How to Write the Perfect Love Poem!!!

With the help of erotic toy store Adam & Eve and writer Suzannah Weiss, I was schooled in how to most properly express my feelings on paper. As a bonus, I also learned how to give up some of my old writing habits that gave my prose the appearance of having been written by 99 monkeys on 99 typewriters.

Cut to the chase

It may sound almost too generic, but so much poetry is written by people who demonstrate excessive force in search of metaphors, analogies, allusions, and onomatopoeia. If you want to tell someone you think their eyes are beautiful, don’t send your brain into a wrestling match with your hand by looking for things to compare eye color to. Just say it! If he or she has beautiful eyes, start there:
"You have beautiful eyes."

Don’t be too generic

One of Suzannah's best lessons came about after reviewing some really bad writing. Don’t worry, it wasn’t anyone important -- just Hallmark. The line in question? "My heart is so happy to know you." Suzannah pointed out that this was painfully vague, which is precisely what made it especially easy to plaster to the inside of millions of Valentine’s Day cards.
Anyone’s heart could be happy to know anyone, so it’s not even the slightest bit specific to the object of your affection. So, along with what you want to say about this person’s eyes, get specific.
"I love your beautiful, light-brown, spinach-green, golden eyes."

"Roses are red, violets are flowers. Your huge pair of boobs gives me legit super powers."

Describe the person in a way that sounds genuine

 

Love poems are historically known for using big, flowery, superfluous phrases, words and language. It can be cheesy -- just ask Lord Byron. At this point, a flowery love poem is as expected as an explosion-y Michael Bay movie. Break the trend by being real, even if it doesn’t sound right at first.
Do you break into a sweat every single time she's around? Great. Write that down (for now!) -- you can fix it in post.
"Every time you're 'round these parts, my body heat goes off the charts."

Add concrete, visceral details

This is when we come back to that whole "bloody skid marks" portion of the poem -- you want to get very specific and talk about how they affect you in your body and mind. Maybe this is even a good time to call back to an adventure you two might’ve had.
"Your words tickle my eardrums the way the grass tickled my upper thigh when we found ourselves in the throes of passion in the grass."
See that? You’re alluding to the time you and a loved one had steaming hot sex in your backyard. Kinky!

Use rhymes naturally

Not everyone can effortlessly spit fire like The Notorious B.I.G. The truth is, you might not be able to think of something that great the first time around. So just get all your ideas out on paper, and go over it again. And again. If you see two sentences that can be connected with a rhyme, make it happen. For example:
"Roses are red, violets are blue. Your cleavage is incredible."
can be turned into...
"Roses are red, violets are flowers. Your huge pair of boobs gives me legit super powers."
Actually, you probably shouldn’t use that last line. I'm still learning.

Edit, edit, edit

Whether you’re writing poetry, a narrative, or even a silly listicle, you always have to edit. Once you go over it a first time, go over it a second time. Once you go over it a second time, go over it a third time. Edit until it feels right and then let it go. You’re never going to have a perfect version, but that’s the double-edged sword of writing. A double-edged sword with a third, far sharper side.
The point is, you can’t throw down words onto a page and walk away from it like… well, anyone in any Michael Bay movie.
You have to work on it, finesse it, and care for it -- just like the crabby little Cupids who are paid under-the-table to hand-shape those heart-shaped chocolates!

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Why Write Goals Down?

Many people, in many places, teach how to reach goals. Among the practices taught, writing goals down is one of the most repeated instructions. There is ample evidence that written goals are attained more often than goals not written down, and this fact is all that is given to explain why to write goals down. However, very few people attempt to explain why writing goals down works, so let us investigate that aspect of attaining goals.

What Is Written Down
When you are told to write your goals down, you need to be clear on what is being asked of you. What is it that you are supposed to write down? The most common instruction is to write down the SMART properties of your goals. SMART is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, As If Now, Relevant, and Timely.
A Specific goal is one that you clearly understand and which can be clearly explained to another; the more details you have about the goal, the more specific the goal. A Measurable goal is one that you can decide quickly and definitively whether you have attained the goal or not; while a path of progress is not required, it can be very helpful in making a goal measurable. A “As If Now” goal is one you feel you have already attained; the more you visualize the goal as being achieved, the more this “As If Now” quality is present. A Relevant goal is one congruent with your beliefs and principles. Finally, a Timely goal. is one with a deadline.
So writing a goal down means to the work at and write out, to the best of your ability, each of these five qualities of the goal. The format you use is personal; what is important is that you write them down.

