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How to get guaranteed weight loss
A picture is worth a thousand words After eating, a state of satiation appears that has two stages: primary satiation results when impulses from the oral cavity and stomach receptors stimulated when a meal is consumed put the breakes on the brain food centre:
By shakir hamidabout a year ago in Motivation
The Architecture That Inhabits Us: An Essay on Envy, the Soul, and the Digital
At the hour when the city is just beginning to sleep, I leave my body and mind collapsed in a worn chair and raise my eyes to the device that I have transformed, without fully understanding it, into a personal altar of hope. Screens flicker coldly, and my finger stops under an exotic beach, under a solitary joy, or under someone else's triumph. Each touch is a silent ticket to an economy of discontent: "where is my life, why am I not there?".
By Stefano D'angelloabout a year ago in Motivation
Lionel Messi: From Rosario Streets to Barcelona Dreams
Lionel Messi: From Rosario Streets to Barcelona Dreams (Part 1) When you think of Lionel Messi today, you think of a football genius. A man who has conquered every stage of the game — from Barcelona’s Camp Nou to lifting the World Cup trophy in Qatar. But before the glory, before the fame, there was a quiet boy from Rosario, Argentina, whose life was filled with challenges, doubts, and an uncertain future. His story is not just about football. It’s about family, sacrifice, resilience, and the belief that even the smallest boy can dream the biggest dreams.
By Frank Massey about a year ago in Motivation
The Boy Who Couldn't Win: Failure Is the First Step to Success
🌧️ Chapter 1: The Slowest Boy in Class Everyone knew Zayan as “the kid who always came last.” In races, he trailed so far behind the finish line that the crowd would start clapping before he even reached halfway—out of pity, not pride.
By Wow Geniusabout a year ago in Motivation
The Letter I Wrote to My Future Self
It was a quiet, gray afternoon when I sat down at my desk with a cup of lukewarm coffee and a heart full of questions. Life, at that point, felt like a puzzle with missing pieces. I wasn’t where I thought I’d be, and the weight of that reality pressed heavily on my shoulders.
By Khuzaifa aliabout a year ago in Motivation
Fear Fighter, Stand Tall ✊🏾✨
Fourteen-year-old Malik Rivers tugged at the straps of his navy backpack as he walked through the crowded hallways of Jefferson Middle School. It felt like his bag was carrying a mountain, but in truth, it only held his binder, history book, lunchbox, and a basketball tucked between his gym clothes.
By Shehzad Anjumabout a year ago in Motivation
A Million Before 18
The day Kai logged into his bank account and saw the number flicker past $1,000,000, his hands trembled. He was only 17. Not long ago, he was sitting in a cramped bedroom in his grandmother’s house, wondering how to help his family pay bills. Now he was on the cusp of something unimaginable.
By MIGrowthabout a year ago in Motivation
The Secret That Changed My Life in Just 30 Days
For most of my life, I believed big changes required big actions—quitting jobs, moving cities, or investing huge amounts of money. I thought success was reserved for people who had access to resources I didn’t. But one quiet evening, staring at myself in the mirror, I realized something had to change. I was tired of feeling stuck, running in circles, and watching days slip by without progress.
By kamran khanabout a year ago in Motivation
The Night Silence Changed My Life Forever
I used to believe that strength was loud. That the louder you spoke, the harder you fought, the more you were seen. But life taught me a different kind of strength — one born in silence, in small spaces, in hidden corners where nobody was listening but my own heart. One night, alone in my almost-empty apartment, everything felt heavy. The walls echoed with nothingness. My phone lay face down. No message. No call. My closest friends were busy building their futures; I was stuck in traffic between who I’d been and who I wanted to become. I had spent years wearing a mask: being the cheerful friend, the fixer, the one who always had an answer. Even when I didn’t. Because I believed that vulnerability was weakness — that if I let people see the cracks, people would walk away. That night I stopped pretending. I let the silence settle around me like a blanket. I listened to my thoughts — the unspoken fears, the regrets, the longing. I finally asked myself: What do I want? Who am I when nobody’s watching? In that silence, I found pieces of myself I had buried. I remembered the dreams of my teenage self: sketches in tattered notebooks, poems hidden inside old diaries, nights spent imagining changing the world. Somewhere along the way, I traded those dreams for safe choices. Because comfort was easier than risk, because I was scared of failing, because trying and losing was too raw. But silence has a way of speaking. It forced me to face the empty spaces I’d been filling with noise. My job, my daily routines, the scrolls, the comparisons on social media — they were all distractions from asking what it really meant to live. So I made small choices. I picked up a paintbrush again. Even though I feared it would look childish. I wrote letters to myself, honest letters I never meant to send. I walked alone at dawn, listening to birds instead of podcasts. I let others in, even when my voice cracked. Change didn’t happen overnight. There were days I missed the noise. The loud conversations felt safer. The expectations ‒ my own and others’ ‒ tugged me back. Self-doubt whispered that I was wasting time. But the silence was key. It taught me that being seen by myself matters most. It taught me that vulnerability isn’t an invitation to be broken; it’s proof that we’re alive. That growth often comes not from outward applause, but from those quiet decisions no one else witnesses but you. Here are the lessons I want you to have, from my silence: 1. You don’t need noise to be valid. If your path feels soft or slow, if your voice trembles, that doesn’t mean you’re failing. Sometimes your strength rises in whispers, not shouts. 2. Failing doesn’t erase who you are. The fears, mistakes, losses — they are part of the story. But they don’t write the ending. They teach the plot twists. 3. Self-discovery is brave work. Let your silence be sacred. Let it be the soil where authenticity grows. When you stop trying to perform, you begin to become. 4. Connection begins with being seen. When you let someone in—your real self, imperfect—you invite real connection. And that’s far richer than any applause. So now, I choose differently. I speak less; I listen more. I value rest over constant motion. I choose courage even when it trembles. I paint not for likes, but because color still makes my heart race. I write not for validation, but because words are how I breathe. If you’re reading this, maybe you’re tired, too. Maybe you’re hiding behind loudness to mask fear. Maybe the silence scares you. But let me promise: in that space of quiet, you will find pieces of you that were waiting patiently to be loved, to be known, to be free. Let your silence be your voice. Because sometimes, what we learn when nobody else is watching becomes our greatest power.
By Nomix about a year ago in Motivation
Madonna: The Making of a Pop Queen
Madonna: The Making of a Pop Queen (Part 1) Madonna Louise Ciccone, better known to the world simply as Madonna, is a name synonymous with reinvention, boldness, and artistic fearlessness. To millions, she is the Queen of Pop, a cultural chameleon who has never stopped pushing boundaries. But before the global fame, before the controversies, and before the billion-dollar empire, there was a girl from Michigan with a dream and $35 in her pocket.
By Frank Massey about a year ago in Motivation
