#meanwhile coworkers with that benefit are talking about where they want to go on vacation this year

[ohbutwheresyourheart]

I don't actually really want to progress in my career right now - I'd be happy to stay with my current level of responsibility and focus more on pursuits outside of work - but unfortunately I live in a capitalist hellscape run by sadistics fucknut morons who are intentionally making life enormously worse for everyone but themselves soooooo guess who is going to be in a state of total panic trying to prep for an interview on thursday!!!!

[herkingmentality-shesunbreakable]

All Signs We have ten more weeks to enjoy Jupiter in Scorpio. Since Jupiter stays in each sign for a year, we have been reaping its benefits for months. Nevertheless, since one never appreciates something until it's gone, let's take a look at what we have before we lose it. (Ain't it the truth?) Jupiter is called the Great Benefic because it magnifies whatever it touches. It brings added value to different parts of our lives depending on the sign it is in - abundant joy, increased knowledge and the wealth of money. Read below to count your blessings before they end. (Speaking of endings, I remember Rita's tough Grandma. She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping.) Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) This is one of your most popular times of the year! Everyone wants you to sit their table. Mercury at the top of your chart promotes discussions with bosses and parents. It also makes you want to plan for your career and your professional future, and encourages you to take up new studies. Mars is lined up with your communication style so you are forthright now when talking to others. You're convincing and persuasive! Naturally, Jupiter, in your sign for the next few months, continues to bring you good fortune. It attracts people and resources that benefit you. It gives you increased poise and self-confidence. It's also the beginning of a new 12-year cycle of learning - and you have already learned so much this year! Aries (March 21-April 19) It's a social week. Enjoy schmoozing with kids, partners and members of the general public. Right now your ambition is strong and you're back in work mode. In fact, you're thinking about how you can best manage your life so that you're efficient, effective and productive. However, you have a few more months left with the current blessing of Jupiter in Scorpio, which means your partner's earnings will increase and you can benefit from the wealth of others. For the next few months, you will more easily get a loan or a mortgage or have the use of things that other people own. You might inherit or your partner will get a bonus. You can use this! Taurus (April 20-May 20) You're in play mode. This is why lucky Taurus natives are on vacation. Admittedly, home repairs and DIY projects are still in the works. Relations with coworkers are excellent; in fact some of you might begin a work-related romance. Mars ignites your desire to travel and get further education, especially formal education. The last few months of Jupiter in Scorpio will continue to benefit your partnerships and close friendships. This is also still the best time for you to get married. In the last six months, I've been delighted to encounter a number of Taurus people who have chosen this excellent time to get hitched. Perfecto! Gemini (May 21-June 20) Home and family continue to be your focus. Basically, you want to cocoon at home. ("Will someone peel me a grape?") Nevertheless, Venus and Mercury will both entice you to get out and talk to others: Mercury will push you into busy errands, short trips and intensify your desire communicate to someone; while Venus will seduce you into the arts, parties, sports events, flirtations and activities with children. As for the benefits you will receive from the last ten weeks of Jupiter in Scorpio? They will be more of the same: Jupiter will continue to give you chances to improve your health and improve your job or get a better job. Yay you! Cancer (June 21-July 22) Your busy pace continues with errands, tasks, short trips plus increased reading and writing. You're focused on moneymaking ideas and big expenditures. This might be due to redecorating projects that interest you or something to do with real estate because you do want to beautify and make your home more attractive. Be patient with partners while fiery Mars is opposite your sign. (Patience is the antidote to anger.) Meanwhile, for the next few months, lucky Jupiter will continue to bring you opportunities for vacations, romance and sexy flirtations as well as times to enjoy sports events and playful activities with kids. All the fun stuff! Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) You have suffered from insane delays, goofy mistakes, technical problems and baffling frustrations while Mercury was retrograde in Leo. Technically it's over, but you're not truly in the clear until Sept. 3. Make note of that date. Glory hallelujah! However, Mercury did bring people from the past back into your life. (That was interesting.) Now Venus creates a gentle appreciation of the beauty of your everyday world and helps you realize how fond you are of the people you know, and in turn, how much they care for you. Money is a strong focus. Jupiter in its last legs of Scorpio makes you think of real estate and ways to improve your home. Jupiter will continue to enrich your family life as well. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) This continues to be your time of power because the Sun is in your sign. (Happens for four weeks every year.) This makes you project yourself with conviction. Venus attracts money to you but it also tempts you to buy beautiful things. Mars makes you playful, flirtatious and competitive in sports. Mercury is hidden in your chart, which bodes well for doing research, studying the past and reading history. For several more months, Jupiter in Scorpio will continue to bring you opportunities to study and learn -- expanding your mind and your consciousness. Jupiter also makes your attitude to the world more generous, understanding and more tolerant, and encourages you to think big! Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You are still hiding in the tall weeds, watching the action from a distance because the Sun is waiting to enter your sign on Sept. 22. Until then, keep a low profile. Venus in your own sign counters this by making you want to socialize with others. Likewise, Mercury in your House of Friendship makes you think about friends and your attitudes to groups. It also makes you think a lot about your goals. Mars continues to create havoc at home. Fortunately, this will subside soon. (Finally!) Do make use of the last few months of Jupiter in Scorpio because this brings money to you. It boosts your income and attracts opportunities to get a better paying job or to make money on the side. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) This is one of your most popular times of the year! Everyone wants you to sit their table. Mercury at the top of your chart promotes discussions with bosses and parents. It also makes you want to plan for your career and your professional future, and encourages you to take up new studies. Mars is lined up with your communication style so you are forthright now when talking to others. You're convincing and persuasive! Naturally, Jupiter, in your sign for the next few months, continues to bring you good fortune. It attracts people and resources that benefit you. It gives you increased poise and self-confidence. It's also the beginning of a new 12-year cycle of learning - and you have already learned so much this year! Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) This is the only time all year when the Sun is at the top of your chart making you look fabulous in the eyes of bosses and parents. Since this is still happening, use this to your advantage! Ask for what you want. Make your pitch. Venus promotes warm relations with friends and members of groups. (In fact, a friend could become a lover.) Mercury makes you keen to travel and study because you want to learn and expand your world. Fiery Mars is in your House of Earnings making you keen to earn money but just as keen to spend it! The last few months of Jupiter in Scorpio will continue to deepen the spiritual dimensions of your life. This has been a learning year for you. That's good. You love to learn. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Get thee to an airport. Or maybe a road trip is your choice where you can watch those telephone poles going by. Mars in your sign makes you aggressive and energetic. Get some physical exercise to blow off pent-up steam. Mercury promotes discussions about shared property, inheritances and insurance issues; while Venus at the top of your chart creates successful relations with bosses and parents. It also attracts romance with someone older, richer or a mentor figure to you. The last few months of Jupiter in Scorpio will continue to boost your popularity. Friends have benefited you this year and will continue to benefit you. That's nice. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) This is a passionate, intense month, which means you are not casual about anything. Everything matters. Mercury opposite your sign attracts lively conversations with others. Venus makes you want to travel for pleasure and encourages romance with people who are different, especially people from other cultures. The last several months of Jupiter in Scorpio continue to bode well for you because Jupiter is at the top of your chart. This is rare. It last occurred in 2006 and will not happen again until 2029. Jupiter makes you look fantastic in the eyes of bosses and parents, which is why you're getting recognition, kudos and applause. Make the most of this because you still have a few more months! Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) The Sun is still opposite your sign, which means you need more sleep. Mercury makes you busy at work and keen to have opportunities to tackle hands-on tasks and talk to coworkers. Venus continues to attract money, favours and goodies to you from others as well as promote romance and hot sex. Mars encourages you to be physically active with groups and friends, especially in competitive sports. Meanwhile, the last few months of lucky Jupiter in Scorpio will keep bringing you travel opportunities plus chances to shine at school or get further education. Jupiter wants to show you more about your world. Think how much you have learned this year!

