L’Oréal Paris SuperLiner Extensions: Australia

The catseye, the smoky eye, the winged eyeliner look... all of these eye makeup looks have been popular for decades. The look is always on-trend.

The biggest way to draw your way to success is to have the right, precision tools on hand.

I am such a dab hand at a winged liner, I can actually do a mean one while at the stop lights in a car (as a passenger, of course).

And now, my fave cosmetics brand L'Oréal Paris has introduced an extension of products following on from the ongoing success of L'Oréal Paris SuperLiner Liquid Eyeliner and SuperLiner 24H Gel Eyeliner, with the launch of three new eyeliners. These new-gen eyeliners are perfect tools to produce catwalk looks. They've stepped up the calibre of cosmetics to create the look.

L'Oréal Paris SuperLiner Perfect Slim Eyeliner RRP $24.45

Says the press release: In one steady stroke, SuperLiner Perfect Slim enhances the shape of the eye with its very precise 0.4mm tip. Providing a stylish and intensesweeping line, this precision felt-tip eyeliner gives optimum control thanks to its grip zone hold. SuperLiner Perfect Slim is the perfect beauty product for your everyday look plus to naturally take` your signature look from day to evening.

Real-life roadtest:
This fabulous, slim-tipped felt-style pen is is the tool to pick up if you want a precision line across your upper lid. It really is foolproof. Pro tip: start off slow, from the inner eye (about halfway across the lid, and sweep slowly to the outer corner, drawing a slighter thicker line as you go. A little flick on the end (you can start slow, then build up) gives you an instant catseye. Practice makes perfect. I adore this little baby... it's now indispensible to my makeup kit.

L'Oréal Paris SuperLiner Perfect Slim Eyeliner is available in Intense Black (below, with the model showing how the end result can look):

L'Oréal Paris SuperLiner Blackbuster Eyeliner RRP $16.95

Says the press release: Create the boldest eye looks with the mistake-proof SuperLiner Blackbuster. Inspired by current catwalk looks around the globe, SuperLiner Blackbuster is the first marker-pen eyeliner and offers the thickest liner yet for intense graphic lines that can be carefully crafted into perfectly-formed looks and shapes. The dark-as-night ‘black-ink’ formula glides on smoothly, lasts for eight hours and is just as easy to remove as apply.

Real-life roadtest:
Okay, this may look a little intimidating to start with - it looks like a big black school texta! - but give it a go (start slow, and build up the line gradually). It's perfect for more dramatic, far bolder looks. It can still do a less intense line, but gives you a sharper look, quicker. I love this chunky pen! Apply in the same way as the its thinner cousin, above, just keep a steadier hand and draw the line on slower.

L'Oréal Paris SuperLiner Blackbuster Eyeliner is available in Intense Black (below, and the look it can create):

L'Oréal Paris SuperLiner Silkissime Eyeliner RRP $22.95

Says the press release: With its silky texture, Silkissime Eyeliner allows for precise, sophisticated lines with a touch of silk. The oils used in the product’s technology provide an ultra-soft and ultra-gliding texture for unmatched sensoriality and shine. Plus, the formula’s Light Flex™ Polymer is a breakthrough innovation for flexible yet ultra-resistant smudge proof lines.  L’Oréal Paris Silkissime Eyeliner offers the ultimate silky pencil for a line that glides, shines and intensifies.  Get the most sophisticated eye looks with intensity and shine.

Real-life roadtest:
The test of a good eyeliner is one that glides on beautifully, and doesn't need you to drag it along the lower, inner eyelid, but isn't so soft that it goes all runny and panda-eye on you in five minutes flat. Nope, this baby is perfection. It's a smooth operator and gives a lovely clean line in no time. New makeup bag staple. Love.

L'Oréal Paris SuperLiner Silkissime Eyeliner is available in 601 Seductive Black and 602 Brown Temptation (below in black, and on model showing the look which can be acheived):

 L'Oréal Paris SuperLiner Perfect Slim Eyeliner is available from August 2013 in selected pharmacies, variety and department stores.

