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How to Teach Yourself to Be More Positive

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Having negative thoughts is normal every once in a while. Sometimes, things can be stressful, and those negative thoughts can come creeping in your brain. However, the effect that a lack of positive thought combined with negative self-talk has on your overall mental health can be detrimental. Negativity can cause depression and anxiety, and leave you feeling lost and with a lack of motivation.

You may feel stuck in your life and unable to move forward or change your situation because you’re too used to filling your brain with negative self-talk. Words can have a profound impact on your mind and on your overall mental health. Negative words can make it hard for your neuro-chemicals that help prevent stress and regulate emotions to work properly.

Negative words can even overwork the fear center of your brain, which will cause an influx of stress hormones to overrun your body, making it more and more difficult to see the positive things in life. Changing the words you use inwardly – and outwardly – can train your brain to be more positive.

How Positive Words Can Help The Brain To Start Thinking Positively

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” – Alphonse Karr

THE IMPORTANCE OF POSITIVE WORDS

Using words that are correlated with positivity can help your brain function better with cognitive reasoning. They can also help strengthen your frontal lobes. When you use positive words, your motivation increases.

Rather than lamenting that something is difficult and that you don’t think you can overcome it, try instead saying, “This is a challenge and I will do my best.” This simple change in how you talk to yourself can kickstart your motivation and make it easier to overcome stressful challenges, and allows your brain to work better and come up with solutions that you might otherwise not be able to.

POSITIVE WORDS CAN CHANGE YOUR ENTIRE OUTLOOK AND PERCEPTION

Keeping positive words in mind, rather than negative ones, can change how you view other people. When you hold negative words in your head, you’re more likely to react to people with doubt and suspicion, since the fear part of your brain is more stimulated. On the other hand, when you focus on positive words, you become more likely to react to others with good faith.

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The words you use can change the way you perceive your reality. The next time you find yourself interacting with someone and you feel that they have bad intentions, but you’re not sure why, try looking at the situation with more positive words in mind. You may project your negative thoughts onto another person without you knowing it.

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POSITIVE WORDS CAN ALLEVIATE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

When you allow negativity to cloud your mind, your mental health suffers. Focusing on negative words can make recovering from depression even harder. The symptoms of depression like lack of motivation, hopelessness and negative-self-image worsen if you allow yourself to indulge in negative words.

Being kind to yourself is one of the greatest ways to help combat the symptoms of depression and anxiety, and one of the best ways to do that is to start using positive words and affirmations when you self-talk. Using positive words over a prolonged length of time can increase your happiness, motivation and overall mental health.

Training your brain to use positive words can seem difficult, especially if you’re used to using negative words. Yet, doing something so simple as changing the words you use when you self-talk can have the most profound impact on your life. Try to keep track of how many negative words you use through the day. When you catch yourself thinking something negative about a situation or towards yourself, write it down and reflect on it at the end of the day.

Then, see how you can change the words into more positive ones that look towards a positive outlook, rather than dwelling on a bad or stressful situation. Turn each negative thought into a positive one just by changing the vocabulary you use. For example, instead of saying to yourself, “I don’t have the time to do this,” try saying, “I will rearrange my schedule and find the time to do this.” You’ll be amazed by how quickly your whole outlook begins to change when you train your brain into assessing a situation with a more constructive way.

11 Signs You Have Impostor Syndrome

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Impostor Syndrome may seem like just another buzzword in the media at the moment, but it is a very real condition that many people face daily. In our view-obsessed society, it might be time we consider Impostor Syndrome a little more carefully. So, what is Impostor Syndrome and what do you do if you have it?

“People who feel like impostors have unsustainably high self-expectations around competence. No one likes to fail, but impostors experience shame when they fail …” – Dr. Valerie Young

Here Are 11 Signs You Have Impostor Syndrome

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1. You have difficulty accepting praise.

Though a lot of people aren’t great at accepting compliments, “impostors” struggle to internalize their success to the point that they can’t accept praise as valid. It’s not false modesty; they genuinely do not believe they deserve the credit they are being given.

2. You’re an over-worker.

Overworking is both an observed and self-perceived pattern of Impostor Syndrome. It is where a person tends to keep investing energy and effort into a project, long after the point where it would be more than acceptable to the average person. They often recognize this behavior in themselves, yet are unable to stop themselves.

