Friendship Day, The Biggest Lies of Our Time, and How to Cope!
1. Happy International Day of Friendship!
The International Day of Friendshipis a United Nations (UN) Day that promotes the role that friendship plays in promoting Peace. It is celebrated on 30 July.
The Importance of Friendship!
Historically, we needed communities to survive, to protect ourselves in the wilderness, and to feel safe. As a species, we are social beings; we need to have the sense of belonging; we learn, we grow and we thrive within communities and in relationships with other people. Contrary to a common belief, we are wired to cooperate, to be kind and to help each other. Science tells us that it is in our DNA. It is important for our well-being physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
On an individual level, researchers have found that the relationships we have affect our happiness, our health and the quality of our life. That happy people have more friends and social connections. And that the more connections we have, the happier we are. A growing body of evidence shows that people who have good friendships and strong social support groups are healthier and happier, and that they are less likely to become ill and more likely to recover faster if they do suffer from an illness. In addition to that, people with more social contacts are less likely to suffer from a cognitive decline.
On the other hand, researchers have found that people with few or no friendships are more likely to feel depressed; and may have a heart attack and die sooner as a result.
The evidence is clear:our life is much better when we have friends!
Why are Friends so Good for Us?
Health-wise, friends encourage us to do what is good for us: eat better, exercise, and take care of ourselves. Good friends listen to us, love us, care about us; and cheer us up when we are down. We stress less when we have friends who support us and help us along the way.
How does Friendship help promote World Peace?
On a global level, the state of the world is a reflection of our relationships with each other: the governments, the politics, and the conflicts we have in the world are the results of how we treat one another on daily basis.
Be The Change!
We all want to change the world, and especially other people. We tend to forget that the only person we can control, and therefore change, is our self, and our behavior towards other people; and that is all we need to do to change the world.
Furthermore, the relationships we have with other people, and our behaviour, is a reflection of ourselves; the state of our mind; our inner state of being.
Do what you can, with what you have, wherever you are!
What You Do Matters!
Everything you do, no matter how small, makes a difference. So you must take full responsibility for your own life; for the thoughts you think; for your emotions; for your words; and for your daily actions.
Even though we can’t change other people, however, we can influence them by our acts of kindness: a smile, a kind word, an act of generosity. When you do acts of kindness, you uplift people’s Spirit, and it is guaranteed that it will make you Happier.
Be Kind Whenever it is possible!
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”– Aesop
How You Make a Difference!
When you raise your own Consciousness, you raise the Consciousness of the Entire World (and possibly the Entire Universe). When enough people do that, when we reach the tipping point, the 1% of the population, we will bring about World Peace!
Remember: what you focus on, you give it your energy, and so it expands and grows and therefore affects the entire world.
Why You Need to Understand!
When you understand the role that you play as an individual in the state of the world we live in; and I hope that you do; it is more likely that you care enough to do your part to help, so that we can all together save the world and live in Peace.
Celebrate Your Friends!
I do hope that you will appreciate, cherish, and celebrate your friends, and all the people in your life, on this Friendship Day, and all throughout the year. Reach out to your friends, get together in person this weekend and have lots of fun!
Remember: to have a good friend, you must be a good friend.
If you or any of your friends still believe the misleading information disseminated by the mass media about the current crisis, please read and share the information in the second section below: The Biggest Lies of Our Time.
My Wish for You:
“May love and laughter light your days, and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours, wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world with joy that long endures.
May all life’s passing seasons bring the best to you and yours!”
– An Old Irish Blessing
I wish You a very Happy Friendship Day, Every day!
Zafira Labadi
Happiness & Wellness Coach
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2. The Biggest Lies of Our Time!
Right now, the entire world is facing unprecedented challenges related to health, freedom of speech, self-expression and fundamental human rights.In addition to that, the current crisis has taken an almost inconceivable toll on the world economy. Have you ever wondered why did the politicians lockdown their entire countries? Do you think they care about the health and well-being of people?
The truth is that the current crisis provides a pretextto powerful financial institutions and corrupt politicians to trigger the entire World into a spiral of mass unemployment, bankruptcy, extreme poverty and despair. And it is all based on lies. Here are some of the biggest lies we have been told:
The first set of lies are the claims that wearing a mask, social distancing, quarantine, self-isolation, and the shutdown of small “non-essential” businesses will prevent the spreading of a disease or virus and keep people safe. There is no scientific proof that any of these actions actually help. On the contrary, there is a lot of evidence that these measures are actually more harmful and cause pain and suffering for people. (Please see the related articles and videos below.)
