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A Watched Pot Never Boils! How Intention Makes a Difference

by Michelle-Jeanne Noel. Why do so many brave people, having failed in their marriage, their job or some other undertaking, fall…
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When You Kill a Bug...

by Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW. The mosquitoes were as thick as thieves. I thought they might lift my children off the ground,…
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Talking to Plants and Connecting with Gardens

by Michael J. Roads. A garden is a place of energy. Either you are feeding that energy, and in turn being nourished by it, or you…
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Listen to Your Dreams and Initiate an Ongoing Dialogue With Them

by Judith Orloff, M.D. There is a healing instinct within you that can manifest in dreams. You'd be surprised at the…
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The Corporate Ladder vs. The Lattice Culture

by Astri Von Arbin Ahlander and Yelizavetta (Liz) Kofman. To succeed in a career you have to climb up the well-defined rungs of a…
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The Many Voices from Within: The Ego vs. the Sage

by Marcus T. Anthony. How can you distinguish the voice of the ego from that of the Sage? There are recurring themes, which tend…
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Living Your Soul Purpose with Intuitive Intelligence

by Marcus T. Anthony, Ph.D. Choosing a dream is not enough. In the universe of light and darkness, of yin and yang, you will be…
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The Garden as a Metaphor for Life

by Michael J. Roads. I know a fair bit about a lot in the garden, most of it practical, but my great fascination is with the…
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Growing a Garden in a Back Yard... or in a Milk Carton

by Deborah Niemann. A tomato seed, which costs only pennies, can grow into a plant that can produce twenty or more pounds of…
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Being Lost: But Not Lost In Life

by Bill Plotkin. What does it mean, exactly, to be "lost"? Perhaps this: we don't know how to get from where we are to where we…
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An Invisible Bike Helmet? The Impossible Made Possible

As we move to a more sustainable lifestyle, bicycling to work or to the store etc. can be an option for many. However, in many…
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Music Is Secretly Influencing You!

by Cyril Scott. Music is so insidious that it suggests while the listener remains unaware of the fact. All that he realizes is…
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We Are Not Beggars! We Are Adventurers

by Marie T. Russell. We've all heard of ask and you shall receive and I've been an avid proponent of that method myself. However,…
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Sowing and Reaping: If You're Sowing Weeds, Don't Expect Wheat

by James Allen. Thoughts, words, and acts are seeds sown, and by the inviolable law of things, they produce the kind of life they…
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Wanna Fool Around?

by Marie T. Russell. If someone called you a "fool," how would you react? Would you feel hurt or upset? Let's think about that…
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Gardening At The Top, Rooftop That Is

When people want to garden, at times they need to get creative if they don't have a back yard. Thus flowers and lettuce are grown…
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The Miracle That Is Our Life... If We Let It!

by Peter Fairfield. As we get used to just being ourselves and being present, the path of our life widens and progresses. It's…
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Making the Best of a Bad Situation

by Marcelle Charrois. "Marcelle, that's a boy's name," the kids in the schoolyard would often tease. As for any child, this kind…
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A Blind Dog with his own Seeing Eye Dog?

A dog is not only man's best friend, a dog can also be a dog's best friend. And such is the case with the Husky Isaac who happens…
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A Critical Gift: The Arrows of Criticism

by Alan Cohen. One of the ways to recognize your talent and passion is to consider what other people have criticized you for. I…
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Developing Your Psychic Abilities

by Echo Bodine. If you've ever seen John Edward or James Van Praagh on television, you've probably noticed that both of them…
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"How To" Techniques for Mastering Anxiety

by Eric Maisel. Experiment with the following anxiety-reduction strategies, learn which ones work for you, and begin to use those…
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Happy & Hungry: Deciding to Enjoy the Ride

by Alan Cohen. "The newspaper did a survey asking highly successful people which came first: happiness or success? Sixty-three…
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Following Your Dreams: The Choice to Save or Destroy

by Paulo Coelho. In New York I am going to have late-afternoon tea with a rather unusual artist. She works in a bank on Wall…
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Do You Need Others to Validate You?

by Alan Cohen. Do you need any person, object, or ideology to give you a sense of self-worth? Does your experience of validation…
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Blessings and Resolutions: Giving of Yourself Where You Are Needed

by Eldon Taylor. One of my fondest Christmas memories happened many years ago when I was co-hosting a radio show with Jim…
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by Sonia Ricotti. Victor Frankl said, “It’s the last of all human freedoms, the ability to choose.” We can choose to look at whatever we want. So if we choose to hold bad thoughts about someone, simply release them and send love to the people who bother you...Read More...
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by Peter Fairfield. The heart is the organ of happiness! Of course I am talking about more than just the organ itself — I am talking about the heart as an emotional, energetic, and spiritual center. Most of us are unaware of how much we hold numbness...Read More...
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InnerSelf Newsletter: May 18th, 2013This week we reflect on some of our choices: forgiveness or animosity? gratitude or indifference? disharmony or joy? green living or not? healing or illness? mindfulness or distraction? awareness or apathy? These are choices that we are making with each...Read More...
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by Marie T. Russell. Judgment plays a big part in our lives, so much that we are not even aware most of the time that we are judging. If you didn't think that something was bad, it wouldn't upset you. If you didn't think that something was good, you wouldn't feel any loss when it was absent...Read More...
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by Nicki Scully. In November of 2005, Acacia was hospitalized and diagnosed with recurrent lymphoma, in her brain, central nervous system, liver, and left kidney. It was clear that they would be unable to “fix” her. We decided to see what it would take to get her to Thailand for the memorial we were planning for Luke...Read More...
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by Deborah Niemann. Many people think that making the green choice is more expensive. Although this can be true, it doesn't have to be. Are you ready to save money, get healthier, and stop sending so much trash to the landfill? You can get started wherever you are living. The important thing is to get started...Read More...
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