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Given the shift to #UXTO to ultimately support of coloured coins via largely the notion of saving…
By: I A Edwardsson
Tags: Utxo, Smart Contracts, Tangle, Iota, Trusted Price Discovery

Given the shift to #UXTO to ultimately support of coloured coins via largely the notion of saving state per coin colour balance, there is an opportunity to latch this type of capability to a (qubic) Smart Contract backed bid and ask positions posted to the Tangle to be ‘surfaced’ as bid/ask prices on a #DEX investors can refrences as a reliable trusted price with a validity time period , which would, for the first time surface ‘trusted price discovery” in the world of crypto exchanges, finally getting rid of the ‘naked” positions (market manipulation cheating)currently algorithmic-ally driven by today’s crypto automated trading systems which are using “mob” multi-price positions to affect price direction (up or down) to the advantage of those bi, well financed speculators piloting such mobbing advantages for pure speculative gain (usually made via side #OTC (bets) transactions).

Proportional Staking “PropoS” (to the amount of the bid/ask position) recorded in the SC posted to the DL(#Tangle) is also imo, an excellent way to instill trust for such SC controlled bid/ask positions, in otherwords, if the investor removes the trade (typical naked action ) before the SC time stamped deadline, a monetary penalty previously set in the posted SC bid/ask (a percent of the position) is auto transferred to a DEX Wallet, held in trust, then for example, periodically auto air-dropped (proportionate to trade activity might be one metric) as a bonus to those investor wallets that have traded fairly (not pulled their position) and frequently.

#Trusted_Price_Discovery (that is the bid or ask position is staked and time period bound (time stamp start/finish) with a Smart Contract, where the value and state is mutable during the period of the #SC posted to the #Tangle for instance so traders can adjust their bid ask positions, and there is an audit trail with in the trade period they sign up for in the SC) can be HUGE for IF and the #IOTA community at large.

That said, It’s only a HUGE opportunity for IF when specifically someone at the IF owns the “Trusted Price Discovery” USE Case and, the IF secure a grizzled “been there done that” dev leader with a biz math/stock market brain and the trading dev experience that goes with it, coupled with like minded members of the IOTA community and #IEN who together, can get their collective heads around how to solve this “ #killer_app ” challenge, making use of the IOTA tech advances nicely emerging at IOTA, which imo, is in a better than average position (relative to other cryptos) to finally solve ‘Trusted Price Discovery on for a crypto DEX’

IF and the IOTA Community doing the above, would finally lead to“Safe, Trusted (audit trail backed) Trading and Settlement” for crypto exchanges (especially an SC equipped TANGLE backed DEX , similar to what is found (in some respects in Futures and Commodity Trading Markets).

My 2 cents.. ;) Great work , keep on chugging!

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Selang: an Smart Contract Programming Language for Ethereum: Introduction
By: Angel Java Lopez
Tags: Blockchain, Compiler, Smart Contract, Tdd, Ethereum

After writing gelex (generic lexer), geast (generic Abstract Syntax Tree) and gepars (generic parser), using JavaScript as implementation language, I started to use these projects to design and build a simple programming language compiler: selang. As usual, I’m using TDD (Test-Driven Development) as code workflow. It helps me to follow KISS (keep-it-simple-stuped), baby steps, and emergent design.

The target of compilation is the Ethereum Virtual Machine. The process of compilation is:

Current implementation is still incomplete, but a sample with code, compilation, deploy and invocation is here.

The code of the simple contract is

contract Counter {

uint counter;



public uint getCounter() {

return counter;

}



public void increment() {

counter = counter + 1;

}



public void add(uint value) {

counter = counter + value;

}

}

You can compile the code with

node compile

And you can compile, deploy to http://localhost:8545 (usually a ganache-cli node instance), and invoke it, executing:

node deploy

The only type supported is uint (unsigned 32 bytes integer). Next steps:

Support for other numeric types

Support for static and dynamic arrays (a bit challenging, memory management with bytecodes)

Support for strings (another challenge: using keccak256 hash functions to allocate dynamically the string in 32-bytes storage cells)

Constructor code (it’s code that is used only once, and should be compiled in different ways)

Inheritance

Related posts:

Angel “Java” Lopez

https://github.com/ajlopez

https://twitter.com/ajlopez
KEY SYSTEM RELEASES & UPGRADES ON SCHEDULE
Tags: Distributed Ledgers, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Smart Contracts, Data Over Sound

Geneva, Switzerland; May 6, 2020 —We are pleased to inform our community that major updates to SonoCoin wallets and smart contracts are progressing on schedule. This follows a recent expansion of the Software Engineering Department in efforts to accelerate system-wide upgrades.

Vlad Mitrofanov, CTO says, “The long-anticipated updates are undergoing final review and stress-testing by our technical team. We are very eager to rollout the wallets by end of Q2 and smart contracts sometime in Q3. I believe these enhancements will amplify our commercial solutions and open the door to new verticals of development.”