L'Oréal Paris SuperLiner Silkissme and SuperLiner Blackbuster Eyeliner are available from October 2013 in selected pharmacies, variety and department stores.

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Project 90: My Fit n Fast Journey - Report Four

Report four of my Fit n Fast 'Project 90' program is here, and while the three month journey is almost over, the big life shift is just beginning. Five kilograms lost so far, and now just over three weeks to go!

(Here is part one and part two and part three which gives an intro and updates on my journey).

The biggest change for me has been the way I have embraced this as a complete lifestyle change - what I do and eat is now part of who I am. Eating unhealthily is now not something I want to do - and my body is not happy about it if I do sneak a little something.

And that's the whole point - the concept of 'sneaking' in anything is detrimental to my ongoing success; it's the kind of self-sabotage that has had me fail in the past. Instead, allowing myself the occasional treat is far better for me from a psychological point of view, than depriving myself altogether.

In the words of Matt O'Neill from Metabolic Jumpstart, if you crave something which is not part of the healthy food choices you know are good for you, simply "get your fix, not your fill."

So, have a square of that dark chocolate... don't gorge on it.

My catch up coaching calls with Matt are a constant source of inspiration - he is interested in where I have failed as much as what has succeeded for me. From this, we dissect and discuss and Matt offers up viable, and easy to follow suggestions.

For example, with only weeks to go, Matt has sent me a calendar for the month of September so I can properly chart what's coming up (weddings, parties, anything) so it doesn't threaten to put me off course. It has worked well - if I know an event is happening and there might be cake, I can factor that in, and allow myself that treat, knowing I won't pay attention to my sweet tooth at other times during the week.

Matt has sent me some handy PDFs on why weight loss plateaus happen (reduced metabolic rate, undereating, overeating...) and seven ways to plateau (reassess your energy intake, write it all down), so I can understand them better and not feel deflated by them.

At the gym, my personal trainer Hayley contiues to, well, whip my butt into shape.

We are talking high impact circut training, more boxing, an introduction to the Stairmaster bike (yikes, it's hard work but strangely addictive), and lots of short bursts of high intensity exercise. After each bi-weekly session with Hayley (I go to the gym the other three weekdays and work out by myself) I feel happy to add some extra time on the bike or the treadmill.

I notice a definite increase in people at the gym of late, too. With the season of spring imminent, more body-consious folk are now out getting fit, and that means more sessions at the gym. It's encouraging to see.

Appearance-wise, my clothes are looser, jeans fit better, and it's fun getting dressed up again. I know I still have a substantial way to go on the weight/cm loss front, but the begininngs are positive and visible, and my confidence is climbing, and that's what's important.

How are you going on your weight loss journey? Feel free to commnent below!

Oh, and my fab 'after' shots are imminent... I won't lie, it's kinda my motivator to keep striving to looking amazing.

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'I Forgot My Phone': Viral Video

It had to happen... a short film about the obsession with our phones (see below).

On the Tumblr of Charlene deGuzman, she has written a post titled "I Forgot My Phone".

To date over 14 million people have viewed Charlene deGuzman's short film "I Forgot My Phone".

She says on her Tumblr about it:

I came up with the idea for this video when I was at a concert seeing my favorite DJ. The people in front of me had their phones up in the air the entire time - filming, taking pictures, posting them to Facebook and Instagram, tweeting about how cool this concert was. I saw all of this. Because it was right in front of my face. The glaring screens were right in front of my face, because I’m 5 foot 2, the perfect height for things to be right in front of my face.

Some of you may know that this has been one of my biggest pet peeves for a long time. But you see, it’s not until very recently that I’ve discovered the joy in being in the moment - listening to people, looking at faces, expressions, details, looking at the colors of things, smelling smells, tasting food - and it’s not until now that I’ve realized that everyone - including me - is on their phones. A lot. Like, a fuck ton. And it makes me sad. I’m constantly working on living in the moment, enjoying and taking it all in (without Instagramming them - GASP!) but I know it takes a little practice. Would you maybe wanna practice with me? Even for a day. Even for an HOUR.

