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Harnessing Attention for a Higher Consciousness

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Written by: Alan Cohen

Which Movie Are You Watching?

In a multi-dimensional universe, the reality one experiences is shaped by where attention is focused. By choosing to cultivate a higher consciousness, individuals can transform mundane experiences into opportunities for gratitude and growth. This article explores how perspective and vision can influence personal and collective realities.

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How To Stay Calm In An Emergency or Under Stress: A Primer

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Written by: Hersch Wilson

How To Stay Calm In An Emergency or Under Stress: A Primer
The singular and most important idea that will help us stay calm in an emergency — or at any other time — is that we have a choice. It often doesn’t feel like we have a choice. Something happens, we get rear-ended on the highway, and we are quick to anger.

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All The World's A Stage and You Get To Choose Your Part

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Written by: Lora Cheadle

All The World's A Stage and You Get To Choose Your Part

If, as Shakespeare so aptly pointed out, all the world’s a stage and each of us are merely players, playing our parts until we fade away into oblivion, the question inevitably becomes “Who is choreographing your life?”

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There Are No Limits: Separation Is An Illusion

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Written by: Jonathan Hammond

There Are No Limits: Separation Is An Illusion

In Nature, there is no separation. Everything is connected, and if it is a cooperative and connected universe, then that means that we are each an inextricable part of that interdependence. This leads us to the second principle of Huna: There are no limits...

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How Our Brains Imagine Alternate Realities

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Written by: Lindsay Gray

How Our Brains Imagine Alternate Realities

You’re on the road to work, when your mind drifts ahead to the lecture you’re scheduled to give in the afternoon.

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The Heart's Role in Creativity and Connection

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Written by: Dery Dyer

Rediscovery – Seeing with Our Hearts

Exploring the heart's intelligence reveals its vital role in fostering empathy, creativity, and love. By shifting our perspective and learning to see with our hearts, we can enhance our connections with others and the universe, transforming our understanding of life and the interconnectedness of all beings.

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Unconditional Love, Finally! We Have Found The Answer ... And It Is Us.

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Written by: Will T. Wilkinson

We Have Found The Answer ... And It Is Us.

Now is the time for the expression of unconditional love through as many humans as possible as often as possible for as long as possible every day.

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Three Steps for Re-Visioning Our Planetary Stories

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Written by: Elizabeth E. Meacham, Ph.D.

Three Steps for Re-Visioning Our Planetary Stories

In my teaching, I develop and work with a variety of Earth-connected spiritual practices. I have developed three progressive phases of practices that effectively grow Earth-connected sensitivities. The combination of the steps consistently creates a shift in perspective, which produces experiences of healing and rebalancing within the web of life.

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The Dilemma of The Freedom to Choose

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Written by: Lisette Schuitemaker

The Dilemma of The Freedom to Choose

Across the globe, the freedom to choose what will define our lives is vastly different. We who have many options open to us often suffer from stress, because this freedom brings with it a responsibility of being a good judge of what fits us best.

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How Can I Experience Things That Aren't Real?

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Written by: Philip Goff

How Can I Experience Things That Aren't Real?

When I see red, it’s the most religious experience. Seeing red just results from photons of a certain frequency hitting the retina of my eye, which cascades electrical and biochemical pulses through my brain, in the same way a PC runs.

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How To Heal Human Suffering: Reconnecting to Our Source and to Each Other

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Written by: Deepak Chopra

Reconnecting to Our Source and to Each Other

There have been calls to reconnect to the source of the subjective world. In every case, it was the troubling ignorance about the human mind that motivated a few outstanding thinkers to try to bring down the Chinese wall dividing the physical from the mental.

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Are You Being Sabotaged By Self-Doubt?

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Written by: Katherine Gibson

About Self-Doubt: Whether You Think You Can or Think You Can't...

Self-doubters tend to dismiss compliments and embrace criticisms. They focus — even highlight — their weaknesses, ensuring that others see their shortcomings as clearly as they do. Eleanor Roosevelt's clever one-liner "No one can make you feel inadequate without your permission" says it all.

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I Am More Than My Body: Stepping Out of The “Real World” Illusion

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Written by: Jim Willis

I Am More Than My Body: Stepping Out of The “Real World” Illusion

Pinch yourself, for instance, and your body seems solid. Your senses insist this is the case. It seems to be an essential, irrevocable truth. But the plain facts of science, regardless of what normally seems so patently obvious, prove that your senses are deceiving you.

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Learning The Art of Leading Yourself: Moving From Acquiring and Achieving to Being

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Written by: Randi B. Noyes

Learning The Art of Leading Yourself

Seeing life as a series of "have to's" can be destructive. In reality, we don't "have to" do anything. On the contrary, we choose to do everything.

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Finding Freedom and Purpose Through Self-Discovery

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Written by: Randi B. Noyes

Freedom of Being: Heed the Call and Dare to Live

Viktor E. Frankl's insights on inner freedom and the importance of goals inspire personal growth and resilience. His experiences highlight how understanding one's thoughts and aspirations can lead to a fulfilling life. By embracing authenticity and articulating desires, individuals can navigate challenges and uncover deeper meanings in their journeys.

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The Power of Meaning: It Determines Our Reality

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Written by: Sarah Mane

The Power of Meaning: It Determines Our Reality

The meaning we give to something determines our reality and life experience. If you see a grizzly bear coming towards you, then the meaning, or interpretation, in that moment will be one of danger, fear and survival. If you see a kitten...

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Question Reality: Whose REALITY Is It Anyway?

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Written by: Douglas Davis

Whose REALITY Is It Anyway?

"The weekend is over and tomorrow it's back to reality!" "You've lost touch with reality!" What exactly is reality and whose reality are we talking about? I saw a bumper sticker not too long ago that said "Question reality". I agree. I think reality should be questioned and challenged and maybe even done away with...

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Birthing a Planetary Reset

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Written by: Alan Cohen

Birthing a Planetary Reset

When the pandemic began, I wondered “What good could possibly come of this?” Now some answers are obvious. For one, we are present with our families at a new depth.

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The Pandemic Is An Opportunity For Global Change: A Better World Is Waiting To Be Built

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Written by: Ervin Laszlo

The Pandemic Is An Opportunity For Global Change: A Better World Is Waiting To Be Built

The pandemic we are experiencing is temporary; it will pass into history as all the previous pandemics did. But the change it brings may be lasting. It can be change for the better, or change for the worst. Making it a change for the better is an opportunity we cannot afford to miss.

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The Web of Light: The Field of Sacred Energy and The Power of Thought

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Written by: Pauline Wills

The Web of Light: The Field of Sacred Energy and The Power of Thought
We can compare this web of light that permeates the universe to a spider’s web. When a fly becomes entangled in the spider’s web, it sends a vibration along the strands of the web. Similarly, what we think and feel sends along the strands of the web of light vibrational frequencies that can affect people, countries and world situations.

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Are You Headed in the Right Direction?

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Written by: Alan Cohen

Headed in the Right Direction?

Painful experiences are steppingstones to right direction. Rather than considering them curses or crosses to bear, regard them as wake-up calls or course corrections. While you may have gone through a difficult...

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