About SonoCoin

SonoCoin is Swiss blockchain venture offering white-labeled data-over-sound solutions to enterprises based on its native blockchain protocol. The coin’s .WAV file format gives anyone the power to transmit value and information using simple methods of delivery such as sound (similar to Shazam), messenger, QR and Bluetooth, etc. SonoCoin’s blockchain platform is a “b-to-b-to-c” (b2b2c) model, where SonoCoin builds data-over-sound solutions for businesses upon its blockchain network. SonoCoin uses a Proof-of-Stake protocol (PoS) where members of the community owning a specified amount of coins has the possibility to join the consensus algorithm and create new blocks in return for rewards. The selection for the next creator of a block is based on various factors such as: random selection, and stake size.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The statements made in this press release may contain certain forward-looking statements concerning potential developments affecting the business, prospects, financial condition and other aspects of SonoCoin. The words “will”, “may”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan” and similar words and expressions are used to identify forward-looking information. The actual results of the specific items described in this release, and the Company’s operations generally, may differ materially from what is projected in such forward-looking statements. Although such statements are based upon the best judgments of SonoCoin’s team as of the date of this release, significant deviations in magnitude, timing and other factors may result from business risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, SonoCoin’s dependence on third parties, general market and economic conditions, technical factors, the availability of outside capital, receipt of revenues and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of SonoCoin. SonoCoin disclaims any obligation to update the information contained in any forward-looking statement unless required by applicable securities laws.
New Token Farm (NTF) | 15% Tax | 7% BNB Rewards | 1% BUSD Rewards | 4% Liquidity | 1% Reflections | 2% to BuyBack and Burn
Tags: Smart Contracts, Rewards, Bsc Token, Gamification, Reflections

New Token Farm (NTF) | 15% Tax | 7% BNB Rewards | 1% BUSD Rewards | 4% Liquidity | 1% Reflections | 2% to BuyBack and Burn Newtokenfarm Jun 22·2 min read

New Token Farm (NTF) is The Latest Passive Income Project with High BNB & BUSD Rewards hence more sustainable in long-term and especially more profitable for early bird holders!

Tokenomics Tax

> 7% goes to BNB Reward Pool (Other reward sources from: Gamification Wheels, Sports Betting and Holders Battle)

> 1% goes to BUSD Reward Pool

> 4% goes to liquidity

> 1% is distributed among the holders

> 2% donation fee to BuyBack and burn wallet

Each 24 hours you will be able to claim your BNB & BUSD directly without having to sell/swap tokens!

>>> 0.8% BURN every transaction.

More information about our team and the project will be released soon.

Website : is still under development and will be released before launch.

Telegram : https://t.me/NewTokenFarm1

Twitter : https://twitter.com/NewTokenFarm1

Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/user/newtokenfarm

Medium : https://medium.com/@newtokenfarm

Official Pancakeswap Launch, July 10th 16:00 UTC

Private Pre-sale !

For our private pre-sale you can send BNB (min 0.1) to 0x43a488dB2e3ed14221493628A6279abAC4A47f57

Send 0.1–1 BNB you will get 10% more NTF than on the official presale!

Private Presale price — 1.100.000.000.000 NTF / per BNB

Send more than 1 BNB you will get 15% more NTF than on the official presale!

Private Presale price — 1.150.000.000.000 NTF / per BNB

Pancakeswap Listing price — 1.000.000.000.000 NTF / per BNB

NTF Tokens will be sent 20 minutes before the launch.

Stay tuned
Naan — A tasty Tezos wallet🤤 (alpha release)
By: Bernd Oostrum
Tags: Blockchain, Wallet, Smart Contracts, Tezos, Defi

Naan — A tasty Tezos wallet🤤 (alpha release)

An easy-to-use mobile wallet, ready for all your DeFi needs on the Tezos blockchain. That is our vision. Today we are sharing an alpha version for Android. Please play around with it and let us know what you think! Bernd Oostrum Follow Jun 22 · 2 min read

What is Naan? 🤔

Naan is a unique and popular flatbread with a chewy texture that has its roots in India. Its name comes from the Persian word for bread. Over the centuries, Naan spread into Myanmar, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran, and the Chinese region of Xingjian. Thanks to the popularity of Naan, this flatbread has quickly become a must-to-serve in Indian restaurants in Europe and North America.

We hope that Naan wallet has similar success! We give you all the different Tezos flavours you crave for in the palm of your hand. With this alpha release you can send, receive, and delegate your tez. We also enable you to send and receive other Tezos tokens. Naan will evolve into a mobile wallet for all your DeFi needs in the (near) future.

How are you building Naan?👀

We are using the Flutter framework to build Naan. Flutter is developed by Google and is one of the fastest growing GitHub repositories of the last few years.

