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NYTimes: 4 Silly Ways to Keep Marriage Fun

Austin Tang — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:57:59 +0000

Your relationship may be solid, but is it playful?

Credit…Illustration by Matt Chase; Photographs by Shutterstock

My husband, Tom, and I have a series of hand signals that we use when we’re out together. When I shoot him a meaningful look and stroke my chin, that means “I have a piece of good gossip for you.” A discreet tug to my left earlobe means “time to go.” (Although, now that I’ve given it away, this gesture will be retired.)

Secret signals might sound like something from middle school. But they’re also fun.

When you’re an adult, playfulness may not always feel natural. But play helps you cope with stress and increases your life satisfaction. It also helps people in relationships feel closer. Playful behaviors like humor, banter or flirting can also remind you of the early days of your relationship, said John Kim and Vanessa Bennett, a therapist couple who wrote “It’s Not Me, It’s You.”

But playful relationships don’t always happen organically, said Roslyn Ashford, a licensed professional counselor in Mississippi. You have to invent or search for these moments of fun, she added. Here’s how.

Cultivate inside jokes.

Research has confirmed what we intuitively know: Humor is a key element of adult play. So look for small opportunities to add a little levity throughout the day, said Gaya Kodiyalam, a therapist in New York City.

You can cultivate your own lighthearted language, Kodiyalam said. She and her husband have so many nicknames for each other, she said, they rarely call each other by their given names.

They’ve also developed a series of funny rituals. The couple have a special morning hug they call a “waggle.”

These words and habits, “really do build intimacy,” she said.

Gags are another way to build in a bit of fun. For years, Tom and I had a running joke involving Baby Doll, a plastic infant our daughter had covered with magic marker tattoos. Over the years, Baby Doll had grown a grimy and sinister look.

So I would position Baby Doll in various poses — in the fridge, in the shower — to give Tom a scare. Immature, I know. But fun.

Send a silly text.

Dr. Ashford and her partner would text memes and emojis to each other for a laugh, she said.

I told Dr. Ashford that I sometimes try to find the most obscure emojis to send to Tom, without comment, like a lobster or a CD.

Or instead of texting in sentences, Dr. Ashford said, “you could speak only in emoji language,” and have your partner unravel your cryptic message.

A friend of mine texts his husband, who is frequently out of town for work, goofy pictures of their dog to make him laugh. Sometimes it’s a close-up photo of the dog huffing her food; other times he would draw on a jaunty hat or kerchief.

Plan a surprise date.

Kim and Bennett like to take turns devising a mystery date. One person does all the planning, “and all the other has to do is show up,” Kim said. Their dates have included rock climbing and renting a convertible for a scenic drive.

A good source of date ideas, Bennett said, is Airbnb Experiences, inventive activities led by local experts — many of which are not expensive.

The person being surprised should have an open mind and a good attitude, Bennett added. And if the date doesn’t go as planned, you have another inside joke, she said.

Kodiyalam encourages couples in her practice to think of activities that made them feel most alive when they were younger — and figure out how to do “an updated version of it.”

One couple she treated reminisced about scavenger hunts and obstacle courses, so Kodiyalam suggested they try tackling an escape room together. If you both loved to paint as children, you can try a “paint and sip” art class.

Make a game out of a mundane situation.

Add a little lightness to your day by looking for ways you can turn household tasks into a game, Kodiyalam said. You can have a contest to see who can make the most creative dish using ingredients you already have in the fridge or pantry, or who can tidy up an area in your house the fastest.

On a recent slog to the supermarket with Tom, I divided our shopping list and told him that whoever finished first would get a $5 scratch-off card. Lottery tickets don’t inspire the same greed in him that they do in me, but Tom loves a challenge. He raced through the supermarket aisles like a grim-faced action hero, winning the game.

Tom ended up giving the scratcher to me. I won $10. Which I then gave to him.

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Invitation to 2025 International Day of Conscience Celebration in Vienna (April 02 & 03)

Austin Tang — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:44:51 +0000

Happy New Year!

To welcome a new beginning, we sincerely invite Your Excellency’s to participate in the International Day of Conscience, which will be held in Vienna on April 2-3, 2025. The global situation is constantly evolving and full of challenges. On this special occasion, we will celebrate the power of conscience and explore how to pursue a sustainable future of love and peace guided by conscience.

