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Dadzawa x F! Reader - Over Worked & Tired Part 1

It was now reaching the hour of at least 3 in the morning in Japan and you still hadn’t finished your paper proposal that you have been working on for hours on end. It certainly didn’t help that it was weeks overdue with only a few days until the end of the semester for your college courses back in America. 

You’re an American based student attending U.A. High, but also completing your bachelor’s degree at a college back in the states. Highly intelligent, as you were a member of Class 3-A and still in high school but only have one more semester until you finish your B.A. in English, about the same time you would graduate high school. Unfortunately, the time difference between the US and Japan has screwed with you reaching deadlines and a symptom of overusing your quirk is a lack of focus, something that you didn’t even tell your homeroom teacher, Mr. Aizawa. You were determined this was something you could do on your own.

Lately, you’ve been feeling like you have something to prove, almost like you’re somehow less than your peers as if your quirk wasn’t as useful or not powerful enough. As if your instant ability to feel empathy and affect emotions as well as being trained in formal combat in a similar fashion to Aizawa and his scarf. In fact, he was the one who worked with you and trained you with it. 

None the less you still felt like you were on your own with this and felt like you had to overdo yourself in training exercising. Quite frankly, you were on the serious verge of burn out, you wanted nothing more than to just curl up in your bed and watch a little TV after a nice hot shower. But non the less you had to push those desires aside to finish your college semester out strong.

You take another drink of your contraband energy drink, as a student at esteemed high school U.A. things like those were highly frowned upon as they were enhancing your energy to perform due to their abnormal amount of caffeine. Right now, you didn’t give a damn, you were going to be up all night and had early morning training with Aizawa and you are exhausted either way. Just trying to pull these long nights to finish on time. The dark circles were aware to you and your sluggish movements during the day meant a lot more effort on your quirk.

The door to your dorm room was still open allowing light from the outside room to shine into your room as well as your small little desk lamp providing you with a little bit of light for you to write and research on your laptop. You had a light but warm blanket wrapped around you as you were cold and it was around you very similarly to Aizawa’s sleeping bag come to think about it. You were generally cold a greater portion of the time but this felt a little different than normal, you were starting to become congested, never a good sign.

You sighed as you dropped your pencil on your papers and took your hands and rubbed your face and sat there for a moment just resting them there. You could hear footsteps down the hall and took it as someone getting up to go to the kitchens for something, it was an often occurrence. It did slip your mind that teachers would take shifts to do monitoring at different times in the night just taking a stroll down the hallways making sure everything was alright. Honestly, most teachers just slacked on it most of the time so it wasn’t a regular thing. It didn’t really dawn on you that the footsteps were getting closer to your room and the kitchen was the opposite direction. 

Usually, hallway patrols took around 10 minutes for teachers to complete which is why they were skipped so often, but Aizawa actually decided to do his tonight. And to his surprise, he saw one door open compared to the rest closed. His first thought was thinking about what was wrong and quickened his pace. But when he reached your door he couldn’t help but examine your hunched over posture wrapped in your blanket and head in hands, surrounded by loose papers, post its, pens, books, and laptop.

He knew you had a little extra course load normally but he didn’t realize it was something you would be doing well into the night, he just figured you were about to balance everything extremely well as you never complained and usually performed well in classes. However, thinking back to the last week you have seemed a little more tired and in a daze resulting in more quirk effort. The overuse of quirks segment of your student file was blank and he never made the effort to find out. 

He continued to stand at your door for another minute and saw the can of energy drink beside you knowing you were a good kid and wouldn’t resort to something as foolish as that without it being a last resort. Aizawa briefly knocked on your door to alert you of his presence. He did have a soft spot for you compared to Midoria or Bakoguo so he was a little more gentle with you.

“Hey kid, what are you still doing up?”

Startled out your state you did a small jump in your desk chair, “Just trying to write this essay. It’s a few weeks overdue and the end of the semester is soon so I need to get this in.”

He took a few steps into your room and stood behind you, “12th-century convents and monasteries in Italy. Hmm, that doesn’t sound very interesting. What kind of class is this for?”

“It’s for my Origins of western though class, medieval through the renaissance. And trust me, it really isn’t, especially when you can’t focus on it at all,” you replied.

“You’re having trouble focusing?” he asked genuinely concerned, he had never heard those words come from you before.

You put your face back in your hands and simply said, “Quirk overuse.”

Aizawa was taken aback for a short moment, you were never one to complain or let someone know when there was something going on, “God kid how long has this been going on?”

“This time? At least since last week.”

“This time? So this isn’t something new?” he was a little shocked since this was the first time he heard of any of your overuse symptoms. 

“God no, there’s also an extra degree of fatigue and the occasional headache. Night terrors are kinda common too.”

“Shit Y\N why have you never mentioned this before?”

“It just never seemed to be all that important really, I’ve handled it by myself for years why start before now?”

“When was the last time you got a decent nights sleep, you’re starting to look like me. You’ve even got the whole blanket thing going for you,” he asked looking at your form sitting at your desk as you shifted in your seat to look at him.

“Uh, you know, that’s a really good question and it’s been long enough that I can’t fully remember. To be truthful, I just want to finish this so I can take a warm shower and go to sleep.”

When you looked at him he got a better look at you. To be truthful you looked horrible and he started to feel bad because it was evident you were working yourself to death, and keeping up with both school lives on top of his added one-on-one training sessions were taking a toll on you. He had also noticed the congestion in your voice, that was never a good sign.

He put his hand on your forehead and you leaned into even though it felt cold to you it still felt nice, “Kid you’re burning up, you have a fever, why don’t you stop for the night and get that shower you want and you can crash on my couch tonight so I can keep an eye on you.”

“With all due respect sir, I need to finish this, my professor has been on me for weeks on end on this. I have to finish it tonight. And I couldn’t possibly bother you with just congestion and small fever.”

Aizawa sighed and took a seat on the edge of your still made bed, “Listen, kid, I’ll let you finish. I'm going to sit here until you're done and you’re coming with me.”

You put your head down as you knew there was no way out of this one. He took a book off your nightstand and began reading it as you continue your work. It took you about 2 more hours and he had managed to doze off wait for you. You look back at him sleeping quietly and simply close your laptop for the night and lay your head down and close your eyes for just a second truthfully, you felt horrible. In the absence of your typing, Aizawa woke up and saw you with your head down and got up and put a hand on your shoulder feeling the elevated body heat from your fever radiating through you. 

He quietly sighed and in his general monotone voice said, “Come on kiddo let’s go, grab some comfy clothes and you can shower back at my room.”

You compiled and went to stand up but immediately the word was spinning and you had to grab onto the desk to steady yourself. He had immediately put a hand around your waist and only your shoulder not wanting you to fall in your sick weakened state.

“Okay, new plan, We’re going straight to my room, I’ll just give you some clothes and you can take a sitting down shower. I don’t want you to exert any more energy and risk you falling and hurting yourself, so I’m going to carry you, is that okay?”

You gave a small nod and he put one arm under your knees and one on your mid-back and you put your arms around his neck and snuggled into his chest feeling small. And quite truthfully, Aizawa did notice you were a little nighter and a little bonier than he expected before, almost as if you had been skipping meals.

Walking with you down the hallway still wrapped in your blanket ha=e quietly asked, “Kid I need you to be honest with me, are you eating?”

