open - SE Members Blog post - syndication express2024-03-29T08:28:06Zhttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/openThere is nothing you can sayhttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/there-is-nothing-you-can-say2015-02-24T16:59:09.000Z2015-02-24T16:59:09.000ZMeredith Elizabethhttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/MeredithElizabeth<div><p>to some people... who are close minded, unteachable, judgmental and wounded (that's about all of us, huh).</p><p>I've been in online discussions on social media as well as in my online college classes that have become inflamed. Some of it was a gender issue, some of it was cultural clashes. Many times benign things can be huge to wounded people, myself included.</p><p>I wish someone had laid it out like this for me ages ago. I could have spared myself some energy, well-being and heartache. </p><p><a href="http://according2meredith.blogspot.com/2015/02/hack-conversations-for-your-sanity.html" target="_blank">READ ON>>></a></p></div>Are You on Medicare?https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/are-you-on-medicare2014-10-30T20:00:44.000Z2014-10-30T20:00:44.000ZJulie Kleinhttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/JulieKlein<div><p><b style="color:#000080;">Medicare open enrollment began on Oct. 15 and ends on Dec. 7. Take time to look at your coverage to determine if you want to make any changes. </b></p><p><span style="color:#000080;"><a href="http://clarkcountymedicareenrollment.com/wp-content/uploads/News-Open-enrollment-Oct-15th.png" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000080;"><img src="http://clarkcountymedicareenrollment.com/wp-content/uploads/News-Open-enrollment-Oct-15th.png" class="align-full" alt="News-Open-enrollment-Oct-15th.png" /></span></a></span></p><p><span style="color:#000080;"><b>If you don't have FULL coverage, including dental, vision and hearing care, check out Xpress Healthcare's Premium and Premium Plus plans ($19.95 per month per family; $29,95 per month per family). They can provide you with great discounts on these services. Our dental plan provider is Aetna™ Dental Access; and our doctors-by-phone service is Teladoc™, the first and largest service of its kind. Xpress discounts can also enable you to get insurance with a high deductible and lower cost and use Xpress as a supplement. <a href="http://2YourHealth2.INFO">http://2YourHealth2.INFO</a></b><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color:#000080;"><b>In addition, Xpress Healthcare offers their Lifestyle Select plan ($19.95 per month per family). This plan includes LifeLock® ID Theft Protection (as seen on TV commercials), Roadside Assistance, Legal Care (9 FREE services + discounts on others), PET CARE, and the CashBack Rewards online mall. Learn more at: </b> <b><a href="http://julie.joinxpress.com/lifestyle-select.html"><span style="color:#000080;">http://julie.joinxpress.com/lifestyle-select.html</span></a></b><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color:#000080;"><b>I am on Medicare myself. I also have the discount plans to which I have referred in this post. I actually have Medicare complete, a “full” coverage HMO. Even with my insurance, however, my husband and I saved over $1000 on our dental expenses in 2013. I have also save money on those prescriptions that were not covered by my insurance or if my insurance co-pay was higher than my discount with Xpress Healthcare.</b><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color:#000080;"><b>Of course, anyone can benefit from our discount plans. You need not be on Medicare. Those with insurance can actually buy less expensive insurance with a higher deductible and use Xpress’ discount plans to supplement your insurance to help you save money.</b><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color:#000080;"><b>If you have questions about any of our plans, please contact me. I’d love to hear from you!</b></span></p></div>Mind Melt Communicationhttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/mind-melt-communication2014-03-20T13:28:27.000Z2014-03-20T13:28:27.000ZSusan Bostonhttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/SusanBoston<div><h1 style="text-align:center;">Mind Melt Communication</h1><p style="text-align:center;"><img class="decoded aligncenter" alt="mind melt" src="http://thrasymakos.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/a-mind-melt.jpg" height="270" width="360" /></p><p>Mind Melt according to Spock is a sharing of minds which is exactly what this site is about. This doesn't necessarily mean we must always agree.</p><p>What we must do however is share our minds on many things. There is no one topic set for this site, just a concept called communication with connections.</p><h2 style="text-align:center;">Mind Melt Communication</h2><p style="text-align:center;"><img class="decoded aligncenter" alt="mind melt" src="http://www.therapistdamon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/change-is-permanent.jpg" height="283" width="400" /></p><p style="text-align:left;">Mind melt works on one theory Change is universal and constant. The Universe and all that co-inside within it are in constant change that is the only true law.</p><p style="text-align:left;">What then is the goal of this site? The goal is to take thoughts share them and in so deepening our wisdom as well as understanding that as a whole regardless of how brilliant we are we as humans still know nothing.</p><div id="r1PostCPBlock"><blockquote>"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."<p><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/socrates.html">Socrates</a></p></blockquote></div><div> </div><p style="text-align:left;"><br /> Susan</p></div>Serena Williams Wins Her Fifth US Open Title.https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/serena-williams-wins-her-fifth-us-open-title2013-09-09T23:16:25.000Z2013-09-09T23:16:25.000ZSandra J Falaganhttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/SandraJFalagan<div><p>Facing her only test of the past two weeks, the No. 1-seeded Serena Williams overcame No. 2 Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1 on Sunday for a fifth championship at Flushing Meadows and second in a row with her fifth US<br /> Open Championship.</p><p>Serena Williams is Number One for giving everything she has on the court. She is also Number One among professional female tennis professionals. She hold 17 major titles.</p><p>She believes she can win and believes she deserves to win each time she faces an opponent.</p><p>She has said:</p><p>“Fear will hold U back. Champions fear nothing. Only fear God and give Him glory. Fear no man (woman). Use those legs. God gave them to you for a reason. Put your gifts to work. Take the ball on the rise. Attack the short ball—<br /> it’s waiting for you. Show no emotion. U R black and u can endure anything. Endure. Persevere. Stand tall.”</p><p>Consider what has happened in 2012:</p><p>Williams won the Wimbledon title and Olympic singles and doubles gold medals in a span of five weeks.</p><p>"I've got one number for you," said ESPN tennis analyst Brad Gilbert. "Seventeen. That's all you need to know."</p><p>He's right.</p><p>That was the number of games Williams dropped in six matches in London, a ludicrously low number.</p><p>Serena Williams was unstoppable during the Olympic tournament.</p><p>That's an average of a 6-1, 6-2 victory -- against the best players in the world, motivated by a rare opportunity for an Olympic medal.</p><p>Williams squashed world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka by that average score 6-1, 6-2, then smoked No. 3 and French Open champion Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 in a 63-minute final. Sharapova would have been the WTA's top-ranked player had she won.</p><p>"I don't know what that says about her -- or her competitors," Gilbert mused. "To see someone rip through people like that on a surface where it's harder to beat people … she made the last two opponents look like they were nonexistent."</p></div>