Flutter enables us to build with a single codebase for both Android & iOS, without compromising performance. We are using our own open source ‘Tezster_dart’ library for interactions with the Tezos blockchain.

Get the alpha version for Android on Google Play here!

What is next?🔮

We are not discriminating against iPhone users, not at all! It was just easier to get our Android version out there faster. We will release an iPhone version soon.

Other features that we will introduce (in no particular order):

Beacon support

Swapping from your wallet (using PlentySwap 👀)

Tezos Domains integration
Defi Scams — Rug pull Analysis: Wallstreetswap.finance
Tags: Scam, Staking, Rug Pull, Defi, Smart Contract

The Rug Pull

At around 11:30 AM UTC, February 15, 2021, Wallstreetswap.finance suddenly close its website and began the rug pull.

When the website has been closed, I thought that it will be another developer dump. Then we’ll have to manually unstake and remove the liquidity, and get our tokens back eventually. But that's not the case for this time.

In the LP token contract (for now on I’ll use BNB/BUSD for example), you can clearly see that the reserve, the actual balance of BNB and BUSD in the contract, is 0.

getReserves function in LP contract

We can recheck this by going to the BNB contract and use the balanceOf function to query back the LP contract’s balance. And it resulted in 0.

** Some of the pools reserve fund is not updated because the sync function hasn't been called, So it has to be manually checked **

Wallst LP contract address in balanceOf function of BNB contract.

Then in the Contract owner wallet, we’ll call him Culprit “C” from now on, we can see various transactions being executed by him, transferring the LPs token to his wallet and swapping all of it to BNB on PCS, then transfer all of the 220370 BNB (Approx 5m$) to an unknown wallet.

After that, the funds are split up and vanish into Binance hub, where we can’t track it anymore.

Contract owner transaction history

Unknown contract transferred the funds to BSC Hub

Now we know that our funds are actually stolen this time. It's time to trace back to the root cause.
XEND FINANCE’S SMART CONTRACT AUDIT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BY CERTIK
By: Abafor Chima
Tags: Audit, Certik, Defi, Xend Finance, Smart Contract

CertiK is a leading blockchain based security platform which analyzes and monitors blockchain protocols and DeFi projects for bugs and weaknesses. CertiK combines its patented Formal Verification technology with best-in-class cybersecurity experts to deliver end-to-end security services.

Backed by Binance Labs and founded by professors from Yale and Columbia Universities, CertiK has rapidly become the leading blockchain security service provider, delivering state-of-the-art cybersecurity solutions to some of the largest blockchain projects across all major protocols.

The growth of the DeFi economy seems to have attracted an unwanted entity — hackers. Over the past few months, there have been several attacks on DeFi platforms, draining millions of dollars of user funds. Such attacks are not only detrimental for the platform under attack, but to the entire DeFi industry at large.

At Xend Finance, we are extremely careful about safeguarding the funds that users deposit on our platform through smart contracts. That is why we chose CertiK, the best in the business, to rigorously test our smart contracts and provide the best possible security to our users.

On successful completion of the audit, CertiK found Xend Finance’s smart contracts to be technically sound, and devoid of any issues or bugs which hackers might utilize to steal away users’ funds. Credit unions and cooperatives worldwide can now channel capital into savings and earn higher interest in stable currencies through Xend Finance’s DeFi platform, without worrying about the safety of their funds.

Xend Finance’s Founder/CEO Aronu Ugochukwu said, “We are determined to grow into a reliable and trustworthy name in the DeFi industry. Guaranteeing fool-proof security to user funds is essential to fulfilling our vision. We’re glad that CertiK has given our smart contracts the green flag when it comes to platform security.”

Read the full audit report here: https://files.xend.finance/Audit-Report-By-Certik
Tozex Smart Oracle: Innovation at Its Best
Tags: Fintech, Smart Contracts, Blockchain, Small Business

Meet one more piece of Tozex platform architecture that will never leave you cold.

A smart oracle is a smart contract that interacts with an external source of data outside the blockchain network, providing the information needed by the smart contract to process internal actions or verifications. In this way, smart contracts can interact with the real world.

There are different types of smart oracles on the market, and each one depends on the availability, accuracy, and security of the external data provider. Sometimes, it is fine to rely on a single data provider because it has responsibility for the integrity of the provided data and a single source of truth.

More and more institutions are looking into making their data smart-contract-compatible to share it in a distributed way.

With our decentralized stochastic order book, any external system can be connected to Tozex to consult deep market and real-time information (market capitalization, trading volume, etc.).

Smart oracles take the concept of oracles a step further by placing the external code execution in the oracles’ hands, considering it a trustless source of information.

See more at https://tozex.io/
Blockchain tokenization and Barter’s unique offer
By: Nansy Dunne
Tags: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Smart Contracts, Barter, Tokenization

Hello! 👋🏻 In this article, we will tell you about blockchain tokenization and Barter’s unique offer.

