The Convenience of TV Shows: Fishing Kept me Calm, but Had to Stay Home
Fishing is one of the activities that men love and women simply don’t understand. It’s soothing, calming and it involves a lot of silence and doing basically nothing. It’s one of the most commonly practiced recreational activities (and sport activities for that matter) by Australian men. It puts you in a calm state of mind and you completely forget about the stress that everyday life brings. And even though I don’t go fishing as much as I’d like to anymore, because of family and work responsibilities, whenever I have a day off or some free time on my hands, I plan a fishing trip. Read More
Embrace Grace While Reading God’s Wise Words
The Bible is the only revelation of God’s true will and nature. In my opinion, every Christian has to read it thoroughly to become wiser, better and righteous. It’s the heartwarming messages we want to hear, the understanding of who God is and how He wants us to live our lives filled with love, freedom and faith. It’s the words that embrace us and make us feel safe, it’s the personal journey you go through while reading it and the fascinating stories of Jesus’s kindness and sincere love for the human mind. The Bible is all of this and so much more. God made sure that we will “rightly handle the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15) and if we understand how to read the Bible, we will be on the right path to do that.
Even though “the book of all books” seems a bit forgotten by the modern society, many Christians throughout the world still see it as the most important tool in learning the truth about life. And if we don’t want to adapt to the Bible, the Bible is made to adapt to our busy and modern needs and schedules. After centuries of surviving, God’s wise words can be easily found and purchased on the internet, just a click away from our random Google search or our daily newspaper read. If you don’t have the time to go to the bookstore, you can purchase the Good News Bible online in a matter of seconds. Reading the Bible is not just learning the epic adventures of God, it’s about surrendering yourself and letting Him enter into your life and guide you with His humbleness.
Our Lord brings salvation with His presence, so don’t be afraid to tell Him your inner thoughts and to show Him your inner self. The most important thing you can do is talk to Him: through prayer, through the Bible, through songs and simply through glory. We have to accept the authority of the Bible as the ultimate deciding factor on issues that are concerning every Christian in the world and we have to maintain our daily prayer as our healing task of utmost importance. We need to read the Bible regularly and with understanding because only like that we will believe in the words of our savior. Bible reading can be pretty discouraging for some, especially for new Christians. That’s why if you are searching for a simple written Bible, look for the Good News Bible online so you could appreciate and enjoy God’s wise words in totality. The Good News Bible provides an understandable language for everyone, from kids to adults and especially for newcomers who expect their faith to grow better and stronger.
We must stay fully awake if we sincerely want to welcome God in our lives. Just raise your voice to the Lord and He will hear you, glorify His name and celebrate His will and He will bring hope into your life. This will be the start of a new journey for each and every one of us that will restore our lost faith and will bring back the light and happiness in our mortal, everyday lives.
Most Common Decorating Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
As much as we want to play interior designers oftentimes, there is a reason why this is an academic discipline: because there are rules and theory to be learned before you can practice it. However, some people can’t help it, and the desire to design and decorate their home is bigger than the satisfaction of hiring a professional. And while this is a choice, it doesn’t mean that some of us won’t be good at it. Having a clear idea of how you want your rooms to look like is a good starting point. Avoiding a few common mistakes that literally make designers cringe of disgust is another boosting step you can take to pull out a great interior designing move on your own.
Choosing the wrong sofas + decorating them the wrong way
When I say ‘wrong’ I don’t mean that the sofa does not follow the latest trends; we all have different tastes and preferences and there’s simply no discussion about it. However, if your sofa isn’t long enough or deep enough to accommodate you for an afternoon nap, you’ve made a mistake. Look for modern sofas that are long or have an additional piece which can be attached to one end to provide more length. Also, the sofa needs to be deep instead of shallow, as shallow sofas often look like they belong in a dentist’s waiting room. Most modern sofas today are made with the basic comfort in mind, along with a dose of designer creativity in the looks. Another important thing to have in mind is decorating the sofas. The worst way to do this is by stuffing them with too much pillows. Too much pillows may be a good choice for the bedroom, but not for the living room. Sofas are rather small seating options and limiting the seating space even more is just absurd.