3. You feel the need to be the best.

There is a reason Impostor Syndrome is often linked to overachievers. It’s due to the driving need to be the very best. Many people with Impostor Syndrome were high achievers from an early age and felt the heightened compulsion to excel as they progressed and came into contact with each new influx of smart and talented people.

4. You’re described as a perfectionist.

Along with the compulsion to be the very best, people with Impostor Syndrome often display traits referred to as “the superman/superwoman aspects” of their personality. They hold themselves to impossible standards of perfection – expecting themselves to accomplish any task they set their mind to in a flawless manner. If they don’t achieve this standard, it is considered failure, which proceeds to fuel these perfectionist tendencies.

5. The fear of failure can paralyze you.

Failure is not an option for those who struggle with this syndrome. They internalize failure, perpetuating the toxic cycle that controls every thought and action. It is quite common for someone with Impostor Syndrome to avoid trying something than possibly fail at it.

6. You avoid showing confidence.

More common in women with Impostor Syndrome, avoiding displays of confidence plays into an ingrained feeling of inadequacy. They might believe that by showing confidence, people will assume they are overcompensating. In other situations, they might feel they lack the intelligence and talent to back up confidence, so they rarely express confidence.

7. You actually dread success.

People with Impostor Syndrome experience the fear of failure in multiple ways. They’re anxious about success due to not feeling worthy of it. They have a sense of guilt about success as they recognize that their drive for it often pushes them away from friends and family. They are often unsure of success as whole because it may lead to more responsibility and progression, which they feel they don’t deserve in the first place.

8. You compare your struggles and obstacles to those of others.

Though it is normal for everyone to compare themselves to others on occasion, people with Impostor Syndrome have a persistent voice in their head telling them that everyone is getting by with fewer struggles in life. This leads them to believe there is something wrong with them, which only feeds the insecurities they have.

9. You associate praise with charm over actual talent.

While people with Impostor Syndrome tend to be highly intelligent and possess high levels of intuition, they rely on this to interact with other people, who generally find them charming. When this is used in professional scenarios, it is common for any praise received – from supervisors or other authority figures – to be perceived as due to their charm rather than any intelligence or talent the individual has demonstrated. This brings them to further doubt their own intelligence or abilities.

10. You focus more on what you haven’t done.

Because the standards those with Impostor Syndrome set for themselves are so high, they find it difficult to meet their goals and milestones according to their expectations. Because of this, they have a tendency not to dwell on what they have accomplished, which is often a great deal. Instead, they focus on what they haven’t achieved by their standards.

11. You’re convinced you aren’t enough.

Let’s get personal here. Probably the biggest sign that you have Impostor Syndrome is the persistent and overwhelming feeling that you are a fraud. That one day people will realize you aren’t everything they think you are. It’s the feeling that you aren’t as qualified as your peers or that you lucked yourself into your position.

Fortunately, there is good news about these negative, debilitating thoughts. Read on.

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Here Are 4 Ways to Fix Impostor Syndrome

These signs may seem a bit direct and accusatory. But it is important to remember that Impostor Syndrome is incredibly common. Nearly everyone experiences high levels of self-doubt at some point during their lives. There are also a few things that you can do to help manage any feelings of insecurity you may be facing.

1. Acknowledge your thoughts.

Studies show strong links between Impostor Syndrome and Anxiety Disorders. For this reason, it is very important to acknowledge the “Impostor” thoughts as they happen. This will allow your brain a chance to recognize that it is just a thought and will enable you to be aware of the thought and choose to ignore it.

2. Share your experiences with others.

Talking with trusted friends, family, and colleagues can help to create a supportive environment and can help you find people who can relate to your current state of mind and situation.

3. Understand that other people are just as uncertain as you.

If you acknowledge that other people you perceive as successful have moments of self-doubt and uncertainty as well, it makes it easier to face the thoughts often associated with Impostor Syndrome. It makes you feel less alone.

4. Think positively about the effort you are putting into your projects.

Viewing your effort in projects as a positive thing can help to ease the feeling of being a fraud, as you are acknowledging the positive efforts you have in an undertaking or project.