💳 Tokenization is the process of converting the value of an asset into a digital token. This simplifies interaction with them, and trading operations are carried out much faster and more convenient for all parties.

❓ Why has tokenization acquired such mass character only recently?

🔗 With the advent of blockchain, the real potential of tokenization has opened up as it has become even faster and more secure. Almost any information can be recorded in the blockchain.

📌 At the same time, fundraising using tokens is cheaper than the usual fundraising. This is also one of the advantages of blockchain as it does not require significant funds for intermediaries.

📌 By conducting an ICO, startups can easily comply with all regulations, as if they were conducting regular fundraising through the sale of company shares. Investors can easily increase the liquidity of assets if they invest enough funds.

❓ What is unique about the Barter team?

📌 Barter is a blockchain trading platform providing tokenization services for various asset classes.

📌 Using modern Ethereum standards on our platform, you can easily tokenize any assets. For example, movable or immovable property, luxury items or collectibles for subsequent sale for liquid tokens or the usual fiat currency.

📌 With the help of smart contracts, which act as a guarantor of the transaction, both parties are confident in fulfilling each other’s obligations and confidentiality.

💡 Contract value can be discounted up to 100% for customers who tokenized real valuable assets using the Barter service

✔️ Thus, thanks to the Barter ecosystem, you can easily tokenize any valuable asset and later conveniently sell it without intermediaries, where smart contracts act as a guarantor.

📢 Learn more about the Barter project: http://barter.company/

Join the community: http://t.me/barterteam

Telegram wallet: http://t.me/barterwalletbot
Coronavirus COVID-19
By: Fatima Karim
Tags: Help, Coronaviruscovid19, Medicine, Society, Health

I know the coronavirus isn’t that scary for a lot of people. Many of you are young and healthy and will be able to defeat it without medical help. But think of those who are immunocompromised. Your caution keeps them safe. Wash your hands and, if you’re sick, try and stay away from crowds.

A timely hadith in light of COVID-19.

Prophet Muhammad (saw) advised quarantining to contain a deadly outbreak. He said:

“If you hear of an outbreak of plague in a land, do not enter it; if the plague breaks out in a place while you are in it, do not leave that place.” -Reference: Bukhari 5728

Aside from a prescription for public health, this hadith imparts two moral responsibilities:

1. To avoid endangering your health.

2. To prevent endangering another’s health.

That is really Islamic spirit, to protect the well being of other creatures.

المدن خالية

المطارات فارغة

الجيوش عاجزة

الحكومات مذهولة

المسؤولون في صدمة

الشعوب خائفة ومذعورة

كل ذلك فعله فيروس لا يُرى بالعين المجردة!

-وَخُلِقَ الْإِنسَانُ ضَعِيفًا- النساء/28

Cities are empty

Airports are empty

Armies are powerless

Governments are terrified

Officials in shock

Peoples are fearful and frightened

All this was done by a virus.

{The human being was created weak} -Quran 4:28

Sickness reminds us of our weakness and dependence on God. Some take a lesson while others return back to their haughtiness and pride. In a state of weakness we were first created, and in a state of weakness we end our lives. During the intervening years, we face one state of weakness after another, in both body and spirit. Our bodies suffer from sickness. Even those of us who are blessed with robust health must ultimately succumb to the weakness of old age. Our spirits are plagued with heedlessness. Our minds can be touched with insanity. We can see how weakness surrounds our existence from all sides. Our own incapacity causes us to appreciate the greatness and the might of our Creator all the more.

Stay safe.
This Word Best Describes People Who Try To Make Themselves Look Good By Putting Others Down
By: Lukas Schwekendiek
Tags: Help, Advice, Self Improvement, Depression, Happiness

This Word Best Describes People Who Try To Make Themselves Look Good By Putting Others Down

Photo by Kat J on Unsplash

Of course, it’s easy to label such people as simply Narcissistic, Bullies, Sociopaths, Insecure and so on, but doing that ignores the struggles those people are going through.

People that try to make themselves look good by putting others down do this for the same reason we all do things: To be happy.

I know this sounds backward but this is how they learned to be happy.

They may have modeled their parents, may have not found happiness in anything until they put others down, or maybe had to fight for their happiness so long that this seemed like a natural thing for them to do.

But this gains them happiness, confidence, self-worth and love.

When they get to put others down these people feel better themselves, speaking for a lack inside of them that they do not know how else to fill.

If you go around labeling those people as Sociopaths you will look at them in disdain, furthering their reason to keep pushing others down.

The best way to counter this is to smile at them, love them through their hate and give them what they are not getting anywhere else.

“Those who are hardest to love need it the most.” — Socrates

Of course you will find that person that truly has a lesion in their brain that causes them to act this way, but that’s rather rare.

