Building Strength and Success from Adversity

by Alex Lickerman MD. Herman Hesse once wrote that wisdom, when spoken aloud, always sounds a little bit foolish. Perhaps…
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Lightening Up: Laughing at the Absurdities in Our Life

by Stephanie Bennett Vogt. Self-care includes a healthy dose of humor. If you’re not laughing every day, it’s time to…
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Do You Have The Right to Choose When To Die?

by David Jay Brown. When Timothy Leary was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer at age seventy-six, he said that he was…
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InnerSelf Newsletter: June 15th, 2013

InnerSelf Newsletter: June 15th, 2013 This week we look at breaking away from traditional ideas and rules and moving…
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Discovering the Pearls of Wisdom Within Ourselves

by Guy Finley. Every period of recorded history reports the arrival of certain “game changing” ideas, the advent of some…
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Choosing Another Way: Intimacy With Yourself First

by Julie McIntyre. None of us ever truly forgets the nurturing, warm comfort of the womb. We spend our lives trying to…
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Who Are Our Children and What Do They Need From Us?

by Shakti Gawain. Our old ideas of parenting usually involve trying to follow some behavior standard to be a "good…
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How To Connect with Your Inner Guide & Essential Self

by Barbara Marx Hubbard. I strongly advocate cultivating an inner receptivity, an inner listening and attunement to the…
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The Art of Nurturing... Not Smothering or Controlling

by Francesca Cappucci Fordyce. Nurturing is not to be confused with smothering. Nurturing helps a child blossom, while…
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How To Gain Inner Strength and Empowerment

by Susan Shumsky, DD. Many people are weakened by the influences of others. Negative messages from parents, teachers,…
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Habits Are Learned: How to Choose Them Wisely

by Thomas M. Sterner. Everything we do is a habit, in one form or another -- how we think, how we talk, how we react to…
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What Can You Grow in Your Garden for High Quality Calories and Nutrition?

by Sharon Astyk. For those of us attempting to grow a large portion of our calories ourselves, tomatoes and lettuce are…
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Creating Changes that Last! Can It Be Done?

by Dr. Jennifer Howard. When we feel stuck or want to change something, it usually comes from the desire to improve or rid…
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Healing Yourself with Herbs: Physical and Etheric

by Thea Summer Deer. If you make a commitment to yourself and to the herbs, and if you are consistent, you will be richly…
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The Golden Rule in Reverse!

by Sarah McLean. If you find yourself time and again in relationships that make you feel unlovable, then you’re probably…
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Mini-Meditation for Daily Life - Wherever You Are

by Dr. Jonty Heaversedge and Ed Halliwell. It can be practiced at your desk, on a train or bus, or in a supermarket…
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InnerSelf Newsletter: June 8th, 2013

InnerSelf Newsletter: June 8th, 2013 When we try to control our loved ones and their actions, we create drama, conflict…
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Pornography: Harmful or Crucial?

by Julie McIntyre. Are the arguments that porn increases pedophiliac tendencies and makes men want to rape and therefore…
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Transforming Lives: Dealing With Emotions And Feelings

by Khenpo Kharthur Rinpoche. We Tibetans began to talk to people about how to create peace within their heart and peace…
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Is Your Life Filled with Drama?

by Marcus T. Anthony, Ph.D. Dramas are the unconscious, personal, and emotional conflicts that we create with others, or…
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All In The Same Boat

by Brian Weiss, M.D. For several hundred years, people have mistakenly believed that technology, once fully developed,…
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Life Gives You Exactly What You Ask For

by Michelle-Jeanne Noel. Someone said to me recently; "I'm not asking for much!" Well, her mind has given her exactly what…
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Stress and Spiritual Goal Setting

by Dawn Groves. Modern life can be deeply stressful and confusing because of its complexity. Like a maze with too many…
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Bottled Baby Food: Expensive, Less Nutritious, and Not Eco-Friendly

by Deborah Niemann. We live in a society that has this thing we call baby food, which is really just food that has been…
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Your Child's Voice Needs A Listening Ear

by Sobonfu E.Somé. In Africa, it is understood that children hold the knowledge and gifts that ensure the survival of the…
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The Power of the Word as Spiritual Principle

by Rev. Linda Martella-Whitsett. Naturally, the question arises: must we worry about every fleeting word? Many New Thought…
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by Alex Lickerman MD. Herman Hesse once wrote that wisdom, when spoken aloud, always sounds a little bit foolish. Perhaps that's because when we hear something that makes sense to us, we think we already know it. But often we don't. At least not in a way that matters... Read More...
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by Stephanie Bennett Vogt. Self-care includes a healthy dose of humor. If you’re not laughing every day, it’s time to start. Laughter creates powerful chemicals in the brain that act quickly to reduce stress and tension and lower blood pressure... Read More...
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by David Jay Brown. When Timothy Leary was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer at age seventy-six, he said that he was “thrilled and ecstatic” to hear that he was going die. As much as Leary loved life, he not only accepted death but also embraced it... Read More...
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InnerSelf Newsletter: June 15th, 2013 This week we look at breaking away from traditional ideas and rules and moving towards developing new ways of being, new ways of communicating, and new ways of community. I am awed by... Read More...
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by Guy Finley. Every period of recorded history reports the arrival of certain “game changing” ideas, the advent of some unique insight whose appearance serves to transform the consciousness of the world itself. Of course, revelations such as these... Read More...
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by Julie McIntyre. None of us ever truly forgets the nurturing, warm comfort of the womb. We spend our lives trying to re-create that feeling of being held and protected. Nor do we forget the pain of individuation, of leaving Mother and home. We seek throughout our lives to have the separation and the resulting loneliness filled with meaningful relationships... Read More...
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