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Life has its ups and downs... this we all know. However, there is another aspect that we are not necessarily as familiar with as that is the concept of "as above, so below", or "as it is inside, so it is on the outside" (and vice versa). Our inner being and our outer world are a reflection of each other.
This week we take a look at some of the inside-outside connections. We start with looking at the need to make your bedroom a sanctuary where you can recharge from your "outside existence" in "How To Organize Your Bedroom Into An Oasis of Serenity and Simplicity". Another area where we focus on the inside to outside connection is in "Thinking Peace: How We Can Each Contribute To The Creation Of World Peace" as well as in "Your Pain Body and Your Joy Body: Which One Will You Feed?"
Scroll down below for the other articles featured in this week's edition of InnerSelf to discover many ways to re-create yourself and your world by dealing with the inner aspects of your being. And as usual we bring you numerous articles on a variety of topics ranging from dogs, climate change, artificial sweeteners, AI, relationships, and much more...
Wishing you enjoyable insightful reading, and of course a wonder-full, joy-full, and loving week.
Marie T. Russell
editor/publisher,
InnerSelf.com
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NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
How To Organize Your Bedroom Into An Oasis of Serenity and Simplicity
Written by Bailey Gaddis
Your bedroom should be a sanctuary of simplicity, offering an empty space for you to pour out the struggles of your day and recharge. When you enter this simple sanctuary, you will feel relief, safety, and a love for every color, image, and object you see. This is your cozy space to nuzzle into when life is being a demanding shrew.
Continue reading article here: How To Organize Your Bedroom Into An Oasis of Serenity and Simplicity
Thinking Peace: How We Can Each Contribute To The Creation Of World Peace
Written by Tim Ray
If we study the world’s metaphysical and spiritual teachings, whether they are from the East or the West, we see that one of the basic spiritual tenets or “natural laws” is that all events originate in thought. In other words, it is not possible for an event to take place in the outer world without there first being a thought. Thought is the causative factor.
Continue reading article here: Thinking Peace: How We Can Each Contribute To The Creation Of World Peace
Your Pain Body and Your Joy Body: Which One Will You Feed?
Written by Meg Beeler
Almost everyone carries accumulations of old emotional pain, what Eckhart Tolle calls the “pain-body.” This pain-body feeds on what has happened in the past, and feeds on negative thinking and drama in relationships. Your joy-body stores family, ancestral, and collective joy. It feeds on positive, transporting experience.
Continue reading article here: Your Pain Body and Your Joy Body: Which One Will You Feed?
A Hawai'ian Formula To Free Yourself and Install A New Life
Written by Ulrich E. Duprée
Being happy is an attitude to life that is less determined by outside circumstances and more by inner qualities. A person’s character and mind is stable when their inner family is in harmony. As a metaphysician would put it: ‘It’s the same on the inside as the outside.’
Continue reading article here: A Hawai'ian Formula To Free Yourself and Install A New Life
Bypass the Subconscious and Remove Emotional Blockages with EFT Tapping
Written by Sophie Merle
Our physical sufferings often have their own stories to tell. The mind and the body form an intimately integrated whole that is indivisible. Our thoughts (beliefs and emotions) dwell throughout our entire body.
Continue reading article here: Bypass the Subconscious and Remove Emotional Blockages with EFT Tapping
Hollywood Stuntman’s Fear Blocking Technique
Written by Curtis Rivers
I feel fear exactly as you do. I’m certainly no daredevil, despite what you might expect of a member of The Hollywood Stuntmen’s Hall of Fame! Nor am I an “adrenaline junkie,” despite the Guinness World Records I hold.
Continue reading article here: Hollywood Stuntman’s Fear Blocking Technique
Be This, Not That! Archetypes As Tools for Transformation
Written by Marie D. Jones
To not have inner harmony and balance is to walk through the world without a sense of being centered, grounded, and at peace. We don’t feel authentic at all, but rather experience a sort of mental “vertigo” that pulls us in one direction, even when we wish to go in another.As we look closer and closer at what archetypes operate in our lives, we often see these imbalances and begin to realize how they have been making things much harder for us.
Continue reading article here: Be This, Not That! Archetypes As Tools for Transformation
How Gender And Stereotypes Can Shape Our Relationship With Dogs
by Paul McGreevy, University of Sydney and Fiona Probyn-Rapsey, University of Wollongong
The relationship between people and their dogs can be a lasting and loving bond if the match is right. But when…
Continue reading article here: How Gender And Stereotypes Can Shape Our Relationship With Dogs
Friendly Competition Motivates Men To Get Healthy On The Job
by Joan L. Bottorff, and Cherisse Seaton, University of British Columbia
Workplace wellness programs are typically designed for office settings. These programs have many components that…
Continue reading article here: Friendly Competition Motivates Men To Get Healthy On The Job
How Sunlight And Microbes In Permafrost Add Carbon To Atmosphere
by Morgan Sherburne-University Of Michigan
Microbes in permafrost that eat sun-weakened carbon and convert it into carbon dioxide may be providing a major pathway for the greenhouse gas to enter the atmosphere, new research suggests.
