InnerSelf Newsletter

May 24th, 2015

Welcome... Our InnerSelf welcomes your Inner Self.

As the above image suggests, when we let go and surrender, we then taste freedom... and inner peace. The articles this week support us in this endeavor by helping us to Reinvent How We Play the Game Called Life. In the process of reinventing our life, we take a look at the Outer Child and Feeling Unloved, Learning To Be There for Yourself.

Before we can fill our heart with love and laughter, we may have to empty it of resentments and fear and learn How To Keep from Getting Sucked into Rage. And we also need to connect with the other beings on this planet. Rosalyn W. Berne encourages us to reflect on the question:What Are Animals Inviting Us To Become?

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Marie T. Russell
editor/publisher,
InnerSelf.com
"New Attitudes...New Possibilities"
 

EDITOR'S CHOICE ARTICLES

Reinventing How We Play the Game Called Life

Written by Ingrid Martine, M.A., PCC.

Only in my life’s rear-view mirror do I see that I began to write “The Un-Game” long ago. As a cross-culturally naïve eleven-year-old, my world was rocked upon my arrival in New York City with my immigrant family. The assault on my German mind-set felt like an earthquake snatching away all my precious, unquestioned certainty. 

Read article here: Reinventing How We Play the Game Called Life

Mercury Retrograde and The Great Attractor

Written by Sarah Varcas.

Mercury stationed retrograde at 1:44 am GMT on 19th May 2015, and remains in its own sign, Gemini, throughout its retrograde passage. Practically speaking, this is an inquisitive Mercury, seeking information and answers, reviewing events of the past three months, wondering about relationships and connections with others and generally taking stock and sorting through unfinished business. It efficiently clears the decks of outstanding matters, enabling positive progress in the months to come.

Read article here: Mercury Retrograde and The Great Attractor

Outer Child and Feeling Unloved: Learning To Be There for Yourself

Written by Susan Anderson.

Couples often trade responsibility for their Inner Children. They project their disowned feelings on each other and riddle the relationship with unrealistic expectations and displaced anger. When you unwittingly hand your deepest longings over to your partner, you abandon your Inner Child all over again.

Read article here: Outer Child and Feeling Unloved: Learning To Be There for Yourself

How To Keep from Getting Sucked into Your Rage

Written by Lisa Garr.

When you’re living an aware life, it’s important to avoid black holes that tend to pull you down into a churning mess of negative emotions. It’s very easy in this hectic world to get sucked into a momentum of negativity until that’s all you can focus on.

Read article here: How To Keep from Getting Sucked into Your Rage

What Are Animals Inviting Us To Become?

Written by Rosalyn W. Berne.

If we look at human history, we find it replete with animals, in legend and lore. Beginning with the oldest cave paintings, and continuing into the print and electronic media of current times, animals are deeply embedded in our stories because they inform our ways of understanding the world. Since humanity’s beginnings, they have helped us to survive and thrive...

Read article here: What Are Animals Inviting Us To Become?

Astrological Journal for the Week

Written by Pam Younghans (updated Sunday afternoon)

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 20/20 view of the events that took place and may provide many "ah-ha" insights.

A FEW ADDITIONAL ARTICLES:

* Why Cold Weather Is A Bigger Killer Than Extreme Heat

* Food Stamps Are Worth Double At These Michigan Farmers Markets

* Will A New Civil Rights Movement Emerge In The Wake Of Police Shootings?

* Why Children Should Pick Their Summer Reading

* Pakistan Turns The Desert Into A Sea Of Solar Panels

* Urban Farming Is Booming -- What Does It Really Yield?

* How We Project Our Goals Onto Other People

ALSO... we are adding articles to the website each week. Rather than list them all here, you can visit each section according to your interests. Each section listed below is designed as its own "mini-website".

Discover Inspiring Articles in Living in Harmony:

The "Living in Harmony" section includes articles on Health & Well-Being, Home & Garden, Pets, Leisure & Creativity, Finance & Careers, and Science and Technology.

Discover Insightful Articles in Personal Development:

The "Personal Development" area covers Attitude Adjustments (which includes Fear, Anger, Gratitude, Forgiveness), Intuition & Awareness, Relationships & Parenting, Spirituality & Mindfulness (included Meditation), and Happiness & Success.

Discover Informational Articles in Social & Political:

"Social & Political" covers topics that affect us personally yet deal with a more "societal" or "political" sphere. This area covers Environment & Climate, Democracy, Justice, Inequality, Economy, and more. These topics affect us on a personal and planetary level and are thus very relevant for our communal journey on Planet Earth.

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Additional Videos in "Social & Political"

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