Good Advice...

A lady confidently walked around the room while leading and explaining stress management to an audience. She had a raised glass of water, and everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, 'half empty or half full?'..... she fooled them all... "How heavy is this glass of water?", she inquired with a smile.

Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz. She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "and that's the way it is with stress. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on."

As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden - holding stress longer and better each time practiced. So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don't carry them through the evening and into the night... pick them up tomorrow.

Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment. Relax, pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it and the stress that you've conquered!"

1 * Accept the fact that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue!

2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them

3 * Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

4 * Drive carefully...It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.

5 * If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague

6 * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it..

7 * It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

8 * Never buy a car you can't push

9 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

10 * Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

11 * Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

12 * The second mouse gets the cheese.

13 * When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

14 * Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.

15 * You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.

16 * Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.

17 * We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.

18 * A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

What if.....

What Will Become Of T-Mobile If AT&T Deal Falls Through?

by Chris Morran

With the Justice Department suing to block AT&T's $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA, some have begun wondering what would happen to the country's fourth-largest wireless provider should the deal fall through. That includes T-Mobile's parent company, Deutsche Telekom, which is reportedly looking at options for its American business.
Bloomberg reports that, while publicly supporting AT&T's legal fight to continue with the merger, Deutsche Telekom is quietly investigating the option of spinning off T-Mobile USA to shareholders. The biggest drawback of an IPO, explain analysts, is that it would likely only bring in about $28 billion, significantly less than the offer from AT&T.
Sources also tell Bloomberg that DT is considering going back to some of the companies it flirted with before announcing the AT&T deal last spring. Of course, the German company is contractually blocked from officially discussing other offers while the AT&T deal is still a possibility, leaving it with little in the way of options.
Additionally, analysts say that, because AT&T would owe DT billions if the deal falls through, it would be in the Death Star's best interest to prolong the regulatory review process for as long as possible. Meanwhile, the longer the deal drags on, the more it hurts Deutsche Telekom, as competitors scoop up uncertain consumers:

This uncertainty will be most damaging to T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom, which we presume will not be able to exercise the deal's break-up provisions and may be precluded from seeking alternative options... A blocked deal would leave T-Mobile a weak fourth-place national operator with a parent highly unlikely to commit additional investment and an unappealing shortlist of alternative suitors.

Deutsche Telekom, AT&T at Odds Over Deal [Bloomberg]

About a Man.... (Old school... had to bring it back)

If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away.
If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.
Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.
Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.
Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to be.
Slower is better. Never live your life for a man, before
you find what makes you truly happy.
If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as
you deserve then heck no, you can't "be friends".
A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend.

Don't settle. If you feel like he is stringing you along,
then he probably is.
Don't stay because you think "it will get better." You'll be mad at
yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.
The only person you can control in a relationship is you.
Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of
different women.
He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant, why would he
treat you any differently?
Always have your own set of friends separate from his.
Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you. If something
bothers you, speak up.
Never let a man know everything.
He will use it against you later.

You cannot change a man's behavior.
Change comes from within.
Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are...
even if he has more education or in a better job.
Do not make him into a quasi-god.
He is a man, nothing more nothing less.
Never let a man define who you are.
Never borrow someone else's man.
If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.
A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.
All men are NOT dogs.
You should not be the one doing all the bending...
compromise is two way street.
You need time to heal between relationships...
there is nothing cute about baggage...
Deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship
You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you...
a relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals...
look for someone complimentary...
not supplementary.

Dating is fun...
even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right.
Make him miss you sometimes...
when a man always know where you are, and
you're always readily available to him - he takes it for granted.
Never move into his mother's house. Never co-sign for a man.
Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need.
Keep him in your radar but get to know others.
Share this with other women and men (just so they know)...
You'll make someone smile, another rethink her/his choices, and another
woman prepare, and a man aware

- OPRAH

Pat Summitt... early onset Dementia... yikes!

Tennessee's Summitt has early onset dementia

Tennessee's Pat Summitt plans to coach "as long as the good Lord is willing" despite recently being diagnosed with early onset dementia.

The Weeknd - Thursday... new Mixtape!!! :)

The Weeknd: “Thursday”

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Hilariousness at its best! Jersey Shore Sucks! lol

Abercrombie & Fitch Offers To Pay "The Situation" To Stop Wearing Its Clothes

by Ben Popken

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Abercrombie & Fitch issued a press release last night saying that they would pay Michael 'The Situation' Sorrentino from The Jersey Shore to stop wearing its products. Is it stunt marketing or trying to preempt an anti-all-things-Jersey-Shore-related backlash?
The release says:

We are deeply concerned that Mr. Sorrentino's association with our brand could cause significant damage to our image. We understand that the show is for entertainment purposes, but believe this association is contrary to the aspirational nature of our brand, and may be distressing to many of our fans. We have therefore offered a substantial payment to Michael 'The Situation' Sorrentino and the producers of MTV's The Jersey Shore to have the character wear an alternate brand. We have also extended this offer to other members of the cast, and are urgently waiting a response.

Because the last thing you would want associated with Abercrombie & Fitch is casual sex and loose morality, nothing like its infamously erotically charged catalogs of young adults.
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH PROPOSES A WIN-WIN SITUATION [Press Release]

Very interesting.....

Walgreens To Start Selling Health Insurance

by Chris Morran

Come this fall, when you go to your local Walgreens to pick up your prescription, you may also be able to shop for a health insurance plan, as CNN reports that the country's largest drugstore chain is about to get into the insuring business.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, CNN says that Walgreens will begin selling a variety of plans with different price ranges and coverage levels starting this fall. It will all be done through a private health insurance exchange.
CNN also says this is just one of many companies that plan on setting up a health insurance exchange in advance of the coming health care reform mandates in 2014:

Retailers, financial services providers and a large payroll processer are among firms that are actively looking into starting private health insurance exchanges that are separate from public exchanges, industry watchers said.

A rep for Walgreens wouldn't comment to CNN specifically on its plan for selling health insurance, but did say, "As always, we're looking at a number of options in light of health care reform as we continue to seek ways to help our customers better navigate today's health care system."
Walgreen Co. plans to sell health insurance [ChicagoBreakingBusiness.com]