Tuhanku…ini bodoh. Ya aku tau benar kalau ini benar-benar bodoh. Tapi kalau boleh, bisakah aku menarik kembali sumpahku kepadamu?
Mungkin Kau akan tertawa, atau bahkan marah. Tapi serius deh, ini begitu menyiksaku.
Sungguh…
Tuhan, bukan maksudku berbohong pada-Mu. Bukan, Tuhan, bukan begitu.
Tapi Tuhanku…hanya untuk sekali ini saja. Aku mohon hanya untuk sekali ini saja…
Izinkan aku merasakan jatuh cinta sebelum bertemu dengannya, dia yang sejati, yang kau takdirkan untuk bersamaku nanti.
Izinkan aku untuk jatuh cinta, sekali ini saja…kepadanya.

Chances are, you’ve either heard of or been on one of the countless fad diets that promise instant results, from the cabbage soup diet to the grapefruit diet and beyond. Fad diets used to claims that followers will lose 10 pounds if they drastically cut their caloric intake and skip snacks for three days. The followers did indeed lose some weight on the three day diet, but the fact is they all fall short. Here’s why:

source: Bob Greene from Oprah

-Fad diets distort the true meaning of the word “diet,” which is simply the foods you eat. Diet should not mean what it has come to mean, which is a temporary way of eating for a temporary result.

-Fad diets lack nutritional value. Bob says the fad diet his colleagues followed was “nutritionally void,” and lacked calcium, fiber and whole grains, among other things.

-Oftentimes, fad diets are too high in sodium. The diet he critiqued included high-sodium crackers with no nutritional value.

-Fad diets are often too low in calories. Bob says he’d rather see an individual exercising more and upping their caloric intake instead of depriving themselves.

-Fad diets rely on gimmicks, rather than common sense. Hot dogs and ice cream served as the hook for this particular diet, both of which Bob says should only be eaten sparingly.

-The pounds you lose on a fad diet are mostly water weight.

-You can’t reasonably stay on a fad diet for an extended period of time. They’ll work temporarily, but you can’t live this way

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCIPLINE to achieve a prosperous, happy, and brilliant career and life?

Apakah disiplin yang paling penting bagi pencapaian kesejahteraan, kebahagiaan, dan kecemerlangan karir dan kehidupan pribadi kita?
Sebagai latar belakang pertimbangan,

Masing-masing dari kita dilahirkan dengan dua kecenderungan yang seimbang – yaitu kecenderungan untuk menjadi pribadi yang baik dan kecenderungan untuk menjadi pribadi yang kurang baik. Read the rest of this entry »

I Think That Someone I Know Is Being Abused. How Can I Help?

The only way to know for sure if someone you know is being abused is to ask. One of the common myths about battered women is that they don’t want to talk about their victimization. While many do make efforts to hide the battering, they often do so because they fear being embarrassed, their partner finding out, being blamed, not being believed, or being pressured to do something they’re not ready or able to do. What you should do: Believe her. And let her know that you do. If you know her partner, remember that batterers most often behave differently in public than they do in private. Read the rest of this entry »

-Domestic violence signs-

Recognizing what behaviors are part of domestic violence is not always easy, even for victims themselves. This is, in part, because domestic violence is much more than physical abuse. In fact, many battered women who are controlled by their partners and who live in danger and fear have never been physically assaulted.
Understanding what domestic violence is means being aware of the many different things abusers do to control their partners. The following checklist of behaviors may help you decide if you or someone you know is being abused.Understanding what domestic violence is means being aware of the many different things abusers do to control their partners. The following checklist of behaviors may help you decide if you or someone you know is being abused.

Does your partner… Read the rest of this entry »