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We all yearn for happiness, joy, health, love... all those wonderful blessings that are attainable on Planet Earth. Yet, so many of us are lacking one or many of those experiences. It's easy, and often almost innate, to blame others for our problems, and of course many times there are a lot of external influences that make our journey more stressful and more challenging. However, the only way to amend our own life situation is for us to take charge of our life... to accept responsibility for what comes next... and to make changes in ourselves as well as in the world around us.
This week, as with every week, we bring you articles to assist you on your path. We all need a friend, a guide, a teacher, a mentor, and they are available in many places... in animals, in our own mind, in facing our fears, in travelling in time through our memories, daydreams, and in dreaming the future.
The answers are all around us, but they are mostly within us... because even when we discover a new teaching, a new method, a new thought in the outside world, we need to validate it with our own inner being to see if it applies to us, if it is to be part of our journey. The articles we offer you on InnerSelf are intended to assist you in that quest.
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NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
What Animals Can Teach Us
Andrew Harvey and Carolyn Baker, Ph.D.,
Let us contemplate at least eight lessons animals can teach us, if we dare to open to them.
Turning the Mind to Peace
Hugh and Gayle Prather
To make our state of mind more important than what we are doing is to walk a spiritual path. That’s pretty basic. But it all becomes a little more complicated...
The Yin Yang of Outside-In and Inside-Out Culture
Ellen Meredith
If you were born before the year 2000, you most likely experienced the old reality, which I have come to think of as the outside-in culture.
Time: A Loop & Reunion with the Past, Present & Future
Carol Day
The act of recalling memories or dreaming into the future is an intimate relationship with longing.
Do You Have Any Fears of Success and Failure?
MaryAnn DiMarco
Fear happens. It’s unavoidable. It’s part of what makes us human. When fear rears its ugly head, it creates havoc. Though this is never an easy experience, it can be particularly damaging for spiritual Lightworkers.
9 Rules to Make You Better at Email and Less of a Jerk-Face
Matthew Dicks
Email is often a means of informal communication. As such, you can dramatically decrease the amount of time spent on email with short, efficient replies. Dispense with formalities whenever possible and increase efficiency.
Too Hot to Sleep: Nights Are Warming Faster than Days
Stephen Burtng
Sleeping at the height of summer can sometimes feel impossible. And with gruelling heatwaves becoming more common...
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Joy as a daily habit
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
February 19, 2023 - Maybe we could start each day by asking ourselves "Where is my joy today?" And making a point of creating at least one experience of joy...
How the Apple Became the Forbidden Fruit
Andrea Alexander
At a certain point, "readers of the Old French version of Genesis understood the statement 'Adam and Eve ate a pom' to mean 'Adam and Eve ate an apple,'" explains Azzan Yadin-Israel.
What Is Good Blood Pressure?
Wändi Bruine de Bruin and Mark Huffman
Stunning as it may sound, nearly half of Americans ages 20 years and up – or more than 122 million people – have high blood pressure.
Are Plastic Alternatives Safe for Your Health?
Xavier Coumoul et al
Plastic pollution is now pervasive in our environment, contaminating everywhere from our homes and workplaces to the planet’s deepest recesses. The problem regularly makes headlines, with the spotlight turned toward ocean pollution in particular.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Caring for the World
Bill Plotkin, Ph.D.
February 18, 2023 - The primary question, then, is not, How do I take care of myself or my family or my community? but, How do I care for the world?
Turning 50? Four Things to Improve Your Health and Well-Being
Jay Maddock
Entering a new decade is often a time to pause and reflect on our lives, particularly when reaching middle age. For 50-year-old American men, the average remaining life expectancy is 28 more years; for women, it’s 32.
The Bible: Jesus Was Not a Homophobe
Gerald West
What does the Bible say about homosexuality? For starters, Jesus wasn’t a homophobe.
Why Humpback Whales Are Singing Less and Fighting More
Rebecca Dunlop
Australian humpback whales are singing less and fighting more. Should we be worried?
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Learning from situations we're in
Dr. Allan G. Hunter
February 17, 2023 - We, ourselves, helped to bring about the situations we’re in. We can learn from them and let them go.
How To Spot A Catfish Relationship
Evita March
In a study by myself and Cassandra Lauder at Federation University, we wanted to find out what psychological traits were common among people who conduct behaviours associated with catfishing.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: The Highest Vision of Ourselves
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
February 16, 2023 - If we all lived up to our highest vision of ourselves, we would also inspire others to do the same.
What Are the End Results of Insects Vanishing Worldwide
Stuart Reynolds
Over the past 20 years a steady trickle of scientific papers has reported that there are fewer insects than there used to be. Both the combined weight (what scientists call biomass) and diversity of insect species have declined.
The Risks and Rewards of Being Single
Simon Sherry
For many people, the dominant narrative insists that to be in a romantic relationship is to be happy. And for many single people, the day can come with pressure to find a partner.
Why Populism Has an Enduring and Ominous Appeal
Daniel Drache and Marc D. Froese
Max Weber, the founder of modern sociology, once argued that charismatic politicians are seen by their followers as saviours and heroes. But they are just as likely to be charlatans and swindlers.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Accept & Enjoy Your Blessings
Paulo Coelho
February 15, 2023 - If I do not accept and enjoy these blessings today, I lose them forever.
A Brief History of the Soulmate
Tony Milligan
One of the difficult things about working on the philosophy of love is that human relationships change, but our dominant images of love tend to remain the same.
Why Psychopaths Have Thrived through History
Jonathan R Goodman
When you start to notice them, psychopaths seem to be everywhere. This is especially true of people in powerful places. By one estimate, as many as 20% of business leaders have “clinically relevant levels” of psychopathic tendencies...
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Being a Planetary Healer
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
February 14, 2023 - We are the healers. We are Love. And we must live it everywhere in every way. We must think it, say it, be it, and do it.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Living from an Open Heart
Lawrence Doochin
February 13, 2023 - We can always control our ability to live from an open heart, to be kind, and to show compassion and love to ourselves and others.
This Week's Astrological Overview
Astrological Overview and Horoscope: Feb. 20-26, 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.
For video version of the Astrological Overview, see Video section below.
Videos Added To YouTube This Week
Astrological Overview: February 20 - 26, 2023
Written and Narrated by Pam Younghans.
Is It Punishment or Divine Gift?
Written by Joyce Vissell. Narrated by Marie T. Russell.
Seeking Spiritual Perfection: Faith in a Better Tomorrow
Written and Narrated by Marie T. Russell.
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