Most people that put others down have had a hard time gaining love, acceptance and happiness and are not doing this because they want to, but because they do not know any other way.

Putting those people down in turn by fighting their fire with fire will only result in them becoming more sure of their approach.
It’s not just about you!
By: Richard Eaton
Tags: Help, Customer Service, Marketing, Customer Experience, Tips

Welcome to 1 Minute Marketing Monday!

When you’re dealing with a customer or a prospective customer, do you only ever think of things from your own perspective? You shouldn’t! Always try to see things from their perspective, and think about the experience THEY are receiving. Quite often we all have processes and/or systems in our businesses which is all well and good, but only if it improves your customer experience. Unfortunately, I’ve come across the exact opposite before which has actually stopped me buying something I’d already decided I was going to.

The other thing to watch out for is using industry terminology that you use every day but may mean absolutely nothing to someone who isn’t in your industry. It will make something sound confusing or too complicated and inevitably ends in them not buying.

So in summary; Always think of things from your customers perspective, and keep things simple and don’t use industry jargon.

Thanks

Richard

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How to set up a password and backup to secure your Cash App wallet
Tags: Help, Customer Service, Wallet, Bitcoin, Cashapp

How to set up a password and backup to secure your Cash App wallet HelpCashApp Apr 1·2 min read

After CAsh App is installed on your Mobile phone, the most important thing to do is to set up security features — including a password and backup for your wallet. You’re able to deposit and withdraw without doing so, but if anyone was to access your Mobile they would be able to send your money anywhere.

Cash-App-Help-Number

There are two ways to back up your wallet on Exodus. Password protection allows users to have security when opening the program. Without the password, anyone who opens your program will have full access to every feature of the Cash App wallet.

Crypto-trading-on-Cash-App

Second, it’s smart to create a 12-word recovery phrase that will allow you to access the Cash App wallet from any mobile device in the future. A recovery phrase allows users to regain access to the Cash App wallet from another location, or in the case that it is lost or uninstalled.

Both security features are the reason you are setting up a Cash App Bitcoin wallet in the first place. Here are the steps to activate them:
Daily Planner: Page a Day to Do List Planning Journal Notebook — Get Organized Today!
By: Naoma Fludd
Tags: Help, Books, Self

Daily Planner: Page a Day to Do List Planning Journal Notebook — Get Organized Today! Naoma Fludd Apr 1·2 min read

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Depression Lies to Me & I Believe It
By: Heather Thompson
Tags: Help, Depression, Depression And Anxiety, Writing, Suicide

Even as I sit here to write these stories, I feel SO unqualified to try and even think about sharing them with the world, let alone ACTUALLY sharing them. I am really good at always saying that someone else would be much better than I would be at doing something and that has been a huge contributing factor in it taking so long for me to share these stories. The lack of confidence piled onto of the shame and embarrassment that comes with much of my own life with depression and choices I have made make the perfect cocktail to completely shut down any inkling of ambition or motivation to finally share my story and tell my truth.

Depression itself is not is so bad. The story that depression tell you about yourself is what is bad. Depression has told me so many things that I know not to be true, but I believe anyways. The lies that its told me and that I have believed are as crazy as someone coming up to you and saying “The sky is purple” and you looking directly at the BLUE sky but still looking back at that person and going “yea, you’re right, it is purple.” In the midst of the emotional turmoil and the mental storms you weather during depression you can be completely paralyzed from logic and the ability to see things for what they are worth. Depression tells you lies about yourself, your story, your value and most of all how much you are worth. This is why people can seem to “have it all” and still commit suicide. This exacerbates the fact that “having it all” in the form of material things and those things we are all told we should have by society (like getting married, having kids, having a great career, etc.) are not what makes people happy, especially those who are suffering from depression. These things are not capable of curing depression or preventing it. Depression is like a pair of horse blinders on your eyes and cement blocks on your feet and you cant see anything in front of you but what is tormenting your soul and it’s impossible to move to try and see anything different or to do anything to fix it. Depression also does a very good job of reminding you of all the past events and situations and choices you have made which in turn makes you feel worse. It feels like a vicious, never ending cycle that can suffocate you. You are drowning in an ocean that you never wanted to set sail on and there is no one in sight coming to save you.
Intro
By: Daisy Bolen
Tags: Storytelling, Introduction, Help

20:19 / 20 February 2021 at parents house

Hello, I am Daisy Bolen. It’s my nickname for this blog because I want to protect my dear people and myself. I want to share here real stories, to communicate, support and feel supported. So who am I?

