Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain

Rainfall is very important for the survival of plants and animals. It brings fresh water to the earth’s surface. If rainfall is less, there is water scarcity which sometime causes drought like situation. If there is excess rain, floods take place which make the life of the affected people miserable.

Human life depends on rain. Rain is the source of fresh water for many cultures where rivers, lakes, or aquifers are not easily accessible.

Rain makes modern life possible by providing water for agriculture, industry, hygiene, and electrical energy.

The poet says that the rain is beautiful because it comes in the hot summer and settles the dust in the air and cools the heat.

The pitter patters of rain on windows and roofs create such a pleasant and peaceful atmosphere.

The white noise created from the rain drops allows your mind to relax and can even help you sleep better. I know I sleep better during the pouring rain.

Rain symbolizes multiple things depending on the context in which it appears, but most commonly Connotes sadness, rejection or despair.

Because rain is a common natural occurrence vital for life, rainfall can also represent rebirth and emotional cleansing.

Rain is a kind of precipitation. Precipitation is any kind of water that falls from clouds in the sky, like rain,hail, sleet and snow. It is measured by a rain gauge. Rain is part of the water cycle.

Clouds will often absorb smoke to create rain, commonly referred to as nature laundry due to this process.

Some places have frequent rain. This makes rainforest. Some have little rain. This makes deserts.

Obesity

Obesity is when a person’s weight greater than what is healthy. Obesity is a chronic condition defined by an excess amount of body fat. A certain amount of body fat is necessary for storing energy, heat insulation, shock absorption, and other functions.

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Over two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese, and one in three Americans is obese. The prevalence of obesity in children has increased markedly. Obesity has also been increasing rapidly throughout the world, and the incidence of obesity nearly doubled from 1991 to 1998. In 2015, nearly 40% of adults were obese in the U.S.

Reasons leading to obesity

  1. Physical inactivity
  2. Over eating
  3. Genetics
  4. Frequency of eating
  5. Medications
  6. Diseases

Harness the Power of Optimism.

In the given situation, the provided topic could seem a little absurd like how can we search for positivity in the present scenario. But once you start finding happiness in day to day life, you will end up counting thousands of blessings that will develop a sense of gratitude. The more you look deep into your life, the more satisfied you feel.

Not everyone’s life is the same and ups and downs are parts and parcel of life. Life isn’t a fairytale that we assume as a kid. It’s pretty much living in practicality with low or no expectations. To top it all, the pandemic is here to create havoc and causing distress, which is challenging and quite difficult to cope with.

To deal with such situations we need to be prepared to strengthen up ourselves to tackle the grim situations. And for that matter, we need to harness positivity, that isn’t a walk in a park, I presume.

Looking for positivity is quite challenging because it’s not like you will just sit and think like what all things do I’ve to be grateful for rather you need to develop few disciplines that will make you feel grateful and help in sighting positivity in every aspect. Moving on to the disciplines, that I mentioned before, it could be waking up early in the morning, accomplishing your little morning devotions, working out, meditating or just going for a walk early in the morning.

The aforementioned methods might sound a little too dramatic like who does that for real, but trust me it is very effective and equally helpful that change your entire perspective and will offer an astounding viewpoint to relive your existence.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition in which the ovaries produce an abnormal amount of androgens, male sex hormones that are usually present in women in small amounts. The name polycystic ovary syndrome describes the numerous small cysts (fluid-filled sacs) that form in the ovaries. However, some women with this disorder do not have cysts, while some women without the disorder do develop cysts.

Symptoms

  • Missed periods, irregular periods, or very light periods
  • Ovaries that are large or have many cysts
  • Excess body hair, including the chest, stomach, and back (hirsutism)
  • Weight gain, especially around the belly (abdomen)
  • Acne or oily skin
  • Male-pattern baldness or thinning hair
  • Infertility 
  • Small pieces of excess skin on the neck or armpits (skin tags)
  • Dark or thick skin patches on the back of the neck, in the armpits, and under the breasts

In-vitro Fertilization (IVF)

n Vitro Fertilization (IVF) describes a technique where a woman’s eggs and man’s sperm are combined in a special laboratory in order to create an embryo(s). Depending on the diagnosis and age of the woman, an embryo or embryos are transferred to the woman’s uterus through her cervix to enhance the chances of pregnancy. 

