Parents are superheroes when it comes to their children, and this video explores the sacrifices a single father made for his child in order for him to have a carefree childhood and life. Being a single parent is immensely difficult. When his wife passed away early on, leaving the father with his child, he took up the mantle of both parents. His son gradually noticed that he “never said what he meant”....

Same Old, Same Old? Do you find yourself doing the same things day in and day out? To use a metaphor, are you listening the the same songs of life every day? If so, why not hit the shuffle button on your life and let a new tune rev up your day, your creativity, and your energy! I like how the shuffle button queues up a song that I wouldn’t normally choose....

Lucky for you, the folks at HowStuffWorks.com have written a piece about it. The site is fairly ad-laden, so it’s tricky to navigate, but the content was useful. Take a look-see. When you participate in a 401(k) plan, you tell your employer how much money you want to go into the account. You can usually put up to 15 percent of your salary into the account each month, but the employer has the right to limit that amount....

As the equation at the bottom points out, no matter how you take your coffee, the secret to a great brew is the correct grind being used with the proper heat and left to brew the right amount of time. If you line up all of these factors, any esspresso, joe, cappiccno, latte or mocha will taste fantastic. Heck, that’s even the secret to a great cup of tea, only with leaf size and variety filling in for grind size....

This extensive research, led by Amrita Ahluwalia and her team, focused on the analysis of the effects of beetroot juice on 64 individuals ranging in age from 18 to 85. Some of the participants drank a glass of beetroot juice daily over a period of four weeks and experienced a significant reduction in blood pressure. Considering that beets are a staple at regular grocery stores, it seems the remedy for hypertension might be closer than the doctor’s office....

If I asked you what you ate three days ago, you probably wouldn’t be able to tell me. You’re not alone in this — most people wouldn’t be able to recall what they ate. Life today revolves around data collection. We have records for how many steps we walk, the amount of time we spend on tasks, and how we spend our money. But very few of us have a system for keeping track of what we eat, though what we eat affects how we feel every second....

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, here is an excellent Project Semicolon. It’s not about having a ‘love for grammar’. According to the project’s website, Project Semicolon is a global non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and love for those who are struggling with mental illness, suicide, addiction, and self-injury. If someone has a semicolon tattoo, it can be among the Project Semicolon. Our mental health is a part of us and tattoos can be a constant remembrance of where we’ve been and where we aspire to go....

There are certainly excellent guides available with tips on how to decorate your home, but home décor is not just about painting your door red or adding mirrors. It is about taking a holistic approach with your entire home and understanding what design principles work best. It is only when you know what you want from your house that you can begin to focus on the little things in every room....

Yet when we approach ourselves and continue our relationships with ourselves, there seems to be a desire to change, punish, or alter ourselves to meet certain expectations. If you were doing this to another person, this would be seen as unacceptable! We shouldn’t treat ourselves any differently. The simple truth of life is that your only stable and lifelong relationship is with yourself. Because of this, it is the most important one you are going to have and, one that you will need to nurture if you want to lead a happy life....

More importantly, you’ll be less inclined to create a plan that restricts your freedom while on vacation. While living in Europe, I often took the cheapest bus possible and ended up spending one entire weekend in Lviv, Ukraine with automobile smugglers and openly corrupt politicians. Now that is how you add spice to your life.

In a recent article on Time.com, Martha C. White writes about the $30 billion in profits American banks have made from overdraft fees in 2011. Avoid the fees and exorbitant interest rates that accompany short-term credit products by being better prepared for account shortfalls. Solid Financial Planning Financial institutions need to reorganize their priorities. Instead of focusing on credit products, banks need to emphasize sound financial planning and offer unbiased advice to their clients....

So why are so many people displaying signs of suffering? Stress, anger and regret are common emotions that you feel on a daily basis. As much as we try to avoid them, we always end up bringing the negative feelings in. Leo Babauta has an effective solution for this problem. In his latest blog post, he highlights how to detect and avoid suffering. By doing this, individuals can regain control of their wavering emotions....

1. Eye contact When it comes to being a good listener, it’s important for you to have eye contact with the other person. It shows that you are paying attention and engaged with the conversation. When you don’t have eye contact with the other person, it shows that you don’t care and are not interested in what they have to say. Practice having eye contact with the next person you have a conversation with....

1. Smile This may sound ridiculous and you may wonder how is it even possible to smile after your team lost in World Cup, but just do it. When you smile, endorphin’s are released, which are a natural pain reliever and known to reduce stress. Even if you fake a smile, if the muscles in your face move like you are smiling, your brain will think you are smiling and release those endorphin’s....

So, how can you be productive and get things done in a world of distractions? How can we bring our life and work projects to completion? Learn from some of the greatest leaders of all time and apply it to your life in a way that make sense to you. Here are 10 things you can learn from greatest leaders and how you can apply it to your life too....

Do Not Compare Yourself to Others “Our lives look a lot more interesting when they’re filtered through the sexy Facebook interface. We star in our own movies, we photograph ourselves incessantly, we click the mouse and a machine confirms our sense of mastery.” -Jonathan Franzen Remember this: Every human being is equal and unique, born into varying circumstances, locations, and times. Facebook—and the rest of social media—is a crude, passive tool for forming and maintaining social connections; while it is handy for travelers and “a more connected world,” developing an online identity can disfigure your real one—becoming more narcissistic, self-critical, or envious....

To build muscle fast, you will need a science-backed workout plan and a nutrition strategy. Strength training is key if you want to build muscle fast while also burning off some of the fat that can hide those lean gains. A meta-analysis uncovered that resistance training not only helps build muscle but can also “reduce body fat percentage, body fat mass and visceral fat in healthy adults.”[1] The fitness world can be confusing....

Buying Your Flowers: Cut flowers can be purchased in a multitude of places, such as gas stations, grocery stores, roadside stalls as well as the usual florist shops. Take into consideration the length of time the flowers have taken from being cut to being on display; although some of the cheapest may be found in grocery stores or have the convenience of being sold at gas stations, if these are sold in pre-prepared bouquets there is more probability that these flowers were cut and prepared a while ago and that they will not be at their freshest....

Check if the elliptical comes with a warranty Sometimes elliptical trainers have component failures, and they end up being abandoned because no one is skilled enough to fix them. In the light of this, it is strongly advised that you only buy ellipticals that come with a warranty. This is the only way you can be sure that your machine is new and wasn’t recently tampered with. Some sellers of used ellipticals also offer warranties....

The different types of cloud service It is important that we understand the three main variations of cloud services so that we can see the bigger picture and how cloud changes the way we do business with others and how we manage running a business on an internal level. Here are the three primary Cloud business models. Tech support The primary purpose of all these cloud services is to make your life easier....