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InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: April 30, 2024

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A Part of You Knows Everything

Imagine that you are one of the many seekers and free-spirited adventurers playing your part in the greatest investigation of all time: the quest to understand what we are all doing here in this...

Exiting the See-Do Bypass: Get Ready, Get Set, Go!

The phrase “Get ready, get set, GO!” describes a formula for effective living. We screw things up when we leave out the middle step, by getting trapped on what I call the “see-do bypass.”

Is The Universe Friendly? Having the Eyes to See

I interviewed over two hundred people in more than 100 organizations. I ended almost every interview with the question: "It's easy to see what's wrong with the world today... So, I'd like to...

Spiritual but Not Religious Americans are Redefining Meaning in New and Surprising Ways!

Responding as “none” or “unaffiliated” on religious surveys, people increasingly identify as humanists, atheists, agnostics, or simply spiritual. If current trends continue, by 2070...

What Is Meaningful Work? A Philosopher’s View

What exactly makes a particular job an instance of “meaningful work”? Is it just any sort of work people happen to believe is meaningful? Or is it a job with certain objective features?

Artificial Sweetener Can Harm Your Gut and the Microbes That Live There

An artificial sweetener called neotame can cause significant harm to the gut, my colleagues and I discovered. It does this harm in two ways.

Transformative Change: A Key Idea in Fighting for Climate And Wildlife

What is transformative change? Another political buzzword? The IPBES defines it as a “fundamental, system-wide reorganisation across technological, economic...

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tf This weekly astrological journal is based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as pred...

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