When we drive a vehicle and we encounter challenging terrain, we sometimes have to change gears in order to be able to get through the situation we find ourselves in. The same applies to life. Sometimes we have to change gears. This week we share with you some perspectives and suggestions to help you change gears, as needed.

When we drive a vehicle and we encounter challenging terrain, we sometimes have to change gears in order to be able to get through the situation we find ourselves in. The same applies to life. Sometimes we have to change gears. This week we share with you some perspectives and suggestions to help you change gears, as needed.

This week we reflect on resilience. When I think of resilience, I think of standing strong in the face of adversity or challenges. However, when I looked up synonyms for resilience, an interesting twist revealed itself...

This week we reflect on resilience. When I think of resilience, I think of standing strong in the face of adversity or challenges. However, when I looked up synonyms for resilience, an interesting twist revealed itself...

Life can be challenging... And as much as we try to control it and make sure everything is nice and safe and predictable, along comes the proverbial curveball when life's events curve off into a direction we didn't expect. So this week, we start off our introspection into this topic with...

Life can be challenging... And as much as we try to control it and make sure everything is nice and safe and predictable, along comes the proverbial curveball when life's events curve off into a direction we didn't expect. So this week, we start off our introspection into this topic with...

As I write this, it is Easter weekend. Also the period of Passover. And we've just had the Spring equinox, and before that, the Chinese New Year. All of these are about rebirth, renewal, and new beginnings... but also the ending of something else.

As I write this, it is Easter weekend. Also the period of Passover. And we've just had the Spring equinox, and before that, the Chinese New Year. All of these are about rebirth, renewal, and new beginnings... but also the ending of something else

As we all know, there is no day without night. There is no butterfly without a caterpillar spinning a cocoon and later escaping its shell. There is no growth of a plant without the seed breaking-down and becoming something completely new. In the same way, our own self and our society go through these periods of moving from light to dark and back to light again...

As we all know, there is no day without night. There is no butterfly without a caterpillar weaving a cocoon and later escaping its shell. There is no growth of a plant without the seed breaking-down and becoming something completely new. In the same way, our own self and our society go through these periods of moving from light to dark and back to light again...

I suppose that every week, we could say that the articles we bring you on InnerSelf are about self-empowerment and about creating your reality... because everything in life is about that, really. But this week, our focus is a bit more specific...

I suppose that every week, we could say that the articles we bring you on InnerSelf are about self-empowerment and about creating your reality... because everything in life is about that, really. But this week, our focus is a bit more specific...

One thing everyone can agree on, regardless of their religion, race, gender, etc., is that life comes with its set of challenges. This week we share insights into the navigation of life's challenges. We begin with...

We have various options as to how we deal with challenges, whether individually or collectively.  This week we share insights into the navigation of life's challenges. We begin with...

A key part of our personal empowerment is learning to recognize, or be aware of, what is around us and what they really are. Sometimes a thing or person has a certain appearance, but the inside is completely different from the outside... 

A key part of our personal empowerment: learning to recognize, or be aware of, what is around us and what they really are. Sometimes a thing or person has a certain appearance, but the inside is completely different from the outside. 

Change can go in two directions... growth or decay, and they both serve their purpose. Some things must decay in order for something else to be birthed, and then grow. This week we focus on change that we can initiate within ourselves and thus within the world.

This week, we look at various forms of power, and ways to attain it or reclaim it. We start with reclaiming the power we have given away to fear...

This week, we look at various forms of power, and ways to attain it or reclaim it. We start with reclaiming the power we have given away to fear...

As I write this, it is Valentine's Day, a day that is associated with love... romantic love. However, since romantic love is rather limited in that it, usually, applies just to the love between two people, this week, we look at Love from a broader perspective.

As I write this, it is Valentine's Day, a day that is associated with love... romantic love. However, since romantic love is rather limited in that it, usually, applies just to the love between two people, this week, we look at Love from a broader perspective.

There are certain traits of humankind which are commendable, and, fortunately, we can emphasize and increase those tendencies in ourselves. We are evolving beings. We are not "set in stone" or stuck at any particular stage of our life. This week we focus on things we can change within our own self...

While the beginning of the year is behind us, each day brings us a new opportunity to start again, or to continue along our "new" journey. So this week, we bring you articles to support you on your continuation of the "new chapter" of your story, chapter 2021, that began on January 1st.