Sex is the best medicine - it's a fact! ;)

Compliments of Newsweek Special Edition, Science of Sex

1. Men and women were both likely to report sexual satisfaction and reduced stress if they also reported frequent kissing and cuddling.
2. Sex might be better for your brain than doing a crossword puzzle (apparently, orgasms make us smarter... in bringing blood flow/oxygen/nutrients to specific parts of the brain that few other things can do).
3. Working out makes sex more enjoyable (again, blood flow thing!)
4. Sex can cure headaches. No joke!

Alrighty then! Let's get it on folks, Lol ;)

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Love at first sight surprise...

Get this... ;)

"Using data compiled from an online survey of more than 10,000 people worldwide, authors of The Normal Bar found that men are more romantic than women: 48% of men versus 28% of women are more likely to fall in love at fist sight. Alternatively, a report in the journal Psychological Sciences says it takes as little as half a second for a man to determine whether what he's feeling about a potential mate is love or lust."

- Special Newsweek Edition, Science of Sex

Surprising, huh?

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Fun sex and love facts...

"A woman is attracted to a man who makes her laugh, and a man likes a woman who laughs at his jokes."

"Brain scans of people who'd recently fallen in love reveal more activity related to love than sex, illustrating that romantic love is a much more powerful experience than sex drive."

"What is love?" (The most searched phrase in all of 2012 according to Google).

"If the data is to be believed, when it comes to matters of the heart, it's all about the brain."

(Ref. "Defining Love" from Special Newsweek Edition, Science of Sex.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Keeping our cool...

Compliments of tonychiang.ca

4 Ways to Keep Your Cool in Stressful Situations

1. Physically slow down. Whatever you're doing, do it more slowly, signalling to the brain there's nothing to worry about.
2. Slow down the breathing, bridging the body and mind - apparently, "it is impossible to be stressed with relaxed, slow breathing"
3. Focus only on the activity at hand. This reduces fear and anxiety around past trauma's and concerns over future.
4. Be outcome free. Not easy to do, but can prevent the old self-fulfilling prophecy.

Ps. Roger! Ever had the realization that you've actually been holding your breath, when under duress! Talk about the effects of stress ;) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

The child within us...

"Three things are striking about inner child work. The speed with which people change when they do this work, the depth of that change and the power and creativity that results when the wounds from the past are healed." (Google Books)

(Ref. Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child, by John Bradshaw).

Most "talking" therapies refer, in some way shape or form, to the "child" that lives on in us throughout our adult lives. The rub - we're all left with "stuff' from our earlier years ;( ... happily, the silver lining - there's potentially a lot of fun, creativity, freedom, ease and peace in there, if we can tap into the often silenced part of us. Amazingly enough, that little person in there is pretty sweet, bright and wise (the kid that we used to be before the world scared the shit out of us and kicked us around pretty good!) Just sayin';). Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Making the best of it...

"You never know what you're going to get. So you hope for the best and make the most of what comes your way."

- Anonymous

"Nuff said :)

Blessings,

Chatgirl

The pursuit of happiness...

We may make a list of pursuits - success, financial freedom, great relationship(s), hot chemistry, popularity/fame etc? ... but do we place the same energy and emphasis on joy, fulfillment, peace? Does fulfilled ambition bring us what we really need and want in the end? Why do we focus so intensely on the external/potentially superficial? Why are we trying so hard to keep up with the Jones'? ... and what should we be more focused on? Viktor E Frankl says "life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones".... and so going "deeper" than our goals and ambitions may hold the key to unconditional peace and happiness.

Blessings,

Chatgirl