You give a small groan in response, “I accidentally forgot for a few days I’ve just been too busy and didn’t realize.”

Aizawa sighed and realized how work-oriented you are, stopping for nothing and not accomplishing things for your health, “I’ll make you some soup while you’re in the shower okay, then will you please eat a little bit of it?”

You simply nodded your head in his chest resulting in a lack of verbal response.

Once making it back to his living quarters he opened the door and was greeted by a cat waiting for him to get back. He closed the door behind both of you and took you to the bathroom and sat you down on the toilet and told you to undress and take a shower, and he would leave clothes and some towels for you in a bit. 

As you did that and carefully sat down at the bottom of the shower and turned the water on you immediately felt the warm water hitting your skin rinsing some of the sick away and you let out a small cough, which didn’t go unnoticed by your teacher leaving a pair of black sweatpants and a charcoal grey sweater that will be much too large for you but are clean clothes you should find comfortable.

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Supermoon in Scorpio: Karmic Cleanup

The Supermoon in Scorpio on May 7th. This is a Full Moon and a big one that will have the collective gasping for air. We are all pushed to letting go and to start new chapters and phases in our lives fearlessly and unapologetically. The first step is acknowledgement and then we can move on from where we are and embark on this new journey. With the Sun still in the sign of Taurus, we are focusing more on our physical, mental and emotional health. This is a good time to reach out to others, to seek help if we need it and to not be ashamed of releasing. Greater things are in the works, as long as we have the focus and strength to keep powering through the changes happening throughout the World.

Aries – You are ready for the changes that are to come. This Full Moon in Scorpio has you tackling issues from the past. With the Venus Retrograde several days away, you might experience a flood of emotional hurts resurfacing. Do not worry, this is your moment to release and to close old chapters. After this, you will learn to heal and bounce back. Let the tears roll and evaporate because tomorrow is another day and your moment in the Sun is still to come.

Taurus – Considering all of these Retrogrades happening in the month of May, remember your moment is now, to make shifts, to let things go and the Full Moon in Scorpio has you questioning the past, the present and your future. Look to those areas in your life where you need to make adjustments. It might feel like you are losing sight of your goals because you hate changes and this all might make you second guess yourself. Use this Full Moon to come to terms with what you really want and keep your eyes on the prize.

Gemini – A major focal point for you now is your emotional well-being. This Venus Retrograde will be a doozy and you will already feel exhausted by all that is happening and what is yet to come. May is a very important month for your sign. These Retrogrades will put you back on track, rework what needs to be managed and face whatever you have avoided (especially in love). Like most of the signs, you will have your “A-ha!” moments when Venus goes direct, and the New Moon is in your sign.

Cancer – Evaluate how you can bring appreciation and excitement to your life during this transit. The Full Moon in Scorpio is a reminder to bring more enjoyment to your life even if it feels like a chore these days. You will become more appreciative for the friends and family that surround you, and the confidence will provide some healing energy. There is a lot of growth, healing and expansion for you after this.

Leo – There will be a moment when you need to center yourself. This Full Moon in Scorpio will help you take charge, create an environment that will be suitable to your emotional needs and there will be time for you to take a break from the chaos. Taurus Season will help you more forward, and the Full Moon will help you focus on aspects of yourself you need to strengthen. Take the time to bring the focus back to you and allow yourself to feel centered.

Virgo – With the Full Moon in Scorpio, you will use this time to prepare for what is next in your life. You will use your astuteness and analytical prowess to bring back control. With this new energy, it will be easy for you to start your goals, in a good and practical manner and grow. This year has been riddled with challenges so far, but you will be ready, planning and looking ahead. For now focus on bringing harmony and peace.

Libra – During this transit you will be evaluating yourself. What you need to do is not become your worst critic. Remember your achievements and successes. Focus on getting some goals started and pending projects completed. This is a time to focus on bringing more order and structure into your life. The Full Moon in Scorpio is a powerful transit for us all. Use this opportunity to tap in your greatness.

Scorpio – The Full Moon is in your sign, exposing some parts of you that you did not want to face. This is also the perfect opportunity to witness your growth and how much you have done and achieved. You will be on Cloud 9 if you get the recognition you have been waiting for due to all the hard work and effort you have put in the last year or so. Courage and power will be your mantra after this transit.

Sagittarius – You will want to retreat from the world with this transit, opting for the comforts of your personal space and not connecting to others as much. Treat yourself with a break, meditation or simply enjoying a good book. Everything might feel overwhelming for you during these transits so make sure to bring the best to help you feel great.

Capricorn – There can be a new way of viewing close relationship with the Full Moon in Scorpio. You might see some friends leave from your life and new ones entering. This is a moment of evaluating these connections and to make certain you want to see the end of things. Of course, if you feel the need to repair broken friendships or bonds, you can always reach out and start anew.

Aquarius – Here you bring the focus and center back to you. It might make you a bit uncomfortable, as you take on more responsibilities that will make or break your reputation. The Full Moon in Scorpio demands a more mature person out of you. If you were not willing to embrace this before, Saturn in Aquarius will push you also. Come to terms with doing more, which can help in the long run.

Pisces – With the Full Moon in Scorpio you will be more introspective. Here is the sign that will spark some very interesting things for you to research. Given the current circumstances in the world, you might be inspired to find new challenges through studying things that will help you reshape your goals and foundation. This is a period where you can reach the next level in your evolution by uniting the current state of the world with the higher mind.

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Virgo Monthly Horoscope

MONTH OF January

Monthly Snapshot

No more drama! Well, a Virgo can dream…but the New Year will soon find you settling into more of a regimented groove, the kind of rhythm that feels natural to your systematic sign. Your 2020 was colorful and creative, despite the pandemic, and with more than just a twist of the theatrical. It’s been exciting but exhausting!

As Jupiter and Saturn settle into their first full month in Aquarius, your sixth house of organization and wellness (the “Virgo zone”) become your focal point for much of 2021. Break out the spreadsheets, checklists and fitness trackers. The hedonism of 2020 will give way to a healthy revolution in 2021.

But you can still stretch out the “misbehaving” until January 19, while the Sun visits Capricorn and your fifth house of pleasure and play. Then, El Sol will move into Aquarius and your health sector, getting you back on track with your planning and perfecting!

A lot of intense inner work was demanded of you in the second half of 2020. And while you’ve certainly transformed into a poignantly self-aware version of yourself, you’re eager for a new routine. Good news: That’s coming your way starting early this month. Get ready for long-distance connections, possible travel (within safety limits) and horizon-expanding experiences. It’s time to engage with the wider world again, Virgo—and you’re primed for it!

Just block out January 30 to February 20, when your ruling planet, Mercury, has its first retrograde backspin. Be sure to back up your data and devices and to implement all your important plans before this wonky, signal-scrambling cycle. We don’t need to tell YOU that an ounce of preparation is worth a pound of cure, but during Mercury retrograde, it’s worth about a metric ton of it!

Week 1: January 1-10

Float like a butterfly

At last, the intensity lifts! On Wednesday, January 6, activator Mars ends an extended six-month trek through Aries and your intimate, tunnel-visioned eighth house. Since June 27, 2020, you’ve been taking quite a dive into your own emotional depths, exploring some raw feelings—whether you wanted to or not. It’s been incredibly eye-opening, but also quite vulnerable and even exquisitely painful at times. And now, your metamorphosis is complete.

