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Our InnerSelf welcomes your inner self.
This week, we have all turned a page as we entered the new year of 2023. Each and every day this year, we will have a choice as to whether we will continue the same old story, the same old script, or if we will transition to new directions, new energies, new possibilities.
Our goal at InnerSelf is to provide you with new attitudes and new possibilities via insights, information, and inspiration to support you on your journey of Life and its challenges and blessings. This is your journey, your script and you are the one who makes the choices as to which direction you want to go in your Life.
However, remember that we are never travelling alone on this journey. Many have come before us, many travel with us, and of course many will follow. Just as those before have shined their light on the future's potential and possibilities, so we open the door to possibilities for those who travel with us, as well as those who come after us... whether they are in our presence or not.
We thus invite you to welcome this new year with us, with its abundance of possibilities in which you can fulfill your potential. Your shining Light will help fulfill the potential of all us us who are experiencing Life here on Earth. This includes not only humans, but animals, plants, etc. We are all together on this journey of Life, and we are all on the same team, whether we are aware of it or not.
So this year, let us join together in Love, Compassion, Joy, Inner and Outer Health, and amazing possibilities for a better life, a better future, and a better experience of togetherness for all us inhabiting this lovely planet. Shine your light on your own path and your light will then help light up the way for others. One for All, and All for One.
Wishing you a wonder-full, loving, joy-full, and compassionate 2023. L'chaim -- To Life!
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Marie T. Russell
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"New Attitudes...New Possibilities"
NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
Living Wild, Loving Free: The Practice of Compassion & Unshakeable Self-Love
Mara Branscombe
When we begin to investigate our life experiences as “material” to reflect back to us the ways in which we can self-direct our healing process, we begin the journey...
Is Your Optimism Defeating You?
Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
If left to whim, we will mostly be driven by our biases and we have lots of them. One that most of us have is an optimism bias.
My Three Gifts for You in this Madhouse Paradise
Will T. Wilkinson
I have three discoveries to share with you that may support your own unique emergence into increasing fulfillment.
Prevention: The Ultimate Tool for Your Health
Kristin Grayce McGary
I have discovered that self-sabotage can be a fundamental, although dysfunctional, aspect of protection. It can be a strategy to avoid change.
Deepening Our Relationship with Food
Candice Covington
Nowadays most everyone is familiar with the unique health benefits of fruits, vegetables, protein, herbs, and spices, and their specific effects on the human organism.
7 Strategies to Boost Your Willpower and Succeed with Your New Year’s Resolutions
Jelena Kecmanovic
It’s that time of year when people make their New Year’s resolutions – indeed, 93% of people set them, according to the American Psychological Association.
Why We Like What We Like
Ana Clemente
We humans, like other cognitive systems, are sensitive to our environment. We use sensory information to guide our behaviour. To be in the world.
10 Healthy Ideas for Staying Hydrated
Lauren Ball and Emily Burch
Have you heard the saying “water is life?” Well, it’s true. Water is an essential nutrient. Our body cannot produce sufficient water to live, so we need to consume water through food and fluids to survive.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Conscious and Aware
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
January 1, 2023 -- As we become aware of our connection with everything and everyone, we also become aware of the effect we have on others (and vice versa)...
How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Work
Lisa A Williams
New Year’s resolutions are set with the best of intentions. But they notoriously fail to translate into lasting behavioural changes.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: A Wish for Everyone
Khenchen Palden Sherab & Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
December 31, 2022 -- Compassion is feeling, deep in your heart, the suffering of others and wishing for them to be free from all pain. The root of compassion is loving-kindness...
Why Holiday Burnout Happens – And 3 Ways to Help You Recover
Jolanta Burke and Justin Laiti
Although Christmas only lasts a few days each year, many of us spend months planning for it. But as enjoyable as all the parties and festivities might be, many people find they feel a bit burnt-out once the holidays have come and gone.
What Ancient Wisdom Can Teach Businesses About Sustainable Finance
Atul K. Shah
some businesses in certain parts of the world operate based on respect for all living beings, not just humans – particularly in countries that adhere to dharmic religions such as Jainism and Hinduism (primarily across the Indian subcontinent, southeast and central Asia).
A Behaviorist’s Guide to New Year’s Resolutions
Rebekah Boynton and Anne Swinbourne
Every year you set out determined to stick to your New Year’s resolutions. But year after year you fall off track and quickly abandon them. So why are resolutions so hard to keep?
