Good morning ladies and gentlemen, As we are on this journey of growing and becoming the best version of ourselves, we tend to get lost not only in finding ourselves , but in trying to be everything to everyone. I want to share a personal experience and testimony about myself in the hopes that it will help you. There is a theory that I learned the hard way unfortunately it’s called the lighthouse principle, even though nobody teaches it like this. A lighthouse doesn’t chase ships. It doesn’t scream, it doesn’t move. It just stands where it’s built to stand and shines light. Here’s the part that missed me up, ships that need direction will find it, ships that don’t care will crash somewhere else. For a long time I wasn’t a lighthouse, I was a rescue boat. I chased people in storms they kept choosing. I explained myself to people who already decided not to understand me or I had to prove I was worthy of staying. And every time I did that, I thought I was being loving, understanding, and loyal; but what I was doing was abandoning my post. See there is another theory that nobody talks about; the more available you make yourself to people who aren’t anchored, the more they confuse access with value. They don’t love the light; they love the convenience. So when I finally stop chasing, when I finally stop overextending, and when I finally started staying, who I was becoming was something uncomfortable and some people drifted away. At first that felt like failure, lost, and it felt like rejection, until I realize something powerful. The people who disappeared weren’t rejecting me, they just never came for me in the first place. They came for the rescue, and in that moment when I stopped rescuing the truth showed up. You don’t lose people when you grow, you lose roles; you lose the role of fixer, you lose the role of savior, the role of emotional supplier, and when those roles fall away. The only real connection remains is your life it’s quieter, cleaner, sweeter, more aligned. Because the right people don’t need you exhausted to stay. They don’t need you over giving to feel close. They don’t need you shrinking to feel secure. They’re drawn to who you are not what you provide. So if you’re in a season where people are drifting, where things feel lonely where you’re questioning if choosing yourself was worth it? Hear me clearly, you’re not losing your way. You’re finally standing in it. Stop chasing ships. Be the lighthouse. The ones who meant to find you.

Chicken... the other white meat. It's a protein I've been neglecting for a while in my own kitchen, though I have it regularly when dining out for occasional brunch. Being a bit cheaper and healthier, on top of trying to appeal to my child's current pallet, I recently discovered the Meat Recipes channel on YouTube by a German lady who shares recipes. Needless to say, after my success, it's now a new meal staple. A NOTE ON CHILDHOOD PICKY EATING Though this first attempt to introduce my little one to expand her cuisine failed, patience shall prevail. Exposure is an effective step... but it has to be passive. While my parents' generation believed in forcing, lecturing, and spanking, I'm using the "French method". Just regular exposure, strategic meal/snack cut-off periods to make them hungry before major meals, and encouraging curiosity through needs of silent boundaries by simply adding a sample to a plate with other "safe" foods, she's already developing curiosity and exposure until it becomes normal. She was quite curious about smelling the sauce; seemingly fond of garlic. So, the appeal is there. Now, it's just a matter of time and exposure. Yes, this has worked with past meals, such as French Onion Soup. THE RECIPE For those who prefer reading, rather than following the video: INGREDIENTS: Chicken - 2 large chicken breasts (giggity), filet-cut (sliced in half - cheaper to do it yourself) - Flour (enough to lightly dust the chicken; around half a cup - Salt, pepper, paprika (enough to lightly coat the chicken on both sides; I used smoked paprika) - 1-3 tablespoons butter - 1-3 tablespoons olive oil Sauce - 3/4 cup Heavy cream - 1/2-3/4 cup chicken or beef stock - 4 garlic cloves, minced - 2-3 tablespoons fresh rosemary (or thyme) - 2-3 tablespoons fresh parsley - 1-2 teaspoons lemon juice - 2-3 tablespoons Dijon mustard (to taste) - 1/2 cup-3/4 cup finely shredded Parmesan (or other blend; to desired thickness) - 2-4 tomatoes (optional, sliced in half; cherry or Roma variety)

My name is Anastasia and I'm glad to be among you! I like the gentlemanly aesthetic, old Hollywood, and classic novels by Wilde, Fitzgerald, Remarque, and others. Now I'm the student of Moscow state university and have a goal to improve my English to the end of this year😊 I will be glad to communicate, gentlemen's. My Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasteoshka?igsh=MXZ0NmhnMGFpMnJtaw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, When I was in the military, I was active duty and in being active duty meant we trained all the time, and we trained to be ready to act at a moment notice. Then the military have what they call reserves who trained only once a month and are only called on active duty if an emergency. Now, to the active-duty soldiers we would refer to these reservists as weekend warriors. Don't get me wrong they were real soldiers, but the difference is they were only active when needed., and they only trained one weekend a month and maybe two full weeks a year. Now these reservists, they held same jobs as active-duty soldiers but only when necessary, and their skill levels were not a fluent or perfect as the active-duty soldier. Why? Because they did not train on a regular basis therefor when they were tasked to do something they are not at efficient at times as the active-duty soldier. Don't get me wrong we had some active-duty soldier that were only playing soldier but not really one (that is a different topic, we'll get into another time). Here's the point, being a gentleman is not a part time service, you cannot be effective and recognized if you only act like one on the weekend on a date, or when you are taking your significant other out to dinner or going on a job interview. Why because it will show because your skills as a gentleman will not be as keen, natural, and fluent moving as a gentleman who is active as one 24/7. We are created and designed to respond to muscle memory, meaning the more we do something the more we remember. So, the more we do things the more natural it becomes and the more people see you as a gentleman rather than a person who is putting up a front to get what they want, (which hint: that discourages people more than you not being one, when you fake something). If we are going to make the declaration of calling ourselves ladies and gentlemen, this has to be a 24/7 365-day lifetime commitment. You are not going to be consider a true gentleman if you are not one all the time, the only thing you will be considered is nice. You want the respect and recognition of being referred as a lady or gentleman then you have to willing to make the commitment to being one all the time not just when needed.

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