and develop all our staff so they are able to move forward with their apprenticeships. This is just one of many initiatives we have adopted towards that goal.
10th year PASMA audit passed with flying colours
Gelder Training achieves PASMA accredited centre status for 10th consecutive year!
All accredited PASMA training centres are audited annually to ensure that they continue to meet the stringent standards set by PASMA. On 14th August 2019, an external annual audit was carried out by George Lopez from PASMA and Gelder Training successfully passed the audit with flying colours.
Gelder Training are thrilled with the news and look forward to continuing to deliver our popular PASMA Towers for Users training courses. To celebrate we will be offering a 10% discount on upcoming training dates as follows 13th September, 27th September, 18th October & 25th October, to book please contact Katie Scott on 01427 788837, or email firstname.lastname@example.com and quote reference 10THYEAR.
Gelder Group Apprentices gain vital experience on retirement flats scheme
A £3 million development scheme in partnership with Ongo Housing Association and West Lindsey District Council is enabling Gainsborough Construction Career College bricklaying students to gain vital on site experience.
Gelder Group's Mission is to 'Inspire a new Generation in construction' and this scheme of 24 high-quality flats for the over 55's being situated so close to the towns Gelder sponsored Construction Career College, gives the opportunity for the company to do just that.
Currently there are 6 bricklayer apprentices on site and this will shortly increase to 9. To apply for an apprenticeship with Gelder Group, visit our Apprenticeships page, where you can register your interest.
Princess Royal Training Award
The permanent home for the Princess Royal Training Award is our reception desk at head office, where it will be proudly displayed to all our guests.
Gelder Group recognised for 'Outstanding Training and skills development'
Gelder Group is celebrating after being amongst just 46 recipients of the 2018 Princess Royal Training Awards granted for their commitment to training and skills excellence by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal at a ceremony at St James's Palace in London on the 31st October 2018.
CEO Steve Gelder, who accepted the award on behalf of the company commented:
I am grateful for everyone at Gelder Group who made this possible, it is a great honour.
I'd urge other organisations to enter in 2019, not just because the feedback helps you improve but the auditing process is so thorough. So many awards ranging from the Times Top 100 to regional awards have become too commercialised, this award is completely free to enter, the auditing process is unbelievably intense and the judging is very challenging, so I'm delighted we made the 2018 cut.
The Princess Royal Training Awards are delivered by the City & Guilds Group, to highlight the value of training and employee development and celebrate examples of best practice. Applications are assessed against three Hallmarks of Excellence by the Princess Royal Training Awards Commission, which comprised of HRH The Princess Royal and seven leading figures in the business and training community. For the full list of recipients and their training schemes, please see the link here.
Commenting on this year's recipients, Chris Jones, Chief Executive of the City & Guilds Group said:
It's fantastic to celebrate the third annual Princess Royal Training Awards and honour Gelder Group. In an ever changing world, it continues to be important for Britain's businesses to invest in training to boost their productivity, address skills gaps and further develop their teams. I congratulate all of the 48 organisations who have achieved the standard this year and presented examples of the innovative, inspiring and impactful training that's taking place across the UK today. They are truly worthy recipients of this rigorously assessed royal award and we are delighted to be able to honour their achievements.
Gelder Group welcomes Apprentice joiner from Germany
In partnership with Lincoln College, Gelder Group have taken on their first apprentice from Germany. Nadine Fehmer who is 17 and from Coesfeld, West Germany is in the second year of a joinery apprenticeship and will be spending 3 weeks working at Gelder Group alongside experienced joiners in the field.
The programme which is funded by the Europe Commissions Erasmus+ funding which is for vocational education and Training. The funding enables students and apprentices to gain work experience in another country.
On the experience Nadine said:
From being very little my dream job was to be a joiner, and I am very interested to see if there are any differences in the work over here.
On the partnership Steve Gelder, CEO commented:
I've always been a huge advocate of apprenticeships, having been an apprentice myself, so I was very interested to learn of this exchange program Lincoln College have been running, and I'll be very interested to see what feedback Nadine has for us after her 3 weeks
European Officer at Lincoln College Ann Stanley commented:
Close collaboration with employers in support of the project in both enabling their own apprentices to participate and in receiving apprentices and vocational students from our European partners is so important.
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Gelder Group named as Princess Royal Training Award winner 2018
City & Guilds Group has today released the names of 48 businesses commended by the 2018 Princess Royal Training Awards. Other companies given the prestigious award included River Island, John Lewis, RBS, and the Royal Air Force in recognition of their outstanding training and development programmes, which have directly resulted in commercial success.
