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The Evolutionary Call of Our Times

By Nicolya Christi
Nicolya Christi

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We live in the most auspicious times that afford a rare opportunity to take a giant leap in our evolutionary development both as individuals and as a collective.

A Sane Response to the Death of Certainty

By Andrew Harvey and Carolyn Baker, Ph.D.,
Andrew Harvey and Carolyn Baker, Ph.D.,

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The majority of people traumatized in childhood do not recognize the fact, and few people in 2020 would have readily named the pandemic as a trauma.

Don’t Give Up Before You Begin

By Peter Ruppert
Peter Ruppert

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It’s sometimes easy to wonder if you have “what It takes;” if you have enough talent or skills to make your dreams happen.

Looking Back and Celebrating Your Successes

By Joyce Vissell
Joyce Vissell

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This year, I am going to suggest adding something to your routine of resolutions. How about looking back at the past year and celebrating the successes that you have made?

What Is Burnout and How to Prevent It

By Shahieda Jansen
Shahieda Jansen

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People close to you, including family members, friends, and co-workers, frequently express their “stress” at this time of year. As the end of the year draws nearer people are likely to feel weary, irritable and overwhelmed.

Selfishness in a Monastery: Leadership Lessons from a Monk and His Brother

By David C. Bentall
David C. Bentall

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"Shortly after my brother got married he called me to apologize. He said he hadn't realized how selfish he was until he got married." -- Brother James

Reframing Can Change Everything

By Ellen Meredith
Ellen Meredith

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Try this experiment. Look around you, letting your vision scan in a 180-degree arc. What did you notice? Now, make a circle with your thumb and index finger and look through it...

Clearing Your Energy Field: The Path of the Modern Mystic

By Mara Branscombe
Mara Branscombe

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You cannot master or control these great mysteries in life. Yet when you can open yourself up to the vibrational fields of earthly and cosmic rhythms, you...

Why Some Students Are Good At Math and Others Lag Behind

By Frances E. Anderson
Frances E. Anderson

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During the pandemic math teachers had to tell students what to do in mathematics, but this kind of direct instruction works for only about 20% of students. 

Noble Ethics and the Warrior Within

By Emma Farrell
Emma Farrell

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To truly live in alignment with noble ethics is challenging. If it was an easy endeavor, we would live in a very different world than we do today.

You May Be Able To Learn A Language While You Sleep

By Matthieu Koroma
Matthieu Koroma

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We have known for close to a decade that the brain is capable of taking in new information during sleep, as first evidenced in experiments on tone and odour associations.

How Desk Jobs Alter Your Brain and Why They’re So Tiring

By Zoltán Molnár and Tamas Horvath
Zoltán Molnár and Tamas Horvath

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A long day in the office can leave you empty of energy and overcome with desire for TV and a takeaway. But you’ve been sitting down all day. So why do you feel as tired as your friends who have physical jobs?

The Gift of Solitude in Nature

By Barry Vissell
Barry Vissell

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Perhaps I am just a bit, crazy and reckless, but I crave solitude in the wilderness, nature's divine temple.

Adopting A Challenge Mindset And Ability To Perform Under Pressure

By David Gallagher
David Gallagher

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Stress hampers performance. In the face of threat, parts of the brain involved in reasoned decision-making shut down. This can impair judgement.

Everything Is Interconnected

By Lawrence Doochin
Lawrence Doochin

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As we come to a greater understanding on how the Universe works and our role in it, we begin to see patterns of how everything fits together like a puzzle and how the Universe is helping us.

Why Do We Laugh? New Study Considers Possible Evolutionary Reasons

By Carlo Valerio Bellieni
Carlo Valerio Bellieni

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Until now, several theories have sought to explain what makes something funny enough to make us laugh. These include transgression (something forbidden), puncturing a sense of arrogance or superiority (mockery), and incongruity – the presence of two incompatible meanings in the same situation.

The ‘Mandela Effect’ Is The Bizarre Phenomenon of Shared False Memories

By Deepasri Prasad and Wilma Bainbridge
Deepasri Prasad and Wilma Bainbridge

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Many people possess the same false memory of the Monopoly Man. This phenomenon takes place for other characters, logos and quotes, too.  

From Rigidity to Change

By Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

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In order for things, or people, to change they need to be flexible. A willow tree bends in the wind while the branches of a more solid tree like an oak can be broken by a strong wind. The river flows around obstacles that stand in its way.

Go Ahead, Ask For Help. It Makes People Happy

By Melissa De Witte
Melissa De Witte

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People regularly underestimate others’ willingness to help, new research suggests.

Don't Turn Away from Truth: Acknowledge Your Wholeness

By Amy Eliza Wong
Amy Eliza Wong

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There was a period in time before the less-than state settled into our psyche. Whether the unworthiness took up residence in preschool or kinder­garten or at another pivotal moment, the truth is that there was a point in time before we decided we weren’t good enough. 

Build the Life You Want to Live In

By Allison Carmen
Allison Carmen

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Regardless of the landscape around us, we must find a wholeness from within to have the strength, resilience, insight, and innovation to create new structures that support our evolution.

Evolve You, Evolve The Planet

By Mara Branscombe
Mara Branscombe

a blue eye overlaid on a starry sky 

As humans, we feel joy when we relate to others with love. We receive life-force energy when we spend time in nature’s beauty.

Spontaneity and Gratitude as Creative Playgrounds

By Evelyn C. Rysdyk
Evelyn C. Rysdyk

Spontaneity and Gratitude as Creative Playgrounds 

Great ideas can strike when you are fully involved in another task. When an idea strikes, stop what you are doing as soon as you are able and write down whatever arose from your creative mind.

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