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The only constant is change. So said the Greek philosopher Heraclitus. And so have said many people since then. And sometimes when I hear this, I nod my head sagely, and at other times, usually when I'm resisting change, I find it aggravating and irritating. My mind goes.. yeah, yeah... the only constant is change. Big deal!
But it is a big deal since it basically sums up life: mine, yours, and everyone else, the planet included (and other planets and constellations). Our sun is burning up, our universe is expanding, the Galactic Center is moving... All is in a state of change from the microcosm to the macrocosm.
So this week, we start our reflection on change with Laurence Doochin's article, "Acceptance and Change: Fighting the Current? Nature Changes Often" which helps put things in perspective. Nature is constantly changing... flowers bloom and wilt and die, rivers flow and create new channels, clouds move bringing rain, etc. etc. And since we are also part of nature, we too are constantly changing... whether we seek the change, and whether we like it or not.
Rosemarie Anderson, author of The Divine Feminine Tao Te Ching, writes about "My 'Wei Wu Wei' Journey to the Tao". She found herself not only changed but transformed by her immersion in another culture and in the Tao Te Ching. Rosemarie introduces us, or perhaps reminds us, of the concept of Wei Wu Wei... to 'act without acting' or 'know without knowing.' She shares with us the story of how she learned to use this state of being to let go and discover more about herself and The Tao.
Another area where we might be wondering if change is recommended, in this age of Covid, is brought forward in Joyce Vissell's article, "Is It Now Safe to Hug?" Joyce shares her insights on love, on connection, and on respect for self and others as she encourages us to connect with others lovingly - hugs or not.
And of course, a major area where many of us experience change, often unwanted, is with disease. Tjitze de Jong, author of the book, Energetic Cellular Healing and Cancer, shares "Joanna’s Story: From Breast Cancer to Healing and Alignment". And Vir McCoy and Kara Zahl, the authors of Liberating Yourself from Lyme, invite us into "The Great Mystery: How To Heal from Lyme and Other Diseases".
While we may tend to think of change as stressful, and maybe even bad, as with anything and everything there are two sides to each experience. While an illness, or other life change like loss of a job, etc, may start out as what we might see as a "bad" change, when we let go and allow ourselves to learn and grow and go through the challenges without resistance, we discover that the situation was actually a blessing in disguise. Sometimes it takes a long time to come to this realization, and other times, it is quicker.
What can help us transition through change is to affirm and choose to accept that change is for the good... whether it starts with a virus, a divorce, an illness, or whatever. Change can be considered like growing pains... Learning a new task can be stressful, becoming an adult as well, but going through the stress, the challenges, the lessons, is what takes us to the other side where we see that the change was good, required, and ultimately what we needed.
Please scroll down for the featured articles in this new issue of InnerSelf, and also the additional new articles that were added to the website during the week.
Wishing you enjoyable insightful reading, and of course a wonder-full, joy-full, health-full, and loving week.
Marie T. Russell
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NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
***** articles and videos added daily *****
Most featured articles are also in audio and video format.
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FEATURED ARTICLES:
Acceptance and Change: Fighting the Current? Nature Changes Often
Lawrence Doochin, author of A Book on Fear
When we resist change, we will be fearful. When we judge ourselves, we will also be fearful. Thus we must accept ourselves as we are right now in this moment, while desiring to improve ourselves and make changes.
My 'Wei Wu Wei' Journey to the Tao
Rosemarie Anderson, Ph.D., author of The Divine Feminine Tao Te Ching
Living in Asia in my early thirties challenged almost everything I thought I knew about the world. I learned the hard lesson of accepting things as they were and not as I thought they were or as I wanted them to be.
Is It Now Safe to Hug?
Joyce Vissell. co-author of Heartfullness: 52 Ways to Open to More Love
Clinical trials have shown that hugs are positive to your physical and mental health, and they even suggest that a person should receive and give at least seven hugs in a day for optimum benefit.
Joanna’s Story: From Breast Cancer to Healing and Alignment
Tjitze de Jong, author of the book, Energetic Cellular Healing and Cancer
Joanna was a classic example of how easily and fast healing can occur when the physical body, emotional release, mental attitude and spiritual faith are in alignment and only need some support or clarification for sessions to be successful.
