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Don’t Take Anything Personally and Learn To Listen!

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Written by: Olivier Clerc

Don’t Take Anything Personally but Learn To Listen!Imagine for a moment all the things you say or don’t say, and all the things you do or don’t do in one day because of what others might say about you. If you wrote out a list, it might take a long time. Do you realize how much power you give to other people’s opinions? What if you could recover that power?

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Finding Joy Through Personal Growth and Acceptance

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Written by: Barbara Jaffe, Ed.D.

What Fills Me With Joy

A journey of self-discovery reveals how embracing personal strengths and joys can transform life experiences. From overcoming past limitations to savoring simple pleasures, this exploration highlights the importance of self-acceptance and gratitude for life's little moments, ultimately fostering a happier existence.

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Give Thanks For Your Body

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Written by: M.J. Ryan

Give Thanks For Your BodyThe practice of giving thanks for your body is particularly difficult for women, because our relationships with our bodies are fraught with so much difficulty and dissatisfaction. The media reinforces such an impossible and singu­lar image for young girls and women to live up to, and places so much emphasis on appearance, that virtually none of us—even if we happen to match the ideal—comes out unscathed.

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Relieving Pain and Suffering in the World Through A Different View, A New Story

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Written by: Nan Moss with David Corbin

Relieving Pain and Suffering in the World Through A Different View, A New StoryFrom the Talmud we have the adage, “We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are.” Lacking this awareness, we can easily fall into the deception of regarding any particular worldview as the correct version of reality and defend it—sometimes with great ­hostility—by dismissing or denouncing the perspective of others. History is replete with examples of wars and other tragic tales caused by the collision of worldviews.

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Can We Begin To Imagine A Politics Of Forgiveness?

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Written by: D. Patrick Miller

Can We Begin To Imagine A Politics Of ForgivenessSome activists believe we must be constantly aggrieved to set right the injustices of the world—that good anger corrects bad anger. But an enlightened activism respectfully acknowl­edges all anger and sorrow while demonstrating the supe­rior strategy of mercy...

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Can You Change the Effects of a Past Experience?

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Written by: Olivia Roberts

You Can Change the Effects of a Past ExperienceA past experience is stored in your memory like a video with a separate 'feelings' track, which releases these feelings whenever the memory-box is opened. This feelings track can be re-recorded, replacing the original. To do this, you simply go back to the time the event began and rerun...

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Do Blame Attacks Include Criticism, Accusations and Humiliation?

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Written by: Carl Alasko, Ph.D.

The Wider Problem of Blame Attacks includes Criticism, Accusations, HumiliationBlame is a series of actions and reactions. They all work together to generate the Blame Syndrome. The three parts are: The Blame Attack (the initial criticism — no matter how minor); The Emotional Impact (negative feelings caused by being blamed); The Reactive Response (blame is fired back).

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Speaking Up About Hate: Learning To Live With Each Other In Our Global Family

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Written by: Nancy Windheart

Speaking Up About Hate: Learning To Live With Each Other In Our Global Family
The events that have been transpiring here in the US and around the world have impacted me deeply. As we got closer to the election last November here in the US, I could feel the upwelling of waves of hatred in my community and in the collective. I desperately hoped that I was wrong...

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Five Steps To Overcome Backsliding Into The Dwindle Effect

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Written by: Jude Bijou, M.A., M.F.T.

Five Steps To Overcome Backsliding Into The Dwindle EffectBacksliding comes with almost every new habit you're trying to ingrain. I call it the "Dwindle Effect" because the initial impetus to change an old habit can wane.

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On Getting Along With Fear and Developing Courage

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Written by: Scott Stabile

On Getting Along With Fear and Developing CourageIf you’re anything like me, you haven’t gotten along too well with your fear up to now. You two may spend a lot of time together, but I doubt you’re very friendly. It doesn’t have to be that way.