From apprenticeship schemes, to gamified e-learning, to health and wellbeing programmes, each of the recipients had to display a unique dedication to developing their workforce.
The full list of recipients includes public and private sector businesses of all sizes, from areas including hospitality, banking and financial services, retail, education, manufacturing, not for profit, and healthcare. The Award recipients, who were all subject to a rigorous assessment process, will receive their Awards from HRH The Princess Royal at a ceremony in October.
Commenting on this year's recipients, Chris Jones, Chief Executive of the City & Guilds Group said:
Congratulations to all 48 organisations who have achieved the Princess Royal Training Awards standard of excellence this year. Once again, it is evidence of the very real benefits that investing in staff development can bring to employers, large and small, private, public and not for profit. At a time of increasing economic uncertainty and reduced investment into workforce development it is great to see critical business issues being addressed through impactful L & D. Through the Awards we highlight excellent examples of training that have already proved to be effective and we encourage others to build on their success.
Commenting on being awarded Steve Gelder, Chief Executive Officer of Gelder Group said:
At Gelder Group we believe in training staff from within and progressing them through the organisation, we have a very established and successful apprenticeship programme which has been created to train and develop our staff. Myself and the rest of the Senior Management Team are thrilled that this has been recognised by such a prestigious award.
My hope is that this award will further highlight the apprenticeship programmes available in the construction sector, which is so needed.
For more information about our apprenticeships, visit our dedicated apprenticeships page.
Gelder Training secure PASMA accreditation for the 9th consecutive year
On 9thAugust, an external annual audit was carried out by George Lopez from PASMA to confirm that Gelder Training continues to meet PASMA's rigorous quality requirements. Gelder Training successfully passed the audit with flying colours and were awarded accredited centre status for the 9th consecutive year.
Gelder Training are thrilled to be able to continue to deliver our successful PASMA Towers for Users training. For future training dates please contact Katie Scott on 01427 788837, or email email@example.com.
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Over 1200 School Children Take Part in Hands-On Construction Taster Event at Lincolnshire Showground.
The event was organised by The Lincoln Group Training Association (LGTA), in partnership with The EBP and Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). The 3rd, 4th and 5th of October saw the Lincolnshire Showground give over 1200 local school children in Lincolnshire the chance to take part in a number of construction challenges provided by local employers.
The Gelder Group took part, introducing and guiding the students through the ins and outs of tower scaffolding using miniature versions. Special thanks goes to Ian Cooper from Redline for creating these.
The students were given the opportunity to build up the scaffold and also question the activity leaders, Katie Watson (Training Coordinator), Tori Norval (Architectural Design Assistant), Kyra Elston (Apprentice Administrator) and Chloe Lamming (Apprentice Receptionist) about how they got into the industry and what it is like on a day to day basis.
We look forward to taking part again next year.
Gelder Group get behind New Construction Careers College in Gainsborough
Inline with the Gelder Group's 20 by 17 Vision for training, the company has been the driver behind seeing the UK's first ever Construction Career College open in Gainsborough – a partnership with Lincoln College Gainsborough Campus.
The Gelder Group were also delighted to assist the students to get ready for work by donating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the form of hard hats and high visibility jackets, presented to the students by Group CEO, Steve Gelder.
On the College Steve Gelder commented:
According to the Government Farmer Review, published 17th October, the UK faces a 20 – 25% reduction in the available construction workforce in the next decade, something the UK has never faced before.
I'd urge other construction companies to get involved with the College. I'd also urge other Gainsborough kids to give a career in construction consideration, I started out laying bricks, it's a great career and I have absolutely no regrets choosing it.
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Ginger is thought to have originated somewhere in the tropics, between northern India and South-East Asia and is now cultivated all over the world in tropical regions and is even considered a weed in parts of New Zealand.
In its ground form, ginger is used extensively in European and Indian cooking. The dried, ground product of ginger is hot and slightly sharper in flavour than the fresh root, although not as pungent.
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The Truth About E-newsletters
What is an e-newsletter? Basically it is a stream of messages businesses send out to customers. Messages that talk about the business. At best, most e-newsletters share valuable content — which ends up being information subscribers already know.
Wait a minute. Is the e-newsletter a viable strategy in this age?
How can self-talk add value? Even if e-newsletters do add value to customers how, exactly, does a value-added e-newsletter drive sales inquiries?
The best way to generate leads is to deliver "results before the sale." In other words, stop educating potential buyers and start proving you can deliver results — before they invest.
Thus, creating confidence in both your brand and the customer. Confidence that makes buying the next logical decision.
Do E-newsletters Work — At All?
