37-year-old grandma Iomikoe Johnson did a unclad photo shoot as she embraces a rare skin condition which is turning her black skin white.

The mother-of-four is a model who has vitiligo. She first noticed a tiny spot of white skin under her arm 12-years ago and thought it was cancer. When it started to spread, she went to doctors and they told her she had a skin condition. This left her devastated and she even contemplated suicide as strangers would stare at her in the streets with some refusing to shake hands with her.

“I got vitiligo when I was twenty-five-years-old and I’ll never forget it, I was devastated, I felt like my world had been shattered. My first spot was under my arm where no one could see. When I was a kid, I used to get bullied for having dark skin and now I’m two different colours, so I feared I would have to re-live that experience all over again. It was painful and devastating I even thought of taking my own life many times, but I had kids which kept me going. People used to look at my hands and not want to touch me and they didn’t want to shake my hand. People stared and said very mean, disrespectful things to me and children were afraid of me,” she said.

For years, Iomikoe, from Louisiana, USA, agonised about having two skin colours and tried to hide behind makeup and long sleeved clothes. It wasn’t until her fiance Phillip told her that he loved her no matter what that she decided to ditch the makeup bag.
Now, Iomikoe, who has four children and two grandchildren, has fought against her demons and finally loves her body as it is. She says that despite initially being terrified of her vitiligo, she loves being different and wouldn’t be able to exist without it. She said she’s now a model and wants the world to see her body as art, walking human art. Seeing a photo of popular American model Winnie Harlow, who also has vitiligo, added in giving Iomikoe some measure of confidence.

Iomikoe has non-stop segmental vitiligo which has turned into universal vitiligo which will see her body turn completely white. She wants others to embrace who they are.

A young South African girl by name Rakgadi Boips has narrated how she survived separate r*pe attacks which left her traumatized.
She wrote: “This morning I had to fight off 3 guys who tried defiling me with a broken Heineken bottle. My jeans are covered in blood. So is my phone. If it wasn’t for Thabang locating me so quickly I’d be dead. I ran almost 6km in heels to safety guys.
The guy who also offered me a lift also tried defiling me. I’ll never feel safe ever again. I thought I was going to die. I held onto that broken bottle until Thabang picked me up. I never thought this would ever happen to me. Now imagine those boys all defiled me and I got an STD and couldn’t go back to China and finish my degree. Thank you for the messages guys. I’ll reply to them later. I’d just like to rest a bit.
I cried the whole ride home. He even stopped at a garage and tried comforting me for almost an hour. God bless him. I’ll never be the same again. Still can’t believe I made it out alive. 3 knives vs one broken bottle and I got away. It was all God.”

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It’s Exercise

It’s not necessarily a full workout, but it can be as good for you as moderate exercise. It raises your heart rate about the same as a brisk walk or a slow bike ride.
Good for a Woman’s Heart
Women who have s*x a couple of times a week are less likely to get heart disease than those who have it once a month. Whether that’s because healthier women enjoy it more often, or because it helps protect a woman’s heart is unclear. Unfortunately for men, good s*x may have the opposite effect for them.

May Cure Your Headache

Say goodbye to the old standby “Not tonight, Dear. I have a headache.” It turns out s*x can help with pain, and that includes some kinds of headaches, such as migraines. Not feeling frisky? Try: “Not tonight, Honey. I have a highly contagious stomach bug.” Works every time.

Lowers Stress

People who have more s*x are less anxious when they’re faced with stressful tasks like public speaking or arithmetic. But according to the study, it only works when you have a partner — self service doesn’t count.

You May Live Longer

One study suggested that married women who climaxed more often had a slight tendency to live longer. Researchers aren’t sure if the s*x actually lengthens your life or it’s just a side effect of a healthy lifestyle. But why take any chances?

Sharpens Your Mind

s*x has been linked to the making of new brain cells, and that’s a good thing. People over 50 who had more s*x were better able to recall numbers and do basic math, and the difference was pretty big. It seemed to help men more than women, but both did better than those who had less s*x.

Makes You Happy

You don’t have to overdo it — once a week is plenty. More than that, and the effect fades. But scientists only studied couples in committed relationships, so if you’re trying to meet your quota by picking up strangers at your local bar, all bets are off.

Bonds You to Your Partner

The hormone oxytocin is released during s*x, and it sparks feelings of intimacy, affection, and closeness with your partner. That helps build a strong, stable relationship, which is good for everyone.

Keeps You Lean

The more s*x you have, the slimmer you’re likely to be. Is that because more s*x keeps you trim? Or because lean people have more s*x? Scientists don’t really know, but all you need is a partner and a bathroom scale to try to find out.

