<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899</id><updated>2011-11-27T15:40:58.030-08:00</updated><category term='Insurance'/><category term='sex appeal'/><category term='Loans'/><category term='Make Money Online'/><category term='Mp3 Songs'/><category term='Anger'/><category term='attraction'/><category term='attitude'/><category term='attract men'/><category term='Self Improvements'/><category term='alcoholism'/><category term='leadership'/><category term='Self Motivation'/><title type='text'>a matter of facts</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>14</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-102001913731539148</id><published>2009-03-09T03:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-09T03:57:04.041-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Loans'/><title type='text'>There's Magic Via Online</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SbT13Ssb4xI/AAAAAAAAAD0/k_AdwL_kEGY/s1600-h/bussiness+credit.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SbT13Ssb4xI/AAAAAAAAAD0/k_AdwL_kEGY/s200/bussiness+credit.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311140190836482834" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The best and the quality way to search for either &lt;a href="http://www.ezunsecured.com/"&gt;Personal Loans&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.ezunsecured.com/"&gt;Business Loans&lt;/a&gt; is from the reliable "BusinessCreditMagic.com" services. It seems that there's a magic in their great features of loans because its taking a high points of money to borrow with. Yes, that is right. Perfect to apply &lt;a href="http://www.businesscreditmagic.com/"&gt;Business Credit&lt;/a&gt;       in this offers because they will be our key to dreams we have. Through the money they will lend for us for sure that one of our wants will come to order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; And the rest will follow to work for. However, before anything else you must get an outstanding result over your loan application, right? In this way of lending you money it is the safest and instant solution to avail for. So don't miss this opportunity online because it is the very good start to achieve all the things you wanna acquire in your life. What matter most always search for the reliable, quality, and safe and confidential loan services. Get it only here!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-102001913731539148?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/102001913731539148/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=102001913731539148' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/102001913731539148'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/102001913731539148'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2009/03/theres-magic-via-online.html' title='There&apos;s Magic Via Online'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SbT13Ssb4xI/AAAAAAAAAD0/k_AdwL_kEGY/s72-c/bussiness+credit.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-3962666301442062985</id><published>2008-11-27T04:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-27T04:23:44.743-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Insurance'/><title type='text'>Cheapest Health Insurance Rate</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.websnapr.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.longtermcareinsurancetree.com%2F&amp;amp;size=s&amp;amp;nocache=88"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 152px;" src="http://images.websnapr.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.longtermcareinsurancetree.com%2F&amp;amp;size=s&amp;amp;nocache=88" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The "longtermcareinsurancetree.com" makes a buy health insurance type easy and affordable one. If your in a hurry and want to have a peace of mind. You must visit in their site because they have &lt;a href="http://www.longtermcareinsurancetree.com/"&gt;Long-term care insurance reviews and quotes&lt;/a&gt; to offers in you. In short, they are the one in assisting a home health care services. Skilled nurses are actually who go on their patients home to care on them. See, with their great health care services you can assure that your loved one is okay. They are fine everyday, because there's someone who care in their daily activities. Eating, bathing, toileting, transferring, and other needs of them are being well-taken care of their nurses. Start reviewing their long term care solution now and let it be insured by your loved one. The earlier you apply your insurance the more you can guarantee to be safe always.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-3962666301442062985?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/3962666301442062985/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=3962666301442062985' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/3962666301442062985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/3962666301442062985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2008/11/cheapest-health-insurance-rate.html' title='Cheapest Health Insurance Rate'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-1214041008740811215</id><published>2008-11-22T19:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-22T20:05:38.864-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Make Money Online'/><title type='text'>Home Based Ideas</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.websnapr.com/?url=profits-online.com&amp;amp;size=s&amp;amp;nocache=18"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 152px;" src="http://images.websnapr.com/?url=profits-online.com&amp;amp;size=s&amp;amp;nocache=18" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Finding best home based work can only be found in  "profits-online.com". Don't have yet experience in work and you may be at the age of 16 that will not let you to stop in applying for those job in here. Because as long as you can write effectively. A greater chance to have a wonderful life. Earning &lt;a href="http://profits-online.com/"&gt;profits online&lt;/a&gt; is supported and proven that it is for real. Unlike other resources in the internet. One of the perfect home based work is "make money blogging". Therein, you can meet lot of products to make advertisement. Which will serve as a great challenge to you. Because you need to come up with a unique and brilliant ideas. That will suite on the products you will sale for. Check in their website now and start planning how your blog will look for.