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The Beauty of Life

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In the Ancient Egyptian language the word NEFER embodied the concept of "beauty" or "goodness", while ANKH meant "life" or "living" and "T" was a feminine suffix. So NEFERTANKH can be roughly translated as "beauty of life" or "living in beauty". To seek...
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chaandaniya

2019 thank you for the laughs, tears and mostly thank you for the lessons. Rest in peace.

Welcome 2020, with new hopes, a better health, more love, happiness and achievements. A new book of a 365 pages is open, hope to write good things. I’m ready and expect good surprises from you. Please be kind.

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20 lessons to remember in 2020

1. If the people you thought you could count on, disappoint you and aren’t there for you through the good and bad, through the easy and hard times, you can say goodbye. Let them leave. Other people will show up.

2. Not everything is how it seems, you never see the full picture. Keep that in mind before judging, because most people don’t share the pain they go through.

3. You might have built walls to protect yourself, but they can also trap you. Don’t let them keep you from being vulnerable. There is value in being able to be hurt.

4. Being human means breaking, breaking over and over again. I don’t really know if it ever ends. 

5. When you do break, when you fall apart, let others catch you. Don’t be afraid to trust others. You never have to be alone in your suffering.

6. Sometimes you will cry alone in your car. I’m sorry.

7. Not everyone will like you. It’s hard to accept but remember that you matter whether or not they like you.  Don’t let them determine your worth, your happiness.

8. Happiness is not the goal of life. You can pursue it, and never find it. Pursue a good life. A hard life. One where you make the right decisions, despite the pain you will go through. Happiness will come as a byproduct of a life well lived. 

9. A furry friend really can make a difference. They can make hard times just a little bit easier.

10. Laugh. Tell jokes. Be silly. It is one of the best types of medicine. Sometimes the choice is to cry, or to laugh. Laugh.

11. Stay out late. Be spontaneous. Make memories. Soon the people you made memories with, will leave. But memories are there to stay.

12. Wake up early. Thirty minutes of quiet in the morning is so worth it. The silence as the sun rises can change what state your heart is in. It can go from pain and grief to simple gratitude. Wake up early.

13. Be honest. No one respects a liar. No one trusts a liar.

14. Sometimes you will hurt the people you love the most. Sometimes they will hurt you. But keep giving second chances. Everyone fails.

15. Love. Be loving to whoever you see. You never know how much someone needs it. 

16. Walk. Run. Move. Somedays, the only way to get out of your head is to go outside. Try it.

17. Don’t hide from the pain. You can grieve. Don’t forget to ask for help when you need it. Most people will want to.

18. Call the important people. Talk for hours, listen, connect. Don’t lose touch with them.

19. Sometimes thinking about the past feels unbearable. It fils you with pain. It hurts. Remember the past, try to heal, and then think of the future. Keep going. Keep doing the best you can. That’s all anyone asks.

20. This isn’t forever. 

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kyloren

me, waiting for 2020 to arrive and whisk me away from all the horrors the past decade has inflicted on me:

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dg-fragments
December had begun as a sign of hope, of life, bringing the sun with it in a dark part of the world. It was ending on a hopeful note too for it brought the sun as the year and decade comes to a close. Whatever happened in the middle though was not something he had prepared his mind and heart for, even when he had survived the emotional onslaught. It is time though, to bid farewell, to not only December, but another year, another decade, and welcome another year and decade with open arms. Even if the situation may still seem dire, there is hope, for joy and happiness to find its way to everyone in need or not.

DG (December)

Wishing everyone a joyful, blessed and a very Happy New Year and Decade! =)

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Midnight on New Year’s Eve is a unique kind of magic where, just for a moment, the past and the future exist at once in the present.
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The Most Beautiful Trees in the World

  1. Portland Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon. Photo by unknown.
  2. Red maples trees path. Photo by Ildiko Neer.
  3. Most beautiful wisteria tree in the world. Photo by Brian Young.
  4. Yellow autumn in Central Park, New York. Photo by Christopher Schoenbohm.
  5. Amazing Angel Oak Tree, Charlston, Photo by Mark Requidan.
  6. Cherry blossom tree path, Germany. Photo by Shoeven.
  7. California in autumn. Photo by Mizzy Pacheco.
  8. Jacaranda trees in bloom, South Africa. Photo by Falke.
  9. Ponthus beech tree in Brocéliande forest, France. Photo by Christophe Kiciak.
  10. Beautiful cherry blossom road. Photo by unknown.
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