thePassage issue 2

Study Break:

Why you should and how to actually relax your mind and body after studying or working

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Finding AgenttimeThat’s For Holidays areAn the perfect to take anRight extended breakYou from stress or strain caused by hard work and extreme focus. Believe it or not, there are actually health risks that take effect when one does not properly relax.

In this technological world, Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) has become a thing. By definition, it “describes a group of eye and vision-related problems that result from prolonged computer use.”

Fortunately, rest breaks are considered a treatment of CVS. “To prevent eyestrain, try to rest your eyes when using the computer for long periods. Rest your eyes for 15 minutes after 2 hours of continuous computer use. Also, for every 20 minutes of computer viewing, look into the distance for 20 seconds to allow your eyes a chance to refocus,” the AOA recommends.

Flexibility, improved relationships, spirituality and connectedness, and mental health are supported by yoga practice suggests Lynda Bassett, author of “Say Yes to Yoga,” published in the September 2014 issue of Natural Awakenings -Tampa Bay edition.

Posture is another habit that- if tended to

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“As students continue their practice, they feel less stress and an increased sense of peace and relaxation, along with other mental health habits,” Bassett wrote.

Don’t let another day go uncelebrated We getRolder. joy of holidays seem to be reserved for small children who are innocently infatuated with ideas of Santa EAL The E STATE Claus, Easter COM Bunnies, PAN Y peaceful Pilgrim and Indian exchanges and the like. It’s not uncommon for the value of holidays to depreciate in the hearts of young adults who are trying to make their mark on the world.

Remembering to help those in less fortunate situations or joining forces with those in similar ones could bring about a long-term change for you in 2015 and onward (pg. 1).

For holidays specifically, think outside the usual box (pg. 3) to bring back the excitement of gift giving, or at least use the time to relax and unplug (pg. 4) while also reflecting (pg. 2).

Every day may not be a holiday. One day you could find out that someone you just saw a week ago has been shot and killed. You could be living with a family member who evicts you for no apparent reason and wind up in jail for another unapparent reason.

And everyone knows that mug shots compliment no one.

But on the other hand…you could start your own business. You could become an elementary-school mentor and allow the possibilities in young children to restore your hope in the future and your own capabilities.

New Year, New High

As a new year approaches, so does the usual vow to change something about yourself. Occasionally, resolutions are repetitive if you didn’t perform that well at them in the previous year. And the majority of the time they’re self-centered. Countless material advises the faint-at-heart “resolutionists” to break their efforts down into increments for best results; Or to use the buddy system for support. For 2015, why not take the latter, multiply it and see your selflessness returned?

Could unselfishness lead to helper’s high?

Written by Terrika Mitchell

What does this mean? It means consider giving to and supporting others. If your personally-motivated resolutions have not proven successful, can trying the opposite hurt?

Scientifically speaking, all this altruism could lead to what researchers call the “helper’s high.” While receiving support undoubtedly lifts ones spirits, scientists- like those at The Institute for Research on Unlimited Love- are finding connections between givers and good health- and good health is something worth carrying over from one year to another.

Start small if you have to. This idea may be a task for some but resolving to commit to at least a couple of major opportunities to give could be your solution. International Pay It Forward Day and National Make a Difference Day- held in April and October, respectively, of every year- are group-oriented opportunities to support communities, organizations and more.

Gifting support on a daily basis doesn’t have to be a daunting task either. Forbes.com’s 10 Ways to Help Others That Will Lead You to Success lists recognizing them, sharing your resources, making them aware of an opportunity and even giving feedback as simple efforts to help others.

In summary, striving for an improved you in the coming year could be more reasonable than creating a new you. And the best place to start just might be with others and in something you believe in, including yourself.

in this issue >>>

· To lose weight - Handy Work Series: Tattooing

www.facebook.com/thePassageYA, 20Something Media LLC

Common New Year Resolutions · To fall in love

- Holiday Talk

…Long story short, see the good in every minute; create the good in every opportunity. Don’t let a day of 2015 go uncelebrated.

And again, my name is Terrika, founder of 20Something Media LLC. You can connect with me via www.terrika.me or on Twitter @ErrikawithaT; and now, keep up with thePassage online at www.facebook.com/thePassageYA.