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[unproduciblesmackdown]

i seen a few times ppl like implying that the positive char development that the donuts are getting via their experiences has anything to do with them having Needed A Break from each other.......i’m truly bemused like. are you talking about this in terms specifically of their Relationship to each other? b/c frankly the way i was seeing it is that their relationship prior to these arcs was actually in a fairly chill place, and that they had figured out a lot of things abt their own / each others needs in terms of it that had been causing them problems and all. obviously i wasnt thinking like “guess everythings perfect for them now” since i mean it wasnt even clear they were like for sure officially ~together~ but also b/c why would it be when they’d just started to be able to have a more solid handle on their own mutual deal

but also like. the only thing we can really say is that sadie quit the big donut and got “yolo” knuck tats because there was nothing at all adequate abt the job w/o having a coworker to hang out w and the fact that lars just went off and died is like, well then live for the fuckin moment i guess huh. like that situation isnt even caused just by the fact that lars is absent, like maybe he’s on vacation or something. its that he, again, died and is still in danger and nobody knows for sure if/when he’ll get back. maybe she wouldn’t’ve started a garage band if that hadn’t happened, but its not like if she had done that and lars was still there, she would definitely be prevented from doing anything involving pursuing her interests, like. idk hopefully nobody thinks that ppl in relationships can’t have independent pursuits or focus on their personal interests

meanwhile there’s no point in saying that anything lars is doing requires sadie’s absence either. its more sort of say the absence of absolutely everyone on earth save steven for a bit there. like sure it was a factor that they got separated the way they did and he felt bad for being too panicky to help her but, same as with sadie, that has nothing to do with benefitting directly from her not being there. and its not like being separated from sadie was the One Reason he was able save everybody and get them all on a spaceship. there was like half a dozen factors there; to suggest if sadie had been there he wouldn’t be able to do this is.....i dont even know...

like fr this whole time for the both of them, the other has been probably the person they’ve been most comfortable being most like themselves around, and not feeling the kind of pressure from each other that generally stifles them in most other situations (like how lars is afraid of how ppl (he presumes negatively) judge him, how sadie feels bound by various expectations for what ppl think she’s really like (but isn’t really like))...the fact that they’re both getting to explore these different sides of themselves isnt really anything they couldnt do back on earth together. the events that happened to separate them (and separate lars from like all of earth...just to reiterate..) just happened to give them a real boost along the lines of making these decisions that impacted their development and gave them these totally new roles within totally new experiences

this is like ppl who have some idea that lars “needed” to die. like, even when its not just ppl who think so badly of lars’s char that they Wanted him to die, but rather looking back on the fact that that happened and he was killed/revived real quick lol—lars didnt Have to do that to have the development of getting to actually fight to protect others and himself and gain some confidence. he wouldve done that whether or not it had actually killed him—when he let the guys scan him without knowing it WOULDNT kill him was arguably enough to give him the same development as if the one hadnt blown up at him suddenly. and i mean, the space piracy is given a fun angle because its cool and genre, but none of them are doing it for fun. they’re trying to get to earth and not fuckin die along the way. lars is getting to continue Experiencing Some Confidence for the first time in probably ever but to present the situation he’s in and how he’s gotten there as something he “needed” is a bit cruel lol...he coulda done that on earth

like yeah if they were both living their normal lives you dont Know that some normal earth event would make them quit and sadie pursue her interests and independence while lars is put in a situation where he feels like he Belongs in a group and has confidence in himself and his ability to do like, anything. but thats coz events sort of just happen at you randomly. like how the event of being attacked by aliens basically led to this for them...it wasnt the Only Way these things could happen, its just The One Way That They Did

and like i also dont quite see that these changes theyve gotten to go through are going to put them in a perfect version of a relationship when lars gets back to earth...they still dont have the longest history of feeling kinda secure in the fact that the other really does actually like them ok, and this whole time theyve been teenz so what do you expect them having a smooth tumult-free development for, and having positive (and negative) experiences separately doesnt just automatically translate into an instantly leveled up relationship the moment they stand within 10 ft of each other again. they gotta catch up and relearn where each other is at and what their new lives and wants and needs are...and just coz their positive development might make it a bit Easier for them if some of their strongest insecurities are a lil blunted now & plus just that being happier tends to make everything easier, doesnt mean that everything is simply effortless. tbh if a relationship is effortless and stays together forever thats less Romantic And Ideal than like, sheer luck.

and it’s unrealistic (in life and in how the show doesnt make a character complete an emotional arc in a single episode or suddenly shed a defining trait just because they realize they ought to change their approach re: something or other) to think that either lars or sadie have like, completely shed all their issues as individuals anyways. and i mean, its their issues that drove them to make these changes theyre currently on. sadie being frustrated with her job, feeling unable to be herself = the motivations that means she’s now really actively pursuing what tf she feels like doing and pushing for it to continue and for it to be in line w what she wants it to be. but she’s not suddenly freed from all insecurities or feeling like everything’s perfect forever and she can never feel stifled again. plus yanno this whole time she freakin misses lars coz they’re friends and that’s not like...something she’s needed to do. absence makes the heart grow fonder but “be apart from each other indefinitely” isnt any kind of a relationship requirement. its just painful and all.