Hanging art work at eye level height
You can’t just place a large art piece on the wall on eye level height. There’s too little space between the colour scheme used on the painting and the colours dominating the sofas and the rest of the room décor. And when these two colour booms meets, you’d have a mess that will cause you a headache every time you enter that room. Art pieces should be hanged at about 1.5 metres above the floor, so they’re pleasant to look at for both you and your guests.
Accessories: small rooms, big rooms
Not taking the size of the room in consideration when you’re choosing decorations is a beginner’s mistake. It’s a rule of thumb that spacious rooms can tolerate a bigger number of accessories, while smaller rooms need as little as possible. That being said, be very careful with decorative elements for your rooms and choose them according to the room’s style and of course, the size.
Saunas – Finland’s Great Love Story
Sauna – the only existing Finnish word that can be found in the English dictionary. In Finnish the word “sauna” means “bath” or “bathhouse”. It’s actually a word that many countries all over the world borrowed to name one of the most delightful places to be. For the rest of the world, the sauna is a luxury spa experience, a place where we feel fancy and (let’s be honest) sexy, but for Finnish people the little hot room is part of their history and a core of their traditions.
In that little barely lit hot room filled with wooden panels, naked men are seated in silence. They’re sweating and enjoying the calmness that’s embracing them. One of them is gently hitting his body with a fresh branch of birch like a mantra, another one pours hot water on his legs and shoulders with a ladle. You can hear someone silently whispering. Everything is so quiet, so still and so peaceful. In a manner of seconds a warm wave touches their bodies from head to toes and covers them with millions of sweat drops. The water thrown on the warm rocks is called “loyly”. The more loyly there is, the better the sauna, or at least that’s what Finnish people say.
This bathing ritual is not a scene from an oriental novel, it’s a tradition that’s been repeated for thousands and thousands of years all over Finland. In the past, the sauna was used a lot by people who worked on the fields. After a long day at the field, people needed to clean their bodies and rest their muscles and the sauna was the best place to do that. In traditional saunas, women were normally giving birth because they were considered the cleanest rooms in the house. According to Finnish tradition, the sauna was not just the cleanest, but the most sacred place in the house as well. They say that “the sauna is the poor man’s pharmacy” because these hot steamed rooms really offer a lot of health benefits for the body and the mind.
Today, Finland is a nation of a bit over 5 million people and they have a sauna for almost every person, or more than 3 million saunas. You can find them in homes, offices, hotels, sport centers, ships and even underground in the mines. Even though it sounds crazy to us, a 99% of Finnish people visit saunas at least once a week. For them, the sauna is a place where you can relax your brain from the modern society that never stops, that’s always busy and very noisy. Once you enter in that meditative place you forget about talking and overthinking and let your muscles and your mind guide you into blissfulness.
And all of us are a step closer to have that blissfulness at home as well with the newest self-contained sauna that made all the sauna lovers around the world go nuts about it. The self-contained sauna is a friendly product for your home and for yourself because it’s practical, portable and will save you a lot of money and many trips to the spa. Although it’s not the traditional Finnish sauna, it’s a modern version of it, a product that’s adjusted to our 21st century needs and the best of all, you can purchase it from your home, your office or even from the train when you’re coming back from work. You can bring Finland in Australia with the dome-shaped sauna that will allow you to get inside, lie down and get lost. The sauna will warm you and it will clean you from inside and out, so do something good for yourself today and look for the closest self-contained sauna store and don’t regret the money at all. Allow “the sauna blissfulness” in your life and you’ll feel what a difference a day at the sauna will make.
Dreaming About Someone You Love: What Could it Mean?
Dreams are involuntary images and stories that your mind creates while you sleep. Your dreams can be fun, entertaining, romantic or boring, but they can also be really strange, disturbing and horrifying. Dreams are usually full of your common everyday experiences but with their own vivid and bizarre twists. We all dream – even those of us who don’t remember the dream the next day. But why do we dream?
