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See if there is a big enough need in your city for something like a place for coffee connoisseurs. If you can bring in your expertise and give workshops on coffee and maybe also sell the beans, machines or merch it might become profitable. Maybe you can get investors from the industry if you have good connections. Cater to companies to rent your place for annual celebrations or to learn about coffee. I think that would be unique enough and coffee is popular enough.

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I think everyone is different. For me, being happy is not my priority. Have you seen this video? If you want to release negative Emotions I recommend you the Sedona Method. But it's an advanced technique and maybe not as intuitive to do when you first start out.

You can not force happiness. It's an Emotion. It will come and go. The very act of forcing yourself to be happy implies you are not - in fact - currently happy. And it will manifest as it. If you want to become more happy I'd recommend you master your Emotions. As you do you will automatically climb the Emotional Stages.

What is written in the contract?

Interesting. Stop it and create something on your own.

I'd say it's a sport, which caters to gamblers. The main value it provides is entertainment. So it falls into the same category as football, chess or E-Sports.

@trenton The profit margin is way off. https://azrecom.net/iphone-12-pro-production-cost-is-estimated-at-406-dollars/ In the end the article hints at a few (of many more) other costs besides production to be able to sell a smartphone to people. Add to that the slavery is already included in the production price. If you want to end slavery maybe start in a non-profit organization, raise awareness and go into politics. Or you could join a manufacturer that already subscribes to ending slavery in their smartphone production. https://www.fairphone.com

Hello, it's me, your shadow. Have you enjoyed that great security of not facing criticism lately? It's so refreshing, I could bath in that all day. I also like this uncertainty about my future. Maybe I will be successfull, maybe I won't. Maybe tomorrow, maybe in 50 years. You know the best thing about that? I don't have to do anything! Ah so cozy and soo comfortable. You will have to face your shadow if you want to be successfull. Critique can actually be helpful. You know when you should be concerned? When no one talks about your work.

Yes, I wrote about it here Wonderful experience 10/10 would recommend. ❤️

Yes it's a good idea. Or yes prime your brain to know where your tongue should be resting during the day. Explained in this video And lookout for lip incompetence, another area to improve on which can help with proper breathing. There is also this thread with more information.

Basically, I got a tick bite on my leg a month ago and developed a rash that could be a bull's-eye rash. It's not typical as it has no bull's eye but it started a week after the bite and has been growing quite big. It seems to fade a bit now. 2-3 Weeks after the bite I got my blood tested for antibodies for borreliosis. They came back negative. However, antibodies seem to form only from week 3 and after. The whole Lyme disease seems to me rather hard to grasp - with symptoms that include almost anything. As of now I'm feeling fine. It seems quite normal to get Lyme disease without the rash but can you have the rash without Lyme disease? Also if I'm going to take doxycycline I will try to reduce the side effects with probiotics. Maybe someone here has experience with this and can tell me what to look out for. Thanks

Literally everything is carcinogetic. The air you breath right now. The background radiation in your house and your city. The chemicals in your cosmetics. The chemicals in your food. The mold in your food. The acrylamide in your overcooked food maybe too. You could read your entire life about those things. I'd advice to just get some basic knowledge and try to avoid these factors as best as possible. Get your moles checked regularly, no need to remove them preemptivly. Stay away from traffic pollution as much as possible. If you drive with a car get a good air filter, that filters out some of the pollution. Decrease damage and rubbing on your body. Everytime your body has to heal some tissue there is a chance something goes cancerous. That is why asbestos increases the risk of lung cancer (basically tiny particles cutting your lungs). From what I've heard suppressed emotions can lead to health issues. Everything is linked together and infinitely complex. Can it lead to cancer? I'm not sure but I feel it could be possible. To be safe you can learn Emotional Mastery. Which I would recommend you to do anyways if you haven't already. Look it up here, on google and see my post here.