and lars knowing what its like to be afraid all the time and being frustrated abt it means he was so pushed to all at once finally stand up against what he’s scared of that he went and got himself killed, and also that he doesn’t feel the same social pressure he did on earth amongst the off colors, because he knows they know what its like to be scared all the time too—which ppl back on earth didnt understand about him. and so its the fact he’s so familiar with fear and stress that he’s able to fight for them and himself so hard now. but it’s not like you can just Decide your lifelong anxieties out of existence. after a dramatically changing experience, you’re not gonna be the same person you were before, and you’re not gonna be a totally different person. lars isnt some different person unaffected by fears or insecurities anymore. like heck he was still afraid that sadie actually didn’t miss him at all and was maybe even glad that he was gone, something that was completely in line with who he’s been and how he’s felt this whole series. and people go and be annoyed b/c i guess they expect him to just be a character Completely Changed by one dramatic yet brief part of his life rather than a character who’s still just developing and shaped by all his past experiences actually. and who, no, didnt get to choose to shed all fear b/c thats not how it works. he still feels it, he just finally got the taste of taking action anyways. plus even now that he’s not stuck in a crisis over thinking sadie might just hate him now, tbh he does still need to hear it from her that she doesnt lol)

also? tbh? lars’s Whole New Thing has been happening while he’s (mostly) isolated on a spaceship, w just the offcolors and maybe occasional interactions w hostile aliens, which hardly counts as socializing. and sadie’s whole thing of being herself and pursuing her own desires is still happening just around the cool kids really—not to mention all behind a persona. it’s actually not even that like, a lack of confidence = lack of stage fright or vice versa. its a whole other thing for her to stand up for herself and make her own choices in areas that have nothing to do with her band, even though the experiences within the band will help and give her a starting point and something to feel secure in. just like when lars is back on earth and off the ship, he won’t have the same role he has just around the off colors, just being the front of that band in his own, more imperiled, less musical way. and just coz he knows he can hold his own against destructive imperialistic colonizing aliens, doesnt mean he’s gonna be fearless in the face of the cool kids now, or think he can do anything. he’s still faced with the expectations and perceptions from ppl that he did before he left, even if the way ppl act with lars can easily change now. again, just coz things might be easier for the dnuts now doesnt mean they’ve just shrugged off their problems or are now faced with effortless paths in all aspects of their lives

theyve needed a break from the norm they used to have, but Each Other was the least of what was holding them back from changing things up for themselves. it was completely external events as much as anything else that changed things up for them, coz thats how it works sometimes—and within their new circumstances theyve gotten to experience a new situation that lets them be a bit different than they’ve gotten to be back on earth. i mean, they were really restricted. they had the terrible job, both have somewhat strained relationships w parents who dont seem to really understand who their child is, both of them feel pressured by people in general, both have insecurities, both were kind of just faced with a future that didnt involve them being able to just see happiness coming down the line. and it was a big problem for both of them tbh that neither of them really had any friends. sadie was finding it difficult to express herself or be herself, she was always in a scenario where someone (her mom, corporate policy, customers,) expected her to be a certain way that wasnt the real her, she had a crap job, nobody really seemed to know her, her tendency to Hold Back Until You Blow Up could be counterproductive to say the least. lars is stuck in the same job, with nobody thinking he’s particularly good for anything, even his parents not really expecting him to succeed in any way, desperately wanting friends but being too afraid of people to make any, being defensively irritable and pushing people away but unable to be angry on his own behalf. they’re both getting their first chance to be themselves, they’ve both stumbled into Friend Groups where they’re not only respected but supported and even esteemed, they’re both making and acting on choices completely on their own and not being as held back by their fears. but they’re the same people and none of this means the problems they’ve been dealing with are over because of it. they’ve just been forced to adapt to this change that’s come upon them, and they’ve both happened to make the most of it and be getting something positive out of a really crap situation. they could be having these arcs via a different scenario, but it would probably have to be more drawn out if nobody was in fuckin space

getting away from me slightly but its weird to say that lars and sadie Needed to be separated by lightyears thru a horrible experience and one of them is killed and still in space indefinitely. and i dont know how you’d describe what’s happening there as “a break.” that not only implies that they chose to be separated but that they have had the option to be together this whole time and continuously chosen not to, and have considered this whole experience to be a positive thing. an involuntary separation where both really wish they weren’t separated isnt a break. and to say that either of them Need to be separated in this particular way, like, man you know what their relationship needs? someone to be sent an impossible distance away & he died and might die again and might be unable to return. like, no relationship needs that or anything like that. it’d be affected by it sure, and they might be able to find silver linings in it as they have, but its never going to be necessary.....like, fucks sake if it was, how fucked up would that be

again a break would have to be something voluntarily chosen that they believed would be positive for them both, not that they believed would involve mortal peril. and they like, arent enjoying the fact theyre separated. and what the characters are going through is more about their individual developments than how it necessarily applies to their relationship—again i’d argue their relationship was in a decent place actually. not perfect obv, but good...i mean look at how good they both were at recognizing what they were both struggling with re each other. lars didnt Almost Die or anything, until later. and i imagine this stuff is going to help, but not in a “if this hadnt happened their relationship would be doomed” way. and again it is kinda wild to say that any of this might be required of them for any reason, they’re really going thru some shit w all this

anyways 🍩

[arplis]

