Attitude Adjustments

Details: Written by: Bill Philipps

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To make gratitude part of who we are requires our conscious attention throughout each day. Eventually, it becomes routine, and we naturally gravitate toward grateful thoughts.

Details: Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

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One thing everyone on the planet (animals as well),have in common is that we all have. or had. a mother. Not one of us was born from a father's womb, or from our own womb

Details: Written by: Jude Bijou

Focusing on "what ifs," what might happen, and feeling a need to control, are classic symptoms of worry.

Details: Written by: Pierre Pradervand

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Living in a straightjacket is not the most pleasant experience.

Details: Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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Breaking habitual behavior patterns requires self-awareness, courage, and a willingness to challenge our own beliefs and assumptions. It can be a difficult and sometimes painful process, but it is necessary if we want to live fulfilling and meaningful lives.

Details: Written by: Steven Washington

Rewiring Your Brain with Gratitude

Practicing gratitude has positive effects on our body, mind, and social connections; it improves our health and well-being in numerous measurable and immeasurable ways.

Details: Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

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In today's society, it can be challenging to be happy for someone else's success.

Details: Written by: David C. Bentall

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Gratitude is like a new lens through which to view the world and our part in it.

Details: Written by: Cormac Russell and John McKnight

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Consumerism carries two related messages that dampen the impulse to discover hidden treasure in our own neighborhoods.

Details: Written by: Kristin Naragon-Gainey

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Financial stress is affecting us in many different ways. Some people are struggling to pay bills, feed the family, or maintain a place to live. Others are meeting their basic needs but are dipping into their savings for extras.

Details: Written by: Steven Washington

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Stepping into the unknown and beyond the constraints we have created for ourselves is no small feat, but it is a worthwhile effort.

Details: Written by: Hugh and Gayle Prather

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As we amble along our chosen path, we encounter many distractions. One of the most insidious is the notion that to pursue a path is sufficient, that pursuit is an end in itself.

Details: Written by: Joyce Vissell

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A lot has been written about forgiveness and how it blesses the person who forgives. I hope to add another aspect which is very important in the journey of full forgiveness.

Details: Written by: Dawn Baumann Brunke

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We human beings are such incongruous creatures, saying one thing while thinking or feeling another. We flaunt and celebrate parts of ourselves, hide, repress, and deny others.

Details: Written by: Corrie Pikul

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People who share a political ideology have more similar “neural fingerprints” of political words and process new information in similar ways, according to a new analysis.

Details: Written by: Ellen Meredith

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If you were born before the year 2000, you most likely experienced the old reality, which I have come to think of as the outside-in culture.

Details: Written by: MaryAnn DiMarco

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Fear happens. It’s unavoidable. It’s part of what makes us human. When fear rears its ugly head, it creates havoc. Though this is never an easy experience, it can be particularly damaging for spiritual Lightworkers.

Details: Written by: Pierre Pradervand

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Kindness is one of the most civilized expressions of the human being. The well-known US writer George Saunders says that what he regrets most in life are failures of kindness.

Details: Written by: Barry Vissell

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Coronaphobia is a real word. Researchers coined this term in December 2020. It's the fear of Covid infection, sometimes to the point of crippling a person, interfering with their lives.