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One thing that is becoming clear is that we are all connected. Something that takes place on the other side of the planet affects us here. Prime examples: Covid-19 which started in China; the nuclear waste that leaked into the Pacific Ocean after a tsunami hit a nuclear plant in Japan; the Sargassum seaweed from the North Atlantic Ocean that is starting to cover the beaches of the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Gulf coast of Mexico, Florida and Texas. And then there is the pollution, plastic and otherwise, that washes up on beaches everywhere which comes from all over; and of course there is the warming and rising oceans.
And on an energetic level, we are also affected by the destruction that we hear or see in the news from wildfires, tornados, hurricanes, flooding, droughts, shootings, etc. We can no longer stand separate from it all. We are affected either directly, or indirectly through our fears, sadness and other emotions that arise as we hear about tragedy after tragedy.
This reminds us that we are all connected. Everyone everywhere is part of our family and our inner circle. It's not "us against them", but it's all for one, and one for all. We can no longer pretend that we are "separate from it all". We are all in it together. One Planet, One World, One Humanity. By joining with others in love and harmony, we help carve a path of unity and connection so that we can create a better world, right here and right now. Forget about "the afterlife", or "life on Mars", or other escapist scenarios. We are here now, and this is where we must take action and create our today and our children's tomorrows.
We can all participate in making it a better world. And these choices involve our family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, people we meet in stores or speak to on the phone... every contact presents us with choices: giving love or withholding love; community or separation; collaboration or competition. Moment by moment, our choices create our today and our tomorrow.
This week we focus on community, collaboration, cooperation, connection.
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Marie T. Russell
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NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
The Power of All in Community for the Greatest Good
Rabbi Wayne Dosick
It used to be that America was a “front porch” country. We knew our neighbors and had block parties on the Fourth of July.
How We Are Kept from the Good Life and Community by Consumerism
Cormac Russell and John McKnight
Consumerism carries two related messages that dampen the impulse to discover hidden treasure in our own neighborhoods.
The Collective Rite of Passage That Is Climate Change
Connie Zweig, Ph.D.
The mountain roads around my home are flooding, only weeks after we escaped wildfires. Climate change is here now. And all of it—human civilization, the animals, the Earth itself—is at risk. We are in a collective rite of passage. Not at the threshold—but fully in it.
The Five Stages of the Healing Journey: The Five I’s
Edward Tick, PhD
Healing is the leap out of a victim identity and into survivorship and service, out of suffering and into myth, out of the personal and into the collective, out of history, politics, society, and culture and into the universal.
How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed and Start Feeling Calm
Jude Bijou
Overwhelm is what happens when we have too much input coming in and we get overloaded. It's easy to lump everything together, distorting the significance in the grand scheme of things...
Pluto in Aquarius: Transforming Society, Empowering Progress
Pam Younghans
Dwarf planet Pluto left the sign of Capricorn and entered Aquarius on March 23, 2023. Pluto's sign changes are always significant, auguring a major shift and the start of a new phase in our individual and collective evolutionary process.
Is It Time to Hug the Federal Reserve?
Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com with assistance of GeorgeGPT
The Federal Reserve has come under closer scrutiny as of late in our battle with inflation. And politicians left and right love to pick on the Fed.
How to Rewire Your Brain to Feel Good on Mondays
Cristina R. Reschke and Jolanta Burke
If you hate Mondays, you’re most certainly in good company. After a couple of days off, many of us have difficulty settling back into our routines and work duties.
How Misogyny Influencers Cater to Young Men’s Anxieties
Emily Setty
These influencers post content to thousands of followers in videos and podcasts, offering advice about relationships, mental health and wellbeing, and achieving material success and status.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Immense Potential
Rena Greenberg
March 26, 2023 - Getting in touch with the deeper resources inside yourself—the strength, love, courage, and innate protection—will help you to associate with the deeper parts of yourself...
Why Athletes Should Develop Mindfulness
Jennifer Meggs
Athletes at the very highest level of their sport face the challenge of performing consistently under pressure amid many potential distractions, including performance anxiety, crowd behavior, their own and others’ expectations, and the responses of their opponents.