Mother gave me life in the Slavic countryside. My soul belongs to God, people and nature. My destination is the whole world. When I was in high school, one lovely lady said that she sees me as a famous journalist. Seven years passed since her prophecy, but here am I — a jobless, exhausted and desperate young lady with a Masters degree. In 24 years, I had a decent life experience with all ups and downs. I believe my experience may help somebody (as soon as I share and hear a virtual voice from that part of the screen). So, back to the story, I felt utterly lost in 2020. And I am trying to rediscover my path and reinventing myself, letting go of pain, past, traumas as a lesson. Tabula rasa wants to be; lagom is enough. I am enough. All I think this evening that I need to establish respect. Some people admired my texts in the past, and I believe this can be a form of love for Humanity. I don’t expect here people to love my text but to heal through them.

Hesitation to create my blog took probably half of my entire life. There were few episodes with Facebook posts, Blogspot diary, Instagram obsession with sharing everything. But I wanted it to be perfect every time, and I failed. I started and then lost inspiration. How do I feel about my life failure? It feels like I lost myself. I am no longer the one who takes control of my decisions. I had some painful and life-changing therapy. I’ve listened to many couches. I craved self-help reading. And still, there’s always one lacking puzzle — support. I was alone in this war. I can’t rely on, allow others to face my insecurities. In the moment of blue only God seen the real me. Every time I let a person see my vulnerabilities, my life got worse.

It’s crisis time for me, and it’s a crisis for many people around. We are not alone with our struggle. That’s why my biggest motivation to start this blog is to meet someone like me and uplift with small things like good word, advice, story or photo.

Sincerely,

Daisy
Your sad life can be due to depression….it’s Ok to seek help!!!
By: Careme Health
Tags: Help, Sad, Depression, Mental Health Services, Mental Health

Emotions and human life are inseparable……emotions are so omnipresent and omnipotent that even the thought, ‘i feel no emotions’ is full of emotions.……..that is the power of emotions…………….

DO YOU KNOW??

Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear, Disgust

All these emotions hold their own importance. A fulfilled living is possible when there is a balance between these emotions. A disproportionate excess or deficit of any of these emotions is a red flag, giving the signal that you have to do something to get back to that state of equilibrium again.

WHAT IS SADNESS???

Since childhood, you would have experienced events which had happened against your expectations. Remember the time when you or your best friend changed school, your pet died, you lost your favorite toy or when you were not able to secure expected marks, you were sad. To date, you must be experiencing events that give you the same feeling.

This emotion of sadness in all these times has played a key evolutionary role; a role of signaling you that you need help or comfort in all such difficult times (by Paul Ekman). It plays an important role in the process of healthy survival.

Anything can trigger Sadness. A few of the examples are:

‣ Leaving some loved one

‣ Illness or death of someone close

‣ Failure

‣ Loss of some beloved object

‣ Not getting the expected

HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN SADNESS AND DEPRESSION???

Sadness is temporary; it plays its role and subsides. However, if sadness has started governing your life, if you are feeling blue most of the time, if nothing seems to be cheering you up, if you are having persistent negative thoughts about self, the world, and your future, it is surely a red flag of depression.

The feeling of sadness along with some or all of the symptoms shown in the diagram below completes the picture of ‘Depression- A Common Mental Disorder’. As per doctors, if these symptoms persist most of the time in a day for 15 or more days continuously, then it is clearly depression.

Do you know, in some individuals, there may also be the presence of:

WHAT TO DO WHEN IT IS DEPRESSION?

WHEN SADNESS IS NO LONGER JUST AN EMOTION WHEN IT HAS BECOME YOUR LIFE,

IT’S OK TO SEEK HELP!!!!!
FIRST DAY
By: Erica Wools
Tags: Surgery, Help, Residency, Life, Doctors

It’s my first day at the new posting,

Housemanship had never felt better.

I must say that I am very excited,

The location is on the Island,

Who wouldn’t like to move to such a prestigious area?

My hair is well groomed,

Same goes for my beard,

My shirt is starched,

The pair of trousers; well pressed,

Brogues earned first choice today,

I was not about to sell myself short in the looks department.

I met with my new colleagues,

Introductions were done,

Work resumed without much ado.

Most doctors are on leave,

I am basically alone with another resident and few nurses,

Not like I can’t handle myself.

First call went well,

The patient was patient indeed,

The prognosis of her condition seemed to look up,

Next had diagnosis given,

It was not so serious as to demand extra attention,

At my third call,

The doors of the main entrance were barged open,

A brawny young man rushed in crying for help,

An older female version of him dangled from his arms,

“Save her!!!” He yelled,

“You’ll need to register, sir” he was told,

“This is an emergency. Just attend to her first, I will sort the bill out.” He begged under shaky breaths,

“You have to register and pay consultation fees before she can be attended to.” The receptionist responded,

“My bank’s online service is down. Please just help me.”

This dragged on for more than ten minutes,

No pay no attention gained.

I heard the gunshots as I closed my patient’s file,

We were under the table in nanoseconds,

I wondered why the hospital was getting robbed.

My door was pushed open,

“Doctor, you have a patient to attend to. Now.” A nurse stuttered,

Her heels clicked against the tiles,

With steps that were hurried and hesitant.