Mars normally stays in one sign for six weeks, so having a quadruple-length visit from the edgy red planet hasn’t been easy (ouch—those childhood wounds have been poked!). But on the upside, you’ve certainly transformed, Virgo. You may have had some crucial experiences around opening your heart, especially since the pandemic exposed everyone’s quirks and imperfections. You may have merged your energy, finances and resources with other people to a deeper extent than normal, a learning experience for sure.

Through it all, Mars made you face your fears and do “shadow work.” If you felt at times like the darkness would never end, get ready. From January 6 to March 3, Mars will blaze through fellow earth sign Taurus and your visionary, expansive ninth house. The world will start to feel wide-open again, and hope and optimism return. At last!

So, Virgo, what adventure in personal growth and expansion would you like to tackle next? With go-getter Mars in this entrepreneurial and wisdom-seeking zone, a startup venture could take flight. You’ll be feeling independent and excited to spread your autonomous wings. Learning, teaching, travel and publishing are favored.

If you can’t get out of city limits due to restrictions, you can certainly blast past the mental barriers you’ve imposed on yourself. Sign up for a course—or teach one. Start getting your message out to a wider audience and connecting with people who are exploring the same big questions as you are. By the time we can all move about the cosmic cabin freely again, you could have some awesome destinations lined up!

Week 2: January 11-17

Who gets to drive?

This week finds you torn between taking a risk and tightening your grip on the reins. Should you release a bit of control in the name of greater possibilities…or is it better to keep a watchful eye on every detail? With restless Mars and Uranus both in Taurus, your growth-driven ninth house is electrified, and a part of you is eager to throw caution to the wind. But your inner micromanager could make a showing, thanks to Jupiter and cautious Saturn in Aquarius and your organized, analytical sixth house.

It all begins on Wednesday, January 13, when Mclass=”body-el-link standard-body-el-link” ars and Saturn get embroiled in a tense square. The effect is like having one foot on the gas, the other on the brake. A project or plan that’s been zooming along could hit a snag, forcing you to pause and recalibrate your budget and timeline. Further investigation may be warranted before you can take that next big step. Yet you’ll feel the urgency to move quickly. Don’t let anxious feelings force any knee-jerk moves—do your best to buy a little time for “research and development.”

Besides, on Thursday, January 14, trailblazer Uranus wakes up from a five-month retrograde in Taurus, bringing exciting growth opportunities out of the blue. With the planet of radical change in this worldly sector, you could connect with a long-distance client or collaborator. An opportunity to teach, publish or broadcast could appear, and you’ll want to make use of every platform.

The ninth house rules travel, but with restrictions on the rise, you’re more likely to book plans out into the future. Don’t let that stop you from exploring dream destinations or concocting plans to see new parts of the world. Just make sure there’s a good cancellation and refund policy before hitting “book now.”

Fun fact: For the next two weeks, there are NO retrograde planets! Take advantage of this rare “all clear” signal and make some decisive moves.

A creative project or a romantic situation is also in the spotlight on Thursday as the bold Sun and potent Pluto make their once-a-year meetup. A brewing attraction could come out into the open, or you may feel the urge to be part of a power couple. Whether it’s an artistic collab or a steamy affair, you’ll feel the dynamic energy between you and the other person.

The Sun-Pluto conjunction could also push you out onto center stage, ready or not. While the Sun is all about visibility, secretive Pluto may make you more reluctant to let it all hang out. Remember: You don’t have to reveal all your deep, dark secrets in order to shine, Virgo. Craft your pitch or choose a few key details of your story, add some compelling headshots and play PR maven for yourself. Your talents deserve to be witnessed!

Ready to break free from limitations? On Sunday, January 17, a once-every-seven-years event occurs as expansive Jupiter and liberated Uranus form a tricky square. Should you dive into a project fully or keep your options open? It will be nearly impossible to decide under these skies. Let yourself explore every option fully before settling on any one direction.

Week 3: January 18-24

Done is NOT better than perfect

Cleanup in aisle six…or should we say house six? This week, your sensible and systematic sixth house will be #lit as the Sun blazes into Aquarius until February 18, joining your ruling planet, Mercury, expansive Jupiter and structured Saturn. Since Virgo is the natural governor of this zodiac zone, you’ll be in your element, ready to plan, perfect and purify.

Get out the rubber gloves and trash bags for a major cleaning and decluttering mission. Break out your favorite spreadsheet app, start a new bullet journal or treat yourself to a gorgeous new day planner—whatever makes your orderly Virgoan nature happiest!

But before you start color-coding data cells and bleaching every countertop, stay nimble, Virgo! Speedy Mars is heating up your expansive ninth house this week, distracting you from your due diligence. But some of those divergences could be mighty tempting…so don’t pack your calendar with so many to-dos that you miss out on adventurous side roads.

On Wednesday, January 20, Mars unites with changemaker Uranus in Taurus and your ninth house of growth, adventure and expansion. A sudden opportunity could appear, but you’ll have to move FAST to seize it. This might involve a startup business, a long-distance connection or a chance to travel (even if it’s after Covid restrictions lift).

This disruptive alliance could also find you feeling claustrophobic and trapped by all your mundane responsibilities. Is it time to make a quick jailbreak? On Saturday, January 23, Mars will square off against freedom-seeking Jupiter. Will you find liberation by escaping your duties—or by setting up an efficient system that allows you to work smarter, not harder?

You’ll be on the horns of this very dilemma all weekend, possibly even obsessing over whether you need to bow out of a big commitment or build a better structure—one that allows you to burgeon without burnout.

Casting a strong vote for creating a strong, stabilizing system is Saturday’s annual Sun-Saturn conjunction, a once-a-year moment that can be sobering yet clarifying. As boundary hound Saturn meets the limitless Sun, you’re forced to recognize that you’re only human and to see the hardships or downside of a situation without even a peek through your rose-colored glasses.

Warning: Everything can seem harder and more defeating than it really is at a Sun-Saturn connection. But as a Virgo, you like to look with an unflinching eye at what any buildout—whether it’s committing to a business venture or repainting your kitchen—will really take to be done right. So spend the weekend mapping your vision to a master plan, and you can move into the last week of January feeling confident and clear about your goals!

Week 4: January 25-31

Ducks in a row—with miracles in tow

Health and organization are the focal points of this week as a posse of planets piles into Aquarius and your service-oriented, wellness-focused sixth house. The Sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn are all in this idealistic sign, bringing out your inner project manager. Since Virgo is the natural ruler of the sixth house, you’ll be “in the zone,” ready to belatedly tackle the New Year’s resolutions you haven’t yet gotten around to implementing.

On Tuesday, January 26, the Sun in Aquarius will square off against disruptor Uranus in Taurus, echoing the tension of the January 17 Jupiter-Uranus square. Once again, you’ll be torn between the urge to take a sudden leap of faith and to throw caution to the wind…with a strong tug from your inner micromanager.

You can’t truly fly if you’re always riding the brake—but you also don’t want to throw away everything you’ve built. Try to find that elusive middle ground, knowing that your nervous system is likely to get a bit frayed by the intensity of this Sun-Uranus face-off. Watch for fragile egos and erratic behavior, and stay centered so you don’t get sucked in.

