Wednesday, December 5, 2018

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DOWNLOAD Stonebwoy – “Smile Time Done” (S.T.D/Worldwide)




Zylofon Music/Burniton Music Group Award Winning dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy finally unleashes his much anticipated song which he calls “Smile Time Done” abbreviated to S.T.D or otherwise called Worldwide. He throws some heavy jab and claims supremacy over the dancehall genre.

Stream, Download and Listen below. Enjoy!

Stonebwoy – “Smile Time Done” (S.T.D/Worldwide)

Sunday, November 11, 2018

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6 Signs You’re In a Codependent Relationship


When you’re in a relationship, you want people to describe it like #relationshipgoals—not #codependent.

You can be in a codependent relationship with anyone (siblings, parents, coworkers, friends), but when we’re talking romantic relationships, it means that “you rely on the other person for happiness and approval. You become so wrapped up in them, you lose yourself. Your needs are determined by your partner," says New York City psychologist Dale Atkins, Ph.D., co-author of The Kindness Advantage.

Codependent relationships often involve one partner trying to control the other. “You’re looking to feel in control for yourself by attempting to control someone else,” says Jane Greer, Ph.D., New York-based relationship expert and author of What About Me? Stop Selfishness From Ruining Your Relationship.

It’s definitely a dysfunctional place to be in. “One person is doing the loving and caring in the relationship, and the other is taking, taking, taking and not giving back,” says Atkins.

If the six signs below totally sound like you, it might be worth scheduling time with a therapist to discuss whether your relationship is really working for you:

1. YOU’RE TAKING TOO MUCH RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR PARTNER
Of course, in any relationship, you want to care for your partner. But taking on too much responsibility for their well-being is another sign of codependency. “In order to feel in control and ‘okay,’ you look to manage and take care of your partner’s behavior,” says Greer. She gives the example that if your partner is drinking, you’ll always be the one reminding them not to drink or cleaning up any problems they may get themselves into.

2. YOU GRAVITATE TOWARD “PROJECTS”
Everyone has a type, but you may tend to date people who need help. It’s all in an effort to take responsibility for people and rescue them, notes Atkins. This is why codependent people are often attracted to those who have addictions, like drinking or gambling. You may also put yourself in peril to help them, via taking on gambling debt, dipping into your savings to support them, or getting into a car with them when you know they’re a reckless driver.

3. YOU NEVER GET YOUR WAY
Let’s say you feel like staying in, but your partner wants to go out and hit the bars. In a healthy relationship, you might reach a compromise—you'll stay in tonight, but make plans to go out tomorrow. In a codependent relationship, your partner might cut you down ("God, you're so boring, this is why you have no friends"), causing you to cave ("Fine, we'll go out, it doesn't matter anyway"). While it seems like a minor problem, it may be one of the many examples of how your needs aren’t acknowledged or valued.

4. THEY’VE TOLD YOU YOU’RE A “NAG”
If you feel like you always have to keep close tabs on your partner and tell them what not to do, you may be co-dependent, says Greer. Try taking a step back and let them make their own decisions. How does that feel? Impossible because you know they’ll mess up?

5. YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PARTNER AS “IMMATURE”

If your partner is resisting being a responsible adult and you’re taking care of them—paying the bills while they avoid getting a job, for instance—your relationship may be codependent. The key tip-off: If you bring up the problem (why aren’t you sending out more resumes?), you get barked at, says Atkins. You may also find yourself making excuses for his or her behavior to your friends.

6. YOU “ONLY FIGHT ABOUT ONE THING”
While this sounds like it’d be a good thing—you’re in relative harmony except for when “xyz” comes up—it’s another sign of codependency. You may find yourself saying things like “he/she/our relationship is perfect except for when they…” If you’re always angry at certain behaviors and your arguments center around one fight or issue in particular (and tend to blow up), it may be time to reevaluate your relationship and what it’s doing for you, says Greer.