Final thoughts

At the end of the day, Impostor Syndrome is a persistent and overwhelming feeling of self-doubt and lack of personal worth. It is important to remain positive in spite of these emotions and to acknowledge that, though you may not understand why others believe in you, others do believe in you – and they must have a reason. Impostor Syndrome is common for people to face at one or more points in their life, and with positive thinking, you will realize how important it is to not give up or let yourself feel alone.

10 Laws Of Karma That Will Change Your Life

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Modern-day life brings us many factors that weigh us down mentally, physically, and spiritually. If these negative aspects of life are allowed to take over and become all-consuming, we can become physically ill or even say or do things to others that could, in turn, be harmful to them thus spreading the poison of negativity. Therefore, it is imperative that we all learn to take care of our own mind, body, and soul.

One way we can work to lift the burden of negativity from our shoulders is to be aware of how actions bring consequences. More specifically, we can practice the laws of karma and let that guide us to a life of peace.

Karma is basically an understanding that good becomes good and bad becomes bad, and life is a constant exchange of cause and effect. As we practice the law of karma, we can find inner peace which will give us better mental clarity, better physical health, and also be extended outwards to help others improve their lives.

10 Laws of Karma

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The First Law of Karma – The Great Law

  • Known as the Law of Cause and Effect, this law basically says you get what you give. In other words, if you project positivity and happiness to others. Then, in turn, you will receive the same.

The Second Law of Karma – Creation

  • Things, both good and bad, don’t just happen. Therefore, create the good and positive things you want to see in your life.

The Third Law of Karma – Humility

  • Be accepting of the good and bad in your life. Do not dwell on the bad, otherwise those negative feelings associated with it will remain with you.

The Fourth Law of Karma – Growth

  • Understand we only have control over ourselves. We cannot change our surroundings, be it people or our environment. We can, however, change who we are in our hearts and minds.

The Fifth Law of Karma – Responsibility

  • If something feels wrong, most times the conflict is within ourselves. We represent what is around us, and what is around us mirrors us. Therefore, we must take responsibility for the things in our lives.

The Sixth Law – Connection

  • Everything in the universe is connected. Even if something seems insignificant, it must be completed as its completion will lay the foundation for the next step in life. Each phase of a project in our lives is equally important as the one before or after it.

The Seventh Law – Focus

  • One can not truly focus on more than one task at a time. Attempting to do so will open the door to negativity; therefore, staying focused on one thing at a time will bring us peace.

The Eighth Law – Here and Now

  • Dwelling on our past prevents us from truly living today and from achieving new personal growth.

The Ninth Law – Change

  • We are destined to repeat history until we learn the lessons needed to change our paths in life.

The Tenth Law – Patience and Reward

  • All rewards in life come at a price. True peace and happiness come from doing what we are supposed to do and patiently waiting for the reward as it will come to us when the time is right.

Benefits and Tips to Practice Laws of Karma

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Benefits

Following the laws of karma has many benefits. Ultimately, it will help you de-stress your life, which will also help improve your health by lowering blood pressure and controlling stress hormones that wreak havoc on our bodies. It will let you view the world with new eyes as the dark veil of negativity is vanquished from your life. You will also be able to spread peace and kindness to others which will start a cycle of positivity for everyone.

Tips to Practice Law of Karma

In order to effectively practice laws of karma, you must remember a few simple basic concepts: 1. Be kind to yourself. 2. Be kind to others. Do not beat yourself up over things you can not change. Keep the circle of kindness, sharing, and love in motion so negativity is blocked from everyone that circle impacts. It does not take huge acts to accomplish this.

A smile and a friendly nod or sharing a drink of water with a thirsty stranger are simple enough to brighten the day. By following these tips to practice law of karma, happiness and peace will become abundant and infectious among all creatures in life.

C-section: What Are The Risks And Benefits?

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Doctors are reporting that more and more women are discussing having a scheduled cesarean section instead of a vaginal delivery. Even where there is no clear medical reason to perform the surgery, it seems many expectant mothers have reasons for wanting a C-section. In many cases, women who are busy with careers or traveling feel that scheduling a time for their baby’s birth is a convenient option. In other instances, women might fear the pain and duration of childbirth, or their inability to control the variables. And of course, there are medical reasons some might opt for a cesarean section.

