Life Changes
Healing Through Storytelling: Lessons from The Odyssey
The journey of Odysseus in Homer's 'The Odyssey' offers profound insights into healing...
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- Written by: Sarah Love McCoy
How are you doing today? This is your moment to breathe in a little hope and love. I'm here for you with reminders of good things to come. Because the world seems like it's going crazy sometimes. I know. I feel it too. We could talk about it for daaaaays, right? It's pretty intense...
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- Written by: Duke University, National University of Singapore
"Despite the fact that most of our participants were from elite schools, they were not spared the adverse effects of sleep curtailment on their cognitive functions," says June Lo.
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- Written by: Jude Bijou, M.A., M.F.T.
Have you become a wet blanket, failing to acknowledge what's working or punishing others when they say or do things you don't like? If so you are unknowingly or knowingly creating alienation and insecurity in those around you. You are not spreading joy, love, or peace.
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- Written by: Noelle Sterne, Ph.D.
If you feel you don’t deserve your Dream, no matter how much time and sweat you put in, how many movers and shakers you know, how many “lucky” breaks you have, or how gorgeous (or outrageous) you are, you will torpedo yourself.
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- Written by: Cara Bradley
Being fully alive feels like seeing the world in high definition. It makes everything taste, feel, look, smell, and sound more vivid and intense. Experiences go from black and white or analog to technicolor.
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- Written by: Susan Kelley, Cornell University
"Instead of relying blindly on advice from self-help authors about how to be happy, get to know yourself—what your brain/mind is like, how it works, and how it interacts with the world—and you'll be in a better position to decide for yourself," says Shimon Edelman.
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- Written by: Tom Fleischman, Cornell University
"From an objective point of view, the present flips into the future in an instant," says Corinna Loeckenhoff. "There is the past and the future, but the present isn't really there."
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- Written by: Joyce Vissell
I want to love, serve and remember until the very day that I die. I want to be able to look back at my life and feel that I tried in my mission. I will never be perfect in this, but I can strive to be the best I can be. In this way I will live with purpose and joy.
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- Written by: Christopher Papadopoulos
Thankfully, in order for us to benefit from breath and body awareness, a permanent shift in consciousness isn’t required. When we inhabit our body, even small improvements in present moment awareness can significantly reduce stress and suffering.
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- Written by: Alan Cohen
We all want to be enjoy the bliss of true relationship—and rightfully so. Love is our natural state. Our soul recognizes that the world we walk daily is definitely not the kingdom of heaven and we long to return to the domain of which we retain a faint but ecstatic memory.
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- Written by: Dan Millman
If Earth is a school, then what does graduation feel like? What’s waiting for you on the mountaintop? Could your life be more mysterious than you can see from the valley of conventional awareness?
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- Written by: Craig Speelman, Professor of Psychology
Despite the obvious limitations, we still keep trying to do many things at the same time. Many of us believe we can do two things at once. We try it every day even though our limitations are obvious. Yet we persist, so much so that laws need to be passed to deal with our foolishness.
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- Written by: Noelle Sterne, Ph.D.
If we don’t like where we are, does that mean we’re condemned to stay there? Absolutely not. There’s no limit to the options, opportunities and actions we can take. If we really want something enough, we’ll find ways—comfortable, usual or astoundingly daring—to move toward what we really want.
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- Written by: Kira M. Newman, YES! Magazine
Did you know that happiness has its own holiday? Happy people are healthier; they get sick less often and live longer. Four years ago, the General Assembly of the United Nations
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- Written by: Alan Cohen
Crafting exceptional moments in life, whether in relationships, careers, or personal growth, often requires perseverance and learning from past experiences. Just like iconic movie scenes that took numerous attempts to perfect, individuals can embrace their journeys, recognizing that each misstep contributes to their ultimate success.
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- Written by: Catherine R. Bell
Awakening to the fact we are a powerful person with something truly worthwhile to contribute during our time to walk the earth necessitates becoming aware of our unconscious habits, both in our work patterns and in our personal life.
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- Written by: David Ian Cowan
True spiritual experiences foster joy and connectedness, contrasting sharply with the divisive nature of many organized religions. While spirituality can flourish within religious contexts, it is not confined to them. Recognizing the illusion of separation is crucial for awakening, enabling individuals to transcend the limitations imposed by ego and dogma.
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- Written by: Susan Anderson
You have your life ahead of you; and I, mine. So many choices face us. We can go back to the familiar and let our energy dissipate into old patterns, or we can choose to do things differently and move our lives in the direction of our goals. Transforming your life is not a matter of simply...
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- Written by: Barbara Berger
We all have an Inner Compass that gives us guidance about what is the best way forward for us. But the big question is how does the Inner Compass give us this guidance? And the answer is that it does it through our emotions. So let’s take a closer look at this.
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- Written by: Sarah Love McCoy
Who makes up the story of what we should do and what's expected of us? You guessed it. We do! And we are free to change that story at anytime.
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- Written by: Rhys Thomas
The pure pleasure of being you marks the first step on the path to finding your life purpose and transforming your life. Then, as you share the truth of who you are with others, you find you have a larger life purpose that ultimately plays a part in...