A peak moment arrives on Thursday, January 28—one that could put you in touch with your true inner radiance. The first full moon of the year lands in Leo and your twelfth house of closure, healing and divine epiphanies. Both full moons and the twelfth house specialize in transitions. If you didn’t declare “cosmic closure” on the hardships of 2020 a month ago, this is your moment to do so. An artistic or spiritual project you’ve been working on since the August 18 Leo new moon could come together now.

There’s even more magic in the air today as the Sun conjuncts expansive Jupiter in their once-a-year merging, known as the Day of Miracles. This is considered by astrologers to be one of the luckiest days of the year. With your hardworking sixth house in play, you could have a mental or spiritual breakthrough around finding ways to work smarter and more effectively.

Look for inspiration around delegating important tasks to trusted helpers, acknowledging where you need help and support (and then actually asking for it) and breakthroughs in healthy self-care. Been dreaming of the perfect right-hand helper/cheerleader? Today may be the day they walk through the door (or pop up in your inbox).

Nail down your introductions and get the ball rolling, but don’t sign on the dotted line just yet. That’s because on Sclass=”body-el-link standard-body-el-link” aturday, January 30, communication planet Mercury (your galactic guardian) will go retrograde in sometimes erratic Aquarius and your sixth house of getting things done until February 20. You’ve had your inspired, lucky moment—and now you may suddenly feel a bit befuddled and disorganized. (Where could that file have possibly gone?)

Safeguard your health and watch out for “accidental” breaks in social distancing rules—because it will be easier to catch whatever germs that are in the air, especially since your stress levels may spike. Use this time to get organized, deep-clean your house and tweak your 2021 plans. Keep yourself , and this tricky transit will pass in no time.

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Ready for a break from the intensity, Virgo? On January 6, a transformational six-month cycle comes to an end. Lusty Mars has been in Aries and your intimate eighth house since June 27, 2020, staying four times longer than usual. You’ve had a front-row seat to your rawest emotions, and at times, there was no avoiding those vulnerable feelings.

On the upside, the eighth house rules sex and sensuality, and with intensifier Mars here, some Virgos made the most of this cycle behind closed doors. But with the pandemic thwarting your mojo and meet-cute opportunities, you may also have experienced some of the red planet’s frustrating tendencies, especially while Mars was retrograde from September 9 to November 13, 2020.

On January 6, Mars finally moves on to a new sign and won’t return to this part of your chart for a couple years. Until March 3, Mars will blaze through fellow earth sign Taurus and your expansive ninth house. While Taurus moves at a more cautious pace than Aries, this is still a time for growth and movement. New opportunities could come out of left field, and for some Virgos, a long-distance attraction could heat up.

The other love planet, Venus, has been a bit moody too—at least since December 15, when she started a visit to Sagittarius and your emo fourth house. But by January 8, that will become a dim memory as Venus sashays into Capricorn and your passionate, playful fifth house until February 1. The rest of the month will turn up the heat, and while we know pandemic precautions are a must, you can certainly flirt like a champion, even if it’s from afar. Get the Valentine’s Day celebrations started a month early.

A red-hot day arrives on January 9, when Venus and Mars form their annual harmonious trine (120-degree angle) in these expansive and open-hearted zones. You can finally feel adventurous and playful enough to express your desires without being attached to any outcomes. In other words, flirt for flirting’s sake…and let Cupid’s chips fall where they may.

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January 9: Venus-Mars trine

Bring on the lasting love! As affectionate Venus and passionate Mars harmonize in stable earth signs, you could have true romance with all the trimmings—sensuality and stability. Skip the “come here now go away” players and their mixed messages. A partner who makes you feel secure is suddenly the most attractive catch in town. Coupled? Mark a long-term relationship with a thoughtful gift to let your mate know how much you cherish them.

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One Sided Love Relationships | You start a process of dating and discover the wonders of another person. You find yourself enthusiastic and happy to take the risk of allowing yourself to rely on vulnerability and openness. You find yourself unselfishly creating more and more space in your life for the person and doing more to show a growing admiration and love for this person.

One Sided love relationships: how to spot and leave them

But as time goes on, you begin to realize that you are the person who always initiates to say, "I love you," and that although your partner says, "I love you" as a reaction, you notice that your partner just do not make every effort to show that you are as special as you think your partner is for you. It begins to dawn on you that you may have a one-sided relationship.

Unilateral relationships occur when a person falls deeply in love compared to the other person. Yet, the person who is not so deeply in love may say "I love you" as a reaction when he or she experiences a state of deep love more than love. This creates confusion in the relationship by making the person in deep love believe that love is mutual, while in reality it is not. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Why do people say that they are in love if they love someone more than someone else? Often people like to be addressee and to be the center of another person's world. Finally, who would not enjoy to have the love generously appreciated by another person? So, when confronted with a person who says "I love you", such individuals simply repeat the words because they do not want to lose the person who is in love with them.

They may even feel a strong bond or worship for the person who loves them, but usually it is not the attention of the person, companionship and all the things the person brings to their lives by losing love. So the motive to say "I love you" can sometimes come from an egoistic place versus an authentic place.

People can also try to believe themselves in faith that they are in love because they do not want to hurt the other person. Yet this approach creates more pain for both people on the road and can lead to deep injuries and the loss of confidence.

Some people have not developed a deeper level of self-awareness and attention to really know what they feel inside. They may be confused, afraid or unworthy of love. So, they may not even realize that they are not in love, but simply enjoy the fact that you are in love with them and maybe you are intrigued or fascinated by you. They may have dreamed of having a loving partner like you, but they can not believe that you are real and do not know how to deal with the fact that love has finally been manifested by you.

How do you know if love is one-sided or if your partner is really in love with you? You simply observe the actions and energy of your partner because behavior reveals more than words how we really feel about someone. Actions and energy never lie.

Signs that you are both in love

People who are in love welcome love and feel so worthy that when a partner gives love, the other partner easily goes back and forth because both people feel good about themselves and their ability to embrace love.

This ease of moving back and forth is also reflected in how people communicate their feelings. Both people feel at ease as they express and initiate and say, "I love you", versus one person who says in the first place: "I love you", while the other person responds with "(I love you too)."

When love is reciprocal, after someone makes love, the romantic expressions and ways of showing how much you value someone else become greater. Physically affectionate behavior increases, such as more hand holding, cuddling and sitting close to in public. Gestures of romantic gifts or thoughtful gifts also increase as both people enjoy new ways of showing how they think about each other. So we have an increase in communication, but also actions that back up those words.

Even if love is mutual, both people want to see each other more often and commit themselves to creating quality time to pass on together actively engaged in planning and valuing date nights and sleepover. Both people also share the work and responsibility of planning the date against just one person who does the bulk of the work to figure out where to go and what to do.

So both people create a stream in which they have a high priority for each other's lives. For example, if your loved one is ill or has a difficult time, you actively make it a priority to spend time with your love, even if just watching a movie together or sitting together and talking quietly, instead of choosing to stay with other friends or do some shopping that could be postponed for a day or two.

In addition, people who mutually love each other have healthy limits and strive to share positive energy and to enthusiastically embrace the time they share with each other. They are also willing to plan again if they are not in a room to bring positive energy to others. In other words, both people appreciate creating a positive impact on their partners, versus creating situations where a partner dumps negative energy on the other because of stress or challenges in life. This is a matter of respect and boundary that naturally comes from falling in love - for when we are in deep love, we are conscious to create spaces of positive energy to elevate each other.

