Do you think you’ll be happier if you lose weight? If you do, you need more body positivity in your life. Don’t worry; it’s not uncommon to believe that you’ll be happy once you’re thin. The problem is: it’s not true. I know there’s a voice inside your head that wants you to believe that it is, but it’s really not. Your life will not get better if you lose weight because your weight is not what’s stopping you from feeling fully alive. Your state of mind is.
Embracing body positivity really took a weight off my mind (word play! ;). So this article is obviously not a guide for you to become beach body ready because you already are, and also because there is no such thing as “beach body ready”.
Instead, here are 5 steps to follow if you want to acquire a body positive state of mind.
Step 1: Stop dieting
Stop dieting and please, join the fight against diet culture. It’s a trap! Trust me, you just need to find a balance, eat with mindfulness, and especially, enjoy your food. Stop the yo-yo effect. Every time you decide to start a diet again, remember this: “if you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got”. Diet culture is a lie. Stop falling for it.
Step 2: Stop tolerating comments on your weight or shape
You should have zero tolerance whatsoever on this. Don’t allow anyone to comment on your body whether it’s your parents, aunt or uncle, friend, hairdresser… it doesn’t matter. No one is allowed to have an opinion on your body. It’s yours and yours alone.
It doesn’t matter if they don’t mean harm, or if they believe they’re commenting “for your own good” or because they love you. If it bothers you (and it probably does), tell them to stop. Make it very clear that you do not tolerate their comments.
These small things make a difference. Set your own limits and be free.
Step 3: Sensor your unhealthy thoughts
Stop being so hard on yourself. Whenever you find yourself being aggressive towards yourself, make it a point to stop. Do it consciously. Enough with the guilt trips. You wouldn’t tell your friend he/she’s fat or disgusting or ugly right? Then why say it to yourself? Be kind to yourself. It won’t happen overnight but at least start trying.
Step 4: Do yoga
Yoga can help you reconnect with your body. I’m not sure it works the same way for everybody though. If it doesn’t work for you, try to find something that does. (You are your own person).
Step 5: Flaunt it baby!
Love yourself and flaunt it baby! Loving yourself doesn’t mean there isn’t anything about yourself that you want to change or improve. It just means that you are who you are regardless of everything and everyone. How empowering is that?
There you go! Just…be free.
Being body positive sets you free from society expectations and especially from your own thoughts. It’s a journey, not a destination. Embrace it!
As the clouds part to make way for the summer sun, it’s time to shake up your playlist with some melodic synth beats. The following songs most definitely will be the “it” songs of your summer whether for chilling at the beach, road tripping with your friends, or jetting across the ocean and exploring new horizons.
You might not recognize some of the songs I featured but that’s only because we’ve compiled exclusive, non-mainstream, mixed-genre tracks to guarantee you a totally unique playlist your friends will definitely be raving about!
1- Work (Lost Kings Remix) – Rihanna
2- Body On My (feat. Brando, Pitbull & Nicky Jam) – Loud Luxury
I love my dog more than I love most humans. I suppose most dog owners feel the same, but I’m not sure about this. Her name is Arya. I adopted her around a year ago (I believe we should adopt pets, not buy them). Oh and I found her on Instagram!
1. She doesn’t talk back (she does give me attitude sometimes though, especially when she wants to eat)
2. I’ve watched her grow (from tiny to mighty)
Before
After
3. She has the cutest mustache (I’ve been told I’m being subjective about the mustache though, so I guess #3 is open for debate)
4. She taught me who to trust and who not to trust (friendly tip: never trust someone your dog doesn’t like)
5. She protects me (and I her!)
6. She’s my workout buddy (otherwise, let’s be honest, I don’t ever workout)
1. Eggs as decorations, egg designs on napkins, boiled eggs for breakfast, lunch AND dinner because your mom went ahead and boiled way too many eggs…
Eggs. Eggs everywhere. Literally, everywhere.
2. That one annoying cousin who wins the egg-breaking challenge and goes into the physics of the “tap” on the surface and how he/she “had a feeling” that this egg was going to be a winner.
Yeah, okay dude.
3. The egg-breaking challenge itself. Like, if you truly think about it: we’re making such a huge deal about smashing one egg… against another egg… And then the winner brags about it until next Easter.
4. Getting super-dressed up in a cute summery outfit for the Palm Sunday lunch ‘gram but it’s literally early April so you end up freezing throughout the entire thing.
5. Pure hate: the concept of colored chicks sold on the side of the road. The fact that it’s blatant animal abuse aside – assuming we truly believe they’re not going to die within 2-3 days, what do we expect is going to happen – we’re going to end up raising full on purple poultry in our apartments?
6. Pure love: picking out the chocolate eggs to buy from specialty chocolate boutiques and tasting literally every flavor. “Ma ba3rif eza 7abbet el Mars egg aw el Snickers egg aktar… lezim erja3 dou2on ta arrir.”
