Sarah McCrum asked:

A 19 year old German girl is traveling alone around Australia and New Zealand. She is very well educated and able to express intelligent opinions on a wide variety of topics. Her conversation ranges freely over politics, personal relationships, education, the environment crisis, her future and elsewhere. In all areas she is articulate, open-minded and confident in her view. One day she is asked to clean up the kitchen, but it turns out that she has no idea how to clean up a small space.  She starts to fall in love with an American student but it turns out that she is not brave enough to let him know that she is interested in him. She talks about the career she knows she has to plan but it turns out that she is barely able to think about what she wants, locked by her fear of making a mistake and disappointing her parents. She is so ashamed and afraid of disturbing other people at the dinner table that she has to leave the room when she needs to cough. 

A Chinese student marries his girlfriend because she is pregnant. He is studying a Master’s degree in commerce at university. His mother calls his new wife soon after the wedding and asks her not to put too much pressure on him because he hasn’t finished his studies yet. He has (presumably) self-educated himself how to conceive a baby, but not one person through all his 25 years has educated him on how to handle being a parent. Now that he is going to be a father his own parents still want him protected from real life so he can finish his academic studies.

An American young man is traveling around New Zealand after graduating from high school. When asked what his life goal is he smiles and says he is interested in martial arts, and wants to explore and learn the mysteries of life. He plans to go to university to study anthropology after he completes his travels. When questioned about his choice he is not really sure but thinks it is probably necessary to go to college and says that “Anthropology looks interesting”.  It has no connection whatsoever with his life goal, and will not in any way help him to reach what he wants. Realistically the closest he is likely to come to exploring the mysteries of life is through alcohol, drugs and late-night philosophical discussions.

These young people are real and they are not unusual. They are well educated, intelligent and still hopeful that they have a bright future. They all have excellent potential for success and satisfaction if they find the right direction. They will all be able to work well in any career they choose but they all suffer from one simple problem. They have no idea about life.

I like to picture how they might be if they had had as much life education as they received academic education. I imagine the German girl already enjoying success in her first career – a strong young woman with no need for a man to provide her with emotional support. She is disciplined in her lifestyle (and tidy), full of confidence in action rather than words, and a lot quieter in her opinions. Relationship comes to her much later and she is much happier for it. The Chinese student is happy and not so serious. If his girlfriend gets pregnant (which she probably doesn’t) he quickly comes up with a creative idea for providing for the baby financially without disturbing his studies – probably an internet based business. He is healthy and strong enough to handle the pressure, sleepless nights and additional responsibility. In fact he sees it as a chance to increase his ability to handle life and takes it as a challenge rather than a problem. He has no need whatsoever for interference from his parents. The American man is undergoing a highly disciplined martial arts training and already developing some extraordinary abilities. He is inspired by the possibility of being able to use his training in the future to take on bigger challenges, perhaps learning how to heal incurable diseases or train top athletes in elite performance.

Life’s 4 Living, or at least it should be, but it appears that is only true if you know how to live.

Sarah McCrum

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The Bodybuilding Trainer asked:


Many people who are big into body building get interested in entering body building contests to show off their physiques. These are great places to build confidence and motivate you to continue with your body building program. When you decide to start competing in body building contests, there are some things you should know first.

To begin with, attend a few contests before you enter one. Watch how the participants put together their program and what the winners do that the others don’t. See how they carry themselves and what poses they use to accent their muscles. Take notes and, if you get the chance, ask questions from those in the know.

You’ll need to plan well ahead of time before competing yourself, so start early – as much as six months to a year! There’s a lot to consider and a lot of work to do before you go on stage.

Take a look at your body and find the muscles that aren’t as toned as you’d like them to be. A body building contest is all about perfect bodies – or at least as perfect as you can get them. Just because you’ve lost a bunch of weight doesn’t mean you should be competing. You need strong muscles with well-defined tone in order to win.

Pick some music that will get the crowd excited. Your routine will be your calling card and will determine whether or not you have a strong performance. Your music should contribute to how you pose and what you focus on when in front of the judges.

Your attire is important as well. The purpose of body building contests is to show off well-toned muscles, so you should show as much skin as possible, but do so in a tasteful way. Swim suits are the best choice – Speedos for men and bikinis for women. You’ll want a comfortable fit so that you can move about easily and show all of your hard work.

When you have put together a posing routine, have someone video tape it for you and then watch it with a critical eye. Have someone else watch it as well and point out the things you are doing right as well as the things you are doing wrong. You can then work on the areas that need to be strengthened prior to the contest.

You need to pay special attention to your diet and workout routine. It is very important that you maintain the pace that got you here in the first place. Before entering body building contests is no time to slack off. You’ll need to be diligent, but the effort will pay off.

There are many, many body building contests that you can enter when you’ve reached the point where you want to start competing. Local as well as national competitions can be very grueling, so know what you are up for. Body building contests are great places to show off what you’ve worked hard for – a ripped, toned body. Good luck!

Emma Madison asked:


Two secrets most seasoned online sweepstakes entrants will agree about are consistency and persistence. Entrants should be patient and enter as many online sweepstakes as they can. Most entrants will not win th…

To many entrants entering online sweepstakes are much more than just a hobby. It is about skill, timing and winning great prizes. As with most competitions, there a few winning secrets for sweepstakes that can improve entrants’ chances of winning online sweepstakes.

Two secrets most seasoned online sweepstakes entrants will agree about are consistency and persistence. Entrants should be patient and enter as many online sweepstakes as they can. Most entrants will not win the first competition they enter. They need to enter as many competitions as they can, and enter as regularly as possible. The more they enter, the better their chances of winning a prize. But, it is also important to remember that entrants should not burn themselves out by entering too many in one month.

Always keep track of all the online sweepstakes you enter. This way you will know exactly when to enter, when you entered and how much you spend on sweepstakes. Keeping track of your entries will also enable you to enter daily if it is a daily online competition and weekly for weekly online competitions. Another plus of keeping track of your entries and expenses are claiming your expenses from the tax you have to pay when you win money.

Another secret is to enter online sweepstakes with smaller but more prizes. It is tempting to enter online sweepstakes with big prizes like huge sums of money or houses and cars, but these are also much more difficult to win. When entrants enter competitions with more prizes, they stand a bigger chance to win one of the prizes.

It is also a good idea to enter online sweepstakes with restrictions. For example, if a sweepstakes competition is only for a specific area, entrants from that area have a much bigger chance of winning. A contest that requires skill, such as trivia or entering a recipe, will also improve the entrant’s chances of winning because fewer people will enter the sweepstakes.

A really simple secret that many entrants tend to forget is entering as long as possible before deadlines. This way they have enough time to ensure their entries have reached the sweepstakes mailbox.

To avoid disappointment, entrants should always ensure that they are eligible to enter the online sweepstakes. They should also ensure that they follow all the rules to avoid being disqualified from the online sweepstakes.

Although winning online sweepstakes cannot be controlled, entrants can use some of these tips to increase their chances of winning sweepstakes competitions. Most entrants will agree that nothing compares to the adrenalin and excitement of winning a prize in an online competition.

vVASuP asked:

Ghost Hunters check out the Mount Washington Hotel and captured amazing EVP’s in Room 314, the original room of Princess Caroline, owner and frequent visitor of the hotel. The EVPs appear to sound like the Princess, herself and the team carries a conversation with her. I uploaded the full quality version to my server: teamyo.org

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