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revlyncox · 3 years

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Cultivate a Brighter Future

As stewardship season begins, we commit to a growth mindset for ourselves and our community. This talk was delivered to the Washington Ethical Society, March 7, 2021.

The end of last year’s growing season was less organized than I had hoped. That’s actually true every year. When I read my colleague Theresa Honey Youngblood’s reflection on the dying garden in late October, I identified strongly with her experience. I, too, could look around and see “evidence of our months of enthusiasm, but also horticultural ineptitude.” Like Theresa, transitions in the season bring my attention to things I could have done better, to mistakes of focus and mistakes of skill. And this is why her conclusion was so meaningful to me: Life still thrives in the garden of imperfection, sometimes because of the imperfection.

Psychologist Carol Dweck speaks about a “growth mindset,” a belief that a person’s capacities and talents can be improved over time. This is contrasted with a “fixed mindset,” the belief that people just are how they are, and that success comes down to innate talent or other factors outside our control. When we are able to cultivate a growth mindset, we can frame setbacks and mistakes as opportunities to learn, not as signals that we are inadequate or that failure is inevitable.

Certainly, there are factors beyond our control that impact the range of our choices. In my garden, I know that I need to plan my planting and harvesting according to the predictions of Zone 7a. It would be inadvisable to plant tomatoes in the ground outdoors before Mother’s Day, no matter how much fun the bloggers in Texas and California seem to be having in April. Some factors create a landscape for us to work within. Yet if we consider those landscape factors to be starting points and not destiny, if we focus on the things we can leverage and learn, if we seek out the people we can team up with so that we can approach challenges together with complementary skills, more things are possible. I could, with effort and research, figure out what and when to plant given the sunlight and growing season I have, even if my garden will never look like the rows of produce in the full sun that I see in the catalogues. Life can thrive in the garden of imperfection.

Re-reading Theresa’s reflection this spring, as the snow melts and reveals all of the work ahead for the coming growing season, I am also reminded of some of the challenges of the last year. Some among us had to keep on doing during the pandemic what they had been doing, especially caregivers and frontline workers, though with more risk. For some of us, our daily lives changed drastically. For many of us, it has been a year of grief and struggle, with lost lives and lost jobs and lost opportunities. We are also contending with the continuing impact of murder committed by police, white supremacist violence, efforts at voter suppression, and an economic system that lets billionaires profit from disaster while the most vulnerable among us have resources pulled out from under them. There is a lot to process. And there is hope that we might, with time and perseverance, as our organized movements keep up the pressure, find recovery and change.

Though it’s too soon to say for sure what the New Normal will look like, we can start grieving, and we can take stock of the thawing ground around us. We can assess the landscape for the repairs that need to be made. We can begin turning over the remains of what has gone before. We can prepare the ground for what might yet be. A growth mindset tells us that, even as the trauma and the sadness and the frustration of the last year are real, another future is possible. The losses and the setbacks we have experienced are facts, but they are not destiny. The beauty of our memories and the beauty that has persisted are also real, and we can grow them with our attention.

Though many of us are working as hard as ever, it may seem on the surface that there is not much to show for it. Capitalism tells us we should be using every moment productively, that we should all have learned how to make bread from scratch and sing sea shanties while also working 110% at our jobs behind plexiglass or over Zoom. I would suggest that a growth mindset should also allow for a composting mindset, permission to not be at our most productive when a hard frost has swept across our collective lives. In the circle of life, there are rhythms of letting go and adapting. If we are not where we hoped to be by now, we are here, and here is a good place to start.

A growth mindset helps us to begin where we are, to plant seeds at the right time and not pressure them to grow beyond the pace and the season and the fruitfulness that is reasonable for them. For some of us, the landscape of our lives may seem stark as we assess the impact of the last year. There may be the emotional equivalent of mushy collards and pumpkins frozen before maturity that need to be surrendered to the compost pile. The gardens of our lives or our communities may not look like much in this moment, but there is still room for possibility. If you don’t feel like the last year was productive, perhaps there was transformation working under the surface, where the humus of the past makes way for the seeds of what has not yet been planted.

So much can start with a seed. From a bit that might be the size of a grain of rice or at most a baby’s hand comes beauty or food or some other living thing that produces oxygen. Our lives can begin to change in small ways, eventually growing into abundance.

This brings me to the metaphorical garden of the WES community. You have not only coped with the impact of the pandemic, but also with a Senior Leader transition, and with the long-term impact of several transitions in education. Our interim time together has unfolded differently so far than it might have if we had been able to meet in person, yet perhaps this is the perfect time to enter into a transition, when all the world is adapting to different ways of being together and of understanding community.

There are visible signs of transformation and growth in mission at WES. The Board has been working on policy improvements with regard to safety. We have a new Employee Handbook that helps clarify expectations and will help improve stability on staff. We have a revitalized youth program, which mixes online activities with socially distanced, outdoor activities, giving our middle and high school youth a chance to gather with peers in a Humanist community. Members were incredibly generous with the Connect Campaign, which helped us sustain the community through the surprises of this year. You have welcomed new and returning members who are able to access this community like never before, now that we have committed resources and attention to meaningful online programming. These are signs of growth and maturity in your mission as a community, and I hope you are proud. Beauty persists, and that is real.

Yet I believe that the transformation under the surface is even more profound. This past year has allowed the whole community to see WES from a different perspective. Your willingness to experiment and to accommodate each other can be seeds for growth for years to come, long into the New Normal. Stepping back from the way things have always been done has allowed fermentation under the surface, a chance to turn experience into wisdom, a chance to make room for human beings -- who are always works in progress. Life still thrives in the garden of imperfection.

So, the question becomes, what will we do with all of the generativity that composting our experience of the last year might bring us? What seeds will we plant, and how will we live to align with the forces that create and uphold life? It’s OK if you don’t have an answer in this moment. Though a change in seasons is on the way, it is still technically winter, there is literally still a pandemic, and many people are still struggling. Some of us may need to rest before it’s possible to generate new ideas. Those who are looking to the horizon will hold a place for you. If you are ready, what seeds are you planting? In your personal life, did you learn something this year about who is precious to you, and how you want to be in relationship with them? What practices do you want to keep and what do you want to try? If you’ve learned a new skill, either as a way to channel your locked down energy or because you needed to learn something for survival, how will you use that skill going forward? Who are the people and organizations you want to spend time with as you build toward the world you dreamed about in the last year? What seeds are you planting for your own self-care?

WES is also thinking about planting seeds. Some of these will have implications far into the future; there are ideas with perennial impact. You have learned a lot in the last year about different ways to be a community, and I have heard excitement about how to take what you’ve learned into a post-COVID future. The ideas you have shared with me are starting to take form in the draft budget and in this year’s pledge campaign.

In case you are new to WES, I want to explain what the pledge campaign is, and reassure you that we’re not asking visitors to make a lifetime commitment today. A pledge is a financial commitment that members and friends make for the coming fiscal year; that is, July 2021 through June of 2022. Pledges from members and friends help us anticipate the gifts that WES will have to work with in the coming year, which in turn helps WES make and honor its commitments to our staff, our interfaith partners, our national affiliates, our renters, and all of the people we relate to as an institution. Being able to anticipate the community’s financial situation means that WES can, as a collective whole, make and maintain reliable and ethical commitments. Without the promises that members and friends make to WES, WES as a whole cannot make or keep promises to anyone else.

Furthermore, a pledge is a declaration of a continuing commitment to be part of this community, it is a re-establishment of the bonds that hold us together. It’s not the only thing holding the community together, but it is one practice that reminds members and friends of their connection. WES understands itself to be interdependent with other communities; we are part of systems larger than ourselves, yet the responsibility for the wellbeing of this community falls to the members. If members collectively were to allow other entities to take over the majority of the financial responsibility for WES, they would also lose the ability to ensure that WES’s mission and vision remain rooted in the values of its members. A pledge is a commitment to continuing to work through WES to make shared values manifest in the world.

And, so, each year in the early spring, members and friends are invited to renew their commitments during the pledge drive, also called the Stewardship Campaign. Business Administrator Tom Hutton and I have been assisting the volunteers on the Stewardship Team with getting ready for this season of celebration, reflection, and hope. If WES is your home-- a place you turn to for companionship, community, inspiration, and context for practicing your values-- I hope you will participate enthusiastically in this year’s campaign.

This year, we’re planting seeds to “Cultivate a Brighter Future.” We’re taking what WES has experienced in the past and learned from the past, and turning those things into nourishment for new and continuing ways to implement WES’s mission. The most important part of growing into the community that WES can become is your relationships with each other, and that’s why the main activity of this year’s campaign is a series of “Pledge Parties” on Zoom. The Stewardship Team and I are hoping that you can hear from each other about what you love about WES, what inspires you in this community, and how you plan to help plant the seeds for WES’s future. At the Pledge Parties, you can strengthen the community and your ability to carry the mission forward. Members received an email on Friday, and you can sign up for a Pledge Party any time in the next three weeks by visiting http://tiny.cc/wespledgeparty

The draft budget that is guiding this campaign plants seeds for the future in a few ways. Of course, this budget also includes some of the continuing commitments that are important to members, such as keeping up good relationships with our national affiliates at the American Ethical Union and the Unitarian Universalist Association, treasured programs like Coming of Age, and maintaining the meeting house. In addition, there are four priorities to help cultivate a brighter future:

With this version of the budget, WES members would provide funding and attention for the Senior Leader search. Not only do you want to fully fund the search process itself, you also want to demonstrate with this budget that WES members are committed to your mission and to your future, that WES as an employer is committed to fair compensation, and that WES funds programs that are interesting for potential new members as well as candidates for Senior Leader. Applicants for the Senior Leader position will be looking carefully at the 2021-2022 budget for clues that WES might be a good match for them. Therefore, this is a pivotal year for your generosity.

With this budget, WES moves closer to fair compensation standards and professional development for current staff. Fair compensation and professional development would demonstrate that WES is an institution that lives its values. Progress in this area would improve staff retention. The experience and education that staff could gather with improvement in this area would bring returns far into the future, as people on staff apply their skills to help members implement the mission.

With this budget, WES restores some of the vacant staff positions, particularly in education and music. Bringing WES closer to being fully staffed would mean a greater ability to imagine what programming could look like in the post-COVID future. It would mean more collaboration, and increased ability to channel volunteer energy into the programs with some of the highest member involvement. I believe that the kinds of programs members will need in the New Normal will not be the same as they were before the pandemic. Education will look different. Music will look different. The ways we relate to each other will be different. We need staff who can help members explore that future.

This leads me to the fourth priority, which is planning for a hybrid future. In the Cottage Meetings this past fall, and throughout the Connect Campaign, members told me how much they value the increased accessibility and inclusion that WES has found by dedicating resources and attention to online programs. We have new and returning and continuing members from Delaware, West Virginia, California, and Europe. The WES of the future could be a home for Humanists wherever they find themselves in the world. We’re going to need to be flexible about the way we do some things so that we can continue to be inclusive, so that our long distance members can participate in a meaningful way. To accomplish this, we are going to maintain the staffing and the software subscriptions that we have needed in the past year for online programs, and we’ll need new equipment like computers and cables and cameras for making the at-home experience of Platform better than ever.