Continue reading article here: How Sunlight And Microbes In Permafrost Add Carbon To Atmosphere
How US Gun Control Compares To The Rest Of The World
by John Donohue, Stanford University
While deaths from mass shootings are a relatively small part of the overall homicidal violence in America, they are…
Continue reading article here: How US Gun Control Compares To The Rest Of The World
Why People Around The World Fear Climate Change More Than Americans Do
by Gregory J. Carbone, University of South Carolina
When asked about major threats to their country, Europeans are more likely than Americans to cite global climate…
Continue reading article here: Why People Around The World Fear Climate Change More Than Americans Do
Real Beauty Doesn't Need To Be Retouched
by Maria Malone, Manchester Metropolitan University
The giant global photographic agency, Getty Images, has announced it plans to ban retouching of images of models “to…
Continue reading article here: Real Beauty Doesn't Need To Be Retouched
How U.S. Chemical Warfare In Vietnam Unleashed A Slow-moving Disaster
by Jason von Meding, University of Newcastle
In the end, the military campaign was called Operation Ranch Hand, but it originally went by a more appropriately…
Continue reading article here: How U.S. Chemical Warfare In Vietnam Unleashed A Slow-moving Disaster
The Ancient Clock That Rules Our Lives And Health
by Russell Foster, University of Oxford
Our lives are ruled by time; we use time to tell us what to do. But the alarm clock that wakes us in the morning or the…
Continue reading article here: The Ancient Clock That Rules Our Lives And Health
AI Can Predict Whether Your Relationship Will Last Based On How You Speak To Your Partner
by Ian McLoughlin, University of Kent
Any child (or spouse) who has been scolded for their tone of voice – such as shouting or being sarcastic – knows that…
Continue reading article here: AI Can Predict Whether Your Relationship Will Last Based On How You Speak To Your Partner
3 Ways Electric Vehicles Will Change Our World
by Hussein Dia, Swinburne University of Technology
China, the world’s largest car market, is working on a timetable to stop the production and sale of vehicles powered by…
Continue reading article here: 3 Ways Electric Vehicles Will Change Our World
Why Dissociative Identity Disorder Is The Result Of Childhood Trauma
by Michael Salter, Western Sydney University; Martin Dorahy, and Warwick Middleton, The University of Queensland
Once known as multiple personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder remains one of the most intriguing but…
Continue reading article here: Why Dissociative Identity Disorder Is The Result Of Childhood Trauma
Should You Replace Sugar With Artificial Sweeteners?
by Sarah McNaughton, Deakin University
We know we are consuming too much sugar. The latest results from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show 52% of the…
Continue reading article here: Should You Replace Sugar With Artificial Sweeteners?
Do Tax Cuts Stimulate The Economy More Than Spending?
by Dale O. Cloninger, University of Houston-Clear Lake
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to boost the economy both by cutting taxes and investing more…
Continue reading article here: Do Tax Cuts Stimulate The Economy More Than Spending?
How Sharing Parenting Duties Could Be Key To Marital Bliss
by Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne; Melissa Milkie and Scott Schieman, University of Toronto
The quality of women’s relationships with their partner is diminished if they view their parenting division as unfair…
Continue reading article here: How Sharing Parenting Duties Could Be Key To Marital Bliss
How Child Abuse Can Alter The Adult Brain
by Katherine Gombay-McGill University
Child abuse and other traumatic childhood experiences may alter the brain, making the effects of trauma last into adulthood.
Continue reading article here: How Child Abuse Can Alter The Adult Brain
How To Improve Children's Language Awareness At Primary School
by Karen Roehr-Brackin and Angela Tellier, University of Essex
Young children have a lot to fit into each school day. So making the best use of the little time allocated to learning…
Continue reading article here: How To Improve Children's Language Awareness At Primary School
Latest Research Shows Surgery For Early Stage Prostate Cancer Doesn't Save Lives
by Ian Haines, Monash University
From the 1980s, when prostate screening became available, many men over 40 were diagnosed with early stage prostate…
Continue reading article here: Latest Research Shows Surgery For Early Stage Prostate Cancer Doesn't Save Lives
Does Donald Trump Have A Passion For Cruelty?
by Henry Giroux, McMaster University
Donald Trump seems addicted to violence. It shapes his language, politics and policies. He revels in a public discourse…
Continue reading article here: Does Donald Trump Have A Passion For Cruelty?
How Air Pollution Cuts Years Off Life Expectancy
by University Of Chicago
People in northern China have a reduced life expectancy when compared with people living in the south due to higher…
Continue reading article here: How Air Pollution Cuts Years Off Life Expectancy
Why Cognitive Ability Plays A Role In Attitudes To Equal Rights For Same-Sex Couples
by Francisco Perales, The University of Queensland
Recently, Alice Campbell and I revealed the demographic traits associated with people expressing support for equal…
Continue reading article here: Why Cognitive Ability Plays A Role In Attitudes To Equal Rights For Same-Sex Couples
What Are The Warning Signs Of Mass Violence In The US?
by Dwyer Max Pensky and Nadia Rubaii, Binghamton University
There are those who say that comparing President Donald Trump’s rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler is alarmist, unfair…
Continue reading article here: What Are The Warning Signs Of Mass Violence In The US?
Will Binge-watching TV Increase Your Risk For Alzheimer's And Diabetes?
by Josephine Chau and Melody Ding, University of Sydney
A recent study published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise was reported in many media outlets…
Continue reading article here: Will Binge-watching TV Increase Your Risk For Alzheimer's And Diabetes?
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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