Owen You are INCREDIBLE A b o o k E x c l u s i v e ly a b o u t y o u
Christopher,
Dear Paul, THIS is your Meraki book. Its all about YOU.
been made with the Meraki Spirit.
The concept of this book is simple. Open this book every day on a random page to remind you how incredible you are.
Keep these pages near to you, keep your book in sight and if you can, keep this book, forever. Remember, open it on just one random page every single day. Paul .
Geoff
Around Some people make you laugh louder, your smile brighter and your life better. (Yes, thats you Andy)
If all the DNA in your body were uncoiled, it would stretch out to about 10 billion miles. That is aproximately all the way from Earth to Pluto and back.
Adrian (You are life, expressing itself as a human)
Its simple, Luka,
Can you remember Patrick, that your vision as a baby was in black and white? As you grew up the retinas inside your eyes developed 137 million light sensitive cells: 130 million for black and white vision and 7 million are for helping you see in full, vivid and beautiful colour.
Altruism. (noun)​- The willingness to do things that bring advantages to others, even if it results in disadvantage for yourself.
, Mohammad
YOUR HEART CAN TELL THE FUTURE Researchers
found
stimulating
and
that
neutral
when
people
images
in
were
shown
random
order,
their heart rate quickened, up to 10 seconds before seeing
the
exciting
picture
even
though
they
didn't know which one it would be. And while this suggests you can subconsciously sense when something thrilling
is
about
to
happen,
researchers
still
don’t fully understand why it happens... but it does.
Elon,
Tips that can increase your luck 1. Know the odds 2. Trust your gut 3. Think lucky 4. Visualise 5. Be positive 6. Work harder 7. Hang around other lucky people
Ralph
extraordinary Ralph.
, Tony
"Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. Period“
George
Tom
So
smile
Tom
:)
Smiling
can
even
make
you
healthier. It has been documented to have therapeutic effects,
and
has
been
associated
with:
reduced
stress hormone levels (like cortisol, adrenaline, and dopamine),
increased
health
and
mood
enhancing
hormone levels (like endorphins), and lowered blood pressure. If that’s not enough, smiling also makes you look
even
more
handsome
in
the
eyes
of
others.
A study has confirmed that when you smile you not only appear
more
likeable
and
courteous,
but
you
are actually perceived to be more competent. One last thing to remember Patrick - Smiling is contageous :)
Your eyes can distinguish about 10 million different colors, the acid in your stomach is so strong that it can dissolve metal and in your lifetime, your brain‘s long-term memory can hold as many as 1 quadrillion (1 million billion) separate bits of information.
, Stephan.
Ronaldo
Patrick, did you know that you have superhuman strength.? “During any event that requires you to use your strength, you always have inhibition surging from your brain to not overstimulate your muscles, which helps prevent injury,” says D. Pearson, Ph.D “However, extreme danger appears to limit inhibition with hyper-excitation, resulting in superhuman strength.”
wayne
Every atom in your body is billions of years old. Hydrogen, the most common element in the universe and a major feature of your body, was produced in the big bang 13.7bn years ago. Heavier atoms such as carbon and oxygen were forged in stars between 7bn and 12bn years ago, and blasted across space when the stars exploded. This means that the components of your body are truly ancient: You are stardust, Wayne
Chill out
RELAX Put your feet up Relax Dylan, seriously, chill out, take it easy, put your feet up, you deserve it. Relaxing can be done almost anywhere and at anytime with just a little planning. Here‘s why its so important.. Relaxing has been linked to Improved health in all areas. Improved memory and decision making Clearer thinking Increased happiness. Reduced muscle tension Reduced pain in general Lower blood pressure Lower chances of catching a cold So what are you waiting for Dylan? Make the time, get a change of scenary, book a break, get a massage, take some time out, unwind, take a breather and relax. Oh yeah.
Dylan, A growing body of research suggests that there are positive biological reactions in your brain and body when you put on a snazzy outfit, which as a result, can help you to perform better in almost anything as well as feel even more incredible.
Russell
One trait of being as nice as you are Russell, is practicing charitable actions. When you‘re helping someone, you‘re not only bettering their lives, you may also be improving your own: Studies show that when you volunteer or show compassion, you reap health benefits that may help you live longer by reducing stress, improving your mood, and even help you to be more succesful in whatever you choose. Keep up the great work, Russell.
Olly,
(Adjective) Awesome. To cause feelings of great admiration and respect
Compared to concrete, your bones are four times greater in support strength.
Mohammed,
Fabien)
Rummy,
Did you know Patrick, that traveling has been proven to be beneficial in numerous ways. Traveling can improve your decision making abilities, reduces stress and tension almost immediately, lowers the risk of heart diseases, heals depression and makes you generally happier and smarter. Lastly spending money on travel actually makes you richer, so go book that trip.
Michael
Just one of your brain cells can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica. Scientists have yet to settle on a definitive amount, but the storage capacity of your brain in electronic terms is thought to be between 3 to 1,000 terabytes. The National Archives of Britain, containing over 900 years of history, takes up 70 terabytes, making your memory truly marvellous.
