by Smiley Society
National Guard Rescues 580 People Amid Flooding in Kentucky
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Conjoined twins separated with the help of virtual reality
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Diabetes could be cured with healthy stool samples, UCSD researchers say
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Tigers in Nepal Come Back From Brink of Extinction With Historic 190 Percent Increase
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Parts of Great Barrier Reef show highest coral cover seen in 36 years, report finds
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Am I out of date? Or am I too sensitive? 🤔
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I remember when I was a kid my parents taught me 4 magical words/phrases: „good morning”, „sorry”, „please” and „thank you”. Do you know these? I’m sure you do. But do you use them? 😉
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I’m not a kid anymore yet those are still basic phrases for me and I use them constantly.
I walk into an elevator or pass my neighbours in the neighbourhood and I always say „Good morning” no matter if I like this person, no matter if I know this person 🤷♀️. And what do I get? Nothing.🙄
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I do an extra job for somebody at work or spend my time helping somebody and what do I get? Nothing.🙄
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I’ve been waiting for somebody who didn’t show up on time or I wasted my time for somebody who didn’t even care and what do I get? Nothing.🙄
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Are words „good morning”, „thank you”, „sorry” out of date? Is it not ‘cool’ to say those words? I honestly don’t get it.😳
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For me there is one simple value that connects all those phrases and the fact if you use it or not – respect towards other people 👊.
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If I say „good morning” to somebody and he/she doesn’t reply – that’s lack of respect for me.😟
If I do something for somebody and he/she won’t even thank me – that’s lack of respect for me.😟
If I waste my time for somebody and don’t hear simple „sorry” – that’s lack of respect for me.😟
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Of course it doesn’t apply to everyboody (thank God) but there are more and more those kind of situations and it really upsets me 😔.
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Like Keanu Reeves once said „”I don’t want to be part of a world, where being kind is a weakness.”
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You don’t have to like everybody, you don’t have to agree with everybody but PLEASE lets treat each other with respect 🙏. Lets bring good old phrases ‘good morning’, ‘sorry’, ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ back to everyday life. What do you say?
P.s. I’m back 😎
7-year-old saves choking classmate with moves he learned from TV medical drama
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‘Guardian Angel’ interrupts job installing solar panels to join search crew for missing 5-year-old girl in Plymouth – he finds girl in the water & saves her life
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Albuquerque Gas Station Cut Prices in Half to “Try to Help Out” Customers For a Saturday
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Webb Telescope Captures Images That Move a NASA Scientist ‘to Tears’
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Innovative ‘Sand Battery’ is Heating Small City, Storing Green Energy for Months at a Time
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P.S. I’m back 🙂
Caught on Camera: Teen Hero Dives Into Bay to Save Drowning Woman From Sinking Car
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Houston Has Housed 25,000 Homeless People With Apartments of Their Own
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Woman About to be Evicted Was Saved By Neighbors Who Bought the Home For Her
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All cancer patients in drug trial appear to be cured for ‘first time in history’
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Guy Finds Lost Wedding Ring and Delivers to Honeymoon Couple Using a LEGO Man With Metal Detector
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Nowadays we all talk more and more about self-egoism 🤔. That it’s good to put yourself first sometimes, that we should spend some time with ourselves as a self-care practice 🙏. But, as with everything else, we need to remember about healthy balance and we need to learn to differ healthy egoism from pure egoism 😉.
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➡️ You can say ‘no’ to your friends when they’re inviting you to a party because you want to spend some time with yourself. That’s ok👍. But when your friends need you and you say ‘no’ to them because you’re going to a party – that’s not ok 👎.
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➡️ You can focus on yourself and ask your family to give you some time alone because you want to work on your passions. That’s ok 👍. But when your family needs you, when you have some important family activities and you ignore them/miss the meeting because you want to work on your passions – that’s not ok 👎.
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➡️ You can spend money on yourself, invest in your projects or buy some new clothes when nobody else in your family has bigger needs. That’s ok 👍. But when you spend money on new clothes for yourself and skimp on a gift for your close one and/or give them nothing when they always give you gifts – that’s not ok 👎.