In spite of medical advances, many experts still caution against performing this procedure. They advise doctors to proceed only when medically necessary. Increasingly, the idea that having a cesarean delivery is a risk-free and easy way to have a baby carries with it misinformation that may be harmful. The perception that the procedure is like getting a tooth extracted is simply untrue. A C-section is major abdominal surgery. As such, it carries with it the risks associated with other surgeries.

These risks include:

  • Infection
  • Hemorrhage
  • Reaction to Anesthesia
  • Blood clots
  • Injury to other organs
  • Risk of complication in future pregnancies

The risks to the baby include:

  • Possible breathing problems
  • Possibility of surgical injury

Additionally, even the most carefully planned surgery generally requires a longer hospital visit and a longer recovery time. It may also require the use of pain medications that can interfere with breastfeeding plans.

A vaginal birth is also not without its own risks. Labor and childbirth is an arduous process that takes a toll on the human body. According to John Mitchinson, Author of The Book Of General Ignorance, “During labor, the uterus exerts a downward force of 400 Newtons, which is one hundred times as strong as gravity and equivalent to the power in a fully extended modern longbow.” If that seems like a lot of force, ask any woman who has done it.

Some of the risks associated with the natural birth process are the same as with a C-section. There is still the risk of hemorrhage, reactions to anesthesia (if an epidural is used), and infection.

A few other risks include:

  • Perineal Tearing
  • Damage to the pelvic floor
  • Pelvic organ prolapse
  • Nerve damage and painful intercourse (only temporary)

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The risks to the baby include:

  • Shoulder dislocation
  • Birth injuries due to forceps and vacuum-assisted births
  • Oxygen deprivation if the umbilical cord becomes tangled

But we know there are also plenty benefits to having a vaginal birth as well:

A vaginal birth increases the natural rush of oxytocin to the body, resulting in a naturally euphoric process of bonding. This process is chemically sidestepped during a surgical delivery. Recovery time for a natural birth is usually shorter. But in cases where the risks of a vaginal birth can cause harm or danger, a C-section is an option that has been successfully performed for many years. One benefit is that a C-section can help to lessen the trauma on a body that is weakened by other conditions. It can also or prevent unnecessary complications.

A recent trend in c section birthing is the so-called gentle c section. Undergoing this method may help mothers to feel they are participating more by connecting more consciously to the natural birthing process. Additionally, it may help facilitate better bonding and c section recovery.

Hospitals that offer the planned procedure typically focus on modifying the process by:

  • Propping you up slightly to allow viewing the birth through a clear plastic drape
  • Placing the newborn on your chest immediately after delivery for direct skin-to-skin contact.
  • Using less sedation leaving you more alert to care for your baby.

The human body is an amazing and resilient machine, and with medical intervention, risks of both methods can be minimized by proper planning and a knowledgeable medical staff. The most important thing to remember is that a woman’s body is deeply intuitive and will always know what to do. In spite of the best-laid birth plans, the body may have its own notions, and ultimately the process will be led by instinct and the miraculous insight it holds.

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How Intermittent Fasting Is Perfect For Women Who Want To Lose Weight Fast

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For a long time, skipping meals was considered a bad way to lose weight. Research showed that skipping meals can slow metabolism, which is counter-productive to weight loss. Despite this, intermittent fasting is a form of dieting that is slowly gaining popularity, especially among girls, and seems to be helping women shed those stubborn, unsightly pounds. It can be harder for girls to lose weight than guys. A promising diet that works and makes it easier to lose weight is something girls dream of.

Intermittent fasting is a type of diet where the dieter restricts their calorie intake for two or more days each week. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they don’t eat at all on the restrictive days; they simply cap their caloric intake to around 500 or 600 calories.

Research has yet to prove why this type of fasting seems to work, but results have shown that, on average, intermittent fasting weight loss is greater than weight loss from diets that restrict calories every day of the week. The simplicity of fasting is also appealing because people don’t have to try as hard to eat right.