The Great Mystery: How To Heal from Lyme and Other Diseases
Vir McCoy and Kara Zahl, authors of Liberating Yourself from Lyme
If we stay focused on the growth potential offered through the “initiation” of disease, it can transform from enemy to teacher. It reminds us to do what we love, it teaches us how to heal and how to embody, and it calls us to explore the places where we may be out of balance in ourselves.
ADDITIONAL NEW ARTICLES:
My 'Wei Wu Wei' Journey to the Tao (Video)
Rosemarie Anderson, Ph.D., author of The Divine Feminine Tao Te Ching
Living in Asia in my early thirties challenged almost everything I thought I knew about the world. I learned the hard lesson of accepting things as they were and not as I thought they were or as I wanted them to be.
Acceptance and Change: Fighting the Current? Nature Changes Often (Video)
Lawrence Doochin, author of A Book on Fear
When we resist change, we will be fearful. When we judge ourselves, we will also be fearful. Thus we must accept ourselves as we are right now in this moment, while desiring to improve ourselves and make changes.
Do People Become More Religious In Times of Crisis?
Danielle Tumminio Hansen, Seminary of the Southwest
Organized religion has been on the decline for decades in the United States. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found that online searches for the word “prayer” soared to their highest level ever in over 90 countries.
82% of Americans Want Paid Maternity Leave -- Making It As Popular As Chocolate
Chris Knoester, Ohio State Univ., and Richard J. Petts, Ball State Univ.
The United States is the only wealthy nation that doesn’t guarantee paid leave to mothers after they give birth or adopt a child. The vast majority of Americans would like to see that change.
Severe Covid in Young People Can Mostly Be Explained by Obesity
Nerys M Astbury, University of Oxford et al
Body mass index (BMI) is a measure applying height and weight to calculate a weight score. A person with a BMI over 25 is considered to be overweight, and over 30 is considered to be obese.
Daily Inspiration: May 9, 2021
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
Miracles are always around us. Sometimes we just need to open our eyes, and our attitude, to see them.
Joanna’s Story: From Breast Cancer to Healing and Alignment (Video)
Tjitze de Jong, author of the book, Energetic Cellular Healing and Cancer
Joanna was a classic example of how easily and fast healing can occur when the physical body, emotional release, mental attitude and spiritual faith are in alignment and only need some support or clarification for sessions to be successful.
Why We Can Still Recognise People In Face Masks
Eilidh Noyes, University of Huddersfield et al
Most people can recognise familiar faces with ease, even from low quality images, or from photos that are many years old.
Sex Bots, Virtual Friends, VR Lovers: How Tech Is Changing The Way We Interact, and Not Always For The Better
Rob Brooks, UNSW
Twenty-first century technologies such as robots, virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) are creeping into every corner of our social and emotional lives — hacking how we form friendships, build intimacy, fall in love and get off.
Why I Love Wasps -- And Why You Should Too
Seirian Sumner, UCL
Humanity has always had a rocky relationship with wasps. They are one of those insects that we love to hate. We value bees (which also sting) because they pollinate our crops and make honey...
Daily Inspiration: May 8, 2021
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
No matter our age, or upbringing, or country of origin, or religion, it is important that we feel that our lives matter. That what we do makes a difference.
The Great Mystery: How To Heal from Lyme and Other Diseases (Video)
Vir McCoy and Kara Zahl, authors of Liberating Yourself from Lyme
If we stay focused on the growth potential offered through the “initiation” of disease, it can transform from enemy to teacher. It reminds us to do what we love, it teaches us how to heal and how to embody, and it calls us to explore the places where we may be out of balance in ourselves.
Do IQ Tests Show Humans Are Getting Smarter?
Roger Staff and Lawrence Whalley, University of Aberdeen
From the algorithms that make our social media accounts function to the sleep-tracking technology in our smartwatches, the world has never seemed so technologically advanced and developed.