Saturday, November 10, 2018

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Why Happiness is a Choice

“Second chances, everybody deserves it, right? And you, yes YOU! You definitely deserve a second chance. A second chance at love, a second chance at life, a second chance at happiness.”


A dog abandoned by its heartless owner, deserves a second chance at life, deserves to find its forever home. A prodigal son who keeps on disobeying his parents for years, deserves forgiveness when he sincerely wants to be reunited with his family. An old high school flame who chose the most popular girl over you deserves to have his second chance at love with you, especially if you still love him.



“Life is a series of ups and downs, left and right, black and white, right or wrong, trial and error. Maybe it’s about time for you to make up for all the lost moments in your life. Tomorrow is not promised, after all. Take risks, get out, prepare to be hurt, because in the end, you will only regret the things you did not do.”


Let me tell you a story about a friend of mine. On the 24th day of December 2015, during the busy Christmas season, when everyone was preparing for the Christmas eve party, the doorbell rang. She opened the door and was pleasantly surprised to see an old friend waiting for her on the doorstep, holding two cups of coffee. One for her and one for him. She was surprised he remembered she loves coffee.

When they parted ways ten years ago, they were not in good terms. She hurt him in ways a girl could callously crush the fragile ego of a 17 year old kid. They got to talking. Each of them apologizing for their mistakes, their insensitivity, their selfishness. Fast forward to today, they are blissfully in love, building their dreams together, traveling to exotic places, and planning to spend the rest of their lives together


“You see, happily ever afters are no myth. It does happen.”

Maybe not all the time but it does happen to people who take risks, people who forgive, people who decide to take second chances. Maybe your mom ought to be forgiven for being so strict. That college buddy of yours who spread nasty rumors about you, why not try to give your friendship another shot? Remember your slave driver boss who said you would never amount to anything? Why not pay him a visit and tell him how he inspired you to be excellent at work?

I could go on and on about the people in your life who deserve a second chance to reconnect with you. At the end of the day, it is your choice that matters. But I tell you, when you choose to give second chances, you give yourself a shot at happiness. After all, nobody’s perfect. We all make mistakes that we regret later on in life.

We can’t turn back the hands of time. What’s done is done.



Once Humpty Dumpty fell, all the kings horses and all the kings men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty back together again, once butter is mixed with sugar, we cannot separate them apart, once the present arrives, it becomes too late to live in the past.

“There are no do-overs but there are second chances. So what are you waiting for? Give yourself a second chance. You see, you cannot rewrite the past, but you can write your future.”

You deserve to be happy!

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22 Signs You're In Love With Your Best Friend

Some people start out as best friends and grow into a deeper relationship. Some start out as lovers and build a very close friendship. Regardless, dating your best friend is pretty amazing. I’m not saying to just ask out your best friend, I’m saying if you’re in a great relationship, your significant other will also be your best friend. Not sure if they are?



Here are 22 signs you are dating your best friend…

1. You are completely comfortable around them.

2. Things are never awkward between you, everything is out on the table.

3. You can vent to them for hours and they will listen.

4. They’ve witnessed your lowest points and somehow stuck around.

5. They know exactly how to cheer you up.

6. You don’t have to be serious all the time.

7. You constantly miss them when they are not around.

8. You always know what is on each other’s mind, no words are necessary.

9. You can’t keep a secret from each other, no matter how hard you try.

10. Getting to see them for only a couple minutes makes your entire day.

11.No matter what the plans are, you’ll do anything with them.

12. You know all of each other’s likes and dislikes.

13. Trust is a given between you two, no need to ask for it.

14. You guys are spontaneous.

15. You don’t need to try and impress them with makeup or pretty dresses anymore.

16.Although it is fun to get dressed up every once in a while.