Because there is a moment happening right in front of you, right this second, and you’re missing it.

Here is the video... it's scarily accurate:



Can you see yourself - or your friends - in this? Where eeeeverything must be captured on a phone?

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Interview Magazine: 'The Goddesses'. Miranda Kerr, Candice Swanepoel, Alessandra Ambrosio, Doutzen Kroes et al

In one of the most beautiful magazine shoots I have seen, the September issue of Interview magazine not only features this gorgeous shoot, it also showcases this photographic essay entitled 'The Goddesses', below.

With photography by Fabien Baron, styling by Karl Templer, hair by Recine, and makeup by Diane Kendal, the models beautifully shot are: Miranda Kerr, Candice Swanepoel, Constance Jablonski, Andreea Diaconu, Alessandra Ambrosio, Cameron Russell, Behati Prinsloo, Toni Garrn, Doutzen Kroes, Karlina Caune, and Jourdan Dunn.

Interview magazine is on sale now.

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Rolf Harris to face child-sex charges

In news just in, British prosecutors say they have authorised police to charge Australian entertainer Rolf Harris with nine counts of indecent assault and four counts of making indecent images of a child.

"We have concluded there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest for Mr Harris to be charged with nine counts of indecent assault and four of making indecent images of a child," London's chief crown prosecutor, Alison Saunders said in a statement.

"The alleged indecent assaults date from 1980 to 1986 and relate to two complainants aged 14 and 15 at the time of the alleged offending."

Harris, age 83, is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on September 23.

For more, click here.

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Miranda Kerr as 'Cicciolina': V Magazine September 2013

Remember Cicciolina?

If you were growing up in the 1980s, you'll recall this interesting woman.

Her real name is IIona Staller, and she was born in Hungary in 1951, but married and settled in Italy. A porn star, making most of her porn films in her native country, she was elected to the Italian Government in 1987 as 'Cicciolina', but still made porn films while she was an MP.

Soon, she became renowned for making her political speeches while exposing one breast. I vividly recall watching the news and whenever she was mentioned, out came the footage with her breast.

Well... Miranda Kerr has now appeared in the September issue of V Magazine as Cicciolina.

There resemblance is kinda striking.

Here are the photos. The edition is on sale now.

Thoughts?

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And so my watch begins

I drew the duck blue--or rather, I posted the oath of the nights watch because the Peace Corps vows are substantially less evocative. The real bit of excitement comes and goes with the first line when the US ambassador to China asked us to protect US constitution from its enemies. I don't particularly consider myself an ignorant person in matters of State, but I do admit I had always assumed all founding documents were well guarded and under glass. But hey, that's showbiz for ya—I shook his hand and called him Sir, nonetheless.

My TEFL group. 25 of the 70 sworn in today! 

My friends and colleagues will soon all be on different trains going on to do what we've been trained to do. We finished out our last week for PST in a hotel together away from our host families and indulging in over priced western food and the friendships compulsory to willingly foot that bill.
I love how in my little niche we can go from discussing radical theory right into a dick joke, get roaringly drunk and watch an old movie or just make eye contact and laugh at this friggin otha guy ova heair, ked.  

We had one pretty cool after party where a more sober lot came into our room and discussed books and what we were reading the way some might have gone straight to sports. I was pleased that so many folks in attendance had tasted Infinite Jest for themselves.

Now that I have hit the four hundred page mark of this book's vintage, some of the rust and worship has come apart in my hands exposing criticisms and chrome. Foremost in my appraisal I find that I am disappointed by Wallace's sense of class consciousness. 

Late in his career, he wrote an article for Harperd Magazine in defense of prescriptive grammar, titled, Tense Present. For those of you not familiar with the distinction between prescriptive  and descriptive grammar, the latter accounts for normal use of spoken (in this case) English by all of its speakers. For my own reasons, I will avoid the use of the word dialect as we explore these ideas, but a descriptive interpretation of grammars allows for rules which are grammatically correct because a body of speakers uses them to enforce rules the speakers themselves determined. 