Intermittent Fasting Plans

Intermittent fasting isn’t just picking two days to restrict calories. There is an actual method to the madness. Here are a few of the more popular methods:

  1. The 16/8 Method
    This intermittent fasting plan is where the dieter doesn’t eat for 16 hours per day, then eats during a window of 8 hours per day. The easiest way to do this is to skip breakfast and not eat in the evenings, but this is only a suggestion. The window can be set at any time that is comfortable for the dieter. For older women, it is suggested to change this method to 15/9 or even 14/10 because short fasting spans seem to be better for young women’s metabolism. The dieter can drink beverages during the fasting time, as long as they don’t have any calories.
  2. The 5/2 Method
    This method involves eating a normal amount of calories for five days a week and consuming a restricted amount of calories two days a week. For girls, it is recommended to keep their calorie cap at 500 during restrictive days. The days shouldn’t be back to back; they should be spaced out (for example, Monday and Thursday).
  3. The Eat-Stop-Eat Method
    This method can be one of the more difficult methods. It involves picking two days per week to stop eating for an entire 24-hour window. The eat-stop-eat method takes serious self-discipline. Many people end up falling short of the 24-hour window. Non-caloric beverages are allowed during the 24 hours, so this can make it easier to follow through.
  4. The Warrior Method
    The warrior method is where the dieter only eats a very small amount of healthy, low-calorie foods during the day (fruits and vegetables), then eats a very large meal at night. They can only eat one large meal. This method can be slightly difficult to follow, but not as difficult as the eat-stop-eat method.
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Related: Science Explains What Fasting Does to Your Body

Intermittent Fasting Can Help Women Lose Weight Fast

Intermittent fasting weight loss can occur rapidly when a woman first begins dieting. This is especially true for females who are extremely overweight and have at least 30 pounds to lose. The reason that this works so well is simple: girls are eating fewer calories when on an intermittent fasting plan. The key to ensuring that the plan works is to not overeat (or under-eat) on days or windows of regular eating.

In essence, the fasting plans work just like a diet where you cut calories each day. The biggest difference with intermittent fasting plans is that these plans make it easier to cut the calories (even if they can be hard to follow through, such as in the eat-stop-eat method). The dieter doesn’t have to count calories, figure out which food is good and which is bad, or figure out anything for that matter. They simply eat regularly and then don’t eat. Simplicity is what makes this diet method effective.

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8 Drinks Models Swear By To Lose Weight Fast

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The summer is in its heat. You want to go outside and feel confident in your own skin. One of the most effective and pleasant ways to lose weight is by consuming drinks to lose weight. It keeps you hydrated, satiated, and gets you burning fat in no time.

The homemade drinks to lose weight that you can prepare have natural ingredients packed with vital nutrients. These help your body rebuild itself in the most optimal way. Detoxing the body with them is the key step to losing unwanted fat and improving vitality.

8 Drinks to Lose Weight That Models Swear By

Here are the drinks to lose weight that models swear by. While it is their profession to be skinny, you can use their secrets to be the best slender version of your beautiful self. Choose one to your taste and preference or alternate between them.

Peppermint Tea

Some of the best drinks to lose weight come in the form of tea. Prepare it light or heavy, hot or cold, and drink tea all year round. Peppermint, in particular, has some magical qualities when it comes to weight loss. The magical qualities are contained in its scent.

Even breathing peppermint leads to weight loss, according to research. The smell of peppermint suppresses appetite sensors in the brain and leads to less hunger. Drinking it has additional power. Brew it with hot water, and drink it hot or cold.

White Tea

White tea is a type on its own – just like green and black tea. It is a naturally dried tea with no chemicals used in the process. The tea has many antioxidants, and some of them are three times more than the ones found in green tea.

The antioxidants found in this tea increase the burning of fat cells and prevent the formation of new ones.

Green Smoothie

Sometimes your best bet in weight loss is a simple green smoothie. Green leafy vegetables are notorious for their detoxifying properties. Detoxing the body is the main route to go for stable weight loss. The low-calorie content of these plants and their fiber keep you satiated, nourished, and clean.

Out of all the homemade drinks for losing weight, smoothies are best taken in the morning on an empty stomach to charge you for the whole day. Add a green leafy vegetable, an apple, lime, lemon, or green superfood in different combinations to achieve a taste that suits you.

