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Life on earth is quite a dichotomy. We are in control of our life, yet we are not. We enjoy our existence, yet we don't. It's as if we are continually wavering between two extremes, two polarities, in somewhat of a free-fall. This week we look at the balancing act between wanting to be "all-in" and "all-out" sometimes all at once. Perhaps we can start by focusing on "Learning to Embrace the Experience of Constant Change".
Of course, the one area of our life where we may be feeling this tug-of-war is in our work and career. The article "How Your Business Can Make You Successful AND Make The World A Better Place" may be able to help you find your way... as well as "Striking Balance as a Highly Sensitive Person: The Most And Least Ideal Careers".
Then we have health and energy levels which may also find us on the seesaw. If you find you lack the energy to accomplish your goals, Peter and Brianna Borten present you with "Key Ways To Build Energy To Actualize Your Life". And if your weight is affecting your well-being, here are "5 Ways That Hypnosis Notably Improves Weight Loss".
We each have our own experiences to go through. Ransom Stephens, author of "The Left Brain Speaks, The Right Brain Laughs" shares "Is One Person's Reality Anything Like Anyone Else's Reality?" while Barry Eaton, author of "The Joy of Living" shares his personal story in "My Experience With Cancer and Postponing My Afterlife".
We have many additional articles focusing on topics ranging from learning disabilities, self-driving cars, kindergarten, bees, dementia, Game of Thrones, and much more. And of course, our weekly astrological journal is here to help guide us through the coming week. Scroll down below to find all of the aforementioned articles, and many more.
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NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
Is One Person's Reality Anything Like Anyone Else's Reality?
Written by Ransom Stephens, Ph.D.
The funny thing about reality is that you can only get so close to it. Our senses compose an interface between our brains and the universe, a reality interface. Everything we experience and everything we are and ever will be are ultimately derived from sensory input.
Read article here: Is One Person's Reality Anything Like Anyone Else's Reality?
How Your Business Can Make You Successful AND Make The World A Better Place
Written by Ash Stevens
Spiritual and "new age" ideas are making their way into everything. However, one area lacking it is business. Given the national and global span of business, this area may have the greatest need for New Age ideas and practices. It also stands to have the most impactful benefits.
Read article here: How Your Business Can Make You Successful AND Make The World A Better Place
5 Ways That Hypnosis Notably Improves Weight Loss
Written by Erika Flint
If you have trouble losing excess weight, it's likely that your body and mind are conspiring to keep that extra weight on you. When you're bored or sad or upset, the brain's natural tendency is to make the body do something to feel better, and food provides the immediate gratification.
Read article here: 5 Ways That Hypnosis Notably Improves Weight Loss
My Experience With Cancer and Postponing My Afterlife
Written by Barry Eaton
As the number of lives affected by cancer has increased around the globe every year, it is hard to find someone in our circle of family, friends and colleagues whose lives have not been touched in some way.
Read article here: My Experience With Cancer and Postponing My Afterlife
Striking Balance as a Highly Sensitive Person: The Most And Least Ideal Careers
Written by AJ Earley
For the purposes of this series, I’m using the term “empath” to describe individuals who are highly sensitive to the emotions of others, and not the traditional science fiction version that refers to someone with paranormal, telepathic abilities.
Read article here: Striking Balance as a Highly Sensitive Person: The Most And Least Ideal Careers
Key Ways To Build Energy To Actualize Your Life
Written by Briana Borten and Dr. Peter Borten
What could I do to enhance the enjoyment or fulfillment of this action? Or, how would I relate to this action if my goal was to get as much enjoyment or fulfillment as possible out of it?
Read article here: Key Ways To Build Energy To Actualize Your Life
Learning to Embrace the Experience of Constant Change
Written by Thomas M. Sterner
It’s not always easy to embrace change. There are times in our lives when we feel sad that change is happening. We want to resist it, even if unbeknownst to us it is bringing future happiness into our life.
Read article here: Learning to Embrace the Experience of Constant Change
Why Learning Disabilities Do Not Define Who You Are
by James Gentry, Tarleton State University
I am an educator of educators. I teach others how to be the best teachers. But, I’m also different. I have learning…
Read article here: Why Learning Disabilities Do Not Define Who You Are
Self-driving Cars Are Coming But Are We Ready?
by Johanna Zmud and Paul Carlson, Texas A&M University
It’s been 60 years since the cover of Popular Mechanics magazine gave us the promise of flying cars. But our personal…
Read article here: Self-driving Cars Are Coming But Are We Ready?
Is A Clean and Healthy Environment A Human Right?
by Nicholas F. Stump, West Virginia University
Do we have a fundamental right to breathe clean air, drink clean water and eat safe food?
Read article here: Is A Clean and Healthy Environment A Human Right?
Trolling Ourselves To Death In The Age Of Twitter Wars, Lies, Bullies, and Insults?
by Jason Hannan, University of Winnipeg
How did we arrive in this Twilight Zone, in which the norms of public discourse appear to have broken down — this…
Read article here: Trolling Ourselves To Death In The Age Of Twitter Wars, Lies, Bullies, and Insults?
How To Use The Summer To Prepare Your Child For Kindergarten Anxiety
by Michael Lee Zwiers, University of Calgary
It’s the first day of kindergarten for your child, and you’re not sure who’s more anxious. Excitement, trepidation...