April 5th of each year is recognized as the United Nations International Day of Conscience, aimed at encouraging people to reflect on their inner voice and promoting the moral advancement of humanity. In the face of escalating social conflicts, wars, and environmental crises, it is crucial for everyone to return to the true essence of the soul and find the courage and wisdom that arise from within. This event will focus on the theme of “Conscience, Love, and Peace” to foster understanding and respect among people.

Since the United Nations designated April 5th as the “International Day of Conscience” in 2019, we have continuously invited experts and scholars from various fields to share their insights and experiences in promoting conscience, peace, and sustainable development. Through the summit and cultural performances, we aspire to spark meaningful discussions, help participants recognize the importance of action, and encourage individuals to take the first step within their own communities as advocates of change. We aim to bring together friends from around the world, allowing diverse voices and cultures to blend, creating a more inclusive platform for dialogue. In 2025, in Vienna, a city rich in history and culture, we will once again witness the power of conscience and envision a better future together.

The International Day of Conscience 2025 brings hope and inspiration for the future. It is a time for reflection and celebration of the power of conscience—an opportunity to inspire collective efforts in building a more harmonious and peaceful world. Conscience serves as a moral compass within each of us. In the face of today’s global challenges, conscience becomes the driving force behind action, fostering social progress and promoting sustainable solutions. The International Day of Conscience transcends national, cultural, and religious boundaries, providing a space for people to share experiences, engage in meaningful dialogue, understand each other’s needs and challenges, and collaborate—guided by conscience—to promote social harmony through concrete actions.

As we celebrate the International Day of Conscience 2025, let us look toward the future together, pledging to be guided by conscience and working hand in hand to build a global village of love and peace. Every participant’s contribution plays a vital role in advancing social progress. With a shared belief in the pursuit of peace, each individual holds irreplaceable value.

We look forward to Your Excellency’s participation this year! Join us in Vienna on April 2-3, 2025, as we work together for a future of conscience, love, and peace!

2025 International Day of Conscience Celebration – World Leaders Summit of Love and Peace

· Date: April 2, 2025 (Wednesday)

· Location: Vienna International Centre, Conference Room (TBD)

· Address: Wagramer Strasse 5, 1400 Vienna, Austria

2025 International Day of Conscience Celebration Dinner

· Date: April 3, 2025 (Thursday) 18:00 ~ 21:30

· Location: Grand Hotel Wien

· Address: Kärntner Ring 9, 1010 Vienna, Austria

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Thought for the Day…09/06/24

Austin Tang — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:29:40 +0000

Good morning. Have a great day. Stay blessed always.

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RED CROSS BLOOD SUPPLY DROPS 25% IN JULY Blood Donors Needed in Emergency Blood Shortage

Austin Tang — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:57:53 +0000

Listen to “RED CROSS BLOOD SUPPLY DROPS 25% IN JULY Blood Donors Needed in Emergency Blood Shortage” on Spreaker.

RED CROSS BLOOD SUPPLY DROPS 25% IN JULY
Blood Donors Needed in Emergency Blood Shortage

This summer’s record setting heat is a significant contributor to recent blood collection challenges impacting more than 100 blood drives in the last month — in nearly every state where the American Red Cross collects blood. The extreme temperatures have exacerbated traditional seasonal obstacles to blood donation, such as vacation travel and summer activities, creating an emergency blood shortage.

Blood donations are going out the door faster than they are coming in, causing the Red Cross national blood inventory to plumet 25% in July. The Red Cross is working with hospitals around the clock to meet the blood needs of patients. However, due to the supply of type O blood being so low, distributions of this vital blood type are reduced below what hospitals count on.

Dr. Baia Lasky, divisional chief medical officer at the American Red Cross to discuss the need for blood donors to address the emergency blood shortage, how donated blood helps patients in need of lifesaving medical care and how to set up an appointment.

“Having type O blood products readily available is vital to providing timely and lifesaving care to patients in need,” says Dr. Lasky. “In fact, for a patient suffering massive blood loss, like an individual in a car accident or a mom experiencing a severe postpartum hemorrhage, group O is the most commonly transfused blood type.