Arplis - News: 12 True Sex Stories You Have to Read to Believe

“WHEN HARRY MET SALLY” - COLUMBIA PICTURES   You’re out to brunch with your girlfriends, how long does it take for the conversation to turn to sex? Not long, amiright? It’s not just the ladies on “Sex and The City” who love to talk about sex—it’s most of us. We talk about it with our friends, our partners, and depending on how self-conscious you may feel, complete strangers. We talk about our true sex stories wether it be the amazing sex we’ve had, the comical, the sometimes strange and unusual, and even the not-so-great sex.  For many of us, we learned more about sex from our friends than we did from our parents or sex education class. It’s fun to share our sex stories—if it wasn’t, there wouldn’t be live storytelling shows, podcasts, books, TV shows, or movies. Fantasy has its place, but the stories that resonate the most with us are the true stories, those that actually happened. I AM & CO put the word out that we were looking for true sex stories and we received a very diverse response; stories from various sexual preferences, practices, and levels of sexual experience. All of these true sex stories are ones you have to read to believe. 12 True Sex Stories Guaranteed to Raise Eyebrows “Not Friends, No Benefit” Comedian Shalewa Sharpe, creator of  "So You Just Out Here?" I ran into my one-night-stand guy at the club. Now, some people might call that a “friend with benefits” but that term suggests that the two parties are friendly enough to schedule a benefit. This guy and I were not friends. Our benefits only happened if we ran into each other at the club. So, we made out for a minute, then he suggested we take this party to my car. This was how I ended up parked behind a grocery store, attempting to have sex with this guy in my 1988 Honda Prelude—a sports coupe, with bucket seats. Have you had sex in bucket seats? If so, a follow-up question: are you double jointed? The guy and I struggled for a bit, then his face fell. “Oh, this sucks,” he moaned. “It’s because my dick’s too small.” I had to console this guy while also keeping an eye out for the cops. If you find yourself in this predicament, don’t end up saying what I said: “Hey man, we’re in bucket seats—this ain’t gonna be easy.” A real mood-killer. We threw in the towel, I dropped him off back at the club and went home. Later that night, my roommate, who was the club’s doorperson, mentioned that she saw the guy with a weeping woman at the end of the night—they were walking in circles around the parking lot, then they hopped on his motorcycle and split. The next day, as I was furiously scrubbing and vacuuming my car, I found a driver’s license for a young woman wedged between the front passenger seat and the middle console. I guess it fell out of one-night-stand guy’s pocket during the, uh, festivities. I scratched out the ID’s info, punched a hole in it, and hung it on my rearview mirror as a cautionary tale. “It’s Part Of It” Jason, Columbus, Ohio We were both in college and had been dating for a while when she decided to take it to the next level. “Tie me up,” she demanded. “Okay, um, I’m going to tie you up now,” I said and went to get some scarves that were conveniently strewn about and set to work. “No!” “Oh, my God! I’m so sorry! I thought that…” and I began to loosen the bonds.  “No, it’s part of what makes it so hot.” “Oh, right,” I said and went back to doing Boy Scout knots such as the square knot and the sheepshank. I wondered if I should go with the trucker’s hitch? Nah. Too much.  “I’m going to f*ck you now,” I said getting into it. “Let me go!” I immediately stop what I’m doing. “Oh my God, I am an idiot. I am so sorry. I didn’t understand. You see, when you said you wanted, what I thought was, but in reality, I see… Oh no, I’m so sorry.” I quickly start to untie all the knots.  “No, it’s part of it.”  “What Goes Around, Comes Around” Ashley, Raleigh, North Carolina I paid my boyfriend for sex the first summer we were together…11 years later, he’s paying me for sex. “The Hook-Up Room”  Comedian Anita Flores, host of I'm Listening: A Frasier Podcast with Anita Flores. I’m at my first high- school party, and it’s not going well. Between my social anxiety and the fact that I only know the host, all I can think about is how I’m going to escape. I can’t actually leave, or else I’ll seem “uncool.” Fortunately, I come up with the next best solution. After making some light small talk with the host (Cassie) about her impressive selection of snacks, I ask, “Is there anywhere I can take a nap?” At the time, this seemed like a normal way to still be at the party without having to speak to anyone. I can’t say that Cassie agreed. After a long pause, she replied, “Uh, I guess in my attic.” I gleefully head to the attic. All the lights are off and it’s strangely warm, but it beats talking to people. I feel around and discover a futon I can pretend to sleep on. There I am lying down when something round and muscular attacks my face. It’s a butt, and it's smothering me! Ever want to suffocate someone, but don’t have a pillow? Just wear thick, non-breathable polyester pants. I hear a low voice. It’s a boy butt. He hears my muffled cries, gets up and exclaims, “Whoa, sorry dude!”  Now there’s giggling. He’s with a girl. Suddenly, I hear what sounds like a lot of teens slurping soup. There are more people in this room than I realized. Cassie sent me to take a nap in “the hook-up room!” Picture “Eyes Wide Shut: The Early Years.” Before the masks, there were braces. By this time, the boy butt and his lady friend have taken the futon from me. I'm standing there feeling left out because no one has asked me to join in. I can’t run away, otherwise, everyone will think I’m a prude! So, I find an empty loveseat, plop down, and close my eyes. Because there’s nothing cooler than ignoring sex. I’ll make sure to tell my future teen daughter that, too.  “There Are Rules” Michael, Portland, Oregon I was sessioning with a dominatrix named Vixen when her friend Wendy came over. Vixen blindfolded me and put me in the corner, which I was more than okay with. The minute Vixen’s back was turned, I took off the blindfold, even though I knew (and hoped,) I’d be punished. Vixen took out a strap on from her toy-cupboard and proceeded to f*ck Wendy with it. It was quite a show and later,  I was punished severely for watching—it was well worth the tribute that I paid Vixen. “Don’t Stop Under Any Circumstances!” Carrie, Chicago, Illinois My boyfriend and I were having sex one night on my old as hell bed. He was an ex-professional football player and I’m a big girl, so it shouldn’t have been surprising that right when things were getting super intense, the bed broke. He stopped what he was doing, so I yelled, “Don’t stop! I’m so close!” Without moving from the now broken bed, we get back at it and this time we don’t stop until we both cum. If there had been an earthquake or a tornado, I would have made him keep going then, too. “Side Effects Can Be Embarrassing” Krysta, Orlando, Florida  I've never been really big into taking birth control, but a coworker of mine mentioned that she was on a pill where she only had a period every three months... I wanted in on that! So, I went to my doctor and got on birth control. I started dating this new guy, who was literally the sexiest human-created. Around him, I tried to be Miss Perfection. Meanwhile, I'm on these new birth control pills and the doctor forgot to mention that they had lactose in them. I'm extremely lactose intolerant, even the smallest bit gives me major gas.  