In the recent Target Marketing webinar, Social Selling and the Email Connection — which I was a speaker for — one smart attendee asked this razor-sharp question:
Given how tired customers are of hearing about us-us-us, are traditional e-newsletters a viable customer acquisition or account growth strategy?
It's the question that few marketers are willing to ask. But the more my clients and I ask it the more we sell using email.
Can We Agree on This?
Most marketers and buyers have a crappy experience with e-newsletters. Consistently.
They don't work.
If they do ... well ... we're not able to track sales conversions back to the e-newsletter. Not beyond educated guesses.
Can we agree on their general lack of effectiveness?
Need some convincing? Google "disposable email" or "temporary email." Count the hundreds of free providers of throw-away email accounts.
Then ask yourself, "Why would so many people need a disposable email account?"
Look no further than your own behavior. Everyone has an email account that we save for junk. We want something that's being offered in return for our email address. But damned if we'll offer our actual email address.


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Galaxy Class Battleship
The Battleship is basically an experimental unit that you can build in your naval factory. It has ungodly amounts of armor, tactical missile defenses to make sure it isn't taken out by shore defenses before it's had its say in the matter, and anti-air guns designed to kill gunships rather than bombers (which your cruisers should already be handling). Like all battleships, it has main guns that are essentially T2 artillery pieces, mounted on a very heavily armored frame; like the Monkeylord on land, it can handle anything by itself, but works much better when surrounded by its friends (or another battleship!)
Galaxy Stats
Armor: 50000 hp
Galaxy Weapons
2x Proton Cannon (Direct Fire Naval)
Command Class Aircraft Carrier
The Cybran carrier is quite cheap to build, and really only useful on large maps where you want to send out a wing of aircraft without risking them running out of fuel on the journey. It has powerful anti-air guns, but they are just guns, so they won't always connect and take down the enemy gunships. It can build aircraft of its own, but that's more of a side benefit – really, it's there to protect your torpedo bomber fleet until they are unleashed on enemy battleships.
Command Stats
Armor: 18000hp
Command Weapons
4x Electron Autocannon (Defense):
Plan B – Strategic Missile Submarine
Just because your nuclear weapon comes on a sub doesn't mean it's any less painful to build. Remember not to build this in your only naval factory, as you'll shortly get overwhelmed. The Cybran sub can't actually fight other naval fleets, unless they're UEF and you've killed all their T1 subs already, because they'll simply shoot down its tactical missiles leaving it as just an extremely expensive sub that is too slow to escape after firing its nukes. Against land forces, however, this will strike fear into the hearts of enemy Commanders, as tactical missiles appear from nowhere and their Naval Factory gets suddenly nuked. Although the sub itself is relatively cheap, the nukes are very expensive to build, so don't get any illusions of grandeur.
Plan B Stats
Armor: 4000hp
Plan B Weapons
Nanite Torpedo (Anti Navy)
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WITT, Russell R. 1920-2004
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Russell R. Witt, 83, of Reinbeck, died April 29 at the Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. A Funeral Liturgy was celebrated on May 3 at the Queen of Heaven Catholic Church in Reinbeck. Burial was in the church cemetery with military rites by the American Legion Action Post #242, Reinbeck.
Russell Roy Witt was born the son of Albert and Irene (Plett) Witt on July 28, 1920. He grew up in the Reinbeck area and graduated from the Reinbeck High School with the Class of 1938. In 1940, he moved to California to work in the Douglas Aircraft Company. In 1942, he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and served our country in World War II. He received an honorable discharge in 1945 after attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. On April 10, 1948, he was united in marriage to Rose Marie Fischels. They farmed until retiring in 1985.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters; and one brother.