Good for Mental Health

Adults in committed relationships who have more s*x are less likely to be depressed or take medication for mental health issues.

A guy met the shock of his life after the lady he met on Facebook and invited over for a date at his house was discovered to be a guy.
He shared the photos of the “supposed” lady he fell in love with on Facebook, alongside photos of the same “lady” who turned out to be a guy.

He shared photos and wrote;
Be wise here all my real hommies, this Facebook is full of fake people and fake girls, I caught this idiot claiming girl since but gay.

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Collyno82:
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The moment you came into the world, I realized that I haven't been this happy, I realized you're a brand new member to the family. For the first time in my life I'm regarded as UNCLE and you made it real. You're someone so special to have with warmth, think with pride and cherish with LOVE.
When your mum placed you in my arms after your birth, little did I know that she was placing you directly in my Heart. I'm greatly pleased with You, for I found you on Easter Thursday, almost like another sister and more like my own Baby.
I could not have supposed that you would ever have been so much to me. You're after my own Heart. There is something you must know, as time flies and as years pass by, you grow more precious and beautiful to me. In the grueling journey of LIFE, when everything else withers away, Our bond will always stay. You're a child to someone so dear to me.
You're the person I can spoil whether far or near with treats, presents and advice because its OUR OFFICIAL RIGHTS AND ALSO AM YOUR UNCLE.... HOW PERFECT IS THAT?

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LA ASCENSION DE MAMA AL CIELO

The hardest part of life now is saying goodbye when all is done because it really breaks you. Anyone with heart, with family and have Amaraugo as mother is experiencing a big loss.

Every story of separation is different but I think we'll understand that basic wrenching emotions that comes from saying goodbye, knowing that we won't see that person again. It's so sympathetic and saddening that you left without naming my kids.

Unless one says goodbye to what one loves, unless one travels completely to new territories as you did, one can merely except a long wearing away of oneself and eventual extinction. Saying goodbye to you granny doesn't mean anything, is the time we spent together here on earth that matters.
The love you bestowed on me and every member of this family and beyond is really inspiring and motivating. One day some far off place in heaven , mama I'll recognize you and how the lord took you on Ascension day to himself into heaven then I won't say goodbye again. GOODBYE AMARAUGO!!!!
ARC. ARINZE CHIBUZO
(JATT)
Your grand son

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These 10 signs will help you know if your marriage is going to last forever. 1. You talk The number one sign a marriage is going to last forever? Continuous communication, both verbal and nonverbal. Successful spouses truly talk to each other, and not just small talk. These couples still frequently have lasting conversations — just like they did when they first fell in love. They establish a pattern of communication at the beginning of their marriages and never deviate from that path. 2. You’re there for each other — no matter the obstacle Marriages are battered with challenges, small and large. In successful marriages, such batterings still rear their ugly heads, but spouses are there for each other no matter what happens. Are you sensitive to your spouse’s challenges? Sometimes, those challenges are not as evident as we’d like them to be, but your attentiveness will pay off in the end. 3. You forgive each other over and over Forgiveness is an underrated aspect of many marriages. Grudges are just so easy to hold tight! But we all have our quirks, our bouts of weirdness, our failings … we all do things that could offend at every turn. Ask for forgiveness every day. Recognizing your own flaws will help keep your marriage strong, but honestly forgiving your spouse on a daily basis will solidify your relationship. The old adage “Never go to bed angry” is still pretty good advice. 4. You show love and charity — DAILY Daily love and charity should come naturally if you are in love. Little acts of love and charity are easy — a kiss before work, a little note on the bathroom mirror, a phone call or text throughout the day, a small act of service (and maybe another kiss or two). Are you truly loving and kind to your spouse? 5. Your spouse is the first one to hear your news — good or bad Do you remember when you and your sweetheart first fell in love? Who was the first person you wanted to talk to each day, the first person you wanted to share your day’s events with? In rock solid marriages, this is still the case. These couples literally cannot wait to tell their spouses any news. Spouses should never learn important things from Facebook or Twitter. 6. You still date once a week Dating is the glue that welds together communication, love and understanding. If your marriage is a keeper, you anticipate that special weekly time with your spouse. We live in a busy, bustling world full of all sorts of things that derail our priorities. Setting aside one evening — or as many as you can — to be alone with your spouse is paramount to a continued successful marriage. 7. You never fantasize about being with someone else At the marriage altar, you made the promise to cherish your spouse and be loyal to him or her, for better or for worse. In our society, it is easy to get caught up in the many infidelities and immodesties found in movies, TV shows, social media… It seems commonplace in our culture to “fantasize” because everybody else is doing it. But solid marriages do not allow these thoughts to creep in — ever. Focus, and pay strict attention to your spouse. 8. You share your hopes and dreams We all have hopes and dreams. Some come to life. Some don’t. But lasting couples share their hopes and dreams with each other and then work together toward bringing those goals to fruition. Nothing, perhaps, is more gratifying than achieving a common goal with your spouse. Have you shared your dreams with your spouse? Have you worked hard together? Have you felt that connectedness grow between you, filling your marriage with even more love and hope? 9. You commit An unwavering commitment to your spouse cements your feelings for him or her, stirring within you a fierce loyalty. Though our culture tends to gloss over and minimize commitment and devotion, none of us can simply say or do whatever we want without consequences. Never stop working to strengthen your commitment to your spouse, for this is the mark of truly successful marriages. 10. You give up the “blame game” In many marriages (particularly those that end in divorce) a tendency to blame one’s partner for anything bad that happens becomes commonplace. Fingers point. Hateful words like “it’s your fault” escape from angry lips. In successful marriages, couples are accountable for their own actions, and they seek to help one another overcome challenges. The best couples use their individual strengths to help each other overcome weaknesses. Even if these 10 signs are all present in your marriage, things might not always be perfect — but keep going. Your marriage will grow more perfect every day. In the end, the overall key to success hinges on trying to do what one very wise man once recommended doing… “Your best. Your very best.”

