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This week we look at various forms of hope and connection...
There is hope in the world and that hope is based on connecting with others and with the natural world, and the truths they share and represent, and deciding on what actions to take. Hope also resides in connecting with our inner self, our inner guidance, our inner truth, so that our actions resonate with who we truly are and what we want to create...
Please scroll down for the new articles and videos that were added to the website this week.
Wishing you enjoyable insightful reading, and of course a wonder-full, joy-full, health-full, and loving end of 2021.
Marie T. Russell
editor/publisher,
InnerSelf.com
"New Attitudes...New Possibilities"
NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
Most featured articles are also in audio and video format.
Go to each article for the links.
Two Different Takes on Hope -- One Way Forward
Jude Bijou, author Attitude Reconstruction
Once you truly give up hope, from a state of acceptance -- "People and things are the way are, not the way I think they should be" -- then you are in a position to figure out what you need to do in order to experience more joy, love and peace.
Two Different Takes on Hope -- One Way Forward (Video)
Reaching Out and Interacting with the Spirit World
Robbie Holz, author of Angels in Waiting
Contacting angels is not a matter of raising your face toward heaven and asking--even earnestly pleading--for assistance. All your problems will not be magically solved with the stroke of an angelic wand.
Reaching Out and Interacting with the Spirit World (Video)
Where Is Your Strength? and How Can You Enhance It?
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
We often think our strength comes from physical things like exercise, food, vitamins, and maybe even coffee. Yet is that really the case?
Where Is Your Strength? and How Can You Enhance It? (Video)
How To Decrease Feeling Lonely In Crowded Cities
Andrea Mechelli, King's College London
With reports that loneliness has been on the rise since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are concerns that it could reach epidemic proportions by 2030, unless action is taken.
Support Your Stressed Partner and Boost Your Own Health
Rosie Shrout, Purdue University
Your stress – and how you manage it – is catching. Your stress can spread around, particularly to your loved ones.
Ways For Families to Kiss and Make Up
Karl Pillemer, Cornell University
Anyone whose experiences don’t live up to the holiday hype may find this difficult or disappointing, but those feelings may be felt even more acutely among those involved in family rifts...
Did Charles Dickens Capture The Real Meaning Of Christmas In ‘A Christmas Carol’?
Jade McClain, New York University
Dickens consciously thought of A Christmas Carol as a message book, which he hoped would deliver what he called a 'sledge-hammer' blow on behalf of ameliorating the suffering of the urban poor...
What Capitalism Can Learn From Religion
Atul K. Shah, City, University of London
It may be the season for peace on Earth and goodwill to all men, but you don’t have to look very far in the financial pages to find stories about businesses doing exactly the opposite.
The Hidden Math Behind Favorite Christmas Films
Stephen Langston, University of the West of Scotland
What makes Christmas special to you? Festive experiences tend to include a series of selected elements that influence our sense of nostalgia, triggering good feelings, happy memories and emotional vulnerabilities...
Why Being Good At Math Is Important To Your Everyday Life
Wändi Bruine de Bruin, USC and Paul Slovic, University of Oregon
The ability to understand and use numbers is central to modern adult life because numbers are everywhere.
Minimize Tech Addiction: Make That Gift Meaningful
Alissa N. Antle, Simon Fraser University
What do wireless speakers, streaming music subscriptions, smartphones and customized game controllers have in common?
What’s The Point of Holiday Gifts?
Dimitris Xygalatas, University of Connecticut
What’s the point of it all? Shouldn’t the holiday season simply be about family, friends and food? And wouldn’t everyone just be better off spending their own money on things they know they want?
Feeling Christmas and Holiday Stress? This Can Help!
Trudy Meehan and Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Christmas has even been linked to an increased risk of heart attack possibly due to the yearly pressure and emotional distress...
Horoscope: Week of December 27, 2021-January 2, 2022
Pam Younghans, NorthPoint Astrology
This weekly astrological journal is based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart.
Horoscope: Week of December 27, 2021-January 2, 2022 (Video)
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