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-1214041008740811215?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/1214041008740811215/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=1214041008740811215' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/1214041008740811215'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/1214041008740811215'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2008/11/home-based-ideas.html' title='Home Based Ideas'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-7127098031102707390</id><published>2008-11-16T06:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-16T06:36:36.032-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mp3 Songs'/><title type='text'>Hindi Songs Online</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/613/mp3mo5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 83px;" src="http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/613/mp3mo5.jpg" alt="Download Hindi Songs" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Are you having a research about Hindi Mp3 music? Then your findings must be done in this site of "Bollymp3.co.in". A lot of information about songs, posters, movies, artist, and even news are being captured  in this site. They will provide every details you want to record for. Even to &lt;a href="http://www.bollymp3.co.in/"&gt;Download Hindi Songs&lt;/a&gt;, you can take it in your mp3 completely for free. Everyone is welcome to upload in this site as long as you would like to know more about Hindi music. Just go online and let Bolly work it out for you. So for a fast and well-taken care Hindi songs lists just search it in this company. And they will give what you want. You can even share this site to your friends and classmates so that all will be updated.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-7127098031102707390?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/7127098031102707390/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=7127098031102707390' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/7127098031102707390'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/7127098031102707390'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2008/11/hindi-songs-online.html' title='Hindi Songs Online'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-8817333641000127073</id><published>2008-10-25T06:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-25T06:55:25.798-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='attitude'/><title type='text'>The Attitude</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:4Oki_6LO_8GeGM:http://www.stuckyfarms.com/attitude.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 95px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:4Oki_6LO_8GeGM:http://www.stuckyfarms.com/attitude.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Is a home business right for you? Did you know that 50% of the American work force now works from home? That number includes plumbers, contractors, day-cares, and an army of telecommuters that work a day or two at home. Also, let's not forget that 14 million Americans are in the direct selling industry.&lt;p&gt;In running a home business, you need the right equipment, good discipline, and a good attitude. Let's talk about the attitude.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are so many products, and techniques, and CD's on the market to help improve your attitude. Personally I love the classics, "Think and Grow Rich", "The Greatest Salesman in the World", Success through a Positive Mental Attitude", etc. I could go on. The bottom line here is how you improve your attitude. You can read about it, listen to CD's about it, and visit seminars about it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does that really get you anywhere? You have to practice having a good attitude. Look in the mirror and smile. Take a deep breath, think. And ask yourself one very important question. Is what I'm about to do, think, say going to hurt me or help me? A negative attitude can reflect in thought word and deed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get a day planner, and schedule some time each day for meditation, exercise, and reading or listening to positive uplifting material. If you are feeling down, talk to someone, a friend perhaps. Don't pay too much attention to the evening news. Spend that time with family or friends. We need to teach our kids and siblings how to stay positive also.&lt;br /&gt;Keep your chin up, smile, take a deep breath.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-8817333641000127073?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/8817333641000127073/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=8817333641000127073' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/8817333641000127073'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/8817333641000127073'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2008/10/attitude.html' title='The Attitude'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-3104643833849991123</id><published>2008-10-25T06:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-25T06:49:04.246-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Self Motivation'/><title type='text'>Double Your Self Motivation</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:3miHUo0QdJyhtM:http://www.trainingplace.com/source/research/design8.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 119px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:3miHUo0QdJyhtM:http://www.trainingplace.com/source/research/design8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Everyone wants to achieve their goals and dreams in life, but making your dreams comes true is not always easy. It requires hard work, and to work hard you have to be self motivated. Your dreams may be very dear to you, but at some point in life one may lose the initial motivation and wishes there was a a magic pill to double self motivation.