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My wife and I were talking about where our next holiday might take place and I was struck by the thought of 2 recent holidays we took. It was more along the lines of ‘Lifestyle happiness isn’t based on being a supposed 1st World Culture’ And I’ll tell you why. Las Vegas On our Las Vegas trip a few months ago, we had an amazing time. The place is dazzling. It’s bigger than Ben Hur in every way imaginable. The Outlet shopping saw us saving hundreds of dollars in clothing purchases as well as her handbags and Nike runners and the like. And we ended up seeing both a wonderful Cirque Du Soleil show as well as having all accommodation and food being paid for by the Mirage Hotel we stayed at!  We were exhausted by the whole trip as well as being introduced to how well the Americans can ‘do the show’, probably better than anything else I’ve witnessed. What we were struck with was the underlying poverty within Las Vegas. We were in one of the ...

Divorce Lawyer Secrets Revealed! An estimated 1 million couples get divorced each year. Because there is such high demand for legal advice in this area, the field of attorneys offering to assist divorcing couples has broadened considerably. Many of these attorneys specialize in other areas of law. They are drawn to divorce cases because such cases are oftentimes lucrative . A divorce in which both parties are fighting about property division, custody rights, and child and spousal support can potentially cost tens of thousands of dollars. Divorcing couples would be well-served learning what to expect during and after a divorce. The education might prove surprising. The problem is, many lawyers are unwilling to share the details since doing so might adversely affect their practices. That makes the information hard to come by. Below, we’ll reveal several particulars that divorce attorneys rarely share with their clients – at least, not until they’re asked. The more you k...

10 Things You Can Do Right Now To Be a Lot Happier The majority of unhappiness involves the negative aspects of life permeating our brains. Those little demon voices start niggling away at whatever positive energy and thoughts we’re maintaining at the time. They say ‘Hey, don’t believe that, it’s worse than you think’ or ‘Do you really believe them? They’ve made a mistake in the past so it’s likely they’re screwing up now, don’t you think?’ Of course you do and here’s how to get it Erosion of your positive side gives focus on the negative. Leading you in a spiral downwards into un-happiness. Let’s change your thinking and focus on positive energies, leading you out and into happiness. Accept Your Own Responsibility There’s nothing worse than being on the receiving end of blame. And it’s a mirror strategy i.e. those that blame also are impacted by the negative. Accepting responsibility for failure ...

We travel through life and encounter different people. Some we simply can’t stand to be around for more than a minute and others are in our lives forever, with the majority falling somewhere in-between the two extremes. Let’s have a look at the broad types of these relationships and then why you need to identify those in your current ‘circle of friends’ who you need to jettison. Toxic Relationship You’ll likely have had some friends (or even lovers) that fall into this type. When you first meet them, they have a quality you like and attach to. You know you’ve got some toxic relationships. What are you prepared to do about them? Usually though, and after a short while, they start giving you negative vibes, followed by them patching things up so you both remain friends. The toxic relationship sees this friendship repeat this cycle, over and over again. You fall into a pattern of acceptance . You know what’s happening to you though? Your positive ...

Once you’ve got some PageRank and traffic coming to your site, you need to think about advertising revenue. That big question of “How can I leverage all my hard work and make some money”. Keep reading because there’s a very special offer I’ve arranged for anyone wanting it. Advertising The Easy Way I’m in the same situation as you are. I run a number of websites and this one is just my ‘play thing’ and where I simply blog my random thoughts. The thing is, over at GeekandJock, we were now at a stage to start wanting to monetize on our popularity and traffic. Advertising ‘the easy way’ was high on our agenda. When I say easy, I mean easy. Life is far too busy as it is to have to be concerned with managing approvals of incoming advertising, whether they be banner ads or text links. For that matter, the growing volume of guest posts , on GeekandJock, is now time consuming. Advertising Platform Investigations Here’s where I g...