The first time the perfect guy and I had sex was a disaster. Every thrust he made inside of me made me pass gas. It was so embarrassing. We literally had to stop and go to Walgreens to get me some type of gas pills because he and I both couldn't take the noise, let alone the smell.  Let's just say, I stopped taking those pills immediately.  “Sex On The Deserted Beach” Beverly, New York City My partner and I were having a romantic vacation for my birthday in Newport, Rhode Island, and decided to spice things up by making love on a (deserted) beach in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, this beach was not quite as deserted or private as we had initially anticipated. All of a sudden we saw flashes of bright light, immediately stopped, and became alarmed.  A police officer arrived, trying to hold back a grin, and asked us if we'd seen some "kids swimming" after hours. We said no, he left, and we quickly packed up our things to make a quick exit. We drove home laughing not quite knowing what to make of the experience, but it certainly was a bonding one. It's definitely an evening and birthday I won't soon forget. “Don’t Disturb Grandpa” Spencer, Phoenix I hooked-up once with this guy who was taking care of his grandpa. It was around 10:00 p.m. by the time I got to his house. Whispering, he asked me to follow him and to not make any noise, his grandpa was watching TV in the living room. The guy sneaked me into a bedroom, but I guess that wasn’t soundproof enough, so we went into the closet and had very cramped and uncomfortable sex in there. I don’t think his grandpa had any idea about what was going on. “Male High Club” Reynaldo, San Diego, California I was taking a night flight home from Hawaii, as I was sitting down, I turned to see a guy who was so handsome I was stunned. Like a lot of us, he wore shorts and Aloha shirts, but he was well-built and looked more like he’d be a lead on one of those Hawaii detective shows. There was an empty seat near me on the aisle, and the guy asked if he could sit there to stretch out his legs. Other than nodding yes, we didn’t talk. The man grazed my knee with his leg, and all the hairs on my leg stood on end. And he didn’t pull away right away, just gradually. He got up to get a blanket from the overhead compartment which he placed over his legs. With no talking at all, he made the slightest gesture to offer me some of the blanket. Before you know it, the blanket was spread over both our legs. Then, our hands somehow started to find each other. And for a long time on the flight, that was it…just our hands grasping together, coming loose, rejoining, stroking fingers. I couldn’t believe this was happening. I was rock hard. And gradually, very gradually, all without talking and with this stud of a guy who I did not know at all, our hands gradually started to stroke each other’s thighs, mirroring each other.  And eventually, very discreetly to not get attention or show movement above the blanket, we each found our erections extending out through the bottom of our shorts, and we grabbed each other. Eventually, some napkins or handkerchiefs were brought below, and without making any sound, we both came, and it was pretty simultaneous.  “Kung Fu Fighting” Carol Gee, Author, “Random Notes ( About Life. "Stuff"And Finally Learning To Exhale)” A romantic, I fantasized about what it would be like to have sex on satin sheets. My fantasy materialized when my husband and I, two young Air Force sergeants returning from living in the Far East, stopped to visit another Air Force friend and his lady in San Francisco. Invited to spend the night, the lady made the guest room bed up with a brand new pair of red satin sheets. How did she know my fantasy? I couldn’t wait to get my husband in bed to enjoy sex so good that the neighbors in the apartment next door would have needed a cigarette.  I took a shower, smoothed on scented body lotion and got into bed. My husband was already in it waiting for me. On those satin sheets, our lovemaking suddenly morphed into Kung Fu fighting. Taking me into his arms I accidentally poked him in the ribs. Oof! Climbing on top of him I kneed in the thigh. Ouch! Attempting to kiss him I missed his mouth and ended up rubbing noses with him. Then his pillow slid off the bed, mine quickly followed. Instead of holding onto him, I held tightly to the bedsheets trying not to slide off, taking him with me. Not only was the whole thing a disaster, but we also got very little sleep that night for trying to stay in the middle of the bed. Frankly, I'm glad those sheets weren’t mine as they would most likely have ended up as pretty red curtains.  “Girl/Girl Love Lesson” Sensual Massage Therapist, Jazmin Light The streets of Zurich were empty as I headed toward their place. The gentleman on the phone had asked me if I would "be" with his girlfriend—while he watched. He said she wanted a woman to show him "what women like." The World Cup soccer games were on, and that night, Switzerland was playing. The air bristled with excitement. All anyone talked about was "Fussball." Everyone's windows were wide open due to the summer heat.  A classy-looking man in his mid-fifties opened the door to a modern loft apartment. Surprised, I wondered, “Shouldn't he know what women like by now?” Behind him, pouring champagne at the high-top table, stood Nadia, perhaps thirty years his junior. In her red La Perla lingerie and matching stilettos. She handed me a glass and kissed me on the mouth. We made a toast. I took a sip, then lifted Nadia's silky blonde hair and kissed her neck. I let my lips and teeth linger, then gave her a soft bite. She gasped. Suddenly, a roar of voices sailed in through our window and engulfed us. "YAAAAAY!!!” The cheering came from next door, from above us, below us, and from outside. “GOAL!” We laughed as the ruckus died down. I stroked Nadia's hair, neck, and torso. "There are endless ways to please a woman, Manfred," I said, twirling my fingers on her lacy bra cups. Manfred plopped down on the bed and stared at us, his mouth open.  I unsnapped her bra, returning his gaze. "There's much more to women then nipples and—" I slid my hand to her panties, "pearls." Nadia inhaled sharply. "So slow down, savor, discover, and—play!" Nadia groaned, Manfred grinned. New shrieks and cheers exploded throughout the neighborhood. *** When you share a sex story, it can help you to connect with other people, learn about yourself and others, and it can inspire you to try new things. As humans, we’re always growing and that includes our sexuality.  Sex is part of the human experience and it’s always fun to hear someone else’s stories of incredible sex, confusing sex, or way-out-there sex. #Sex #Relationships

