InnerSelf NewsletterAugust 30th, 2015 |
Welcome... Our InnerSelf welcomes your Inner Self. The month of August draws to a close, and September is upon us. Fall is the time of harvest, and we also are "harvesting" the consequences of our choices and our actions.The "waves" we have created will be returning to the shores of our consciousness (and our lives) to be addressed. Alan Cohen asks us: What Motivates Your Choice of the World You Prefer? while Joyce Vissell reminds us that Remembering To Say Thank You Is More Important Than You Think. Richard Bach reflects on Education and Dr. Bernie Siegel encourages us to pick up A Box of Crayons. All this and more is part of the greater picture of our "harvest". Scroll down for these and more articles. Friendly Reminders: * Please use this Amazon link if you shop at Amazon. Your cost is the same and we receive approx. 5% in commission. * Your Donations are welcomed and appreciated (and useful). *Thank you for visiting our advertisers... * Please share our articles with your friends on social media and otherwise. We also welcome (and invite) any feedback... To send us your comments, hover over the "This and That" item in every page's top menu, and click on the "Contact Us" button. Wishing you enjoyable insightful reading, and of course a wonder-full, joy-full, and loving week and month of September! Marie T. Russell |
EDITOR'S CHOICE ARTICLES
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What Motivates Your Choice of the World You Prefer?Written by Alan Cohen. The reasons for our choices prevail at a level below our conscious mind. Every living thing does what it believes will bring it the greatest reward. The rub, in human terms, is that quite often the reward we perceive is not in our best interest. Read article here: What Motivates Your Choice of the World You Prefer? Remembering To Say Thank You Is More Important Than You ThinkWritten by Joyce Vissell. You might think that people know you are grateful, so you don’t have to share it. But remember that expressing your gratitude is a special gift for you as well. I feel very far from perfect in remembering to say thank you, and yet it has become something that is very important to me... Read article here: Remembering To Say Thank You Is More Important Than You Think When School Kills (And It Does)...Where’s Education?Written by Richard Bach. A stagnant nation, despairing over the death of education . . . by the Great Cat, why? Have we not learned that school kills? The nation ought to be raving joyful for the death of its failed system of diplomas and degrees, raving delighted at the greening of this grand new culture, the Passionate Self-Educated. Read article here: When School Kills (And It Does)...Where’s Education? Guided Imagery and Spontaneous Drawing: A Box of Crayons as a Therapeutic ToolWritten by Dr. Bernie Siegel. The universal language of creation is symbols and images. Dreams and drawings can reveal psychic and somatic information about our past, present, and future. I was a nonbeliever until I did some drawings for Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and was amazed at what they revealed about my life. Read article here: Guided Imagery and Spontaneous Drawing: A Box of Crayons as a Therapeutic Tool Sensing, Understanding, and Using the Flow of EnergyWritten by Karen Harrison. Energy and its flow is being unconsciously experienced by everyone, all of the time. We are all surrounded and impacted by the action and movement of energy twenty-four hours a day. When the hair raises a bit on your arms upon entering a room, you are experiencing the residual electromagnetic energy of an event that occurred there, or of a person who was once in that place. Read article here: Sensing, Understanding, and Using the Flow of Energy Astrological Journal for the Week
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 it 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. ADDITIONAL ARTICLES:* Heat Doesn’t Have To Get Extreme To Threaten Health* Let's Invest In The Technologies Of Tomorrow Instead Of Making Energy More Expensive* Is Yoga The Missing Link To Stroke Survivors' Rehabilitation?* Why Do Patients Want Treatment That Doesn’t Work?* Do Sex And Violence Actually Sell?* Why We Should Get Three-day Weekends All The Time* Reflecting On New Orleans 10 Years After Katrina* Is Creativity Linked To Feeling Down And Neurotic Thinking* Why Has America Done So Little To Stop Gun Violence?
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. Personal Development:The "Personal Development" area covers Attitude Adjustments (which includes Fear, Anger, Gratitude, Forgiveness), Relationships & Parenting, Spirituality & Mindfulness (including Meditation), Intuition & Awareness (including astrology), and Happiness & Success. 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 are very relevant for our communal journey on Planet Earth. |
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