Step 1: Ovulation induction

Your doctor will monitor your ovaries leading up to and during the IVF process to ensure that you will release eggs to be fertilized at a particular time. Most of the time medication or hormones are used to stimulate the ovaries to produce one or more eggs.

Step 2: Egg retrieval

Under light pain medication, your doctor inserts a very thin needle through the upper vaginal wall and remove fluid, which contains eggs, from the follicles of the ovaries. Immediately after retrieval of the follicle(s), the egg is placed in a dish and transferred to an incubator.

Step 3: Fertilization

A sperm sample is secured, either from your partner or a donor, and analyzed and added to the egg(s) retrieved. Sometimes your doctor may choose to inject the sperm directly into the egg to optimize success. The doctor and then monitors the fertilization process to make sure a healthy embryo is developed.

Step 4: Embryo transfer

Once your doctor and embryologist determine that the embryo(s) is ready for transfer, you go back for “transfer day”. This is a day full of excitement mixed with anxiety because while you’ve reached the final step of the IVF process, there are still many unknowns. The doctor places a speculum into your vagina and transfer the embryo(s) through a small plastic tube placed through the cervix into the uterine cavity.

Adoption

Adoption is the social, emotional, and legal process in which children who will not be raised by their birth parents become full and permanent legal members of another family while maintaining genetic and psychological connections to their birth family. Adoption has many facets and touches people in different ways—depending on their role and perspective.

Types of Adoption

  • Foster Care.  These are children whose birthparents cannot care for them and whose parental rights have been terminated.  The children are temporarily in foster or group homes while preparing for adoption. 
  • Foster-to-Adopt. This is a form of adoption where a child will be placed in your home for your family to foster, but with the expectation that they will become legally free and available to be adopted by you.
  • Infant adoption. There are more people pursuing infant adoption than there are infants available to be adopted. Many people who want infants will try to adopt through an intermediary such as a lawyer, physician, or other facilitator rather than through a licensed adoption agency.  This is known as independent adoption which is legal in most (but not all) states.
  • Independent adoption. There is usually no counseling for birth parents, and the infants are not usually eligible for financial assistance for any special needs that may not have been noticeable at birth. It is also possible to adopt an infant through a public or private agency, but there may be a long wait before a child is identified for you.

Surrogacy

Surrogacy is when a woman carries and gives birth to a baby for another person or couple. A gestational surrogate is a woman who is able and agrees to carry a pregnancy for another person. The intended mother provides her genetic material via her egg (or occasionally from an egg donor), the intended father provides his sperm (or a sperm donor), and through in vitro fertilization, an embryo is created. This embryo may then be transferred to the gestational carrier. While the baby will share a biological connection with this woman, she will not be the genetic mother of the baby.

Who uses Surrogacy?

  • Significant uterine anomalies or the absence of a uterus
  • Major medical conditions that would cause significant risk to either the mother or the fetus in pregnancy
  • Biologic inability to carry a child (e.g. same-sex male couple or single male)
  • Patients with a history of multiple unexplained IVF cycles or other suggestion of an unidentified endometrial factor

Surrogacy involves many legal, ethical, and financial considerations. Usually, intended parents pay the surrogate for her medical expenses; there are also significant legal expenses. Costs can start at $80,000 and go up to $120,000 or more. Legal contracts are required before the process begins to protect the rights and responsibilities of the intended parents, gestational carrier, and intended child. Both the third party and intended parents should have separate legal counsel.

💙My Dad💙

You never said I’m leaving

You never said good bye.

You were gone before I knew it, and only God knew why

A million times I needed you,

A million times I cried

If love alone could saved you,

You never would have died

In life I loved you dearly

In death I love you still

In my heart you hold a place,

That no one could ever fill

It broke my heart to lose you,

But you didn’t go alone

For part of me went with you,

The day God took you home.

