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Many of us work with "to do" lists. Often they include short-term items like remember to buy toothpaste, or other chores that need to be done that day or that week. However, we also have an "inner to do list" which consists of steps along our life's journey.
This week we bring you articles that offer a combination of both. We start off with "Connecting With Earth And Her Gifts" and follow it up with "Do Not Give Up What You Want Most for What You Want Right Now". Then, Jude Bijou presents "5 Steps To Get The Upper Hand Over Your Moods"
and Anadi Martel introduces "Feeling SAD? The Ups and Downs of Bright Light Therapy (BLT)". Rabbi Daniel Cohen rounds up our featured articles with his daughter's item on her to do list: "Make Gratitude Great: The Daily Journal".
And of course we have numerous articles on a variety of topics, as we do each week. Scroll down below for the links to all of the new articles of the week.
Wishing you enjoyable insightful reading, and of course a wonder-full, joy-full, and loving week.
Marie T. Russell
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InnerSelf.com
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NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
Connecting With Earth And Her Gifts
Written by Cheralyn Darcey
The opportunity to connect to Earth and her gifts in modern times is often waved away as a childish fantasy or an outdated practice, yet the impact of this disconnect is creating huge problems in our environment and mental health. To those who wave away our connectedness with Earth as a fantasy, I offer you an alternative way to consider these practices.
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Do Not Give Up What You Want Most for What You Want Right Now
Written by Carly Pollack
The most powerful influence on the human mind is our core beliefs about our identity, who we think we are. If you have a core belief that you are lazy or that the world is out to get you, no matter how much you try to be more productive or to feel safer in this world, you will sabotage your efforts to align with your core belief.
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5 Steps To Get The Upper Hand Over Your Moods
Written by Jude Bijou, M.A., M.F.T.
Funky moods obscure our experience for hours, days, weeks, or even longer. Left unattended, they shape our personalities and determine the quality of our lives. We think that we have no control over our moods but the truth is quite the contrary.
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Feeling SAD? The Ups and Downs of Bright Light Therapy (BLT)
Written by Anadi Martel
In the 1980s, health professionals began to practice bright light therapy (BLT) to treat a chronobiological disorder found mostly in northern countries—seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, a form of depression occurring during winter months. Researchers have concluded that SAD is also caused by habits of modern life that lead us to spend most of our days indoors under artificial lighting.
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Make Gratitude Great: The Daily Journal
Written by Rabbi Daniel Cohen
No matter how stressful the day might be with six children running around, my mother's always exhibited an optimistic outlook on life. Her spirit lives in me. Her attitude of gratitude is also ingrained within her namesake, my oldest daughter, Sara Malka, who taught me a valuable tool for living an inspired life.
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Simple Steps For Cultivating A Revolution In Your Backyard
by Anne Biklé and David R. Montgomery
When we broke ground for a garden at our 80-year-old house in the middle of Seattle, we took the most obvious thing for…
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What Are Panic Attacks And What's Happening When We Have Them?
by Lynne Harris
What would you think was happening to you if out of nowhere your heart started to race, you were drenched in sweat, you…
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Bereaved Who Take Comfort In Digital Messages From Dead Loved Ones Live In Fear Of Losing Them
by Debra Bassett
The internet is changing how we converse with the dead. While the bereaved have traditionally visited graves or burial…
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How Younger Kids With Autism Struggle With Distractions
by Eric Stann
Before age 10, children with autism struggle with ability to block out visual distractions and focus on a specific…
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Young People Striking From School See Climate Change For The Life-threatening Issue It Is
by David Rousell and Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles
Students around the world are walking out of school once more, as part of ongoing strikes to protest governments’…
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Why Singing In Your Head Could Mess Up Your Pitch
by Bert Gambini
Singing a song in your head before actually singing it could be nudging you out of tune, according to new research.
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Monopoly Was Designed 100 Years Ago To Teach The Dangers Of Capitalism
by Benjamin Hoy
Have you played Monopoly lately? Or maybe snakes and ladders? These board games are examples of 100-year-old games that…
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The Psychology Of Fear And Hate, And What Each Of Us Can Do To Stop It
by Stephen Croucher
As an immigrant to New Zealand, I am saddened and outraged by the events in Christchurch. The apparent innocence of New…
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Why 90% Of Heart Guidelines Aren’t Based On Best Evidence
by Sarah Avery
Less than 10 percent of the treatment recommendations US doctors rely on to manage care for heart patients are based on…
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How Coyote Puppies Adjust To Life Around People
by Hannah Hickey
Coyotes can habituate to humans quickly and habituated parents pass this fearlessness on to their offspring, research…
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Is It Ethical To Genetically Engineer People?
by Rebecca Beyer
Bioethicist Matthew Liao is open to genetic engineering in theory, but he says he was rather horrified to learn that…
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How Our Eyes Show When We Make Certain Mistakes
by Alexis Blue
When humans make certain types of mistakes, their pupils change size, according to new research.
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Tooth Whitening – Don’t Gamble With Your Teeth
by Damien Walmsley
People seem to be hypnotised by the lure of having teeth that are whiter than an Oscars ceremony. Studies show that…
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Conspiracy Theories Fuel Prejudice Towards Minority Groups
by Daniel Jolley and Karen Douglas
Some 60% of British people believe in at least one conspiracy theory, a recent poll reveals.