FREE

- can relieve physical strain caused during work or studying. Yoga poses is an increasingly popular cure to posture problems. Founder of National Yoga Month, Johannes Fisslinger said in a September 2014 Yoga Health Foundation press release that, “Preventative wellness can be accessed by simply unrolling a yoga mat!”

Dec. 2014

The American Optometric Association’s website lists symptoms like eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision, dry eyes and neck and shoulder strain being caused by poor lighting, glare on the computer screen, improper viewing distances, poor seating posture, uncorrected vision problems and/or a combination of these factors.

Issue Two

- Study Break

· To travel more · To save money

· To buy something always wanted · To repair credit Volume 1 Issue 2 December 2014

1

Notable moments of 2014 





 





Marijuana mayhemRecreational marijuana stores open in Colorado in January; Pot Week is observed; Careers in medical marijuana field are highlighted Chelsea Clinton is pregnant- Millennials celebrated with their favorite former first daughter in April as she announced the news of her pregnancy. She gave birth to a daughter in September.

Michael Brown murderedConversations of police brutality and racial tension sparked once again after white police officer Darren Wilson murdered unarmed black teen Michael Brown in September but was not indicted. Protests occurred nationally.

International Ebola outbreak The United Nation’s launched its women’s campaign HeforShe in September after an acclaimed address from actress Emma Watson.

On November 4, the 104-story World Trade Center reopens in Manhattan in place of the Twin Towers that fell in 2001.

America’s favorite T.V. dad, Bill Cosby, became the center of a rape scandal after multiple women claimed Cosby raped them while they were underage.

Outside the present box

Year in Review >>> Born April 4, 1928, Maya Angelou made her mark on the world through written and spoken word. Having gone many years without even speaking a word, she herselfalong with others- may be surprised at the lasting impressions poems like Phenomenal Woman, or stories like I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings or Mom, Me and Mom will leave on generations to come. Her legacy opens doors for writers, women and African Americans. May Ms. Maya rest in paradise.

Photo courtesy of Facebook

2014: A Reminder to Remember Photo courtesy of Facebook

Photo courtesy of Facebook

Tattoo Artistry Without a doubt an appreciation for tattoos has developed over the years.

While it’s common to find yourself enjoying the visual work, dare to imagine the craft itself; what one’s hands are really doing to create such work.

Long time artist and former owner of Infamous City Tattoos Jesse Ring, and 2 Extreme Tattoos manager John Kural18 years in the business- shared what it takes to be an “artist of the body,” business owner and all around creator.

Q: So how’d you get into tattooing?

Jesse: In jr. high school I could draw and I took third place in 8th grade for self portraits so I started drawing. At 18/19, we were sitting around the house and my buddy said you want to do a

tattoo on me. I’d never done a tattoo but I saw I had a little skill so I pursued it.

Q: Do you find it kind of the same?

Drawing and tattoo work?

Jesse: No. It’s different; Can’t make a mistake, got to have a sturdy hand, precise eye, got to have the vision for depths and pictures, not just doing flat cartoonish plain stuff. You got to have kind of an open mind. I’ll sit there and look at a picture and kind of visualize what it can look like, if it’s just the outline of a picture. If there’s nothing in it, I can visualize what it’s going to look like. And that’s how I get the perspective of the picture.

Q: OK. You were painting and you mentioned tattooing is like art on the body-

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He made servitude look easy in the memorable movie Mrs. Doubtfire. Robin Williams, born July 21, 1951, shared his humor on the big screen in many forms that will be enjoyed by many for years to come. At the time of his passing, August 11, 2014, comedians world-wide mourned.

What those to come are left with are aspirations of big shoes to fill.

Her legacy may have started quite some time before most young adults can remember but that doesn’t mean a thing. With her filthy humor and Fashion Police commentary, Joan Rivers’ absence will certainly be felt by fans and television viewers. Her brand presence will continue on through her QVC collection and more.

Female comedians, commentators and performers can take lessons in individuality and personality from Joan, who passed September 4, 2014.

Be the wisest of those bearing gifts this holiday season and go for the less than typical gift. The following ideas are especially ideal if you’re wanting to save a coin or two and still make an impression.