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Yet some people may think: "If my partner really loves me, all my negative experiences or baggage must be accepted as part of the package of who I am." But think about that after all. Would you really throw smelly garbage at the feet of someone you really love and respect and say, "If you love me, please walk with me through all the trash that I've collected outside this relationship?" That's ridiculous, right? So people who have deep love and mutual respect for each other are careful to check their baggage from the past or emotional waste at the door and keep the energy of the relationship free of negative influences outside of the relationship.

Amorous partners also welcome feedback (both positive and constructive) and look for ways to improve what they do to keep partners happy. When conflicts occur in the relationship, both people are determined to talk it out without being defensive or to make comments such as: "Well if I do not please you or if I am not what you want me to be, maybe we should just put an end to this because with everything I have in my life, I really do not need it. "Instead, people are willing to listen to find out where the gaps lie between what everyone has agreed to be for the other versus what is actually working and working on it without being completely out of shape.

Last, mutually shared love fosters the health of both partners, so that their immunity increases and they feel more physically alive as they spend more time together. One-sided love, on the other hand, tends to exhaust one partner energetically, emotionally and physically, reducing T cells and other immune cells instead of increasing them so that health can be more easily affected. If you notice that your relationship is one-sided and also perceives challenges with your health, you could take a closer look at the impact of your relationship on your well-being.

Signs that love is one-sided

Love is one-sided when one person does the bulk of the relationship's work in terms of making commitments to create quality time, planning data, doing new things as a couple, and getting out of the way for the other to show how much he or she is loved.

Research shows that if someone gives more in love, he or she experiences a greater degree of love for another person, because oxytocin, the love hormone that allows us to identify more intimately with others, is released when loving behavior and give behavior. Yet research also shows that the recipient of loving behaviors can experience less of a feeling of being in love because only receiving does not activate activation of oxytocin. Reciprocation is the act that delivers oxytocin and creates an energetic completion of the cycle of giving that deepens a sense of trust, intimacy and the feelings of mutual love.

It is therefore very important to find out early in the dating process how your date looks like a mutual loving effort. Find out if your date is a natural giver and a person who enjoys feeding and pampering others. Observe actions not just as words, because many people imagine that they are givers or those who like to spoil their partners, but sometimes their actual behaviors do not produce their spoken representations of themselves.

During the pursuit of dating, people will often struggle to be givers. Pay attention to how the person behaves after you have brought the relationship to a deeper level through love companies. Affectionate behavior, giving a romantic gift, promoting positive energy and giving high priority to spending time together should increase, but in a one-sided relationship these behaviors decrease after a couple has made love.

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Another significant sign that love is one-sided is that only one person experiences sexual orgasms during sex. Sex is about the mutual exchange of energy and if love (one of the strongest energies we can feel) is not mutual, this imbalance will often manifest itself as a challenge in achieving a sexual climax with a partner.

Unless there is a physical or medical reason that hinders the sexual climax, there is no reason why a couple in deep love would not experience sexual orgasms. Why is this important in a love relationship? The climactic action together releases oxytocin, which creates an intimate bond and increases the feelings of love.

People who do not let themselves be completely relaxed in love or are not in love unknowingly deny themselves the intimacy of a climax with a partner and may not recognize that their bodies tell them that they are not really allowing themselves to connect with their partner through love. Sometimes fears, problems with trust, uncertainties, feelings of unworthiness or emotional baggage of past relationships can also be factors that do not allow themselves this level of sexual and emotional intimacy. In any case, the body clearly communicates that there are blockades around intimacy, and without intimacy mutual love can not thrive and grow.

This challenge in the sexual arena can also be influenced by events outside the bedroom, where there may be an inequality around the priority level that both people are willing to create space for each other in their lives. Usually one person will give the person who is the object of love a high priority in life, while the other partner will degrade the partner who is in love to the lower burner of life and not consider that person as a priority as a priority. without even realizing that they are doing this. When people do not feel that they are valued enough to become a priority, it reduces sexual interest and the desire to bond through love relationships.

These behaviors are examples that indicate that a partner does not make you a priority as a love object - and may be a sign that your relationship is one-sided.

* Your partner will call you regularly at the end of the evening if you are tired or already asleep instead of making it a priority to call you earlier in the evening when you are actually available to be present to talk or even talk to meet in person.

* Your partner gives you crumbs of time and adapts to all the many things in his or her life, versus making advanced plans to spend non-distracting time with you.

* Your partner participates and makes other activities that are not time-sensitive, a higher priority than spending time with you.

* Your partner will not hesitate to ask you for favors that require you to sacrifice your time and energy, but when it's time to answer, the partner says his or her plate is too full of other obligations and can even get angry and say that you expect or want too much if you express disappointment or pain that your partner did not forget the priority and energy you give him or her.

It is important to ask yourself whether you see these behaviors as a lack of priority. Therefore, why would you be an option if you deserve the priority?

Finally, people in unilateral relationships will unconsciously sabotage the relationship to the end because it is not what they really want - but again this behavior often comes from the sphere of their conscious awareness.

These are the partners who suddenly start acting aloof or negligent or become defensive when you try to talk to them. They essentially drive you away, but try to make it seem as if your expectations are unrealistic or demanding. These are particularly harmful partners in relationships, because instead of acknowledging that their inability to feel comfortable with you or embrace love is the source of their fear, they are trying to blame the partner. This can leave the partner who loved and was very wounded and in a state of shock, self-doubt and pain.

How to deal with the one-sided relationship

Love is a miracle and life is too short to enter into relations that are one-sided. If you suspect or feel that you have a one-sided love affair, follow these strategies:

Make your partner aware that you feel that things are not mutual in terms of support, expressions of love, priority etc.

If your partner really loves you, he or she increases the behavior to balance, rather than just saying, "You're right, I'm not behind my part of the relationship." Actions speak more than words. Do not just accept words.

After sharing your concerns with your partner, spend them a month or so to observe shifts in behavior and share more feedback. If you still do not see positive and consistent change, or if you experience an increase in unsupportive or selfish behavior, appreciate yourself enough to end the relationship.

Avoid being dramatic and just say, "I really feel that the relationship is one-sided, so I'm going back a step and letting you go because I earn more."

When you choose to end the relationship, make sure you surround yourself with loving support from family and friends and immerse yourself in activities that awaken your mind to heal the wound that comes from loving someone who does not love on the same level.

Also hold tight to your limits, because often when you retire from people who enjoyed your affection, but do not really pay back to the level you earn, they will suddenly step up their efforts. But this is not about being in love with you. This is about missing what you bring into their lives. So you have to be strong and not withdraw in the relationship, because as soon as you enter into the relationship again, they will fall back into the same pattern because they are not sincere and unselfishly in love with you. Remember that you gave the person the opportunity to go into different behavior, but they chose not to do so. So save yourself the time, energy and pain of reintroducing such a person and instead embrace the idea that you deserve mutual unselfish love with a partner who is truly in space to welcome and respond to everything you need to share.

People who love their whole heart are extraordinary jewels capable of attracting others who are also willing, able and ready for the deepest love. Remember that, confirm it and put it on a note where you can see that every day to remind you that you love deep love.