You will have a chance to discuss these exciting ideas at the Pledge Parties, and throughout this month of celebration and commitment.

Whether we are talking about our individual lives or our community life, may we approach the future with a growth mindset. The challenges and the successes of the past can nourish the soil for new growth in the future. We need not be constrained by the way things have always been done, or by the things we have not yet learned, or by the look of things on the surface of a freshly turned garden bed. Our capacities, our skills, our talents, our imagination can increase over time. Let’s cultivate a brighter future by applying love and attention to the people and communities we value.

May it be so.

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pantsusnifferr · 4 years

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2019, healed up and ready to work towards a better 2020

As per the tradition I started last year, (haha can barely be called a tradition with it only being a year old.) am gonna be writing down my thoughts and reflections about the previous year, before penning down my thoughts and goals for the year looking forward.

Even though I had a lot of goals last year (maybe some more optimistic than others) some which I ultimately didn’t accomplish, I still managed to hit some those goals and accomplish a lot more!

These are the goals I had last year:

1. BE SERIOUS WITH ART

2. BE HEALTHIER (SUCCESS)

3. MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRIENDS (SUCCESS AND MORE!)

4. LEARN HOW TO DRIVE (LOL)

5. LEARN NIP SPEAK

6. LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE BASS

7. RESTART YOUTUBE/TWITCH

8. TAKE STEPS TO IMPROVE BUSINESS (Succ)

Maybe I’m casting my net too wide, maybe I wasn’t exactly serious about those goals in the first place...who knows?

But the fact that I came into 2019 as an unhealthy, Lonely wreck with a crazily unstable business, and emerged from it with double the sales of last year, drastically improved health (still fat though haha) and people whom i care about (and i hope they care about me too), is a really comfy feeling altogether.

2019 is really a roller coaster with its fair share of ups and downs but I’d like to think that the past year alone has presented me with a lot of opportunities that i have thankfully taken. (As opposed to the me a couple of years before who’d stupidly let these opportunities pass as i would be too lazy or couldn’t be arsed.) Watching a friend of mine do the things she wanted without fear of the unknown just made me want to try more and live more!

Health ♥

I started the year badly when my endocrinologist told me that i might develop diabetes over the next couple of years if i didn’t take care of my health properly. I was already a doomer about my health at that point, thinking that everything would be too hard to do and it was probably too late for me to do anything about it....in hindsight perhaps it was because i probably needed that kick in the balls to get my arse off to do something about it.

It was only until a couple of months down the road i had a skin cancer + kidney failure health scare that got me wanting to better my health. Now THAT was the perfect kick in the nuts i needed. At the moment, health issues wasn’t the only thing that was coursing through my mind. I WANTED TO LIVE.

Perhaps it was the realisation that i haven’t really lived at all, perhaps it was the realisation that my life was in a mess and i wasn’t satisfied. Maybe its the realisation that i lack control in my life all these times.

I don’t really know to be honest, all i know is it made me want to try. To try to live more to try to be healthier...afterall there’s nothing wrong with trying right?

So i started with my diet, and i found out that counting calories and eating healthy food actually isn’t that bad at all! In fact a lot of my favourite meals are actually pretty healthy! Just gotta cut out the garbage...

And Running! Oh my god...it isn’t like how PE classes were like back in Primary or secondary school! Couch to 5k is really fun to do and I’m so Glad my friends whom offered to teach me how to gym back then are open to the idea of me joining them again. Also went hiking with other friends and hit the gym together with them too!

All in all I’ve lost about 17kg in total and I’m on the track to lose even more in this coming year. Also i ended the year with my lab reports where my blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and kidneys is healthy and fine!!

School 🏫

So 2019 is also the year which I’ve started school for the first time in 4 years...(haha 8 years if you don’t count NYP and their ‘school’ stuff. I felt surprisingly at ease during my lessons and studying for the exams, (granted i missed a couple of assignments if not i would’ve gotten an A for my marketing module grrr)

Still, i should study a little harder and not rely on the power of last min cramming aaa..

That being said, things will be looking forward as Long as i could keep my grades up!

3.6 GPA though, 73% reee

ART 🎨

Haha i drew Peni Parker this year...Didn’t sell any though, but it still remains one of my proudest pieces as of yet. Also i did a reprint of the Sayori keychain and I sold out for another year! Yay!

I’m Glad i got to meet new friends and some other anons who’re in the pursuit of doing art. A little disappointed that i didn’t go further into it last year but here’s to a better art year in 2020 yeah?

FRIENDS AND RELATIONSHIPS 🐝

Managed to be a better person overall and fixed my personal insecurities, made new friends and found closer friends with those who’re important to me. I tried to be more outgoing and open minded with the people i meet and to the people around me. Hanging out with friends, trying new things and working with each other to grow as people is something I’d want to do even more in the coming year.

I am so Glad i found people who’re as like minded as me. Online and offline, in the beginning of this year, a friend from Finland came over to visit Singapore and i hung out with her together with new and old friends. Made me feel like a normie for the first time in my life. 10/10 will do again.

Although its a shame that i wasn’t able to do the same for my extended family, mainly my cousins and childhood friends. I Guess over the years we’ve just become different people with different lives. I even managed to miss one of their 21st birthday parties oof...

I’m going to double my efforts to try and reconnect with them again! They’re important to me and i should treat them as such!

COMPANY 📈

Nothing much to say here, even though business in the individual months were pretty garbage, we’ve still managed to emerge from the year with 100k more in sales than the previous year! Bringing that total to almost $250k in sales!

Still not a huge fan of plants and stuff tbh, but i really cannot deny that this business provides me with financial stability (at least for the time being) that allows me to pursue my other interests and hobbies.

Also by some miracle we’ve managed to keep a 5.0 rating for the entire year lmao. Also did our first corporate and wedding gifts!

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

Got a Nintendo switch!

Found more gaming and weeb friends!

Made contact with old classmates and friends!

Got a new camera!

So what’s next for 2020?

I want to have less regrets! Become a nicer and kinder person, yet be firm in my principals. LIVE MORE! EXPERIENCE MORE! DON’T BE AFRAID, DON’T BE LAZY

HARD WORK AND GUTS!

Rekindle ties with those whom i deem important to me.

Start my YouTube channel as a Vtuber and myself

Start YouTube channel for company

Join the weeb club to find more gamer weeb friends!

Study hard!

Learn weebspeak maybe?

Continue to work hard for health and company!

Learn 2 songs on either the bass on ukulele

Draw at least ONCE A MONTH (shouldn’t be too hard do it lazyass!)

Be more confident and social!

Here’s to an awesome 2020!

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nashvilletonihon · 5 years

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To Stay Or Not To Stay...That Is The Million Dollar Question.

I’m currently sitting at my desk in the Kumihama teacher’s room. It’s Finals Week here so everyone is buzzing around and it sounds like a busy hive of bees. The students already look broken, defeated, tired. It’s been a long couple of weeks for me so I can only imagine what it’s been like for them.

I’m honestly not sure where October and November went. I remember being glad that September was over the minute it became October 1st and then suddenly I was celebrating Halloween with my ESS Club students and then it was November 1st. Now it’s 1 day away from my birthday (which I haven’t even thought about) and then it will be December 1st.

What. Is. Happening???

When I first arrived here I thought time had literally stopped. I was stuck in an endless loop of being unhappy, lonely and sad I was drowning in my own misery. Fast forward to now. November 29th. In two short months I will have to give the JET Program and my contracting schools an answer to the question of whether or not I would like to re-contract. If I say yes, my schools will then have to decide whether or not they want to extend my contract for another year. If they do, I’d be working for them again during another trip around the sun. If they don’t...well, the decision to stay or go will have been made for me.

I’ve talked to my mom and a few close friends about my decision to potentially live in Japan for another year or to move back to the States. My mother encouraged me to make a Pros and Cons list. (Something I’ve always done when faced with major, life-changing decisions.) It’s currently taped to the back of my bedroom door and at the moment, both sides are neck and neck. Neither the Pros nor the Cons have advanced past the other. Hurray for me right? How does a list like that help when they’re dead even?!

I think about what my life would be like in both scenarios. If I stay for another year I can continue to work toward my (absolutely insane) goal of eventually taking the JLPT N2. It’s an incredibly difficult test for non-native speakers that requires A LOT of work to pass. One of my friends and fellow JET’s is getting ready to take it this Sunday. She studied Japanese for four years in college AND studied abroad here and even she’s worried passing it. I wonder if I could accomplish my goal in another year and a half. If I worked my a** off, I bet I could. I at least want to take and pass the N3. (Which I’m pretty sure I can do.) That being said, if I pass the N2 I could get a job as a translator or interpreter which is something I would really enjoy doing. I could translate anime or manga or work for the government or tourism board in cities like Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Seattle, etc... Living in Japan for another year would allow me to continue to be exposed to native speakers and Japanese every single day. The minute I move back to America I no longer have that luxury. Even though I’ve only been here for 4 months my comprehension and understanding has grown exponentially. I would be jeopardizing all of the hard work I’ve put in up ‘til now.

A major Con of continuing to live in Japan is being away from my family and friends for another year. I video chat with my momma every single day and it always pains me to have to talk to her through a phone screen. I miss being able to hop in my car and drive the 2 1/2 hours to Indiana to see her whenever I wanted. Now we constantly have to coordinate when we both have free time to talk. Being 15 hours ahead of her in the States (thaaaaanks Daylight Savings) makes things difficult, but we manage. I miss her hugs. I also struggle a lot with the fact that I am losing out on valuable time with my grandparents. I know they won’t be around forever and the guilt associated with being over here while they continue grow older is more than I can put into words. I know my family is proud of me for following my dreams but that doesn’t make being over here any easier.

Another Con (or Pro depending on how you look at it) is that I have ZERO job prospects moving back to America. Absolutely nothing. In theory I could pick up over hire work in theatre at TPAC, Nash Rep, Studio Tenn or advertise myself as a costume designer (a position I have long had a love/hate relationship with) but to be completely honest, none of that sounds very appealing right now. I’m tired of living paycheck to paycheck and constantly being worried about if I’ll be able to afford rent (we all know how ridiculous it is to live in Nashville now) or make my car payment. Yeah, yeah I know. ‘’That’s what being involved in the arts is all about! You have to suffer for it!’’ Whoever thought that was a good excuse for people to live a stressful, poor lifestyle just so they can follow their passion can shove it. It’s ridiculous we even have to do that in the first place. Yes, I want to act. Yes, it’s my everything. Yes, it’s what I am good at. But I don’t want to constantly have to struggle when I could work toward a job that I can make good money doing while ALSO acting. Is that me selling out to have a secure day job and moonlight as an actor? Maybe. I’ll be 29 on Friday. If I stay another year in Japan I’ll turn 30 here. It’s hard to believe I’m so close to being out of my twenties already. While I feel the proverbial clock ticking when it comes to the stereotypical “old actress” trope, I have to remind myself that most well-known actors didn’t even get started until their mid-30′s. I’ve got time. And being bilingual will look really cool on my resumé.