“But… This is my last consultation before lunch.” I replied incredulously from my hiding place,

“Doc, please help my mother.” I heard instead,

The plea in the voice tugged at me,

I realised that the nurse had a gun to her head as I got out of hiding,

I closed my eyes not believing what was going on,

“What is the matter with her?” I managed,

“You are the doctor. You tell me.” He retorted.

My eyes stayed glue to the gun,

“You might want to drop that,” I tried at reasoning,

It got pointed directly at me which was far from my bargain.

She was diagnosed with appendicitis,

Its prognosis was bad.

The march to the operation room was slow,

Time tends to take its time when placed in fine lines of life and death,

His mother winced and moaned quietly as she was wheeled into the theatre,

He followed behind with the cocked gun and pain in his eyes,

This was going to be my first Appendectomy,

The nurse anesthetist began the surgery by giving a sedative through IV to relax the patient,

Once relaxed, an endotracheal tube was threaded through her mouth and into the windpipe before being connected to the ventilator,

I said a silent prayer,

And went to work.
ACTS OF KINDNESS
By: Hamna Maqsood
Tags: Help, Care, Kindness, Contentment, Affection

ACTS OF KINDNESS

Kindness is defined as the value of being considerate towards others, helping others, showing affection and care. Kindness involves being attentive to other’s feelings and emotions. Being kind is never a weakness rather a strength. Kindness not only impacts others but also affects your own being. You feel satisfied and happy with yourself for being kind.

“Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.”

– Charles Glassman

We all are struggling in one way or another. Some might show it while some people keep it inside. The best thing we could do to anyone is to be kind. Even a small act of kindness can make a person day. These random and sweet acts of kindness go a long way.

My first act of kindness at the start of the day was when my mother was cutting vegetables for the dinner but she was shaken a little after the blasting sound of PMT, resulting in somewhat cutting her own finger. Although, that was a minor graze that she usually ignores. But I bandaged her hand and assisted her by completing the cutting and preparing the food. She was so happy by this act and she started giving me dua’en as well :) My second deed of kindness was when the tailor came this afternoon to deliver our suits. She had taken 2 buses from her home to ours. Her traveling in scorching heat and tiredness was all obvious on her face. Yet, she did not ask for anything other than her payment. But I made a cold juice for her while we make her sit in our drawing-room till we check and sort all the clothes. It overjoyed her we give her the respect any human must get.

As the day progressed, I thought to a few days back my junior had her evaluation on FYP. She was nervous and scared and frequently asked questions. I helped her though as I understand how she must be feeling. Today, I asked her how it went. She was surprised and enthusiastic that I valued her. So, she told me all the minutiae of her evaluation day. Also, my sister was having a problem with decision making for her dress that she had to wear tonight. Although she did not ask for my help, I gave her my opinion and that helped her in deciding her final dress.

The last action of kindness in my day was when I saw my neighbor. My neighbor is a working woman and a beautiful mother. She had her meeting today. I met her at the stairs today. I complimented her on how responsibly she handles both her personal and professional life. I encouraged her; she is doing the best she could and she must be proud of herself. She was gratified by hearing my comments.

At the end of the day, I was contented with myself that my little action and words can make a difference in someone’s life. It is never hard to be kind. In fact, kindness makes us feel stronger. It increases oxytocin hormone, also referred to as the ‘love hormone’.

So let’s be kind to each other and make this world a peaceful place to live in.
How has Anxiety Affected You?
By: Health
Tags: Help, Anxiety, Illness, Treatment, Health

Discover a center item

A few people think that its supportive to locate a private object to concentrate the entirety of their consideration on during an Attack of anxiety. Pick items in clear sight and deliberately note every little thing about it possible.

Use muscle-relaxing strategies

Much like profound breathing, muscle-relaxing methods can help leave your Attacks of anxiety speechless by controlling your body’s reaction however much as could be expected.

Deliberately loosen up each muscle in turn, beginning with something basic like the fingers in your grasp, and move your way up through your body. Muscle unwinding methods will be best when you’ve rehearsed them in advance

Deal with the Stress

What’s the most loosening up place on the planet that you can consider? A bright seashore with tenderly moving waves? A lodge in the mountains? Imagine yourself there, and attempt to concentrate on the refinements however much as could reasonably be expected. Predict exploring your toes into the warm sand, or smelling the sharp aroma of pine trees.

Take part in light exercise

Endorphins keep the blood tapping in precisely the immediately. It can help flood our body with endorphins, which can improve our state of mind. Since you’re focused, pick a light exercise that is delicate on the body, such as walking or swimming. The exception to this is in case you’re hyperventilating or attempting to relax. Do what you can to pause first.

Keep oil close by

Oil is known for being modifying and stress-assuaging. It can enable your body to unwind. If you know you’re inclined to freeze attacks, keep some basic oil available and put some on your lower arms when you experience an Attack of anxiety. Take in the smell.