17. No one could ever understand your guys’ inside jokes…no one.

18. You have your one TV show that you wouldn’t dare watch without them, or else.

19. Their happiness is your happiness.

20. You can sit quietly together and it’s never weird.

21. Everything is better when they’re around.

22. They are your person.
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How to Know if You Have Found the Right Relationship

Love is a beautiful thing which is shared between two people. For those who wants to find a partner who they want to spend the rest their lives with, it usually starts from dating. This they do in order to find the one with whom they would want to share their feelings, emotions, problems and all the likes with.
When you are dating, there are certain experiences you go through and as the relationship gets stronger, the couple gets to know one another more and more. As a relationship goes on, there usually comes a point where you tend to ask if the one you are with is actually the right one for you. When this arises, a lot of questions begins to spring up.

Even if it is gratifying and pleasurable when you go on a date with someone, it’s sometimes tasking to determine if the person you are with is the right person or not, you will need to make additional effort to critically examine the situation and the individual he or she is presently in a relationship with. Here are some tips which can help you in that critical process of you deciding if the person you are dating is right or wrong for you. The first step is to assess their emotions to the other individual. For instance, the unique qualities that your partner possesses should be identified.

This is to say if you can tolerate the personality of the other person. In the circumstance that some qualities possessed by the other person are not so desirable, it would be advisable for that individual to determine if it is something he or she can live with. If you feel you can tolerate and endure those qualities even if it will not change, then you know you are in love. You can tell if you are with the right person when you can endure the other person’s shortcomings even with the knowledge that there is a high likelihood of this not changing in the near future. If you are willing and able to acceot the fact that your partner does not have some qualities that you would want in your ideal mate , then you are sure he or she is the right person.


One thing you have to keep in mind is that there are no such thing as perfect beings as there is also nothing as perfect love. So in the course of you finding the right person, you should be willing to let go of some qualities you have always wished for in an ideal man. As humans, we are bound to make mistakes and everyone has his or her own flaws and imperfections. So when choosing the right person, don’t dwell too much on physical attribute where a large amount of attraction is usually from but to do a cautious analysis of the individual as a whole
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9 Basic Things To Do Before Going To Bed