, Henry,
Consider this, Henry. Your inner speach can clock in at over 4,000 words per minute. This is 10 X faster than your verbal speech. Even faster is your sense of touch which takes about 0.2 seconds for your brain to recognize when something is touching your hand or foot. However your hearing is by far your fastest sense. You can recognize a sound in as little as 0.05 seconds and if thats not astounding enough, when you listen to music, your heartbeat adapts and mimics the rhythm. Now, that‘s astonishing.
Respect promotes positivity. When there is respect, people typically tend to be calm and nicer to each other. Even if people have different cultures, lifestyles or different opinions,
when
there
is
respect
for
each
other, only positivity comes out from any interaction. While respect is a universal concept there
are
practiced many
in
universal
every ways
culture you
can
show respect physically such as a simple smile, direct eye contact, a firm handshake or a touch of fists commonly known as a fist pump.
Kevin
Travis,
Harvey,
Eddie Blessed. (adjective) - To cause feelings of great admiration, respect and to bring great happiness.
Jimmy,
y m m Ji
The known side effects of being kind Kindness slows aging Kindness is contagious. Kindness makes us happier. Kindness gives us healthier hearts. Kindness makes for better relationships.
You consist of 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (that‘s 7 octillion) atoms.
Andrew
So awesome you need to be TOLD More often
Persevere (verb) - to persist
Robert
Justin,
YOU are smarT (way smarter than you think) It you
is (yes
reported you
thoughts
each
capacity
is
that
Patrick) day
and
have your
considered
on
average,
around brain’s
virtually
70,000
storage
unlimited
as it doesn’t get “used up” like RAMin your computer.. Nerve impulses to and from your brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour and neurons continue to grow throughout your entire life meaning that you can always get smarter. Good news: .Forgetting unnecessary things is actually good for your brain as it helps your nervous system to maintain its plasticity. Lastly you should know that your brain is capable of 1,016 processes more
per
powerful
second, than
which any
makes
existing
it
far
computer.
Your largest bone is called your femur which is located in your thigh. It has been reported that it can withstand the weight of 16,000 people standing on it at one time.
William,
YOU make things Every, single day. (you really do Obama)
.
On average you take around 20,000 breaths and your blood travels the distance of 19,312 kilometers., every single day.
NApolieon,
.
an
If your eyes were digital cameras they would be
somewhere
around
576
mega
pixels.
because
they can distinguish between 2.3 and 7.5 million different colours. Your nose can differentiate between
1
trillion
different
smells
and
your
fingers can feel a ridge as small as 13 nano meters than
in the
size
(thats
diameter
7,500 of
times a
human
smaller hair).
Charly
eddie
The cells in your body react to how you think “Watch words.
your
thoughts
Watch
your
for
they
words
for
become they
your
become
actions�. You have the power to control your mind.
Positive
thinking
can
have
a
positive
effect on every single cell in your body, as well as the events that happen in your life and can even strengthen, your immune system.
Freddy
Why do you matter? Here are a few ideas for you... “Freddy you matter to everyone and everything around you. You matter because you have power, potential and responsibility. Responsibility? You are responsible. for yourself as well as others and for this planet. This, of course, includes all animals and all other life on it. Why? Because we alone have domination over the earth. Only us humans have the ability to either preserve or destroy all life on this planet. We lay claim to the earth’s resources, and can create or destroy habitats. We alone can transform nature’s materials into great machines and complex structures that enhance our own existence, as well as the existences of all other creatures. We can manipulate the very elements at microscopic levels, and harness nature’s fundamental forces in ways that enable us to emulate the characteristics and natural abilities of other creatures. Therefore, we can fly higher than any bird, and move through or across water faster than any sea creature. Our intellect is undeniably far greater than any other creature. No other animal comes even close. An elephant, dolphin, mouse, or monkey will never be much more intelligent than they are at birth. We, however, have the capacity to continually increase our intelligence and knowledge. Also, humans have a capacity no animal or plant has Understanding. That’s what makes us responsible. That’s what gives us domination over other creatures, our entire planet and with it the respsponsibilty to protect and preserve. We have great power. Power and responsibility go hand-in-hand”
You matter freddy
During only a single day your heart creates enough energy to power a truck for 20 miles. In your lifetime, your heart could power that truck to drive to the moon and back.
"Hard times don‘t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the 'hero‘ within us is revealed“ - Bob Riley
Rupert
Clive
Having fun boosts your immune system by building up your antibodies and increasing your immune cell count. Basically the more fun you have, the healthier you get.
Remember that 75-year long study mentioned earlier in the book? So it turns out that the Harvard researchers working on it have shown that love is really all that matters. The participants’ lifelong experiences revealed that happiness and life fulfillment revolved around love or simply searching for love. So maybe The Beatles were right all along "All you need is love“.
Ron
Adrian
HE Y Terry
YOU ARE
If there is any doubt Terry, as to how amazing you are, get this - (this really is mindblowing), A part of your brain, the size of a grain of sand, contains 100,000 neurons and over 1 billion synapses, that are all communicating with each other.
Adam
Albert Eistein
Clinton
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Frank
Alan
Serge,
Did you know 50000 cells in your body died and were replaced by new ones while you were reading this sentence?
Harry
Small keys open big doors
Louis
“Never forget that if there weren‘t any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn‘t be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life‘s challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matters in the world comes about. So be that one person.” R. Buckminster Fuller
Its official! Happiness is contagious and spreads by being around other people who are happy. Nice one Patrick.
Andrew