Q: Do you find a lot of people start out as painters or sketchers before actually tattooing using the machine?

John: Uh yes I have. I have seen a lot of people that start drawing for the

Sneakerhead Collection

These headline-worthy T-shirt designs are featured online at sneakerheadcollection.com and are catered to the sneaker enthusiast. This gift option offers an alternative since shoeshopping season tends to be year round.

According to the collection’s website, creator Qouya’s vision came as a merger between her graphic design abilities and years experience working in shoe stores. It has been “two years and some change” since she took to the movement.

The website currently displays three eye-catching designs on blue, green, purple, black and gold colored t-shirts priced $15-$25, and sweaters and hoodies at $45 each.

Make a Donation T

he opportunities to give to charities, children and even churches are plentiful during the holiday season. These opportunities children are ideal for individuals, families and/or couples who are out of ideas on what to give one another or simply want to make a donation on behalf of their loved ones.

“We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.”

– Marianne Williamson

Specific items that are often requested include toys, clothing and more for underprivileged children, food for baskets to be given to families and, of course, monetary donations.

For tips and more information to guide your giving, go to www.charitynavigator.org and be sure to watch out for holiday scams.

Q&A John: The reason I paint and draw is because that was my dream. When I was little, I wanted to be a painter. I wanted to be an artist. I wanted to be somebody that was known for the art.

So, as I got older, little by little, I realized the most famous painters were dead, so every time I look up Picasso- he died 17 blah blah blah and it’s like oh, everybody knows him by [his work from] that time. So I took the field on a body, and started tattooing so I could be known as an artist and making the money that the artist deserved.

Advertisement

Written by Terrika Mitchell

<<< Handy Work love of art and have taken it to tattooing and it actually made them better in their art because once you learn the technique of drawing or anything you continue doing it with tattooing. Or if you don’t do it with tattooing, you do it with a pencil. It makes you stronger in art. It makes you see different. It makes you create different stuff- like mind wise when it comes to drawing or painting. It boosts you up because you learn more ideas than you think.

Q: What type of places has tattooing taken you?

John: Far actually. I’ve been tattooing. I’ve met a lot of people.

I’ve encountered artists, rappers, wrestlers, baseball players, basketball players. It has taken me a long way

Q: Would you say there is a range of people who are interested in getting tattoos?

John: Well, before, in the past, a lot of people took it offensively because they thought it was more gang related. Now it’s more like an art. A lot of famous people started getting them so it has built up the reputation of being a popular thing nowadays.

Q: Can you tell me a little about licensing it takes to open the business and even procedure to sanitize…

Jesse: For one, you have to take a 4 to 6 hour course. It’s on the computer but it’s blood-born pathogen test. It tells you about all the blood born diseases and the other staff infections, boils and everything airbornecontamination on your needles. It’s $60 to do that, and then to get your

tattoo license, you go to the Health Department and present the test that you passed. Then I have to go through bio-medical waste, and pay them a fee for them to come and take away my bio-waste every month- my needles, tubes, anything that’s got blood on it, they come and take it away and dispose it for me every month. LLC’s are like $200/$300. So really, to start your own tattoo business, it’s like $800 just in licensing.

Q: Do you get a return on your investment?

Jesse: Yeah. It cost me only about 10 grand to open this, and I make that a month.

Q: What is the price range for tattoos? How do you determine?

Jesse: Usually shop standard is anywhere from $75 to $125 an hour. It depends on what part of the town you’re in and what the quality of your work is.

Q: If someone wanted to get into the career, what should they know?

John: Have the love for it because not everybody can do it. I’m pretty sure a lot of artists can paint. I know a lot of artists can draw but wanting to tattoo is a whole different technique of being an artist. It’s about artists and it’s art but just learning to tattoo is another technique completely. Other than that, tattooing is a great job. A lot of young kids are actually coming off the street to start trying to learn. I have some apprentices who started here when they were like 16- they were in the streets and I helped them out a lot.