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Why We Succeed Or Fail With Help From Our Friends
by Melissa De Witte
To understand why people succeed or fail, look at their circle of friends. Like it or not, says economist Matthew…
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What Do We Mean By Meaning?
by Jamie Freestone
Most of us want our lives to have meaning. But what do we mean by meaning? What is meaning?
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How We Discovered That It Is Possible To Feel Optimism For Others
by Andreas Kappes
As any good storyteller knows, people have a lot of faith in fictional heroes and their ability to beat all odds.
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How The Terror Of Climate Change Is Transforming Young People's Identity
by Blanche Verlie
On March 14 2019, at least 50 rallies were planned across Australia and expected to draw thousands of students walking…
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The Truth About St. Patrick's Day
by James Farrelly
In 1997, my students and I traveled to Croagh Patrick, a mountain in County Mayo, as part of a study abroad program…
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Is Bigger Always Better, Or Will The Tiny Inherit The Earth?
by Klaus M Stiefel
As I scuba dive in Oslob Bay off Cebu Island in the Philippines, I see a tiny shadow dart over the surface of the…
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How Diets Can Do More Than Help You Lose Weight And Save The Planet
by Adrienne Rose Bitar
Fad diets have long been brushed off as selfish, superficial quests to lose weight.
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What Is This Thing Called The Immune System?
by Fabien B. Vincent, et al
The immune system is an integral part of our body, keeping us safe from diseases – from the common cold to more severe…
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Meat Consumption Is Changing But It's Not Because Of Vegans
by Michael von Massow, et al
Meat consumption in North America is changing. Product developers and policy-makers need to understand the reasons for…
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How To Stay Optimistic When It Feels Like The Environment Is Falling Apart
by Dominic McAfee, et al
Humans love optimism. It’s a no-brainer – optimism makes us feel good and wanting more. This attraction has deep…
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Chemical Or Natural: What's The Best Way To Repel Mosquitoes?
by Cameron Webb
Mosquitoes aren’t just annoying. Every year around 5,000 Australians get sick following a mosquito bite.
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How Mobile Devices Have Changed Family Time
by Stella Chatzitheochari and Killian Mullan
There is now widespread concern about the amount of time children spend staring at screens – with many people worried…
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Pregnant Women Shouldn't Have To Choose Between A Job And A Healthy Baby
by Jeannette Cox
Pregnant women in low-income work often face an unappealing choice: lose their job or perform duties that endanger…
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4 Simple Food Choices That Help You Lose Weight And Stay Healthy
by Yasmine Probst, et al
Many people achieve short-term weight-loss only to return to their previous lifestyle choices – and their previous…
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New Home, New Clothes: The Old Ones No Longer Fit Once You Move To The Country
by Rachael Wallis
What happens if you decide to jump in, Escape to the Country-style, and flee the city rat race?
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When Joints Pop And Crack Is It A Sign Of Disease?
by Rebecca Shepherd and Adam Taylor
Joints emit a variety of noises, including popping, snapping, catching, clicking, grinding, grating and clunking.
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Boost Muscle Strength To Lower Diabetes Risk
by Angie Hunt
Building muscle strength may offer a way to lower your risk of type 2 diabetes, researchers report.
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The Five Best Parenting Books Grounded In Science
by Sarah Kuppen
New parenting books seem to pop up all the time. How to do it the French way, the Tiger Mom way, the New Kid by Friday…
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Why Private, For-Profit Health Care Is A Terrible Idea
by Sarah Giles, et al
Ontario Premier Doug Ford may be planning a two-tiered, profit-driven health-care system, according to the Toronto…
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We Need Context To Recognize Emotions On Faces
by Yasmin Anwar
When it comes to reading a person’s state of mind, visual context—as in background and action—is just as important as…
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Why Panic Attacks Aren't Necessarily A Reason To Panic
by Justin Kenardy
Panic attacks typically occur when a person is under stress. The stress can be physical, like being run down, or…
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What’s the Real American Story?
by Robert Reich
Donald Trump has perfected the art of telling a fake story about America. The only way to counter that is to tell the…
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Beaches Are Banning Sunscreens To Save Coral Reefs
by Isabelle Côté
Many families will soon escape the winter to seek warmer, sunnier climes. Swimsuits and sunglasses will invariably find…
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Could Climate Change Spark A Global Financial Crisis?
by Korey Pasch
The dire climate change situation continues to make headlines and inspire actions like the Sunrise Movement.
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Study Habit Tips For Student Success
by Pankaj Sah
Right now, thousands of Australian school children and university students are taking a well-earned break from the…
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Are Natural Disasters On The Rise?
by Dale Dominey-Howes
Natural disasters have filled our news in recent weeks. They wreak havoc in poor and vulnerable communities and cost…
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Do We Need To Worry About Glyphosate In Our Beer And Wine?
by Ian Musgrave
Glyphosate is back in the news again. The common weed killer, which has previously attracted controversy for its…
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Thoreau's Great Insight: Wildness Is An Attitude, Not A Place
by Robert M. Thorson
When Americans quote writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau, they often reach for his assertion that “In Wildness is…
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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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