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7 Self-Care Strategies at Work

If it feels like you spend more time working than ever, you probably do — and you’re not alone.

A 2014 Gallup poll notes that American full-time workers logged an average of 47 hours per week; those connected digitally to their offices often worked even longer. A report commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2012 found that public-school teachers typically work 53 hours per week. And factory workers frequently put in 12-hour days.

Another study indicates that 52 percent of U.S. workers didn’t take all their paid vacation days in the previous year, leaving an average of more than a week unused; 23 percent did not take a vacation at all.

Meanwhile, inflation-adjusted wages have remained essentially flat since 1978, while the portion of workers with employer-provided health insurance (from their own job or a family member’s) fell from 77 percent in 1980 to 69 percent in 2013.

“Productivity increases have only led to average hours worked per week creeping up and up,” says workplace-trends analyst John de Graaf, editor of Take Back Your Time. This suggests that real wages — in terms of hourly remuneration — are declining.

It’s not surprising, then, that many employees feel burned out. A 2017 Gallup poll reveals that more than half of the full-time workers surveyed admitted they were “not engaged” at work, paying only partial attention in the place where they spend the most time, while 16 percent reported being “actively disengaged.”

What’s going on?

“There are a couple of issues here, and one of them is money pressure,” says financial educator and advocate Ruth Hayden. “Worrying about money makes work so much more stressful and unhealthy.

“The other is the work itself — the pressure on people to perform. I keep hearing how hard everyone is working, how they’re feeling like they have a job and a half.”

Most of us are familiar with the increasing pressure of the always-on workplace, where the workday and workweek never really end. This skewed balance often leaves us frazzled and unfulfilled.

“If you were to design a workplace reflecting all the stuff we know about how the brain works, it wouldn’t look anything like today’s open-plan, distraction-amplifying spaces,” says Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, author of Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less.

As for the hours we work, Pang says this: “Americans have a long history of valuing overwork. One of the ways to get ahead is to simply outwork everybody else.”

While none of us can single-handedly change the rules or the culture, we can revise how we relate to them. The following strategies can help you take care of your health and spirit on the job.

Bring Your Body to Work

When a workplace culture encourages long hours and competition, taking breaks to move and eat quality food throughout the day may not feel like a priority. Yet meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Happiness at Work, stresses the importance of listening to our bodies, whether we’re loading boxes or spending long hours at a desk.

“The human body is not designed to expend energy continuously,” explains ­Salzberg. “Our bodies regularly tell us to take a break, but we often override these signals and counter our fatigue with stimulants, including coffee, sugar, and so on.”

“People assume that being ‘knowledge workers’ means we have to interact with a screen all day, and that our bodies don’t matter, and that every moment of the day is like every other,” adds Pang. “None of this is true. There are biological rhythms to attention and creativity, and we are more productive if we recognize and work with them.”

To increase your focus at work, pay attention to those rhythms. If you’re sharpest in the morning, aim to schedule important meetings before noon and save repetitive tasks for the late-afternoon lull. This can increase your productivity — and leave you with more energy at day’s end.

And try to take a brief break every 90 minutes or so throughout the workday; this gives your brain a chance to recharge. Just standing outside and feeling the breeze for a moment can be restorative. (For more on why, read Take a Break.)

Finally, while scarfing down lunch at the desk as you frantically check email can now seem nor­mal, our bodies usually disagree: They often rebel with digestive distress or poor sleep.

Even if all your coworkers eat quickly or skip lunch altogether, try reclaiming your meal break anyway. If you habitually eat in a rush, take a walk outside for some fresh air before lunch. Bring food from home and eat somewhere without a screen in front of you.

Personalize Your Work Environment

Unless you work strictly from home, your workplace likely reflects someone else’s design tastes. Yet research shows that empowering workers to decorate their environments can improve energy, mood, and even efficiency.

In his book Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives, economist Tim Harford describes a 2010 study in England that observed how recruits performed tasks in differently decorated environments, some that were spare and sterile, others that they could arrange themselves. Not surprisingly, the participants preferred spending time in the spaces they’d been invited to design. They also completed more work in the “empowered” spaces than in those decorated without their input.

“In a modern office environment, there can be good reasons why people aren’t in full control of their work — say they have to respond to their customers and boss,” Harford says. This demand for responsiveness, however, requires energized and engaged workers, and that’s all the more reason to give them control of their environments where possible.

A personalized environment will mean different things to different people: It could be a special stone on the desk or a full cubicle redecoration, complete with rug and designer lamp. If your employer doesn’t allow this, bring a framed photo or two to set up and take down each day. The objects matter less than the act of exercising some influence over your surroundings.

Set Clear Boundaries

Digital communication offers several benefits; it allows many of us to work remotely, for example. But it comes with a major caveat: Work follows us everywhere. Setting boundaries is crucial for our well-being and the health of our relationships, as anyone who’s ever interrupted a conversation to respond to a work email knows.

Good boundaries are also important for productivity.

“When we attempt to focus on multiple tasks simultaneously, what happens is that we switch back and forth between tasks, paying less attention to both,” explains Salzberg. This often means tasks take longer and we make more mistakes.

Working only during business hours protects the quality of your attention, both on the job and off. Set a firm end to your workday. If you’re tempted to check email after hours, try setting limits on devices. Shut off your phone during family time. Use an app, such as Freedom, to freeze your online access for up to eight hours. And above all, take all your vacation days — and leave work behind.

Manage Your Meetings

Meetings have become a huge time-eater in today’s workplace. More than half of the office workers surveyed in a 2017 poll labeled “wasteful meetings” as the biggest obstacle to getting their primary work done. A few simple measures can help:

Conduct your next meeting while standing up. People tend to be sharper when they’re not sitting. They’ll often make their points more efficiently, perhaps because no one wants to stand around all day.

Try scheduling your next meeting for half the time you’d normally take; see if it helps improve focus and efficiency.

Set a clear agenda, and check items off the list as you proceed.

Be selective about invitations. If someone’s presence isn’t crucial to a project, assume his or her time is better spent elsewhere.

Make it acceptable (and shame-free) to call out those who go off point, repeat something already noted, or process out loud.

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Communicate Compassionately

Most of us have a colleague we find challenging. While we usually can’t control who gets hired, we can control how we communicate — including with those who trip our triggers.

One useful approach for both work­place and personal relationships is called Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Developed in the 1960s by the late psychologist and mediator Marshall Rosenberg, PhD, NVC is based on the premise that all human behavior stems from universal needs and that a compassionate approach can free up energy wasted in conflict.

The process has four steps:

Observe a conflict without generalization or judgment.

Identify feelings without attaching blame.

Locate the universal human need at play.

Request — rather than demand —a positive outcome.

Instead of demanding a distracted colleague’s attention, for example, try expressing a need for shared focus in that moment. Or rather than complaining to a coworker because he’s always late for meetings, tell him that when he’s late it feels as if he’s not prioritizing the project.

This approach leaves room for mutual problem-solving. Perhaps someone who’s late is having trans­portation issues; someone whose attention wanders may be overloaded with tasks.

“Reframing in this way helps us to move from a victim position to an empowered position that increases our choices and our compassion,” says psychologist and leadership coach Yvette Erasmus, PsyD, LP. “And we rehumanize people we’d previously seen as ‘difficult.’”