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The start of a new year is the perfect time to turn a new page, which is probably why so many people create New Year's Resolutions. A new year often feels like a fresh start, a great opportunity to eliminate bad habits and establish new routines that will help you grow psychologically, emotionally, socially, physically or intellectually. Of course, resolutions are much easier to make than to keep and by the end of January many of us have abandoned our resolve and settled back into our old patterns.

Choose a Specific, Realistic Goal

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Every year, millions of adults resolve to "lose weight" or "get in shape" during the next year. Instead of selecting such an ambiguous goal, focus on something more concrete that you can realistically set your sights on. For example, you mights commit to losing 10 pounds or running a mini-marathon. Choosing a concrete, achievable goal also gives you the opportunity to plan exactly how you are going to accomplish your goal over the course of the year.
Pick Just One Resolution

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While you might have a long list of potential New Year's Resolutions, Richard Wiseman, a professor of psychology at Hertfordshire University, suggests that you should pick just one and focus your energies on it rather than spreading yourself too thin among a number of different objectives.

Don't Wait Until New Year's Eve

Vstock LLC / Tetra images / Getty Images Planning is an essential part of achieving any goal. Experts suggest that you should spend some time planning out how you will tackle a major behavior change. You can start by writing down your goal, making a list of things you might do to achieve that goal, and noting any obstacles that might stand in your way.
Start With Small Steps

Taking on too much is a common reason why so many New Year's Resolutions fail. Dramatically slashing calories, over-doing it at the gym, or radically altering your normal behavior are sure-fire ways to derail your plans. Instead, focus on taking tiny steps that will ultimately help you reach your larger goal.

If you've resolved to run a marathon, start out by going for a jog two or three times a week. If you are trying to eat healthier, start by replacing some of your favorite junk foods with more nutritious foods. While it may seem like a slow start, these small changes make it easier to stick to your new habits and increase the likelihood of long-term success.
Avoid Repeating Past Failures

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Another strategy for keeping your New Year's Resolution is to not make the exact same resolution year after year. "If people think they can do it they probably can, but if they've already tried and failed, their self-belief will be low," explained Wiseman in a 2006 interview with The Guardian.

If you do choose to reach for the same goals you've tried for in the past, spend some time evaluating your previous results. Which strategies were the most effective? Which were the least effective? What has prevented you from keeping your resolution in past years? By changing your approach, you will be more likely to see real results this year.

Remember That Change Is a Process

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Those unhealthy habits that you are trying to change probably took years to develop, so how can you expect to change them in just a matter or days, weeks, or months? It may take longer than you would like to achieve your goals, but remember that this is not a race to the finish. Once you have made the commitment to changing a behavior, it is something that you will continue to work on for the rest of your life.

Don't Let Small Stumbles Bring You Down

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Encountering a setback is one of the most common reasons why people give up on their New Year's Resolutions. If you suddenly relapse into a bad habit, don't view it as a failure. The path toward your goal is not a straight one and there are always going to be challenges. Instead, view relapses as learning opportunities.

If you are keeping a resolution journal, write down important information about when the relapse occurred and what might have triggered it. By understanding the challenges you face, you will be better prepared to deal with them in the future.

Get Support from Your Friends and Family

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Yes, you've probably heard this advice a million times, but that is because the buddy system actually works. Having a solid support system can help you stay motivated. Explain what your goals are to your close friends or family and ask them to help you achieve your objectives. Better yet, enlist the help of others by joining a group that shares your goal.

