Cine este Mark Boyle si de ce este el atât de special? Mark Boyle, un britanic obisnuit, a decis să renunte la confortul vietii moderne si să trăiască un an fără să folosească bani. Experienta sa, documentată în cartea "The Moneyless Man", a captivat milioane de oameni din întreaga lume, invitându-i să reflecteze asupra relatiei noastre cu banii si cu bunurile materiale. De ce a ales să trăiască fără bani? Motivatiile lui Mark au fost diverse. Printre ele se numără: Constientizarea impactului consumismului: Mark a dorit să trăiască într-un mod mai sustenabil, reducând amprenta sa ecologică. Căutarea unei vieti mai...

For a memorable marriage request, call... It is difficult to give and receive advice when it comes to one of the most important moments in the (sentimental) life of many of us. A request in marriage to tell a story about...the story of the person who kneels and the one who says Yes. But this is the classic and smoked scenario, as some friends would say, of a marriage proposal. In a world where too few things surprise us anymore, a marriage proposal he should still be able to do this. A marriage proposal that stands Even when you want...

The hot air balloon is French in origin On September 19, 1783, the scientist Pilatre de Rozier launched the first hot air balloon, called the "Reveillon balloon". The passengers - a sheep, a duck and a rooster - managed to stay above the ground for 15 minutes. The first "human" flight attempt took place two months later, on November 21, this time the passengers being Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier. The hot air balloon was launched from the center of Paris and flew for 20 minutes. Two years later, in 1785, Jean Pierre Blanchard and the American co-pilot John Jefferies became...

I recently read a love letter... ...or rather, a declaration of love, so beautiful, that my eyes watered as if those thoughts were meant for me. The text belongs to Liviu Rebreanu, and was dedicated to the one who would become his wife - Fanny Radulescu. The two met on the Otetelesanu terrace in Bucharest, a place heavily frequented by the artists of the time. In 2012, Rebreanu wrote the following lines, thinking of the actress and writer with whom he would link his destiny: "Many think that he is boasting saying: "Here is my heart! I'll give it to...

What do women want on March 1? Well, here is a day when I am very happy to be part of the representatives of the fairer sex! And not because today I will receive small colorful objects, finer or more ostentatious, which I will most likely pass on (raise your hand who has never "recycled" a martisor!), but because I won't have to to buy martisoare for (all) the women in my life, be they relatives, colleagues or friends. If, on the other hand, you are a man... the situation gets complicated. Especially if you don't know what women really...

Besides the acquired ones, there are also innate human qualities And now we are talking about positive qualities, instinctive starts from the area of ​​manifestations that we, adults, attribute to goodness. Well, yes, we are born good! And then, I ask you, what happens on the road? Why do some of us forget goodness to embrace other, less good feelings? Is it the fault of the family, the society, the television, the computer, that girl who broke your heart? But, just as without darkness we would not know what that light is, without malice perhaps we would not truly appreciate...

Creative ideas: books on the walls I don't know how others are, but I, when I look at the books I've collected over time, I'm very fond of them... The beautiful covers, the pages yellowed by time and the many fingers they have caressed, the smell of the cough and the paper, the notes, the dedications on the first page, the connection with specific moments in life - all these are part of an imaginary content, written in the soul. I love books, I love those who read them, those who collect them by the hundreds, thousands, in their rooms,...

When men love and don't give up on fugitives If you ask a hundred men what qualities they look for in a woman, you will surely get a hundred different answers. Some men love blondes. Other brunettes. Some want them tall, others petite. But if you ask the same question to a man already in a relationship, suddenly the answer becomes less superficial. Because, ladies and gentlemen who read these lines, it seems that men love women for much more than their physique (!?) A relationship with a beautiful woman does not mean much if she is mean, selfish or...

Tricks with numbers - trick your friends! Because the weekend and the long summer evenings are approaching, perfect for hanging out with friends and with a cold beer, today I have prepared for you 3 tricks with simple numbers, but which never fail! If you don't believe me, try them! :) 3 very easy number tricks 1. Think of one more number from 1 to 10. Double the number you thought of. Add 6 to the amount obtained. Divide the result by 2. Subtract from the number obtained the number you initially thought of and the answer will invariably be...

Mai mult decat o foaie de hartie… Imaginatia, aceasta mica portita care ne ajuta sa evadam din realitatea uneori prea dura sau apasatoare, poate fi “asternuta” pe o foaie de hartie si sub alta forma, nu numai in cuvinte… Si pentru ca, de cele mai multe ori, frumusetea este sinonim cu simplitatea, astazi m-am gandit sa va arat cateva sculpturi in hartie care nu impresioneaza prin munca depusa sau prin gradul de dificultate, ci prin ideea simpla, dar minunata care a stat la baza lor. Ce vezi intr-o foaie de hartie alba? Poti vedea o poveste minunata inca nescrisa, poti...

Do you think you are a genius? Tell that to...Einstein! If you ask someone to tell you the name of a genius, the chances are 90% that he will pronounce the name of Albert Einstein. Thanks to his revolutionary concepts, Einstein won his well-deserved place in our minds, next to the word genius . But apart from valve hair and E=mc², the truth is that we don't know much about it. And because it's Friday and we need to relax after a hard week, I suggest we learn a few things about the man Albert Einstein. No one will tell...

Human defects or... the greatest qualities? Before transforming, as if by magic, many of the main human flaws into qualities, I will remind you of a story that you most likely heard from your grandparents when you were... lame: There was once an old woman who carried two large vessels around her neck tied to the ends of a stick, from the spring to home, day after day... except that one of the vessels was cracked. And, because he always arrived home with only a bowl and a half of water, the cracked bowl confessed to the woman that he...

