The Heart Of Humanity

May 9th, 2008

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Sitting With Our Sadness
The last thing most of us want to hear or think about when we are dealing with profound feelings of sadness is that deep learning can be found in this place. In the midst of our pain, we often [...]

Beyond Behavior

May 5th, 2008

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Defense Mechanisms
We all have defense mechanisms that we’ve developed over time, often without being aware of it. In times of trouble, the behaviors that have worked to get us past challenges with the least amount of pain are the ones that we repeat; even [...]

The Direction Of Happiness

April 26th, 2008

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Leaving A Relationship
One of the hardest decisions we ever make in life is leaving a long-term relationship that just isn’t working. When attempts at repairing and working out issues aren’t working, it may be time to examine moving on. We are emotional [...]

Finding The Gift

April 11th, 2008

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Bad Days
We all have days when it feels like the world is against us or that the chaos we are experiencing will never end. One negative circumstance seems to lead to another. You may wonder, on a bad day, whether anything in your life [...]

Harmonizing with the Universe

April 5th, 2008

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The Benefits of Singing
Singing is an act of vibration. It takes music from the realm of the unformed– whether that is in your mind or from that magical space of inspiration–and moves it from within to without. From the first breath singing [...]

Charity ‘Makes You Feel Better’

March 23rd, 2008

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It is not having lots of money that makes us happy - it is spending it on others, Canadian researchers suggest.
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………………………………………Best not to keep it all
A team from the University of British Columbia said spending as little as $5 (£2.52) [...]

Undistracted Energy

February 23rd, 2008

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Pure Thoughts
If we make no effort at all, our thoughts usually scatter in a vast array of directions. They start and stop and move in surprising ways from one second to the next. If we try to follow our thoughts without controlling them, we [...]

Tearing Down To Rebuild

February 20th, 2008

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Rethinking Complaining :
We all know someone who has elevated the process of complaining to a high art. Sometimes funny, sometimes exhausting, these people have the ability to find a problem just about anywhere. In its more evolved form, complaining is simply the ability [...]

Small Steps To Big Change

February 19th, 2008

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Making Big Change Easier
When we decide that it’s time for big changes in our lives, it is wise to ease into them by starting small. Small changes allow us to grow into a new habit and make it a permanent part [...]

Being Clear About Desires

February 15th, 2008

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Getting What We Want
The best way to get what we want from life is to first know what we want. If we haven’t taken the time to really understand and identify what would truly make us happy, we won’t be able to [...]

Life As It Is

February 12th, 2008

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Making Life Work For You
Sometimes we have so many varying responsibilities in our lives, ranging from work obligations to caring for children to running a household, we feel we cannot possibly make it all work. We may feel overwhelmed in the face [...]

Making Time For Reflection

February 10th, 2008

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Going On Retreat
Giving ourselves time to reflect and heal can be a powerful way to process the things that are happening in our lives, and one of the best approaches to do this is by going on a retreat. Going on a [...]

Stepping Back From Anger

February 8th, 2008

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Argument
When we find ourselves in an argument, we may feel like we are losing control of emotions that have taken on lives of their own. When we can become aware that this is happening, taking a deep breath can help us step back [...]

Not Alone In The Dark

February 5th, 2008

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Looking At What We Don’t Want To See
It is one of life’s great paradoxes that the things we don’t want to look at in ourselves are the very things we need to look at in order to know ourselves better and [...]

Growing Pains

February 4th, 2008

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Difficult Times
It can be very challenging to maintain a positive attitude and a measure of faith when you are in the midst of difficult times. This is partly because we tend to think that if the universe loves us we will experience that love [...]

Gathering Our Straying Thoughts

February 3rd, 2008

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Centering Ourselves
When our thoughts are scattered in several directions at once and we are no longer conscious of what we are doing or why, it is time to center ourselves. When we center ourselves, we begin by acknowledging that we have become [...]

Create Time For Self-Compassion

February 2nd, 2008

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Being Gentle With Ourselves
During those times when our lives are filled with what seems to be constant change and growth, it is important to remember that we need to be gentle with ourselves. Since it can be easy to use our energy [...]

Miracles In Every Day

February 1st, 2008

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Joy Always
It is the everyday aspects of our lives that bring us the most joy, even if at first it may seem natural to expect our feelings of happiness to come from the larger events in our lives. By noticing how small [...]

Embracing Grief

January 31st, 2008

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Grief Is Important
Change is something that happens each and every moment in our lives. Since nothing is constant, it may sometimes seem as if we are losing something whenever things do change. Understanding that this is part of our daily existence and that there [...]

Witnessing Nature Through Meditation

January 30th, 2008

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Bird Meditation
When the weather gets colder it can be more difficult to get in touch with the marvel of nature as it exists around us. Finding innovative ways to really connect with nature brings us closer to the wonders that envelop our [...]