It started off with the snoopy guard at a convenience store following him around suspiciously and a pat down as he left the store which the guard said was “standard procedure” but all the white folks left the store at their own pleasure. John didn’t let this misdemeanor get to him though, he expected it but what happened next, took him by surprise.
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Break Free from Toxic Relationships with the Grey Rock Technique
The Grey Rock method is a strategy of protecting yourself from abusive or toxic friends, partners, co-workers and family members. It entails becoming unresponsive to abusive or manipulative behavior so that the perpetrator loses interest. Abusive people thrive on attention and validation.
Discover Your Ikigai: The Key to a Meaningful Life
Ikigai is defined as the reason for being. It translates to having a sense of purpose and a reason for living. Many at times, you tend to feel lost or have a void inside and you can’t quite put your finger on the reason why you feel useless. You become prone to anxiety, worry, self-doubt, stress and eventually depression. Ikigai reveals a passion that gives you value and joy in life.
The Care-Bear Method: Love or Manipulation?
The “care-bear” method is a term that was coined from the popular app TikTok. This comes with a couple of testimonials from countless people attesting to how this method works and put you in a position of “control” or “power”. The concept behind this method is ghosting someone you are romantically interested in briefly the reconnecting with them in a “new” way.
Unlock New Year Secrets: The 12 Grapes Ritual
As I was scanning through social media, I came across trending videos of people eating grapes under a table and shortly after there is a reel of them living their best life. I had many questions running through my mind like what did grapes have to do with living an ideal life? Why eat grapes under a table? Where did this trend begin? What are the expected outcomes? What are the repercussions? The web of endless questions sent me down a rabbit hole of discovery and this is what I learnt about the 12 grapes under the table ritual.
How Expectations Shape Our Performance: The Pygmalion Effect
Pygmalion Effect demonstrates how others expectations can greatly impact our delivery. If someone we respect or want to impress believes we will succeed, it influences our perception of ourselves. It could be the difference between you believing that you will achieve your dreams or that you will never amount to anything.
Why Are We Drawn to Fictional Characters? Exploring Lithromantic Feelings
A lithromantic is an individual who likes someone but doesn’t want the person to reciprocate romantic feelings or be romantic and if the other party does, they lose interest. Is this pattern starting to sound a little familiar? The romantic attraction starts to fade upon reciprocation and being single doesn’t faze you.
JOMO (Joy of Missing Out)
JOMO refers to the pleasure that is derived from living a quiet or independent way without the anxiety of missing out. You tend to focus more on what makes you happy and what makes you contented.
EUPHORIA VS DESPAIR (Limerence)
Limerence is the obsessive infatuation with a specific person. It can go to lengths of delusion where you become utterly obsessed with a celebrity in a different continent and you build your entire life around them because you’re convinced you two are meant to be. That foolish strong love and interest in someone creates an attachment where you feel the irrevocable urge to be with this person; limerent object.
LIABILITY TO AN ASSET(Invest in yourself)
“You can’t keep doing the same things over and over with the same pattern and expect different results,” is a phrase we have all heard at least once in our lifetime but do we really pay attention to the intention behind those words? I have taken interest in finance and I came across some interesting terms that I think we should all apply in our everyday life. Invest, liability and asset.
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