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Stress – Why adrenals are the wrong target

When a person experiences “stress” for long periods of time, it’s now well documented that this hormonal response contributes to most if not all chronic pain syndromes. Whether it’s an older person whose stress response is from an inflamed brain and presents itself as poor brain endurance, achy joints, and poor digestion (one of the first signs of poor brain function) or whether it’s a younger person who is pushing their brain too hard, working too long, overstimulating their brain with too many personal devices and TV time, and getting too little sleep, stress hormones are highly destructive to human physiology.

When the level of stress becomes “a problem” for people the majority of medical practitioners (unknowingly) and alternative practitioners (knowingly) first address the adrenal glands. Drugs for stress, anxiety, and panic attacks are among the most prescribed drugs in America. They mostly address adrenal function. “You can’t fix anything until you fix the adrenal glands” – has been an alternative practitioner mantra since the 1960’s. Adrenal Glandulars, B Vitamins, Adaptocrine Herbs, certain minerals are all attempts to return the adrenals to normal function.

However, the adrenals are not the problem. The true problem lies in the brain stress pathways and general brain degeneration (wear and tear, inflammation). The adrenals themselves are simply cortisol (stress hormone) factories, putting out stress hormones in response to directions from the brain. Chronic stress causes them to over produce cortisol, bombarding both the brain and the body with stress hormones. The adrenals may become over exhausted from wear and tear and then begin to be unable to make enough cortisol. (The body needs not too much or too little cortisol but just the right amount) Then the body cannot muster enough energy (because the adrenals work to make energy too) to respond to even mild life chemical or pathological stressors such as a common viral infection or a bad day at work, and fatigue sets in. Although there are times when adrenal glands indeed need and respond (temporarily) to nutritional support, it is better to address the true core cause – that is to strengthen and support brain function and if present, slow brain degeneration. Treating the brain will relieve the over activation of the adrenals – and a number of other neurological imbalances at the same time.

How does one do that? Our mentor taught us to first look at poor brain endurance and its causes. Is that person getting enough Omega 3’s or Methyl B-12? Do you have low serotonin or GABA (neurotransmitter chemicals that calm your brain down)? Do you have anemia (the brain needs enough O2 not to get stressed or degenerated) or do you have blood sugar imbalances (the brain needs blood sugar to work- but just the right amount – kind of like cortisol)

Or do you just need to calm down. Easier said than done. But on a practical level, maybe your brain just needs more of the proper type of stimulation – such as walking outside, engaging in social activities, working on intellectually stimulating problems, making more time for yourself or more gentle exercises and less of the detrimental stimulations: overly full activity schedules, too much television, IPhone, computer time, and too little sleep. These are legitimate baseline lifestyle strategies that may help.

If these stress strategies are not sufficient for your level of brain stress, then it may be appropriate to move on to the next “level of” addressing brain stress mechanisms.

Should these levels of care not calm the overwrought or fatigued adrenals then – and only then – should you turn to the next level of care. This approach starts with the adrenal adaptogens. Although they are called adrenal adaptogens, these herbs do not work on the adrenal glands, but instead on the stress pathways in the brain (the correct target) particularly the hippocampus (short term memory loss and circadian rhythm, poor sleep area, and off button for the stress cycle). Starting to see the non-adrenal first pattern? Even the herbs that work best address the brain. These adaptogens include ashwagandha, Panax Ginsing, Rhodiola Rosea, Holy Basal Extract, and Eleuthero Extract. These are all powerful botanicals that impact brain chemistry and brain pathology stress responses in a positive way. Some work better for one person than another and for some others these botanicals will have a greater effect when used in combination. It is best to consult a professional on this point.

Should you continue to experience “stress” symptoms after this step, then proceeding to herbal and nutritional compounds for brain inflammation (extremely common) can offer further support and improvement. Supporting brain inflammation should be considered especially if in addition to classic adrenal fatigue or stress symptoms you are experiencing brain fog or have some other systemic inflammation (i.e., gut, burning nerves, autoimmune problems). If your entire body is inflamed you may also have aches and pains everywhere as an indicator of systemic inflammation affecting brain function.

Chronic stress hormonal responses can also cause constriction of blood vessels leading to poor oxygenation of the brain. The brain needs proper stimulation, lack of inflammation, proper glucose (not discussed in this article but refers to hypoglycemic insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, syndrome x, pre-diabetes, diabetes 1, 2, and now 3) and proper oxygenation to heal and function well. Oxygenation to the brain can become impaired by anemias, COPD, asthma, bronchitis, heart failure, and chronic stress, thus impairing the brains’ rest and digest system and causing the brain to overstimulate and produce inflammation. When any of these situations occur, the adrenals take the hit. But they, not the adrenals, should be the focus of treatment first.

Strategies to reduce the stress response, dampen brain inflammation, and support blood flow to the brain, in conjunction with supporting brain health and brain activity, have the potential to halt the nosedive into escalating brain degeneration and to restore healthy adrenal function. For those who knowingly lead stressful lives but are not in a position to change things, taking adrenal (and even brain) nutritional compounds can help buffer the effects of a stressful schedule and thus help prevent brain inflammation, degeneration, and fatigue. But those compounds for the adrenals (and brain) cannot create long term results in the presence of or make up for a poor diet, blood sugar imbalances, and food intolerances. A good diet is critical. They also cannot make up for a lifestyle or career that is creating excessive mental and emotional stress. Stress inducing life styles must be modified for best results. Only then can the overstimulated brain calm down and give your adrenals the opportunity to recover.

    References: 1. Kelly GS. Nutritional and Botanical Interventions to Assist with the Adaptation to Stress. Altern. Med. Rev. 1999 Aug:4:249-65

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What’s the Rush?

My dog, Wabi, lives for his daily walk. The word alone sends him into a tailspin of delight. Yet he spends most of our outings pulling at the limit of his leash, desperate to get to the next yard, next corner, next fire hydrant. He careens from hosta to street sign as if in a sniffing version of a hot-dog-eating contest. Technically, we’re not going anywhere — the walk is the destination — but this doesn’t slow him down one bit.

Truth be told, I often go through my days the way Wabi approaches his walks, rushing from one task to the next, looking forward to crossing items off my to-do list even as I’m doing them. And it’s not just onerous chores I hurry through, either. I’m often thinking three steps ahead even while enjoying what’s supposed to be a nice, relaxing meal.

My dog and I aren’t the only ones in a rush. For many of us, the habit is reinforced by nearly every aspect of our modern lives. From speed reading and speed dating to the ever-increasing speeds of the little supercomputers we carry in our pockets, the overwhelming directive of American culture seems to be, Hurry!

Web-browser extensions increase the speed of online videos’ playback time, lest we watch too few YouTube offerings in any given hour. Instead of broadcasting alarming new headlines every 24 hours, news outlets now drop bombshells every 24 minutes.

“The world is a giant smorgasbord of things to do, consume, and experience, and we want to have it all,” says journalist Carl Honoré, author of In Praise of Slowness. “The problem is that having it all is a recipe for hurrying it all.”

Even our bodies change in response to this harried environment. In his book Timeshifting, Stephan Rechtschaffen, MD, explains “entrainment,” a law of physics that compels disparate rhythms to ultimately synchronize. Two pendulums swinging in different cadences, for example, will eventually sync up if placed side by side. Rechtschaffen argues that we are similarly inclined to sync up with the accelerating pace of life.

