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When we think of "relationship" we may tend to think of the relationship of a couple... yet we are in relationship with everyone and everything all of the time. This week's featured articles look at our relationship with friends, aging parents, nature, our "partner" (whether married or not), and even our relationship with our past selves. The connection between all of these relationships is that all of them reflect the most important relationship of all, the one we have with ourself. The "outside" relationships mirror the one we have inside, with our "self" and with our "Self". They are all really one and the same.As within, so without.
Our authors assist you in your quest for the "perfect" relationship or experience, which of course starts within. Our additional articles also reflect on relationship since we are in relationship with everything and everyone we encounter, even if only through the written word. Scroll down below for the articles added to InnerSelf this week.
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Marie T. Russell
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InnerSelf.com
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NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
Reimagining and Recreating Your Friendships Fearlessly
Written by Katherine Jegede
Whether your relationships are as wonderful as you wish them to be or you feel that there is room for improvement, using metaphysical methods to manage and sustain them is as rewarding as is it empowering.
Article is continued here: Reimagining and Recreating Your Friendships Fearlessly
Understanding Your Relationship to Your Past to Better Shape your Future
Written by Dena Merriam
Each of us passes through an array of experiences that creates a beautiful but complex weaving of life. Here is how you can find impressions from your past for the purpose of directing your future...
Article is continued here: Understanding Your Relationship to Your Past to Better Shape your Future
100 Practices For Great Relationships
Written by Linda & Charlie Bloom
When my husband Charlie and I conducted our study, Secrets of Great Marriages: Real Truths from Real Couples about Lasting Love, these are the practices that respondents told us had held them in good stead to grow their exemplary relationships.
Article is continued here: 100 Practices For Great Relationships
Caring for Our Aging Parents
Written by Jalaja Bonheim, PhD.
As anyone knows who’s cared for an elderly parent, it’s not easy. It’s an unquestionably sacred and transformative task, but it can also be extremely difficult. The demands placed on caregivers are huge.
Article is continued here: Caring for Our Aging Parents
What We Do to Nature, We Do to Ourselves
Written by Charles Eisenstein
I am afraid my message is going to be controversial. You see, I think there are deep problems with the standard climate change narrative, which has equated "green" with carbon reduction.
Article is continued here: What We Do to Nature, We Do to Ourselves
You’re Simply Not That Big A Deal: Now Isn’t That A Relief?
by Melissa Dahl
There is a meme that speaks directly to the hearts and minds of the overly self-conscious. Perhaps you’ve seen it; it…
Article is continued here: You’re Simply Not That Big A Deal: Now Isn’t That A Relief?
Which Mental Deficits Are Really Hidden Strengths?
by Heather Heying
There are many different ways in which the brain is rewired differently than the norm.
Article is continued here: Which Mental Deficits Are Really Hidden Strengths?
Here's What A Privacy Policy That's Easy To Understand Could Look Like
by Alexander Krumpholz and Raj Gaire
We need a simple system for categorising data privacy settings, similar to the way Creative Commons specifies how work…
Article is continued here: Here's What A Privacy Policy That's Easy To Understand Could Look Like
5 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Children's Eating Patterns
by Clare Collins, Li Kheng Chai and Tracy Burrows
Eating habits develop in early childhood. Research shows eating patterns can continue into adolescence and then through…
Article is continued here: 5 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Children's Eating Patterns
Why Pregnant Women With Depression Often Slip Through The Cracks
by Tiffany Moore Simas and Nancy Byatt
One in 7 women suffer depression around pregnancy.
Article is continued here: Why Pregnant Women With Depression Often Slip Through The Cracks
What Might Heaven Be Like?
by Philip Almond
What will Heaven be like? Perhaps not surprisingly, competing images abound.
Article is continued here: What Might Heaven Be Like?
How You're Eating Microplastics In Ways You Don't Even Realize
by Christina Thiele and Malcolm David Hudson
We’re increasingly aware of how plastic is polluting our environment. Much recent attention has focused on how…
Article is continued here: How You're Eating Microplastics In Ways You Don't Even Realize
Why Breakups Are So Hard And How To Cope With Them
by Gery Karantzas
Most people will experience feelings of deep loss and distress after a long-term relationship breakup.
Article is continued here: Why Breakups Are So Hard And How To Cope With Them
Why Mister Rogers' Message Of Love And Kindness Is Good For Your Health
by Richard Gunderman
Over the course of three decades on public broadcasting, he brought to millions of children what his faith’s General…
Article is continued here: Why Mister Rogers' Message Of Love And Kindness Is Good For Your Health
When Is It Ethical To Euthanize Your Pet?
by Bernard Rollin
According to some surveys, more than 90% of owners view their pets as members of the family.
Article is continued here: When Is It Ethical To Euthanize Your Pet?
How Your Genome May Have Already Been Hacked
by Norman A. Paradis
California law enforcement announced the possible capture of a long-sought serial killer. Shortly after, it was…
Article is continued here: How Your Genome May Have Already Been Hacked
Does Eating At Night Make You Fat?
by Alex Johnstone and Peter Morgan
Some media reports say that eating at night makes you gain weight, others say that it has no effect on body weight. So…
Article is continued here: Does Eating At Night Make You Fat?
How Perfectionism Can Lead To Depression In Students
by Marianne Etherson and Martin Smith
The pressures of young adulthood coupled with the demands of university leave undergraduates at risk for depressive…
Article is continued here: How Perfectionism Can Lead To Depression In Students
Obese Dogs Could Have Similar Personality Traits To Overweight Humans
by Naomi D. Harvey
We’re all told we need to eat healthier and exercise more to combat obesity, but did you know that there’s also an…
Article is continued here: Obese Dogs Could Have Similar Personality Traits To Overweight Humans
A Common Antimicrobial In Toothpaste And Other Products, Linked To Inflammation And Cancer
by Haixia Yang
An ingredient in toothpaste and other personal care products may be harming the microbes in our gut and leaving us…
Article is continued here: A Common Antimicrobial In Toothpaste And Other Products, Linked To Inflammation And Cancer
Why Only 1 In 4 Women Who Have Been Sexually Harassed Tell Their Employers
by Margaret E. Johnson
Studies suggest few women formally complain about sexual harassment in the workplace. Based on experience litigating…
Article is continued here: Why Only 1 In 4 Women Who Have Been Sexually Harassed Tell Their Employers
How To Manage Exam Stress
by Teena Clouston
A little stress around exam time can be a good thing, as it motivates you to put in the work. But sometimes stress…
Article is continued here: How To Manage Exam Stress
Why A Healthy Diet Isn't Always Possible For Low-Income Americans
by Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
While researching how hard it is for low-income Americans to eat healthy on tight budgets, I’ve often found a mismatch…
Article is continued here: Why A Healthy Diet Isn't Always Possible For Low-Income Americans
Does The Pain Expected Equal The Pain Felt? Ask A Kid
by Kalina Michalska
Twenty minutes go by and during that period your fear escalates and you convince yourself the upcoming shot is going to…
Article is continued here: Does The Pain Expected Equal The Pain Felt? Ask A Kid
The Slippery Slope Of Dehumanizing Language
by Allison Skinner
Comparing people to animals seems to increasingly be a part of our political discourse. In a range of studies…
Article is continued here: The Slippery Slope Of Dehumanizing Language
Astrological Journal for the Week
Written by Pam Younghans
This weekly column (updated every Sunday afternoon) is based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies... Read this week's journal here
It is also highly beneficial to reread the past week's astrological journal as it gives a hindsight view of the events that took place and may provide many "ah-ha" insights.
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