&lt;div id="body"&gt;&lt;p&gt;You have to believe in yourself and believe in your ability to achieve to remain motivated. Your goals also have to be clear to you because you need a purpose for motivation. Once you have your goals set, let your self-belief develop an inner energy based on your individual strengths.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, self motivation does not come with an on-off switch. When it's "on", you can feel the positive energy that won't let you stop until you complete your work. But when it's "off", you just don't feel motivated to do the work no matter how important it is and you may keep procrastinating.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are of course external factors that can keep you motivated. Friends are one example. If you are one of those few people who have the kind of friends on whom you can rely on to always encourage you, then you are very lucky. But not everyone is that lucky.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Self hypnosis can encourage you to achieve your ambitions and challenge yourself to always make the most of everything you do. Self hypnosis audios will train your unconscious mind so that self-motivation becomes effortless.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lack of self motivation can lead to depression, that will make things even worse for you. &lt;a id="link_74" target="_NEW" href="http://practicalselfhypnosis.com/personal-development/self-motivation-booster/"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Double your motivation and achieve your goals with the self motivation booster.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-3104643833849991123?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/3104643833849991123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=3104643833849991123' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/3104643833849991123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/3104643833849991123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2008/10/double-your-self-motivation.html' title='Double Your Self Motivation'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-7312321766432043646</id><published>2008-10-13T06:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-13T06:57:04.527-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='alcoholism'/><title type='text'>Physical Effects of Alcohol</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:kuOMeI8kD3KfzM:http://ri.rediffiland.com/homepimages/home1/76/723b8866b4bd926db81c33795d446aa8/homep/images/1162975611"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 97px; height: 142px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:kuOMeI8kD3KfzM:http://ri.rediffiland.com/homepimages/home1/76/723b8866b4bd926db81c33795d446aa8/homep/images/1162975611" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;What are the physical affects of alcohol, and why are these drinks so bad for you? This article will give you a crash course on just some of the more common effects of drinking alcohol, and hopefully encourage you to drastically reduce your consumption, if not give it up altogether.&lt;p&gt;First of all, one of the first and most important physical effects of alcohol is that it changes behavior, particularly at a rate of higher than .05. at this point, drinkers behavior is much different than it would be while sober.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At this point, it can include activities such as more drinking, drinking while intoxicated, sexual activity, just to name a few.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also, when the number is over 10, slurred speech usually results, and is one of the most common symptoms of being drunk. At this point, somebody with this much alcohol will have much slower reaction times and their critical thinking skills are much lower than usual.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also, often times intoxication results in the inability to control your muscles, which makes you disoriented. In fact, in some rare but notable cases, alcohol has been known to put people into a coma, ultimately resulting in either being paralyzed or death.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, this is by far the worst of the physical effects of drinking alcohol, and doesn't happen often, but why put yourself at risk?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So how long does it take these effects to come about? Generally, it depends on how much alcohol you can tolerate, but sometimes it can happen in under 10 minutes, and sometimes it takes much longer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Obviously, while the above effects listed are terrible, you can actually reduce them with the use of dandelion. How is this done? Quite simply, dandelion root is utilized to help clean out the liver from the alcohol that has just been put in it, which enables your bowels to be cleaned out as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, the best method, of course, is to simply stop drinking altogether, and find another activity to take its place, such as playing sports, reading, etc. make sure it's something you enjoy and that will take your mind of your drinking habit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-7312321766432043646?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/7312321766432043646/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=7312321766432043646' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/7312321766432043646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/7312321766432043646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2008/10/physical-effects-of-alcohol.html' title='Physical Effects of Alcohol'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-1444435790339774721</id><published>2008-10-10T06:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T06:17:35.771-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='attraction'/><title type='text'>Beautiful, Sexy, and Feminine Self Attract Men?