Lips are delicate. They’re small, and yet very sensitive. The skin is thinner than other parts of the body. Lips are often injured or damaged by diseases. Then, lipstick and lip balm become an indispensable part of our lives. Why and which ingredients should be in lipstick? Come on this journey with me as we uncover the answers.
Before you go, do something kind for yourself or for someone else.
I’m not talking about writing a check to charity or volunteering at the food bank. I mean something that requires thought and effort. It doesn’t have to be expensive or difficult, but it should be sincere and thoughtful.
It could be as simple as sending a card to a friend or making dinner for your partner. It could also be taking time out of your day to write in your journal or meditate for 10 minutes each morning before work.
The point is that you need to do something before you leave home that will put you in touch with yourself and your emotions. If you don’t take this step, you may find yourself feeling disconnected from others when you arrive at your destination — particularly if it’s an exotic locale where few people speak English fluently (or at all).
Research shows that we get a natural boost of oxytocin and serotonin when we are kind to others.
The topic of kindness is one that has been buzzing in the media lately. We’ve all heard about how being kind can make us happier, healthier and more successful, but now science is backing up these claims.
Recent studies show that being kind to others is linked to higher levels of happiness, lower rates of depression and fewer health problems. And here’s another surprising finding: Kindness can also improve your memory!
The study, published in PLOS ONE, found that people who were asked to think about a time when they had been kind to someone else had better recall than those who were asked to think about a time when they had acted selfishly (Carr et al., 2014). Researchers believe this may be because acting selfishly requires more effortful thinking, while acting kindly is more automatic.
Other research has shown that being kind increases levels of oxytocin and serotonin — two chemicals associated with happiness — and decreases cortisol levels (Taylor et al., 2011). This may be why being kind makes us feel good!
You can do something big or small.
The world needs your voice. But it doesn’t need you to be a superhero. It needs you to be yourself, with all your flaws and fears and talents and dreams.
You can do something big or small. You can vote for a candidate who will fight for women’s rights, or you can call your mom more often than you already do. You can donate money to Planned Parenthood or volunteer in your community. You can write a letter to your representative about an issue that concerns you, or you can take the time to listen when someone else has something important to say.
It’s important that we realize our own power as individuals — because together, we are stronger than we ever thought possible. We are changing the world every day with our actions and words, even if they might feel small at first glance.
It doesn’t have to be expensive.
The first thing you should know is that you don’t need a lot of money to start a business. In fact, a lot of people start businesses with only $500 or less.
You might be thinking that this isn’t enough money to get started on anything meaningful. But remember: if you start small, you can grow your business quickly and easily.
You can start small by using the following tips:
Start with something simple. Don’t try to make your business too complicated at first. Start by doing one thing really well and then expand from there as needed.
Use free tools like Google Docs for your website and email marketing campaigns as well as free social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for marketing purposes until you have enough sales coming in that it makes sense to invest more money into these areas of your business (which will happen sooner than you think).
You can do it anonymously or with a friend.
If you want to go it alone, you can use the anonymous form at the end of this article. You can also find a group of people at your gym or on social media who are already doing it and ask if you can join them. If you don’t have access to a specific type of equipment, then don’t sweat it; this workout will work with whatever you’ve got — even just your body weight if that’s all you’ve got access to.
If you feel intimidated by going solo, then find somebody who’s done a similar program before so they can show you the ropes (and help keep you motivated).
If you’re having trouble finding someone to do this with, I recommend posting in one of the following Facebook groups: “No Gym Required” or “No Excuses Bootcamp.”
Don’t forget to smile, it’s contagious!
You know the saying, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” But a new study from Harvard Business School found that smiling during your workday can have positive effects on your work performance and mood.
Researchers at HBS gave participants in an experiment either a small gift (a pen) or a larger gift (a mug) before giving them a mock interview. The interviewer was either smiling or not and the interviewee was asked to evaluate their performance. The more expensive gift led to better ratings of the interviewee’s performance than the smaller gift did — but only if the interviewer was smiling during the conversation.
I recently stumbled upon another study from researchers at UCL that suggested that people who smile more tend to be happier than those who don’t smile very often. According to this study, there were two main reasons why smiling makes us feel happier: Smiling actually causes brain activity that creates feelings of happiness and because other people will respond positively when they see us smiling.
The UCL researchers also found that smiling increases our energy levels and makes us more optimistic about our future happiness — both of which are great things for productivity!
Give what you can, when you can.
That’s the motto of a new service called Give. What started as a college class project at the University of Pennsylvania has grown into a social enterprise that helps people find ways to donate their time and money to causes they care about.
The idea behind Give is simple: It provides an easy way for people to learn about worthwhile causes and donate money or their time. The site currently features more than 50 nonprofits, including organizations like DonorsChoose, which lets people fund classroom projects; Kiva, which lets people lend small amounts of money to entrepreneurs in developing countries; and The Salvation Army, which needs help with its holiday campaign.
The site was created by three Penn students who were interested in finding ways to give back to their communities — and who were looking for something more than just taking up their parents’ old habit of writing checks. “We wanted something that was more meaningful,” says student Daniel Acker-Carlson. “We want people to feel like they’re really making a difference.”
Kindness makes your brain happy.
If you are feeling stressed or down, kindness can help relieve symptoms of depression. In fact, studies have shown that people who practice kindness have lower levels of stress and anxiety and higher levels of joy and self-esteem than those who don’t.
A number of studies have found that acts of kindness release dopamine into the brain, which helps to promote feelings of pleasure and contentment.
Kindness also has a positive impact on our relationships with others. When we act in kind ways towards others, they are more likely to respond positively towards us as well. This can lead to better communication and deeper connections with others.
Kindness can also help improve your physical health by lowering stress levels and reducing inflammation in the body — two things that are linked to many chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes.
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