Welcome to the InnerSelf Newsletter... I find it hard to believe, but it's already been almost 4 weeks since the last "new issue" of InnerSelf... Since our commitment to you is that it be sent out approx. every three weeks, I guess we're still in the approximate range :) This newsletter brings you some great reading material... looking at our "need" to be perfect, at the blessings in our lives, and the importance of imagination and honring ourselves. We also take a look at being angels to one another... We remind you that InnerSelf articles are free for everyone to read - send your friends the links to the articles... We do appreciate any donations to help fund the work we do... If you wish to "show your appreciation" the link is available further in the newsletter...  Thank you. If you wish to be removed from the list, see the unsubscribe information at the bottom of this email.  Best wishes and Happy reading!  Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf Magazine In this issue (see more detailed info below):  * Being Perfect? * Being Angels to One Another * The Blessings You Have Been Given * The Crisis of Imagination * Honoring Yourself The InnerSelf Newsletter: December 18th, 2008 InnerSelf.com     Email Preferences     Subscribe     Unsubscribe     Archives For Your Info: We suggest you save your newsletters in a special folder in your email, so that you can access them anytime you want to read something new. You can also check the homepage of InnerSelf for new articles throughout the week. Trouble reading this email? You can read the newsletter online by clicking on Archives, then click on InnerSelf Newsletter and select the date of the newsletter. Or go to this link: http://innerself.ca/mailer/index.php?action=archive&mode=archive&nl_search=   NEW ARTICLES: Being Perfect? by John Holland. A way of preventing worry is to stop being such a perfectionist. You don't have to do everything flawlessly. It's mainly in the mind that you worry about doing everything just right. I've learned to replace perfectionism with permission to be human... read more at http://innerself.com/html/content/view/6053/  *********************** Being Angels to One Another by Dawna Markova. Making a loaf of Sabbath bread on Friday morning was my grandmother's favorite teaching tool. As she kneaded the dough, she said, "This is what the world does to you sometimes. It stretches you, and pushes you around, and..." read more at http://innerself.com/html/content/view/6047/ *********************** The Blessings You Have Been Given by John Welshons. There are certain critical turning points when grief and despair begin to transform into acceptance, contentment, and Love. I have seen three common ingredients that seem to signal the moment when the weight of depression and disappointment starts to lift...  read more at http://innerself.com/html/content/view/6058/ *********************** The Crisis of Imagination by Robert Moss. The greatest crisis in our lives is a crisis of imagination. We get stuck, and we bind ourselves to the wheel of repetition, because we refuse to reimagine our situation. To address our challenges, we need to draw on extraordinary sources of information and...  *********************** Honoring Yourself by Brian Klemmer. Honor is really about respect. The word respect is commonly used as it relates to respecting others. For example, "Respect your elders. Honor your mother and your father." These phrases are familiar. But how about this one: "Honor yourself." Does that feel right to you? *********************** See below (More Reading Material) for other articles that were added to the InnerSelf website since the last newsletter.  *********************** Daily Inspiration Each morning, you can receive in your inbox InnerSelf's "daily focus": a few short words to be the mainstay of your day and a few paragraphs to give you a bit more to think about. If you want the in-depth text, click on the link in the email for the whole article.  Subscribe (it's free) to the Daily Inspiration at: http://innerself.ca/mailer/ Read the Daily Inspiration at: http://innerself.ca/html/external/daily-inspiration.html   Visit our store: InnerSelf Market with t-shirts, health products, and more... Great gifts for yourself and others!  http://www.innerself.ca/market Yes, InnerSelf articles are free!  And will remain free with your help! Your donations to InnerSelf help cover our expenses and help ensure that you and others can keep reading our great articles at no cost!  Thank you. Donate on our secure website at: http://www.innerself.ca/market/catalog/InnerSelf_Donations-13-1.html or go to www.paypal.com and "Send Money" to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   More reading material:  Here are more articles that were added in the past two weeks. Daily Inspiration subscribers or visitors to InnerSelf's homepage may have seen these articles already. A Revolution of Angels by Dawna Markova. http://innerself.com/html/content/view/6048/ Junk Emotions by Venerable Yifa. http://innerself.com/html/content/view/6046/ Becoming Public Citizens and Volunteers by Kent M. Keith. http://innerself.com/html/content/view/6049/ Bridging the Values Generation Gap by Rebecca Barnett. http://innerself.com/html/content/view/5951/ Useful links: Website: http://www.innerself.com Email Preferences:  http://innerself.ca/mailer/index.php?action=subscribe&mode=view_find_email Subscribe: http://innerself.ca/mailer/ Unsubscribe: http://innerself.ca/mailer/index.php?action=subscribe&mode=view_unsubscribe Archives: http://innerself.ca/mailer/index.php?action=archive&mode=archive&nl_search=   InnerSelf.com     Email Preferences     Subscribe     Unsubscribe     Archives   Comments (0) >> Write comment Name Email Title Comment Add Comment

 

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