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As we continue on our life's journey, at times we may wonder "what is going on?" This week we help shed light on your path. We start with "Finding The Doorway To Living A Most Exceptional Life" and continue to clear our own way by "Breaking Free Of Our Addictions". We also discover "4 Ways to Build Calm and Positive Connections and Experiences in Caregiving" (and these methods apply to all relationships and other aspects of our lives as well.
The Universe has numerous tools to help us on our journey and "Using The Power of the Infinity Symbol" is an easy and powerful one. And when you read about consciousness perhaps you wonder where you really sit on the "consciousness scale" and "Want to Measure Your Consciousness?" We bring you a tool to do so.
And of course, we have numerous additional articles for your reading pleasure. Scroll down below for the short intros and links to this week's new articles.
Wishing you enjoyable insightful reading, and of course a wonder-full, joy-full, and loving week.
Marie T. Russell
editor/publisher,
InnerSelf.com
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NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
Finding The Doorway To Living A Most Exceptional Life
Written by Les Jensen
It can seem like our human narrative has lost its way. Where the everyday news is filled with stories of humanity struggling with itself. Our eyes can show us everything that we don't want. And the chances for hope can seem fleeting. But there is a much bigger story going on as well. And you are a player in that story too.
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Breaking Free Of Your Addictions
Written by Jude Bijou, M.A., M.F.T.
Picking our fingernails, eating a quart of ice cream at a single sitting, or mandatory daily vigorous exercise. Frequent prescription drug or alcohol use. Addictions are a reliance on any substance or activity that masks our emotions and provides an immediate but temporary dose of pleasure and distraction.
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4 Ways to Build Calm and Positive Connections and Experiences in Caregiving
Written by Kate Lorig, DrPH, Diana Laurent, MPH, et al.
When you dwell on frustration, the focus on negative thoughts can make daily tasks more challenging. It is not unusual to experience tension. And tension could put you into a negative state before there is real difficulty. If the suggestions offered here don’t fit your situation, use them as a starting place to do your own brainstorming. Changing the atmosphere may be a work in progress...
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Using The Power of the Infinity Symbol
Written by Barbara Heider-Rauter
What is the infinity sign really about? There was a time when knowledge of the power of symbols was the preserve of initiates only and it was passed on in secret. The infinity sign, or lemniscate, is one such fascinating symbol and produces its power regardless of whether we believe in it or not.
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Want to Measure Your Consciousness?
Written by Richard Barrett
In addition to mapping human consciousness, the Seven Levels Model can also be used as a template to describe the stages of human psychological development. Figure 1 shows the stages of psychological development and their correspondence with the seven levels of consciousness.
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Beating Anxiety: How To Stop Censoring Yourself And Learn To Lose
by Olivia Remes
Anxiety disorders are some of the most common mental health problems today. In fact, four out of every 100 people…
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It's Not All In Your Mind: How Meditation Affects The Brain To Help You Stress Less
by Michaela Pascoe
In Australia, about one in six adults practice meditation, while one in ten practice yoga. People often turn to yoga or…
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The Infantilization Of Western Culture
by Simon Gottschalk
What happens when an entire society succumbs to childlike behavior and discourse? If you regularly watch TV, you’ve…
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Why Mister Rogers Is the Role Model We Need Right Now
by Stephanie Van Hook
The unconventional children’s television pioneer celebrated dignity and kindness in the age of mass media. Kids have it…
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This Nerve Stimulation Boosts The Quality Of Life For People With Depression
by Jim Dryden
A new study involved nearly 600 patients with depression that taking four or more antidepressants, taken either…
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How Misogyny, Narcissism And A Desperate Need For Power Make Men Abuse Women Online
by Bianca Fileborn
“Another morning, another bit of casual misogyny & abuse”, ABC journalist Leigh Sales lamented last week after…
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What We Know And Don't Know About Asthma
by Simon Phipps and Md. Al Amin Sikder
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs where the airways become so obstructed the sufferer struggles to…
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How We Are Designing A Solar Tarp To Generate Power From The Sun
by Darren Lipomi
The energy-generating potential of solar panels – and a key limitation on their use – is a result of what they’re made…
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Why Lines For Women's Toilets Are Longer
by Lisel O'Dwyer
If you’re a woman, then you’ve definitely experienced the frustration of standing in a long, slow-moving queue for the…
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How Meditation Can Help Sufferers Of Schizophrenia
by Adrianna Mendrek
“I felt a sense of dissolving, disappearing completely.” “My body and mind melted and merged with the universe.” “I…
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To Build These Homes, We Chose an All-Women Crew
by The Mudgirls
The Mudgirls collective redefines expectations about what a construction site is supposed to look like—child care,…
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How Could Different Cultures Teach Us Something About Dementia?