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Remember, we need to make sure there’s healthy balance in everything ⚖️. It’s good to focus on yourself, it’s good to spend time on your own but not when by doing that you neglect your closest family or friends 😉.
At 17, she was her household’s breadwinner on a McDonald’s wage. Now she’ll be the first Mexican to go to space
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British Woman Who Fled War in ‘74 Closes Her Hotel to Tourists–Giving Ukrainian Refugees a Home Instead
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Women Finds $36K in Free Craigslist Chair Cushion – and Never Considered Keeping the Money for Herself
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Man in Pakistan Needed Surgery in Alabama – Got So Much Love That He Invited the Entire City to His Wedding
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Magnets Made by Soil Bacteria Offer Hope for Breast and Prostate Cancer
I have started new (and probably biggest yet) challenge on my Instagram! 🤩 It’s about following dreams! I’m one of those people who always encourage you to dream big and follow those dreams! I’ll be always rooting for you to work hard on reaching your goal 💪.
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BUT!
Setting goals and dreaming big is amazing and I am all for it but you need to learn to be happy during the process of following dreams, to be happy on your path, not only at the finish line ☺️.
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You can’t get stuck on „I’ll be happy when…” syndrome.
➡️ „I’ll be happy when I finally manage to get a new job and quit current one.”
➡️ „I’ll be happy when I finally move to a bigger house.”
➡️ „I’ll be happy when I succeed and when my company gets 1000 clients.”
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Do you see what’s wrong with those sentences? You’re blocking your own happiness! 😔 Thinking that you’ll be happy when you succeed you subconsciously tell yourself to be unhappy now 😬. What if it takes several years for you to achieve your goal? And what if it doesn’t work out and you won’t reach that particular goal (sometimes it just doesn’t happen, sometimes you miss your opportunity, run out of time etc)? Will you never be happy then? 😔
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Appreciate all the steps inbetween! There’s so many more steps to be happy about rather than just the final one 🏁. E.g. if your goal is to get 1000 clients you still get a milestone when you get the 1st one! 🤩 That’s a huge thing to celebrate! Somebody liked and bought your product/service! And when you get to 100 clients – woah, that’s a lot of people, you should be happy! 🤗 If your goal is to lose 15kg you should be happy about every single kilogram lots, you should be happy about yourself taking care of yourself, you should be happy now! 😊
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Remember, when setting your goal and following your dreams, make sure you’re happy all the way through the process!
Students Learn at Graduation the Snapchat Founder Paid Off Their College Debt With More Than $10 Million
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Receives $122 Million Donation From Mackenzie Scott
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New ‘Hometown Heroes Housing Program’ Helps Florida Teachers and First Responders Buy Their First Home
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Acres of Toxic Chemicals and Rusting Cars Becomes National Park After Amazing Transformation
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Our “Following Dreams” challenge starts today! – see my Instagram for more info!
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KFC worker helps save kidnapped woman after finding note she left at fast-food joint begging for help
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TikToker Raises $230,000 for Uber Driver’s Sick Daughter
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Greg drove 3.5 hours from Cleveland to Buffalo with a 417 pound food donation to help those affected by Buffalo shooting. Love is stronger than hate
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Bumble is matching every dollar Baby2baby raises to help provide 30,000 bottles of baby formula to families & babies in need during shortage
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Diving Heroes Find Woman’s 100-Year-old Wedding Ring After it Flew Off her Finger Into a River
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Baby Blanket Crocheted by Queen Mary and Surviving WWII Set to Raise Money for Ukraine Children’s Fund
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Anonymous Donor Pays Off Student Debt for Entire 2022 College Class in Texas
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Tiny Bomb-Sniffing Jack Russell is a National Hero, Sporting a Presidential Medal
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Researchers Overcome ‘Major Hurdle’ in Reversing Deafness, Discovering Gene Responsible for Crucial Cells
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Handheld Device Painlessly Identifies Skin Cancer Without Biopsy Scars
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How to be HAPPY 