Survivors include his wife; five daughters; one son; a brother; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
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How three partnerships are riding the drug development road(pp. 28-34)
Science & Technology
Identifying the unique volatile compounds emanating from human corpses could aid cadaver searches after natural disasters and in homicide cases (pp. 16-18)
The technology is creeping toward commodity status, bringing with it the prospect of immersive molecular visualization (pp. 22-23)
News of the Week
Mini drug factory continuously produces doses
Modular system efficiently makes four approved drugs(p.4)
Microneedles patch into skin cancer
Patch allows for targeted delivery of nanoparticles loaded with promising drug(p.5)
Scientists solve Zika structure, identify possible fetal receptor
New discoveries about the virus could reveal weaknesses in its biology(p.5)
EPA uncovers mysterious phosphorus pollution
Unknown processes dump phosphorus into remote lakes and streams(p.6)
New epigenetic mark found in mammalian DNA
Adenine, a DNA based other than cytosine, also gets methylated, thereby silencing nearby genes in mouse stem cells(p.6)
High-resolution NMR structure of Parkinson's disease fibril solved
Core of α-synuclein fibril has complex structure, including unusual Greek key topology(p.7)
Straining catalyst films boosts water-splitting
Scanning probe study of MoS2 shows that stressed active sites produce more hydrogen(p.7)
Nootkatone tested as a mosquito repellent
Synthetic biology firm to work with CDC on terpene that may help control Zika(p.10)
Thermo Fisher wins contest for Affymetrix
Former employees withdraw $1.6 billion bid for gene analysis firm(p.10)
Biotechs glimmer in dismal IPO market
First-quarter initial stock offerings hit a seven-year low(p.11)
Food firms push to phase out bisphenol A
Coinciding with an environmental report, Campbell Soup and Del Monte Foods set timeline(p.11)
Congress questions Syngenta, ChemChina deal
U.S. senators seek review of acquisition's effects on food safety, national security(p.14)
EPA targets hydrofluorocarbons
Proposal would eliminate some uses of substances, allow more applications of alternatives(p.14)
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Perspectives: Surging oil and natural gas production promises a continuing resurgence in U.S. manufacturing, with benefits for years to come(pp. 26-27)
Identifying the unique volatile compounds emanating from human corpses could aid cadaver searches after natural disasters and in homicide cases(pp. 16-18)
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Now that I got your attention ~ we are coming home after the Taste of Tacoma for 3 nights. We have a four day break before we play Ft. Lewis for the 4th of July and as Rob stated this is the calm before the storm. Once the 4th of July starts we are busy through the end of September with maybe one day off each week which will probably be a travel day as we jump from one site to the next.
Our plans so far ~
Monday, 6/28 ~ we will leave as soon as Ron is done with tear down. He will drive us through Seattle to Smoke Point Rest Area and then I will drive the rest of the way to Blaine. Thank goodness I now know I can drive the rig and feel okay doing it.
First stop is at Marquez & Nicole's to get the suburban and see their new little one Emilio, born on June 4th. Then off to NACO/TT to set up the motor home.
Tuesday, 6/29 ~ meet Jamie, Suzanne & Opal at Big Al's for lunch at 11:30. Can't wait to get our hands on that beautiful little granddaughter of ours and get hugs from Jamie & Suzanne. Looking forward to visiting with them. Dinner with Gerald & Sandra.
Wednesday, 6/30 ~ dinner, dessert and lots of visiting at The C Shop at 6:00 p.m. Please come and see us if you are in the area.
Thursday, 7/1 ~ drop the suburban back at Marquez & Nicole's and then head for Puyallup, planning on leaving about 10:00 a.m. We want to get back to the bone yard at a decent time so that we are not rushed and exhausted when we start work on Friday morning at 8:00 a.m.
Things we want/need to do while home ~
~ go to the storage unit and pick up the satelite dish ~ Ron is having TV withdrawls and has decided that we need TV while on the road. We have been without TV since 3/20.
~ do the never ending job of laundry. Will probably do that Tuesday morning before lunch with Jamie and family.
~ get together at The C Shop with friends. Waiting to hear from Patricia what night they will be there to set our plans. Set for Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m.
~ have another get together with friends either at Paso or down at the State Park depending on weather.
We want to be able to see as many of our friends and family as we can while we are home. We have missed everyone so much and it would be great to get lots of hugs from as many as we can to take us through the next three months.
As soon as we know the rest of our plans I will post an update. Let me know if you want to get together.
Love and missing you all!
The Wandering Workentins
The Wandering Workentins ~ Ron & Ali: God loving, couple with two great sons, two delightful daughters-in-loves and five wonderful grandchildren, Max, Opal, Christopher, Treyson and Alexander. Following the Lord wherever He leads. Travel along with us as we visit family, friends, work wherever He lands us all the while trusting Him every step of the way. We enjoy meeting new people and seeing new things along life's journey.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Coming Home!
Posted by Ali Workentin at 1:10 PM
3 comments:
- Happytrails said...
Your plans sound great... hugs and time together, who could ask for more. Enjoy those times together.
Safe travels and be safe.
Mike & Gerri
- June 24, 2010 at 10:37 PM
- Carol K said...
Ali and Ron, I'm so happy that you will have a few days off to spend with your family and friends. Just what you need right about now! You'll come back to the carnival energized and ready to tackle the busy season.
- June 24, 2010 at 11:22 PM
- Phyllis said...
Whew ! I am exhausted just thinking of your coming work schedule. How nice to have this little respite now.