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:tjJ677mmF4Bj-M:http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/ena/lowres/enan15l.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 113px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:tjJ677mmF4Bj-M:http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/ena/lowres/enan15l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;How important beauty and sexy femininity are to single women as they seek to find the right man to marry?&lt;div id="body"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Probably most of single women would like to be more beautiful or at least somewhat beautiful. But how many of them are making their beauty one of their highest priorities? It may be politically incorrect to say, “I have as a high priority to make myself more beautiful, sexy, and feminine every day.” The P.C. police and some feminists might see such a goal as self-absorbed, shallow, and selfish, or, again, as too “submissive” or “surrendering” to what a man likes to see in a woman.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It may be politically incorrect to say that a woman should develop these qualities in herself. However, know that a nice, sweet, but unbeautiful, unsexy, and unfeminine woman may spend many lonely, unhappy years being politically correct and unnoticed by most men. I don’t want any woman to go unnoticed as a woman, as I did for so long. It hurts too much and too deeply. I know this is true. I experienced it. It hurts me even now as I remember it so many years later.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the context of finding the right man for a woman to marry and finding him in as short a time as possible, she must be realistic. The reality is that men are attracted to a beautiful or pretty woman more than they are attracted to a plain woman.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Look around you every day at all the other women you see. Then ask yourself, “Do many of these women seem to be making it a priority to be beautiful, sexy, and feminine as they live their day-to-day lives?” It seems obvious to me that many do not. Despite the fact that most men require beauty and a sexy femininity from a woman in order to be attracted to her in the first place, few women try hard enough.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-1444435790339774721?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/1444435790339774721/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=1444435790339774721' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/1444435790339774721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/1444435790339774721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2008/10/beautiful-sexy-and-feminine-self.html' title='Beautiful, Sexy, and Feminine Self Attract Men?'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-534581549580694735</id><published>2008-10-06T06:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-06T06:15:07.322-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='attract men'/><title type='text'>Attract Men Sexually</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:iH4MJJMfOrQs8M:http://tips.webdesign10.com/files/kathya.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 111px; height: 161px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:iH4MJJMfOrQs8M:http://tips.webdesign10.com/files/kathya.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;To attract men sexually you need to get inside the head of a man and understand what he finds attractive in a woman. Let me tell you: Men want women who look like fitness models. Men want women who have 36-24-36 figures. Ask any man. It is a veritable truth.&lt;div id="body"&gt;&lt;p&gt;For better or for worse, that means you'll need to watch your diet. It also means that you will need to start an exercise routine that involves strength as well as aerobic training.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not only will this help you to attract men sexually, but it will boost your own self-confidence. It has obvious health benefits as well: Better muscles and better cardiovascular health leads to higher energy levels, feeling more active, more productive, and an overall happier sense of well-being. Proper diet coupled with a fitness training program also inevitably lead to an enhanced sex-drive.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A fitness training program need not be overtly strenuous. It need not involve spending countless hours at the gym or countless hundreds or thousands of dollars on a personal trainer or spending a fortune on equipment either. You can achieve physical fitness right in the comfort of your own home if you have access to the right training materials and the right equipment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Life is short. Yet life has so much to offer. Every woman has what it takes to look like a fitness model. Every woman deserves to experience the Every woman h joys of life that a healthy body and a ravishingly sexy physique has to offer. as what it takes to attract men sexually.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-534581549580694735?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/534581549580694735/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=534581549580694735' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/534581549580694735'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/534581549580694735'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2008/10/attract-men-sexually.html' title='Attract Men Sexually'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-199405255678467165</id><published>2008-10-06T06:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-06T06:09:18.058-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex appeal'/><title type='text'>Sex Appeal of Feminine</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:xbzLM-NzC83nMM:http://www.smokinplastix.com/feminine_form/copyright_2003_Le_Poulin/feminine_form_one.