Curiosities from the world about family customs Customs and traditions are those things that define us as different nations, leave their mark on us as individuals of a certain nationality and, last but not least, arouse the curiosity of those outside the borders of the country or region in which we live. Today I would like to cast a curious eye over the borders of the country and enjoy some curiosities from the world, regarding the way in which families from all over the world lead their existence. Curiosities from the world. Bizarre things that families do in other countries...

Some unwritten laws...until now Because it's Friday, and many of us are no longer in the mood to do serious things, let alone read serious things, I propose to have fun with some unwritten laws, which could be confused with Murphy's laws at any time. So let's make fun of the trouble and read unwritten laws so... petty: Law no. 1 : When a thing slips out of your hand, it will roll in the most inaccessible place possible. Law no. 2 : The probability of being seen is directly proportional to the awkwardness of the gesture you make at...

March 1st gifts: let's celebrate the arrival of spring properly March 1 or Martisorul, the holiday that every year brings smiles on our lips, martissores in our chests and... spring - at least in our hearts - is by far one of the most beautiful and joyful days of the year. Even if the streets of the cities will probably still be "seasoned" with mountains of blackened snow that do not offer us a particularly picturesque or spring landscape, the joy of the day comes from our eyes, from the fragrance of the flowers that we are preparing to offer,...

Descoperiri stiintifice si romantism?! Te intrebi ce legatura are stiinta cu amorul? Ei bine, el, nabadaiosul amor cu ale lui enigme de nedescifrat, a fost luat sub lupa psihologului Richard Wiseman, care reuseste sa desluseasca in randurile cartii 59 Seconds: Think a little, change a lot cateva dintre tainele acestui sentiment complex, dandu-i un usor iz rational. Pe mine una, sincer, m-au amuzat cele 10 trucuri, intr-atat incat am decis sa nu le tin doar pentru mine. Sper sa iti fie de folos sau, daca nu, macar sa te amuzi si tu citindu-le. :) Cateva descoperiri stiintifice sau...stiintifico-fantastice despre amor?...

Extreme passion, desire, suffering, obstacles, duels, intrigues and controversies, romance - these are some of the ingredients that have left their mark irrevocably on the history of humanity, through the most beautiful love stories of all time. The most beautiful love stories... Love stories that transcend time, full of passion, emotion and turmoil, mythological characters, emperors, kings, queens, presidents, legends of the screen, artists, politicians and a red thread that connects all these stories: love. Today I propose to you, dear Internet reader, to recall together some of the great proofs of all times, literary or non-literary, that love can...

Favorite toy... do you remember it? Everyone had that favorite toy that marked their childhood and which, when they started to forget it for a long time on the shelf, their parents gave it to younger children... Dramatic! Here is one thing I will never do to my children, because I know that favorite toy it is a landmark in a person's life. For me it was... I remember my favorite toy, the one I always came back to sooner or later, even if at Christmas or on my birthday I received other toys, newer, more beautiful or more interesting. It was...

A romantic evening for two - a desire...remaining Since when do you dream of a romantic evening for two? Be honest! And when I say " a romantic evening for two ", I don't mean watching a movie with a bowl of popcorn in your arms or a juice in an overcrowded terrace in the city, but I mean that romantic evening for two... perfect, which has the power to revitalize a relationship that entered monotony too early or suffocated by daily worries. Well, what would it be like? And yet... every time you wanted, in one way or another,...

Questions for the oracle - A word of beginning That's what the first of many sounds like questions for the oracle , from the many oracles that I completed in general school, but there were also more...poetic versions, such as " lemon green sheet, let's get to know each other ", of course along with the inevitable drawings with hearts or pictures with Leonardo DiCaprio (a kind of modern-day Johnny Deep). And then there was an interrogation...detailed. "What zodiac sign are you?", "What food do you like?", "What is your favorite movie?", were just some of the curiosities of the owner...

The image in the mirror and the reality... in front of her The time we spend daily in front of the mirror is not a sign of narcissism, but it can also be one of insecurity, of dissatisfaction with the image of our own person in the mirror. But the image in the mirror , most of the time, does not reflect the truth...especially when the mirror is not the one in your own bathroom. For example, many clothing stores "trick" our eyes and distort our image in the mirror for the purpose of sales, of course. It is no...

How were these Romanian superstitions born that make many of us laugh? The question does not have a hard to understand answer, this phenomenon having its roots in the attempt of our ancestors to explain the mysterious circumstances of some events, through knowledge acquired over time. If I were to make a complete list with Romanian superstitions , I should probably reserve a few days for its preparation. Black cats, mirrors, shooting stars, numbers, itching in various places of the body and many other things are the object of superstitions deeply rooted in popular belief. And you have to admit one...

Jumping from a height - a supreme moment Which of you hasn't dreamed (literally), at least once in your life, that you fly? Or which of you has never imagined this? Man's desire has always been to fly, the proof being, for example, the well-known story of Icarus or... the existence of airplanes. But we have no way of knowing the feeling of true flight, at least those of us today. In time, who knows where science and technology will end up? However, we too can live a quite similar experience, but with more adrenaline: high jump . Whether by jumping...

Kanzashi. So far and yet so close! Along and to the side of my traveling loves there is a strip of land, which, I hope, at some point in my life, I will feel in all its Asian details and nuances. Japan. Until I manage to knock on the gates of this country, I will lustily dream of a cherry tree at the foot of the holy mountain, in which I will hang a kanzashi ornament. As a reward, as thanks for its fascinating culture as well as for the gift received not long ago. How? Kanzashi? Yes. I received...