Happiness & Success
Achieving Happiness Through Acceptance of Life
The quest for happiness often leads to frustration, as many fail to realize that the...
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
Somewhere between the rally ticket and the ruptured friendship, between the crypto coin and the quiet erosion of your retirement account, there is a number. It is the amount you are personally willing to spend to have a leader like Donald Trump running the country. Most people have never added it up. This article asks you to try.
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
You pick up your phone, search for a pair of shoes, and the price you see is not the price your neighbor sees. Same shoes, same website, same moment in time, different number on the screen. That is not a glitch. That is the system working exactly as designed. Welcome to surveillance pricing, the practice that knows more about your wallet than your accountant does, and uses every bit of it against you.
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- Written by: Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.com
There is a fact about modern poverty that almost nobody wants to say out loud: dying from heat is now, in large part, a function of income. As climate change pushes average temperatures into ranges that the human body was never designed to tolerate for extended periods, the ability to cool your home has quietly become one of the starkest dividing lines between those who are safe and those who are not. The air conditioner, once a luxury appliance, is now infrastructure for survival.
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
Sixty thousand human beings now control more wealth than the bottom half of humanity combined. That's fewer people than fill a football stadium holding more financial power than four billion souls.
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
A three-hundred-dollar solar panel that plugs into a wall outlet can begin cutting your electricity bill the same afternoon you unbox it. No permit. No installer. No roof work. More than a million of these systems are already running in Germany, sold in supermarkets alongside kitchen appliances. In the United States, the same technology is running into a wall of utility regulations that were designed for a different era — and the collision tells you everything about who really controls your electricity.
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
When an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026, the Department of Justice had exactly one job: investigate whether a federal officer violated someone's constitutional rights. They chose silence instead. Not confusion. Not delay. Silence. That silence isn't bureaucratic incompetence—it's institutional abandonment of the one mechanism designed to prevent state violence from becoming state policy. History has seen this movie before, and it doesn't end with apologies.
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
The legend of King Arthur and the Camelot vision has echoed through centuries, offering us more than knights and battles. Within the myth lies a timeless story of justice, loyalty, and renewal. From the Round Table’s promise of equality to Camelot’s fall from grace, the lessons remain urgent. In rediscovering King Arthur, we glimpse our own search for leadership, integrity, and the possibility of a better tomorrow.
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- Written by: Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.com
What does it really take to feel happy? The answer isn’t just about money, it’s about the inequality around you. In unequal societies, the amount of income needed to feel “enough” keeps rising. This article looks at how income happiness is shaped by inequality happiness, why comparisons matter, and what this means for our well-being and the society we build together.
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- Written by: Beth McDaniel, InnerSelf.com
Insurance shrinkflation is the hidden crisis of 2025. As premiums climb, many policies now cover less while charging more. Like food product shrinkage, insurers quietly reduce coverage or raise deductibles without lowering prices. This means families are paying higher premiums for weaker protection. Understanding insurance shrinkflation is essential for protecting your financial security and making smart, empowered decisions about coverage.
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- Written by: Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.com
Black women jobs in the federal workforce are disappearing at alarming rates, stripping away hard-won pathways to stability. As Trump’s cuts target agencies with high Black women representation, families lose security, benefits, and income. This is more than statistics, it’s a structural crisis that undermines the entire economy. When Black women lose jobs, America loses a cornerstone of its workforce and its future.
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- Written by: Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.com
The racial wealth gap in America is no accident, it’s a legacy of policies, practices, and attitudes stretching back generations. While the headlines focus on surface-level solutions, the real roots run deeper. Understanding racial wealth and its entrenched history is the first step to building a truly fair and inclusive economy.
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- Written by: Beth McDaniel, InnerSelf.com
Have you ever felt like the world sees you less and less as a person and more as a profile, a data set, a consumer waiting to be analyzed? You’re not imagining it. Somewhere along the way, your digital shadow started speaking louder than your real voice, and nobody asked for your permission. This isn’t just a tech problem. It’s a soul-level issue. And it’s time we talked about it.
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- Written by: Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
AI-powered personalized pricing is changing how businesses charge you—sometimes charging more just because they can. This profit-maximizing strategy thrives on your digital footprint. But there’s one simple, powerful weapon you still hold: cash. In this article, learn how your spending data is used against you and how paying with paper money can protect you in the algorithmic age.
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- Written by: Kassem Fawaz and Jack West, University of Wisconsin-Madison
That free weather app may be forecasting more than rain—it's tracking your every move. Here's how your data is being used, sold, and surveilled.
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
Think your private life is actually private? Think again. Your data has been bought, sold, sliced, diced, and served up to both corporate America and Uncle Sam — all while you were busy Googling cat videos or filing your taxes. Welcome to the era where your "digital soul" is currency, and you didn’t even get a receipt.
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- Written by: Peter Coyote
Karma and justice often feel elusive, especially in a world filled with inequality and suffering. In this article, we explore how collective karma shapes societal justice and what role we play in this interconnected web. Uncover the deep relationship between karma, fairness, and responsibility as you gain insight into how our actions ripple through the universe, impacting both individual and collective outcomes.
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
Corporate control through monopolies like Big Ag, Big Pharma, and Big Tech has a firm grip on America. This article uncovers how these giants stifle competition, manipulate politics, and harm everyday Americans, particularly in rural areas. Discover how the Biden administration is pushing back and what steps can be taken to restore economic democracy. It’s time to reclaim power from these monopolistic corporations.
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
The prevalence of SMS phishing scams is increasing in today's digital landscape. Recent research has provided new insights into the scope and sophistication of these scams.
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
Baseball, often dubbed America's pastime, carries a rich and diverse history that has shaped the nation's identity.
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- Written by: Elizabeth K. Anthony, Arizona State University
Increased police monitoring of young people leads to more school discipline referrals and arrests, typically of Black and Latino youth.
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- Written by: Ravi Sen, Texas A&M University
When you use the internet, you leave behind a trail of data, a set of digital footprints. These include your social media activities, web browsing behavior, health information, travel patterns, location maps, information about your mobile device use, photos, audio and video.