- June 25, 2010 at 6:13 AM
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Yup! Can you believe it? Ellin (and consequently Zoe since they share a birthday) has just had a birthday here in Israel. And it's the second one she's had. I asked her how she felt about this. Of course, the conversation was a bit difficult since she doesn't speak Poodle-ese too well, but I think she really tried. Our conversation went something like this:
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Ellin: Why thank you, Rocco. You are such a gentleman to remember my birthday!
KG: Grumph brrrrrrrreakwooof?
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With 2018 not very far away, I have been reflecting on 2017 and started thinking that for 2018 I need to set myself some goals and dreams that I hope to achieve this year.
In 2017, there were a lot of tears, loss & pain that came my way. I won't really go into much detail as I can't really bring myself to bring up all the memories again. However, I realise now how quickly things can change and need to start doing the things I really want to do in life.
I have been thinking so much lately about everything I want to achieve in my life and decided to create some goals for the next year to help build towards my ambitions in life.
I have created a list of 10 things I really want to do in the next year, and will be taking a look back at them through the year, and share with you any time I manage to complete these things.
Get my blog to 25,000 views
I am very close to reaching 10,000 views on this blog, and my plan for 2018 is to put more focus into it and try and reach a target of 25,000 views in total next year. Fingers crossed!
Become Fluent In Swedish
I have been telling myself for the last two years that I will finally take the time to learn Swedish, and although I knew a few phrases here and there, I really want to take the time and learn more. I have always wanted to be fluent in another language and hopefully at the end of 2018 I will be.
Start up my YouTube channel again
I ran a YouTube channel for a time but decided to stop, as I found myself getting worked up every time that I realised a video, and worried that I would receive horrible opinions about my look.
Now, I hope I will be able to work up the courage and restart it again. However I fear this is a goal I doubt I will be able to complete.
Have a makeover photo shoot.
This might sound really cheesy, but carrying on from my previous goal. For the last few years I have suffered with a low opinion on my looks & confidence, and have always wanted to try a makeover photography session to try and work on building up my confidence. I doubt I will be able to ever afford one, but hey it's a goal of mine!
Start collaborating with more bloggers/websites
One thing that I would love to do in 2018 is to collaborate with bloggers and websites, and learn more about how other bloggers use their creative writing ability, and see what goals and ambitions they have for their blogs in the future.
I always think it's fun to collaborate with fellow bloggers, and hope to collab with some very lovely bloggers in 2018!
Write lyrics and have them published as a song
One thing I have always dreamed of doing is becoming a songwriter. It really is one of my main goals in life to write lyrics for songs; however I have never really had an idea of how to get into it.
I have written many lyrics other the past few years, but have always wanted to see music added to them and see someone else perform them. However, as I have a lack of knowledge on how to do this, my lyrics just stay on pieces of paper, in the hope of one day being used.
If you know anyone who is a lyrist or songwriter, can you please help send them my way as I would love to learn how to become a songwriter, and also build up my skills at writing lyrics.
Work on myself
I have explained in the past few goals how I have an issue with my appearance and self-confidence, and I believe that has cost me so many opportunities through the years.
This year I want to start working on myself and being more proud of who I am, and stop trying to change myself to please other people. This is a goal I really hope that I stick with.
Visit 5 different cities
Don't get me wrong, I love Bristol. However, I feel like I need to explore a bit more and travel to places outside of here.
In 2018 I hope to visit 5 different cities (This is including the UK as I can't really afford to travel) , and spread my wings a little bit more.
Look into learning to act
Don't laugh…… Since I was in my early teens, I have kind of wanted to see myself acting in a TV show or a movie, and I always just thought of it as a dream. However, this past year has taught me that things can change really quickly, so I thought "Hey why not trying acting? At least you can say you've tried it".
I might probably win a razzie if I actually did try and learn to act, but hey, would be a fun story though!
Watch a musical
One thing that I have always wanted to see is a musical. There have been a number of times where I have been close to doing this, but lack of funds, or a tube strike on the day you were in London, usually gets in the way. So this year I hope that I will be able to save up enough and go and see a musical . Fingers crossed!
So these are my 10 goals for 2018. Some might sound a little odd, but to be honest that is just me. I hope you enjoyed reading, and I wish you a very Happy New Year!


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Beyond the routine of needs fulfillment, Maslow envisioned moments of extraordinary experience, known as Peak experiences, which are profound moments of love, understanding, happiness, or rapture, during which a person feels more whole, alive, self-sufficient and yet a part of the world, more aware of truth, justice, harmony, goodness, and so on.
Self-actualizing people have many such peak experiences. In studying accounts of peak experiences, Maslow identified a manner of thought he called "Being-cognition" (or "B-cognition", which is holistic and accepting, as opposed to the evaluative "Deficiency-cognition" or "D-cognition") and values he called "Being-values".
