Heal the World - For All of Us



As music and musical performances shared online continue to unite the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems fitting to include Michael’s live performance of “Heal The World” integrated with imagery from these current times as a global message of encouragement and comfort to all during this difficult period. Please donate what you can to your favorite organization to help those in need during this crisis.

Chorus: Heal the world Make it a better place For you and for me And the entire human race There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place For you and for me


Michael Jackson - Heal the World (2020)


 
Heal The World -Michael Jackson (An Indonesia-Malaysia Collab Cover) (2020)



"Heal the world" by Michael Jackson | COVID-19 Outbreak! (2020)



Heal The World : Covid-19 Stifling Humanity 2020 (Michael Jackson - Heal The World) (2020)



Heal The World - André Rieu (Tribute to Michael Jackson) (2019)



Michael Jackson Tribute - Heal The World - Child Prodigy Cover | Maati Baani (2015)



Heal the World (Michael Jackson) - Oberstufenchor Cusanus Gymnasium (2014)


Michael Jackson - Heal The World (Official Video) (2010)



Heal the World - Michael Jackson (lyrics) (2010)

Joy arises with Empathy and Compassion



Empathy – walking in another’s shoes

Empathy takes things a little deeper – it is the ability to experience for yourself some of the pain that the other person may be experiencing. It is an acknowledgement of our shared experience as humans and recognition that we all feel grief and loss and pain and fear. We do not need to have experienced exactly the same events as the person who is suffering but we do need to have the ability to really imagine how they must be feeling in their situation. Empathy is a vicarious experience – if our friend is feeling afraid, we too will experience a feeling of fear in our bodies; if they are sad, we too will feel sorrow. Feeling empathy is allowing ourselves to become tuned into another person’s emotional experience. It takes courage to do this but if we have ever experienced real empathy from another when we have been hurting, we will know what a gift it can be.

Compassion – love in action

If empathy is the ability to really experience some of the feelings of pain that another person is feeling, then compassion is to translate that feeling into action. We understand that our friend is feeling worried and stressed with their aging relative in hospital, so we cook the family some dinners and take their children for an afternoon. True compassion reaches out to all people, no matter whether they are our friends or not, and even to all living creatures. It is the ability and willingness to stand alongside someone and to put their needs as well as our own needs in similar position.

Living a compassionate life can be learned – it is not just something that some ‘extra-good’ people are born with. Applying new habits of empathy and compassion takes persistence and practice but it is achievable through the right methods.

Many of the worlds’ wisest people have stated that giving to others in life is the source of the greatest contentment and life satisfaction, so there are many personal benefits to be gained as well.

To bring the power of compassion into our lives there are a few things we can do.

Firstly, we need to begin to discern the difference and develop our ability to walk in other people’s shoes. Learning to meditate can greatly help develop qualities of empathy and compassion.

Meditation helps us to access our own inner wise being who is present in our subconscious always, and will allow us to move from living a life for ourselves to living a life for others. Bringing to our meditation an image of a person who is having difficulties can give us a transformative experience of real empathy by allowing our subconscious to help us.

Meditation can help us becoming a person of true compassion, and lead to our lives feeling deeply fulfilled in a way we could never have imagined.

The Researches on Compassion

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Functional Neural Plasticity and Associated Changes in Positive Affect After Compassion Training




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Compassion Training Alters Altruism and Neural Responses to Suffering


Retired at Age 43 - How Carl and Mindy do it in 1500 days!




How one couple saved $1 million in 4 years to retire by age 43


Source: Mr. and Mrs. 1500. "Mr. and Mrs. 1500" saved over $1 million so they could quit their jobs and retire early. Here's how they did it.

In 2013, "Mr. and Mrs. 1500" — the pseudonym of soon-to-be early retirees Carl and Mindy — decided to get serious about their savings goals. 

"I was having this horrific day at work," 42-year-old computer programmer Carl told Farnoosh Torabi on an episode of her podcast. " I was 38 at the time, and I'm like, 'There's no way I can do this until I'm 62 or 65 or whatever age people normally retire at."

Inspired by the idea of retiring early, the husband-wife duo with two kids vowed to build a portfolio of $1 million and no debt by February 2017. This would allow them to retire in 1,500 days at the ripe age of 43.

They achieved the $1 million mark ahead of schedule — in April 2016 —  and now aim to reach $1.12 million by February, at which point they'll officially retire.

The good news is, anyone can do the same — and you don't have to be an investment banker raking in millions. All it takes is "smart decisions along with intelligent saving and investing," they write on their blog.

Here's a look at exactly how Carl and Mindy are making early retirement a reality:

The couple started by analyzing their spending habits. "My wife and I wrote all of our expenses in a book," Carl explains on their blog. "Every time we returned from shopping or paid a bill, we logged it."

Based on their logs, they determined they could live on $24,000 a year. To be safe, they added a $6,000 cushion and bumped that estimate up to $30,000 a year.

Using the "4 percent rule" — the slightly controversial rule of thumb used to help you determine the amount you can withdraw from your retirement savings each year without running out — they came up with their magic number.

"Based on the 4% rule, I need about $800,000 to retire with no debt," Carl wrote on the blog in 2013.  

"However, I'd like very much to be able to help my children through college, so I'm going to bump the number up to $1,000,000."