If you read even just the abstract of Wallace's you see he quotes Webster's third edition five basic  edicts in defense descriptive grammar:

"1 — Language changes constantly;
2 — Change is normal;
3 — Spoken language is the language;
4 — Correctness rests upon usage;
5 — All usage is relative."

Over the course of the essay, Wallace tries desperately to poke holes in these concepts but they still hold water for me. He seems self aware enough to recognize that both his privilege and elitism exist but doesn't, in his writing, step away from these yokes.  I want to discuss specifically his use of racial slurs in the first 300 pages of Infinite Jest. 

One of Wallace's spiraling story lines is about a lower-class white male bent in full supplication to his heroin addiction. Wallace gives us a first person/omnipotent perspective into the daily quest for a junk fix. Having lived in Boston for many years, and being apart of the blue collar culture that helps to create the spoken English there, I did not feel the character's language to be authentic. I can see that Wallace researched it and that he took notes. But words like "pissah", when used by his characters or referenced to by the narrator, feel as though they themselves are in need of ironic quotation marks.

Setting aside that bit of class consciousness, we see that the junky considers going to black dealers,  whom he refers to categorically with the N word.

Now I've already said that the character's lines don't feel believable to me but the use of the N word here is artfully done because Boston has had a long tradition of civil unrest and highly segregated ethnic neighborhoods still flourish to this day.

My point really is that as a writer your word choice should matter. I don't want vulgarities or slurs littering my text just to prove you're edgy enough to do it. Nor do I feel words should be off limits. I chose not to use the N word now because I think it would add nothing to your experience as a reader. Abbreviations are common in our language and I don't apologies for not wanting to offend my readers.
As a reader myself, I expect to be able to suspend my disbelief, to forget I'm reading and to watch scenes unfold in my mind--I can believe that a white Bostonian junky would employ racial slurs--that feels real to me.

But later when a named character who is obsessed with tattoos refers in passing to an unnamed character known only to reader by the description of his two tattoos, a swastika and the N word, I fail to see the point.

The swastika establishes his level of racism and his willingness to display it. Merely writing a racial slur in all caps proves nor adds nothing to my experience as reader or your expression as a writer. All I've learned from that sentence is that you're unafraid to do it. What has been added to the discourse by this? That you're above the rules? That people who are hurt by this word should get over it because you are?

 If you've always belonged to a group that racial slurs don't effect the display of such boldness is not only ineffective in promoting the softening of that slur, it's uncultured and ignorant as well. It shows a lack of class consciousness and a willingness to leave unexamined your own privilege and your responsibly to people of this world who do not look or feel as you do. 

One might argue, as some of my friends have, that words themselves are arbitrary. And while that is in essence true, the word for black could as easily be the word white, the meaning that those two words depict is not arbitrary at all. There is history in both those words. Thus one might better say, we have arbitrarily chosen them each to hold in context two discrete concepts that we wanted to differentiate between. So that at least, if words are arbitrary, their meanings are not.

Verdict: I'm going to finish what I started. 

As a writer, he's not to be discounted.

It doesn't sit well with me that he's wasted words.

Nomenclature and popular wisdom have changed since first publishing.

My own elitism drew me to read this book. 

And so off I go to support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies domestic and foreign,  bearing true faith and allegiance to the same, taking this obligation freely without mental reservation or purpose of evasion, ready and willing to faithfully discharge my duties in the Peace Corps--because on this very day, I begin to live out a childhood dream. 

Sebastien and I have been married for three years. Our anniversary was August 27th. To celebrate that and passing the Chinese language exam we had New York style pizza with friends in downtown Chengdu. Last year at this time we were in Lisbon, the year before--Budapest. We've lived in a different city for each year of our marriage so far. Together we will board a train to Lanzhou tomorrow where the next phase of our life waits like so many packed boxes. 

