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: Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart discusses spiritual awakening as it relates to two aspects of life: the acquisition of things, and the activities we engage in.
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- Written by: Marie T. Russell
One hears a lot about nurturing... nurturing one's self, nurturing loved ones, children, etc. I have been advised many times in my life to pay more attention to myself, and to nurture myself. Not feeling too clear at one time about what that meant (since I had never learned how to nurture myself), I asked...
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- Written by: Eileen Campbell
Realistic hope enables us to believe that we can cope with what lies ahead and gives us the courage to step into the unknown. Without being prepared to take a risk, we don’t make new discoveries about ourselves or what it means to be a human being, nor can we find the fulfillment and happiness we long for.
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- Written by: Stephen Nachmanovitch
What’s wrong with reality? A friend is disappointed in love. He tells me, “It didn’t turn out like the picture in my head.” The power lines alongside the tree-dotted highway slide against the sky like an empty bar of sheet music. “Love,” he says, “isn’t what I thought it was.”
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- Written by: Charles Eisenstein
My childhood perceptions were part of a narrative I call the Story of the People, in which humanity was destined to create a perfect world through science, reason, and technology: to conquer nature, transcend our animal origins, and engineer a rational society.
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- Written by: Rita Milios
Would you like to experience your personal best? To feel confident, secure, competent, poised and self-assured? Would you perhaps like to work at a fulfilling job? Would you like to control your own future? Most of us would answer a resounding "Yes!" to at least some of the above questions.
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- Written by: Gene Basin
The physical body is a biological robot. This biological robot is under the control of the Computer Brain. There is absolutely nothing that is outside of our actions and our thoughts that is outside the relationship between the biological computer and your body. Your body does everything your brain commands it to do.
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- Written by: Tarun Katapally
Physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for death globally and has reached the status of a global pandemic — a definition that is usually associated with infectious diseases like influenza.
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- Written by: Roberto Zenit & Javier Rodríguez Rodríguez
Think of the last time you had something to celebrate. If you toasted the happy occasion, your drink was probably alcoholic – and bubbly.
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- Written by: Chuck Finder
Companies moving to a pay-for-performance process may lead to an increase the number of employees taking anxiety and depression medication, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Sandra Knispel
Seeking solitude—for the right reasons—can be good for first-year college students, research suggests.
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- Written by: Brian Sheen
Two dormant chemicals in the same container can co-exist uneventfully, then when a third property is added, this third chemical acts as a catalyst for creating a reaction when shaken or stirred. So it goes with self-improvement...
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- Written by: Rachel Griess
Choosing to forget something might take more mental effort than trying to remember it, according to new research.
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- Written by: Janette Hillis-Jaffe
A powerful antidote to the fear and anxiety sometimes stirred up by a health condition is joy. And sometimes joy can feel in short supply when dealing with health challenges. If we want joy, we have to actively reach for it. We’ll explore some ways to do that.
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- Written by: Dominique Antiglio
Perhaps you’re feeling a little chaotic in your mind — or worrying about everything and losing sight of what is important and what isn’t. Hands up then, everyone! It is a very likely state for a lot of us as we can often feel that a lot of demands are put on us.
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- Written by: Christina Reeves and Dimitrios Spanos
During my own transformation, I came face-to-face with all my needs, wants, patterns and beliefs and I learned to see them all, to dissect them, to untangle their root causes, and to weed my garden of life. It was during this time that I also experienced the difference between Joy and Happiness.
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- Written by: Eileen Reynolds
Taking pictures for the purpose of sharing can detract from the enjoyment of the experience, according to new research.
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- Written by: Shirley Trickett
Embracing self-love can lead to significant emotional breakthroughs, such as catharsis and abreaction. These processes help individuals release pent-up emotions and confront past traumas, ultimately fostering personal growth and healing. Techniques like cognitive therapy and self-talk can empower individuals to change their negative thought patterns and improve their mental well-being.
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- Written by: Kurt Greenbaum
Herding behavior can make us “individually smarter, but collectively dumber,” according to new research on how people make forecasts in a group.
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- Written by: Joyce Vissell
When our three children were living with us, we had a family dinner each night. As we were eating, we always asked, “Tell us something good that happened to you today.” We all took turns telling something good that had happened. We wanted our children to focus first on the good in life.
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- Written by: Alan Cohen
Notice the strong correlation between our expectations and our experience? Everything that happens to us is related to our beliefs about who we are, what we deserve, and what the universe is capable of supplying. The game is...