by Richard Gunderman and Lily Wolf
Picture two different families, each dealing with a diagnosis of dementia in one of its members. In one case, the…
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From Tech To Fetish, Shoes In Fairy Tales Are A Mark Of Status
by Rebecca-Anne C. Do Rozario
Fairy tales have always had amazing, wearable tech: from the red shoes and the glass slipper to puss’s boots. Disney’s…
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These Quality Diets May Promote Healthy Aging In Women
by Andrea LaFerle
Eating a diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and low in added sugar, sodium, and processed meats…
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How To Move Energy Policy Beyond Bias And Vested Interests
by Shirin Malekpour and Enayat A. Moallemi
The Turnbull government’s flagship energy plan, the National Energy Guarantee, was intended to end a decade-long…
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How To Tell Your Children You're Getting Divorced
by Rachael Sharman
While some kids may be lucky enough to skate through their parents’ separation relatively unscathed, the majority are…
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How On And Off Relationships Take A Toll On Mental Health
by Sheena Rice
A pattern of breaking up and getting back together can be bad for your mental health, according to a new study. While…
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What All That Noise Is Doing to Your Health
by Corinne Asturias
Our mental and physical well-being suffer from the sonic overload of modern life. Once upon a time, a person could seek…
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Would You Eat Cultured Meat From A Lab?
by Walter Johnson, Andrew Maynard and Sheril Kirshenbaum
It’s been a busy summer for food-based biotech. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration made headlines when it approved…
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Can You Change the World with Civil Disobedience?
by Katie Fitzpatrick
It is not often that a neighbourhood squabble is remembered as a world-historical event. In the summer of 1846, Henry…
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Can Science Answer All The Big Questions?
by Peter Atkins
Science is like Michelangelo. The young Michelangelo demonstrated his skill as a sculptor by carving the ravishing…
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4 Things People Need To Thrive After Disaster
by Sapna Parikh
“Societies try and build those things that will protect their populations—to build infrastructures, civic institutions,…
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How Asian American Firstborns See Their Family Role
by Jared Wadley
When compared to European Americans, Asian-American firstborns feel the additional burden of being cultural brokers and…
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How Our Brains Predict Where Speedy Objects Will Go
by Cheryl Critchley
New research may explain why some people—like sports stars—anticipate and react to fast-moving objects much quicker…
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How Some Suicidal Men Find Support On Reddit
by Alexis Blue
New research illuminates how some men and boys who are contemplating suicide are finding emotional support in an…
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Coffee Farmers Struggle To Adapt To Colombia's Changing Climate
by Jessica Eise and Natalie White
In Colombia’s coffee-producing region of Risaralda, small trees run along the sharp incline of the Andes Mountains…
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When Will I Be Me? Why A Sense Of Authenticity Takes Its Time
by Elizabeth Seto
It is a common exhortation: live authentically. But what does authenticity actually mean? As a psychological concept,…
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Why Is Anemia Still Affecting Women?
by Jahnavi Daru and Ewelina Rogozinska
Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world, affecting both low- and high-income countries.…
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How Stress In Utero Harms Cognitive Skills Of Children
by Melissa De Witte
Exposure to an acute stress in utero can have long-term consequences extending into childhood—but only among children…
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Is Religion A Universal In Human Culture Or An Academic Invention?
by Brett Colasacco
If anything seems self-evident in human culture, it’s the widespread presence of religion. People do ‘religious’ stuff…
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How Correcting For Cognitive Biases Makes Life More Fair
by Michael Li
A sort of interesting fact is that, while today programming is viewed as an extremely male dominated field, it was…
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The Hidden Agenda Of School Dress Codes
by Dianne Gereluk
Dress code policies have always been prevalent in schools. Normally, what children can and cannot wear in schools is…
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What Do Your Earliest Childhood Memories Say About You?
by Penny Van Bergen, Amy Bird and Rebecca Andrews
We experience thousands of events across childhood, and yet as adults we recall only a handful. Some might be “firsts”…
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We Are Guinea Pigs In A Worldwide Experiment On Microplastics
by John Meeker
One of the main problems with plastics is that although we may only need them fleetingly – seconds in the case of…
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Has The Netherlands Figured Out How To Mainstream Seaweed?
by Joshua James Parfitt
Despite its environmental benefits, using local seaweed for food can be a tough sell. Some think the Dutch have finally…
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How A Concussion Stresses The Heart, To Protect The Brain
by J. Patrick Neary
It is now accepted that sport-related concussion can have a direct and significant effect on the functional status of…
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How Bling Makes Us Human
by Michelle Langley
Sparkly jewellery, expensive shoes, designer watches – who doesn’t love a bit of “bling”? In 2017 Australians spent…
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What Does It Take To Change A Mind?
by Lucinda Beaman
As fact check editor at The Conversation, Lucinda Beaman sees first-hand the conflict between facts and beliefs. She…
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Can a Strict Vegetable Diet Cure Cancer?
by Megan Wildhood
Almost 40 percent of Americans can expect a cancer diagnosis in their lifetimes. As the number of new cancer cases per…
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How Geo-Engineered Crops May Help And Harm
by Tim Radford,Climate News Network
To cool the world and also boost plant growth, geo-engineered crops might do the trick. But if they work by dimming the…
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6 Things You Should Do When Reading With Your Kids
by Ameneh Shahaeian
There is magic in stories. We all remember hearing them as children, and we loved them. Imaginary adventures set in…
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Why You Get A Headache When You Haven't Had Your Coffee?
by Merlin Thomas
Caffeine is our favourite drug. But if we miss out on our fix, it can be a real headache, in more ways than one.…
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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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