A Spicy Juice

Juices brought from the store commonly have preservatives, artificial flavors, and too much sugar inside. Making your own juice at home guarantees its quality.

Adding spices like ginger have a metabolism-boosting effect. Raw ginger added in a juice also has this effect. Mix 3 cups of baby spinach, 1 cucumber, 3/4 of a pineapple, and 1 tbsp of ginger root.

Citrus Flavor

Citrus fruits are great for cleaning and refreshing the body. For this smoothie, you will need 1/2 cup of grapefruit, 1/2 cup of pomegranate, and 1 teaspoon of natural honey. Add them all in a blender and mix.

Lemonade

A lemonade prepared right is a gut-cleansing remedy that can set you on the right path to weight loss. Try different lemonade versions of homemade drinks to lose weight and see which one you like by adding different ingredients. A sample recipe is using 1 inch of ginger root, 1/2 lime, and 1 cup of cold water. Add all into a blender to make this flavored water recipe.

Weight-loss Coffee

Some drinks to lose weight could come close to your daily routine. If you are a coffee lover, here is a slight variation for extra benefits.

Use a teaspoon of instant coffee, 1 teaspoon of grounded flaxseed, 1/2 teaspoon of grated dark chocolate, and a hot cup of water. Add all the ingredients, and stir well.

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Fenugreek Drink

While fenugreek is typically considered an ingredient for cooking, it actually makes some of the best drinks to lose weight. Fenugreek improves the metabolism of lipids and glucose while increasing insulin sensitivity.

Use 2 teaspoons of fenugreek seeds, 1/2 cup of cucumber, 1/2 cup of water, and a pinch of natural salt. Soak the fenugreek seeds overnight in the water. The next day, strain the seeds, and blend the water together with the cucumber and salt.

Final Thoughts

Using natural and raw ingredients for your juices will give your body the necessary tools to keep itself satiated and free of cravings. Use these drinks to lose weight along with adopting other dietary and lifestyle improvements to see best results. There are many variations of drinks that you can choose from and explore with imagination and fun. Most importantly – keep it cool, enjoy the process, and the results may surprise you.

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10 Instapot Vegan Recipes The Whole Family Will Love

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Ove the past year, the InstaPot has gained quite a bit of popularity for the easy cooking options for everyone. Even vegan cooking is starting to enjoy the perks of the InstaPot to aid in the waiting process of soaking and cooking that comes with many vegan recipes. Luckily, there many recipes that can be fixed in the InstaPot, making it quite the staple in the vegan’s household.

In this article, we will take a little time to look over 10 of the best vegan recipes, as well as a few vegan breakfast recipes, that can be fixed in the InstaPot to help you save time and energy when trying to cook. These vegan recipes are simple and delicious, to provide new experiences to the vegan table.

Lentil and Sweet Potato Stew Moroccan Style

With a simple mixture of either rice or cauliflower rice, lentils, and sweet potatoes, this hearty stew is easy to cook in the InstaPot. With the Moroccan flair, you get the warmth and fragrant addition to the stew that makes it twice as tasty as before. Plus, it is entirely vegan, making it a great easy meal to fix when you need a little spice.

Vegan Beefless Stew

While it doesn’t look like it is missing any beef, this beefless stew is full of the hearty goodness of a beef stew, but it is one of the best vegan recipes for stew without the beef. It includes delicious items like carrots, potatoes, celery, and mushrooms, giving it plenty of texture for a hearty meal. To give it a little more flavor, you can add just a bit of fresh rosemary to the top of the stew. It is also legume and grain-free.

Rice Pudding with Chai Spice

One of the best vegan breakfast recipes that can double as a dessert recipe is this tasty Chai spice rice pudding. It has the delicious warm tones that come straight from the Chai spice. You get a good mix of caffeine to help you wake up. The creamy dessert feels like an indulgent, but it is gluten-free and dairy-free as well.

Homemade Refried Beans

You could always buy the beans in a can, but the homemade version is full of delicious ingredients for a tastier take on this option. This vegan option has everything you need for the InstaPot version of the refried beans, and it even includes a recipe for a grain-free tortilla that is both vegan and gluten-free. You can enjoy these beans with vegan taco meat.

Vegan Orange Spice Cake

It doesn’t matter if you are cooking for the holidays or any other occasion, this vegan dessert will have your mouth watering. This cake is moist and delicious even though it is egg-free and dairy-free. The bonus is that you can make it right in your InstaPot to give it that moisture it needs. This cake is sweet, but not overly sweet for that perfect slice of heaven after a meal.

Cranberry and Pear Cake

For a vegan cake recipe that is easy to make in the InstaPot, this cranberry and pear cake is ideal. This cake is great for those that aren’t very skilled at baking, and since it has the fruit mixture, it has all the sweetness you need in a cake without the refined sugar. That’s right; it is refined sugar-free, making it a great healthy and vegan option.

Apples and Steel Cut Oatmeal

Cooking steel cut oatmeal can be time-consuming, which is why many choose to do it in their InstaPot. This breakfast option makes this oatmeal simple and fact, taking only three minutes to cook. Add in some tasty flavorings and top with some apple chunks to get a healthy and tasty breakfast option that doesn’t take all morning to prepare.

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Vegetable Soup Italian Farmhouse Style

A nutritious soup is not the same without this Italian flair. It is full of delicious veggies, which is perfect addition to your vegan recipes. This is a light meal as well, and it only takes a little time to make in your InstaPot. The rich flavors blend well together to give you a good option that is easy on the digestive system but still has an incredible flavor.

Classic Beet Soup

Full of flavor, this beet soup has a vibrant color that packs veggies right in the mix. You can add beans if you want, or add some coconut yogurt to the top in the place of normal sour cream. This is a great hearty option for colder nights, and it is sure to bring some warmth to your table.

Cheesy-Sauce without the Cheese

Who doesn’t love a vegetable-made copycat cheese sauce? This has the same creamy and rich texture as a cheese sauce, but it is entirely made of vegetables, making it one of the most exciting vegan recipes. It only takes five minutes in your InstaPot, and it tastes great with rice, pasta, or veggies.

Conclusion

Your InstaPot can be an easy way to fix meals, even if you are a vegan household. Many of the vegan recipes here are easy and quick, giving you a delicious meal that won’t take up most of your day. The best part is that each meal provides a healthy spin on a vegan classic. Perfect for putting on your table.

How to Find Happiness In Your Life: Best Happiness Quotes To Inspire You

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Quotes about happiness can help us focus on the good aspects of life. Having a lighthearted, grateful attitude can make life’s challenges easier to endure. When you are searching for fulfillment, these happiness quotes will help you focus your energy on what is most important to you.

Use these happiness quotes to cheer yourself up when you are feeling down. Let them guide you to a place where you are looking forward to the future and not dwelling on the past. True happiness quotes will illuminate the dark parts of your life and set you free from constant worrying. These quotes on happiness can help you focus on what is most important in life.

8 Happiness Quotes to Inspire You

1. “Once in a while, amidst all your bad days, you’ll have a good day. A great day even. Make sure you remember those days. Keep them safely in your pockets, maybe even a jar on your desk because you need to know that there are and will be better days. You need to remember how on those days you felt warm inside, like you’ve just drunk a hot cup of tea; like a small fire was ignited inside of you. Hold on to that warmth. And never let it go.”

– Unknown

2. “You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you’ll escape it one day, and how awesome it’ll be, and imagining that future keeps you going, but you never do it. You just use the future to escape the present.”

– John Green

3. “An amazing thing happens when you get honest with yourself and start doing what you love. Your life literally slows down. You stop wishing for the weekend. You stop merely looking forward to special events. Begin to live in each moment and you start feeling like a human being. You just ride the wave that is life, with this feeling of contentment and joy. You move fluidly, steadily, calm and grateful. A veil is lifted, and a whole new perspective is born.”

– Unknown

4. “Don’t rush and never settle. If it’s meant to be, it will be.”

– Unknown

5. “Everything in life is art. What you do. How you dress. The way you love someone, and how you talk. Your smile and your personality. What you believe in, and all your dreams. The way you drink your tea. How you decorate your home. Or party. … How your writing looks. And the way you feel. Life is art.”

– Helena Bonham Carter

And a Few More …

6. “The decision to be positive is not one that disregards or belittles sadness that exists. It is rather a conscious choice to focus on the good and to cultivate happiness – genuine happiness. Happiness is not a limited resource. When we devote our energy and time to trivial matters and choose to stress over things that ultimately are insignificant, from that point, we perpetuate our own sadness and lose sight of the things that really make us happy and rationalize our way out of doing amazing things.”

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– Christopher Aiff

7. “We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering – these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love – these are what we stay alive for.”

– Dead Poets Society

8. “For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don’t enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you’re not going to be very happy. Someone [who] bases his/her happiness on major events like a great job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, isn’t going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.”

– Andy Rooney

Final Thoughts

These quotes on happiness will help you to see the positive in your life every day. Even when things are difficult, you can hang onto the promise of future happiness. Often, happiness means letting go of the things we can’t control. Quotes about happiness can give you something to hold onto. These happiness quotes are selected to uplift your mood and to make you smile. Spread these happiness quotes to your friends and family if they need a lift.

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References:
https://www.inc.com/rhett-power/101-inspirational-quotes-to-inspire-you-in-2018.html
https://livelifehappy.com/live-life-quotes/

10 Best Romantic Love Quotes For All The Lovers

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Nearly every artist has written a quote about love that has stood the test of time. Like love itself, love quotes are eternal. Just as love inspires us, it has inspired countless writers, poets, artists, and musicians. When you survey the world’s great artworks, you’ll see that love has led to the most heartfelt, passionate outpourings of these artists’ souls, giving the world some of the best love quotes you will ever read.

Love Quotes are Everywhere

Love is everywhere. Nobody gets tired of singing, writing, or talking about it. From the cheerful rhymes of a “silly love song” to great, classic novels, you’ll find love quotes everywhere. Songs, books, and poems are sources of the world’s best love quotes, handed down from one generation to the next.

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The Wings of Love

What is it about love? It’s at the core of our existence and the most important emotion we feel. Love lets us put away our selfishness and focus fully on others. When you love, you want to share your joy and happiness with the whole world, and love sets you free to do that. Love, not Red Bull, gives you wings.

We’ve gathered 10 of the greatest quotes about love from some of the most romantic writers to put pen to paper. When feeling romantic, these love quotes will give you a new way to express your feelings. When you’re feeling low, these quotes about love will remind you that love is still there for you. Wrap yourself in these beautiful words and enjoy.

10 Greatest Love Quotes

“If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I’d like to do
Is to save every day
‘Til eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you.”
— Jim Croce, Time in a Bottle

“I will return. I will find you. Love you. Marry you. And live without shame.”
— Ian McEwen, Atonement

“Loretta, I love you. Not like they told you love is, and I didn’t know this either, but love don’t make things nice. It ruins everything. [Love] breaks your heart. It makes things a mess. We aren’t here to make things perfect. The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us. Not us! We are here to ruin ourselves and to break our hearts and love the wrong people and die.”
— Ronny Cammareri, Moonstruck

“I cannot fix on the hour, or the look, or the words which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”
— Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“O I have been dilatory and dumb;
I should have made my way straight to you long ago;
… should have blabbed nothing but you, I should have chanted nothing but you.
I will leave all, and come and make the hymns of you.”
— Walt Whitman, To You

“Oh to be in love
And never get out again.”
— Kate Bush, To Be in Love

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And a few more love quotes…

“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”
— Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

“I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that’s why I love you
So don’t be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful
Like a rainbow.”
— Cyndi Lauper, True Colors

“I want to tell you again, I love you. Our love has been the thread through the labyrinth, the net under the high-wire walker, the only real thing in this strange life of mine that I could ever trust.”
— Clare Abshire, The Time Traveler’s Wife

“Come, gentle night; come, loving, black-browed night;
Give me my Romeo; and when I shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night.”
— William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Final Thoughts on Love Quotes

If these love quotes have made you feel warm and lovey-dovey, that’s a good thing. Now go and whisper those special words to your special someone. You can never give or receive enough love; the best love quotes are the ones you share.

Has it been a while since you told your loved one how you feel? Now you have all the words you need to express your love.

What are your favorite quotes about love? Keep adding to your list, and you’ll never run out of ways to say those three little words.

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