Volume 1 Issue 2 December 2014

3

Notable moments of 2014 





 





Marijuana mayhemRecreational marijuana stores open in Colorado in January; Pot Week is observed; Careers in medical marijuana field are highlighted Chelsea Clinton is pregnant- Millennials celebrated with their favorite former first daughter in April as she announced the news of her pregnancy. She gave birth to a daughter in September.

Michael Brown murderedConversations of police brutality and racial tension sparked once again after white police officer Darren Wilson murdered unarmed black teen Michael Brown in September but was not indicted. Protests occurred nationally.

International Ebola outbreak The United Nation’s launched its women’s campaign HeforShe in September after an acclaimed address from actress Emma Watson.

On November 4, the 104-story World Trade Center reopens in Manhattan in place of the Twin Towers that fell in 2001.

America’s favorite T.V. dad, Bill Cosby, became the center of a rape scandal after multiple women claimed Cosby raped them while they were underage.

Outside the present box

Year in Review >>> Born April 4, 1928, Maya Angelou made her mark on the world through written and spoken word. Having gone many years without even speaking a word, she herselfalong with others- may be surprised at the lasting impressions poems like Phenomenal Woman, or stories like I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings or Mom, Me and Mom will leave on generations to come. Her legacy opens doors for writers, women and African Americans. May Ms. Maya rest in paradise.

Photo courtesy of Facebook

2014: A Reminder to Remember Photo courtesy of Facebook

Photo courtesy of Facebook

Tattoo Artistry Without a doubt an appreciation for tattoos has developed over the years.

While it’s common to find yourself enjoying the visual work, dare to imagine the craft itself; what one’s hands are really doing to create such work.

Long time artist and former owner of Infamous City Tattoos Jesse Ring, and 2 Extreme Tattoos manager John Kural18 years in the business- shared what it takes to be an “artist of the body,” business owner and all around creator.

Q: So how’d you get into tattooing?

Jesse: In jr. high school I could draw and I took third place in 8th grade for self portraits so I started drawing. At 18/19, we were sitting around the house and my buddy said you want to do a

tattoo on me. I’d never done a tattoo but I saw I had a little skill so I pursued it.

Q: Do you find it kind of the same?

Drawing and tattoo work?

Jesse: No. It’s different; Can’t make a mistake, got to have a sturdy hand, precise eye, got to have the vision for depths and pictures, not just doing flat cartoonish plain stuff. You got to have kind of an open mind. I’ll sit there and look at a picture and kind of visualize what it can look like, if it’s just the outline of a picture. If there’s nothing in it, I can visualize what it’s going to look like. And that’s how I get the perspective of the picture.

Q: OK. You were painting and you mentioned tattooing is like art on the body-

www.facebook.com/thePassageYA, 20Something Media LLC

He made servitude look easy in the memorable movie Mrs. Doubtfire. Robin Williams, born July 21, 1951, shared his humor on the big screen in many forms that will be enjoyed by many for years to come. At the time of his passing, August 11, 2014, comedians world-wide mourned.

What those to come are left with are aspirations of big shoes to fill.

Her legacy may have started quite some time before most young adults can remember but that doesn’t mean a thing. With her filthy humor and Fashion Police commentary, Joan Rivers’ absence will certainly be felt by fans and television viewers. Her brand presence will continue on through her QVC collection and more.

Female comedians, commentators and performers can take lessons in individuality and personality from Joan, who passed September 4, 2014.

Be the wisest of those bearing gifts this holiday season and go for the less than typical gift. The following ideas are especially ideal if you’re wanting to save a coin or two and still make an impression.

Q: Do you find a lot of people start out as painters or sketchers before actually tattooing using the machine?

John: Uh yes I have. I have seen a lot of people that start drawing for the

Sneakerhead Collection

These headline-worthy T-shirt designs are featured online at sneakerheadcollection.com and are catered to the sneaker enthusiast. This gift option offers an alternative since shoeshopping season tends to be year round.

According to the collection’s website, creator Qouya’s vision came as a merger between her graphic design abilities and years experience working in shoe stores. It has been “two years and some change” since she took to the movement.

The website currently displays three eye-catching designs on blue, green, purple, black and gold colored t-shirts priced $15-$25, and sweaters and hoodies at $45 each.