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 116px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:xbzLM-NzC83nMM:http://www.smokinplastix.com/feminine_form/copyright_2003_Le_Poulin/feminine_form_one.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;One way to enhance your feminine sex appeal is to get in shape. Tone your body. Get rid of that excess body fat and unleash the body of the inner sex goddess, lying dormant within you, yearning to be free. If you want men to find you sexually attractive then you will need to focus on sculpting your body until you give it the definition that is becoming of a fitness super model.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why is this important? Why wouldn't women want to be wanted for their brains and not their beauty?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The answer is simple: Look at the world through a man's eyes and you will understand that men's sex instinct is driven by lust. To put it more mildly, men form their initial opinions about women the same way a child finds birthday presents with elaborate gift wrapping to be more exciting than the presents with drab gift wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The outward presentation is what piques their curiosity about the inner workings of the women of their desires. Just how important is feminine sex appeal to your womanhood? Your self-esteem, in a large part, is accredited to just how much confidence you have in yourself. And when men find you sexually attractive, you feel good about yourself. It's only natural.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having a high degree of feminine sex appeal is not to be confused with being treated like a sex object. On the contrary, a &lt;i&gt;true&lt;/i&gt; sexual vixen is someone who has a healthy sex life but is in &lt;i&gt;control&lt;/i&gt; of her relationships, is intelligent, educated, ambitious, highly sophisticated, emotionally balanced, and who is assertive in her interpersonal relationships, and has a take-charge attitude toward life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sculpting your body is one of the most important aspects of developing your feminine sex appeal and unleashing the vixen within you.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-199405255678467165?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/199405255678467165/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=199405255678467165' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/199405255678467165'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/199405255678467165'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2008/10/sex-appeal-of-feminine.html' title='Sex Appeal of Feminine'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-1852298324227989707</id><published>2008-10-05T06:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-05T06:07:39.687-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Self Improvements'/><title type='text'>Self Improvements</title><content type='html'>Do you allow self improvement? Have you tried to develop your self improvement skills? The better you understand yourself the better you will understand others and how the world operates around you. You will be able to witness all aspects of your life flourish with self improvement. You will not only be a part of the world, but be making a difference in the world in which you live in. Taking baby steps is the key to meeting each and every goal. When you are ready to take giant leaps, you will know and do so without thought.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you have a self improvement plan? You have to have a self improvement plan for your personal development and growth. Taking consistent and continuous actions toward the goals in your self improvement plan will further your endeavors quickly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will do better if you work on yourself instead of worrying about your surrounding circumstances. If you work on yourself, your life will change. Without change, there is no self-improvement. You will know when you are improving yourself because you will be a little uncomfortable is doing so. Being out of your comfort zone is a good thing in self improvement steps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have the choice to grow and learn. If you choose to grow and learn you will become the person you aspire to be. Then, you will begin to be the master of your own life. You can choose to stagnate, to hesitate, and remain fearful and doubtful and live in mediocrity or you can choose to live the life you wish to lead.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-1852298324227989707?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/1852298324227989707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=1852298324227989707' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/1852298324227989707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/1852298324227989707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2008/10/self-improvements.html' title='Self Improvements'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-7174374047877131358</id><published>2008-10-05T06:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-05T06:05:21.143-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leadership'/><title type='text'>Sure Of  That Leadership Position?