Renew Your Motivation

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During the first days of a New Year's Resolution, you will probably feel confident and highly motivated to reach your goal. Because you haven't really faced any discomfort or temptation associated with changing your behavior, making this change might seem all too easy.

After dealing with the reality of dragging yourself to the gym at 6 A.M. or gritting your teeth through headaches brought on by nicotine withdrawal, your motivation to keep your New Year's Resolution will probably start to dwindle. When you face such moments, remind yourself of exactly why you are doing this. What do you have to gain by achieving your goal? Find sources of inspiration that will keep you going when times get tough.

Keep Working on Your Goals

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By February, many people have lost that initial spark of motivation that they felt immediately after making their New Year's Resolution. Keep that inspiration alive by continuing to work on your goals, even after facing setbacks. If your current approach is not working, reevaluate your strategies and develop a new plan.

Consider keeping a resolution journal, where you can write about your successes and struggles. Write down the reasons why you are working toward your goal so that you can refer to them during times when you feel uninspired and unmotivated. By sticking with it and working on your goal all year long, you can be one of the few able to say that you really did keep your New Year's Resolution.

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"Dreams are the touchstones of our characters." - Henry David Thoreau Dreams have fascinated philosophers for thousands of years, but only recently have dreams been subjected to empirical research and concentrated scientific study. Chances are that you’ve often found yourself puzzling over the mysterious content of a dream, or perhaps you’ve wondered why you dream at all. First, let’s start by answering a basic question – What is a dream? A dream can include any of the images, thoughts and emotions that are experienced during sleep. Dreams can be extraordinarily vivid or very vague; filled with joyful emotions or frightening imagery; focused and understandable or unclear and confusing. Question: So why do we dream? What purpose do dreams serve? Answer: While many theories have been proposed, no single consensus has emerged. Considering the enormous amount of time we spend in a dreaming state, the fact that researchers do not yet understand the purpose of dreams may seem baffling. However, it is important to consider that science is still unraveling the exact purpose and function of sleep itself. Some researchers suggest that dreams serve no real purpose, while others believe that dreaming is essential to mental, emotional and physical well-being. Ernest Hoffman, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Newton Wellesley Hospital in Boston, Mass., suggests that "...a possible (though certainly not proven) function of a dream to be weaving new material into the memory system in a way that both reduces emotional arousal and is adaptive in helping us cope with further trauma or stressful events." Continue Reading Below Next, let’s learn more about some of the most prominent dream theories. Psychoanalytic Theory of Dreams Consistent with the psychoanalytic perspective , Sigmund Freud’s theory of dreams suggested that dreams were a representation of unconscious desires, thoughts and motivations. According to Freud’s psychoanalytic view of personality, people are driven by aggressive and sexual instincts that are repressed from conscious awareness . While these thoughts are not consciously expressed, Freud suggested that they find their way into our awareness via dreams. In his famous book The Interpretation of Dreams , Freud wrote that dreams are "...disguised fulfillments of repressed wishes." He also described two different components of dreams: manifest content and latent content. Manifest content is made up of the actual images, thoughts and content contained within the dream, while the latent content represents the hidden psychological meaning of the dream. Freud’s theory contributed to the popularity of dream interpretation, which remains popular today. However, research has failed to demonstrate that the manifest content disguises the real psychological significance of a dream. Activation- Synthesis Model of Dreaming The activation-synthesis model of dreaming was first proposed by J. Allan Hobson and Robert McClarley in 1977. According to this theory, circuits in the brain become activated during REM sleep, which causes areas of the limbic system involved in emotions, sensations and memories, including the amygdala and hippocampus , to become active. The brain synthesizes and interprets this internal activity and attempts to find meaning in these signals, which results in dreaming. This model suggests that dreams are a subjective interpretation of signals generated by the brain during sleep. While this theory suggests that dreams are the result of internally generated signals, Hobson does not believe that dreams are meaningless. Instead, he suggests that dreaming is "…our most creative conscious state, one in which the chaotic, spontaneous recombination of cognitive elements produces novel configurations of information: new ideas. While many or even most of these ideas may be nonsensical, if even a few of its fanciful products are truly useful, our dream time will not have been wasted." Information-Processing Theories One of the major theories to explain why we sleep is that sleep allows us to consolidate and process all of the information that we have collected during the previous day. Some dream experts suggest that dreaming is simply a by- product or even an active part of this information-processing. As we deal with the multitude of information and memories from the daytime, our sleeping minds create images, impressions, and narratives to manage all of the activity going on inside our heads as we slumber. Other Theories of Dreams Many other theories have been suggested to account for the occurrence and meaning of dreams .