Writing Involves Senses
Writing something down involves several senses, which means that several physical parts of the body are engaged. By engaging the hands, eyes, and maybe the ears, you are providing activity which can be remembered at a physical level, which improves the mental memory strength. You can take advantage of this strength through strong visualization, since an imagined event has the same impact on the nerves and muscles as a real event.
A logical, or even emotional thought, affects the memory from a single direction, the mind. When the body is involved through action, whether that action is real or imagined, the memory is affected from a second direction, which increases the probability that the goal will be retained in memory.

Writing Demands Clarity
By writing the goal down, you are forcing yourself to make the goal clear enough to put into words. By using words, you are making the concepts involved clear to you; if you want to really take advantage of this characteristic of writing, imagine that someone else, someone you do not even know, is reading and explaining your words.
Many people have a good idea, but they cannot express that idea in words. By going through the effort to get the words, you make the ambiguous aspects specific, and the unclear characteristics become known. Again, to take full advantage of this technique, have someone else read what you have written to check your clarity.

Writing is Permanent
By writing your goal down, you are making the goal a (somewhat) permanent part of your existence. You are giving a level of commitment to that goal. You have staked a claim. You may change your mind later on, but for right now you have made a commitment. This permanency makes the goal more powerful and a stronger part of your existence. That means you are more likely to give the time, energy, and effort needed to reach the goal.
For these reasons, and more, a written goal is much more likely to be achieved that a goal that is merely stated to someone else. Take advantage of this fact and make your goals more likely to be achieved, and thus you will lead a more successful life.

health is wealth: 15-Minute Workouts You Can Actually Squeeze in Before Work

 

If you're not a morning person, the idea of strapping on sneakers and schlepping to the gym at 6:30am is a total joke. But what if you could get an effective workout at home in the amount of time between snooze alarms?
Four fitness experts, ranging from a celeb trainer at Barry’s Bootcamp to a marathoner, shared ideas for morning workouts you can do before work, in your pajamas, in just 15 minutes. When you try the in-bed workout, you’ll have no excuse not to sweat in the morning.

The still-in-bed workout

You don’t have to leave your bedroom to do this full-body, cardio-strength workout. Brynn Putnam, a certified personal trainer and founder of high-intensity interval-training studio Refine Method, says that the elevated surface of a bed adds an extra challenge to these morning exercises.
Perform these five exercises for 60 seconds each. Repeat the sequence three times.

Single-leg sit to stand: Sit on the edge of your bed with your right leg extended in front of you and your left foot on the ground (knee bent). Use your glutes to lift yourself off the bed into a standing position on one leg. Hinge forward 45 degrees, send your hips back, and sit down. Switch legs and repeat.

Elevated push-ups: Lying with your stomach down, grab the edge of the bed with your inner elbows facing in. Step your feet back into plank position with your abs tight. Lower yourself to the bed, then extend your arms to lift yourself up.

Step-ups: Standing next to the bed, place your right foot on the bed and hinge forward 45 degrees. Step your left leg up, driving through your right foot and engaging your right glute. Hinge forward and slowly step down with your left foot. Switch sides and repeat.

Plank to side plank: Come to a plank position on the bed with your hands under your shoulders. Squeeze your abs, place your right arm flat on the bed and lift your left arm, focusing on keeping your hips in line with your shoulders. Hold for 30 seconds, then repeat on the left side.

Double-leg hip lift: Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet on the bed, hip-width apart. Squeeze your glutes and lift your hips up, keeping your shoulders on the bed and arms extended beneath the hips. Only lift high enough that you feel your glutes working with no help from your lower back. Lower down slowly and repeat.

Lionel Messi Broke a Woman's Arm With a Missed Shot

Let's lighten up on the importance of wealth and read this for the moment.

He might be the world's greatest player, but Lionel Messi isn't often recognized for his power. His low center of gravity and balance while running at pace make him nearly impossible to knock off the ball, however, and he's won plenty of physical challenges against much bigger players. But he can also call on a deceptively formidable shot, especially on his left foot. With very little back lift, he can generate plenty of power.

An unlucky fan discovered how much force the Argentine has at his disposal at a match yesterday between Villareal and Barcelona. Messi cut inside off the right wing toward the top of the box and unleashed an explosive left-foot effort that flew over the crossbar and kept rising. A female fan stuck up an arm to protect herself, and the ball struck with enough force to break it. Video after shows her in noticeable pain, and she seems to go into a kind of shock while trying to leave her seat to get medical attention.

It's an issue more commonly associated with baseball or hockey, but be warned: Catching a soccer game from the stands can also be dangerous.

quote: make your goals so strong that even a miss directed shot has a great effect!!!

Reasons why quitters quit, and yet some succeed in the same things!!!