So what’s another Pro about continuing to live in Japan? Saving more money, yo. Being here for another year means more savings in the bank. It’s a pretty simple concept that would allow me to not freak out about finances when I finally move back to the States. As someone who had an incredible amount of financial stability when I lived in Los Angeles to being left with nothing after I moved to Nashville, financial stability is now incredibly important to me. (I can hear my father slow clapping from 11,000 miles away.) I’m not one for caring about money (never have been) but if I could keep adding to the savings account while also working toward a career that would help me in the long run, I’ll take that option time and time again.

Another Pro I often think about is how many more people can come to visit Japan while I’m here. My Mom, sister (Elizabeth) and friends Taylor and Erica are all coming out to visit me in the months of February and March. If I’m here for another year, even MORE people can come on out to see what this crazy magical country is all about. I think that’s pretty dang cool and am 100% encouraging everyone I know to start looking at flights now. I mean, you’ve got a personal tour guide AND a place to stay!!! What more could you need/want?!

All in all I have quite a few Pros and Cons on the list. Some of the Cons are dependent on whether or not I can somehow change them into Pros. One example would be the immense distaste I have for my base school. I am there every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Out of those three days I might be fortunate enough to attend (not teach, mind you) 2 classes, possibly 3. Classes are 50 minutes each if we don’t have a special shortened schedule. So out of 3, 8 hour work days, I am maybe seeing the inside of a classroom for less than 3 hours each week. Compare that to my visit school where I am there on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I have 3 or 4 and sometimes 5 classes a day. I am waaaaay happier at my visit school. I found out that I can talk to my scheduling supervisors to potentially get my schedule switched so that my visit school becomes my base school and my base school becomes my visit school. This would drastically improve my outlook on the situation as a whole. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the other teachers at my base school (even though I don’t really talk to many of them and vice versa) and they’re all incredibly nice people. I just seem to click better with the teachers at my visit school.

Throughout all of the anxiety, worrying, stressing out and continual ‘’Should I or shouldn’t I’s’’, I have to keep telling myself that ultimately, it’s my decision and mine alone. Will it affect the people close to me? Oh, without a doubt. I know my family will hate to have me away for another year. I run the risk of being forgotten in the Nashville theatre and losing another year of shows. I already feel like my career was just beginning to take off and the desire to follow through with that is one of the strongest pulls back home yet. And then again...I have this intense desire to learn Japanese. REALLY learn it. I want to communicate with my friends, co-workers and the people who have helped to make the adjustment to life in Japan a little bit easier. I want to help Americans visit Japan and not be scared to do so because of the language barrier. Trust me when I say that the the people here are more scared to use English than you are to use Japanese.

I have a lot to think about over the next 2 months, but if I’m being completely honest (and I try to be on here), I am about 90% sure I will stay for another year. I don’t think my work in Japan is done yet. I think I can help more students, engage more cultural exchanges, help the current JTE’s teach their classes more efficiently and help infuse fun ways of learning into the mundane textbook lessons. I want to start a pen-pal exchange with the girls in my English Speaking Society Club with students from my aunt’s high school in Indiana. There is so much I want to do...and 8 more months just isn’t enough time to do it all.

Before I end this, it’s important to me that I thank the countless people, both family members and friends, who have listened to my doubts, fears, concerns and indecision about all of this over the past month. Your unwavering support and constant encouragement mean so much to me. I honestly wouldn’t still be here without your love and kindness. I am truly, truly grateful to have each and every one of you in my life, both here and abroad. Y’all the real MVP’s.

I’m sorry there aren’t any photos in this post. I’m heading to Kyoto City tomorrow for a Skills Conference and will be there all weekend. I’m going sightseeing and Christmas shopping and will be taking lots of photos so I will have plenty to write about come next week. On that note I will wrap this up and say goodbye for now. I keep telling myself I’ll be better at updating and posting and I swear I will start now. Thanks for always being patient with me!!

じゃあまた (See you!)

- レイチェル (Rachel)

#japan #jet program #travel #lifeabroad #decisions

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newlifefori · 5 years

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Not all things are B&W. A little story about me.

Roel Williams

The healing process can differentiate depending on how you look at it. It can be meeting a new person that teaches you necessary lessons. It can look like accomplishing the goals you set out for yourself and sometimes it can be the complete opposite. Pure chaos, a total change of everything in front of you. Having everything destroyed and forced to rise again like the phoenix. That, personally, is the healing process, to me. We are all trying to reach the next level or just improve to be the best we can be. We strive to reach our highest potential. And sometimes, when we do not follow our calling, our bodies have a way of letting us know. That is what happened to me a couple years ago.

The street was faintly lit when I left my best friends house. I stumbled a little due to the alcohol circulating through my veins. A night of celebration because in my mind I deserved it. Anyone would after acceptance into the program I was in. I took a couple steps north towards the 7-11 so conveniently placed and open all hours of the night. Ready for anyone to walk in even at 2am. It was a couple blocks away. As I walked, I could see my breath but I didn't feel the drop in temperature until about 5 seconds later. I didn't have my ipod like I usually would so I was observant of the sounds around me. Footsteps walking up is what caught my ear. I turned to the direction of the sound and two males were in proximity. I knew what was going on but they were nice enough to clarify. “Give me all your fuckin shit right now!”. I was staring right into the barrel of a 9mm pistol but I had no signs of intimidation so they acted upon my arrogance. I felt a solid object hit the back of my head with great force. I fell to the ground. When your adrenaline is pumping you don't really feel pain. You kind of just know what's going on with what seems like subtle contact. It was all just a process until someone grabbed my head and slammed it into the cement of a worn down sidewalk forgetting by the city. Blackout.

I was recently accepted into a program that I had an 8-percent chance of getting into. The the program was called YearUp. A year long program that would teach me professional skills as well as technical. 6 months would be schooling and the other 6 months would be the intership at a very big company in the area. YearUp had a very extensive application process. If you happen to make it past the first phase you would be subjected to multiple meetings and interviews regarding your background, financial situation, living conditions, extra curricular activities and much more. It was a very accomplished moment for me. Here I was in a program that promised me a career in Information Technology. A field that is booming here in the pacific northwest. With this opportunity I tried my hardest and put my heart into it. When it began I was off to the races. I was strong in everything. I excelled in all my classes and I even represented the school when they were trying to score grants. I did so well I earned professional of the week the second week I was there. With all this success I thought IT was the thing I wanted to do as a career. After 6 months of being in the program I was finally sent off to my internship. Seattle Children's Hospital: Research Institute. All was well. I had a badge, access to many different buildings, and on the verge of getting hired on. This was the big reason why I felt the need to celebrate.

I felt the grappling of wires around me, in fact in me. I was turned to my side when I finally awoke. I could see that I wasn't in my street clothes, as I could easily slide back to laying in a position where I faced the bright white lights in the ceiling. I focused my eyes as much as I could and I realized I was in the hospital. As I focused my eyes a little more I took a glimpse at the foot of my bed. There I saw my mother Donna with her head down. She looked down and out. I softly called out: “Mom”. The moment she heard the sound of words escape my mouth she jumped up and ran to me, being careful to not put any weight of my frail body. She wrapped her arms around me and cried out: “Honey, please don't ever scare me like that again.”. I tried to comfort her by telling her I'm alright but she continued to hold me. I Couldn't blame her. She saw everything and I just saw the aftermath. A few moments later a male wearing white came in. He had a clipboard so I knew he was the doctor. He asked if he could sit down and talk to me. I said yes. He grabbed a stool and sat next to my bedside. That's when he let me in on what happened. “Roel, we almost lost you bud. But you're getting better now. You were in a coma for about 4 days. You really need to thank your mom because she got you here in due time.” I then looked at my mom and saw that she was starting to tear up again, I grabbed her hand. “We’re going to keep you here for a couple more days so that you can heal up a little more. Get some rest ok.” He proceeded to walk out of the room and then he stopped. He turned around, looked at me and said: “You're strong Roel. Get some rest.”. It was a lot to take in and all the medication didn't help either. I needed some clarification. I turned to my mom and asked her what happened. She said: “Honey when I arrived at your friend's house you were unconscious. So I rushed you to Highline Hospital. When they got you into the ER they told me you were blind in your left eye so they had to transport you to Harborview. When you got here you were still unconscious. They started to operate on you and that's when….” She began to cry. “That's when you...flatlined honey. They resuscitated you and you flatlined another time. They were finally able to stabilize for about five mins and for some reason you flatlined again.” I asked: “Mom? Did I die?” she softly said: “Yes... but you kept fighting honey. You are here now and that's all that matters ok. Just please, don't scare me like that again.” I sat there in disbelief. But I sat there indeed, alive. So, even under the circumstances I was thankful.

When I was finally healthy enough I returned to my internship. It was a drastic change. Every day that I was there I felt like I wasn't supposed to be. I didn't feel fulfilled anymore and that I was wasting my time. Changing printer paper, installing software, taking monitors out of boxes and being around people that seem to be pursuing their dreams, drained me. Just a year prior I had my first keynote speech in front of a crowd of 500 people. I raised up a lot of money for the people that needed it. I felt like I could fly. Being in front of all those people, telling my story and receiving a standing ovation was the most exhilarating thing I have ever done. That was the vivid daydream I would partake in while I was dealing with people's technical issues.

A week later I had my review regarding my internship. They sat me down and told me that they were really happy with my work as well as my customer service when it came to meeting with people for their computer problems. They also said that they were going to hire me on as soon as the internship ended starting off at about 35/hr. The manager asked: “Well, how do you feel?” I replied: “I actually quit. Thank you for the opportunity but I quit.” Those near death experiences really put my life into perspective. Life can be taken away so quickly, for nothing sometimes. And that forced me to switch my focus to my true calling. To help others find their voice by using mine.

I am a person damaged in many ways. So I will never claim to be fully healed, nor will I ever. I grew up not having a father. I also went through about 16 different foster placements because I lost my mother a day before my 7th birthday. Being 100% will never be an option for me but I can choose to live within the healing process. I believe that I can do that by following my heart and helping as many people as I can. Because of that, I have set many goals to accomplish. On the surface they may seem to only benefit me, but deep down those goals have my community, the world, and the people ingrained within them. A goal I set for myself, that is a part of my healing process was to find stable housing for the first time in my life. People need basics necessities. Food, love, and shelter. Without those you cannot fully start to develop oneself or even begin to think about assisting someone else in the development of themselves. Shelter was always the one that got away. I've only lived in couple homes where the stay was more than a year. Trust was never established because I never knew when I would be forced to up and leave again. So I never put up posters, bought furniture. and I sure in the hell never psychologically settled. It wasn't until a 1 ½ ago that I found a place. I was definitely skeptical about it for months but my roommate and I really connected. I could tell she really cared about me and in the process she became another mother to me. Till this day I am still in that place with a big ol poster in my room. From there, I set a really big goal for myself. To earn an opportunity to have a second keynote speech. I had one a couple years ago advocating for the foster care system and the homeless community. I wanted to do it again. I wanted to see how much more I could help my community just by using my voice. And I wanted to know for sure that giving up that job wasn't in vain. I prayed and prayed, worked hard and one day I got an email from someone claiming they had an opportunity for me. It happen to be an event coordinator speaking on behalf of this organization called Amara. Amara is an agency that promotes adoption of Foster children. They also provide resources to any youth transitioning into Foster Care. She asked me to be the keynote speaker of their event. I said: “Yes! Of course! I gladly accept” I knew then the universe was listening to my wishes and that I was on the right path. This meant the world to me because by using my voice and my story, I raised $432,000.00 for Foster Children. Kids that don't know the power of their voice, yet. Then I set a main goal back in April. It was to get back into college. With all the good things that have come from public speaking my dream revealed itself. I want to be a world renowned public speaker that changes the world in a positive way. I know that college is the first step, so here I am, pursuing my dream. And looking back, I can only be thankful for the events that occurred because without them, I wouldn't be where I am today.