Why Pushing Chicken Doesn’t Get People To Eat Less Beef
Jim Barlow, University of Oregon
It would be great if more poultry and fish production and consumption would reduce that of beef, but that doesn't seem to be the case
How Bad Could Our Climate Future Be If We Do Nothing?
Mark Maslin, UCL
The climate crisis is no longer a looming threat – people are now living with the consequences of centuries of greenhouse gas emissions. But there is still everything to fight for.
Daily Inspiration: May 7, 2021
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
If we came to earth to learn and grow, then the people we grew up with - parents and siblings - are our classmates as well as teachers in this journey.
Is It Now Safe to Hug? (Video)
Joyce Vissell. co-author of Heartfullness: 52 Ways to Open to More Love
Clinical trials have shown that hugs are positive to your physical and mental health, and they even suggest that a person should receive and give at least seven hugs in a day for optimum benefit.
Here's Why You Should Carefully Revise What You Write
Narmada Paul, University of Kentucky
When high school students get into the habit of revising their writing, it has a positive impact on the quality of their work.
Will The End of the Covid-19 Pandemic Usher In a Second Roaring ’20s?
Agnes Arnold-Forster, McGill University
Almost exactly a hundred years ago, similar conversations and preparations were taking place. In 1918, an influenza pandemic swept the globe.
Why Processed Food Might Boost the Risk for Chronic Infection Diseases
LaTina Emerson, Georgia State University
Researchers investigated how changing from a grain-based diet to a highly processed, high-fat Western-style diet impacts infection with the pathogen Citrobacter rodentium, which resembles Escherichia coli (E. coli) infections in humans.
Daily Inspiration: May 6, 2021
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
"May the Creator within all things bring blessings and peace for all of the members of this household. May this home be filled with joy, laughter, and love."
Do We Remember More by Reading than from Audio or Video?
Naomi S. Baron, American University
Is comprehension the same whether a person reads a text onscreen or on paper? And are listening and viewing content as effective as reading the written word when covering the same material?
How Our Immune System Helps Us Fight Antibiotic Resistance
Rachel Wheatley and Julio Diaz Caballero, University of Oxford
While our immune system and antibiotics both do a great job of helping us fight life-threatening infections, the emergence of antibiotic resistance is quickly making it more difficult to cure common infections that were once easily treated.
Shhhh, They're Listening – Inside The Coming Voice Profiling Revolution
Joseph Turow, University of Pennsylvania
If you hear “This call is being recorded for training and quality control,” it isn’t just the customer service representative they’re monitoring.
Daily Inspiration: May 5, 2021
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
We are all unique and we each have our own talents which connects us to our power. We are all much more powerful than we think we are.
Can Playing An Exercise Game Help Fight Dementia?
ETH Zurich
Cognitive motor training helps in the fight against Alzheimer’s and dementia, according to new research.
Why Family Meals Are Good for Grown-ups and Kids
Anne Fishel, Harvard University
Most parents already know that family mealtimes are great for the bodies, the brains and the mental health of children. But what may come as unexpected news to beleaguered parents is that these same shared meals are also good for adults.
Changes In The Weather: El Niño and La Niña Explained
Jaci Brown, CSIRO
We wait in anticipation of droughts and floods when El Niño and La Niña are forecast but what are these climatic events?
Daily Inspiration: May 4, 2021
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
We need to be willing to be ourselves, to be real, and to let others get close enough to see inside of us -- and then we'll have relationships that are intimate, that are grand, that are real!
In Defense of Conspiracy Theories and Why The Term Is A Misnomer
David Coady, University of Tasmania
It’s reasonable to suppose many of the views that are now dismissed or mocked as conspiracy theories will one day be recognised as having been true all along. Indeed,
This App Can Detect Autism Sign In Toddlers
Stephanie Lopez, Duke University
A new app successfully detects one of the telltale characteristics of autism in toddlers.
Five Moon Myths and How To Disprove Them Yourself
Daniel Brown, Nottingham Trent University
A supermoon is usually defined as the largest full moon possible. This is a very lose definition and roughly means this happens when the full moon occurs within 10% of its being closest to Earth.
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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