Make a Donation T

he opportunities to give to charities, children and even churches are plentiful during the holiday season. These opportunities children are ideal for individuals, families and/or couples who are out of ideas on what to give one another or simply want to make a donation on behalf of their loved ones.

“We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.”

– Marianne Williamson

Specific items that are often requested include toys, clothing and more for underprivileged children, food for baskets to be given to families and, of course, monetary donations.

For tips and more information to guide your giving, go to www.charitynavigator.org and be sure to watch out for holiday scams.

Q&A John: The reason I paint and draw is because that was my dream. When I was little, I wanted to be a painter. I wanted to be an artist. I wanted to be somebody that was known for the art.

So, as I got older, little by little, I realized the most famous painters were dead, so every time I look up Picasso- he died 17 blah blah blah and it’s like oh, everybody knows him by [his work from] that time. So I took the field on a body, and started tattooing so I could be known as an artist and making the money that the artist deserved.

Advertisement

Written by Terrika Mitchell

<<< Handy Work love of art and have taken it to tattooing and it actually made them better in their art because once you learn the technique of drawing or anything you continue doing it with tattooing. Or if you don’t do it with tattooing, you do it with a pencil. It makes you stronger in art. It makes you see different. It makes you create different stuff- like mind wise when it comes to drawing or painting. It boosts you up because you learn more ideas than you think.

Q: What type of places has tattooing taken you?

John: Far actually. I’ve been tattooing. I’ve met a lot of people.

I’ve encountered artists, rappers, wrestlers, baseball players, basketball players. It has taken me a long way

Q: Would you say there is a range of people who are interested in getting tattoos?

John: Well, before, in the past, a lot of people took it offensively because they thought it was more gang related. Now it’s more like an art. A lot of famous people started getting them so it has built up the reputation of being a popular thing nowadays.

Q: Can you tell me a little about licensing it takes to open the business and even procedure to sanitize…

Jesse: For one, you have to take a 4 to 6 hour course. It’s on the computer but it’s blood-born pathogen test. It tells you about all the blood born diseases and the other staff infections, boils and everything airbornecontamination on your needles. It’s $60 to do that, and then to get your

tattoo license, you go to the Health Department and present the test that you passed. Then I have to go through bio-medical waste, and pay them a fee for them to come and take away my bio-waste every month- my needles, tubes, anything that’s got blood on it, they come and take it away and dispose it for me every month. LLC’s are like $200/$300. So really, to start your own tattoo business, it’s like $800 just in licensing.

Q: Do you get a return on your investment?

Jesse: Yeah. It cost me only about 10 grand to open this, and I make that a month.

Q: What is the price range for tattoos? How do you determine?

Jesse: Usually shop standard is anywhere from $75 to $125 an hour. It depends on what part of the town you’re in and what the quality of your work is.

Q: If someone wanted to get into the career, what should they know?

John: Have the love for it because not everybody can do it. I’m pretty sure a lot of artists can paint. I know a lot of artists can draw but wanting to tattoo is a whole different technique of being an artist. It’s about artists and it’s art but just learning to tattoo is another technique completely. Other than that, tattooing is a great job. A lot of young kids are actually coming off the street to start trying to learn. I have some apprentices who started here when they were like 16- they were in the streets and I helped them out a lot.

Volume 1 Issue 2 December 2014

3

Study Break:

Why you should and how to actually relax your mind and body after studying or working

Advertisement

Advertisement

Finding AgenttimeThat’s For Holidays areAn the perfect to take anRight extended breakYou from stress or strain caused by hard work and extreme focus. Believe it or not, there are actually health risks that take effect when one does not properly relax.

In this technological world, Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) has become a thing. By definition, it “describes a group of eye and vision-related problems that result from prolonged computer use.”

Fortunately, rest breaks are considered a treatment of CVS. “To prevent eyestrain, try to rest your eyes when using the computer for long periods. Rest your eyes for 15 minutes after 2 hours of continuous computer use. Also, for every 20 minutes of computer viewing, look into the distance for 20 seconds to allow your eyes a chance to refocus,” the AOA recommends.

Flexibility, improved relationships, spirituality and connectedness, and mental health are supported by yoga practice suggests Lynda Bassett, author of “Say Yes to Yoga,” published in the September 2014 issue of Natural Awakenings -Tampa Bay edition.