How COVID-19 Can Cause Lasting Lung Damage
Jeffrey M. Sturek and Alexandra Kadl
Long COVID includes a wide range of symptoms such as brain fog, fatigue, cough and shortness of breath. These symptoms can result from damage to or malfunctioning of multiple organ systems...
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Notice Your Feelings
Barbara Berger
March 25, 2023 - Make it your daily practice to notice, every day, as often as you can during the course of your day, how things are feeling to you.
Moving in with Your Partner? Talk about These 3 Things First
Kristina S. Brown
Partners who live together typically come to this significant place in their relationship in one of two ways – what some clinicians call “sliding versus deciding.”
The Shocking Truth about Dirt and Germs in Hotel Rooms
Primrose Freestone
For most of us, staying in a hotel room is either something of a necessity – think business travel – or something to look forward to as part of a holiday or wider excursion.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Unconditional Love
Marcus T. Anthony, Ph.D.
March 24, 2023 - Remember, each time you judge yourself or deny parts of yourself, you retract from the unconditional love that is your birthright.
Why the Ethics of Octopus Farming Is So Troubling
Lindsay Hamilton
Octopus is a popular ingredient in many cuisines, with some 420,000 metric tonnes of this mollusc being caught worldwide each year.
Why Sitting with Crossed Legs Could Be Bad for You
Adam Taylor
Are you sitting comfortably? Just pause for a moment and without adjusting, notice your posture. What are your legs doing? Are they crossed? And are you a right or left crosser?
How the Bottled Water Industry Is Masking the Global Water Crisis
Zeineb Bouhlel and Vladimir Smakhtin
Bottled water is one of the world’s most popular beverages, and its industry is making the most of it. Since the millennium, the world has advanced significantly towards the goal of safe water for all.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Invisible World
Michelle-Jeanne Noel
March 23, 2023 - The invisible world around us constantly helps us and sends us signals.
How Bad Is Vaping?
Nicole Lee and Brigid Clancy, PhD
Vaping regularly makes headlines, with some campaigning to make e-cigarettes more available to help smokers quit, while others are keen to see vaping products banned, citing dangers, especially for teens.
Frozen and Canned Foods Can Be More Nutritious than Fresh Produce
Gunter Kuhnle and Keshavan Niranjan
Fruits and vegetables begin to lose nutrients as soon as they’re picked. They can lose up to half of some nutrients within a couple of days of being harvested.
Faces Created by AI Now Look More Real than Genuine Photos
Manos Tsakiris
Even if you think you are good at analysing faces, research shows many people cannot reliably distinguish between photos of real faces and images that have been computer-generated. This is particularly problematic now that computer systems can create realistic-looking photos of people who don’t exist.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: The Heart's Desire
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
March 22, 2023 - When you sense that you really don't feel like doing something... stop and ask yourself what you really would like to do at this time.
ChatGPT Reminds Us Why Good Questions Matter
Stefaan G. Verhulst
By producing resumes, essays, jokes and even poetry in response to prompts, the software brings into focus not just language models’ arresting power, but the importance of framing our questions correctly.
3 Ways to Use Food to Promote Heart Health
Shannan M. Grant et al
Your diet — the foods and drinks you eat, not short-term restrictive programs — can impact your heart disease risk. Evidence-based approaches to eating are used by dietitians and physicians to prevent and treat cardiovascular (heart) disease.
How To Make Your Clothes Last Longer
Sajida Gordon
Every garment will wear out after repeated wearing and washing. On average, an item of clothing lasts around five years before being thrown away.
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Being Peace
James F. Twyman
March 21, 2023 - Will the experience of praying peace, of becoming peace, take us safely past this threshold...
InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration: Always Better
Alan Cohen
March 20, 2023 - "I am always doing better than I think I am."
This Week's Astrological Overview
Astrological Overview & Horoscope: March 27-April 2, 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 the link to the video version of this Astrological Overview for the week, see the section below )Videos added...)
Videos Added To YouTube This Week
Astrological Overview: March 27 - April 2, 2023
Written and Narrated by Pam Younghans.
An Abundance of Pleasure Is Possible For All
Written by Julia Paulette Hollenbery and Narrated by Marie T. Russell.
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