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Jessica Simpson: Us Weekly - Ace and Maxwell

Jessica Simpson is cover star - along with her daughter Maxwell and baby son Knute - for this week’s edition of US Weekly.

These are the first official pictures of son Ace, who was born to Jessica and her fiancé Eric Johnson on August 12.

“With two kids, we have our hands full, but every day is a new adventure,” Jessica tells the magazine. “It’s fun! I feel very at peace with being a mom.”

Here is the beautiful cover:

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Sunday Funday: Park City Style

Utah Summers are my favorite, because there are so many things to do.

It's been over a year since I had been to Park City which is absolutely ridiculous because it's such a beautiful & fun little getaway so close to home.

Sunday I went to Park City with Spencer and my brother Jeff for the Park Silly Market. Live music, great food, cute little vendors-

(I bought the coolest turquoise wrap-around bracelet I can't wait to wear it!) 

It's basically your Farmers Market on roids because it's in Park City.

We got there for the last few minutes of the Park Silly Market, walked around on Main Street & ate dinner at Vinto- one of my favorite chic pizza places around!

The weather was PERFECT & I am thankful to live in such a beautiful place.

Clearly I had to take a picture since we had matching boots!

One of my favorite little places in Park City- Mountain Body Spa & Cosmetic Deli.

They have an organic Mud Bar that is to die for.



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Chelsea Lately - Eric Bana: VIDEO

Only Chelsea Handler can do double entendres this well.

Australian actor Eric Bana stopped by Monday's 'Chelsea Lately', and the subject of the actor's love of the great outdoors became a topic of conversation.

Here is the clip.

"You're like a race-car driver and you do all the stuff in the bush. You go deep in the bush," Chelsea said to Eric.

She turned to the camera and clarified, "The real bush. The Australian bush."

"I do love getting into the bush, absolutely," Eric noted.

Later in the interview, Chelsea executes a kinda come-on to Eric, to no avail.

For more and to watch the clip, read here.

Eric was interviewed by Chelsea last year when she did a row of shows in Australia. Clip here:

I went along to a show taping and had a blast. Photos here.

Eric Bana's first interview with Chelsea Handler

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Craigslist Stolen Bike: Taken Back

Gosh, I loved reading about this today.

Here is the story, in a nutshell... right here:

A Canadian woman stole back her bicycle from a thief after seeing it advertised online.

Kayla Smith, 33, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that her bicycle was taken from a rack in Vancouver's Olympic Village (constructed to host athletes during the 2010 Winter Games, and now a busy neighbourhood).

Kayla filed a police report over the theft of the bicycle - valued at $1000.

The next day, she spotted an ad on the classified ad site Craigslist for a bike that looked very much like hers.

She contacted the seller and arranged to meet him in a nearby McDonald's parking lot, posing as a buyer.

She immediately recognised her bike, asked the seller if she could ride it around the parking lot... then rode off with the bike.

FECKING BRILLIANT.

To read more, go here.

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Gerald Rogers: "Marriage advice I wish I would have had…"

I read this story a few days ago and was instantly drawn to the headline... The letter which inspired this story has now gone viral.

And it's phenomenal, and very much worth reading.

Gerald Rogers - pictured here below as a newlywed with his wife - wrote a public Facebook post, then a post on his site titled "Marriage advice I wish I would have had…"

In July, the newly divorced motivational speaker took to Facebook and admitted that there were a lot of things he could have done differently to save his marriage.

The heartfelt advice Rogers shared, posted as a public note, went on to garner over 3,760 "likes" and over 98,800 shares, at last count.

Gerald begins the note: "Obviously, I’m not a relationship expert. But there’s something about my divorce being finalized this week that gives me perspective of things I wish I would have done different... After losing a woman that I loved, and a marriage of almost 16 years, here’s the advice I wish I would have had...."

Here is all the advice, below...

MARRIAGE ADVICE I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD:


Obviously, I’m not a relationship expert. But there’s something about my divorce being finalized this week that gives me perspective of things I wish I would have done different. After losing a woman that I loved, and a marriage of almost 16 years, here’s the advice I wish I would have had...

