It’s as if your mind has taken a siesta. However hard you try, you can’t find the words that you’d like to say. And by the look on your potential partner’s face – they’re now thinking of making an excuse to leave! Losing the ability to think and speak in social interactions can be highly embarrassing. If you’ve ever suffered from this problem, then read on to discover what you can do about it....

Nothing says “fall” more than these brightly colored gourds. When it comes to using pumpkins as décor, let your creativity flow – there are so many ways to decorate your home with them! For lovely autumn décor, try these quick and easy pumpkin designing ideas. Go Crazy with Typography Putting chic typography on your pumpkins can turn your normal fall décor into something more fabulous! Monogrammed Carvings Halloween may still be weeks away, but that doesn’t mean that carving pumpkins is out of the equation....

My mother often told me I’d lose my head if it weren’t attached to my shoulders. As a result, I have come up with a variety of ways to remember things. But no matter what, I write it down first. If I don’t write it down, I won’t remember it. There is no way. This is not negotiable. If it’s not written down, it’s gone forever. I’ve lost more interesting ideas while driving because of this....

Here’s a list of great movies to watch that’s handpicked by Lifehack’s editors, from original movies to adaptations, from romance to fantasy, comedy and documentary. You will surely find some that fit what you need. Motivational Movies That Lift You Up 35 Inspirational Movies That Will Change Your Life Life-changing movies like Spirited Away and Life of Pi can perhaps help you discover the deeper meaning of life. 5 Movies That Will Have A Profound Impact On Your Life ‘If you want something, go get it....

Haters gonna hate No matter how well off you are or how well you have it together, there will always be people who will criticize you. The trick is not to buy into the number one lie: “You are lacking.” Some will do it out of jealousy, some will do it out of spite, and others will do it to push you. But they all tell themselves “I’m not being nasty” or “I’m trying to help them grow....

Your dad has more genetic influence Research has shown that 60% of genes express parent-of-origin effects from the father. It was originally thought that only 95 genes express the parent-of-origin effect. Now it’s known that thousands of your genes express themselves according to what your dad added to the genetic pool. Did you know that you don’t use an equal amount of genes from both parents? As you grow and develop throughout life, genes can be turned on and off....

You’re in the right place! I’ll be revealing the mind and body benefits of lifting weights and tell you why it will literally transform your life. Discover the secret of strength training for women, and why you should start today. 8 Benefits of Strength Training Let’s dive right into the remarkable benefits of strength training for women: You’ll Boost Your Social Capital We all could use more friends! Although, many times our insecurity about our bodies and our appearances can prevent us from presenting our best selves in the world....

But if goals are so rad, why do so many people struggle with them? Why do we spend so much time trying to create new and better ones when the old ones don’t pan out as expected? Case in Point: New Years Resolutions. They’ve become such a watered-down exercise in personal change that they have become a running joke. At cocktail parties across the world on the eve of a New Year people joke about the resolutions they are never going to keep....

But you still have absolutely no idea what to do. Choice A and Choice B continue to taunt you, each one pulling at you but neither one pulling enough to help you finally take that deep breath and pick one already. At times like this it may seem that you’re stuck closing your eyes and pointing, hoping that whichever option you randomly pick winds up being the right one. And you’re not entirely wrong about that....

Many of the most famous authors in history started out working at less-than-glamorous day jobs to make ends meet before they were “discovered.” Pulitzer Prize winners, New York Times Bestsellers, and other literary giants worked for years at jobs in construction, food service, and yes, even asbestos manufacturing, to earn their daily bread. They say truth is stranger than fiction, and what could be stranger than learning that the path to becoming one of the most popular novelists in the world started out with a job selling dental products over the phone?...

Apparently, he was not the only one who felt this way because the slogan went viral, and is now a common principle in the lives of many. There is, however, an issue with this theory: time is not equivalent to money! Time and Money Defined Time is defined as a limited period or interval and has a finite duration. On the other hand, money is defined as any circulating medium of exchange....

It is no secret that gratefulness is correlated with life satisfaction and happiness. Countless research findings, particularly in the rapidly emerging field of Positive Psychology, have shown that gratefulness and life satisfaction go hand in hand. Those who tend to be more grateful rather than bitter are generally more positive, more satisfied with their lives, and will be able to see the silver lining even on cloudy days. Despite this intuitive understanding of the importance of gratefulness, all too often when life throws us curve balls, this grateful mindset all but disappears....

We all want to protect our children, so knowing the websites that are safe for our kids is of utmost importance. What we also want as parents are websites that teach our children life skills and responsibility. There are great websites, geared for children, that will engage your child and have them learning at the same time. Below are the top 21 websites for teaching children life skills and responsibility....

1. Finland We can see a familiar pattern start to form when it comes to the world’s happiest countries. Three of the top five countries are located in Scandinavia, which should probably tell us that they are really doing something right. Finland is renowned for its excellent education system, low levels of corruption, very high literacy rates, and a relatively small income gap from top to bottom. Factor in a long life expectancy and a great work-life balance and it’s not difficult to see why Finland is one of the happiest countries in the world....

You find your interactions stay locked in superficiality mode with no common experiences to create a bond and no inside jokes to get past that barrier. There’s that feeling between you that knows you’re only pushed together out of circumstance and chances are you’ll probably never create a long lasting relationship. Sound familiar? This is your typical acquaintance. The Awkward Moments With Your Acquaintances Are Probably Like This… We’ve all experienced it – that moment when you realise you’ve built some kind of foundational relationship with someone but you can never quite get it past the next step....

The 5 Stages of Love There are 5 stages of love that all relationships will eventually experience. Knowing this in advance can save you future heartache and problems. It also can provide you with hope that the situation you find yourself in will pass. If you face adversity together and hang on, life will get better. You will become closer and love will endure. Stage 1: Passion and playfulness Photo credit: Source You meet the man of your dreams....

It became very obvious that if I was going to work for myself, I had to change a few things. It’s clear that the extent of success is the ratio of good and bad habits you have in life. It was an easy way to double check if I was headed in the right direction. It sparked a deep desire I had to learn all I could about habits, how to create, break, and change them!...

It may be time to raise the bar – the barbell that is. As research on fitness continues to provide new information, exercise programs are developed in response to those studies. Aerobics came to be in this way, as a response to research that showed the benefits of increasing the heart rate to overall cardiovascular health. Such is the case with the new BodyPump group exercise program. If you have never heard of this new craze, you should know first of all that it was developed for people like you, as well as sedentary people who get very little exercise at all....

Growing up in different countries, flowers are just a part of life for me. My mother used to slather my face with rosewater, tuck edible wildflowers in my lunch for a snack, and use rose ice cubes as part of her Sunday evening facial ritual. When I heard that flower ice cubes were becoming popular, I wasn’t surprised. I was surprised, however, by how this trend is changing beauty for the better....

Here, Kuczynski points out that social media, rather than bringing people together, can be quite alienating. In this image, the artist is making a commentary on the sad truth that many leaders who claim to rescue nations from the negative influence of past leaders end up committing the same evils against their people. With this illustration, Kuczynski says that politics (symbolized by the the Capitol) are founded on lies. View the entire collection here....