He listed the B-values as:
- WHOLENESS (unity; integration; tendency to one-ness; interconnectedness; simplicity; organization; structure; dichotomy-transcendence; order);
- PERFECTION (necessity; just-right-ness; just-so-ness; inevitability; suitability; justice; completeness; "oughtness");
- COMPLETION (ending; finality; justice; "it's finished"; fulfilment; finis and telos; destiny; fate);
- JUSTICE (fairness; orderliness; lawfulness; "oughtness");
- ALIVENESS (process; non-deadness; spontaneity; self-regulation; full-functioning);
- RICHNESS (differentiation, complexity; intricacy);
- SIMPLICITY (honesty; nakedness; essentiality; abstract, essential, skeletal structure);
- BEAUTY (rightness; form; aliveness; simplicity; richness; wholeness; perfection; completion; uniqueness; honesty);
- GOODNESS (rightness; desirability; oughtness; justice; benevolence; honesty);
- UNIQUENESS (idiosyncrasy; individuality; non-comparability; novelty);
- EFFORTLESSNESS (ease; lack of strain, striving or difficulty; grace; perfect, beautiful functioning);
- PLAYFULNESS (fun; joy; amusement; gaiety; humor; exuberance; effortlessness);
- TRUTH (honesty; reality; nakedness; simplicity; richness; oughtness; beauty; pure, clean and unadulterated; completeness; essentiality).
- SELF-SUFFICIENCY (autonomy; independence; not-needing-other-than-itself-in-order-to-be-itself; self-determining; environment-transcendence; separateness; living by its own laws)."
Hmmmm. That's interesting. A very interesting list. I wonder if you can apply those values to your creative endeavours. Let's say you wanted to make a wonderful music album, a painting, write a novel, or develop a web application. Would B-values give you any guidelines to make your art into a peak experience? Let's consider each B-value in turn.
Wholeness: If I were writing and recording an album of music, I could achieve a sense of wholeness by having a structure to the album. In classical music, this would be some recognised form, such as a symphony or concerto form. In modern music, a concept album might fit the bill, as would a collection of music that takes the listener on some kind of journey, with a detectable beginning, middle and end. Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, as an album, deals with everyday life, for example. Pink Floyd's track "Echoes" from the album Meddle, also has a recognisable structure. In painting, I might choose to employ some sort of colour unity by limiting my palette or choosing a recognised colour scheme (see: How To Choose Colours). As a novelist, plots, sub-plots and story arcs for different characters is how I might achieve this B-value. If I were developing a web application, the information architecture would hold the wholeness.
Perfection: As a musician, my album would achieve perfection if the music was played well, the rhyming scheme worked, the rhythm and instrumentation were spot on and the production values were high. My mastering would achieve a certain aural polish. As a painter, getting the proportions and perspective right, or the visual composition balanced might give me a sense of perfection, as might mixing the colours accurately (compared to real life) or making my geometric abstract shapes feel "just-right". A writer might concoct episodes or fictional relationships that happen at the most opportune moment in the narrative, or else have things happen that seem unlikely, but feel like they ought to have happened, given the context. A web application developer may consider perfection to mean an optimal user interaction design and user experience, or a solid, bug-free piece of code that operates speedily and does not intrude on the task the user is trying to complete using the software application (leaving the "flow" intact).
Completion: In music, painting, writing and software design, even though knowing when the work is complete ought to be obvious, it's actually quite illusive for the artist. Completion is in the eye of the beholder, I think. Clearly, when the album you play ends, or when you have drunk your fill of the sight of a painting, you have a sense of completion. In writing, the reader knows the work is complete at the end of the dénouement. When using a web application, you feel completion when the job your are trying to do with the application is finished.
Justice: When the work feels righteous, when the lyrics resonate with the listener, or the painting deals with some allegorical subject (perhaps) or when the story has a moral dimension, or if the application empowers the user to produce work equivalent to the best using that tool, then a sense of justice may be experienced.
Aliveness: A musical performance or instrumental solo can convey a sense of aliveness just from the touch of the player and the enthusiasm that is conveyed through the musician's playing. A good beat, or groove, or rhythm that makes you want to move also can make music sound alive. A painting can achieve spontaneity through the deftness of the brush strokes, the freshness and immediacy of line and shape or by splashes of contrasting colour, for example. A story can achieve a sense of aliveness through the descriptiveness of the prose or the use of precisely the right words, or by adopting a colloquial tone of voice, perhaps. Software can convey aliveness by responding quickly and providing instant feedback to the user.