We’re all waiting for April to arrive, and no, not because the weather will be nicer and it will mean that summer is around the corner. In fact, winter will be here. You understood correctly: GAME OF THRONES’ last season will air starting April and we cannot wait to see what happens. Which is why we’ve come up with 7 possible endings for GOT.
Everyone dies. The Night King wins in the ultimate GOT battle and ends up killing the Starks, the Lannisters, and even the Khaleesi.
Everyone dies again, but this time they become night-walkers. Instead of killing the living, the Night King decides to recruit them for his undefeated army.
Khaleesi, Jon Snow, Arya and Sansa win the battle. The Night King dies and consequently, so does Bran.
Only Khaleesi and her right-hand Tyrion survive in the end. Khaleesi turns out to be pregnant with Jon’s baby who grows up to become the rightful heir to the throne.
The one with exceptional surviving skills is the last man standing: Arya Stark. Arya completes her list while everyone else is in battle and eventually rises to power and inherits the throne.
Tyrion Lannister escapes once again from death’s clutches in one of his always inexplicable ways, returns to King’s Landing, kills Cersei and takes the throne from her.
Bran controls the Night King, wiping away all adversaries and becomes the least expected heir to the throne.
Now comment your prediction for an ending, for a chance to win 2 vouchers at dipndip. Submit your answer before April 14. The winners will be announced once the season ends.
Les Fake News ont toujours existé, mais en cette ère des nouvelles technologies, l’information circule à une vitesse impressionnante et il est de plus en plus difficile de s’assurer de sa véracité.
Les Fake News peuvent se manifester sous plusieurs formes. On distingue le trouble de l’information (incomplète, approximative), la mal-information (non-vérifiée, déformée), la désinformation (acte volontaire de transmission d’une fausse nouvelle) et la fausse information (construite par une personne qui tente de la faire passer pour vraie).
Mais alors, comment savoir si une information est Fake ou pas ?
1- Distinguer information et point de vue
Qu’on ait affaire à une notice technique ou à un texte littéraire, il est important de distinguer l’information du point de vue que l’auteur a sur l’information. Une information est relativement objective. Un point de vue est personnel.
2- Repérer si l’information est de première main ou pas
Une information est dite de première main lorsque celui qui en fait le récit est celui qui était sur le fait. Plus le support de l’information est éloigné du fait qu’il relate, plus il est susceptible de subir des transformations.
3- Identifier l’auteur et ses intérêts par rapport à l’information
Il est indispensable de faire une recherche sur l’auteur d’une information car parfois ce dernier peut avoir intérêt à la modifier pour qu’elle soit en accord avec ses idées. C’est souvent le cas dans le domaine commercial lorsque l’informateur est rémunéré pour diffuser une certaine information.
4- Chercher d’autres points de vue sur le contenu de l’information et comparer
Souvent, des informations contradictoires sont diffusées à propos de faits identiques, notamment dans les journaux internationaux. Il est donc important de faire des analyses comparatives afin de distinguer les points de vue exprimés, développer un sens de la critique et arriver aux bonnes conclusions.
5- Analyser les éléments de surface de l’information (références, sources, dates etc.)
Toute information diffusée comporte des éléments de surface qui permettent d’en mesurer la véracité. Il est important de prendre ces attributs en compte lors de l’analyse d’une information afin de pouvoir l’évaluer correctement.
Au final, il est crucial d’aborder toute information par le doute et la mise en question. Mais le doute doit laisser la place à une vérité temporairement acceptable afin d’éviter de tomber dans le piège du complot permanent. Alors soyez vigilants quant aux Fake News, mais pas trop quand même !
So, here I am binge-watching Friends for the umpteenth time.
While Rachel Green was always my ‘Go To’ character, I couldn’t help but realize that Phoebe would definitely make a better role model.
Yes, Rachel is someone every girl identifies with. Whether it’s the drama in her love stories, her impatience, her love for fashion, her easy going lifestyle or her career ambitions, we can all find a part of us in her.
However, and through my never ending binging of the series, I realized that Phoebe should be the one to learn from, and here’s why:
1. She’s honest
We all know honesty is the best policy. . However, when it comes to saying “no” to a plan we don’t want to be a part of, we always tend to make-up elaborated excuses just to avoid saying “no”. Well, Phoebe just taught us that saying “no” is not so bad after all. It’s definitely better than overthinking and lying.
2. She invests in her hobbies
She loves to sing and she writes her own songs. Whether it’s at a small café – central perk – or on the streets, she doesn’t let anyone come between her and her music. Smelly cat, S M E L L Y cat, it’s not your fault…
3. She’s confident
In a world where social media has increased our insecurities, it’s great to see someone as unique and special as Phoebe. She’s always so confident. She always agrees when someone compliments her by saying “I know” and always embraces her differences. She stares at the mirror very positively as she knows she is great.