Things To Do Before Going To Bed
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Everybody has 24 hours in a day, and by using these hours correctly, everyone wishes to gain success. It's not possible for anyone to work throughout the day and night, our body needs rest and to give it rest we need to sleep. But, we have to rest in such a way, to the point that the sleep quality is maximized and the time invested is minimized. For the most part, every individual picks the correct time to take rest is in the night. Furthermore, this is on the grounds that at this period our surrounding environment becomes silent and everyone goes to sleep and begins a new day with full of energy and the best state of mind. The successful people considers that begin and end of a day with proper mental, physical health is required. What's more, this can be achieved through couple of things to do before going to bed. Described here are the couple of aspects which if followed can make you to procure the best possible energy and the capacity to do things which will give you a chance to gain success.
1. Take A Hot Shower:
While you are about to go to sleep you should take a hot shower because according to analysis it has been discovered that body temperature comes to the least of it at night. However, if you take a hot shower it will increase your body temperature, and you'll find out that it has kept the heat stagnant for the rest of the night. What's more, it is a stage which is involved in thing to do before bed to sleep better.
2. Drink A Glass Of Hot Milk:
If you take a proper notice, then you will find that from ancient days consuming a mug of hot milk is a kind of ritual which is being followed. Well, a scientific reason is involved in the procedure that is the reason it is being continued is that milk contains tryptophan which is an amino acid that takes the image of serotonin. It helps to sleep well. It is a habit which is involved in things to do before going to bed.
3. Bedroom Color Should Be Dark:
The night is to sleep it is a routine which is being followed by our ancestors, and today also we follow the same procedure. Take a proper look and ensure that your bedroom is dark and silent while you are sleeping and this is the secret which would be the answer to the query how to get beauty sleep.
4. Make A Roster:
Before you head towards your bed, you ought to spend 5 minutes to plan your following day. Assume you have set a meeting with one of your client, need to go to school to pick up your children, write a report. These are your duties which you need to do and alongside these also write the things whichever you are interested in doing like gym session, going for a walk, and so on now. You may ask why you require doing this. Indeed, the answer is if you arrange a list of thing to do before bed then when you get up in the morning the next day you will know about the things which require your effort and after that it will be very easy for you to do everything quickly and swiftly.
5. Reading Books:
In a day different types of work may evoke up, and you have to finish them all, and after you return home, it is a time for your family. Playing with kids, going outside with your family, etc. after giving proper care to your liabilities you need to go for a nap. There are few things to do before going to bed, and these will make sure that your body has got its required rest and ready to face a new day. It has been found that often people are successful in their life usually have some good habits which assist in unblocking their ways and exposing them towards success. Among the practices they maintain reading books before sleeping which has always preferred by the most. Reading book is a kind of essential item which comes under the things to do before bed to help you sleep.
6. Sleep Minimum 8 Hours:
Always, give some time to your health, in a day an individual does his or her duties, fulfill the responsibilities and also have to attend their family. All of the things you are able to do just because your health is permitting you to do everything. Thus, you should give proper care to it so that it does not limit your activities and the first and foremost thing which is involved in this process is giving your body a minimum of 8 hours sleep. Good sleep of 8 hours can support you to get rid of wrinkles, obstructs fat production, and motivates growth of muscles.
7. Clean Your Face:
Everyone desires to look beautiful and have a glow on their face which attracts everyone. To achieve this generally, everyone goes to the parlor, salon and spend their hard-earned dollars in keeping them beautiful. But, there are few essential things which need to be done to maintain your beauty. Washing your face before going to bed pays a vital role to keep you beautiful. Always develop a habit of washing your face before bed as it will clear the residual dirt which might have clogged your pores. Now the question is how to wash your face before bed? Everyone uses facewash to clean their face take an ayurvedic face wash which does not have any kinds of chemicals within it, apply it in circular motions for 3 to 5 minutes, wash the face and then go to bed.
8. Choose The Right Pillow:
Pillowcase plays an essential part in keeping you beautiful. If you don't see the pillowcase on which you will sleep, at that point it may give you inconvenience. The pillowcase which is created using satin or silk material can help you to get rid of wrinkles on your face and damage to your hair. It is always advised to pick pillowcase which is made using these materials (satin or silk material) as it will help in keeping you gorgeous.
9. Exercise:
The present world is entirely materialistic, everything is a machine. Hence, it is very common that the majority of us invest the maximum of our time sitting in front of a computer. Be that as it may, we are human, and chances are that we often face trouble in doing all this. It is always suggested that we involve our-self in some sort of yoga which allowed being performed on the bed.
Conclusion

Mentioned here are few things to do before going to bed, if anyone follows the ways described here then he or she will definitely wake up in the morning with full of energy, and they will be ready to face new challenges whichever is coming and blocking their way towards success. Much more are also there but discussed here are those points which often gets unnoticed.
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Top 10 Things You Are Doing Now That You Will Regret In 10 Years

We only live once, meaning every choice we make, big or small, should be carefully analysed before execution.



All decisions you make contribute to a path that you will never be able to reverse; each choice you make will be something you must live with for the rest of your life.

All decisions you make contribute to a path that you will never be able to reverse; each choice you make will be something you must live with for the rest of your life.

That’s why it’s important to take the time and think about all the decisions that will haunt you a decade from now.

Here are ten choices that will haunt you in a decade:

1) Choosing to Let Life Pass You By

We are all alive, but that doesn’t mean we’re all living. It can be easy to let life pass you by while living on autopilot. In a decade, you will:


  • Regret letting those around you push you around, instead of taking charge and choosing your own path.
  • Regret waiting for someone else to give you an opportunity, instead of working for the opportunity yourself.
  • Regret waiting for luck and good fortune, instead of making your own luck.

2) Choosing to Be Happy “Tomorrow”

Happiness shouldn’t come tomorrow, or the day after, or at any point in the future. If you have the opportunity to be happy now, take it. Or else, in a decade you will:


  • Regret trying to be a perfectionist about happiness, instead of learning how to be happy with what you have.
  • Regret associating happiness with unattainable goals, instead of letting go and smiling now.
  • Regret holding happiness away until you reach your goals, instead of letting it take the journey with you. 