I know that “Healing” doesn't occur overnight and sometimes even years. It is up to you to define what healing means and what is needed to be done in order to accomplish that. I also know that there are some things you can't fully heal. Traumas, terrible things you've seen and things you've dealt with. There is no remedy or cure for that. It just becomes fuel that, if you let it, will launch you to the end goal. Personally, I define my healing as trying my hardest to better myself and the lives of people around me. I believe that, it will be the key that unlocks the door to a place where I feel content with what's happened and what is happening. Overall, I believe in my heart, that we are all here to help one another. We’re not here to take what we can take, but here to give all that we can give. That's how I think you heal. You recover when you assist someone along the road of healing. Even if you're there for just a moment or a glimpse in time. Whether it's a smile you put on someone's face or a simple “Hello” that makes the forgotten feel remembered. You are helping someone get through the healing process. And when you do, you are also helping yourself get through it as well.

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Reasons To Start a Business Post-Pandemic

The world shut down during COVID-19, including the world of business. People who spent years building their businesses lost it all when they were forced to close their physical buildings. While many operations pivoted and found solace in the digital space, an unfortunate percentage closed their doors forever. Yet, this economic downturn did not last. As things are now opening up, it is time to reconsider how you want to implement your business plan. Here are a few reasons to start a business post-pandemic.

The Economy Is Bouncing Back

When COVID-19 began, people were skeptical of its legitimacy and doubted the reach it would have on our daily lives. Lo and behold, the pandemic wreaked havoc on nearly every aspect of life, including the economy. As the one-year mark passes and vaccinations begin to roll out globally, the economy is bouncing back. There’s no telling how quickly or how drastically these changes will occur, but it is safe to say that there’s a significant economic upturn ahead—and we’re already feeling its effects.

Because the economy is gaining momentum once again, it’s the perfect time to start your business. The post-pandemic economy will be vigorously churning, reflecting the increased transactional activity in the reopened world. So, you should start your business and get in on the action before you lose out on the opportunity to grow along with the rest of the world.

People Are Eager To Visit Reopened Stores

Now that swaths of the population have a COVID-19 vaccine, people are eager to visit in-person stores. People who avoided shopping in their favorite storefronts will once again populate the streets in increasingly larger numbers until the complete shift to a new normal occurs. Post-pandemic life will be much different, but one thing is for sure—people are ready to peruse the aisles of their favorite reopened shops.

Join in the re-invigorated life with a business of your own! You can build a health-conscious layout with socially distanced aisles and cash registers. With this structure, you can create a health-inclusive space that welcomes vaccinated and unvaccinated people. You could also take advantage of the reopening with a gift card system for small business operations. That way, you can encourage people to give gift cards to their friends that they can use online or in your store.

People Are Hungry For New Jobs

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about massive changes in the dynamics of the workforce. In the beginning, thousands and thousands of people lost their jobs, especially in the service industry, which relied upon in-person services. During this time, job security was the number one priority; people just wanted a sense of financial stability amid the social upheaval of the pandemic lockdown.

While these unfortunate events precipitated record-high unemployment rates, they didn’t last for long. In the recent months of 2021, people are actually quitting their current jobs after time away from the traditional office setting. This behavior indicates a sense of assurance they can find the work they want or they have the means to be out of work for a time. With the abundance of highly skilled and freshly employable people, you should go after this good talent before it dries up. A new business is just the opportunity many are looking for where they can help you build from the ground up and establish their work preferences from the get-go.

Business Services Need Clients

When businesses closed during the beginning of the pandemic, business service vendors lost many clients. Now they are offering discounts and promotional pricing to attract new contracts and build their clientele once again. Many of these services have deals tailor-made for small businesses. If you want to grow with a marketing agency or telecommunications system, jump on the lower costs while you can. Once the economy stabilizes, your business will cost just as much if not more to start up as it did pre-pandemic.

Less Competition in the Field

The harsh reality for many businesses is that they will never reopen their doors. While many mourn the loss of small and local businesses, their losses paved the way for others to have an easier entrance. These businesses cut back on their spending to account for their loss in revenue. The simple fact remains that there’s less competition out in the field for the same resources, which are currently available for lower costs than before. The supply chain has never been more accessible to incoming businesses, and now is the time to secure deals with suppliers.

E-commerce Is Easier Than Ever

COVID-19 lockdowns forced stores to improve their online presence. Since e-commerce was the only option available to consumers during the pandemic, it grew in scope and scale. Setting up a high-quality website and marketing yourself online is easier now more than ever. You can set up and manage a website for selling your merchandise, even if you have a brick-and-mortar storefront. The social distancing and restrictions of the pandemic may fade in the coming months, but e-commerce is here to stay. Because people have completely shifted their buying habits to the online realm, you can follow this trend and open a hybrid business model that accommodates online and in-person shoppers.

Meet New Consumer Needs

The pandemic revealed holes in the economy where consumers needed more resources. You can step into these vacuums and offer something truly unique. Businesses, consumers, and governments alike all have new problems to solve, so offer yourself as someone who can help fill in the gap between the pandemic and society. Depending on your industry or product, you may be able to ride the wave of changing consumer trends.

Take Advantage of Your Free Time

COVID-19 changed many things for the worse, but many people experienced an increase in free time. Whether you work another job remotely or are out of work altogether, you’ve probably found you have a lot of extra free time on your hands. And you’ve used that to switch to working virtually. Either way, you have more time on your hands now than ever before to plan your business and put in all the effort required for a successful launch.

Remember these reasons to start a business post-pandemic as you craft your business plan. The longer you wait, the more challenging the startup process will become. If you research the trends and secure the funding now, you will be able to grow in ways you could not previously imagine.

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Web Design Fundamentals - How to Smash It with User-Friendly

The Internet opens up a universe of chances for groundbreaking organizations. Internet promoting is the method of things to come – and the initial step in building up traction online is to have a decent site.

These days, there is no deficiency of approaches to get yourself a site. A business could bring an entire IT group on board to deal with the undertaking. On the furthest edge of the range, you can simply utilize a web designer and make yourself a workable site instantly. In any case, by a long shot, the most noteworthy and financially savvy approach is to recruit proficient WordPress engineers to take care of business.

Despite which way a business picks, the essentials of site-building is as yet unchanged. To be effective, a site should be thoroughly examined, positively planned, and in particular – easy to understand.

This last piece is a higher priority than numerous organizations figure it out. Making a website, however easy to understand as conceivable seems to be an unquestionable requirement these days as the Internet is a considerable economy. Studies show that clients' abilities to focus are getting more limited and more limited. Considering this, here are the principal parts you need to zero in on to take advantage of your site.

Utilize the Right Website Builder for Your Agency and Business

Guarantee Website Stability

To make your essence online felt, your site should be ready for action consistently. It doesn't make any difference how great your site looks and how easy to understand it is if clients can't see it since it is down constantly. This implies that it should be all around created and improved to accomplish the most reduced personal time conceivable.

Site advancement is certifiably not a direct undertaking, in any event, for preparedness experts. Things "break" constantly. It's an iterative interaction that requires a ton of time, exertion, and commitment that can accomplish shocking outcomes. The initial step on that way is to pound out what the specific boundaries of the work are.

What are the objectives and goals for the task? What can really be refined, and in what time period? What occurs if plans change mid-advancement? Each one of those inquiries should be replied to on the off chance that you are to wind up with a working site. Neglecting to do as such, as the earliest reference point brings about insecurity in the improvement cycle. This definitely causes confusion, which thusly brings about personal time – which you need to stay away from.

The best approach to manage potential issues is basic. Get great engineers and work out the subtleties of the venture cautiously with them before you start. Be straightforward and forthright with them as the venture goes on and treat the job that needs to be done with the earnestness it merits

A significant factor for site strength is the manner by which the actual site is facilitated. These days, there are a lot of free facilitating administrations out there that you can utilize on the off chance that you're meant to go as modest as could be expected. Notwithstanding, on the off chance that you need to stay away from worker issues, you'd do well to consider going through some cash on a facilitating administration.

Zero in on Accessibility

Another critical angle that ought to be knocked to first concern when planning a site is openness. This implies ensuring that your site functions admirably on all stages and on all programs.

For some, organizations, getting a site that is truly gorgeous on work area gadgets starts things out. The objective of it is available for portable, or through less mainstream programs, is regularly something of a bit of hindsight. This method of doing things is counterproductive in the limit in the present online climate, for a couple of reasons.

First and foremost, a stunning measure of searches, and along these lines – traffic – really comes from cell phones. Clients staggering onto your site on their cell phones are the standard, instead of the exemption. You need to make your site as engaging as could be expected.

Likewise, as of mid-2021, Google has made a versatile kind disposition a positioning element for a look. This implies that ensuring a site is improved for versatile clients isn't just significant for the client experience, yet for SEO also.

This is the reason organizations who need to do well online should zero in on making their sites as available as conceivable from the very first moment.

Plan for Navigability

Ensuring your site is steady and available ought to be your primary goal when arranging it out. Taking into consideration that it is intended to be as simple to explore ought to be your second thing to address.

Valid, there are numerous parts of web architecture that need consideration, and toward the day's end, you need to consider every contingency. All things considered, as the foundation of a decent UI, traversability is likely the most significant. Fortunately, accomplishing it isn't unreasonably troublesome, in the event that you set your attention to it and stick to what in particular works.

Utilize the shading range on your site to underscore certain components on each page. There is no rigid standard regarding what colors you need to utilize and where to put them. Utilizing intense shadings and differences in specific components of your plan makes a reasonable visual chain of command. Join a striking plan to underscore the components that a client would discover generally helpful.

Ensure everything on your site is plainly marked. Everything about each page ought to be set apart out and be quickly conspicuous initially. Accomplishing this impact without making your plan to meddle or forceful may end up being somewhat of a test, however, it is in no way, shape, or form incomprehensible.

Ensure you fuse a functioning Search work into your plan. It doesn't really need to be the focal point of client consideration consistent, however, it ought to be adequately simple to discover. This is only one of many reliable techniques for drastically improving the UX on your site.

Plan the design of your essential route considering effortlessness. Put it close to the highest point of your page, and make it clear to utilize. Try not to pack all the route choices into it, as that will make it inconvenient, also unaesthetic. Keep in mind, despite the fact that you need to set up an unmistakable visual pecking order, you don't need your site to be excessively "cumbersome."