Salzberg points out that good communication at work also includes how we talk to ourselves.

“We often lie to ourselves about our true feelings,” she explains. “We believe that if we tell ourselves the scary truth, we’ll be forced to explode our lives. This paranoia about being fully honest fosters unhappiness in the workplace.”

Still, Salzberg believes that honesty will lead to more peace at work, not less.

“I have a friend who described herself as someone who could never say no,” she says. When the friend spent time in meditation reflecting on times she wanted to say no but didn’t, “she would feel this near-panic rise up in her — and she learned that was her signal to say, ‘I’ll have to get back to you on that later.’ Then, once she had some space, she could say no when she needed to.”

Honor Your Values

Finding purpose at work is crucial to avoiding burnout, yet many workplaces restrict how employees dress, act, even communicate. It can be tough to find a sense of meaning when it feels as if your every move is being managed.

Still, according to some experts, finding purpose can be as simple as paying attention to your breath.

“There’s a saying: Live short moments many times,” says Salzberg.

“Don’t pick up the phone on the first ring. Let it ring three times and breathe. These purposeful pauses are just a way of returning to yourself and the moment, of stepping away from the pressure and the chaos, and of reuniting with yourself and your values.”

Salzberg also recommends reframing how we view our jobs, which is more than making the best of a bad situation. When we decide what makes our work meaningful, we’re better able to express our deep values, even within the job’s constraints.

“I understand that one of the greatest sources of happiness at work is a sense of meaning, but sometimes the meaning isn’t going to be in the job description,” she says. “Take someone who works in a call center fielding complaints. It may not be the job of her dreams, and on many levels might be really difficult, but she can find meaning in helping someone have a better day and treating them with love and respect.”

Know Your Exit Strategy

Human dignity depends on feeling some agency and control, and a healthy relationship with work means overcoming the sense of being trapped in a job. Hayden works with clients to reframe their careers, designing a résumé that focuses on their entire professional self rather than a dry biography.

“Rather than thinking they’re stuck — they don’t get paid enough and they can’t stand it — we talk about how to use their current position as leverage for the next one,” Hayden says. “I have them make a résumé that lists what they know how to do and what they’ve done, rather than what companies they’ve worked for.”

She recommends splitting your résumé into sections, such as “software and technology” or “education and literacy,” with bullets under each section enumerating your skills and experience in that area.

“People start to realize how smart they are,” she notes, “and where they can head as they think bigger.”

De Graaf suggests a similar process of taking stock of your resources and deciding what’s most important to you. He uses the metaphor of packing for a backpacking journey.

“The backpacker has to ask what’s essential,” he explains. “Usually, the big problem is that the person tries to bring too much stuff. America has a huge backpack right now — it’s struggling under it; it’s falling over. And it’s thinking that the answer is to put more stuff into the backpack, which also means we’re working longer and harder.”

In other words, if you’re holding on to a miserable job strictly because it pays a lot and then spending a lot to soothe your shattered soul, you might consider lightening your load.

Ultimately, the workplace is a meeting ground for humans where all our failings, idiosyncrasies, and blind spots are played out for 40-plus hours every week. Practicing self-care in how we conduct ourselves and communicate with others allows us to find more positive, constructive ways of interacting with our jobs — which is to say, our lives. And what could be more valuable than that?

Self-Care for the Self-Employed

Carving out an independent path as a freelancer, consultant, or entrepreneur can be an exhilarating journey toward self-realization. But self-employment comes with its own sources of stress and worry. These are a few best practices for maintaining your balance.

Create a routine. Self-employed people can get sucked into long hours that turn into cycles of burnout. When possible, set regular hours and create a dedicated workspace in your home or elsewhere (see below) that you can leave when you need to recharge.

Build in rest and exercise. You’re writing your own calendar, so schedule daily exercise, regular meals, and the occasional nap to restore your creativity.

Make a budget. Income can be erratic: Create a monthly budget reflecting how much you absolutely need to earn to cover housing, food, recreation, healthcare, and other basic expenses. Hayden recommends setting aside several months’ worth of these costs so you feel more room to breathe. If you suspect you’re falling short, devote some time each week to reaching out to new business prospects or clients.

Get out of the house. Working only at home can be distracting. Locate the best coffee shops and libraries where you can put in productive hours. And look into coworking spaces — many have flexible leasing plans and can be great places for finding new clients and cultivating the social benefits of the traditional workplace.

This originally appeared as “On the Clock” in the March 2019 print issue of Experience Life.

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Winding Road freestyle story by Stella Carrier

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End time 1019, not counting affirmations and making the title of the story

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I make changes purposefully and consciously. I am in charge of my destiny.

I focus on what I love and thus draw it to me.

I lift the veils of illusion. I can see clearly.

I value my time and energy.

I am linked with the higher forces of the universe.

Winding Road freestyle story by Stella Carrier

Brenda Rogers, Sophia Stevens, and Maria Johnston each met each other through an auctioneer conference in Hollywood, California. Each of the three woman also did different jobs on the side for extra money.  Brenda Rogers is a saleperson at souvenir shop at Walt Disneyland in Pasadena California and she is a Rihanna lookalike from the Only Girl in the World video when she sported red hair. Sophia Stevens is a lookalike of Beyonce from her music video of Love On Top who works as a Disc Jockey for a dance club that is less than 5 miles from Walt Disneyland. Meanwhile Maria Johnston is a lookalike of Kelly Rowland from her Commander music video and is fortunate to have found work as a model and a copywriter.  Maria Johnston can’t help but playfully tease her friends Brenda Rogers and Sophia Stevens from time to time about the fact that they make 2 grand a month after taxes while she has an easier time pulling in 5 grand a month after taxes.

 All three of them are married to men who also work at andor near Walt Disneyland. Brenda Rogers husband Godfrey Rogers works as a Pastry chef that supplies baked goods to one the of the supermarkets that is only five miles near Walt Disneyland. Sophia Stevens husband Kyle Stevens works as a vacation planner for Walt Disneyland. Maria Johnston’s husband Dexter Johnston works as a housekeeping supervisor at one of the hotels inside Walt Disneyland.  All three women and their husbands share a 3 bedroom Apartment that is just five miles from Walt Disneyland.Today the three woman are going to a Spiritualist Church in Pasadena California to go to a psychic fair.