3) Choosing to Keep Your Grudges

There will come a time or two in each of our lives where someone will hurt us in a way deeper than we’ve ever been hurt before.

You may find it difficult to forgive them, and eventually, you may never get around to doing it. Not letting go of your grudges can weigh you down. In a decade, you will:


  • Regret letting hate and pain tear away inside of you, instead of standing up to it and letting it go.
  • Regret wasting your time putting the blame on everyone else, instead of finding the problems (and solutions) buried within you.
  • Regret dwelling over all the people who have hurt you in the past, instead of working towards building a better tomorrow.

4) Choosing to Ignore Your Body

Your body is your temple, and not living a healthy lifestyle will harm you physically and mentally in the future. In a decade, you will:


  • Regret smoking and drinking regularly, and losing the fitness of your body.
  • Regret letting your body go to waste with a sedentary lifestyle, instead of working on it regularly.
  • Regret eating sugary and fatty processed foods, instead of healthy meals that will keep you young longer.


5) Choosing to Ignore the Importance of Your Finances

The younger you are, the more time you have to secure your financial freedom in the future. By neglecting your finances for the future, in a decade you will:


  • Regret wasting your time on unnecessary things, instead of starting a business or learning new skills that bring in revenue.
  • Regret not investing your money, instead of starting your investments early and reaping the rewards in the future.
  • Regret going into debt and not saving, and instead working towards securing a future with no financial worry.


6) Choosing to Neglect Your Passions

Your passion defines who you are. If you ignore what you love to do, you will look back on it and hate the wasted years. In a decade, you will:


  • Regret prioritizing security, instead of balancing your life for your passions.
  • Regret ending the pursuit of your dreams, instead of finding time to cultivate it.
  • Regret settling for a job that pay the bills, but doesn’t add to your fulfillment.


7) Choosing to End Your Learning

Learning isn’t restricted to the classroom. Life is all about learning, and there are endless things that you can enrich your life with. By ending your learning, in a decade you will:


  • Regret missing all the learning opportunities around you, instead of adding value to yourself through courses, classes, videos, and books.
  • Regret not learning a new language, instead of opening your mind.
  • Regret not developing your skills and abilities, instead of improving your potential career path.


8) Choosing to Neglect Your Loved Ones

Relationships won’t last forever, and neither will your loved ones. If you don’t actively choose to be with them and love them, one day it may be too late. In a decade, you will:


  • Regret skipping important events in your loved ones’ lives, instead of being there and making it more special.
  • Regret taking your partner for granted, instead of showing them that there is no one more important in your world.
  • Regret ignoring your friends instead of building lasting relationships with people who will always have your back.


9) Choosing to Let Fear Guide You

We all experience fear, but that doesn’t mean you should let it dictate what you do and 

how you live your life. In a decade, you will:

  • Regret not stepping out and competing because you were scared of failure, instead of showing the world what you’ve got.
  • Regret avoiding long-term commitments because you were afraid of pain or loss, instead of risking it for what you loved.
  • Regret not pushing yourself forward, instead of getting the promotion or traveling around the world.


10) Choosing to Be Like Everyone Else

We are all individuals, and embracing our own personal hopes, dreams, traits, and quirks will lead us to living the most fulfilled life possible.

But if you start choosing to be like everyone else, in a decade you will:


  • Regret listening to everyone else instead of listening to your heart.
  • Regret blending in with everyone else, instead of taking the stage and showing what you’ve got.
  • Regret avoiding new things in the fear of looking stupid, instead of allowing yourself to make mistakes and grow.

Will You Be Haunted by Your Choices?

This is all in your hands. The choices you make in the present will build the bridge to your future. Lay down the foundation in the right direction, instead of one filled with mistakes and regrets. Start living the best life you can live today.ve today.