I don’t want to lose you dad. You are my love. The reason I am alive is just for you. Love you so much 💞

How Do I Choose Between Medication and Therapy?

In the last couple of weeks, there have been some big announcements from the medical and mental health communities about the wisdom of using drugs over behavioral methods for various disorders. The meds vs. therapy debate has been an active one for a number of years.But these days, some experts and organizations are questioning, more and more, whether popping pills should really be our go-to treatment, based on the literature. And it seems that for some that have historically used meds as the first line of treatment, the evidence for behavioral methods has mounted to the point where recommendations have shifted in their favor. At least for some things.

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Whether you’re leaning toward therapy, medication, or a combination, knowing that a reliable pharmacy partner is part of the care network can bring added reassurance. Many people now use online tools to locate a specialty pharmacy near me, ensuring they can quickly connect with professionals who understand their unique health needs. Therapy or medication? In both children and adults, evidence-based psychosocial therapies have been shown to work for a broad range of mental health disorders, as well as for many life problems. The same can be said for the effectiveness of some medications. The information below is intended to help parents/caregivers choose between treatment options for their child or adolescent, and to decide whether therapy and medication should be combined for the most effective treatment.Medications, psychotherapy and their combination have been shown to help people with emotional or behavioral problems. Different kinds of problems, however, will respond differently to various treatments; therefore, choosing the right treatment can be complicated. Your choice of treatment should be based on the best available scientific evidence, as well as your own willingness to try these treatments and to stick with them. Whatever the choice, these discussions should be reviewed with your physician, psychologist or mental health professional. Here are some things to consider:

Best Evidence

  • For depression, two kinds of psychotherapy called cognitive-behavioral therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy, as well as antidepressant medications, have been shown to be helpful. There is some evidence that combining psychotherapy and medications may be more effective than either treatment alone. People who are suicidal may need to be treated in a hospital.
  • For anxiety disorders, cognitive-behavioral therapy, antidepressant medications and anti-anxiety medications have all been shown to be helpful. Research generally shows that psychotherapy is more effective than medications, and that adding medications does not significantly improve outcomes from psychotherapy alone.
  • For alcohol and drug use disorders, cognitive-behavioral therapy and environment-based therapies, as well as 12-step support programs, have been shown to be helpful. People with severe substance use problems may also benefit from the addition of certain medications that reduce cravings or intoxication effects.
  • For eating disorders, medical management may be necessary to maintain physical safety. Cognitive-behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy and antidepressant medications have all been shown to be helpful, and some evidence suggests that combining psychotherapy and medications may be more effective than either treatment alone.
  • For schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, most people will require treatment with antipsychotic or mood-stabilizing medications. Research suggests that adding cognitive-behavioral or family psychotherapy to the treatment can improve functional outcomes.
  • For problems with parenting, marriage or adjustment, psychotherapy is usually the first recommendation. This treatment can help you build skills and respond more appropriately to stressors.

Personalizing Your Treatment

  • Different people respond to treatments differently. Therefore, if one treatment does not help, try adding the other. Research shows that psychotherapy can be helpful even for people who do not respond well to medications.
  • Psychotherapy and medications both require that you stick with the treatment. Results usually do not happen overnight. Therefore, only start a treatment if you are willing to continue it long enough for it to help you.
  • You will be most likely to stick with a treatment if it makes sense to you. Therefore, it’s important that you discuss the treatment thoroughly with your doctor, and that the treatment is explained in a way that you can understand.
  • When in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can inform you of the best evidence and make a specific recommendation for your condition.

Get paid to read books

Get paid to read books

Books are the best companions for Human beings. There are a lot of genres in books. Everyone has their own interest in reading. Some read Self-help like Elon Musk and Robin Sharma while some read fantasies like Harry Potter and The Midnight Library. Whatever the genres are, we lost ourselves in books but we find ourselves in them too…

Anyway, how many of us know that we can get paid to read books without spending a penny? There are lots of organizations and Publishing websites or Instagram, Facebook pages are providing this opportunity like freelancing services. All of these websites are Legit and You can earn some incentives for your reviews. In This article, we will enroot some Indian websites and Instagram pages for paid reviews.

