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Why We Cry: The Significance of Emotional Tears

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Written by: Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.com

Why We Cry: The Significance of Emotional Tears

Uncover the science and psychology behind emotional tears. Learn why humans cry, the signals behind tears, and their profound emotional and social significance.

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How to Stop Letting Your Chatter Mind Control You

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Written by: Alexandra Leclere

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Break free from the rules that hold you back and rewrite your inner narrative for lasting well-being. This article explores how subconscious patterns shape your reactions and offers practical steps to overcome them. Learn how awareness, meditation, and positivity can help you reclaim your emotional freedom and cultivate a life filled with joy and resilience. 

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Embrace Each Day: How to Start Fresh and Let Go

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Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

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Explore Marie T. Russell's guide to starting each day anew, focusing on shedding past resentments and embracing each morning with a fresh outlook. Learn practical tips for renewing your daily attitude and maximizing positivity.

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Are You a Lark or an Owl: Understanding Sleep Patterns

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Written by: Philip Carr-Gomm

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Explore the intricate world of sleep patterns and how personal storytelling can unravel your unique sleep needs. Find out if you're a lark or an owl and how understanding this can help determine your optimal bedtime, leading to improved sleep quality and overall well-being.

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The True Cost of Domestication Is on the Domesticator

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Written by: Ren Hurst

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This article explores how domestication affects both humans and animals by disconnecting them from their natural emotions, creating codependency and emotional stagnation. Learn how the hidden cost of domestication robs all parties of their authentic power and creative potential, leading to long-term consequences for emotional autonomy and growth. 

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How to Change Your Life for the Better

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Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

The Mary Poppins Principle: Fun Behavioral Science Strategies

Behavioral science offers strategies like the "Mary Poppins Principle," which turns mundane tasks into fun activities to enhance motivation. By adding enjoyment to necessary tasks and using nudging techniques, behavioral science helps drive better decisions and lasting changes. From exercise routines to healthier choices, this approach shifts how we engage with everyday habits, leveraging fun and subtle changes to increase adherence and success.

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How to Overcome Resistance to Change and Free Yourself from Limitations

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Written by: Sue Van Raes

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Learn how to overcome resistance and free yourself from limitations with mindful strategies that transform resistance into a powerful ally on your journey to personal growth.

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How Being Authentic Helps You Be A Better You

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Written by: Gary C. Cooper

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Learn how being authentic can help you be a better you every day. Discover the power of living true to yourself, not competing with others, and how it leads to personal growth and fulfillment.

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What is Non-Harming, and How Can You Do It?

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Written by: Nicole Goott

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Non-harming, rooted in various spiritual traditions, is more than just refraining from physical violence; it encompasses not willfully inflicting harm by thought, word, or action.

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What Will We Do Next?

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Written by: Will T. Wilkinson

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Discover how everyday people (you and me) can make a difference. We can create a better world through positive social change and conscious personal transformation.

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Reclaiming Independent Thinking and the Right to Doubt

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Written by: Connie Zweig, Ph.D.

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This article explores how reclaiming independent thinking and allowing ourselves to doubt can guide us toward a more authentic and fulfilling life, free from rigid external authorities. By questioning our beliefs and exploring our inner wisdom and values, we unlock our potential and foster self-awareness. Cultivating inner resources and embracing the faith to doubt can lead to profound personal growth. 

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How Fear-Based Propaganda Shapes Society

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Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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Combat fear-based propaganda and understand political fear tactics. Learn how these influences affect society and discover ways to build resilience.

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Meeting the Shadow of Addiction and The Spiritual Other

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Written by: Connie Zweig, Ph.D.

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Before one of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, known as Bill W., launched the program, Jung told him that the craving for alcohol, or spirits, was equivalent, on a low level, to the thirst for Spirit, or union with god.

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The Real Meaning of Mother's Day: MOTHER'S DAY PROCLAMATION, Boston 1870

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Written by: Marianne Williamson

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The original Mother's Day Proclamation (in 1870) was a statement of mothers who had lost sons in the North joined with mothers who had lost sons in the South during the Civil War, proclaiming a day once a year for a "general congress of women" to declare the end to war and the creation of peace.

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False Belief: You Should Do Everything the Doctor Says

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Written by: Lawrence Doochin

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Did we do everything our parents always said to do, or do we always do what our partners tell us now to do? Do we automatically do what we’re told by the government or others in positions of authority, like a job supervisor?

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Thriving Through Both Our Strengths and Weaknesses

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Written by: Cheryl Pallant, PhD

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Many of us tend to pursue areas of strengths and ignore areas of weakness. There’s good reason to use strengths. They reinforce competence. But there’s also good reason to explore and utilize weaknesses.

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Christmas Music in Ads: A Strategy to Boost Your Spending

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Written by: Tom Garner, Sheffield Hallam University

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How Christmas music in adverts and shops harnesses nostalgia to encourage you to spend more

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Why Bullies Act Out: Exploring the Causes of Mean Behavior

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Written by: Sara Goldstein, University of Delaware

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Why are bullies so mean? A youth psychology expert explains what’s behind their harmful behavior

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Someone Has Told You They’re Self-Harming. Now What?

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Written by: Penelope Hasking, Curtin University and Stephen P. Lewis, University of Guelph

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Someone has told you they’re self-harming. Now what?

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Are We Moving Towards Connection?

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Written by: Steve Taylor

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Our prehistoric ancestors lived in a state of connection, without a sense of separateness to their immediate environment or their community. However, at some point a “fall” into disconnection occurred.

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4 Simple Steps to Transform an Uncontrolled Mind into a Creative Mind

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Written by: Jaime A. Pineda, PhD

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Most of us feel traumatized by what seems like an out-of-control life. But the good news is there is something we can do.  

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