1) Never stop courting. Never stop dating. NEVER EVER take that woman for granted. When you asked her to marry you, you promised to be that man that would OWN HER HEART and to fiercely protect it. This is the most important and sacred treasure you will ever be entrusted with. SHE CHOSE YOU. Never forget that, and NEVER GET LAZY in your love.

2) PROTECT YOUR OWN HEART. Just as you committed to being the protector of her heart, you must guard your own with the same vigilance. Love yourself fully, love the world openly, but there is a special place in your heart where no one must enter except for your wife. Keep that space always ready to receive her and invite her in, and refuse to let anyone or anything else enter there.

3) FALL IN LOVE OVER and OVER and OVER again. You will constantly change. You’re not the same people you were when you got married, and in five years you will not be the same person you are today. Change will come, and in that you have to re-choose each other everyday. SHE DOESN’T HAVE TO STAY WITH YOU, and if you don’t take care of her heart, she may give that heart to someone else or seal you out completely, and you may never be able to get it back. Always fight to win her love just as you did when you were courting her.

4) ALWAYS SEE THE BEST in her. Focus only on what you love. What you focus on will expand. If you focus on what bugs you, all you will see is reasons to be bugged. If you focus on what you love, you can’t help but be consumed by love. Focus to the point where you can no longer see anything but love, and you know without a doubt that you are the luckiest man on earth to be have this woman as your wife.

5) IT’S NOT YOUR JOB TO CHANGE OR FIX HER… your job is to love her as she is with no expectation of her ever changing. And if she changes, love what she becomes, whether it’s what you wanted or not.

6) TAKE FULL ACCOUNTABILITY for your own emotions: It’s not your wife’s job to make you happy, and she CAN’T make you sad. You are responsible for finding your own happiness, and through that your joy will spill over into your relationship and your love.

7) NEVER BLAME your wife If YOU get frustrated or angry at her, it is only because it is triggering something inside of YOU. They are YOUR emotions, and your responsibility. When you feel those feelings take time to get present and to look within and understand what it is inside of YOU that is asking to be healed. You were attracted to this woman because she was the person best suited to trigger all of your childhood wounds in the most painful way so that you could heal them… when you heal yourself, you will no longer be triggered by her, and you will wonder why you ever were.

Allow your woman to JUST BE. When she’s sad or upset, it’s not your job to fix it, it’s your job to HOLD HER and let her know it’s ok. Let her know that you hear her, and that she’s important and that you are that pillar on which she can always lean. The feminine spirit is about change and emotion and like a storm her emotions will roll in and out, and as you remain strong and unjudging she will trust you and open her soul to you… DON’T RUN-AWAY WHEN SHE’S UPSET. Stand present and strong and let her know you aren’t going anywhere. Listen to what she is really saying behind the words and emotion.

9) BE SILLY… don’t take yourself so damn seriously. Laugh. And make her laugh. Laughter makes everything else easier.

10) FILL HER SOUL EVERYDAY… learn her love languages and the specific ways that she feels important and validated and CHERISHED. Ask her to create a list of 10 THINGS that make her feel loved and memorize those things and make it a priority everyday to make her feel like a queen.

11) BE PRESENT. Give her not only your time, but your focus, your attention and your soul. Do whatever it takes to clear your head so that when you are with her you are fully WITH HER. Treat her as you would your most valuable client. She is.

12) BE WILLING TO TAKE HER SEXUALLY, to carry her away in the power of your masculine presence, to consume her and devour her with your strength, and to penetrate her to the deepest levels of her soul. Let her melt into her feminine softness as she knows she can trust you fully.

13) DON’T BE AN IDIOT…. And don’t be afraid of being one either. You will make mistakes and so will she. Try not to make too big of mistakes, and learn from the ones you do make. You’re not supposed to be perfect, just try to not be too stupid.