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What are the requirements:

You need 3 or more social media platforms to submit your reviews.

Major platforms:

  1. Instagram profile (Bookstagram account are highly preferred/ If you have only a personal account it’s not a problem unless you have more than 500 followers there and No objections to post about books.)
  2. Amazon profile (You must have eligibility for product reviews)
  3. Goodreads profile

Optional platforms:
1.Facebook page
2.WordPress /Pinterest account
3.Your own blog or websites

Websites or Instagram pages:
To get started with reviews, the below pages will be best and simple.

@hallerbos_books
@enchantedbooktour
@books_andauthors
@kharidobechobooks
@bookreviewersclub

These websites or Instagram accounts are famous in India. Where you can get paid for both the book as well as some incentives for your reviews. (either it is a kindle version or paperback books)

What you have to do:
You can simply DM the above-mentioned Instagram pages that you are interested to join their review team. They will send a contact or WhatsApp/ Telegram link to join their group. And they will send about the book and other details in the group.

For your information:
In Most of these websites, when they send about the book and deadlines you have to buy the book personally, after your reviews are live on the platforms you will be paid within a week for both the book cost and shipping you have spent and the incentives too.

Payment mode:
All these websites are from India so you don’t have to worry about payment modes.

  1. GooglePay
  2. Phonepe
  3. Paytm
  4. Sometimes you can even get the amount as an Amazon Gift card (It’s rare)

How much you will get as the incentives:
The book cost is doesn’t matter to us because obviously, we will get them back. But mostly the book cost will be around 100 to 200 rupees. Incentives will be 50 to 100. To get more than 100 rupees you need more than 3000 followers.

This is a great opportunity for Readers who can get free copies in their hands. And you will be paid for your Passion. These books will adore your collections

Relation between Stock Market and the economy of a country

The stock market and the economy of a country are two terms mentioned all the time in the world of money. But what are these terms and how are they related to each other?

The stock market refers to the collection of exchanges where regular activities of buying, selling, and issuance of shares of publicly-held companies take place. An economy is the large set of inter-related production, consumption, and exchange activities that aid in determining how scarce resources are allocated. The production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services are used to fulfill the needs of those living and operating within the economy, which is also referred to as an economic system.

Generally, the stock market reflects the economic conditions of a country’s economy. If an economy is growing then output will be increasing and firms should be experiencing increased profitability. This higher profit makes the company shares more attractive, because they can give bigger dividends to shareholders. A long period of economic growth will tend to benefit shares of the companies as investors do not fear a recession happening. Just like the stock market and the economy grow together, it also falls together. If a country’s economy is forecasted to enter into a recession, then its stock markets will fall. This happens because a recession means lower profits, reduced dividends and even the chances of companies going bankrupt, which would be bad news for shareholders. During this time of chaos, investors try to avoid shares, because of the greater risk involved in it.

Many times, when recessions are merely predicted to happen, the stock market crashes for weeks or even months at a stretch, even if the predictions were found to be false afterwards. Company shares can rise and fall irrespective of how the economy is doing. For instance, if investors think a company’s share price is over-valued or if a company’s good management is removed and replaced with a bad one, then shareholders sell the stocks, resulting in the fall of the firm in the stock market. Whereas, if a company announces a new innovative product, then more people invest in that company hoping to get a piece of the profit the firm will make, thus causing the shares to rise.

There are cases when a country is in a long recession, but the stock market, after a fall in the initial days or weeks, seem to recover and grow despite the fallen economy. For instance, during the 2008 recession, the stock market did take a big hit along with the economy. But while the country is still recovering at a very slow rate after more than a decade since the economic crisis, the stock market has had one of its best decades, with number of companies reaching new heights of glory, and even a handful of firms entering trillion-dollar valuations.  Despite relatively weak economic growth, companies such as Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft, are still attractive to shareholders because they have retained their profitability, and showed a faster growth rate than the GDP of the country they are operating in. 