Read article here: How To Use The Summer To Prepare Your Child For Kindergarten Anxiety
What Are The Fundamentals Of Helping Traumatized Animals?
by David John Roland, University of Sydney
Rosie, like a real-life Babe, ran away from an organic piggery when she was only a few days old. She was found…
Read article here: What Are The Fundamentals Of Helping Traumatized Animals?
This Common Herb Could Bring Bees Buzzing To Your Garden
by Karin Alton and Francis L. W. Ratnieks, University of Sussex
Unlike parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, marjoram missed out on a role in the classic song Scarborough Fair, made…
Read article here: This Common Herb Could Bring Bees Buzzing To Your Garden
Here Are The Best Ways To Tell If You Are 'Overfat'
by James Brown, Aston University
About 90% of men and 50% of children in developed countries are “overfat”, according to a new study published in…
Read article here: Here Are The Best Ways To Tell If You Are 'Overfat'
Why Apartment Dwellers Need Indoor Plants
by Danica-Lea Larcombe, Edith Cowan University
The change in urban environments because of development, associated with a rapid increase in chronic disease, is a…
Read article here: Why Apartment Dwellers Need Indoor Plants
Can You Solve The Lions And Lambs Classic Game Theory Puzzle?
by Amirlan Seksenbayev, Queen Mary University of London
How many lions does it take to kill a lamb? The answer isn’t as straightforward as you might think. Not, at least…
Read article here: Can You Solve The Lions And Lambs Classic Game Theory Puzzle?
Rising Carbon Dioxide Is Making The World's Plants More Water-wise
by Pep Canadell, CSIRO; et al.
Land plants are absorbing 17% more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere now than 30 years ago, our research shows.
Read article here: Rising Carbon Dioxide Is Making The World's Plants More Water-wise
What To Do About The 9 Things That Can Affect Whether You Get Dementia
by Gill Livingston, UCL
Dementia is by no means an inevitable result of ageing. In fact, one in three dementia cases can be prevented…
Read article here: What To Do About The 9 Things That Can Affect Whether You Get Dementia
5 Reasons Besides Sex And Violence That Game Of Thrones Satisfies Our Needs
by Tom van Laer, City, University of London
Game of Thrones has become something of a TV event over the past six years – the last season attracted more than 5m…
Read article here: 5 Reasons Besides Sex And Violence That Game Of Thrones Satisfies Our Needs
3 Ways To Help Your Teenage Kids Develop A Healthier Relationship With Alcohol
by Jacqueline Bowden, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute and Robin Room, La Trobe University
What parents say, how they behave and the messages they send to their teenagers can help delay when their teenage kids…
Read article here: 3 Ways To Help Your Teenage Kids Develop A Healthier Relationship With Alcohol
Why Our Global ‘Age Of Rage’ Is Entering A New Phase
by Richard Youngs, University of Warwick
Protesters have recently been out in force in Russia, Poland, Hungary, northern Morocco and Venezuela; sizeable…
Read article here: Why Our Global ‘Age Of Rage’ Is Entering A New Phase
How We Think About Our Past Experiences Affects How We Can Help Others
by Adam Gerace, Flinders University
Have you ever told a friend experiencing a troubling situation “I know exactly how you feel”? This empathic response is…
Read article here: How We Think About Our Past Experiences Affects How We Can Help Others
When It Comes To Kids And Social Media, It's Not All Bad News
by Joanne Orlando, Western Sydney University
While we often hear about the negative impact social media has on children, the use of sites like Facebook, Twitter and…
Read article here: When It Comes To Kids And Social Media, It's Not All Bad News
Could You Be An Optimistic Radical Solarpunk?
by Jennifer Hamilton, University of Sydney
Solarpunk imagines a sustainable future, and what it might be like to live in it. Solarpunk’s optimism towards the…
Read article here: Could You Be An Optimistic Radical Solarpunk?
Can Our Immune System Really Cause Heart Disease?
by Rahul Kurup, Heart Research Institute
Many suffer from heart disease despite the fact they don’t smoke, have healthy diets, and are of a healthy weight.
Read article here: Can Our Immune System Really Cause Heart Disease?
Just One Night Of Bad Sleep For Middle-aged Adults Can Have Negative Repercussions
by Tamara Bhandari, Washington University in St. Louis
Disrupting just one night of sleep in healthy, middle-aged adults causes an increase in amyloid beta, a brain protein…
Read article here: Just One Night Of Bad Sleep For Middle-aged Adults Can Have Negative Repercussions
Want To Develop Grit And Perseverance? Take Up Surfing
by Rhi Willmot, PhD, Bangor University
Grit describes the ability to persevere with long-term goals, sustaining interest and energy over months or years.
Read article here: Want To Develop Grit And Perseverance? Take Up Surfing
Why A Community’s Vulnerability To Drought Is More Important Than The Drought Itself.
by Lina Eklund and Darcy Thompson, Lund University
Our worry is that putting too much emphasis on the climate overlooks the role of political and socio-economic factors…
Read article here: Why A Community’s Vulnerability To Drought Is More Important Than The Drought Itself.
Why Your Subconscious Makes You Crave Naughty Foods
by Dr Heidi Seage, Cardiff Metropolitan University
The diet industry is thriving to say the least. More than half of British adults try to lose weight by controlling…
Read article here: Why Your Subconscious Makes You Crave Naughty Foods
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 more
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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