Posture is another habit that- if tended to

A Publication of 20Something Media LLC ©2014 All Rights Reserved

coming soon >>>

the Passage

- More Handy Work - Online Love - 50 Shades of Grey - Makeover Madness

“As students continue their practice, they feel less stress and an increased sense of peace and relaxation, along with other mental health habits,” Bassett wrote.

Don’t let another day go uncelebrated We getRolder. joy of holidays seem to be reserved for small children who are innocently infatuated with ideas of Santa EAL The E STATE Claus, Easter COM Bunnies, PAN Y peaceful Pilgrim and Indian exchanges and the like. It’s not uncommon for the value of holidays to depreciate in the hearts of young adults who are trying to make their mark on the world.

Remembering to help those in less fortunate situations or joining forces with those in similar ones could bring about a long-term change for you in 2015 and onward (pg. 1).

For holidays specifically, think outside the usual box (pg. 3) to bring back the excitement of gift giving, or at least use the time to relax and unplug (pg. 4) while also reflecting (pg. 2).

Every day may not be a holiday. One day you could find out that someone you just saw a week ago has been shot and killed. You could be living with a family member who evicts you for no apparent reason and wind up in jail for another unapparent reason.

And everyone knows that mug shots compliment no one.

But on the other hand…you could start your own business. You could become an elementary-school mentor and allow the possibilities in young children to restore your hope in the future and your own capabilities.

New Year, New High

As a new year approaches, so does the usual vow to change something about yourself. Occasionally, resolutions are repetitive if you didn’t perform that well at them in the previous year. And the majority of the time they’re self-centered. Countless material advises the faint-at-heart “resolutionists” to break their efforts down into increments for best results; Or to use the buddy system for support. For 2015, why not take the latter, multiply it and see your selflessness returned?

Could unselfishness lead to helper’s high?

Written by Terrika Mitchell

What does this mean? It means consider giving to and supporting others. If your personally-motivated resolutions have not proven successful, can trying the opposite hurt?

Scientifically speaking, all this altruism could lead to what researchers call the “helper’s high.” While receiving support undoubtedly lifts ones spirits, scientists- like those at The Institute for Research on Unlimited Love- are finding connections between givers and good health- and good health is something worth carrying over from one year to another.

Start small if you have to. This idea may be a task for some but resolving to commit to at least a couple of major opportunities to give could be your solution. International Pay It Forward Day and National Make a Difference Day- held in April and October, respectively, of every year- are group-oriented opportunities to support communities, organizations and more.

Gifting support on a daily basis doesn’t have to be a daunting task either. Forbes.com’s 10 Ways to Help Others That Will Lead You to Success lists recognizing them, sharing your resources, making them aware of an opportunity and even giving feedback as simple efforts to help others.

In summary, striving for an improved you in the coming year could be more reasonable than creating a new you. And the best place to start just might be with others and in something you believe in, including yourself.

in this issue >>>

· To lose weight - Handy Work Series: Tattooing

www.facebook.com/thePassageYA, 20Something Media LLC

Common New Year Resolutions · To fall in love

- Holiday Talk

…Long story short, see the good in every minute; create the good in every opportunity. Don’t let a day of 2015 go uncelebrated.

And again, my name is Terrika, founder of 20Something Media LLC. You can connect with me via www.terrika.me or on Twitter @ErrikawithaT; and now, keep up with thePassage online at www.facebook.com/thePassageYA.

FREE

- can relieve physical strain caused during work or studying. Yoga poses is an increasingly popular cure to posture problems. Founder of National Yoga Month, Johannes Fisslinger said in a September 2014 Yoga Health Foundation press release that, “Preventative wellness can be accessed by simply unrolling a yoga mat!”

Dec. 2014

The American Optometric Association’s website lists symptoms like eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision, dry eyes and neck and shoulder strain being caused by poor lighting, glare on the computer screen, improper viewing distances, poor seating posture, uncorrected vision problems and/or a combination of these factors.

Issue Two

- Study Break

· To travel more · To save money

· To buy something always wanted · To repair credit Volume 1 Issue 2 December 2014

1