Richness: Complex arrangements, counterpoint or layered timbres, along with harmonic invention and lush overdubbing can achieve a sense of richness in music. In painting, texture, variation of colour, effects of light and shade and detail can provide the same sense of richness, as can the choice of deep, intense colours. In a novel, the intricacy of the plot, evocative descriptive language, or the inter-relationships between characters, or the number of simultaneous sub plots (or parallel plot threads that culminate in the chaos of a well-written farce, as in an episode of "Fawlty Towers", for example) can give the writing some richness. In application design, it can be the range of functionality or the number and variety of third party plug-ins or presets that can make the application feel rich.
Simplicity: When a song has a strong melody, a catchy tune, an unforgettable chorus or some catch phrase in the lyric, it has simplicity. A painting can achieve simplicity through economy of line or through impressionistic brush strokes, or strong composition. A limited colour or tonal range can achieve the same thing. A story can achieve simplicity through language, clear narrative, the choice of simple words, or by having a linear flow or easy to follow story line. A software application is simple if you can use it successfully without extensive training, reading the manual or months of fruitless experimentation. A simple software application uses familiar user interface paradigms and methods.
Beauty: For me, music is beautiful when it uses engaging timbres and clear instrument tones. I love a clear voice. The melody can be beautiful. Lyrics about love or instruments played quietly in a reverberant, ambient sound stage can be beautiful. A fresh face, a clean line, bright colours, a scene from nature, or the human form can add beauty to a painting. A story can be beautiful if it is written so imaginatively that you can see the scene in your mind's eye. The economical use of language or the precise selection of words can make a story beautiful, as can the subject matter. In web design, the screen could look uncluttered and the spacing and use of white space can be beautifully balanced. It can be pleasing to the eye through the use of subtle colours and soft, rounded, shaded graphical elements. The actual way that the work-flow is embodied in the logic can also be beautiful.
Goodness: Songs about love or in major keys can convey goodness. An honestly portrayed figure or a portrait that you just can't take your eyes off, a story about right triumphing over wrong or a web application that does something useful and valuable for free are all ways in which a creative artefact can convey a sense of goodness.
Uniqueness: Somebody singing with a striking voice, or playing with a distinctive tone or touch can convey uniqueness, as can the structure of a song (Bohemian Rhapsody, for example). A painting that clearly identifies the style of its artist or a story written about some unique period of history or place (Harry Potter) can all contribute to a work's uniqueness. An web application that does something that no other application does is also unique, even if imitated later.
Effortlessness: When musicians display great dexterity and facility, when a singer seems to sing the line naturally and without strain, when every brush stroke on the canvas looks perfectly, carefully, confidently and deliberately executed, when the story is a page turner and the language easy to read or when the application helps you to surprise yourself at the quality of work you create with it or the pleasure you derive from using the tool helps you to create things you would never have attempted before, then the value of effortlessness is present.
Playfulness: A piece of light-hearted music, with some wit and humour, a funny lyric, a painting that changes your perception, uses unexpected colours, which is light and airy or very colourful and a book that employs puns, jokes, funny incidents and witty dialogue all convey playfulness. If the web application feels like it encourages you to play and explore, or if the design of the application has some wry humour to it (such as my in-development mobile phone application, the Illuminati Detector), then it is playful. Computer games are very often playful. Playing is serious business.
Truth: Bob Dylan had a certain knack for conveying deep truths. Jackson Browne's "Lives in the Balance" is another truthful song. A portrait can reveal a person's idiosyncratic facial expression or the cracks and lines of age. A book can allegorically deal with a subject matter that rings true (conspiracy theories can have this property too). An application on the web can be pure and clean (such as the Google search page, for example). Truth can be found in all sorts of art.
Self-Sufficiency: An album of music so outstanding that it stands out amongst its peers (Nirvana's Nevermind springs to mind instantly) has a certain uncompromising independence about it. Paintings by iconoclasts like Vincent Van Gogh or Claude Monet needed no others for comparison and stand peerless. A book with its own point of view of set in a unique place or time (Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, for example) can be thought of as self-sufficient. A software application that does everything you need it to do, which needs no other application (Photoshop might be an example) and which becomes ubiquitous also has the property of self-sufficiency.
I think that by interpreting Maslow's B-Values with intelligence and inventiveness, we can create artistic works of higher emotional impact, leading to peak experiences for the viewer, listener, reader or user. This may be an unintended application of Maslow's ideas, or completely wrong, but I submit that this usage of B-Values as an aesthetic compass provides some useful and pleasing outcomes.
How would you interpret Maslow's B-Values in your art?