More than a quarter of all blood products each year are used in critical care and emergency room situations — those transfusions are only available because of the generosity of blood and platelet donors.”

The Red Cross urgently calls on blood and platelet donors of all types—especially those with Type O blood—to give now. As a thank you, everyone who comes to donate blood in August will receive a $20 Amazon.com Gift Card by email.

Interview is courtesy: Nonprofit American Red Cross

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GoodNewsLetter: 3/22/23 World Water Day VIRTUAL Press Conference 12 Noon, 4/22 Earth & Water Day Times Square

Austin Tang — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:44:42 +0000

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Thought for the day 03/07/2023

Austin Tang — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 02:56:49 +0000

SECRET OF MIND

When mind is weak,
Situation is a problem.
When mind is balanced,
Situation is challenge.
When mind is strong,
Situation becomes an opportunity.

Good Morning

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Thought For The Day

Austin Tang — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 14:12:07 +0000

“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.” ? Michael Jordan Dedicated to Jason…Happy Birthday

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Once you have read this the Mid-East SITUATION will be very clear ! !

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:27:46 +0000

I DO HOPE THIS CLEAR UP ANY CONFUSION YOU MAY HAVE………

A highly restricted briefing document on Syria….

President Assad ( who is bad ) is a nasty guy who got so nasty his people rebelled and the Rebels ( who are good ) started winning (hurrah!).

But then some of the rebels turned a bit nasty and are now called Islamic State ( who are definitely bad!) and some continued to support democracy (who are still good.)

So the Americans ( who are good ) started bombing Islamic State ( who are bad ) and giving arms to the Syrian Rebels ( who are good ) so they could fight Assad ( who is still bad ) which was good.

By the way, there is a breakaway state in the north run by the Kurds who want to fight IS ( which is a good thing ) but the Turkish authorities think they are bad, so we have to say they are bad whilst secretly thinking they’re good and giving them guns to fight IS (which is good) but that is another matter.

Getting back to Syria.

So President Putin ( who is bad, cos he invaded Crimea and the Ukraine and killed lots of folks including that nice Russian man in London with polonium poisoned sushi ) has decided to back Assad ( who is still bad ) by attacking ISIS ( who are also bad ) which is sort of a good thing?

But Putin ( still bad ) thinks the Syrian Rebels ( who are good ) are also bad, and so he bombs them too, much to the annoyance of the Americans ( who are good ) who are busy backing and arming the rebels ( who are also good).

Now Iran ( who used to be bad, but now they have agreed not to build any nuclear weapons and bomb Israel are now good ) are going to provide ground troops to support Assad ( still bad ) as are the Russians ( bad ) who nowhave ground troops and aircraft in Syria.

So a Coalition of Assad ( still bad ) Putin ( extra bad ) and the Iranians ( good, but in a bad sort of way ) are going to attack IS ( who are bad ) which is a good thing, but also the Syrian Rebels ( who are good ) which is bad.

Now the British ( obviously good, except that nice Mr Corbyn in the corduroy jacket, who is probably bad ) and the Americans ( also good ) cannot attack Assad ( still bad ) for fear of upsetting Putin ( bad ) and Iran ( good /bad) and now they have to accept that Assad might not be that bad after all compared to IS ( who are super bad).

So Assad ( bad ) is now probably good, being better than IS ( but let’s face it, drinking your own wee is better than IS so no real choice there ) and since Putin and Iran are also fighting IS that may now make them Good.
America ( still Good ) will find it hard to arm a group of rebels being attacked by the Russians for fear of upsetting Mr Putin ( now good ) and that nice mad Ayatollah in Iran ( also Good ) and so they may be forced to say that the Rebels are now Bad, or at the very least abandon them to their fate. This will lead most of them to flee to Turkey and on to Europe or joinIS ( still the only constantly bad group).

To Sunni Muslims, an attack by Shia Muslims ( Assad and Iran ) backed by Russians will be seen as something of a Holy War, and the ranks of IS will now be seen by the Sunnis as the only Jihadis fighting in the Holy War and hence many Muslims will now see IS as Good ( Doh!.)

Sunni Muslims will also see the lack of action by Britain and America in support of their Sunni rebel brothers as something of a betrayal ( mmm.might have a point.) and hence we will be seen as Bad.

