Planets & Transits
New Moon in Leo August 12, 2026
The New Moon arrives in Leo August 12 at 8:36 PM UTC, and with it comes a singular...
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- Written by: Tom Stafford
We all feel the need to fit in, but does this prevent us from making decisions for ourselves?
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- Written by: Manuel F. Gonzalez and John R. Aiello
Do you like to listen to music when you work? Pose this question at a party, and you’ll probably get some polarizing responses.
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- Written by: Elizabeth Stoycheff,
You might have fallen for someone’s attempt to disinform you about current events. But it’s not your fault.
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- Written by: Marla Stone
The way you talk to yourself and others directly impacts your behavior. Distinguishing wants from needs, using decisive language and eliminating indecisive language, and putting adjectives or feeling words and the word will back into your language assures you of having...
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- Written by: Joanne Dickson
Year 12 students often face heightened anxiety as they pursue academic goals that shape their futures. To navigate this stress, it's crucial to focus on how goals are approached rather than the goals themselves. By reflecting constructively, avoiding comparisons, breaking goals into manageable steps, and diversifying objectives, students can enhance their well-being and maintain focus.
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- Written by: Nathan Collins
Neuroscientists have discovered how the brain learns physical tasks, even in the absence of real-world movement.
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- Written by: Joshua B. Grubbs
Those who are the loudest in their morality may not be the most moral among us.
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- Written by: Kathleen Norris
When I began using computers during the 1970s, I noticed they were influencing me in unexpected ways, especially with regard to my sense of time. In a matter of days I went from marveling at the speed with which the computer could complete bookkeeping tasks I used to labor over, to snarling at the stupid...
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- Written by: Marie T. Russell
When something is taking place and you don't feel in harmony within yourself, ask yourself one simple question: "Where is this coming from?" Keep repeating the question and take it step by step until you get to the "bottom line" -- a basic belief you hold which is instrumental in creating your reactions (and your reality).
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- Written by: Mark Kende
Paul Morphy was a 19th-century New Orleans chess prodigy who was the de facto world chess champion during much of his short life.
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- Written by: Kathleen Stein-Smith
Here are what I see as seven of the best reasons for America’s young to speak a language besides English.
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- Written by: Sara Jo Nixon
Of course, drinking isn’t limited to a single season, but it holds a prominent place during the holidays.
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- Written by: Nicholas Joyce
Last spring an 18-year-old college freshman who got straight A’s in high school – but was now failing several courses – came to my office on the campus where I work as a psychologist.
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- Written by: Christopher Hand
When Kendall Jenner recently shared a series of emotionally-charged Instagram posts about her experiences with acne, the 24-year-old model was immediately accused by many online observers of “sadfishing”
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- Written by: Jay L. Zagorsky
To find the “perfect” gift, Americans will spend about 15 hours shopping. Women will do about twice as much as men. And they’ll shell out about US$1 trillion on gifts.
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- Written by: Michael Levy
Balance in all things is the correct way to live. So how do we balance our scales to get the correct perspective of life? We must weigh up each situation that comes into our lives and balance our minds to understand what feels good and what doesn't. Image by Blanka Balance in all things is the correct way to live.
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- Written by: Salvatore Domenic Morgera
The human brain sends hundreds of billions of neural signals each second. It’s an extraordinarily complex feat.
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- Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
There are some mornings where I can't seem to get moving. I am not referring to those mornings when I may be physically tired and need the extra sleep. I speak rather of those mornings when I've had enough hours of rest, yet can't seem to get motivated to "rise and shine".
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- Written by: Diane R. Gehart
"There’s No Wrong Way to Eat a Reese’s." The Reese’s slogan raises a more poignant question: Is there a wrong way to do anything? Is there a wrong way—or even a right way—to live? If so, does it make a difference in terms of whether you are happy?
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- Written by: Will T. Wilkinson
"All you need is love," sang The Beatles and how we wish that were true! We also need truth, which is a word symbol that describes the essential "translation" of Love, capital L, for specific applications. And Love transmits through a special medium: pneumaplasm.
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- Written by: Mary S. Corning
From a very early age, I didn’t trust the norm. There was something about conformity that felt very unstable to me. I suppose my heart was such an active part of my perception that yielding it to someone else’s opinion did not seem to be a viable option.