</title><content type='html'>Being a good leader requires lots of patience, a virtue many of us do not have. Often, those who are the best at something are promoted into a leadership position, as that is the next step on the ladder, but before you take that step, well, make sure you know what you are getting into. If you don't have the patience to deal with folks who perform at sub-optimal levels and you cannot hold your tongue when face to face with them, then a leadership position may not be right for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leadership is about inspiring others, motivating them to do their best and to work hard to better their best efforts for themselves and the team, as you work together to make it happen, solve problems or create a profit. Many superstars of humanity, have little patience and cannot "suffer fools" and that can be a huge problem for those entrusted in such important positions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The benevolent dictator and renegade entrepreneurial strong-willed leader is no longer what the socialist leaning masses want. In today's governments, corporations and leadership positions folks are looking for someone that will build community, make folks feel wanted and demonstrate empathy and compassion. If all this sounds a little sickening to you or you find it appalling that this is the new paradigm of leadership then realize the world is changing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, before you take a leadership position realize what's expected and how you must conduct yourself, if you cannot handle this new style of leadership, then do not take the job, otherwise you are liable to hit resistance and an angry mob, that will call for your head, sprinkle your reputation with condemnation and leave you wondering what just happened. Think on this.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-7174374047877131358?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/7174374047877131358/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=7174374047877131358' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/7174374047877131358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/7174374047877131358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2008/10/sure-of-that-leadership-position.html' title='Sure Of  That Leadership Position?'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-8347713573113299955</id><published>2008-08-03T03:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-03T03:18:12.141-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anger'/><title type='text'>Emptying the Bucket of Angers That We Carry</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:YlwAj-ZgAmCH0M:http://www.bodhitreepublishing.com/newangerbook.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:YlwAj-ZgAmCH0M:http://www.bodhitreepublishing.com/newangerbook.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Have you ever felt your anger boil over to the point that it spilled out in ways you wished it hadn't? Has your blood pressure ever risen when someone offended you and you could not respond? Have you ever clenched your teeth, biting back your words till your jaws ached or you got a headache?&lt;p&gt;This can easily happen when the bucket of anger we carry around with us gets full to overflowing. Some of us also have leaky anger buckets that allow resentments to drip out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prevention is often a better approach to anger than bandaging the wounds we suffer as people respond to our anger. Prevention is also better than having to offer salve to others who are bruised when our angers bend their noses the wrong way or sear their flesh.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The habits of burying angers begin in childhood, when we are unhappy with situations that we cannot change and are unable to avoid them. In childhood, it may be very helpful, therefore, to stuff these unpleasant feelings into our inner bucket. This lessens our suffering, and helps us keep from expressing some of our angers - which in many cases would just generate more unpleasantness for us.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These habits continue into our adult lives, even when we have much better resources to cope with situations. Burying our angers and other feelings may still be entirely appropriate in some situations, but often leads to accumulations of resentments that may eventually spill over with excess intensity when our bucket reaches the point of overflowing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WHEE: Whole Health - Easily and Effectively is a super-fast and easy way to deal with angers. It works best when used preventively. By systematically emptying our bucket of issues that have left major contributions to the annoyance load we are carrying, we end up with a bucket that has space for something new that comes along and is stuffed into the bucket, with less likelihood that old angers will come spilling out in response to the new aggravations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WHEE is a very simple technique, in which you tap on the right and left side of your body while reciting an affirmation. Despite its simplicity and ease of use, it can be profoundly effective, within minutes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Molly had suffered verbal and physical abuse as a child, as both of her parents had quick tempers and her father was a heavy drinker. She had also been encouraged to hit anyone who "messed with her" at school. She was finding it difficult to deal with co-workers on her job, due to her quick temper. WHEE not only helped her release the residues of angers from childhood mistreatments, but also helped her let go of her irritation and rising angers when they were triggered at work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A good thing about WHEE is that people can use it any time they need to de-fuse their angers. It can be used without anyone knowing they are practicing a de-stressing method.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Doug was a quick-tempered 8 year-old who was always arguing and fighting with his classmates. When seen initially for counseling, he was highly oppositional and denied he had problems with his temper. He was able to say, however, that Joey, another child in his class, made him particularly angry. I asked whether he felt any of that anger as he was describing Joey to me, and he responded with an emphatic "You better believe it. If he was here, I'd teach him a good lesson!"