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Your Style Tells Your Story I recently read some interviews of Chris Collins, who was a Ralph Lauren model for 20 years.   He says, "Twenty years as a Ralph Lauren model taught me more than how to dress." Collins talks a lot of the influence that Ralph Lauren had on him personally and he mentions about his living "the life."   Ralph Lauren lives next door to our friend in Ridgeway, Colorado.   He has an ecletic style as do most monied people from those parts of Colorado, let alone a fashion icon.   Both Collins and Lauren offer the same advice that I heard when I dated my haberdasher in law school (yes, all of my suits since then are custom made).  This is centered around the idea that "your style tells your story" has been further bolstered for me by my daughter's modeling jobs, which have helped her frame her own style. As for the life, from playing polo with millionaires and billionaires around the United States, to mounted hunting with vast estate owners here and abroad, to sitting on a fence with cowboys drinking Coors in Colorado, to strolling behind Brittanys in search of birds in vast expanses of cover, and everything in between, I have found a few things worth noting on shaping your lifestyle, your personal style, your wingshooting style or dyed in the wool foxhunting style, down to what you surround yourself with---or decor. They say clothes make the man, but sometimes it’s the other way around. My Rules of Style What a lifetime of living well taught me about dressing with intention Style found me before I went looking for it. Growing up in the West — Colorado ranches, Montana

Your vibe attracts your tribe. The best piece of relationship advice I ever got was to take a sheet of paper and write down all of the attributes that you are looking for in a partner.  Honest, funny, curious, bubbly, easy-going, reliable, etc.  THEN BECOME THOSE THINGS.  You attract what you become. If you want love, be love. If you want kindness, extend kindness. If you want connection, create connection. We spend so much time waiting for the world to give us something first, when the real transformation happens the moment we become the source of it ourselves. What you are thinking now is creating your future life. You create your life with your thoughts. Because you are always thinking, you are always creating. What you think about most or focus on the most, is what will appear as your life. But being happy in a relationship is something you learn. It's not inherited or given. It's created by ordinary people with the will and courage to make extraordinary commitments.  All you need is persistence and a good map.  And picking a partner that is free from mental health issues. But some can't always pick their family, for instance, the children of BPD parents have a tough road.   Many mental health issues are out there, as shown in the neurodivergent umbrella below, but perhaps the most troubling of all are the ones that defy traditional medication and treatment.  There are 14 million adults in the U.S. who are estimated to have borderline personality disorder (BPD). They make up 2 percent of the general population but 20 percent of psychiatric inpatients. Most are women, and they typically turn the ups and downs of everyday life into

Lesson 1 In lesson number one, Happiness Masterclass will teach the rudiments of breathwork, which is one of the simplest and most powerful techniques for unlocking inner happiness. Happiness Masterclass explains, “Breathing is something we do all the time, we don't even have to think about it. However, how we breathe can do a lot to improve the physical state of our brains and our bodies.” She adds, “In times of stress, we tend to tense up, our heart rate increases, our blood pressure may rise, we perspire, our metabolism changes, and our breathing rates become shallow. This shallow breathing restricts the flow of oxygen into our body, which is vital for well-being and happiness. In this lesson, we’ll have a look at why bringing more awareness to our breathing can be very beneficial for increasing our happiness.” Lesson 2 In lesson number two, Happiness Masterclass will teach practical techniques for overcoming negative thought patterns which often interfere with inner peace and happiness. In Happiness Masterclass’s words, “This life-changing session is all about how to create a mindset for happiness. So, if you've been frustrated trying to create happiness in your life so far, or often find your happiness derailed in the same or similar circumstances, this session will help you better understand your experience and show you how to restore and protect your happiness.” Lesson 3 The focus of lesson number three is Gratitude. Recent studies show that feeling and expressing gratitude leads to better physical health and even slows down the ageing process, as it activates the feel-good hormones in our body. In this session, Happiness Masterclass will teach you how to use gratitude to turbocharge your happiness. “If you try using gratitude

Fort Myers and the adjacent barrier islands are known as one of the best shelling destinations in North America. Thanks to the Gulf Coast's gentle currents and unique geographic features, pristine shells wash ashore by the thousands. Sanibel Island: Famous for its east-west orientation, which acts as a giant natural "scoop" for Gulf shells. Top spots include Bowman's Beach, Lighthouse Beach Park, and Blind Pass. Captiva Island: Located just north of Sanibel; it offers equally fantastic shelling but with a quieter, less crowded vibe.Fort Myers Beach: Specifically the quieter south end or near Bowditch Point.

How many words are enough?  There are an estimated 171,146 words currently in use in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, not to mention another 47,156 obsolete words.  Most adult English language speakers high school graduates from the United Kingdom from 20,000–35,000 words. Average native test-takers of age 8 already know 10,000 words. Average native test-takers of age 4 already know 5,000 words. But the average American high school graduate knows only about 12,000 words.   Shockingly, the average American only uses about the same 100 words in day to day conversations. So is 1000 words enough to speak a new language?  Some linguists believe that 800 words are enough to hold a basic conversation. However, your vocabulary should be over 8,000 words if you want to speak a language as well as a native speaker. Some dogs can understand 250 words. Dogs are man’s best friend, and the canine ability to understand human words has gone a long way to solidify that world-changing relationship. According to the American Psychological Association, the average dog can understand 165 words, and “super dogs” — those in the top 20% of canine intellect — can understand around 250 words. Dog intelligence can be divided into three main types: instinctive (what the dog is bred to do), adaptive (what a dog learns from its environment), and working/obedience (what a dog is trained to do). Research into the levels of working/obedience intelligence in various dog breeds shows that border collies displayed the highest levels, followed by poodles, German shepherds, and golden retrievers. With the ability to also understand simple math (1+1 = 2, for example), these “super dogs” have an estimated cognitive ability of 2- to 2.5-year-old humans. Although 250 words