So now we have America ( now bad ) and Britain ( also bad ) providing limited support to Sunni Rebels ( bad ) many of whom are looking to IS (Good / bad ) for support against Assad ( now good ) who, along with Iran (also Good) and Putin ( also, now, unbelievably, Good ) are attempting to retake the country Assad used to run before all this started?

I hope that clears all this up for you.

ps. Who’s on First Emoji

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DreamBirth Book Party

admin — Tue, 27 May 2014 17:45:56 +0000

Catherine Shainberg PhD will discuss how mothers-to-be and families can use DreamBirth and she will give demonstrations and exercises to expectant mothers.

Re-imagining Childbirth & Empowering Mothers in the 21st Century
Internationally-known Imagery Expert and Psychologist Dr. Catherine Shainberg will share how positive imagery can transform the journey of childbirth, from pre-conception to motherhood. The publication of her new book DreamBirth marks a sea change for mothers-to-be and birthing professionals in their approach to each stage of pregnancy, delivery and bonding. DreamBirth lives up to its subtitle, “transforming the journey of childbirth.” It accomplishes this with imagery.

Dr. Shainberg has 161 precise, yet elegant imaginal exercises for every possible situation that could arise in the process of birthing a newborn. From conception through the first, second and third trimester, labor, delivery, post-partum and bonding — are all included. Each DreamBirth exercise contains imagery that speaks directly to the body and results in actual physical or emotional change. While other techniques, like Lamaze, try to manipulate the mother away from her experience – DreamBirth brings the woman deep into her dreaming, which is her experiencing. When fully immersed in dreaming the mothers enter a state that athletes call “the zone.” In the zone the body does its job effortlessly, painlessly.

The exercises allow the expectant mother to take control of her unique birthing experience. “Focusing our intention lets us consciously begin the process of dreaming forth a new life,” Dr. Shainberg states.
The book was created as an essential resource for mothers, fathers, doulas, midwives, and all birth care professionals.

Dr. Catherine Shainberg is an internationally known expert in the uses of Imagery for transformation on all levels. She has designed and developed, in over 40 years of experience, modern applications for ancient science which have proved effective in thousands of cases. Whether the field is physical, mental or spiritual, her methods work quickly, simply and efficiently. Her method, Reversing, has proven results in areas ranging from childbirth to business management—including the successful use of Imagery for combat-related injury, PTSD, cancer and mental illness.

She has written two books on the application of her techniques: Kabbalah and the Power of Dreaming, and DreamBirth. DreamBirth will be available in 2014 from Sounds True, as a book and an audio series. Her upcoming publications will include books on Dream Opening and the uses of Reversing for trauma and risk management. Her published audios include: DreamBirth: Conception, DreamBirth: Pregnancy, DreamBirth Labor: Before, During and After, Imagery for Surgery, and Kabbalah and the Power of Dreaming Guided Exercises. Her first book is available in Japanese, German, Russian, Spanish, Czech and Romanian, with translations into other languages in production. Her audio series is also being translated into Russian, German, Spanish and Japanese.

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Master Sha

editor — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:18:46 +0000

Who Is Dr. and Master Zhi Gang Sha? Master Sha shares his soul with Good News. Paul Sladkus shares that he just had colon sugergy and asks how to heal and deal with the situaton. He also asks Master Sha on how to proceed with the International Day of Peace event that needs fortitude and financial backing to happen.

Master Zhi Gang Sha is a soul revolutionary who brings the power of soul to humanity. Soul can heal. Soul can transform all life.

With an M.D. in conventional modern medicine and early mastery of traditional Chinese medicine, Master Sha has long been a renowned healer. He is also a grandmaster of all of the major ancient Chinese disciplines, including tai chi, qi gong, kung fu, the I Ching and feng shui. Through four-thousand-year-old lineages, he holds powerful ancient wisdom and secrets of healing, rejuvenation, longevity and the spiritual journey. Above all, he is a special chosen divine servant, vehicle and channel who brings us the treasures of divine soul power.

He shares profound soul secrets, wisdom and knowledge, as well as simple and practical soul power techniques through his bestselling books and more. Enter the universe of soul over matter with Dr. and Master Zhi Gang Sha.

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