Mindfulness

You may have heard “mindfulness”, it’s the term that is well-known nowadays but what exactly is mindfulness? And, how can you recognize it and reap its many benefits? Generally, Cambridge Dictionary “[Mindfulness is] the practice of being aware of your body, mind, and feelings in the present moment, thought to create a feeling of calm.” Synonyms for mindfulness include: alertness, carefulness, caution, circumspection, concentration, concern, conscientiousness, consideration and other.. Mindfulness practice has been associated with numerous benefits, and the popularity of the topic in positive psychology means that we’ll probably be seeing a lot more to come, such as: Improved Working Memory Heightened Metacognitive Awareness Lower Levels of Anxiety Reduced… Read More

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Hope and Wish

simple grammar⁣ ⁣ Hope or Wish ⁣ ⁣ Hope – to want something (possible) to happen in the future.⁣ [Subject] + hope + [object] + [future tense verb phrase]⁣ ⁣ Examples:⁣ I hope I win the race. ⁣ (I think it is possible for me to win)⁣ He hopes it doesn’t rain tomorrow. ⁣ (He thinks good weather is possible)⁣ She hopes the movie is good. ⁣ (She thinks it’s possible for the movie to be good)⁣ ⁣ Wish – to want something (impossible/unlikely) to happen in the past, present, or future.⁣ [Subject] + wish + [object] + [past tense verb phrase]⁣ ⁣ Examples:⁣ I wish I had a new… Read More

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Man VS Woman (Punctuation)

A lecturer wrote these words on white board. ⁣⁣ Woman without her man is nothing⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Teh lecturer then asked the students to punctuate the words corretly.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The boys said ⁣⁣ “Woman, without her man, is nothing “⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The girls argued ⁣⁣ ” Woman! without her, man is nothing” ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Which one is correct??

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Ikigai

recommended old book Ikigai – The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Frances Miralles and Hector Garcia Ikigai: a Japanese concept which is translated as “the happiness of always being busy”. It is the one way to explain the longevity of the Japanese, especially on the island of Okinawa. In Japanese, ikigai is written as shown above combining characters that represent “life”, and “to be worthwhile”. The book starts by explaining the study of 5 blue zones where life expectancy of particular regions around the world is highest. On top, comes Okinawa, Japan. It then discusses the diet intake and similar routine of people from those regions… Read More

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