You can likewise have a go at drinking tea. These are relaxing and justifying.

Repeat a repetition inside

Repeating a repetition inside can be relaxing and calming, and it can give you something to get a handle on onto during an Attack of anxiety.

Regardless of whether it’s essentially “This also will pass,” or a mantra that addresses you by and by, rehash it on a circle in your mind until you feel the Attacks of anxiety begin to die down.

How to calm down

Benzodiazepines may assist treat with freezing attacks on the off chance that you accept one when you feel an attack going ahead.

While different ways to deal with the treatment of anger might be special, the field of analysis has recognized that there is a bunch of individuals i.e. Christian’s program granting how to calm down and deal with the stress
Positive Experience Highly Correlated with Others’ Help, Encouragement, and Respect
By: Dr. Sam Shum
Tags: Help, Respect, Encourage, Positive

Abstract: We studied the correlation between people’s positive experience and how they are helped, encouraged, or respected by others. Confucius said that “Don’t do unto others what you don’t want done unto you.” If we strive to obtain positive experience, we must strive to give positive experience unto others. This research shows that if we can be counted on to help others when necessary, encourage others’ health, and respect others, we can help to bring positivity unto others’ experiences.

Our research panel data sourced from the Gallup organization which provides the World Poll dataset as well as data from the World Bank which provide the operational profiles of countries. The synthesized dataset encompasses 54 different countries of the world with time spanning a total of 3 years from 2013 to 2015. The dataset has a total of 1,752 data points. The countries represented in the dataset are diverse including developed countries such as the United States, Australia, Canada, Singapore, etc. but also including developing countries such as India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Peru, etc. These countries also represent diverse mix of religions, cultures, geographical locations, and histories.

We use OLS regression to test the correlation between the Positive Experience Index (Gallup) and % of respondents believing in “Count On someone To Help”, agreeing or strongly agreeing with “Someone Encourages their Health”, or believing in “they are Treated with Respect” (Gallup.) The OLS regression contains eight additional control variables sourced from Gallup and the World Bank such as age, education level, population size, etc. We used the Gross Domestic Product by Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita with constant USD measure as one of the control variables to control the potential effect of wealth onto the measure of positive experience.

Our OLS regression results concluded that the Positive Experience Index is highly correlated with how one is helped, encouraged, or respected by others. The OLS regression result is statistically significant at 1% with adjusted R-square at 0.76, while the coefficients for the three independent variables of “Count On to Help”, “Someone Encourages Health”, and “Treated with Respect” are statistically and quantitatively significant and mathematically computed as equally important.

Our deeds of help, encouragement, and respect can bring balance to the world nowadays when 76% of the population reported their supportive relationships and love in their lives are struggling and suffering. Therefore, help, encourage, and respect others are important elements to achieve a Positive Experience for others as well as for ourselves.
The Art of Letting Go
By: Anita Nma
Tags: Help, Depression, Life, Suicide Prevention, Living With Purpose

You start feeling like you can’t do this anymore

Like nothing makes sense, does it even matter?

Like no one understands you, do I really matter?

Like you’re been stared at endlessly but they see nothing, not even the emptiness inside of me.

They can’t see the pain, the ache, the depression that’s waiting to consume you like fire seduced by gasoline

Only you can see you’re a disaster waiting to happen

You start wanting a way out

The quickest way out

Because you’re tired

Because every breathe has become a struggle

Because the pain does not want to end

And because you just want to stop feeling

even if it’s just for a while.

You need the break, to pause your reality.

You crave a moment where you feel nothing but serenity

and absolute peace of mind.

Where you’re oblivious to everything; a blank mind. That state of bliss.

You begin to think it through;

Who’s going to notice your absence first?

Who’s going to call when no one’s heard from you?

Who will find you?

How long would it take?

You start to strategize.

Not realizing you’re doing it again

You’re trying to let go of the pain

while letting go of life,

Your life

You forget about others

You don’t think of how your loved ones will take this.

It’s blinding, all so consuming.

You don’t think of the aftermath

You just want it to end.

You’re tired.

You do your research.

Get everything in place

And wait for the perfect moment

You may even write a note

“don’t cry for me,

I’m in a happy place,

This is better’’,

You lay down

holding onto your desired means of escape

Say a prayer

Sigh….

And then you do it

But last minute

You realize it isn’t at all what you wanted

You wanted a way out but maybe

Just maybe, you could have tried something differently

You could have opened up

And allow yourself love

and be loved in return

You say a prayer to God

Please,

If you truly exist

I need more than a moment to live life again

And give it my best shot

Because even if it’s a bit late

You’ve come to realize that

This isn’t escape

It isn’t art

It’s giving up

It’s not letting go.

The art of letting go

Is the art of trying again

Giving happiness a chance.