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To Transform All Beings: Helping Others to Use Their Strengths

Details: Written by: Gregory Ripley

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When we support others, it is important that we aid them by guiding them toward understanding and developing their own strengths rather than providing solutions for them. The first step though is to understand ourselves.

The Great Tuning to Love and Compassion: Co-Creating a New World

Details: Written by: Sally Patton

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We can co-create a world in which all children are safe, loved, honored, nourished and embraced. In so doing we co-create a world of love and well-being for everyone. We do not walk away. We go inward first to forgive and love ourselves, so that we can forgive and love the outer world.

A Drop in the River: The Power of Community and Belonging

Details: Written by: Natascha Bruckner

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Thích Nh?t H?nh (Th?y) helped me to make a course correction with his teachings about Sangha—a Sanskrit word that means group, congregation, or community. Th?y taught me that we’re all stronger when we join our energies and don’t have to carry things on our own.

Harnessing Migrant Potential for a More Sustainable World

Details: Written by: Sonja Fransen, United Nations University et al

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Migrants can be a transformative force for sustainable development

Divine or Drug-Induced? The Intrigue Behind The Book of Kells

Details: Written by: Rachel Moss, Trinity College Dublin

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The Book of Kells is a late-eighth century illustrated copy of the four gospels of the New Testament, traditionally associated with the affiliated monasteries of Iona in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland and Kells in County Meath, Ireland.

A Growing Threat to All Life on Earth: Electromagnetic Radiation

Details: Written by: Yury Kronn, Ph.D.

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Every day I get emails pointing out some new scientific research data on the damage to human health caused by electromagnetic radiation.

The Highs and Lows of Psychedelics in Private Practice

Details: Written by: Maria Papaspyrou

The Highs and Lows of Psychedelics in Private Practice

The shifting discourse around psychedelic substances from drugs to medicines and from getting high to getting healed has revived psychotherapy’s interest in the healing potency of transpersonal experiences...

A Great Way to Start Your New Year

Details: Written by: Jude Bijou

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Don’t confuse your life purpose with material goals, such as finding a spouse, being a mother, earning a lot of money, or becoming famous. Your purpose is something separate from your goals.

Always You! The Story of Mohan's Journey

Details: Written by: Pierre Pradervand

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The following text is my favorite story of the dozens and dozens I have heard in a well-lived life of 86 years. It describes what many consider the most important spiritual attitude with love – a constant sense of The Presence.

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Gardens: The Biochar Advantage

Details: Written by: Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.com

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In the face of escalating agricultural challenges, including soil degradation and the pressing need for sustainable practices, scientists are turning to ancient solutions with a modern twist.

The Future of Mental Health: Beyond Traditional Therapies

Details: Written by: Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.com

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In the United States, we're facing a mental health crisis unlike any before. It's a wave of depression, anxiety, and a host of other psychological burdens crashing over our collective well-being.

3 Smart Ways to Help Kids Transition Off Screens

Details: Written by: Juliana Zabatiero, Curtin University et al

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Many parents worry about how much time their children spend watching screens. While some time on devices is fine for entertainment and education, we also know it is important children do things away from TVs and devices.

False Belief: It Is Weak to be Afraid

Details: Written by: Lawrence Doochin

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Life brings us a lot of pointers that are intended to help awaken us to greater realities and perspectives beyond the limited ways in which we see ourselves and the world. Understanding our fears is at the top of the list.

Why Do We Take Things Personally?

Details: Written by: Coline Monsarrat

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We know how taking things personally affects us in a negative way. We know it is a bad habit, but it seems complicated to resist the thoughts that come to our minds.

In My Life as a Parent: Patience, the Unpopular Virtue

Details: Written by: Celia Landman

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My child’s pain is always calling me into a new relationship with my highest intentions. The difficulties I encounter smooth the rough edges of my heart and mind, giving me more wisdom, balance, and capacity as long as I have the courage to be near the pain.

How to Go All-In to Live Your Best Life

Details: Written by: Jeanne Collins

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What if you asked yourself, "Do I make myself a priority?" How would you answer? Most of us would hesitate before boldly declaring "Sometimes yes!"

The Ideal? Living in Peaceful Unity -- The Problem? The Ego-Based Mind

Details: Written by: Jaime A. Pineda, PhD

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Living in peaceful unity seems like an ideal because who has not occasionally strayed from that to experience worries, anxiety, uninhibited thoughts, overwhelming feelings, and seeing no way out of difficult circumstances?

The Future of Jobs: Balancing AI with Human Work

Details: Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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As we approach the 2024 elections, we must assess our economic landscape critically. Recent years have seen fluctuations in inflation and wages, impacting not just our personal finances but also the democratic fabric of our society.

Unraveling the Illusion of Free Will and Its Impact on Society

Details: Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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The prevailing belief in free will, deeply embedded in our psyche, convinces us that we are the architects of our decisions and, consequently, bearers of the outcomes.

The Secret to Beating Loneliness: It's Not What You Think

Details: Written by: Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.com

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Loneliness, a universal human experience, often conjures images of an aching heart yearning for connection. However, recent insights suggest that our understanding of loneliness requires a more profound examination beyond the need to belong.