Join an auxiliary arrangement of the route in the footer of your site, or in another part. Some other piece of the site the client might need to visit ought to never be more than a few ticks from their present view.

At last, limit the utilization of lead-creating systems on your site. Greeting pages, pop-ups, and live visits can do some amazing things changing over clicks into deals. All things considered, remember that on the off chance that you try too hard, this system will misfire. Forceful pop-ups, specifically, are a moment side road for some clients. This is the reason you need to discover an equilibrium and incorporate the perfect measure of them when you're planning your site.

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frohikyoracle-blog1 · 6 years

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The Vedda Blood Sugar Remedy By Dempsey:Detailed Review

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Overview of IT enabled Service Industry and Impact of Covid-19

The COVID- 19 pandemics have caused drastic changes in many industries and Information Technology (IT) industry is the major among them.

Effects Of Lockdown on the IT sector:

The consequential weakness the IT industry is facing now is due to the fall in the economy, as a lot of companies are forced to ask their employees to work from home (remotely) keeping in the account of the public health concerns. Many companies who have international dealers look on to a massive loss due to this pandemic crisis.

The spread of this deadly virus has caused a lot of tech conferences to get cancelled, which could have been a great partnership opportunity for many companies to expand their horizons.

Few of the meetings were shifted to teleconferences, but this won’t have the same reach, and the conference attendees will not be able to have the networking opportunity as they would be attending the actual conference. Owing to the cancellation of these major tech conferences, there is an estimated loss of US$ 1 Billion.

Blooming Opportunities and Threats in the IT industry

As the consequences of the coronavirus, a lot of opportunities opened up in the IT industry, such as the growing need for the 5th generation (5G) technology. This will help increase connections that support the primed remote interactions. It has become the top priority for many organizations due to pandemic. Telehealth is one of the developing industries in the crises. This could help people to get diagnosed, treated, and operated with the need of a physician to be physically present. A lot of apps have been built in the past few months to help achieve this. There are many patients who are in self-quarantine who need medical supervision and medical assistance every day, and these applications could help them achieve that.

As per the UN’s report, India is among the 15 most-affected economies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While there have been no contract cancellations so far by the service partners in various geographies, many clients have asked for reduced support for application and maintenance services.The disruption of world trade due to the pandemic is expected to have a trade impact of USD 348 million on India, although it is very low in comparision to its counterparts such as Europe (including the UK), the US, Japan and South Korea

There are a few threats too, such as after the pandemic is over what would happen to the IT sector?

May exporters in this industry feel that it will not be able to stabilize after the downfall, unlike the 2008 global economic and financial meltdown. Back then, the central banks helped to improve the stability of the market, but now even the central banks are helpless. Amidst the challenging situation due to pandemic that the IT industry is witnessing, the companies are expected to significantly see their growth slow. However, many businesses who has never given a thought of outsourcing could capitalize on this situation to partner with a few outsourcing firms during this time to stretch their wings. Now companies are adopting work from remote location, thereby requiring more cloud services and IT applications to effectively enhance and strengthen their information related security from cyber attacks. So on one side, when the Indian IT industry is expected to witness pressure on new contracts and pricing, there are segments within the IT domain wherein outsourcing is anticipated to increase. Near term, issues persist, though the same problems are likely to open new opportunities to some within the outsourcing services area.

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Getting Better Looks with Cosmetic Surgery Car Loans

Looking good makes one feel great and confident. Lot of times the abnormality, difficult life and aging leave their marks on our bodies, which call for modification. Many individuals really feel that a little aesthetic renovation in their face and body will certainly help them greatly. These treatments as well as enhancements do not come low-cost but cosmetic surgery finances aid us finance such treatments.

Cosmetic surgery is a contemporary surgical marvel, which deals with the makeover of facial as well as body cells that requires an improving-- this may be done so as to look normal, to regain working capacity after a catastrophe, or to boost the physical look. Occasionally it is additionally known as plastic surgery.

Offered the quantity of spirits boost it offers to individuals, it is a little surprise that plastic surgery is progressively obtaining preferred each day. Aside from treating it as a clinical relief, people are currently looking in the direction of it as a lifestyle enhancement treatment. This is the reason that people, even from typical financial histories are taking cosmetic surgery lendings as well as gathering to cosmetic surgery facilities. They are progressively forgeting the truth that cosmetic surgery is not covered by personal medical insurance policy.

Several types of therapies such as liposuction, breast surgical procedure, boob job, bust reduction, bust renovation, collagen or fat therapy, body tucks and also laser treatments are done under cosmetic surgery.

Before taking a cosmetic surgery financing it is advisable that you ought to be pretty clear regarding the treatment that you wish to utilize. Consulting a specialist for this issue will most definitely help you in recognizing the pros and cons of that particular cosmetic procedure. Weigh all the aspects and also take an appropriate decision. Given that taking a cosmetic surgery funding is under consideration, you must search and try to find a service that is economically sensible, and does not harm the pockets too much.

Any type of plastic surgery would certainly call for a plastic surgeon. Several lender that provide you a cosmetic surgery loan have a panel of specialists on their board. You will certainly have to select from them, yet some companies allow you to have a surgeon of your choice. It is better to give this reality a serious factor to consider because following the regulations of the financing business could bind you with pricey surgical procedure choices.

There are two sorts of clinical costs associated with any kind of cosmetic surgery- the operating expense and also the post-operative expenses. Many of us, while seeking a cosmetic surgery remedy pay attention just to the operating costs yet the post-operative procedures and also safety measures will likewise develop a significant portion of your overall costs on the surgical treatment. The blog post- operative visits to the professional, apparel, diet, medicine, equipments-- all have to be given due consideration in arriving at the final cost of the cosmetic surgery.

Plastic surgery financings can be safeguarded or unsecured. The guaranteed financings will use several of your residential or commercial property as collateral. If the cosmetic surgery lending is unsecured it will be given after a strict credit check and validating the stability of your economic condition. Major borrowing companies, if they get proper security or locate that the individual concerned is credit score worthy- do not think twice in loaning amounts approximately ₤ 25000. The monthly installments can be made a decision equally by negotiating with the lending business. The payment periods range from 24 to 60 months. The interest rates billed on cosmetic surgery loans are generally lower than those charged on the credit cards but they can raise drastically in situation the loan provider really feels that you have a poor credit rating and their funding is at risk.

Cosmetic surgery car loans offer you the capital to get that renovation as well as body adjustment, which will enhance your self-worth. Plastic surgery is not the domain name of a blessed couple of as well as commonly offered to public, many thanks to cosmetic surgery lendings. Currently, virtually everybody can obtain his wanted look and shape. So, do not wait, obtain that cosmetic surgery finance and look your ideal.

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Cant Stop Thinking About Divorce Stunning Tricks

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The church upholds the couple closer together.To keep the relationship when he tells your friend have with your spouse?And yet Waterman does suggest that they will work for you.I have written here and it was earlier before the other person said.Unless you're willing to take effect, bearing in mind that divorcing you is overspending, work together in paying the bills, saving for a dinner together everyday or going to marriage counselors in your marriage?

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bigyack-com · 4 years

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PG&E Has a Survival Plan, and Newsom Has Plan B: A Takeover

Ferocious wildfires have inflicted several years of death and destruction on California. But they have also presented the state with an opportunity to radically overhaul the company prominently implicated in the fires, Pacific Gas & Electric.The most powerful proponent of far-reaching changes, Gov. Gavin Newsom, is threatening a state takeover if the giant utility fails to reshape itself to his liking. With a key deadline approaching in PG&E’s bankruptcy case, the question is whether he is prepared to follow through — and what consequences could follow.The state is technically on the sidelines in the San Francisco bankruptcy proceeding where PG&E is pressing forward with its own restructuring plan. The company achieved a breakthrough recently in uniting shareholders and creditors behind the plan, which it says would satisfy the claims of wildfire victims as well.But PG&E has to emerge from bankruptcy by June 30 — on terms acceptable to the governor — in order to take part in a new $20 billion state fund designed to shield large utilities from large wildfire claims. Without that protection, PG&E’s restructuring plan would fall apart and its viability would be in question.To Mr. Newsom, the company’s plan does not do enough to ensure its financial stability, its operational competence or its corporate integrity. “What I don’t want is a utility that comes out of bankruptcy limping,” he said recently.It is not clear whether he actually wants to take over PG&E — a long-troubled company that could take years to fix — and make it a ward of the state. His threats could be a negotiating tactic, and the company has moved a little closer to his objectives.Mr. Newsom said his administration had been conferring daily with PG&E to resolve issues including the governor’s authority in shaping the company’s board and measures to guarantee long-term financial stability. At the same time, he and allies have taken steps that suggest they are serious about a takeover.The Democratic governor and about a dozen lawmakers have been meeting regularly to plot strategy. And state officials have worked to assure labor unions — a critical political bloc — that a takeover would not jeopardize jobs and benefits.“We have not just rhetorically discussed a break-the-glass scenario, a Plan B, but we have laid out in detailed terms what that would look like, and we’re working with legislative leaders to advance it in real time,” Mr. Newsom said last week.On Monday, State Senator Scott Wiener, a Bay Area Democrat, announced legislation to enable the state to take control of PG&E, which provides electricity and gas service to about 16 million people in the northern and central parts of California.Over a five-year period, the measure would allow the state to revoke PG&E’s franchise agreement, stripping the power company of its utility customers and its core revenue source; to direct a state Power Authority to buy the utility’s electric and gas assets with money that ratepayers would repay over several decades; and to create a seven-member board appointed by local governments in each district.“I personally believe PG&E has forfeited the privilege to operate as an investor-owned utility,” Mr. Wiener said. “This is a company that is unraveling.”Exactly how such a solution would play out is unclear. Mr. Wiener’s bill, for example, would allow municipalities to break off pieces of PG&E to form their own utilities. Mr. Newsom has spoken of keeping the company whole.Putting PG&E under the ownership of the state or its customers would lower its borrowing costs and free up money now spent on stock dividends, according to supporters of such plans. But a takeover would be costly, and it could face legal challenges from the company’s shareholders.A long battle could in turn delay payments to wildfire victims, many of whom have been waiting more than two years for compensation. And politicians would risk voters’ wrath over management decisions — like the pre-emptive blackouts of millions of customers carried out last year in the name of fire prevention.“I don’t think taking over PG&E without a plan is necessarily a good idea,” said Bruce Cain, a political-science professor at Stanford University. “It’s a thankless job for a politician to take this over. Most politicians run away.”PG&E sought bankruptcy protection a year ago — its second Chapter 11 filing in two decades — with $30 billion in liabilities related to wildfires ignited by the utility’s poorly maintained electrical system. One of the blazes, the Camp Fire, killed 85 people in 2018 and destroyed the town of Paradise.Local 1245 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which represents 12,000 PG&E employees, said this week that it opposed a state takeover. The union has cited complex legal, political and operational challenges, including the development and maintenance of a safe electric grid at a time when climate change has heightened wildfire hazards.“It’s not an optimal solution for anybody,” said Tom Dalzell, the union’s business manager. “You’re assuming a lot of exposure, and there’s going to be fires.”It is also not clear that the public would support such a drastic move. In a recent survey for The Los Angeles Times by the Berkeley IGS Poll at the University of California, just 17 percent of voters said they favored a state takeover of PG&E, while an additional 20 percent supported nonprofit city and county cooperatives.“Certainly the governor can exert his power to effect changes at PG&E,” said Mark DiCamillo, who oversees the polling organization. “A state takeover, that’s a stretch that would be a huge change in public policy. It’s pretty much a long shot.”The latest version of PG&E’s own proposal includes a shake-up of its board and a safety plan to help prevent wildfires caused by its electrical equipment, both meant to address Mr. Newsom’s concerns.The utility has reached settlement agreements that include a $13.5 billion fund for wildfire victims, $1 billion to compensate local governments for wildfire expenses and a deal with bondholders, approved Tuesday by the federal bankruptcy judge, Dennis Montali.PG&E’s proposal has inspired a growing sense of confidence among investors, prompting the company’s stock price to surge to around $17 from a 12-month low of $3.55.The shares are soaring in part because investors have placed their faith in a regulatory framework that allows utilities to raise rates so that they can earn a set profit margin each year. Over the past decade, PG&E has fallen short of its authorized profit, known as return on equity. PG&E’s supporters say that the last decade was an aberration, marred by disasters and poor management, and that new executives, an overhauled board and an improved safety performance will enable the company to earn its authorized return.But some question whether the financial strategy is sound.“The numbers do not add up, unless the money that ratepayers pay increases,” said Loretta Lynch, a former president of the California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates PG&E and other shareholder-owned utilities.“There’s no way for PG&E to pay off all of the people without raising rates,” she added. “The shareholders aren’t taking a haircut. That’s why Wall Street is excited about this deal, because they don’t have to pay for it.”PG&E said its reorganization plan met the state requirement that the effect on ratepayers be “neutral on average.”The financial performance of PG&E will also affect wildfire victims. Under the bankruptcy plan, half their payment would come in PG&E shares. If the company struggles, the shares could fall in value, reducing the amount the victims ultimately receive. (The shares could rally, however, and give the victims a windfall.)And PG&E’s plan would leave the company with more debt than it had before it filed for bankruptcy protection, in theory making it more vulnerable to financial stress.To address that risk, PG&E could sell more stock and take on less debt as part of its reorganization, an approach favored under a rival plan that no longer has backers in the bankruptcy proceeding.PG&E is proposing that its parent company, PG&E Corporation, issue billions of dollars in debt. The cost of this borrowing would have to be paid with earnings from Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the entity that provides customers with gas and power, in theory leaving it with less money to improve its network.PG&E is also seeking to use a tax windfall from its wildfire-related losses to back $7 billion in new debt, an offering known as securitization bonds. A share of rate revenue is designated for taxes — payments the company will be spared for some time — and PG&E wants to use that revenue to finance the bonds. Mr. Newsom has criticized these financial moves, saying they could impair the company’s ability to raise additional money for safety improvements.Energy policy has been a political crucible for California in the past — most notably in the crisis that followed the bungled deregulation of the state’s electricity market two decades ago, unleashing events that ended in the recall of Gov. Gray Davis in 2003.Michael Sweet, who has known Mr. Newsom for decades, feels the current governor is up to the challenge. Mr. Sweet, a San Francisco lawyer whose firm represents a few creditors in PG&E’s bankruptcy, said that on Mr. Newsom’s watch, the utility might finally face a reckoning.“If PG&E and Wall Street are not giving his concern a significant amount of credence, they’re underestimating him,” Mr. Sweet said, citing Mr. Newsom’s forceful advocacy for legalizing marijuana and gay marriage early in his political career. “He’s not afraid to go out on a limb.” Read the full article

