I call her Mnimi
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Effects of chewing gum on your memory
Chewing gum is ancient. Thousands of years ago, the Greeks chewed mastiche while the Mayans and Aztecs chewed chicle to satisfy quench and hunger. North American Indians masticated spruce tress resin, which they passed on to European settlers. Up to this day, some people chew gum to clean teeth and freshen breath. Some chew to […]
MoreWorld brain day
July 22nd is World Brain Day, an annual celebration suggested by the Public Awareness and Advocacy Committee to be July 22, 2014. This was based on the date when the World Federation of Neurology was established in 1957. Its main objective “is to increase public awareness and promote advocacy related to brain health.”
MoreHistory of chocolate
July 7th is World Chocolate Day or International Chocolate Day – the global celebration of cacao-made treats every year. Now, before we sink our teeth into huge chocolatey goodness, let us take a piece of that cocoa history.
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Pseudo-forgetting or mental blur
Pseudo-forgetting is like forgetting but “not in a real sense”. This is because there is no true learning and that information was never really stored as long-term memory for it to be recalled. This is sometimes referred to as mental blur.
MoreRemembering national I forgot day
July 2nd is National I Forgot Day, a day when you just simply relax and forget about anything . . . well, trivial. Anyway, this day could be a good excuse for not remembering whatever it is you need to recall…
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The world’s first selfie recorded online
June 21st is National Selfie Day. It was founded in 2014 by DJ Rick McNeely of Fishbowl Radio Network in Arlington, TX. It started out as an idea and now it is an annual self-portrait celebration.
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National Hazelnut Cake Day [video]
June 1st is National Hazelnut Cake Day. One way to celebrate it is to bake it! Watch this video recipe of a home-baked hazelnut cake topped with chocolate ganache… Yum!
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Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
Adlai Stevenson II
Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no future.
Elie Wiesel
Mindfulness meditation
Mindfulness is that state in which you are aware of what is currently happening. It is simply living today – leaving behind unpleasant things that have already happened without worrying about what the future might hold. Mindfulness meditation, used as a therapeutic technique, is when our mind accepts all our bodily sensations in a calming way.
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Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.
Robert Browning
We are born of love. Love is our mother.
Rumi
Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.
George Eliot
Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It’s the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.
Adam Ant
Paulo Coelho quote: causes of stress
Paulo Coelho said: Stress, anxiety and depression are caused when we are living to please others
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At the end of the day, remind yourself that you did the best you could today, and that is good enough.
Lori Deschene