“We no longer entrain to the sounds of birds [or] the waves on the shore. Today instead we move to the rhythms of computers,” he writes.

“We’re in a tunnel,” explains Robert Butera, PhD, author of Meditation for Your Life. “We’re not aware of how fast we’re going, because everything around us is humming that way.” It takes concerted effort, he says, to resist the pressure and learn to slow down.

Where’s the Fire?

It’s not only outside forces that keep us moving faster than necessary. Many of us rush because we’re chasing some anticipated moment of happiness: If I can just finish writing this article, driving through rush hour, and get dinner on the table, then I can relax and feel good.

But when our internal clocks are still madly ticking, we can’t fully enjoy the experiences we’ve hurried to create for ourselves. “As the pace of our lives grows faster and faster, our definition of a ‘moment’ grows shorter and shorter, moving our awareness of time into ever-tinier increments,” Rechtschaffen notes.

“By cramming each moment so full of events, we leave ourselves no time to actually experience them in any meaningful way.”

Without making a conscious effort to downshift and entrain to a slower rhythm, we may end up watching our lives pass by in a monotonous wash, leapfrogging the present moment and anxiously awaiting the next.

For some of us, speed is just a defense mechanism. Many experts suggest that what we really fear is not wasting time, but encountering empty moments in which we might come face-to-face with feelings we’d rather ignore.

“People stay in a rush because it’s easier,” says New Jersey–based psychologist Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD. “There are things they’d have to face if they slowed down.”

It’s not just emotional discomfort that gets stifled, either. When we avoid confronting sadness or regret, we’re also likely to miss out on wonder and delight. Rushing is not a selective anesthetic.

This superficiality can weaken our most important relationships, and when those suffer, so does our health. Deep social connections have been shown to increase longevity, strengthen the immune system, and support cognitive functions. But they take time — and attention — to build and sustain.

We may think social media can help us connect on the fly with more people, but a recent study found that heavy usage can increase feelings of loneliness and isolation. For me, spending an hour “liking” 20 acquaintances’ photos online doesn’t remotely confer the same sense of warmth and connection I feel after spending 10 minutes talking with a friend in person.

Rushing to Slow Down

Even when we try to slow our internal rhythms, it can end up being counterproductive. More than once, I’ve found myself careening into the parking lot of my yoga studio with a racing heart and clenched jaw, trying to make it through the door and onto my mat on time. (Here’s a riddle: Just how much yoga does it take to undo the stress of constantly running late to yoga?)

“Culturally, there’s a lot of pressure to do more and be better,” says Becker-Phelps. “Even self-improvement is often about doing more, as opposed to practicing more self-acceptance and simply being in the moment.”

If you’re cramming your schedule with ever more activities and commitments that you’re scrambling to meet, even ones geared toward relaxation, Butera suggests you may be running from something. “Rushing can be a version of addiction,” he explains. “Adding a yoga class or some other intervention can just be a way of perpetuating it.”

Consider whether you’re trying to prove something or please somebody, or whether your sense of self-worth might be dependent on rushing around. “You can’t break the pattern without understanding it,” Butera says.

Becker-Phelps agrees. “Slowing down is a life-perspective change, and that’s harder than learning a technique or two.”

Find the Balance

I will probably never drift serenely down a sidewalk. My mother called me “Loper” after she became weary of trotting to keep up with me when I was a kid. But slowing down isn’t simply a matter of pace; it’s a matter of presence and awareness — and those are things any of us can practice.

“Finding balance in life is similar to riding a 20-speed bicycle,” observes Rechtschaffen. “True success, deep satisfaction, and longevity are promoted by learning to shift gears to find the best rhythm for each moment.”

That means you can be mindfully brisk as long as you consciously choose to shift into high gear. “The problem is [that] when your brain is pushing faster than your body, it gets disconnected from the moment,” says Becker-Phelps.

We don’t need to spend so much of our time straining at the limits of our leashes, mindlessly gobbling up maximum stimuli and racing to the conclusion. Consciously noting our pace and its effect on our surroundings isn’t always easy, but the stakes may be nothing less than our ability to feel fully alive.

Just as the clock seems to speed up when we operate from a place of scarcity (not enough time, not enough pleasure, not enough productivity), slowing our internal metronome invites a sense of abundance.

To that end, here are a few practical tips to help you start slowing down and enjoying the luxury of now.

5 Ways to Slow Down

Illustrations by Cliff Alejandro

1. Take the Long View

When you feel yourself reacting to some external stimuli with an impulse to speed up, push pause. “During this brief time-out, imagine yourself looking back on this ‘crisis’ a year from now,” says Honoré, “and notice how insignificant it will look then.”

Becker-Phelps offers a similar suggestion. “Ask yourself: At your 100th birthday party, how will you feel good about having spent your time?” she says. This can help clarify your priorities and bring a wiser perspective to your current urgency.

Once you’ve sorted out what’s truly important to you — family time, meaningful work — you can choose to make more room for those experiences and learn how to savor them.

2. Make Time by Doing Less

“We have a deep-seated conviction that more work, more enrichment activities for the kids, more likes on Facebook or Instagram, more stuff would be better,” writes Christine Carter, PhD, a senior fellow at the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of The Sweet Spot: How to Accomplish More by Doing Less. But, she adds, “unless we like feeling exhausted and overwhelmed, we need to accept that more is not -necessarily better.”

Carter recommends taking the minimum effective dose (MED) approach to activities in your life — spending the minimum amount of time on checking email, meditating, and exercising that you need to feel effective and balanced — and liberating yourself from other people’s expectations or demands on your time.

3. Schedule Unstructured Time

Honoré suggests picking consistent times of the day when you switch off all technology. Maybe it’s at dinnertime or in the hour before going to bed. He also advises incorporating a slow ritual into your day. Whether it be yoga, gardening, reading a novel, sketching, or playing an instrument, choose an activity that “inoculates you against the virus of hurry.”

Butera notes that nature is particularly effective at entraining us into a slower rhythm. “Go into nature with no devices,” he advises. He also recommends taking one day a week away from all technology, wherever you are. “We all need a regular tech sabbath.”

4. Check In

“Stop at random moments throughout the day and ask yourself if you’re going too fast,” advises Honoré. “If you are, return to the task or the moment more slowly.” If you find yourself automatically reaching for your phone at a red light or in the middle of a conversation, pause, notice the impulse, and imagine it’s an ocean wave you’re surfing, using your breath to maintain balance as the wave rises and eventually subsides.

5. Build a Buffer

Slowing down can be tough if you’re afraid you won’t live up to your obligations. “We pack in events so tightly that we end up running from one thing to the next,” says Honoré. “Or we go into firefighting mode, because even the slightest delay can throw off our tightly wound schedules.”

You can avoid this simply by building in more time between commitments. If you normally schedule 10 minutes to get from point A to point B, allow yourself 15 minutes instead. If you do find yourself running late, remember that it’s not worth the danger of speeding or driving erratically. It’s better to arrive at your destination 30 seconds late than in the afterlife 30 years too early.

Learning to slow down might be tricky at first, but let’s face it: The time we have on Earth is limited. Shouldn’t we do all we can to enjoy it while we’re here?

