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thisisnotpsychology:

Thirty years ago, Paul Ekman did cross-cultural research and identified seven basic human emotions. He identified the seven basic emotions through facial expressions. No matter where in the world, what culture, class, race, gender, or lighting, these seven facial expressions were identified across the board.

Micro expressions occur when a person is trying to suppress or repress an emotion. Have you ever tried to not smile, or not look angry? In the show Lie To Me, the main character deals with people who are constantly trying to hide their emotions.

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-cityoflove:

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martialartsmaven:

It’s never too late to return to the martial arts after taking time off. Push through the barriers that keep you from training. It may take a few classes to get back into the routine, but don’t quit just because you had to take a break. Don’t compare yourself to others who may have passed you in rank. Karate is often a singular journey, and the only person you must compete with is yourself.

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sorrowfulkain:

“We train for thousands of days, whether we win or lose is decided in an instant.” - Martial Arts Maxim

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What’s harder than not knowing what you want is, knowing what you want and not having anyone be able to give you what you want/ need. 

Can I live here?

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"If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present."

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"People say, “I’m going to sleep now,” as if it were nothing. But it’s really a bizarre activity. “For the next several hours, while the sun is gone, I’m going to become unconscious, temporarily losing command over everything I know and understand. When the sun returns, I will resume my life.” If you didn’t know what sleep was, and you had only seen it in a science fiction movie, you would think it was weird and tell all your friends about the movie you’d seen. “They had these people, you know? And they would walk around all day and be okay? And then, once a day, usually after dark, they would lie down on these special platforms and become unconscious. They would stop functioning almost completely, except deep in their minds they would have adventures and experiences that were completely impossible in real life. As they lay there, completely vulnerable to their enemies, their only movements were to occasionally shift from one position to another; or, if one of the ‘mind adventures’ got too real, they would sit up and scream and be glad they weren’t unconscious anymore. Then they would drink a lot of coffee.” So, next time you see someone sleeping, make believe you’re in a science fiction movie. And whisper, “The creature is regenerating itself."

- George Carlin (via funeral)

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