4. Zen & positive all the way
She enjoys the moment, the present. Her happiness is an attitude, and she is not on the lookout for the thing that will make her happy. Instead, she always turns every situation into a fun one. Positive vibes all the way!
5. She does not care about what others think of her
No need to explain this one. But wouldn’t the world be prettier with more Phoebes?
6. She is a real friend to everyone
She always stands by her friends and family. I mean, yeah, they all do, but Phoebe’s care and kindness are like no other!
7. She doesn’t let her past define her
Yes, she had a rough childhood. However, she doesn’t let that stand in the way of her learning new stuff or catching up on what she has missed out on. She makes the most out of every opportunity.
For all the laughing and crying, thank you Phoebe. We love our Regina Phalange
رح خبّر عن حالي بكم حالة يمكن تشوف حالك فيا.
مش ضروري نكون بعيد الحبّ، ومش ضروري نكون عايشين قصّة حبّ. يمكن نكون افترقنا أو يمكن ما بعمرنا كنّا سوا… الأكيد إنّك رح تلاقي ع القليلة حالة وحدة بتشبهك.
بدّي قلّك إنّي بحبّك…
Photographer: Lara Wehbe (@larawehbe)
وإنّو فكرة وجودك بتلوّنلي حياتي
بحبّك…
Photographer: Lara Wehbe (@larawehbe)
لأنّو الصورة ما بتكمل إلا معك
بحبّ…
Photographer: Ramona El Khoury (@ramonakphotography)
You already graduated and you still don’t know what you want to do with your life? Apply for a Master’s degree right away? Work for a year (or more?), and then apply? No clue whatsoever? Yeah we’ve all been there, and you know what? It’s Okaaaay! This will go on for a while. Actually most people ramble through life not knowing what they’re doing at all ages, so don’t think you need to have everything figured out to get going. Just go with the flow. Start somewhere (anywhere is fine!) and take it from there.
2. You won’t find your dream job right away
It’s not just that you won’t find your dream job as soon as you graduate, you might not find *any* job for a few months, and that’s okay too. It happens to the best of us. Make sure you don’t start comparing yourself to others. Sometimes it seems like people have it all together. Sometimes they’re faking it, and sometimes they really do have it together (good for them!). Regardless, don’t let it get to you. We each grow at our own pace, and everything will be okay eventually.
3. People will pressure you
This one’s the absolute worst. Whether it’s your parents, your family, your extended family, your neighbors, their dog, your parents’ friends, their neighbors, their dog, your own friends or even their parents, everyone will ask you whether you’re working yet or not on every occasion they get. They will worry about how you spend your time “doing nothing”. They will offer you their uncalled for advice because they think they know better. Some will even offer their prayers (your grandparents for instance). They will all contribute to making your days a little more annoying. Remember: don’t let them get to you! You don’t owe anyone an answer as to how you spend your time or how long it takes you to get going.
4. Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted
You will waste time, but that’s okay, because as John Lennon said: “Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted”. Take all the time you need for yourself. Even if you chill for a whole year, remember one year is nothing in comparison to a lifetime. You have all the time in the world to become whoever you want to be. It’s never too late or too early to start. The world is your oyster.
5. Time flies
Bear in mind that time goes by quickly though, so do try to make the most of it even if it’s not work-related. You don’t want to wake up 6 months later just to realize that you haven’t achieved anything at all. Travel, read books, start taking the Italian classes you never had the time for, learn how to play tennis, become a yogi… Whateeeever floats your boat. Me-time is sacred. So make the most of it!
Unless you live in a cave or are on some sort of social media detox (#2019Resolutions), I’m guessing you’re up-to-date with the 10-year challenge rant.
At first I wanted to take part of it and post a before-and-after picture of myself (because why not), but then I realized I didn’t come this far in life to voluntarily post pictures of me in 2009.
Instead, I have gathered a few of my favorite 10-year challenge memes (and drawings) for you to enjoy.
A lot of things happened this past decade.
1- Some people changed
2- Some people stayed the same
3- Some people stayed the same but changed their eyebrows
(Because trends and all…)
4- And some of them showed their true colors
(This one took less than 10 years though)
And then there are the things that stayed the same.
5- Like my relationship status
5 bis- More of my relationship status…
6- And my financial status
7- And my anxiety
8- I started seeing things differently
(They did warn me this might happen when I start growing up)
9- Even if life got blurry sometimes…
(Well…blurrier**)
10- My heart turned to stone
10 bis- This one happened progressively though…
(I learned how to get over it with a smile)
11- It was a bit exhausting to be honest
(But I did learn a lot)
12- Most importantly, I experienced growth
And for that, I am truly deeply grateful!
All in all, it was fun while it lasted!
On another note (jokes and memes aside), here’s a message from Facebook and the FBI:
