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Thebeautyindustry.....................................................................................................................................2

HolidayHeadache...........................................................................................................................................3

Arthritisall-clearforhighheels........................................................................................................4

DisneyWorld...................................................................................................................................................5

SecretstoaGreatLife.............................................................................................................................6

The50-PercentTheoryofLife.................................................................................................................8

TheRoadtoHappiness.................................................................................................................................9

SixFamousWords.........................................................................................................................................11

WriteYourOwnLife...................................................................................................................................12

StarbucksinvadesParisiancafeculture

AformofaliencivilisationhasfinallylandedinParis-unfamiliargreenandblacksignshave

appearedontheAvenuedeL'Opera.

ItisthefirstStarbuckscafetoboldlygowherenoStarbuckshasgonebefore,onto

potentiallyhostileFrenchterritory.

ItsadvertisingpostersontheChampsElyeannounce"Starbucks-apassionpourlecafe".

Butisthecompanyawareoftheriskitistakingbychallengingtheverybirthplaceofcafe

society

"Ithinkeverytimewecomeintoanewmarketwedoitwithagreatnofrespect,agreat

dealofinterestinhowthatcafesocietyhasdevelopedovertime,"BillO'SheaofStarbucks

says.

"Werecognithereisahugehistoryhereofcafesocietyandwehaveeveryconfidencewe

canenjoy,augmentandjoininthatpassion."

esomesniffinessintheFrenchpress,someyoungerFrenchare

expressingtheirexcitementthattheywillfinallybeabletovisitthekindofcafetheylove

towatchontheUSTVriesFriends.

Infact,forsome,itisanexoticrarity,farmoreexcitingthantheaverageFrenchcafe.

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Melissa,aged18,saysshecanhardlywait:"IloveStarbuckscaramelcoffee-it'svery

goodandIliketheconceptthatthey'StarbuckswillbeOKforFrench

people."

AnAmericantouristiquallyexcitedwhenshespotsthesign-thiscouldbejustthething

tohelphergetovertheoccasionaltwingeofhomesickness.

"IlovetheFrenchcafes,butStarbucksissopopularintheStatesandit'sbecomepart

ofAmericancultureandnowit'scometoFrance,andthat'sOK,"shesaid.

ButthatistheproblemformanyFrench,whodonotwantFrancetobejustliketherest

oftheworld:withstandardiddisposalcupsofcoffee-identicalin7,000branchesaround

theworld-eveniftheyaretermedhandcraftedbeverages.

Atthetraditionalcafes,customersworrythatthebigUScoffeehouchainscoulddrive

outsmall,family-ownedcafes.

OthersherethinktheycouldcomeroundtotheideaofStarbucks,thoughforthemitwould

neverreplacethecornercafeorthetypicalParisianpetitnoircoffee.

Thebeautyindustry

TheoneAmericanindustryunaffetedbythegeneraldepressionoftradeisthebeautyindustry.

Americanwomencontinuetospendontheirfacesandbodiesasmuchastheyspentbeforethecoming

actsandfiguresare'official',and

canbeacceptedasbeingsubstantiallytrue.

re,thenthepersonal

appearanceind,

aswehaveen,theyhavenotareretrenchingonotherthingsthantheirfaces.

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Women,itisobvious,otonlytoperformthegenerally

unenviablesocialfunctionshitherorervedtothemale,butalsofreertoexercithemore

pleasing,tunesaremadejustlybyface-cream

manufacturersandbeauty-specialists,bythellersofrubberreducing-beltsandmassage

machines,bythepatenteesofhair-lotionsandtheauthorsofbooksonthecultureoftheabdomen.

Itisasuccessinsofarasmorewomenretaintheiryouthfulappearancetoagreaterage

traitoftheArtist'sMotherwillcometobealmostindisinguishable,

atfuturepictureshows,fromthePortraioftheArtist'cessispartdueto

skinfoodsandinjectionsofparaffin-wax,facialsurgery,mudbaths,andpaint,andinpart

omepeople,thecampaignformorebeautyisalsoacompaignfor

thatismerelytheartificialshadowofthesymptomsofheslthis

,itisasufficientlygood

iddle-in-comepresoncanafford

thecosmeticapparatusandmoreknowledgeofthewayinwhichrealherlthcanbeachievedis

athappymomentcomes,willeverywomanbebeautiful-as

beautiful,atanyrate,asthenaturalshapeofherfeaturesTheanswerisapparent:No,forreal

beautyisasmuchanaffairoftheinnerasoftheouterlf.

HolidayHeadache

AllIwantedwasacozylogcabininthestateofMaine,somewheredeepinthewoods,tohang

obemyfirstvacationwithmyboyfriend,andIwantedittobe

perfect.

Soratherthanwastemoneyonaguidebookthatwasboundtobeoutdatedbeforeitappeared

ontheshelvesofmylocalbookstore,didIknowthatwhen

Itypedthewords“Mainelogcabinrental”at,Iwassteppinginto48hoursofInternethell.

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Forgetdinner,forgetwork,uedtomycomputerforhoursclickingfrom

onelistingtoanothertofindtheperfecthideaway.

stsitethatItried,,groupedrentalsbyregionbuthadnomaptotell

mewheresuchromantic-sounding,placesasSealCoveorOwl’tologon

totolocateeachone,thenreturntosloggingthroughsite,,letmefind50cabinsandcottages

rightoff,butmostoftherentalsturnedouttobeclodforthewinter.

andhundredsoflistingslater,

ry10vacationspotsIlookedinto,I

foundmaybeonethatsoundedgoodandmoreoftenthannot,itwasbooked,toofaraway,or

ingonlinewasreallygivingmeafinallydecidedtoputour

ltapaperback

bookcalledAmerica’sFavoriteInns,B&Bs,lievedtoethateach

citywasneatlypinpointedonadetailedmap,andmosthadgooddescriptionstohelpmefigure

outwhereinMaineweshouldgointhefirstplace.

ThenIfoundit:anoldinnonthesoutherncoastofMainethatrentedusoneofitsbest

roomsfor$hatItdidn’ychancesbadonagood

review,’talogcabin,anditwasfarfromthe

woods,buttherewerelacecurtains,eocean

outsideourwindowandafireplaceintheroom,myholidaywasjustascozyasIdreameditwould

be.

Arthritisall-clearforhighheels

Fearsthatwearinghigh-heeledshoescouldleadtokneearthritisareunfounded,sayrearchers.

Butbeingoverweight,smoking,andhavingapreviouskneeinjurydoesincreatherisk,the

teamfromOxfordBrookesUniverstityfound.

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Theylookedatmorethan100womenagedbetween50and70waitingforkneesurgery,andfound

thatchoiceofshoeswasnotafactor

ThestudywaspublishedintheJournalofEpidemilologyandpublichealth.

Morethan2%ofthepopulationagedover55sufferxtremepainasaresultofosteoarthrits

oftheknee.

Theconditionistwiceascommonin65-year-oldwomenasitisinmenofthesameage.

Women'sandmen'skneesarenotbiologicallydifferent,sothereracherswantedtofind

outwhytwiceasmanywomenasmendeveloposteoarthritisinthejoint.

Somerearchershavespeculatedthahigh-heeledshoesmaybetoblame.

Thewomeninthestudywerequizzedondetailsoftheirheightandweightwhentheyleft

school,between36and40andbetween51and55.

Theywereaskedaboutinjuries,theirjobs,smokinganduofcontraceptivehormones.

Howere,whilemanyofthefactorswerelinkedtoanincreadriskovertheyearswasnot.

Therearcherswrote:"Mostofthewomenhadbeenexpodtohighheeledshoesoverthe

years-nevertheless,aconsistentfindingwasareducedriskofosteoarthritisoftheknee.

Therewasanevenmorepronouncedlinkbetweenregulardancinginthree-inchheelsanda

reducedriskofkneeproblems.

Therearchersdescribedthisfindingas"surprising",butsaidthattheywouldnotexpect

alarger-scalestudytooverturntheirfindings.

DisneyWorld

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DisneyWorld,Florida,rsthousandacres,

penedonOctober11971,fiveyearsafterWaltDisney’s

death,anditisalarger,slightlymoreambitiousversionofDisneylandnearLosAngeles.

ForeignerstendtoassociateWaltDisneywithSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs,andwithhis

otherfamouscartooncharacters,MickeyMouandDonaldDuck.

actspeopleofmost

tastesandmostincomegroups,andpeopleofallages,retwo

expensivehotels,agolfcour,foresttrailsforhorbackridingandriversforcanoeing.

ButthecentralattractionoftheresortistheMagicKingdom.

Betw

distancerithetowersofCinderella’ttingtotheMagicKingdomisquite

eithercrossthelakeonareplica

ofaMississippipaddlewheeler,oryoucanglidearoundtheshoreinastreamlinedmonorailtrain.

Whenyoureachtheterminal,youwalkstraightintoalittlesquarewhichfacesMainStreet.

remodernshopsinsidethebuildings,butallthefacades

rehangingbasketsfullofredandwhiteflowers,andthereisnotraffic

ouwalkthroughthe

MagicKingdom,how

theshops,restaurantsandallothermaterialneedsoftheMagicKingdomareinvisiblysupplied.

SecretstoaGreatLife

Agreatlifedoesn’lifeistheresultofallocatingyourtime,

energy,thoughts,andhardworktowardswhatyouwantyourlifetottingyourlfupforstress

andfailure,andstartttingupyourlifetosupportsuccessandea.

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Agreatlifeistheresultofusingthe24/7yougetinacreativeandthoughtfulway,instead

izethe“crets”tofityourownneedsandstyle,andstart

creatingyourowngreatlifetoday!

1.S—Simplify.

ufocusonsimplifyingyourlife,

youfreeupenergyandtimefortheworkthatyouenjoyandthepurpoforwhichyouarehere.

Inordertocreateagreatlife,youwillhavetomakeroomforitinyoursfirst.

2.E—Effort.

ngagreatliferequiresthatyoumake

slookingfornewwaystospendyourenergythatcoincidewithyour

llrewardyourbesteffort.

3.C—CreatePriorities.

’asytospendyourdaysjust

respondingtothenextthingthatgetsyourattention,insteadofintentionallyusingthetime,

energyandmoneyyouhaveinawaythat’reyouarehonoringyour

priorities.

4.R—Rerves.

Agreatlifeistheresultofhavingrerves—rervesofthings,time,space,energy,money.

Withrerves,esareimportantbecautheyreduce

thefearofconquences,andthatallowsyoutomakedecisionsbadonwhatyoureallywant

insteadofwhatthefeardecidesforyou.

5.E—Eliminatedistractions.

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oundatsomeone’slifeyou

theydothatyouwouldliketoincorporateintoyourownlifeAskthemhowthey

ystofreeupyourmentalenergyforthingsthataremoreimportanttoyou.

6.T—Thoughts.

Agreatlifeistheresultofcontrollingyourthoughtssothatyouacceptandallowfor

thepossibilitythatitactuallycanhappentoyou!Yourbeliefintheoutcomewilldirectly

tedpeoplehavespecificgoalsandlookforwaystoachieve

them.

7.S—Start.

’stheoldsayingeveryone’sfamiliarwith

“ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep”.There’snobettertimetostart

thantoday.

Don’twaitforarai,oruntilthekidsgetolder,ortheweatherisbetter.

It’swhatyoudoTODAYthatwillmakeadifferenceinyourlifetomorrow.

The50-PercentTheoryofLife

etimethingsarebetterthannormal;theotherhalf,

stimeandexperiencetounderstand

whatnormalis,andthatgivesmetheperspectivetodealwiththesurprisofthefuture.

Let’sbenchmarktheparameters:Yes,Iwilldie.I’vedealtwiththedeathsofbothparents,

abestfriend,thedeathshavebeenviolent,before

myeyes,ff,ere

arethohighpoints:romanceandmarriagetotherightperson;havingachildanddoingtho

Dadthingslikecoachingmyson’sbaballteam,paddlingaroundthecreekintheboatwhile

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he’sswimmingwiththedogs,discoveringhiscompassionsodeepitmanifestveninhiskindness

tosnails,hisimaginationsovividhebuildsaspaceshipfromascatteredpileofLegos.

Butthereisavastmeadowoflifeinthemiddle,wherethebadandthegoodflip-flop

whatconvincesmetobelieveinthe50-percentspringIplantedcorntoo

hagrinedatthewastedeffort.

Summerturnedbrutal—-conditionerdied,

thewellwentdry,themarriageended,thejoblost,vinglyricsfrom

acountrytune—urgingKansasCityRoyalsteam,boundfortheirfirst

WorldSeries,buoyedmybackonthathorriblesummer,Isoonunderstoodthatallsucceeding

hannormalwouldn’dandsavor

invigoratemeforthenextnastysurpriandofferassurance

thatIcanthrive.

The50percenttheoryevenhelpsmeehopebeyondmyRoyals’recentslump,afieldof

s,yeah,the

corncropForthatoneblisteringsummer,thegroundmoisturewasjustright,plantingearly

allowedpollinationbeforeheatwitheredthetops,andthelackofrainsparedthestandingcorn

ntermycriboverflowedwithcorn—fat,healthythree-to-a-stalkearsfilled

withkernelsfromheeltotip—whilemyneighbors’fieldsyieldedonlybrown,emptyhusks.

Althoughplantingspastmayhavefallenbelowthe50-percentexpectation,andtheyprobably

willagaininthefuture,Iamstillsustainedbythecropthatflourishesduringthedrought.

TheRoadtoHappiness

Itisonly

rsatMonteCarloarepursuingmoney,andmostofthem

loitinstead,butthereareotherwaysofpursuingmoney,with

ursueitbymeansofdrink,youareforgettingthehangover.

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Epicuruspursueditbylivingonlyincongenialsocietyandeatingonlydrybread,

hodprovedsuccessfulinhisca,but

hewasavaletudinarian,andmostpeoplewouldneedsomethingmorevigorous.

Formostpeople,thepursuitofhappiness,unlesssupplementedinvariousways,istoo

inkthatwhatever

personalruleoflifeyoumaychooitshouldnot,exceptinrareandheroiccas,beincompatible

withyoulookaroundatthemenandwomenwhomyoucancallhappy,willethattheyallhave

timportantofthethingsisanactivitywhichatmostgradually

buildsupsomethingthatyouaregladtoecomingintoexistence.

Womenwhotakeaninstinctivepleasureintheirchildrencangetthiskindofsatisfaction

sandauthorsandmenofsciencegethappinessinthisway

rearemanyhumblerformsofthesamekindofpleasure.

Manymenwhospendtheirworkinglifeinthecitydevotetheirweekendstovoluntaryand

unremuneratedtoilintheirgardens,andwhenthespringcomes,theyexperienceallthejoys

ofhavingcreatedbeauty.

Thewholesubjectofhappinesshas,inmyopinion,een

sthowhohave

beenrenderedunhappybyabadtheorymayneedabettertheorytohelpthemtorecover,just

nthingsarenormalamanshouldbe

healthy]esimplethingsthatreallymatter.

Ifamandelightsinhiswifeandchildren,hassuccessinwork,andfindspleasureinthe

alternationofdayandnight,springandautumn,hewillbehappywhateverhisphilosophymay

,ontheotherhand,hefindshiswifefateful,hischildren’snoiunendurable,and

theofficeanightmare;ifinthedaytimehelongsfornight,andatnightsighsforthelight

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ofday,thenwhatheneedsisnotanewphilosophybutanewregimen—adifferentdiet,ormore

exerci,orwhatnot.

Manisananimal,andhishappinessdependsonhisphysiologymorethanhelikestothink.

Thisisahumbleconclusion,ybusinessmen,Iam

wouldincreatheirhappinessmorebywalkingsixmileverydaythanbyanyconceivablechange

ofphilosophy.

SixFamousWords

“Tobeornottobe.”OutsidetheBible,thesixwordsarethemostfamousinalltheliterature

respokenbyHamletwhenhewasthinkingaloud,andtheyarethemostfamous

wordsinShakespearebecauHamletwasspeakingnotonlyforhimlfbutalsoforeverythinking

manandwoman.

Tobeornottobe,toliveornottolive,toliverichlyandabundantlyandeagerly,or

sopheroncewantedtoknowwhetherhewasalive

ornot,eredit

bysaying:“Ithink,thereforeIam.”ButthebestdefinitionofexistenceIeversawwasone

writtenbyanotherphilosopherwhosaid:“Tobeistobeinrelations.”Ifthisistrue,then

themorerelationsalivingthinghas,themoreitisalive.

Toliveabundantlymeanssimplytoincreatherangeandintensityofourrelations.

rtfromourregular

occupationhowmucharewealiveIfyouareinterestedonlyinyourregularoccupation,youare

sotherthingsareconcerned—poetryandpro,music,pictures,

sports,unlfishfriendships,politics,internationalaffairs—riwi,it

istruethateverytimeyouacquireanewinterest—evenmore,anewaccomplishment—youincrea

yourpoweroflife.

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Noonewhoisdeeplyinterestedinalargevarietyofsubjectscanremainunhappy,thereal

aidthatamandiesasoftenashelos

ainnewlifebycontactsandnewfriends.

Whatissupremelytrueoflivingobjectsisonlylesstrueofideas,whicharealsoalive.

Whereyourthoughtsare,thoughtsareconfinedonlyto

yourbusiness,onlytoyourphysicalwelfare,onlytothenarrowcircleofthetowninwhich

youlive,ouareinterestedinwhatisgoing

oninChina,thenyouarelivinginChina—ifyou’reinterestedinthecharactersofagood

novel,thenyouarelivingwiththohighlyinterestingpeople,ifyoulistenintentlytofine

music,youareawayfromyourimmediatesurroundingsandlivinginaworldofpassionand

imagination.

Tobeornottobe—toliveintenlyandrichly,merelytoexist,thatdependsonourlves.

elive,letlive!

WriteYourOwnLife

Supposomeonegaveyouapen—aaled,ldn’tehowmuchinkit

trundryafterthefirstfewtentativewordsorlastjustlongenoughtocreate

amasterpiece(orveral)thatwouldlastforeverandmakeadifferenceintheschemeofthings.

Youdon’herulesofthegame,e

totakeachance!

Actually,dofpickingupandusing

thepen,youcouldleaveitonashelforinadrawerwhereitwilldryup,ou

dodecidetouit,whatwouldyoudowithit

Howwouldyouplaythegame

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WouldyouplanandplanbeforeyoueverwroteawordWouldyourplansbesoextensivethat

youneverevengottothewritingOrwouldyoutakethepeninhand,plungerightinandjust

doit,strugglingtokeepupwiththetwistsandturnsofthetorrentsofwordsthattakeyou

wheretheytakeyouWouldyouwritecautiouslyandcarefully,asifthepenmightrundrythe

nextmoment,orwouldyoupretendorbelieve(orpretendtobelieve)thatthepenwillwrite

foreverandproceedaccordinglyAndofwhatwouldyouwrite:OfloveHateFunMiryLifeDeath

NothingEverything

WouldyouwritetopleajustyourlfOrothersOryourlfbywritingforothers

WouldyourstrokesbetremblinglytimidorbrilliantlyboldFancywithaflourishorplain

WouldyouevenwriteOnceyouhavethepen,norulesaysyouhavetowrite.

WouldyousketchScribbleDoodleordraw

Wouldyoustayinoronthelines,orenolinesatall,eveniftheywerethereOrare

they

There’salottothinkabouthere,isn’tthereNow,supposomeonegaveyoualife…