They committed to putting $2,000 a month toward their investments, which stood at $570,000 when they started, in order to build their portfolio up to $1 million in 1,500 days.

To be sure, they had a big head start. They'd spent years building their up their portfolio by maxing out his 401(k) account, flipping houses, and saving a good amount of their income. Carl noted that his programming job paid well, but did not share specifics.

You can read more about their initial financial standing and calculations on their blog.

Once they settled on contributing at least $2,000 a month, the couple immediately looked for ways to cut their costs. It's a good starting point for anyone, they told Torabi. It's "something you can do immediately."

They also recommend recording each and every expense, which will allow you to see exactly how much money you're spending and where there's room to save.

"You'll be surprised," they say. "We started doing this and were like, 'Wow, we spent that much on groceries? What were we thinking?' After you do that, evaluate every one of those line items and see how you can cut those down."

Shortly after making the decision to retire early, the couple sold their 5,000-square-foot lake house in Wisconsin and bought a 1,400-square-foot fixer upper in Colorado. It meant a significantly smaller mortgage. Plus, "those extra 3,500-square-feet added absolutely nothing to my happiness," Carl adds.

They also note that their location in Colorado is a big part of the reason they're able to retire in their 40s with a million-dollar portfolio: "If you lived in San Francisco or Manhattan, I don't think you'd be able to do it, but we live in a very low-cost area in Colorado. … Life is pretty cheap here, and we can get by on about $2,000 a month."

Next, the couple focused on earning more. Carl's main side gig is blogging, but he also fixes up homes and writes smart phone apps. Mindy, who was previously a stay-at-home mom, landed her current job as a writer for a real estate investing website through their blog. They both plan to continue working on the side in retirement.

They also made smart investments, including buying the $176,000 fixer upper home that they estimate is now worth over $400,000. Another major investment vehicle for Carl and Mindy is the stock market. Although they don't recommend picking individual stocks — which is much riskier than investing in low-cost index funds — they did have success buying shares of Facebook (FB).

"I don't endorse it and it's not my new methodology, but I bought 2,000 shares at Facebook at about $30 a share and now it's like $120 a share," Carl told Torabi. "I'm an index-fund guy now."

Whether you choose to invest in real estate or the stock market, or neither, the point is that focusing on increasing earnings is just as important as saving. Increasing income isn't always as easy as cutting costs, but most people don't work more than 40 hours a week, they said on Torabi's podcast. They said you can drive for Uber or Lyft and rent out a spare room through Airbnb to increase your income.

"I learned that you don't need a lot of money," Mindy told Torabi. "My quality of life has not changed since we became laser-focused on cutting out our expenses. I don't need the cable TV. ... I don't need a super-expensive phone plan."

"I don't miss all this stuff because it didn't really add to my life," she said. 

If you’d like to learn more about Carl and Mindy visit their website www.1500days.com or follow them on Twitter @retirein1500
One of my favorite quotes from the interview: “I want to define my $, I don’t want the $ to define me.”

How Can The Ability to Say NO Save Our Lives


Ever think of never get chronic disease such as cancer, or recover from chronic disease already appeared? Here is the wisdom from Dr. Gabor,
It is my own life experience that what he said also happened to me, and I too healled from preventing the causes like what he said!!





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNcxlUP2lFc&feature=youtu.be#t=31m35s

The video is put to the start at 31m35s, so if we have no time, at least from half way we listen to end!
Healthy emotion, relationship with immune system, relationship with chronic diseases!

Or you can start from the beginning!


10+ Sites to Look For Travel Buddies & Partners


Looking for travel partner or buddies? Here is a list of sites you may find one.

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Here you can keep up with bloggers who travel.

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 You can find here people which are travelling at the moment and close to you. World map display current position of travellers. 

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This section is where you can find road dogs to travel with, people to hang out with at the place you’re going, or announce to the world where and what towns/festivals/shows/gatherings you’re going to be at. 


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Here you can look for traveling companions / travelmates / travel partners. You can add your own companion wanted posting by filling in the form box Option3 when registering (its free!) as a HelpX helper. If you have registered, then log-in and update your profile. Only postings that have been updated during the last 3 months are displayed. Don’t travel alone when you can find a travel companion instead!

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Looking for someone to travel with? Come in here and post your plans.

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If you are looking for someone to travel with, this is your group! Come in here, post your plans and create your meetings! Don’t forget to join the sub-groups!!! You can either post in your favourite destinations!!! 


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 Hitchhiking is the best way to save money while traveling and jump into new adventures…! This group is meant to help people that are traveling in the same direction finding each other.. Have fun! 

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Travelling ? Wanna meet some new people ? Wanna see the local places ? Meeple is the place for you.
The idea of Meeple is to connect between tourists and locals for any joint activity !
Instead of getting to the normal and boring touristic places, you can get the cool local places, meet some amazing new people and make the most out of your vacation.
All you need to do is to post where you are travelling to and when, let someone reply and schedule any activity together.
Locals we know you already know the cool places but you can help someone else ge tot know them to and besides who knows maybe you’ll find your new best friend ?
Just give it a try !

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A site for meeting travelers.

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The FREE social network to find a travel partner

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 Quite simply a forum for finding travel partners.