Summer Tapasa, 24, went viral when a video of her forcibly removing a shoplifter from a Best Buy in Hawaii was shared online. The video managed to catch the eye of UFC boss Dana White, who ended up giving her a job. Not this time Tapasa had seen the shoplifter trying to steal a speaker
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This article is inspired by the In Your Feelings Podcast, a collaboration from Thought Catalog and Bianca Sparacino. Subscribe here: Spotify | iTunes [embedded content] Boundaries are so important for those who are empathetic, and for those who love deeply. When you have so much love to give others, when you just want to be
When Toronto director Kelly Fyffe-Marshall set out to make her short film, Black Bodies, in 2018, she did so as a way to channel her own trauma of being racially profiled while in California. It happened when Fyffe-Marshall and her friends were checking out of an Airbnb. “An elderly white lady saw us and decided
A Siemens software manager is being praised online for refusing to cut a female employee’s hours. Instead of agreeing to cut her pay so she could help her kids with remote learning, her boss said she could work less for the same pay, sending a message to businesses everywhere about supporting women in the workforce.
1. Someone’s absence is not always your fault We always internalize the behavior of others and immediately think it’s something we have done. It’s easy to place the blame on ourselves when we don’t see the whole picture. But someone’s distance from you and their failure to properly communicate usually has nothing to do with
Lily Yee has been a member of the Victoria Chinatown Lioness Lions Club in B.C. for more than 30 years. The club normally organizes big community events like dinners, but this year Yee said they’ve had to get creative with their plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The club has partnered with a local restaurant and
In this crazy, virus-driven alternate universe we live in, I think most of us know someone who’s struggling right now—someone who feels overwhelmed, stressed, or stuck, and maybe powerless to help themselves or change their situation. Maybe they’d feel that way even if we weren’t a year-deep into a pandemic. Maybe they’ve always struggled with
A heroic stranger swooped in to save a woman who was running for her life when a man spontaneously started chasing her with a hatchet. Like a real-life horror movie It was still dark outside when Gina Hopkins-Calligan noticed she was being chased by a man with an ax. And according to a police report,
It’s no secret that we’re often harder on ourselves than we are on other people. We make goals or simply tell ourselves to be better people—maybe become more confident, less jealous, more grateful—but when we don’t improve ourselves immediately or make one slip up, we beat ourselves up for it. We constantly criticize ourselves or
Industrial-strength adhesive is no substitute for a can of hair spray. Tessica Brown learned that lesson the hard way this month after she used a spray can of Gorilla Glue on her hair and found herself stuck — quite literally — with a single hairstyle. Brown described the initial superglue disaster in a super-viral TikTok
“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” ~Kahlil Gibran Anxiety has followed me around like a lost dog looking for a bone for years now. I feel it the most acutely when I’m worried about my health or my daughter’s health. I notice a strange rash
Mariah Carey has been a phenomenal songstress since the early nineties when she took the world by storm with her unshakeable voice and astounding range. Although Mariah has been in the media countless times over the years for her romantic relationships, her family, her battle with bipolar disorder, and, of course, her music, she only
I’m just as guilty as every other woman in the world. We’re constantly comparing ourselves to others in every way possible. To someone’s hair, their lips, their eyebrows, their breasts, the cute shoes they’re wearing, to the way they talk, walk, laugh, sneeze, etc. We live in a world where society is constantly putting out
The president and founder of the festival Fabienne Colas joined The Morning Show to talk about this year’s lineup and what to look out for. By Anushka Yadav Global News Posted February 10, 2021 5:06 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ The annual Toronto Black Film
“When you bring peace to your past, you can move forward to your future.” ~Unknown It amazes me how things that happen in our childhood can greatly impact our adult lives. I learned the hard way that I was living my life with a deep wound in my heart. My father was a very strict man
In just a few short years, Drake has cemented his status as one of the biggest celebrities in the world. He’s more than a mere artist. He’s undoubtedly one of Canada’s national treasures and one of hip-hop’s most beloved and buzzworthy figures. He draws in attention wherever he goes, whenever he speaks — his voice
You may be familiar with Rube Goldberg creations. Those big, clunky, silly on purpose creations use incredibly intricate and purposely exaggerated pieces to accomplish one tiny task. Like, instead of just pressing a button on a toaster, you would (for example) have a marble that runs down a track hitting a brick that knocks a
Pre-Order Jordan Peterson’s #1 NEW RELEASE Book Here – https://amzn.to/3oBo2kl Jordan Peterson shares his life advice for young people and students. Watch this fantastic video until the end, you won’t be disappointed. If you enjoyed, please be sure to like, subscribe, and share the video! 😀 Subscribe for Motivational Videos Every Weekday, Helping You Get
Air Canada is cutting an additional 1,500 jobs and suspending more international flights while the airline grapples with heavy travel restrictions imposed to help quell the spread of new coronavirus variants. Effective Feb. 18, the airline told Global News that 17 flight routes to the U.S. and overseas will be temporarily suspended until at least
“You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” ~Louise L. Hay I dreamed of starting my own business for years. Ten years, exactly. While there are a few reasons it took so long to take the plunge, procrastination is at the top of the list.
The Spice Girls were a pop phenomenon. They pretty much coined the phrase Girl Power and shaped the lives of many people growing up in the ’90s and early ‘’00s. To be part of Spice World was to be unapologetically you. It also involved a lot of dancing around your living room. What wasn’t there
Takeaway: It’s only possible to connect the arc of your career in hindsight. There are ways to work within this uncertainty of your future pathway, like by asking whether you’re pointed in the right direction, not worrying if you can’t figure things out, and by planning (while expecting that things will change). Estimated Reading Time:
Living in this generation is hard. We are bombarded by millions of chances we have to make every day, such as what kind of outfit we are going to wear or what kind of coffee we are going to order today. Everything is going at a fast pace. We must adapt to new inventions before
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton may be getting married — soon, it seems — but they’re still learning things about each other, and that includes some of their songs. For example, Shelton, a talented musician who (according to Stefani) is constantly singing songs to her, has only just learned No Doubt classic Don’t Speak. They’re
“Not all of the depression that people experience is an illness… Unlike clinical depression, congruent depression is actually appropriate to your situation.” ~Dr. K Every day is the same. Every day I’m stiff. Every day I’m tired. These are the two main things that people with fibromyalgia deal with. It’s been like that for a couple
Sometimes safety – and saving others – is all about being in the right place at the right time. For two observant woman it was all about noticing something off, and trusting their instincts. This came up in a series of TikTok videos that all of us can learn from. A dangerous signal Haleywestco, whose
Lion Mentality (Motivational Speech) Fearless Motivation Download or Stream the speech now, on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, YouTube Music, Deezer, Amazon MusicLION MENTALITY (Motivational Speech) – Copyright: Fearless MotivationSpeakers: Jovan Glasgow, Chris Ross Lion Mentality (Motivational Speech) Fearless Motivation – WATCH FREE: Osho said:“The greatest fear in the world is the opinion of others, and the moment
They say that you grow through trauma. They say that you become stronger from going through trauma. But I find fault in these statements, because they are incomplete. Yes, going through traumatic experiences may have “strengthened” all of us in many ways. It has taught us to be more cautious. It has taught us to
Warning: This article may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your own discretion.Stacy-Ann Buchanan waited 10 years for this moment. It was an evening in March 2012 and the then-30-year-old was putting together a local arts show. It was years in the making. The struggling actress from Toronto tried to find her purpose