We got a new Dope Rope from Lauren Jumps.  She says: These are the most common jump rope mistakes that I see a lot of beginners making: Make sure your rope isn't too long - most new jumpers start and keep their rope too long. The excess rope leads to poor form and less efficiency and more effort required to spin the rope. The heavy impact of the rope on the ground leads to more wear and causes the rope to bounce up, resulting in more trips. Avoid wide arms - this is linked to the point above.  A long rope can lead to wide arms as the user aims to compensate for the excess cord. The optimal jump rope arm positioning is elbows back and hands in next to the hips. When the hands are close to your sides, you can use a shorter a rope, improve your efficiency, go faster and perform tricks and skills more easily Not 'elbows in' - another common mistake is to have the elbows in to the hips which leads to the hands sticking out wide. The elbows need to be in but set back to allow the hands to be in next to the hips. Avoid jumping too high - keep bounces low, only enough for the rope to pass underneath. This lowers the impact on your legs and allows you to go faster. Don't do too much too soon - if you do long sessions at the start, you may get injured. Get used to the movement with shorter sessions of 5-15 mins and only 3-4 times a week max and build up slowly from there. Use the correct rope type - if you want to learn skills and good form, you need something that isn't too

I had to remind my daughter the other day, sometimes you meet the right person at the wrong time. People will change horses, you may get really excited about somebody and then all of a sudden realize, ‘Eh, not really my cup of tea.’  The full expression is “don't change horses mid-stream” (or, sometimes, “don't swap horses midstream”). The expression is usually credited to Abraham Lincoln who, during the Civil War, said that voters should re-elect him because it would be foolish to change leaders in the middle of such a turbulent time.  However, not all is fair in love and war.  And the only constant, these days, is change.  Family love, romantic love, the love of an old friendship – it’s not only in our nature to love, it's our evolutionary advantage.  It’s also our highest calling as human beings to love another person fully and completely.  In fact, relationships are our biggest opportunity for spiritual growth.  Love is something we all seek.  It's our highest purpose. But we all come to relationships with different wiring, conditioning, cultures, belief systems, biochemistry, and a blueprint for what love looks like.  And, yet we often make the mistake of thinking our experience of how love should be is the same as our partner’s.  Then, we think we’ve made a mistake or lost love when conflict arises or the chemistry subsides. In reality, this is our opportunity to go deeper.  People think relationships are about selecting the right person.   They are more about becoming the right person.  Using love to grow, to learn and to challenge yourself to find and give more.  Be open to love and love has a way of finding you with the right person, at the

There is a long English history of the phase "women of a certain age" because "it has a long history in French, where it refers to women of fortyish and thereabouts who are able to initiate boys and young men into the beauties of sexual encounters. The early use in English seems to be about spinsterhood, but the French meaning has nothing to do with marriage." In French, the phrase has erotically or sexually charged overtones. "It comes from a society where sexuality is freer," Dr. Rubin notes, "and more understood as an important part of human life." The phrase in French is femmes d'une certaine age. The term, however, can apply to either sex. Without the certain, the phrase un homme d'un age translates literally as "a man of an age" and is defined in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary as "a man of advanced years." Une femme d'un certain âge is a French expression (“a woman of a certain age”) that suggests a positive attitude toward age, and alludes to the wisdom, experience, and elegance that we acquire along the way.

Carry-on bags shouldn't be larger than 22 inches long, 14 inches wide and 9 inches high including handles and wheels. Dimensions of personal items should not exceed 18 inches long, 14 inches wide and 8 inches high. There are no weight restrictions for carry-on luggage.  “Almost all U.S. airline crew members use soft-sided roll-aboard bags,” Patrick Smith, airline pilot, air travel blogger, and author, tells Reader’s Digest. “My roll-aboard of choice is a 22-inch model from Luggage Works, a specialty luggage company that caters to airline personnel. The company’s bags are attractive and extremely durable. They’re not inexpensive, but they can last ten years or more even with heavy use.” According to Smith, the majority of people who buy products from Luggage Works are pilots and flight attendants, but anyone can buy a bag from that brand. Photo: Caleigh Waldman Is Flight-Crew Luggage Worth Buying? We Tore Some Apart to Find Out. PUBLISHED JUNE 14, 2019 Kit Dillon Share this post Save While traveling through airports, I’ve noticed that flight crews all have luggage that’s different from my own carry-on. It’s serious-looking luggage, there to get a job done, both larger and more utilitarian than the typical suitcase. It ignores the frivolities—colorful plastic shells, easy-to-maneuver spinning wheels, USB charging—that many people have come to expect. And as it turns out, luggage manufacturers do make lines of luggage especially for flight crews, pieces that they usually sell via to-the-industry retailers. But would I swap my bag for the luggage the flight crews use? It’s always tempting, when looking for the best things, to go with what the pros have—after all, that gear must be better if the pros use it. So I compared a limited-edition professional-grade suitcase, Travelpro’s Crew Expert—which the company

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