Accept Yourself, Your Life, and Your Reality

What do you do when you feel like the world has fallen? What do you do when you feel like all you ever worked for, aimed for, thought about, doesn't really matter? When you feel like there's no real reason to wake up to see tomorrow? What if this article told you that you could lose your self-doubt? That you could finally stop questioning your life?

Learn to accept who you are. It's one of the hardest things to follow through on, but it's definitely most rewarding. It's so easy to look in the mirror and point out most of your insecurities. But, instead of counting all the things you wish you could be, try counting all the things that you are thankful for that bring out your natural beauty. Understand everyone has beauty, whether it be their eyes, their plumped lips, or their rosy cheeks. Make a list of all of these things, and hang it up somewhere by a mirror, and before you leave, look in the mirror and tell yourself you look good. Remember that it's your own opinion that really counts.

Realize your imperfections and then let go. Are you too bossy? Are you too critical of yourself? You're lazy, right? You don't have a lot of friends because your shy? This could go on and on, but the point is is that you need to find out what you aren't so good at, maybe what you don't have, and then let go of it. This is one of the most key steps to accept who you are.Be honest with yourself. This is one of the hardest things for many of us to do. In many of today's societies that focus on the individual, we are encouraged to strive for success, and often we look for praise as the acknowledgment of that success. We take any criticism as a negative thing, so we shy away from seeing anything about ourselves that elicits that reaction. Remember that you can't fix it until you can admit there is a problem. Recognize ineffective coping mechanisms. If you are experiencing any of the feelings described in the introduction, odds are that what you are doing to cope with the problems in life are not working. These things may have worked in the past, and are so ingrained that you don't even realize you do them. Replace the old methods you used to deal with situations and problems with ones that will deliver or elicit positive responses and solutions. Changing old behaviors can be just as difficult as recognizing them because it takes time and determination to replace old habits and behaviors, but the payoff is worth it.

Make a short list. Once you have accepted yourself, with all your imperfections, you can change some things about yourself. Write out a list about what you want to achieve, what you can achieve, and how you will achieve it. Although, understand that no one is perfect, and sometimes you just can't change who you are.Don't try to alter several things at once, this is a recipe for failure. Once you have your list, prioritize it. Decide what you need to work on in order of importance. Often changing one thing will cause other things to fall in line, like knocking over dominoes. Avoid the common "Do-overs" It's your life and your reality. What happened in the past, happened in the past. You just can't change history. So avoid doing it over again because you feel like it's "in your comfort zone" and "you've been through it once, why not one more time?" type of excuse. Learn that life is the way it is. You can only make it hard if your attitudes about life are pointed that way. You can't change who you really are either. Just be the best you can be, and live life with pride.

Try self-helping things that will help you focus on other things, such as hobbies, art, yoga/exercise, music, whatever you feel like doing, the littlest difference will help you vent. Venting is so important when you are feeling low. Confide in a friend. Talking to friends will definitely help, and is just another healthy way of venting. Change your overall attitude. Instead of saying "I hate my mother because she's critical and she is too overprotective, even now that I'm a certain age.", say, "I love my mother because she cares what I do and doesn't want me to make bad choices even now that I'm a certain age.", if you live your life with a more positive attitude, you will see your whole attitude will look that way more often, so you'll be less depressed.If you ever find your life to be too overwhelming, seek professional help.

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The Nurse's Guide to Good Living

Scrubs is an online magazine and clinical nursing website, it is where you can read nurses story on what challenges they usually dwell in their everyday duty. This website is very useful and inspiring to those people who are trying to achieve their career toward medical field. Scrubs is not like any ordinary clinical website, on this site you will find some career advice and inspiring and uplifting stories, you will also find some tips for fashion, beauty and health.

Doctors and Nurses jobs can be very difficult at all times. It can be hard mentally and physically, it can be overwhelming and tiring by the end of their duty. When they come home from a long day at work they may find their self exhausted and pining for their bed. Sometimes because of a long hours at work, they forget to clean up or get the make up off their face. For those nurses who feels like they do not have time to fix their self after of before duty? The article called "Waking Up Looking Younger", has some very good guide and tips on waking up looking younger even though you have a long shift at work. Just follow the five steps and you are good to go.

Attention all Doctors and Nurses out there, if you want to look fresh while on duty? Visit scrubsmag.com, check out off-duty fashion tips on where to shop and what to buy. Scrubs the nurse's guide to good living.

Stay Fit at Home

You do not need Rock Hard Abs or Bulging Muscles to be fit. And you don't need a personal exercise trainer or live your life around exercising. People do need to reset their minds in to getting in shape in a smart sensible way...unless they choose to live at a GYM.

