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This week we reflect on authenticity. Trying to please others, reaching for someone else's goal for you, trying to "fit in"... none of this is authentic, and none of this brings happiness. Being authentic includes being authentically loving, learning to trust our intuition and telepathic communications, being true to our Self, and trusting that we are always guided to the right place at the right time.
I invite you to scroll through this week's featured articles and tune in to the ones that are calling to your authentic self... and also check out our numerous additional articles... bringing you information, insights, and inspiration... from our inner self to yours.
Wishing you enjoyable insightful reading, and of course a wonder-full, joy-full, and loving week.
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NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
Mastering The Art of Loving Is A Lifelong Challenge
Written by Armin A. Zadeh
Can love be learned? In principle, yes, but there are important requirements. Love necessitates a positive, embracing view of ourselves and of life. Fromm claimed that only a person who has reached developmental maturity is truly capable of loving. Such maturity implies self-acceptance and overcoming narcissism.
Article is continued here: Mastering The Art of Loving Is A Lifelong Challenge
Is it Authentic Telepathic Communication or My Own Thoughts?
Written by Nancy Windheart
One of the biggest challenges that we as humans face in reclaiming our natural ability to communicate telepathically is differentiating authentic telepathic communication from the thoughts, ideas, and projections of our human intellectual, thinking minds.
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The American Dream: Our Energy Quality Determines Our Output Quality
Written by Eileen Workman
What happens if, instead of coming from fear of our own past, we initiate change from a state of quiet confidence that the changes we collectively wish to explore are being investigated to discover whether or not they might carry us to a HIGHER state of being than we are presently experiencing—even if there’s nothing significantly “wrong” with our present conditions.
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The True Meaning of Authenticity
Written by Teal Swan
Each and every person comes into this life as a unique expression of Source consciousness. This means each person comes in with a unique essence, like an energetic signature. We come in with a unique purpose, along with unique thoughts, feelings, desires and needs. All this and our role within the greater universe is embedded in our essence.
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How Light and Life Always Guide Us Home
Written by Jacob Liberman, O.D., Ph.D.
When I moved into a rented cottage on Maui, Hawaii, some years ago, I found a little Russian Blue cat with gray fur and yellow eyes sitting on the porch staring at me. I learned that she was feral and that my neighbor Koa called her Pepper, and that she came by around the same time every day.
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Who Wants To Live To A Hundred?
by Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard
While the ageing of society has become one of the givens in today’s world, less is made of the lived experience of the…
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Suspending Little Kids Can Do More Harm Than Good
by Jared Wadley
When schools suspend kindergartners and first-graders, some find it a challenge to turn things around in their academic…
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Can You Tell Fact From Fiction In The News?
by Kathleen Williams and Jocelyn Nettlefold
Have you clicked through to this article from your news feed? Are you checking it on your phone? More of us are…
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Mastering The Art of Loving: A Lifelong Challenge
by Armin A. Zadeh
Can love be learned? In principle, yes, but there are important requirements. Love necessitates a positive, embracing…
Article is continued here: Mastering The Art of Loving: A Lifelong Challenge
Our Taste For Beer May Go Back 13,000 Years
by Melissa De Witte
Researchers have discovered evidence of the earliest brewmasters to date, a finding that might stir an old debate: What…
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What a Society Designed for Well-Being Looks Like
by Tabita Green
Economic justice goes a long way toward improving mental health up and down the socioeconomic ladder.
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Minority Job Applicants: Less Pay And Lower Odds Of Getting Hired
by George B. Cunningham
Race-based discrimination is common in the hiring process. For example, racial minorities are less likely than whites…
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Is That Midlife Crisis Really Alzheimer's Disease?
by Carmela Tartaglia
Imagine you tell your 55 year-old mom you’re going to get married and she’s too disorganized to help you with the…
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How To Love Craft Your Relationships For Health And Happiness
by Carrie Jenkins
You know how to find happiness: Just meet Prince Charming (or Cinderella), overcome all obstacles, get married. The…
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Vital For Life, Heat And Power – What You Never Knew About Salt Water
by Timothy Duignan
Your tongue is a salt detector – it dissolves the solid salt crystals sprinkled on your chips to create an intense…
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Low-carb Versus High-carb – Is The Evidence Really Contradictory?
by Duane Mellor
It isn’t surprising that people are confused about nutrition when the media presents different findings as gladiatorial…
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How The Modern World Blurs The Boundaries Between Night And Day
by Robert Shaw
Night has always been a difficult realm for humans: we’ve had to learn to cope with the cold and the dark to thrive in…
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How To Make A Good First Impression
by Diana Pinto
Going to university for the first time can be a daunting experience for anyone. The biggest fear many have is leaving…
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Study Shows BPA Substitutes May Cause Same Health Issues As The Original
by Patricia Hunt and Tegan Horan
The credibility of scientific findings hinges on their reproducibility. As a scientist, it is therefore disastrous when…
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How Much Plastic Does It Take To Kill A Turtle?