There are several hypotheses and possible explanations as to why we dream. Some experts and researchers believe that dreams represent our unconscious wishes and desires, while others believe that we dream to process all the information we’ve gathered throughout the day. Some researchers believe that dreams have no purpose or meaning and are simply senseless activities of the sleeping brain. Others think that dreams are important for our mental, physical, and emotional health, and they work as a form of psychotherapy.
What does it mean when you dream about someone?
Just as there are so many opinions as to why do we dream, there are also countless of different views and opinions as to what our dreams mean. According to many experts, our dreams have no connection to our real thoughts and feelings, and they are just weird stories and images that don’t relate to real life. However, others say that our dreams reflect our deepest emotions, thoughts, desires and fears. By interpreting your dreams, you may be able to develop insight into your own life.
Romantic dreams and dreams about people you are familiar with are very common. Dreams about the person you are in a relationship with or the person you love can leave you feeling happy and excited. According to Sigmund Freud, dreaming of someone you love is fulfilling a wish you have to see that person. So, if you haven’t seen your loved one for a while or you’re feeling sad and lovely, you might have a chance to see them in your dreams.
This type of dream can also give you a clue about how to improve your current relationship. The most important thing is to consider what you were doing and how you felt in the dream. Your subconscious may be telling you to focus on certain parts of your relationship (or your partner) you are not particularly happy with. However, your subconscious may also be telling you to do more of what does make you a happy and content person.
If you had a dream that your loved one cheated on you, it could mean that you miss the intimacy you two used to share. However, if you dream that you’re the one who cheats, you are afraid of losing your loved one, so your dream reflects your fear. The actual emotion you felt during the dream, can also tell you a lot.
How to interpret your dreams?
When it comes to interpreting romantic dreams there are no rules. True analysis and interpretation comes down to how you felt in your dream. However you decide to interpret your dreams, it is acceptable. Dreams are mysterious and very personal and only you know what your dreams truly represent.
If you think that your dreams have a meaning, then you should dig deeper into your mind and find out that meaning. Some dreams are the result of your wish fulfillment, while others are just the result of your brain processing pain or sadness that you have experienced throughout life. Once you understand the reasons why you’re dreaming of certain people, you may learn something important about yourself.
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The ABC’s of Roller Derby
Up until last week, I practically had no idea what roller derby really is. All I knew was that it’s a female-dominated sport played on roller skates and that was it. But last Friday I came across an interesting article about the increasing popularity of roller derby in South Africa, which kindled the fire of curiosity in me and got me researching and gathering information about this unique sport. So, if you are interested in learning the basics of roller derby, then you are exactly where you need to be.
The Rules of Roller Derby
Every sport comes with its own rules, and roller derby is no exception. One roller derby match is made up of a series of two-minute countdown jams during which the two teams try to score as many points as possible. At the beginning of each jam, the two teams send five players onto the elliptical track: one point scorer and four blockers (one of which – the pivot – is a special kind of blocker).
The players are identified by their helmets – the jammers (or the point scorers) wear helmets with one or two stars, whereas the pivots wear striped ones. The active jammers score points by legally passing opposing skaters on their second and subsequent passes.
The most remarkable thing about this sport is the fact that the blockers are both defensive and offensive players, as they are trying their best to protect their jammer from the opposing players and stop the opposing jammer from scoring points at the same time. That’s precisely what makes this sport a high-adrenaline one.
Roller Derby Gear
When it comes to gear for roller derby, you should know that professional derby skaters are always well-equipped and protected, which means that you should be as well if you want to fully experience the beauty of this incomparable physical activity. Given the fact that roller derby is a very dynamic and aggressive sport (the players are allowed to shove their opponents and hit specific parts of their bodies), playing it without the right gear for roller derby is never a smart idea. A careful derby skater owns and uses a tough and comfortable helmet, a nice mouth guard, quality knee pads, elbow pads, and of course durable roller skates that fit them perfectly. Wearing stable yet agreeable roller skates means having a great base, for in this game everything starts and ends on skates.
I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely going to see a roller derby bout soon and enjoy everything it has to offer. Who knows, maybe the whole watching experience will inspire me to become a skater myself. I’ll let you know if that happens.