Look around and see all the exercise that we could be getting right at home. However, we first need to reset our minds in to getting back to our daily lives, instead of focusing on going to the Gym; or spending money on costly exercise equipment. While we are working on changing the way that we think, it is important that we all realize the importance of how we eat. Although, there are so many new studies that tell us something different everyday about food, we can figure some things out for ourselves; and find a plan that works for each of us as individuals. Realize that it is crazy the way that TV portrays things, like someone that wears a size ten, gets down to a size one...like a size ten was too Big, Not! Then to top it off shows us someone claiming to be in a size one, when it is obvious they are much bigger. But, naturally that will get blamed away by saying TV adds (ten to fifteen) pounds on you; and if that's the case, then some people on TV look like spaghetti noodles. Plus if that's the case, well some of the Movie Stars that are claiming to be over weight aren't, it's just TV...if they stayed off TV (they would look thinner); therefore, they would lose weight automatically...and a career. Now that we are done resetting our minds lets look at simple (good old fashion) home chores to stay fit; such as sweeping the porch, pulling weeds by hand, trimming hedges, wiping down the counter tops in the kitchen, taking down curtains and washing them, feather dusting the walls, dusting and polishing furniture. There is always something to do around the house that will keep you fit; thus you'll have a clean environment in which to live... plus you'll stay healthy and looking good.

Now since you are already working out, why not take time out from chores and hop on an exercise bike to take yourself for a ride; then later while relaxing (in front of the tube) do a few simple curls with a small dumb bell...while being proud of all that you accomplished in a days time. If you are a video game fan, buy Dance dance revolutioin or if you have a wii, buy wii fit. They are fun and a GREAT ways to excercise. It provides a challenge and you also have music to listen too. If you are hyper and bored and stuck at home, jump around the house. Literally hop. Anything that causes you to sweat will help you turn body fat into muscle or just burn it off.

Be sure to stay focused on that old saying that "you are what you eat" find a food plan that works for you...in time it will become a way of life for you...you'll learn to love the self-control and improvements that you have made. You can spend a lot of money on staying fit or stay busy improving your living environment...while staying fit at the same time...it is up to you. Keep in mind that movement is exercising, such as when you are wiping down a counter top...your hand and arm should be moving in a circular directions...which helps to keep them arms in shape...add a few basic arm movements in with it, and you are on your way (to having toned arms).

You have probably heard or may hear someone say that they walk a lot; then somebody else will come along and say that it is not the right type of walking that they are doing, in which don't make a whole lot of sense...it is common knowledge that (walking is still putting one foot in front of the other) that is unless there is a new way of walking that just hasn't been heard of yet. When away from home, park your car a distance from where that you need to go, such as the grocery store, etc., each step is in the right direction to staying fit.
In this Huge World that we live in there is plenty of room for all shapes and sizes of people; but at the same time, living as healthy as we can will make our time here all the better. Try eating less fat and sugar & try running. listening to music will help exercise.

Don't get too tied-up at staying home, get out and enjoy life too...keeping a balance will build a better happier you. People should not have to live thinking about exercising all the time, relax sometimes for that is a healthy thing to do...and you still burn calories...just at a slower pace.

What Your Hair Says About You!

Believe it or not people do pay attention to your hair. Pay attention to these Instructions to keep your hair looking great!



Protect your hair:When you expose your hair to the sun it sucks even the healthiest hairs moisture out and keeps it looking dull. Instead wear a hat to cover you hair or even a cap or a scarf is a good idea.If covering your hair isn't your style, try tying it up in a knot, bun or braid, while out in the sun. Trim you hair: The humidity makes hair extremely frizzy. When your ends frizz this means that your hair is either damaged, split or both.It is best to get your hair trimmed every six to eight weeks to get rid of these and keep your hair look fabulous!

Use a good shampoo and conditioner: Its very important to keep hair healthy and nourished, and using an appropriate shampoo of conditioner helps.Even really oily hair deserves a great conditioner.The most recommended are Intense Repair by L'Oreal for dry hair; Sunsilk Naturals for normal hair; and Sedo control shampoo by L'Oreal for oily hair. The price of these are worth it because they will last along time and make a good impression. Spray-on and leave-in conditioners help:leave-in conditioners penetrate deep into your hair cuticles and heal them completely. So using them at least once a week will make all the difference.A spray-on conditioner is another great idea. It conditions your hair and makes it look manageable and beautiful.Hydra Repair spray-on conditioner by L'Oreal Is is mild and non-greasy and helps hair look tamed.

Do not overuse shine products to control frizzes -- they often contain silicone that can coat your hair after just a few applications and can prove harmful. To prevent damage, wet your hair with tap water before you swim. The more wet your hair before you swim, the less salt water and chlorine it will absorb. Brush your hair in shower after you apply conditioner with a wide brush. A summer swim can be Great, But chlorinated water can damage your hair big time! Not washing your hair properly, or even frequent use of hair sprays and gels can cause dandruff. Hair dryers and hot curling related tools heat up your hair and somtimes make your hair look dry.