by Britta Denise Hardesty, Chris Wilcox, Kathy Ann Townsend and Qamar Schuyler
We know there is a lot of plastic in the ocean, and that turtles (and other endangered species) are eating it. It is…
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Knee Arthroscopy Is One Of The Most Common And Why The Least Effective Surgeries
by Ian Harris, Denise O'Connor and Rachelle Buchbinder
More than 70,000 knee arthroscopies were performed in 2011 in Australia and, though rates of the surgical procedure are…
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Why We Like Some Words More Than Others
by Carmen Álvarez-Mayo
When we listen to a foreign language, we may hear sounds which do not exist in our mother tongue, and may sound…
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Is It Safe To Use Probiotics And Prebiotics To Treat Disease?
by Amreen Bashir
The link between gut microbes and health is now well established. As a result, researchers have been investigating the…
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Do Psychotropic Drugs Enhance, Or Diminish, Human Agency?
by Rami Gabrie
From medication to recreational and spiritual substances, drugs offer us respite from pain, open opportunities for…
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Is Vegetarian India A Myth?
by Tani Khara
India has a reputation as a vegetarian nation, and Indians certainly consume far less meat than the global average. But…
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Why We Love Robotic Dogs, Puppets And Dolls
by Brent Rodriguez-Plate
There’s a lot of hype around the release of Sony’s latest robotic dog. It’s called “aibo,” and is promoted as using…
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Is Our Shared Reality Fraying
by Arie Kruglanski
What’s different is that in the past, debates about the status of truth primarily took place in intellectual cafes and…
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Walking Gives Older Women’s Hearts A Health Boost
by David Hill
Walking significantly lowers the risk of heart failure in older women, a new study shows. The study of more than…
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The Neoliberal Myth Of The Superhero Businesswoman Holds Us All Back
by Melissa Yoong
We’ve read the stories and seen the figures. We know that women are still underrepresented at the decision making…
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Why Happiness Is The Metric Of The Future
by Jessica Pykett
Most recently, New Zealand announced that its 2019 budget will report on how national spending impacts on well-being.…
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How Meteorologists Predict The Next Big Hurricane
by Mark Bourassa and Vasu Misra, Florida State University
Hurricane Florence is heading toward the U.S. coast, right at the height of hurricane season. Hurricanes can cause…
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Do Blind People Really Have Better Hearing?
by Loes van Dam
The sensation of sound occurs when the vibrations from sounds enter our ear and cause little hairlike structures …
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6 Questions You Can Ask A Loved One To Help Screen For Suicide Risk
by Andres Pumariega
Suicide rates in the United States have increased by 25-30 percent since 1999. This is particularly true for youth ages…
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What Happens When You Hold In A Fart?
by Clare Collins
Ever been in a situation where passing wind is going to be hugely embarrassing and you’ve had to hold in a fart? Let’s…
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How Self-Help In The Age Of Responsibility Denies Unequal Realities
by Galen Watts
Contemporary self-help teachings assure us that we are the makers of our own destiny, that we have within us the power…
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How Will My Divorce Affect My Kids?
by Kim Halford
Most children adjust well to parental separation and divorce, at least in the long term. A minority of children of…
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Is There Any Real Distinction Between High And Low Pleasures?
by Julian Baggini
Parents often say that they don’t mind what their children do in life just as long as they are happy. Happiness and…
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Is Healthy Food Really More Expensive Than Unhealthy Food?
by Charlie Middleton
The idea that healthy food costs more than junk food is something I hear a lot. Students tell me they’d like to eat…
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Simple Blood Test Could Read People's Internal Clock
by Rosemary Braun
Your body’s internal clock – the circadian rhythm – regulates an enormous variety of processes: when you sleep and…
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Will We Repeat Prehistoric Vegetation Loss?
by Mari Jensen
Unless we reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the current warming from climate change may drive a dramatic shift in…
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Difficult Childhood Experiences Could Make Us Age Prematurely
by Amanda Hughes and Meena Kumari
We know that comparatively disadvantaged people, even in rich countries, have worse health and shorter life expectancy…
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7 Strategies to Turn Trauma Into Strength
by Michaela Haas
When Army surgeon Rhonda Cornum regained consciousness after her helicopter crashed, she looked up to see five Iraqi…
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Making Society Civil Again
by Jordan Richard Schoenherr
The United States media has been awash with debates about civility in recent months after a number of officials in…
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5 Types Of Food To Increase Your Psychological Well-being
by Megan Lee and Joanne Bradbury
We all know eating “healthy” food is good for our physical health and can decrease our risk of developing diabetes,…
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Wasps, Aphids And Ants And The Other Honey Makers
by Manu Saunders
There are seven species of Apis honey bee in the world, all of them native to Asia, Europe and Africa. Apis mellifera…
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Pushing Through The Misconceptions To Know Yourself
by Charlie Huenemann
We all know the most famous bit of ancient advice inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi: Know thyself. It’s a…
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How Passports Evolved To Help Governments Regulate Your Movement
by John Torpey
The Trump administration is denying passports to U.S. citizens who live in Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border, according…
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Astrological Journal for the Week
Written by Pam Younghans
This weekly column (updated every Sunday afternoon) is based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies... Read this week's journal here
It is also highly beneficial to reread the past week's astrological journal as it gives a hindsight view of the events that took place and may provide many "ah-ha" insights.
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