The second set of lies are based on “The Germ Theory” – that viruses cause diseases, that viruses transmit diseases from person to person, and that viruses cross species. The “Germ Theory” is just a theory, it hasn’t been proven scientifically yet. Even the French scientist, Louis Pasteur, who supported the “germ theory” in the 1800s, admitted on his death bed that he made a mistake. (Please read the related articles and watch the video on the nature of viruses.)
The third set of lies are the claims that vaccines can protect from or prevent diseases. There is No proof, none whatsoever, that even one vaccine did prevent or protect anyone from any disease or virus. On the contrary, there is a lot of evidence of harm caused by vaccines. There have been many law suits and billions of dollars paid in settlements or as a compensation to victims who had been severely injured by vaccines. The truth is that vaccines are unsafe and ineffective, and more importantly, they contain harmful substances, toxic heavy metals like aluminum and mercury, and other additives that have been proven to cause severe injuries to many healthy young people, men and women, and especially children and teenagers. Another thing that most people don’t know is the fact that the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture vaccines are NOT liable for the harm caused by the vaccines. This means that the compensation money paid to victims, who had been injured by vaccines, was paid by the tax payers. (Please read the article and watch the videos and films about vaccines below.)
Why am I Sharing this Information with You?
I think it is a moral obligation to share and speak about the truth as we know it. Some people don’t want to hear the truth, and that is okay. Some people think that “ignorance is a bless“, and they might be right. However, those of us who seek and want to know the whole truth and nothing but the truth must speak the truth, and want to share it with those who are willing to listen.
The truth will set us free. Knowledge is power; it is empowering and it decreases fear. To be free, we must seek and speak the truth. Otherwise, we will be exploited by those who understand human psychology, and who use fear to control and manipulate people.
Your Mission, if You Choose to Accept it, is
to seek and speak the truth, as best as you could, with compassion, kindness and the understanding that many people are going through a lot of pain and suffering.
In addition, most people have been so conditioned and brain-washed by their culture and the mass media that they are unwilling to listen to anything unless they hear it from what they perceive as an authority: the government, the media, a doctor etc. Or they might not be ready to hear the truth from you right now, and that is okay. It is unnecessary to impose our views on others. It is best done by example. We influence others by who we are and how we behave rather than by what we say or have.
Please watch the video below that explains “Why so many people refuse to see the Truth?”
How to Cope with Uncertainty in These Challenging Times?
Take care of yourself, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Remember the oxygen mask on an airplane: you must put it first on yourself before you can help others. It is a good metaphor for life.
Focus on what is important and on solutions: take care of the most important things in your life and all other things will fall into place. Be solution oriented instead of focusing on and being consumed by the problems.
Connect and surround yourself with like-minded people. We are stronger together. All the tactics, from “wearing masks” to “social distancing” to “self-isolation” and “stay home and be safe” propaganda, are meant to isolate, disconnect, and make people fear each other. They are all based on the old principle: divide and conquer.
Have a plan, and prepare for the future and unforeseen events. The crisis is not over yet. According to those who are behind it, “we will not return to normal until everybody in the world is vaccinated.” You need to decide what you will do, or will not do, when facing difficult situations.
Trust yourself: listen to your intuition, your gut feelings, especially when something does not feel right. The body has an innate wisdom, and when you trust it, it gives you clues to what is true.
Question everything rather than buying into fear: Question everything you hear, especially on the mass and social media. They are all socially engineered to brain-wash, manipulate and control people by using fear. To learn more, please watch the documentary film “Out Of The Shadows” below.
Please let me know if this article was helpful, and if you would be interested to know about this and similar issues in the future.
[…] with the rapid escalation of events all over the world, I wanted to follow up on the previous article, The Biggest Lies of Our Time and How to Cope (published on 30 July 2020). In this article, I want to focus on 3 important topics: The Hidden Agenda behind the current crisis; The Biggest Challenges of Our Time; and How to Prepare for what is coming. […]
Zafira Labadi
Happiness & Wellness Coach;
EFT Practitioner;
Reiki Master;
Facilitator for
The Happiness Book Club;
The Happiness Club and
The Feel-Good Movie Club;
Coordinator for Servas Jordan
Why am I Sharing this Information with You?
[…] with the rapid escalation of events all over the world, I wanted to follow up on the previous article, The Biggest Lies of Our Time and How to Cope (published on 30 July 2020). In this article, I want to focus on 3 important topics: The Hidden Agenda behind the current crisis; The Biggest Challenges of Our Time; and How to Prepare for what is coming. […]
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