What The Season Of Fall Teaches Us About Life And Death
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I was launched as one; and ended up being trillions of them. The cells composing my body are amazing micro-machines; one…
Why Quick Learners Remember Information Longer
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Quick learners have better long-term retention of the material they learn despite spending less time studying it,…
A Team Model May Leave Fewer Students Feeling Left Out
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A new model could help make college students working together in teams feel more included, according to a new paper.
What's the Goal? Being A Buddhist, or Being A Buddha?
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Buddhism explains the profound truths of life. But it also provides an immensely practical method for overcoming…
Is There An Unhappiness Epidemic?
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We’d all like to be a little happier. The problem is that much of what determines happiness is outside of our control.…
What Is The Way of the Circle?
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The 'Way of the Circle' is passed down from generation to generation, from Native American Elders to the children in…
5 Math Skills Your Child Needs To Get Ready For Kindergarten
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Parents play a critical role in their children’s early math education. They not only can provide math-related toys and…
Love, Marriage, and Divorce: Rethinking How Marriage Works
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We can only trace romantic love back to about a thousand years ago. Prior to that, there wasn't any romantic love. It's…
What To Do When the Offender is Me
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In one of her video lectures, Carolyn Myss reminds each John or Jane Doe in her audience that just as he/she is working…
How Pride Actually Benefits The Greater Good
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Pride may not be such a bad thing, according to new research. In fact, it may be how humans stay connected. Human…
How Do You Know If It's Attraction or Lasting Love?
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The image of the partner who is most attractive to you is buried deep within your unconscious mind. You began sketching…
Horoscope Current Week: September 17 to 23, 2018
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This weekly astrological journal is based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you…
The True Meaning of Authenticity
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Each and every person comes into this life as a unique expression of Source consciousness. This means each person comes…
Suspending Little Kids Can Do More Harm Than Good
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When schools suspend kindergartners and first-graders, some find it a challenge to turn things around in their academic…
Can You Tell Fact From Fiction In The News?
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Have you clicked through to this article from your news feed? Are you checking it on your phone? More of us are…
How To Find The Right Words To Talk About Pregnancy Loss
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Pregnancy loss can be an isolating experience for women and their families. The grief experienced may be intense, but…
Mastering The Art of Loving Is A Lifelong Challenge
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Can love be learned? In principle, yes, but there are important requirements. Love necessitates a positive, embracing…
Acceptance Is The Magic That Makes Change Possible
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Acceptance is the hallmark of many Eastern teachings. The opposite of acceptance and validation is judgment and denial,…
How Light and Life Always Guide Us Home
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When I moved into a rented cottage on Maui, Hawaii, some years ago, I found a little Russian Blue cat with gray fur and…
The American Dream: Our Energy Quality Determines Our Output Quality
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What happens if, instead of coming from fear of our own past, we initiate change from a state of quiet confidence that…
Are You Living Your Life Natural or Regular?
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It is becoming clear to me that the way most of us have lived our lives has not been in harmony with the way the…
Is it Authentic Telepathic Communication or My Own Thoughts?
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One of the biggest challenges that we as humans face in reclaiming our natural ability to communicate telepathically is…
How To Love Craft Your Relationships For Health And Happiness
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You know how to find happiness: Just meet Prince Charming (or Cinderella), overcome all obstacles, get married. The…
The Fear of the Ego and the Power of Spirit
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There comes a stage in spiritual development when you will experience the conflict between the fears of the ego and the…
Are You Holding Back from Expressing Your True Self?
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We have repressed a lot of our emotions, whether they are considered 'good' or 'bad' ones. Sometimes we hold back on…
Knee Arthroscopy Is One Of The Most Common And Why The Least Effective Surgeries
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More than 70,000 knee arthroscopies were performed in 2011 in Australia and, though rates of the surgical procedure are…
How To Use Astrology To Become More Self-Aware
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Astrology has two helpful functions. One is to identify the strengths and abilities and the second function is to help…
Why We Like Some Words More Than Others
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When we listen to a foreign language, we may hear sounds which do not exist in our mother tongue, and may sound…
Exploring The Silence and Doing Nothing, A Little Bit at a Time
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A critical step in the embrace of silence and solitude is setting aside the notion that we have to be "doing something"…
Do Psychotropic Drugs Enhance, Or Diminish, Human Agency?
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From medication to recreational and spiritual substances, drugs offer us respite from pain, open opportunities for…
Why We Love Robotic Dogs, Puppets And Dolls
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There’s a lot of hype around the release of Sony’s latest robotic dog. It’s called “aibo,” and is promoted as using…
What is an Unaspected Planet?
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Aspects form a vital component of the interpretation of the natal chart. It does, however, happen that one or more…
The Neoliberal Myth Of The Superhero Businesswoman Holds Us All Back
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We’ve read the stories and seen the figures. We know that women are still underrepresented at the decision making…
As Within, So Without: 10 Thoughts That Lead To Happiness
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As within, so without. Those four words compose one of the most powerful truths brought to mankind. What happens within…
Does Perfect Love Exist?
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Most of us long for relationships in which we are loved and accepted just the way we are. Our hearts' desire is to give…
Choosing Hope By Stepping Away from Apathy & Indifference
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We all have a choice. We can submit to apathy and indifference or we can choose hope. This dialogue is about choosing…
How Self-Help In The Age Of Responsibility Denies Unequal Realities
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Contemporary self-help teachings assure us that we are the makers of our own destiny, that we have within us the power…
Don't Kill the Messenger... Pay Attention to the Message
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Many of our "life lessons" come to us through what we might usually call a "negative" experience, or possibly a…
How Will My Divorce Affect My Kids?
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Most children adjust well to parental separation and divorce, at least in the long term. A minority of children of…
Is There Any Real Distinction Between High And Low Pleasures?
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Parents often say that they don’t mind what their children do in life just as long as they are happy. Happiness and…
How the Moon Affects Your Business?
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Have you noticed that on some days many of your clients or customers seem to have certain things in common.
Difficult Childhood Experiences Could Make Us Age Prematurely
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We know that comparatively disadvantaged people, even in rich countries, have worse health and shorter life expectancy…
Opening the Door to Trusting What You Are Feeling
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When I was a teenager, I began to notice that I was often aware of things that were hidden under the surface of my…
7 Strategies to Turn Trauma Into Strength
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When Army surgeon Rhonda Cornum regained consciousness after her helicopter crashed, she looked up to see five Iraqi…
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