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How Chaos Can Be Your Friend and Powerful Ally

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Written by: Nora Caron

Learning to Recognize Chaos As A Friend and Powerful AllyThe Oxford dictionary defines chaos as complete disorder or confusion. In general when we speak of chaos we associate it with a negative state and negative energy. When someone says, “My life is chaotic” or “Chaos is everywhere” we understand that person to mean, “My life is a mess and I am a mess”.

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Creating A New And Positive Relationship To Suffering Will Help You Heal

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Written by: Leah Guy

Creating A New And Positive Relationship To Suffering Will Help You HealIf we don’t grow from suffering, we die from it. Suffering can tether a person to the darker side of life so strongly that it makes passion and the enjoyment of life almost impossible. When you’re drowning in the depths of suffering, creativity and your Soul’s expression are the last things on your mind.

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Can Our Light be Totally Eclipsed?

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Written by: Barry Vissell

Can Our Light be Totally Eclipsed?A few weeks ago, Joyce and I got to experience the total eclipse high in the mountains of Idaho, in the exact center of the “zone of totality.” It was, for us, the experience of a lifetime. In our seventy-one years of living...

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How To Go From Fear-Based Expectations to Heart-Based Experience

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Written by: Joseph Gallenberger, Ph.D.

How To Go From Fear-Based Expectations to Heart-Based Experience
I want to share a story with you because it shows well the dance between our thoughts and outcomes, and illustrates the power of the heart. This story happened when I made a strong request to the universe to help me become more aware of how my thinking affected reality. Be careful what you ask of the universe!

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Louise Hay, Gone, But Remembered With Appreciation

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Written by: Louise Hay

Louise Hay, Gone, But Remembered With AppreciationBeloved author and founder of Hay House Publishing, Louise Hay, transitioned this morning, August 30, 2017 of natural causes at age 90. She passed peacefully in her sleep. Louise was an incredible visionary and advocate.

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Conquering the Inner Demon of Anxiety using Animals & Imagery

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Written by: Nicholas E. Brink, Ph.D.

Conquering the Inner Demon of Anxiety using Animals & ImageryThe realization that my anxiety was caused by deeper feelings of lack of trust and fear of being hurt by others was not enough to allow me to wake up in the morning feeling rested and quiet inside. From my experience...

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The Victim Archetype: Say Hello to Your Inner Victim

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Written by: Inna Segal

08 30 victimYou may become conscious of your inner victim when you experience rejection, violation, injustice, inequality, prejudice, and blame for things you did not do. It is easy to point a finger at someone else, but to take responsibility for your actions, beliefs, and the roles you play in the victim...

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Changing Your Energy: The Potential

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Written by: Meg Beeler

Changing Your Energy: The PotentialImagine letting go of your stuck, heavy energy and releasing it so you feel lighter, more radiant, more connected. Imagine being supported as you shift into your heart, opening to the beautiful world around you. Imagine...

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Be Loving and Kind to All: It's Easy to Say, But Harder to Live By

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Written by: Bruce Weinstein, PhD

Be Loving: It's Easy to Say, But Harder to Live ByIt’s easy to be kind or loving to someone you like. Why should you bother to be loving toward the contemptuous, the hateful, the miserable, or people who are simply annoying?

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Learning to Keep Our Heart Open Through Compassion and Forgiveness

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Written by: Stephen Levine

Forgiveness: Learning to Keep Our Heart OpenI know some remarkable people, even some who are considered great human beings, but I have never known anyone whose heart is open all the time. Even the Dalai Lama speaks of anger arising and of saying things that, much to his chagrin, can never be taken back. Forgiveness of oneself and others is...

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Four Steps To Give Up Your Expectations and Feel More Love

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Written by: Jude Bijou, M.A., M.F.T.

Four Steps To Give Up Your Expectations and Feel More LoveWe all experience everyday annoyances with the people around us. What turns an irksome characteristic, situation, or event into a source of continued frustration? It’s our expectations, our “shoulds” that cause aggravation and annoyance...

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