In conclusion, there is an increasing divergence between the stock market and the economy. How good or bad the economy is doing has much less impact on the stock market today than it did 10 or 20 years ago.

Service for book lovers

This pandemic situation hit us hard. Most of our hobbies and entertainments have been taken away by Covid-19. Still, we are rebuilding our lifestyle as it was before with every inch of hope in our hearts. Still, Schools, Colleges, Theaters, and most of the places were shut down, Even during this pandemic, you can continue with your hobby if your major interests are books. Technology is developed to its epitome. We can buy anything that we want with our tiny fingertips and virtual money we don’t even have to step out of the house but, whatever we need it will come to us in a blink of seconds. Only if you have money in the bank and mobile in hand. During this technical life. avid readers only would love to have real books not fake ones like Pdf and Docx.

There are many websites and Instagram pages that provide a beautiful service for book lovers. They sell classics, fantasies, and best-selling books at an affordable price.

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@Bookchor.com

Bookchor is a famous website for Indian Residents. They also have an app where you can buy both new and old books in perfectly good condition. They conduct many events, giveaways, monthly offers on a particular book. Discount offers for your first orders. Sometimes free blind date book/scented candle/badges/bookmarks along with your orders (according to the amount you spend.)

Every year they conduct The “Lock The Box” bookfair (where you will be given a box according to your preference of amount) All you have to do is load the box with your interested books from the Avenue. This will be like a Treasure Hunt game and you will love the experience.

@Worthing.in

Worthing. in is a website where you can find many Used, New, Old as well as books in good conditions at the cheapest price range. They also have various offers like Rs. 99/each book, Rs. 149/each best-selling book, Rs. 999/pre-selected 30 books. Rs. 999/ pre-selected Hardcover books.

@Batteredpages

Battered pages have various collections of books according to genres with reasonable prices. They also encourage book donations and they provide most of their profits to animal welfare associations.

@got_a_book

Got a book is an Instagram profile where you can simply DM them to place an order. They sell best-selling books with huge discounts and free delivery all over India.

@99bookcart.com

They are dealing best-selling novels at a reasonable price in almost new condition. Some of their selected best-selling novels start at 99 rupees. Which is highly affordable.

@pick_a_book

They sell best-selling books and bookmarks also which are affordable and perfectly new and original quality.
These websites are highly recommended to Readers who want to read and build their library at home. If you are not a reader it’s time to build a new hobby for yourself. So you will never need any other companions to pass your time or to have some fun. If you have a book, You can live all by yourself. You can even gift some books to your loved ones. Remember, books, are the best companion all around the world.
If you have never heard about these websites or, Either you are an amateur reader or a frequent reader these websites/ Instagram pages will wash away your cash with loads of books in your cart.

What is the need of nature in our life?

Nature is the most beautiful creation of God Nature is a great gift to all of us living on earth. We get water, air, and food, sunlight from nature. Animals, birds, trees-plants, flowers, fragrances, smells, all this is an important part of nature.

Nature helps us a lot to live a good and healthy life. Our common needs are fulfilled by nature such as food, clothes, shelter.

Nature is very beautiful, there is a variety of beauty in nature like beautiful flowers, colorful fish, skies, land, rivers, mountains, seas and many more All these things are very useful in nature, we will always need it to survive. We have to avoid it from getting spoiled, it is our responsibility to take care of nature. We have to keep nature clean, we have to protect nature so that nature should never be harmed.

We should thank God that we have come to this world in the midst of such a beautiful nature. Nature is like our mother, so we should always take care of nature. Nature is getting wasted due to many things Due to the extreme type of pollution, deforestation, global warming rates. It is our job that we should save nature from harm. If we save our mother nature today, then our future generates will also get to see it.They will also know what is nature, what is the benefit to us from nature, we are alive today, they will get all this knowledge.

What do we get to learn from nature

  • nature puts everyone on equal ground.
  • Nature lets children burn off energy in a healthy way.
  • Nature teaches empathy, compassion, and connection.
  • Nature teaches that outcomes aren’t always predictable.
  • Nature creates opportunity for children to be inventive.
  • Nature is instructive about life.
  • Lots of outdoor play is proving to have specific health benefits.
  • Nature is the only place to learn so many life skills.
  • Nature teaches us to save people’s lives.