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How to Increase Search Engine Rankings for a Redesigned Website

As a small business, your internet site is your finest advertising tool and asset. You need to leverage it as such. It is the first aspect that your customers are going to peer. It can also be a sturdy purchaser acquisition tool to gather customers via engines like google, social media, and so on.

Regardless of your size, it is continually a great concept to redo your internet site and its layout

My small business redesigns our internet site every 12 months and a half of. It is this kind of long technique that, essentially, as soon as we finish the layout, we begin operating on the subsequent one. The cause for this? We see how a good deal value it gives us with leads, and it’s miles an essential piece of our enterprise. If you haven’t redone your internet site in as a minimum the final 3 years, then you definitely need to inspect it. However, in case you do grow to be redoing it, you’ll additionally want to make sure that, when you circulate, your scores don’t go through however as a substitute growth. Otherwise, what’s the factor?

Platform Selection

Before you begin choosing a brand new website design, you need to take into account of the platform you’re on. Also, have an open mind with regards to platforms. We have been on WordPress for all time and adore it. However, during our new redesign technique, we had been thinking about diverse systems, along with Craft, Square Space, and extra.

Competitor Analysis

Whether you are making the website yourself or the use of an enterprise to help you, ensure there’s a competitor analysis. Make positive you are not simply searching at corporations that you assume complete along with your commercial enterprise. Look at businesses which might be competing with you for a search engine real estate. You can do that by the use of a tool like SEMRush, in which you can see what competition rank for.

How to Increase Pancreas Function

If common people would be asked where their pancreas is placed or the feature of the pancreas, lots of them might scratch their head. You may listen to the vague answer “It is somewhere within the stomach”, “pancreas causes diabetes”, “pancreatic most cancers is an awful disease” and so on.

The pancreas is a critical organ for our frame. People can live on without the belly, small gut and colon however no longer lengthy without the pancreas. Life relies upon in this small gland, deeply hidden in the stomach hollow space. The pancreas is an organ with dual responsibilities. Most individuals are handiest aware of the function of the pancreas in sugar metabolism and that pancreas produces insulin, the essential hormone to save you diabetes.

The 2d feature of the pancreas is generating digestive enzymes – effective proteins that break up food we devour into debris small sufficient to travel thru the intestinal wall so that we can digest and assimilate this food.

Only by the use of our pancreatic digestive enzymes, we can remodel our meals into the energy and make our personal cells. Without pancreatic digestive enzymes, we could not stay. The characteristic of many organs and structures and the complete frame’s health, strongly depend on the health of our digestive machine and specifically our pancreas.

What is taking place if pancreas produces low amount or now not desirable pleasant of digestive enzymes?

Without proper quantity of pancreatic enzymes undigested meals fermented, spoiled, rot by way of intestinal microorganisms and irritates the intestinal partitions. To dispose of this waste our body has simply two openings: mouth and anus.

Ask each person round and nearly everyone has some form of unpleasant GI signs and symptoms: gasoline, belly distention, belching, heartburn, abdominal cramps, pains, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea/constipation, and so forth. These are symptoms of indigestion and have a sturdy correlation with the low pancreatic feature.

Most human diseases depend on two huge issues: 

1. The deficiency of important substances inside the frame such as water, proteins, minerals, trace factors, nutrients and so on: As your car without gasoline would prevent transferring, so will the deficiency of the essential vitamins stop the organs from appearing their proper responsibilities.

2. Toxicity (chemical or organic): Toxicity literally kills the cells and harmfully influences the body’s metabolism causing infection, pain, most cancers development and so on. These two factors are at once related to pancreatic health.

    5 Best Real Estate Keywords Search Tools in 2017

Finding the right keywords on your actual property commercial enterprise is the real challenge. In truth, it is very critical to start with. You want to go looking the proper keywords so one can entice the right target audience on your enterprise. At the identical time, you want to think about the opposition. The keywords that you must use ought to skip thru your competitors otherwise you want to look for phrases that have much less competition so that it will in all likelihood help you to rank at search engine websites. This would not mean that you want to look for the phrases that no one is searching and chasing for you’re losing your main objective.

Google Keyword Planner

This is one of the most famous keywords seek tool however you might nonetheless want to remember this for reference and to in shape the alternative effects you discover in different seek equipment. This device is loose and integrated at once with Google AdWords. You want to have Google AdWords account to use this tool.

SEOBook’s Keyword Suggestion Tool

This is a first-rate website by Aaron Wall that draws seek information from specific reliable assets. You can use this as a cross-referencing device.

AdCenter Add-in (for Excel)

You may also need to check your keywords with Microsoft keyword device. It might be confined to MSN statistics but it will give you interesting insights so one can guide you along with your keyword strategy. It isn’t only Google that you desired to delight, but you may additionally need to rank with other search engines like google websites like MSN.

WordTracker

Small real estate businesses are the use of WordTracker to not simplest studies for keywords however additionally to construct new links which you can not find in other seek gear. It additionally lets you increase an SEO strategic platform. The most effective restriction of this tool is that some of the times the effects it gives are fewer than its competitors.

SEMRush

This is an awesome device to keep an eye fixed along with your competitors. This gear offers loads more than the others. You can add your URL to see what keywords are ranking along with your internet site or you could upload your competition URL to peer which phrases rank with it.

The Stirling Engine

A ‘Stirling Engine’ is inside the own family of warmth engines

It is a closed cycle regenerative warm air (or other everlasting fuel) engine. Closed cycle manner that there’s a fixed quantity of the ‘running fluid’ within the device. There is no intake, there’s no exhaust.

The Stirling engine was first patented in 1816 by using Dr

Robert Stirling. The authentic patent focused more on ‘The Economizer’ which turned into a heat exchange unit that saw primary interest for use because of the first incarnation of the solar water heater.

Originally the Stirling engine changed into developed through Robert Stirling and his brother James. It resulted in many patients and the primary Sterling in industrial use become used to pump water in a quarry in 1818. After greater development, many patents for various improvements, which include pressurization, which at once affected the quantity of labor or force the engine could produce, occurred in 1845. By this time, the energy output of this engine has been delivered as much as the extent that it could drive all of the equipment at a Dundee iron foundry.

The engine became promoted as being very gasoline retaining and changed into pushed to be a more secure alternative to steam engines of the time that had many deadly incidents contain exploding boilers. However due to the heat required and the extent of trade required, coupled with the substances of the day, the Stirling engine may want to by no means genuinely deliver the steam engine serious opposition, and with the aid of the past due 1930’s the Stirling changed into all but forgotten in mainstream technology and industry and simplest represented in abnormal toys and small air flow fans.

Around this time, Philips, the huge electric and digital producer turned into seeking to expand its market for radio sets into areas where a power source or supply of batteries was taken into consideration risk. Philips, in addition, advanced the Stirling engine via World War II and really most effective executed commercial fulfillment with the ‘reversed Stirling engine’ cryocooler. However, Philips did take out pretty a few patents and advantage a massive quantity of records about the Stirling engine.

Since the Stirling engine is a closed cycle, it contains a set mass of gas known as the “running fluid”, most normally air, hydrogen or helium. In ordinary operation, the engine is sealed and no fuel enters or leaves the engine. No valves are required, in contrast to other forms of piston engines.

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