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I looked around the room in an exaggerated way, saying, "I don't see Joey anywhere in the room, Doug, but I think he's really got you going! He's really got you mad at him. He's got you so mad, that he's got you carrying a big bucketful of that anger inside you, right now, even though he isn't anywhere near here." I paused to let that sink in, and commented, "And I bet you don't know how to get rid of that Joey-anger you're carrying around with you." Doug was able to respond more positively from there, accepting my invitation to show him how not to let Joey get him upset and keep him angry, even when Doug was nowhere near Joey.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Children learn WHEE quickly because it is so simple, and often release their angers more rapidly than adults because children haven't stuffed their anger buckets as full as adults have.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-8347713573113299955?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/8347713573113299955/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=8347713573113299955' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/8347713573113299955'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/8347713573113299955'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2008/08/emptying-bucket-of-angers-that-we-carry.html' title='Emptying the Bucket of Angers That We Carry'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390457279710350899.post-7203164614329712899</id><published>2008-08-03T03:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-03T03:09:10.463-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What Makes You Cry?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:Tx11ExWkBF0q9M:http://augustinian.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/grandeur-of-reason2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:Tx11ExWkBF0q9M:http://augustinian.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/grandeur-of-reason2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The sights and sounds of sobbing and wailing bring upon the onlooking human spirit cause for lament and chagrin. There are not many who don't genuinely mourn with those who mourn, particularly after the widespread tragedy of catastrophe like earthquake. Ordinarily we cry because of our suffering or the suffering of our loved ones.&lt;p&gt;What makes us cry says a lot about us -- equally, what makes us laugh also says a lot about us. In the preview to the book of &lt;i&gt;Lamentations&lt;/i&gt;, the NIV Study Bible mentions we cry for one of two reasons; it's either for &lt;b&gt;self-centred reasons&lt;/b&gt; or &lt;b&gt;God-centred reasons&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When we mourn due to our own losses and suffering it is understandable. We're created with the capacity to mourn with tears of lament or complaint for a reason... to cry out to God so he could heal our sorrowful hearts. There's a purpose. It doesn't end with us, but with God. I know of times in my life when my own personal tragedies have almost sweep me away in a torrent of anguish; all but for God and the love of my family and close friends (within which [the family] his power and truth always lies). God places in our hearts the capacity to 'feel' him, and of course, if we're fortunate, we have family and friends to ameliorate the pain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All of this support brings meaning to our suffering; meaning that we can see the reasons why, finally, somewhere 'down the track.' This process can take years!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure if this type of mourning described above is self-centred. It's a response to tragedy. But the &lt;b&gt;reason&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;why&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; we cry in these instances is both significant and interesting. One could cry about the devastation in a self-centred way or a God-centred way. God-centred lamentations have a sprinkling of faith to offer to God -- the tears -- they're a genuine sacrifice of faith offered to him with hope (that one can't yet see but just knows somehow). Self-centred lamentation is different. It's formed more as a complaint and it usually exacerbates the situation within the wounded person's heart. Pride stands in the way, blocking the healing power of God's Spirit in washing clean the spirit of the person suffering.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I don't know about you, but have you ever cried yourself to sleep (... cried out to God) and then awoken in the morning and experienced a fresh hope? I have, several times. God hears our cries and somehow heals our contrite hearts in the process. It's a miracle. To experience this is truly miraculous -- because it is inexplicable without conjuring a spiritual causation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One thing I have learned in life; don't cry so much for justice for self. Cry for self, but cry &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;to&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; God. We don't even need to complain or explain. The Spirit knows and he gives us the answer that we so desperately need.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Surely we're blessed &lt;i&gt;most of all&lt;/i&gt; to cry for others who suffer substantially more than we do... take a look around you -- take a good look...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2390457279710350899-7203164614329712899?l=amatteroffacts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/feeds/7203164614329712899/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2390457279710350899&amp;postID=7203164614329712899' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/7203164614329712899'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2390457279710350899/posts/default/7203164614329712899'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amatteroffacts.blogspot.com/2008/08/what-makes-you-cry.html' title='What Makes You Cry?'/><author><name>joel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15079922214855838974</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d0zgWp2slzs/SO9jPYSdXFI/AAAAAAAAADM/xDaD94mL_lg/S220/images%5B3%5D.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