 Part of the reason for each of the women visiting a different psychic is because two of the women are trying to have children with their husbands (Maria Johnston and Sophia Stevens).  Brenda Rogers is very much in love with her husband Godfrey Rogers, but is happy to remain a childfree and married woman with her husband Godfrey Rogers and wants guidance on a certain career path and place to live that she is thinking about. Meanwhile, Maria and Sophia are content to remain where they live and are ambitious as Brenda but want to find another way to succeed outside of going back to college. However, Brenda Rogers has nothing against women or children but is happy to be a supportive aunt/godmother figure to the children of her friends Maria Johnston and Sophia Stevens.

 Maria Johnson, Sophia Stevens, and Brenda Rogers go in different rooms to talk to a psychic. Maria Johnson is assigned a male psychic named Howard Lee who is a retired U.S. airforce officer who worked at Walt Disneyland as a Human Resources person for 15 years before transitioning full-time to being a psychic (his clientele range from Hollywood celebrities, enlisted and officer military people, people in the private sector who may not yet make the 50,000 dollar mark but are on their way to do so in 3 years or less etc.). Howard Lee sees that Maria Johnston is going to go on to greater prosperity as a model if she moves to Vancouver Canada. It is not that she cannot succeed in California. It is just that Lee sees that there are more promotion and money opportunities for Maria Johnston in Vancouver Canada. Additionally, Maria Johnston’s marriage with her husband Dexter Johnson is expected to still last despite the long distance marriage aspect. However, Lee sees that Johnston may be tempted into three different affairs with 2 different Hollywood actresses and one fellow female manager who comes from a very rich family who is one of her husband’s female bosses. To complicate matters, Howard Lee sees that Maria Johnston is likely to be seduced by a high profile photographer she meets at a high society party who has a natural way with various women who are married to millionaire husbands across different cities in Canada (Conway Twitty refers to this type of women in his song Tight Fittin Jeans). Lee wonders which information he should tell his client Maria Johnston and which info he will keep secret of Maria Johnston’s new life in Canada.

Meanwhile the Sophia Stevens female who is a lookalike of Beyonce is assigned a blond female psychic named Roberta Young visiting from Switzerland who also sees longevity in the marriage between Sophia Stevens and her husband Kyle Stevens. Roberta Young sees that Sophia Stevens husband Kyle Stevens is going to be promoted to manager of the other vacation planners at Walt Disneyland within the next 3 months or less.  As for Sophia Stevens, Roberta Young also sees greater prosperity in Sophia’s future but it would require her to be open to relocating to Auckland New Zealand for a business opportunity that would still allow her to stay employed with Walt Disneyland and put her in touch with also being employed at one of the universities in the Auckland, New Zealand area. Roberta Young also sees that there is going to be temptation for both Sophia Stevens and her husband Kyle Stevens. This is not the part Roberta Young is concerned about. This is especially because Sophia Stevens would receive a pay bump of 2 grand a month after taxes to 3500 a month after taxes by relocating to New Zealand in addition to greater opportunity to eventually purchase a house. What Roberta Young is concerned about is that she does not see a child in Sophia Stevens future regardless of any fertility treatments that her and her husband would try. In addition, Roberta Young senses that Kyle Stevens loves his wife very much but is not interested in ever having children but has not yet got around to telling her this. However, Roberta Young sees that regardless of what other people think, Kyle Stevens and his wife Sophia Stevens can have a lasting and happy marriage even being child-free. However, Roberta Young is naturally concerned that telling Sophia Stevens that a child is not in her future would actually influence Sophia Stevens to hold herself back by not taking the paid relocation opportunity to Auckland New Zealand in hopes of trying to change the outcome of having a child.

As for Brenda Rogers she is assigned a male psychic named Rex Lee who works as an Art Critic in Hollywood, California full-time and a psychic part-time. However, Rex Lee’s accurate psychic abilities have netted him return business from various politicians across the United States, Europe, New Zealand, and Asia as well as people from various walks of life throughout the U.S. (such as managers from various theme parks).  Rex Lee senses that Brenda Rogers is eyeing a move to either New Zealand or Canada but he actually sees her doing her best in the Norfolk/Chesapeake, Suffolk, Virginia Beach Virginia area and being able to increase her income from 2 grand a month after taxes to 3600 a month after taxes in just 18 months, in addition to being able to purchase a house completely paid for in 3 years or less. Rex Lee also sees the marriage between Brenda Rogers and Godfrey Rogers being a happy and lasting one despite temptation from another female coworker and two extramarital children for Godfrey Rogers and temptation from a retired Navy officer just looking for a temporary/secret rebound romance for Brenda Rogers.

Out of the three psychics, Rex Lee’s job of talking to Brenda Rogers and what he sees in her future is going to be a tricky situation for him to sort out for the following reasons; Rex Lee sees that even if Brenda Rogers tries to stay, her current employer is thinking of letting her go despite her being a good employee due to budgetary and company changes. Rex Lee hears the song Hotel California by the Eagles as warning that Brenda Rogers would be holding herself back (and not the employer who might let her go) if she does not take a chance in moving but to avoid temptation to completely go outside of the U.S. Rex Lee also sees that even if she stays that she would end up on public assistance and not be able to find another job for at least three to five years compared to just 3-5 weeks if she moves to Virginia. Even more complicated, Rex Lee sees Brenda Rogers husband Godfrey Rogers moving back to his family in Washington state if he stays the sole breadwinner in California six months later not because he doesn’t love Brenda Rogers. Rather, Godfrey Rogers very much loves his wife Brenda Rogers but would prefer to live somewhere else other than California if he had to be the breadwinner long-term. Meanwhile, Rex Lee sees the difficult karma of why Brenda Rogers would create a beneficial destiny for herself via her move to Virginia but is advised by one of her male spirit guides to avoid telling her why outside of explaining the economic benefits to her.  Adding the layer of difficulty, Rex Lee sees that Brenda Rogers husband is going to eventually join her in Virginia, but that economic and family reasons may influence him to not be able to join her until 19 years after she moves there even with her succeeding in purchasing a paid for home. Rex Lee is trying to find a way to tell Brenda Rogers that a brighter future as a better economic provider for her and her husband awaits her but that she may have to endure almost two decades of being the one to visit her husband if she wants to see him at least once a month (in addition to Brenda Rogers working at least 6 months to a year or more of working as a school crossing warden before her other career and educational goals come together harmoniously).

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