Author: Stephen Macintyre

I've been writing since 2008 about a wide range of topics. I also love making furniture in my spare time, and birdwatching with my wife near our home in southern England.

Self-Respect: Definition, Importance, & 10 Effective Practice Tips Self-respect determines all the decisions you make, how you treat yourself, and how others treat you. A healthy level of self-respect gives you the confidence to set firm boundaries and helps you understand your values, strengths, and weaknesses and follow them.  If you want to improve your self-respect, this article offers 10 great practice strategies you can implement right away.

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Ancient Greeks believed that numbers carried energy and affected their existence. Your birth date can give a glimpse into the distant past — beyond your present life. According to numerologists, human souls change bodies but remain the same. So, what insights can you expect? Numbers can determine who we are and who we become. For example, if you see 555 repeatedly, the meaning of it is specific changes, which can be checked out on the hiddennumerology.com website. The date of birth affects the future and reveals the past — specifically, the mistakes of your previous self. 

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If you’re one of the many cinephiles out there who absolutely adore film and dream of becoming a filmmaker someday but aren’t sure how to start and can’t afford to go to a fancy film school, then you’re not alone. There’s a dearth of new and fresh voices in the film industry these days, and they are in desperate need of a new crop of film lovers to come in and infuse the industry with spirit and innovation once again. Rest assured that so long as you have the passion, there are different ways you can become a filmmaker and…

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There are so many options for nurses, and limiting yourself solely to the most obvious routes is doing a disservice to yourself and to patients everywhere. Yes, there is a nursing shortage, but that shortage exists at all levels. It means that you can and absolutely should specialize where you are interested most and that there is nothing that should stop you from exploring workplaces outside of hospitals and clinics. 

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We always hear that water is the best thing for our health, yet most of us never take it as seriously as we should. Although there is no scientific evidence behind the “drink eight glasses of water a day” rule, drinking plenty of water is essential for our health. Water makes up to 60% of our body weight. It is a huge part of our blood, brain, bones, and other body tissues. As a large amount of water is removed from the body through sweating, urination, and defecation, we need to rehydrate our bodies well to compensate for this water…

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There is a reason why Cannabidiol (CBD) has been so well researched. Cannabidiol, or CBD for short, is one of the few cannabinoids that can be extracted from the cannabis plant without causing any psychoactive effects. Cannabinoids like THC and CBD are potent chemicals found in weed that bind to receptor sites on cells throughout your body. This causes them to interact with other cell chemicals such as serotonin and dopamine, which play a role in mood regulation. When you take CBD oil for anxiety it works by binding to these receptors too – but instead of being psychotropic like…

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