Why Most People Don’t Finish What They Start…A Lesson From Burning Man

How many people do you know want to write a book?
Seems like that’s a fairly common dream for a lot of people for a lot of different reasons. Now consider: how many of those same people actually finish what they start?
This is a very common thing, whether we’re talking about writing a book or the businesses you were going to start; any of the things you’ve said that you’re going to get involved in. There’s all this passion at one point, then after a bit of time that passion tends to fizzle out.
We can talk about procrastination. We can talk about commitment. We can talk about taking bite-sized, manageable steps towards a goal. We can talk and talk and talk about these things, but that’s not the big problem.
At the heart of this problem is doubt. Almost everybody doing anything feels the same way. They say, “I’m starting a new business. I wonder if it’s going to work. What if nobody wants it? I’ve spent so much time and money. I really hope this works out.”
So what do you do?
First, you feel the fear and do it anyway. Act in spite of doubt and anxiety. You get on out there and you start to write, or develop your idea, or sign up for courses if you need information to grow and improve. You say, “I’m not going to let this take me out. I’m going to do the best I can. I’m going to enjoy it the best I can.”
But second and most importantly, you detach from your intended outcome.
What?! What the hell are you talking about, Harv? How do we meet our goals and stay on track without being attached to what actually happens?
Let me try to explain this through a story…actually it’s a yearly event that takes place out here in the desert near Reno called Burning Man, where about 65,000 to 70,000 people from all walks of life come together in their own kind of alternative community.
The most interesting thing about it all, though, is that they do a lot of spectacular artwork. Huge pieces; things that are 30 or 40 feet high. People have worked on these pieces for a full year. I’m talking pieces that could probably be sold for $5 million, easily.
Do you know what they do with it all at the end of the event? They burn it!
Why? Because it’s not about the result. It’s about the process of loving what you do. You enjoy the process of creating the art and then allow it to be enjoyed for the time it was meant to be enjoyed.
They burn it to basically make certain that they’re not attached to any outcomes or any results from it in the future. It was only the process they were interested in. It was the beauty and creativity of painting, creating or doing.
If we were not attached to our outcomes, there would be no fear, period. You’re only fearful that you’re not going to have your desired outcome. What if there was no outcome to have? What would you be afraid of? Nothing.
You can have an intention to create $1 million this year, but you don’t have to be attached to it. “But don’t you have to commit to it?” Yes, of course, but it doesn’t mean you have to be attached.
Commitment and attachment are different. Attachment is an emotional element. Commitment is a process.
I want you to create an intention and have a vision for your life, but I don’t want you to be attached to anything because attachment creates suffering. Buddha said it, and everyone who has quoted Buddha talks about it:
“The number one cause of my suffering is believing that I have to get what I want in order to be happy.”
Read that again…“The number one cause of my suffering is believing that I have to get what I want in order to be happy.”
True or true?
Here’s the problem. If you have to get what you want in order to be happy, there’s going to be a lot of times you don’t get exactly what you want. You’ll always be suffering.
Many people don’t finish what they start simply because they’re too attached to the outcome. By all means do what you have to do to reach your goals, but enjoy the process more than worry about whether or not you’re going to reach them. Let go of that attachment.
You don’t have to be attached to your intentions, results or commitments. You don’t have to be attached to anything. Watch how much happier and successful you become.

Michael Jackson's Children To Lose Most Of Their £900Million Inheritance?

It has been reported that Michael Jackson’s three children might lose the majority of their huge inheritance due to taxes.

Nineteen-year-old Prince, seventeen-year-old Paris, and fourteen-year-old Blanket were due to inherit the huge £900million when they turned thirty, but authorities are said to be seeking £555million from Michael’s estate.

 
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It is also believed that the singing legend, who tragically died in 2009, owed over £300million in other debts - which will ripe out the rest of the huge inheritance sum.
A source told The Sun: “On paper the kids are billionaires thanks to these massive sums. But the truth is those sums will barely be in their accounts for any time as they have this huge tax bill to settle.

 
“The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) had been public about their demand asking for as much as £555 million, with more charges coming for late payments.”

The tax figure increased by about £70million after Michael’s stake in Sony/ATVMusic Publshing sold last week for £526million, with the insider adding: “The estate has challenged that enormous figure, but the Sony deal simply ups the amount they owe.”

And that’s not all that that the Jackson children have lost out on, with it recently being revealed that the star’s treasured ‘Gone With The Wind’ Oscar that he bought for $1.54million in 1999, has gone missing.
Michael’s executors of his estate are unable to find the prized trophy and have no idea where the singer even kept it, with Lawyer Howard Weitzman admitting: “The estate does not know where the ‘Gone With the Wind’ statuette is.

"We would like to have that Oscar because it belongs to Michael’s children. I’m hopeful it will turn up at some point.”

What will your children inherit? A pay of shoes, clothes, gadgets or a fortune.

Now is the time to build that future, not later.