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Feelings as Gift and Teacher
Joyce Vissell
December 30, 2022 -- Our feelings are a gift to us to help us more understand ourselves and the world around us.
Why Rituals Have Been Crucial for Humans – And Why We Still Need Them
Michelle Langley
Each December, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, among others, take over our thoughts and our wallets as we participate in ceremonies our ancestors have practised for as long as we can remember. These are all example of traditions. And in most cases, traditions are accompanied by rituals.
How Making New Year’s Resolutions Personal Could Actually Make Them Stick
Bernice Plant
If you feel you consistently fail at your New Year’s resolutions, you are not alone. Despite our good intentions, we’re pretty poor at changing our own behavior
How a Healthy Microbiome Can Reduce the Severity of Infection
Samuel J. White and Philippe B. Wilson
A vast combination of microorganisms live in our gut, including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Collectively, we refer to this as the the microbiome.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Acting and Speaking with Love
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
December 29. 2022 - Acting, and speaking with love and trust in the Ultimate Good will bring us peace within and with our neighbors.
Bringing Back the True Meaning of Giving All Year Round
Rabbi Daniel Cohen
Elijah is a Biblical prophet who appears throughout history to spread light in the midst of darkness. Each of us is encouraged to become our own Elijah by simply doing something nice for someone else.
How Do You Know When Holiday Drinking Is Hurting Your Brain?
Jamie Smolen
For many, the holidays are indeed the most wonderful time of the year. Families and friends come together and enjoy food, good cheer – and, often, alcohol.
Asking People with Memory Loss about Past Holidays Can Help Them Recall Happy Times
Michael R. Nadorff and Mary Dozier
What if you could do something that would help restore memories in some of the people you love?
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Certainty in my Heart
Shai Tubali
December 28, 2022 -- Listen to your heart and gently answer this question: “What do I know? What do I know with certainty within my heart—a certainty that no doubts can reach or harm?”
Ancient Myths and the Geological Events That May Have Inspired Them
Sarah Zielinski
Myths have fed the imaginations and souls of humans for thousands of years. The vast majority of these tales are just stories people have handed down through the ages. But a few have roots in real geological events...
Overworked? Why Good Habits, Not Holidays, Are the Answer
Stacey Parker
Long work hours increase risk of dying from cardiovascular heart disease, risk to family functioning, injury at work, smoking intensity, anxiety, digestive problems, and alcohol abuse. So if we need to work long hours, what can we do to recover?
Do You Know What You Want and What You Need?
Norman Monath
A knowledge of basic psychology can be extremely useful in giving us insights into our psyches so that we can learn our true needs. Anne Miller, a friend of mine, was a mother of five children when she started studying psychology on her own. From this she learned that she wanted to become a lawyer, and...
Giving of Yourself Where You Are Needed: Blessings and Resolutions
Eldon Taylor
One of my fondest Christmas memories happened many years ago. We decided to do something extra special one year, so we worked up a volunteer army of helpers to feed the largest homeless shelter in Salt Lake City. I called upon...
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Living in the Moment
Jocelyn Kessler
December 27, 2022 -- Animals live in the moment. However, once they take on human neuroses, whatever they may be, they have no idea what to do with them.
Buying More Stuff Isn’t the Answer to Happiness
Anthony James
The average German household contains 10,000 items. That’s according to a study cited by Frank Trentmann in his sweeping history of consumption, Empire of Things.
Miracle in Thailand: Acacia’s Story
Nicki Scully
In November of 2005, Acacia was hospitalized and diagnosed with recurrent lymphoma, in her brain, central nervous system, liver, and left kidney. It was clear that they would be unable to “fix” her. We decided to see what it would take to get her to Thailand for the memorial we were planning for Luke...
The Story of Hanukkah: How a Minor Jewish Holiday Was Remade in the Image of Christmas
Rebecca Forgasz
Menorahs have now become ubiquitous features around the world during Hanukkah, from Berlin to New York to Melbourne.
Hangovers: This Is What Happens to Your Body When You’ve Had One Too Many
Hal Sosabowski
Having a few drinks at Christmas is, for some people, as much a part of the festive tradition as presents, decorations or carols.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: The Virtues of Life
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
December 26, 2022 -- Choosing to put into practice the virtues of life, from A to Z.
This Week's Astrological Overview
Astrological Overview and Horoscope: January 2 - 8, 2023
Pam Younghans
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.
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