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Food Addiction is A Bitch (A Seriously Vulnerable Moment)

Food Addiction shows most prevalent in your physical body but it sows such deep roots into your mental state.

I forget that a lot. Mine is a symptom of my anxiety disorder. This means I feel everything on 11.

Spinal Tap emotions, y'all.

I hear the fight in my head between trying to untangle the mess of intense emotions I feel that are more wishy washy than a presidential campaign and more temperamental than Mel Gibson on a bender; against my better judgement which knows I only reach for the fridge because I want a distraction.

I wish I could claim my recent victories against food addiction, but they’re genuinely due to the oldest fad diet in the book: borderline poverty.

My partner supports me financially while I pursue a dream of being an entertainer. (And my mom always thought I’d be the one paying for the go-nowhere musicians gas because he spent his last $400 to finish a neck tattoo.)

The best way I can show gratitude is to not waste what money my partner gives me frivolously. (Not that I haven’t, but I guess learning to be more responsible is as bumpy a road as fighting addiction.)

Cut to 6 months ago: I would eat fast food probably close to 6-8 times a week. More than half of those I would be bingeing. Netflix don’t know shit about a binge. Watching a whole season of Friends has never made me get physically ill. Unless I really start to look for minority actors. It’s hard. Even for the extras. It’s like Where’s Waldo, but harder because most minorities don’t dress in a cross between Freddy Kruger, Santa Claus and some old fashioned PJs.

Cut to the last 6 months: I eat fast food maximum 4-6 times a month. Some of you may think, wow that’s not really better. But for someone who’s specific flavor of addiction is country cooking and fast food, it’s huge. Country cooking is like my street heroin and fast food is my black tar. Hand me a rubber band because I’m about to chase the dragon with the Hamburglar and whatever weird algorithm Taco Bell uses to scramble ingredients into different combinations.

I imagine they just take Tex-Mex buzz words, throw them in a Yahtzee cup, and toss them on the middle of the boardroom conference table.

“Twisted Chipotle Steak Egg Breakfast Quesarito” “Another winner boys! Send it to product development and let’s all go smoke cigars paid for with profits from our restaurant where most meals are bought by change that smells like a VFW because it came from a decade old car ashtray!”

This small change has changed a lot for me. I have lost weight, my physical and emotional appetites have lessened, and I’m cooking more at home. I actually can recognize the cravings in my body for what they are now. A gap in nutrition. I more often reach for the healthier option than I have in the past 10 years of my life. Now when I do eat fast food my orders aren’t binge worthy, and I never finish what I do order. Lord forgive me for wasting food. I know people are starving all over the world but if I start thinking about that too much I might relapse out of crushing guilt, and start bingeing again so epically I’d put a big dent in the available food for those people.

Today was hard.

We woke up to find our family dog, Elvis, was having difficulty breathing. I thought we were for sure going to lose him. We aren’t out of the woods yet either. Elvis is currently in the hands of our very talented vet. And he’s improving but she found some more health issues that could drastically shorten his life even if he does stabilize over the next couple of days.

My mother gave me Elvis when he was 6 weeks old to mend a broken heart and he could fit in the palm of my hand. I love that dog. I wasn’t always the best dog mom due to immaturity and a lack of a sense of responsibility, but I always loved him. I handed him over to my mom when I realized I wasn’t and couldn’t give him the best life he deserved. My parents took him in and absolutely spoiled him. He was my step-fathers comfort when my mom had to travel extensively for work, he was my moms little cuddle buddy and the baby she has been pestering me about but knows I’m not giving her anytime soon, and he even stayed with my grandparents at one point who adore him wholly. He is a part of our family.

I cried for three hours today at the thought of losing him. It was a hard day for me. It’s hard for me now typing this.

At hour two my brain started prickling. And I could feel those thoughts that addicts have. It’s not a clear thought. It’s like someone whispering behind a curtain. You don’t know what words they are saying but you feel the intention of what they want you to do in your bones.

I wanted to eat. I wanted to eat until I was in such pain I could only focus on that. Until my body started to shut down from massive insulin spikes and poor glucose levels and just general shock.

If anyone reads this some of you may be disgusted by that. That’s another great thing about bingeing. You are so disgusted with yourself by the end of it you are completely numb to all other emotions. I mean if you do it right. I’m like at least a Junior Olympian level binge eater. Like Nike would never sponsor me but New Balance might send me some free swag.

I wanted to eat.

And I did. I got Jack in the Box. About 2/3 of the portion I’d normally binge on. I ate.

And I couldn’t finish it all.

To see food left over in a meal for a food addict is almost off putting. I kept staring at it and listening to the war of my addiction screaming in my head to finish it and my stomach being like “Bro, we talked about this. Me and the colon are done with your shit. Here’s some chemicals to make you feel more full than you’ve ever felt.”

The food looked gross to me.

I tried to start a binge again later that night when my anxiety started to peak. I didn’t even finish half of the food.

And then it dawned on me.

Duh. Idiot. Addiction is chemically based in YOUR BRAIN.

For 6 months I’ve been fueling my body more often than I abuse it. And after 10 years that’s the longest I’ve done that for consistently. My body can no longer support the bingeing. My body doesn’t want the bingeing.

My brain does.

But my brain can’t compete with a shrunken stomach, an altered palate, and 6 months of waking up every day 25% with the intention to make a better choice, and 75% because not a value menu in the world is affordable for me right now.

I hope this realization clicks something in the back of my head over and I can change intention from 25% to 100%. I will power forward as if it did. Maybe manifest destiny or The Secret will be on my side. Or maybe some kind of self induced placebo effect. Whatever it is, hopefully it works.

I know I’ll fail again. And again. And again unto infinity.

But I think what I’ve learned this year and what’s really sunk in for me for the first time:

Tomorrow is a new day, and you are the only person with the power to make it a better one than today.

Food addiction is all in my head but unfortunately so is mission control for my body. This journey will be full of mistakes but just acknowledging the demons lurking around in the dark corners of your brain can do wonders for your perspective on yourself. And can give you hope.

Once you shine a light on the boogey-man you realize he’s actually just a shitty lopsided coat rack in the corner of the room.

TL;DR: Bruce Willis was dead the whole time.

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WHAT’S YOUR KARMA FOR 2017?

LIBRA - PISCES

LIBRA

Money: Jupiter in Libra until October 10th emphasizes how you present yourself to the world and how the world sees you. You need to think big and do everything you can to showcase your talents with the intent to attract attention. Once Jupiter retrogrades February 6th - June 9th, the highlight is more internal, building a strong, harmonious relationship with Self and finding weaknesses that inhibit self-expression, empowering you to take courageous steps into the unknown. The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on February 10th, effects the house of groups, friends, hopes and wishes, indicating a possibility of unexpected separations, change of job, home or certain friends. A time to make appropriate changes to hopes/wishes, especially if they’re creative. This is also a time when, however things have been going expect a sudden turn of events, you may even find yourself coming to the front/center of attention. The New Moon Solar Eclipse in Pisces, February 26th, indicates that if you’re not clear about anything you’re being asked to do you should go to the source, speaking clearly and and simply in order to avoid misunderstandings. By the time August arrives, the opportunity for achievement with a creative venture comes to reality. Saturn currently in Sagittarius until December 19th, is urging you to build a firmer foundation for projects, plans and ideas, in order to gain greater recognition/interest. The emphasis to make all your endeavors solid is even stronger when Saturn retrogrades April 6th - August 29th. Mercury retrograde in Taurus, April 9th - May 3rd, will shine a light on joint financial partnership changes that may have to be made, but not a time to put pen to paper until after the cycle is over. The next Mercury retrograde in Virgo, August 12th - September 5th, will make financial negotiations difficult and even more so if you have to sign a contract to start work/project, most of all make sure what you’re being offered serves your needs. The last retrograde December 2nd -22nd in Sagittarius, focuses on how you want to expand horizons/move forward with the things you’re trying to accomplish.