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Over-The-Counter Drugs: Mind-Altering OTC Medications
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The US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has approved a number of over-the-counter drugs (OTC) based on their safety profile. Therefore, it means OTC drugs do not pose significant health risks.
As a result, one can take them without the direct supervision of a healthcare professional. Nonetheless, there are certain over-the-counter drugs that have mind-altering effects and can result in substantial abuse.
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Over-The-Counter Drugs Overview
Over-the-counter drugs are medications users can purchase without a doctor's prescription. Hence, they are also called non-prescription drugs.
When someone takes OTC drugs following the instructions on the product labels, the chances of abuse are very low. However, with irrational use, the chance they end up abusing them and finally becoming addicted is very high.
Which Over-The-Counter Drugs Are Abused To Get High
In the US, more than 80 drugs have been approved for use without a prescription. For example, common OTC drugs include cold tablets, cough syrups, motion-sickness pills, allergy drugs and certain pain medications.
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A number of prescription and OTC drugs can give an indivdual a high. However, not all these will lead to a drug addiction. The following list contains some common over-the-counter drugs that can get a person high:
- Cough medications: Dextromethorphan, found in cough preparations is an OTC medication that they abuse a lot. It works by changing the activity of cough center in the brain. It targets brain function. As a result, taking a large amount can cause euphoric feelings or even hallucinations. Incidentally, as the mind gets used to the euphoric feelings, user may abuse it to keep a constant high.
- Cold medications: Pseudoephedrine is a component of cold preparations. It helps to relieve nasal congestion by constricting the blood vessels in the nasal mucous membrane. It works as a stimulant. As a result, it can cause excitation and elevated blood pressure, people may abuse these pills to get high.
- Allergy medications: OTC allergy medications like cetirizine and chlorpheniramine may be used alone or with other drugs to treat allergy symptoms. Allergy medications are also used to prevent motion sickness. Therefore, these drugs are known to cause drowsiness and reduce attention. Consequently, many people take them in larger quantities or more frequently to get the relaxed feeling.
- Caffeine preparations: Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant found in tea and coffee. Additionally, they use a combination of caffeine and pain medication like acetaminophen or aspirin to treat pain, migraine, and fever. Companies also market it as a weight loss supplement. In fact, moderate consumption of caffeine increases alertness and may also improve concentration. For this reason, coffee and tea are the most widely consumed beverages. However, consuming high amounts can cause restlessness, loss of sleep and increased heart rate.
- Nasal inhaler: They often use OTC nasal inhaler containing the drug Propylhexedrine recreationally to get high. The use of this inhaler on the label is to reduce nasal congestion and promote airflow. Similarly, nasal inhalers produce amphetamine-like CNS stimulation. Therefore, using this drug on a regular basis may lead to addiction.
Why OTC Medications Sometimes Are More Likely to Be Abused?
Firstly, it is the easy access. One can buy these medications without a prescription. Next, is the natural route of intake. They are easy to take as most of them are available in the form of tablets, syrups or other oral preparations.
Lastly, abusers may have multiple drugs in a single dose. In fact, a single OTC pill may contain two or more active drugs. It might be cold tablets which contain both pseudoephedrine and allergy medications. Both of these components have potential to get an individual high.
Signs of OTC Drug Abuse
There are no definite signs that could guarantee abuse of OTC drugs. However, making note of subtle signs could save a person from a greater loss in the future:
- Changes in behavior: Drug abuse affects the brain and behavior. One might see their loved-one showing behavioral changes such as increased nervousness or aggressiveness without any relatable cause. As a result, they could suspect a case of drug abuse.
- Lack of or decreasing communication: A drug abuser generally prefers solitude and seems detached from the surrounding. Therefore, this could be an early warning sign that the loved-one is falling into the abyss of drug addiction.
- Deteriorating health: Drug abuse makes a person less concerned about health and hygiene. Moreover, the lack of nutrition and disturbances in sleep and mounting stress also affect their health.
- Loss of medications from the box: People should take note of any missing medication in the medicine cabinet. A single event could be attributed to some On the other hand, a repetitive loss could mean something more serious.
- Decreased performance in school or office: This usually doesn't directly indicate a drug abuse. However, if their performance drops significantly and one cannot find reasons behind it, it might be drug abuse.
In conclusion, Over-the-counter drugs don't produce highs comparable to prescriptions medications such as Morphine, Codeine, Hydrocodone, and others. Nevertheless, continuous abuse of OTC medications could be an early indicator of future drug addiction.
Watch for any sign of OTC drug abuse in the loved-ones. Regrettably, teens are more likely to start with OTC drug abuse. Later, they might move to higher levels in search of a more powerful high. Therefore, if a person is a parent to teenagers, they should be vigilant.
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