Thank you! Yes the testing is hard. I may get the Westernblot and ELISA done but seems like I have to drive to the lab because the blood needs to be "fresh". As an update, I've now developed the regular bull's eye pattern but thankfully none of the other later symptoms. I decided to just bite the bullet and take the doxycycline for at least 14 days. The bacteria seems to be very hard to kill for our immune system as it can just mask & go "inactive" mode to wait for better circumstances (over years). So even with the antibiotics I'm still not sure if it will be gone forever. Taking the time to adjust and get my diet clean. For now I decided to stay off probiotics (the pills) and instead eat prebiotic food. Which I do anyways but just added some, like garlic and onions. So for now observing the possible health benefits from the doxy and trying to keep my stomach as healthy as possible.

Unlikely, but I'm not sure which type of tick exactly. I took a picture but the tick is too tiny to see anything. @nuwu Thanks, so far it's not chronic and I'm relatively young. I might add some of these essential oils.

What I meant was more like a coach who can teach you stuff 1on1. Can make thinks easier. What also helps is working on your Emotional Mastery.

If you want to succeed with this you will need to be able to tolerate frustration several magnitudes higher than what you have encountered so far. The two are married together. In all areas of your life. Get professional consultation if you can afford it.

Interesting question. When I was younger I experienced a lot of boredom. Waiting for the train, waiting for the teacher... whatever. Maybe it is a state. When you don't feel like you have anything to do your mind switches to "boredom mode". Instead of just enjoying the present moment and all that it has to offer. It's kind of like a security mechanism to escape the present moment and not having to be "there". Maybe it helps to integrate your emotions to get to another state, on the other hand it is as simple as tricking your brain that boredom has been deleted from your life.

If you have the time I'd ask for a coffee right now. Get her contacts only if that doesn't work out. But that's just me, I'm tired using technology.

If your goal was to get the girl you should've started to talk to her more solo. And move away from the group, so you can have romantic time together. On the other hand if your goal was also to have fun with the group and enjoy the night with them you did everything right.

Take all that, the perfectionism, the seeking energy, the better, the more clearer and the going deeper. Embrace it fully. Dive into it. Sink deep into it. Just remove the "You". ❤️

All about psychedelics and trip reports go here https://www.actualized.org/forum/forum/4-meditation-consciousness-enlightenment-spirituality/

Our memories are very flawed and stripped from a lot of detail. With that mostly everything that was unpleasant as well. Also thinking about the past is a distraction from the present moment. Which some people may welcome.

Can you give examples of this? Not to say that I don't like the idea but I haven't seen it recently. I would go as far and say embrace anything with Love and consciousness. Even women in night clubs who manipulate men to make love with them. You see manipulation happens everywhere.

Plenty of things to do: True Growth You can outgrow your inability to be alone. This means changing yourself so much, that you won't even bother thinking about the whole issue anymore. It means letting go of the self that is attached to having these feelings. That thinks it needs others and that is identified with having this problem. It can also help to release the need for company. That means welcoming the feeling of loneliness and emptiness. And then letting that feeling go as well. You can do the 2 Steps I described in my post here. Aligning yourself with Truth Meditation, psychedelics... there are many ways to increase consciousness. As you ground yourself more and more in Truth you may find out that you were always alone your whole entire life... or that you where never alone, ever! It doesn't really matter. Because as you dive nose deep into consciousness you also dive deep into Love. And feelings of bliss, joy and gratitude will soon be sharing the space with the loneliness you feel right now. Fake Growth Aka the practical stuff. Meeting more people, changing your lifestyle in a way that you will have enough company to feel happy. You are already doing this right now with the martial arts class. I'd suggest activities that are more about getting to know other people, instead of getting to know a sport. For example you could join a community or club that aligns with your interests (personal development, spirituality, yoga, meditation, finances, toastmasters... whatever). Basically a group of people that are open and meet to talk about something. Or they do an acitvity and then later on stay to talk about it. Speaker events often are like this. You sit for a few hours and listen to a talk, then later you can discuss the topic with the group. Meetups or networking events just to name a few more. While Fake Growth is not the best way, it's definitely better than doing nothing. Just fake it 'til you make it