All that has been given to us by nature. The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. nature gifts us with many benefits that safeguard our health and ensure our survival these benefits are called ecosystem services.

They are often broken down into four board categories.

  1. The first category is supporting services. These services are the foundation of ecosystems. Which provide habitat for a diversity of plants and animals supporting services include pollination, photosynthesis, soil creation and nutrient cycling.
  2. The second category is provisioning services. These services include any materials extracted from nature that benefits humans like fruits, vegetable, seeds, livestock, and fish. they also include plants used for clothing and medicine. along with natural compounds used for antibiotics.
  3. The third category is regulating services. these services ensure nature runs smoothly. for example plants and soil clean and file water while trees capture carbon. bacteria help decompose waste while many insects control the pest population. healthy ecosystems also reduce damage from floods, storms, wildfires, and droughts.
  4. the fourth category is cultural services. these services enhance our mental, emotional and physical health, think of how nice it feels to camp in the woods walk along the beach or hike through a forest. Nature also plays muse to some of our greatest artists. And even influence culture, folklore and spirituality. Nature takes care of us.
The existence of nature is a sign of the survival of all of us, on the day when nature is not there, then this earth will also not exist. That's why we should save nature and keep nature clean.

What is a short story?

A short story may be defined as a story that can be read in a single sitting. Edgar Allan Poe considered the short story as a prose narrative ‘requiring from half an hour to one or two horse in its perusal. Thus brevity is one of the essential characteristics of a short story. However, a short story is not Merely a novel on a reduced scale. the short story has a distinct, well-marked organizational structure different from that of a novel.

Theme of a short story:

Firstly, the theme of a short story must be one that can efficiently be developed within the prescribed limits. The story should impress the reader as clear in outline and well proportioned. It should not give the impression of crowding. This does not mean that the story must necessarily be confined to a single incident. It only means that even when the story covers a wide field of time and a large sequence of events, it should give a concentration of interest. Most of the stories of Maupassant and Washington Irving’s famous story “Rip Van Winkle” illustrate this point.

Unities of short stories:

Secondly, a short story should have unity which means unity of purpose, motive, action, and impression. a short story should contain only one informing idea and it should be worked out with singleness of purpose. No scattering of attention is allowed in a short story as it may be allowed in a novel.

Opinions of various authors:

Writers and critics hold different opinions on the art of the short story. Edgar Allan Poe thought that the short story should present only a ‘slice of life’ suggestively. it should have neither a beginning nor an end. However, the modern story writer and novelist Somerset Maugham thinks that ‘a short story should be a finished product of art with the beginning, middle, and end. another critic compares the short story with the horse race in which the start and the finish count most. Such contradictory definitions are more or less reconciled in what Hugh Walpole says “a short story should be a story, a record of things happening, full of instance an accident, Swift movement, unexpected development reacting through a suspense to a climax and satisfying denouement.”

Famous works:

A short story may deal with any motive and material. Poe’s story “Gold bug” turns on a puzzle whereas Stockton’s ‘The lady and the Tiger” is contrived to give a dramatic surprise at the end. Most stories of O’ Henry are interesting because of their unexpected surprise endings. Short stories of Chekhov, Maupassant, Tolstoy, and Hemingway illustrate the wide variety of themes and motives that can be successfully employed by a short story writer. WH Hudson says “a dramatic incident or situation; a telling scene; a closely coordinated series of events; a phase of character; a bit of experience; an aspect of life; a moral problem any of these, and innumerable other motives which might be added to the list, maybe made the nucleus of a thoroughly satisfactory story.

Conclusion:

R.L Stephenson speaks of three kinds of short stories – the story of the plot, the story of character, and the story of impression. however, to most story writers, the idea of a story comes as something like an abstract thought or impression and later they work it up into the shape of a story inventing the required plot, character, and incidents.

Traits of an Epic

The social novel