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Don't Give Up On Your Relationship

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Written by: Kelly Johnson, M.D.

Don't Give Up On Your Relationship

Can any two people create and maintain a great relationship? You may not think so, because in your search for love, you've only met with failure and disappointment. You may have come to expect that any love relationship you have will end up being quite painful...

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The Empathy of Children: Have We Lost Our Ability To Feel?

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Written by: Robert Rabbin

The Empathy of Children: Have We Lost Our Ability To Feel?

During the first few months of 2003, I was taught something remarkable by 123 children, from 2 to 13 years of age. There is something remarkable about kids: they experience life in a way that expresses deep and profound wisdom. Their wisdom is born of their own connection to life and to living things.

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The Three Requirements of a Human Being

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Written by: Will Johnson

Beloved Friend: The Practice of Gazing at the Beloved

Can a man who longs for a woman to complete him really believe that he needs to do nothing more than lose himself in television sports and drink imported beer while he's waiting for his beloved to appear? If he then walked into a room... would she be attracted to him?

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Share Your Secret and Discover Inner Peace

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Written by: Bill Chandler

Share Your Secret and Discover Inner Peace

Quietly, to yourself, think of the one thing you most want no one to know about you. Maybe you had an affair, or a nose job; maybe you stole something once, cheated on your income taxes or had an abortion. Sometimes the dirty deed seems absurd. I had a woman confess to me in tears that years ago she had...

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Why You Need To Befriend Yourself and Understand Your Needs

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Written by: Bud Harris, Ph.D.

Why You Need To Befriend Yourself

It is a paradox that if we cannot open our hearts to ourselves, then we have no foundation for dealing with other people lovingly and compassionately. We've been trained not to ask loving and compassionate questions of ourselves. 

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Your Top 3 Ideal Qualities In A Partner Aren’t So Unique

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Written by: Karen Nikos

Your Top 3 Ideal Qualities In A Partner Aren’t So Unique

The qualities people list as ideal in potential partners don’t really reflect personal preferences so much as they are just generally positive qualities, according to new research.

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In Case They Don't Live Forever

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Written by: Barry Vissell

In Case They Don't Live Forever

Why do we hold back from telling our loved ones that we love them? Why do we procrastinate, waiting for the "right" time ... later ... when it may be too late? But life goes by in a heartbeat and, before we know it, the ones we love are gone, and we may be left with the regret that we never spoke our deepest truth.

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It’s Time To Learn How To Smile In Your Mask

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Written by: Melissa De Witt

It’s Time To Learn How To Smile In Your Mask

As people navigate a masked world, they’ll need to focus more on the eyes and voice to connect with those around them, a psychologist argues.

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How Fake Accounts Constantly Manipulate What You See On Social Media

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Written by: Jeanna Matthews

How Fake Accounts Constantly Manipulate What You See On Social Media

Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram started out as a way to connect with friends, family and people of interest. But anyone on social media these days knows it’s increasingly a divisive landscape.

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Healing The Split Between Conscious Self and Shadow Self

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Written by: Denise Linn

Facing Your Shadow: Healing The Split Between Conscious Self and Other Part of You

As a child, I was afraid of so many things. I was terrified during my parents' violent arguments. I was afraid of my mother's rage and my father's simmering undercurrents. My childhood was defined by my fears. As I grew up, I suppressed fear and denied its existence. But it shaped my life in hundreds of ways.

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Empowering Children to Find the Answers to their Problems

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Written by: Alina Guiterrez

Empowering Children to Find the Answers to their Problems

The most important job a person can have is to teach another. Educators have a great responsibility toward those they teach, because everything they do and say has a lifelong impact upon their students. For this reason, it is very important that the children and youth be empowered by allowing them to make their own decisions...

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Quarantine Bubbles When Done Right Limit Risk And Help Fight Loneliness

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Written by: Melissa Hawkins

Quarantine Bubbles When Done Right Limit Coronavirus Risk And Help Fight Loneliness

After three months of lockdowns, many people in the U.S. and around the world are turning to quarantine bubbles, pandemic pods or quaranteams in an effort to balance the risks of the pandemic with the emotional and social needs of life.

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Remember: It's Never Too Late To Belong

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Written by: Will T. Wilkinson

Remember: It's Never Too Late To Belong

Have you ever forgotten something – a name, a place, an event – and struggled to remember, finally giving up, only to have an "ah ah" moment some time later, suddenly recalling what evaded your recollection, maybe in the shower, or driving, or daydreaming by the window, watching the rain?

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How Can I Love Better, Without Conditions or Expectations?

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Written by: Osho

How Can I Love Better, Without Conditions or Expectations?

Love is enough unto itself. It needs no betterment. It is perfect as it is; it is not in any way meant to be more perfect. The very desire shows a misunderstanding about love and its nature. Love is not a quantity. It is a quality, which is immeasurable.

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Neighborhood-based Friendships Making A Comeback For Kids In The Age Of Coronavirus

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Written by: Julie Wargo Aikins

Neighborhood-based Friendships Making A Comeback For Kids In The Age Of Coronavirus

As the weather has warmed in my Midwestern town, my neighborhood is full of children on bicycles pretending to be riding through the Wild West.

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7 Tips To Help Kids Feeling Anxious About Going Back To School

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Written by: Mandie Shean

7 Tips To Help Kids Feeling Anxious About Going Back To School

As COVID-19 lockdown measures are lifted, some children may experience social anxiety about the prospect of returning to school.

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Becoming an Ally to People of Color

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Written by: Joyce Vissell

Becoming an Ally to People of Color

I grew up in Buffalo, New York and, from the time I was just a little girl, my parents, without even knowing it, started training me to become an ally to people of color. I shall be forever grateful to them. My mother emphasized that all humans are created equal and that all, regardless of skin color, are children of God.

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The Fierce Feminine: Challenging Old Values, Old Beliefs, and Old Ideas

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Written by: Anaiya Sophia

The Fierce Feminine: Challenging Old Values, Old Beliefs, and Old Ideas

Allowing the Fierce Feminine to have Her voice creates a lot of waves and surprises! We must realize that by speaking Her voice, we will be challenging the core of those around us.

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Dating Over Zoom? Don't Be Surprised If Those Online Sparks Fizzle In Person

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Written by: Sheril Kirshenbaum

Dating Over Zoom? Don't Be Surprised If Those Online Sparks Fizzle In Person

For those dipping their toes into the dating pool during stay-at-home orders, it’s been like swimming in a version of Netflix’s reality series “Love is Blind.”

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Daily Joy Practice: Embracing A New You Every Day

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Written by: Sanaya Roman

Embracing A New You Every Day

As they grow older, many people constrict their boundaries; they often seek what is comfortable, familiar, and safe. Life becomes a matter of focusing on the petty rather than...

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The Simple and Effective Way to Resolve Differences

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Written by: Jude Bijou

The Simple and Effective Way to Resolve Differences

It’s not just intimate partnerships that are destroyed by not being able to resolve conflict. Business associates, neighbors, friends, and colleagues are affected as well. In each case we have a choice when conflicts arise. We can fight, give in, deny, and avoid, or we can cooperate, collaborate, negotiate, and accommodate.

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