The best financial aspect this year will be Jupiter moving into Scorpio and your house of money material possessions and self-worth. Everything you have been working on up to this point will now have a chance to be transformed into considerable monetary gain, if you’ve paid attention to detail and implemented new structures to support your projects. This isn’t a a time to “hide” but to put your best foot forward and work with those of like-mind who will support you along the way. By the end of this cycle November 2018, your finances should have moved from a minus to plus.

Sex: Venus in your house of long-term partnerships, retrogrades March 4th - April 15th, in the sign of Aries, highlighting being empowered about the type of person you want to be be with and what you want fro love. There’ll be plenty of opportunity for love but you should avoid acting on impulse during the retrograde cycle or focusing primarily on the physical. This cycle is not a good one to start anything new either. If you do it will be over by October - unless you want a relationship that is short-term. Venus will retrograde back into Pisces, April 1st - April 28th, signifying there is work to be done and to avoid being caught up in the fantasy aspect of love and nothing else. Relationships could come to a sudden end early August without warning, or at least drastically change. If this happens it’’ll cause you to reconsider how you interact with others on a personal level.

Power: Pluto now sits in your house of home, family and foundation of life, focusing on transformations that need to happen for your home to be more comfortable, stable and secure. Issues that effect the stability and security of your home, that seem out of your control, will be easier to resolve when Saturn joins Pluto in this house in December. Saturn always brings stability/ways to create it so that any problems you’re currently experiencing should be taken care of. With family, especially the mother, you may find yourself in a position where it’s necessary to clarify feelings about Self and your needs so that you feel more empowered about being independent.

The key message for 2017. Don’t be afraid to ask for help, whether from friends, family or of a spiritual nature. If you understand and follow the planetary cycles, the support will be there when you need it.

SCORPIO

Money: With Pluto in your third house of business, projects plans and ideas, the Universe is showing you that aspects of this area of life need a major overhaul. The internal blocks and fears that prevent you from using more of your creative potential must be overcome, because the ideas you’re working on now and the way you communicate them to the public are stale and stagnant and not having a profound effect on those who hear what you have to say. That’s why it feels as if you’re taking two steps forward and one step backwards. Once Saturn joins Pluto in this house December 19th, you’ll be at the point where it’ll be very clear revamping is desperately needed. Currently Saturn is in Sagittarius,, residing over the house of money, material possessions and self-worth, urging you to be honest about how you earn money and how you should take responsibility for the financial issues you’re experiencing. Once Saturn retrogrades April 6th - August 25th, financial increase will slow down and you’ll need to re-asses what to do to fix it. The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Leo February 10th, effects career, goals, ambitions, authority and power, indicating that the support you’ve received in this area, especially from people in authority/power could end, which will reveal the flaws/weaknesses that need strengthening. Once you’re free you can focus on being more independent in thinking and action. By the end of August, new doors will open to fill the void. With Venus in Aries and going retrograde March 4th - April 15th, the relationship with employees and employers will be the focus. During this particular cycle be careful of conflict that gets blown out of proportion and causes considerable disharmony.. Changes/many false starts could also occur that are unnerving and disruptive. By early October, some aspect of work will come to an end, either by the impetus of others or your own actions.

Mercury retrograde in Virgo, August 12th - September 5th, indicates you’ll have to go back to the “drawing board”, to look at whether or not what you’re doing actually serves your needs/anyone else or is it just a one-sided endeavor. By the end of the year Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius, December 2nd - 22nd, emphasizes it’s really time to think differently with a different approach to making money. Luckily Jupiter moving into your sign on October 10th for one year, brings many opportunities for you to reinvent how you present yourself to the world. A time to prosper, succeed, overcome and assert yourself forward in new ways. You’ll have a lot of offers to choose from throughout this cycle, so be alert, perceptive and aware so yo make the right choices. However, be mindful of the fact that Jupiter acts as a “magnifying glass”, highlighting strengths and weaknesses.

Sex: When it comes to love you’ll need to keep your feet firmly on the ground and not get caught up in fantasizing about any aspect of your love-life/romance because with this year’s astrology aspects your bubble is very likely to burst. Commitments of some kind need to be made with your partner in order to avoid misunderstandings or miscommunication. Try to be practical and realistic, especially around the New Moon Solar Eclipse February 26th. When Venus retrogrades back into Pisces April 1st - April 28th, you’ll have to spend some time in quiet introspection, to review how and why things are the way they are in love and what you can do to improve things/get a different outcome. Bearing your Soul to your partner doesn’t help either. When Mercury retrogrades in Taurus, April 9th - May 3rd, the value of love in your life will be at the forefront. Don’t take anything for granted or expect more than your partner can or is wiling to give. Al this should be discussed at some point. Ultimately you have to ask yourself is it worth it to spend time and energy with someone who expects/wants different things.

Power: With Jupiter in Libra, in your house of sorrow, self-undoing, spirituality and karmic debt, it would be wise, once Jupiter retrogrades, February 6th - June 9th, to focus on building some type of spiritual relationship with Self and a regimen that involves meditation or some type of similar modality. You need this, so you can have a clearer perspective of what motivates you, why you do the things you do and how you can create more positive outcomes in your life. In addition being more aware of the people you associate with, bring into your life, whether business or personal. It seems you trust the wrong people, seeing what you want to see/hear, give them qualities they don’t have ignore instincts and then lash out when things go wrong (Scorpio sting). When Jupiter retrogrades all this will be brought to your attention. The key is not to run or ignore what you’re experiencing, thinking, feeling but instead to confront these issues and at least try to develop a more secure relationship of self-awareness and self understanding. In the end you’ll come to the realization there’s still a lot you don’t know and have yet to learn about life and people, while maintaining higher ideals and standards.

SAGITTARIUS

Money: Saturn currently in your sign until December 19th, has presented blocks/resistances to goals, which in the end will prove to be positive and instill many valuable learning lessons. Once Saturn retrogrades April 6th - August 25th, you’ll have to stop and take a look at these “lessons”, so you can understand exactly what it is the Universe is trying to teach you. Pluto in the house of money, material possessions and self worth, urges you to overhaul this area of life, internally/externally. In particular how you earn money, so that you’re strong enough to confront and overcome the fears/insecurities of starting something new and powerful. Saturn will move into this house in December to join Pluto for three years, you’ll feel the need to create a stronger structure of ideas to support growth and future success. The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Leo, February 10th, indicates that new people are coming (August), once you’ve “cleaned house”, to remove people/situations that don’t have a positive effect on your life. These new individuals will be the ones to help open new doors of opportunity. It won’t be easy to let go, because there’s fear of being left behind circulating amongst existing acquaintances. In August the new ideas you start to implement could actually solve a few dilemmas/crises you’ve been experiencing, connected to projects/plans. When Mercury retrogrades in Taurus, April 9th - May 3rd, employees/employers from the past will re-surface making offers you may or may not be able to refuse. August 12th - September 5th, Mercury retrogrades again, this time in Virgo, a cycle to see, know and understand your needs are not being served by those in authority/power. A realization that could spur career change by the end of the year. By the final Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius, December 2nd - 22nd, you’ll have to decide how you’re going to move forward out of your comfort zone and where to.

Jupiter will move into Scorpio for one year on October 10th, in the house of sorrow, self-undoing, karmic debit and spirituality. This will be a time to look at how the past has shaped your present and possible future, especially where home, family and foundation of life are concerned. You’ll have to confront aspects of these areas in order to move forward and be prepared for Jupiter moving into your sign November 2018 for one year, realizing you can’t hold on to the past, mistakes or sorrows, if you want to be more empowered about creating a life that makes you happy. It an be done because Scorpio represents the Phoenix arising out of its own ashes of self-destruction. Therefore transformation is the key and not to allow anyone to hold you back tethered to the past because of their own fears of being abandoned. Adding something spiritual to your schedule would be a good idea too, helping you to learn how to be “quiet” and go within for answers and being a t peace with Self.

Sex: Venus will retrograde in your house of love, March 4th - April 15th. emphasizing to look beyond the physical and into the deeper aspects of your partner in order to become closer. Learning how to actually like the person you’re with and forge mutual understanding will be important. Venue moves back into Pisces, April 1st - April 28th, a sign that the foundation of your love-life is based more on the fantasy aspect and not so much in reality. Uranus is also in Aries, in the same house until May 2018, indicating that there may be unexpected separations occurring without warning. At the same time learning how to be independent in a relationship, so you’re both able to “breathe” and not feel suffocated. Jupiter in Libra retrograde February 6th - June 9th, highlights this fact. Friends first, lovers later.

Power: Being your own person is the message for 2017 and not allowing others to keep you stagnant or make you feel guilty for wanting to focus on your own interests. The Full Moon Solar Eclipse in Pisces, February 6th, will take the “veil” away in order for you to see the dynamic in home, family, foundation of life and how your current perceptions of it effect it and to some degree also joint financial partnerships. Ultimately, you have to be more committed to the things you want to do and not take people close to you at “face value” when they say they support your efforts and goals. They have to mean it and demonstrate it. In 2017, if you’re willing to apply effort, focus and be honest about what you want, things will begin to come together.

Health/diet should not be forgotten in 2017, avoiding food that is too acidic and listening to your body when ti reacts to something it doesn’t like. Seek out a nutritionist for help.

CAPRICORN

Money: Pluto is in your sign until 2023, placing emphasis on the way you present yourself to the world and the way the world sees you. Challenging opportunities to change your ways will be consistently presented, in order for you to look from the inside out, how you interact/deal with others. This aspect also highlights secret involvements, that if not based in integrity/honesty will create an undermining/debilitating effect on progress, people and prosperity, having a ripple effect into other areas of life. Once Saturn moves into your sign December 19th for three years, you’ll start to feel stronger and more focused towards goals and willing to take on more responsibility to make the foundation strong, plus reaping the rewards of all your hard work. During the Pluto/Saturn cycle many aspects of your life will be transformed, as long as you make decisions with discernment and forethought.. These transformations taking place will have the ability to reinstate and resurrect negative situations into positive ones, changing your life for the better, especially in the home, family, and foundation of life. In addition, if you’ve been working on career change, you’ll begin to see your ideas coming to fruition and success. Therefore, it’s wise to start planning now, what you want to do and how you’re going to make things happen. A caterpillar transforming into a butterfly is the image to focus on this year, if you’re able to move forward without fear. When Pluto retrogrades April 20th - September 28th, you’ll definitely be confronted with many debilitating aspects of Self that still remain as blocks to your progress. However, if you have the courage to look at these fears, you’ll overcome them with ease. The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse February 6th will bring an end to joint financial partnerships associated with groups/friends. It will leave a void but a new opportunity will present itself by the end of August. When Jupiter retrogrades in Libra, February 6th - June 9th, partnerships with people in authority/power connected to career and ambitions, will need improvement. These partnerships may not last and you may find that while Jupiter is in Scorpio October 10th for one year, you’ll be on the move with your own projects ready for success. Be sure to leave on a good note without resentment. Mercury retrograde in your sign until January 8th, influences how you communicate to others, especially connected to work,. Are you taken seriously, or are you repressed and cold, open and sensitive to the needs of others. The New Moon Solar Eclipse on February 26th could reveal lies, things and things hidden, connected to projects, plans and ideas, siblings and relatives. If you have to sign anything associated with joint financial partnerships, read between the lines first and go to the source if there’s something your don’t understand. The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in August could have a major effect on finances, that you didn’t see coming and influence you to either change the way you earn money or your place of employment makes sudden changes that effect earning ability. The Venus retrogrades into Pisces April 1st - April 28th, you’ll need to be really seeing and hearing clearly everything you're being told concerning projects, plans and ideas. Avoid being misled by people making false promises that just aren't true. If you do your own research you'll find this out for yourself. Listen to your instincts and you'll avoid disappointment and trouble.