14) GIVE HER SPACE… The woman is so good at giving and giving, and sometimes she will need to be reminded to take time to nurture herself. Sometimes she will need to fly from your branches to go and find what feeds her soul, and if you give her that space she will come back with new songs to sing…. (okay, getting a little too poetic here, but you get the point. Tell her to take time for herself, ESPECIALLY after you have kids. She needs that space to renew and get re-centered, and to find herself after she gets lost in serving you, the kids and the world.)

15) BE VULNERABLE… you don’t have to have it all together. Be willing to share your fears and feelings, and quick to acknowledge your mistakes.

16) BE FULLY TRANSPARENT. If you want to have trust you must be willing to share EVERYTHING… Especially those things you don’t want to share. It takes courage to fully love, to fully open your heart and let her in when you don't know i she will like what she finds... Part of that courage is allowing her to love you completely, your darkness as well as your light. DROP THE MASK… If you feel like you need to wear a mask around her, and show up perfect all the time, you will never experience the full dimension of what love can be.

17) NEVER STOP GROWING TOGETHER… The stagnant pond breeds malaria, the flowing stream is always fresh and cool. Atrophy is the natural process when you stop working a muscle, just as it is if you stop working on your relationship. Find common goals, dreams and visions to work towards.

18) DON’T WORRY ABOUT MONEY. Money is a game, find ways to work together as a team to win it. It never helps when teammates fight. Figure out ways to leverage both persons strength to win.

19) FORGIVE IMMEDIATELY and focus on the future rather than carrying weight from the past. Don’t let your history hold you hostage. Holding onto past mistakes that either you or she makes, is like a heavy anchor to your marriage and will hold you back. FORGIVENESS IS FREEDOM. Cut the anchor loose and always choose love.

20) ALWAYS CHOOSE LOVE. ALWAYS CHOOSE LOVE. ALWAYS CHOOSE LOVE. In the end, this is the only advice you need. If this is the guiding principle through which all your choices is governed, there is nothing that will threaten the happiness of your marriage. Love will always endure.

In the end MARRIAGE isn’t about Happily ever after. It’s about work. And a commitment to grow together and a willingness to continually invest in creating something that can endure eternity. Through that work, the happiness will come.

Marriage is life, and it will bring ups and downs. Embracing all of the cycles and learning to learn from and love each experience will bring the strength and perspective to keep building, one brick at a time.

These are lessons I learned the hard way. These are lessons I learned too late.

But these are lessons I am learning and committed in carrying forward. Truth is, I LOVED being married, and in time, I will get married again, and when I do, I will build it with a foundation that will endure any storm and any amount of time.

If you are reading this and find wisdom in my pain, share it those those young husbands whose hearts are still full of hope, and with those couples you may know who may have forgotten how to love. One of those men may be like I was, and in these hard earned lessons perhaps something will awaken in him and he will learn to be the man his lady has been waiting for.

The woman that told him 'I do', and trusted her life with him, has been waiting for this man to step up.

If you are reading this and your marriage isn’t what you want it to be, take 100% responsibility for YOUR PART in marriage, regardless of where your spouse is at, and commit to applying these lessons while there is time.

MEN - THIS IS YOUR CHARGE : Commit to being an EPIC LOVER. There is no greater challenge, and no greater prize. Your woman deserves that from you.

Be the type of husband your wife can’t help but brag about.

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Ricky Martin: "I Bullied Gay People"

Ricky Martin - the darling of Australian TV in 2013 thanks to his stint as the new judge on 'The Voice Australia' has made a surprising admission: that he bullied gay people as a child.

Ricky came out as a gay man in 2010, struggled for years to accept his sexuality and refused to acknowledge it in several interviews.

In a sit-down interview with GQ Australia magazine - as reported by news.com.au - the star says he remembers the painful experience of acting against his own instincts, and revealing how he experience serious Catholic guilt.

"I was very angry, very rebellious. I used to look at gay men and think, I'm not like that, I don't want to be like that, that's not me. I was ashamed.When you're told you're wrong by everyone, from society, from your faith - my self-esteem was crushed. I took my anger out on those around me."

Ricky is now a father to twin boys and in a committed relationship.

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