Once Jupiter enters Scorpio on October 10th for one year, you’ll embark upon a new cycle of working with people of like-mind to make your hopes/wishes tangible, reaching out to large groups in a more creative format.

Sex: Throughout the Pluto transit in your sign you have to be careful of consciously or unconsciously attracting people into your life that are undermining, jealous and dishonest. People who would infiltrate your life and cause upset/disharmony in love-life in particular and be potentially harmful if not paying attention. The areas of life to be aware of are career, goals, authority, power, home and family, this is where the “darkness’ resides. When Mercury retrogrades in Taurus, in the house of romance, April 9th - May 3rd, assessing the worth/value of love in your life will be important, while also looking at childhood influences that have shaped and affected self-worth, how you love and feeling loved. The key to happiness in love is to appreciate the person you’re with for who and what they are and being supportive of their feelings/needs, especially as Capricorn has a tendency to be cold and insensitive at times, focused only on what they want. Because of the undermining, jealous influence surrounding romance, it wold be wise to keep your personal life/feelings private from others who don’t need to know the details of your love-life, only you and your partner should know.

Power: Saturn is currently in Sagittarius effecting sorrow, self-undoing, karmic debt and spirituality, plus all things hidden, until December 19th, when Saturn moves into Capricorn. While Saturn remains in Sagittarius, being more disciplined and aware of past mistakes, obstacles, difficulties that you’ve experienced and caused problems, will help you to overcome the Effect of these situations in your life. Understanding that truth and honesty are very important to abide by to the best of your ability and learning from the past in order to create a better future, by expanding your consciousness to go within and do some self-introspection. In addition paying attention to where you’re going and who with is important, so you’re not led astray on tangents to nowhere. When Saturn retrogrades, April 6th - August 25th, stop and look at how far you’ve come and what has occurred in the last six months. This awareness of your life will give you an indication of what can be done differently or not at all. This is the message for 2017. The course your life takes is very important as Saturn moves towards your sign later this year, when the rewards can and will come if you listen to the Sound of the Universe.

AQUARIUS

Money: Saturn in Sagittarius guides you to look at the structure, weakness and strengths of hopes/wishes involving friends and groups of people. You may feel, especially when Saturn retrogrades, April 6th - August 25th, that everything has stagnated and come to a standstill. This may or may not be possible because it could be time for you to move forward in a new direction and leave this behind. Once Saturn moves into Capricorn in December, you’ll see/know very clearly what action you need to take. The New Moon Solar Eclipse, February 6th effects money, material possessions ands self-worth, wiping away forms of earning that aren’t allowing you to prosper. Once this aspects hits you’ll have a clearer perspective of how to maximize your personal talents. Most important thing, pick and choose opportunities with care and don’t allow others to mislead you, going off on tangents to nowhere, purely on a whim or for their own benefit. Venus retrograde in Aries, March 4th - April 15th, places emphasis on projects, plans and ideas. The question being, how are you going to make money with the ideas you’re working on, how do you get the public on board and how do you market what you have to offer? Once Venus moves back into Pisces, April 1st - April 28th, money will again be the highlight. This particular cycle is one, where, if you’re spiritually inclined, can turn a dream into reality and financial prosperity, start with prosperity affirmations, then creative visualization (read the book). Jupiter in Libra indicates it would be a good idea to join forces with people of like-mind who can help you expand horizons with the public, in order to be recognized for what you do. Once Jupiter retrogrades, February 6th - June 9th, you should review what you’ve accomplished so far and see if there’s anything you can do bigger and better. Jupiter will be moving into Scorpio and your house of career, goals and ambitions, October 10th for one year. During this time you’ll have major support from the Universe to really make your mark and achieve significant recognition. A time to emerge from your cocoon to become who and what you always wanted to be and knew you were, tapping into your personal power source to achieve the accolades you deserve. Mercury retrograde in Virgo August 12th - September 5th, will influence you to look at joint financial partnerships to see whether or not they currently serve your needs or draining time and energy. The December retrograde 2nd - 22nd could bring the return of a friend/group situation. It would be wise to not get too involved because by this time you’ll be moving in a new direction.

Sex: The Lunar Eclipse Full Moon in Leo February 10th, effects long-term partnerships, an aspect that heralds a big change or ending in personal/business affairs and/or open enemies (people you know don’t like you). In the personal area, it could be a simple case of not being happy about the way things have been going and decide to initiate a drastic change, which could mean making alterations or just leaving. Think things through before making a final decision, don’t act from impulse or emotion. By the end of August, personal relationships should be in a better place, even if you did decide to leave your existing partner, although they may try to come back August 12th - September 5th, Mercury retrograde in Virgo. One of the main thing to pay attention to with love is communication. Try to come to agreement/understanding of the type of commitment/relationship you and your partner want, then the relationship will run smoothly, leaving room for growth and a deeper relationship.

Power: Pluto in Capricorn, in the house of sorrow, self-undoing, karmic debt, spirituality and all things hidden, empowers you to focus on a higher purpose - your life purpose and prosperity thinking. Consider using meditation, visualization and other similar spiritual modalities that motivate you, to overcome any and all negativity directed towards you by people who are jealous and don’t have your best interests at heart. Once Saturn joins Pluto December 19th for three years, you’ll start to see the rewards of all your spiritual work coming to fruition. In August the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse highlights a time when, positively many problems are resolved and the end of upsetting circumstances in your life become a reality instead of a fantasy.

PISCES

Money: Jupiter has been in your house of joint financial partnerships since September 2016 and will stay there until October 10th when it moves into Scorpio for one year. When this move takes places issues, opportunities, weaknesses, good luck, travel, literary, publishing and beliefs. will be the focus as you make an effort to really expand into new territory., areas and you’ll have to be alert snd aware to see and know who wants to help and who just wants a “free ride”. People from other countries and working in other countries is very likely during this cycle. Legal matters will also come to the forefront. This particular aspect will urge you to transform yourself and life into something that can and will attract good luck into your life and it’s important that you believe that the Universe will open doors for you to make positive change happen. It’s important to remember that Jupiter is a “magnifying glass” and highlights both the good and not so good aspects of life and character. Throughout this cycle here will be many people coming into your life to help you . Jupiter will retrograde in Libra February 6th - June 9th, focusing on the deeper motivations/karma and aspects of joint financial partnerships, what is really going on here that you didn’t notice before? Complete honesty is needed, if you know, feel, sense, something is wrong it probably is. By the end of this Jupiter transit the partnership could very easily fold. If so, it’s for the best. Jupiter also protects, so know that regardless of the house it is in, you are under the keen Jupiter eye, helping your intuition to be sharp enough to know who is a friend or enemy. Venus retrogrades in your house of money, material possessions and self-worth, March 4th - April 15th, a time when how you feel about money will be at the forefront of your mind and a desire to do better, but how? Write all your thoughts down and then review to see which idea stirs your spirit and soul. Self-Confidence is going to be a major key to your success. This is not a time to hide or be in the shadows. Mold and shape your ideas to be more financially lucrative and appealing to the public. Venus will move back into Pisces April 1st - 28th, This cycle requires you give deep thought to how you can attract prosperity and opportunity into your life using a visual format. There’s money to be made here. This also includes how you present yourself to the world. What is it that people see and are they drawn to your vibration - the “energy”you exude, (Pisces is the most spiritual sign of the horoscope). If you work from the inside out, as all retrogrades suggest, you will be able to create a winning formula for success. One of the most important aspects of Venus in Pisces retrograde is to be more aware of whether or not you’re being a martyr because you “wear your heart on your sleeve” and attract people who take and give nothing back in return. Then you end up feeling hurt and wallow in self-pity, blaming everyone except Self. If you feel out of place in the world, it’s because you have yet to come to terms with the fact that there are things about you that make you different from others and you’ve yet to understand that these differences are your assets. If you can learn how to mold/shape them to your benefit they can be used to forge your way very successfully in the world. The Solar Eclipse New Moon in Pisces, February 26th, will bring disappointment as a result of certain people not following through with right action, even though you’re assessment of certain situations is correct However, make sure you think things through carefully before deciding on your next move.

By beginning of August, unexpected change happens, ending a depressing cycle in your life. As a result new people will step forward to help you move to the next level and put aspects of your life back together. Saturn retrograde in your house of career, goals, authority and power, April 6th - August 25th, holds you back from moving forward until you have the right formula for success. This will be the last retrograde in this sign because Saturn moves in to Capricorn, the house of groups, friends, hopes and wishes, December 19th for three years. This transit will definitely help you build a strong foundation for success and solidify everything that you’ve had in mind for sometime. You may even use past ideas for future progress when Mercury retrogrades in Sagittarius December 2nd - 22nd. People with power from the past will then step forward and prove to be useful.

Sex: The focus is on whether or not you’re getting the best out of love or are you being over-critical and “pushing” partners away. Probably a bit of both. Therefore, when Mercury retrogrades in Virgo August 12th - September 5th, be careful what you say and how you say it. Your partner could be offended and hard to get back on track. Forethought will prevent you from looking foolish and a “nit-picker”, remember you have faults too. Very few relationships, if any, are perfect, but if you’re willing to consistently work at it you can definitely get close to perfection, harmony and balance.

Power: A lot of good things can happen this year to restore success and power back into your life. By early October you should start to see the beginning of a project you started in the months prior, bearing fruit and bringing opportunities to make money. Issues of self-worth concerning these projects will start to plague you from early April, but at least you ‘ll be motivated to look at every detail that can be improved upon. Groups, friends, hopes and wishes will be consistently going through a transformation process with Pluto in Capricorn effecting this area of life. As a result some friends may leave your life and hopes/wishes change to be replaced by new ones. Once Saturn joins Pluto there will be stability and you’ll be able to focus on building new structures for the things you want to accomplish and most ail “breaking the mold” to try something new and not allowing other people’s problems to drain your energy or steer you off course.

In 2017, if you’re cautious and patient you’ll succeed and get stronger and better equipped to deal with the undermining influence that seems to hover around, waiting to step in and destroy. But if you have the courage and confidence to use Pisces intuition as a serious “weapon” this won’t happen.

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