InnerSelf Newsletter
September 27th, 2015 |
|
Welcome... Our InnerSelf welcomes your Inner Self. This week starts off with a powerful lunar eclipse (A Cosmic Humdinger Eclipse: Ready For Deep And Abiding Change?) which highlights the power struggles that can readily occur in the course of everyday life. Now of course, we usually think of power struggles as occurring with other people, but some of the power struggles actually take place within us. All of our "editor's choice" articles shed light on conflict within our own being... between our ego and ourselves, between our past and our present, between our joy and our lack thereof. Whether it's about regret, guilt, perfectionism, it's really about whether we allow the ego (and its fears) to run us ragged, or whether we permit Higher Self to guide us in to a path of joy, inner peace, and fulfillment. Perhaps you've told yourself that these things don't happen to you... but Alan Cohen reminds us, in How Many Miracles Do You Get?, that where the Universe is concerned there are no limits to joy, blessings, and love. One of our internal power struggles is highlighted in this article: How To Free Yourself from Regretting the Choices You’ve Made. Another in Poggio Bustone: Knowing We are Forgiven and then Barbara Berger asks: Why Not Give Yourself A Break About Trying To Be Perfect? Perhaps one way out of the internal power struggle dilemma is by connecting to the innate joy and authenticity that resides within each of us. Read more about this in Intuitively and Creatively Finding the Link to Our Authentic Wildness.
And of course, there are also no power struggles when we are connecting from the heart and with Higher Self. We get to choose which path to take. There is no pressure to choose one way or the other (except from our "power struggle partner", our ego). Perhaps we can befriend the ego and learn to work with it, not against it, and thus pave the way for a more harmonious future for ourselves and those around us. Scroll down for additional 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. Marie T. Russell |
EDITOR'S CHOICE ARTICLES
|
A Cosmic Humdinger Eclipse: Ready For Deep And Abiding Change?Written by Sarah Varcas.
Read article here: A Cosmic Humdinger Eclipse: Ready For Deep And Abiding Change? How To Free Yourself from Regretting the Choices You’ve MadeWritten by Noelle Sterne, Ph.D.
Read article here: How To Free Yourself from Regretting the Choices You’ve Made Intuitively and Creatively Finding the Link to Our Authentic WildnessWritten by Judy Reeves.
Read article here: Intuitively and Creatively Finding the Link to Our Authentic Wildness How Many Miracles Do You Get?Written by Alan Cohen.
Read article here: How Many Miracles Do You Get? Why Not Give Yourself A Break About Trying To Be Perfect?Written by Barbara Berger.
Read article here: Why Not Give Yourself A Break About Trying To Be Perfect? Poggio Bustone: Knowing We are ForgivenWritten by Barry Vissell.
Read article here: Poggio Bustone: Knowing We are Forgiven 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 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. FEATURED ADDITIONAL ARTICLES:* The Myth That Women Secretly Hate Other Women Has A Long History * Hungry? Food Choices Are Often Influenced By Forces Out Of Your Control * Are School Lunches Packed With BPA? * This Tool Fights Battery Drain When Your Smartphone Is Off * That We Keep Choosing Polluting Cars Over Clean Air Is The Real Scandal * How Your Hormones Make You Feel Hungry And Full * Fast, Faster, Fastest: Why the Rush? * To Cut Costs, Some College Students Are Buying Less Food And Even Going Hungry * Which Species Will Survive The Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction?
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. |
EDITOR'S CHOICE VIDEOS
|
|
To see videos added this week, go to the Video Home Page or Click here for Additional Videos in "Living in Harmony"; Additional Videos in "Personal Development"; Additional Videos in "Social & Political" |
HELPFUL INNERSELF LINKS: |
|
Facebook | Twitter | InnerSelf Home Please use this link to shop at Amazon |
We have a Lunar Eclipse in Aries occurring at a Super Moon on 27th/28th September 2015. The combination of the two creates a formidable force for change. This is a particularly powerful eclipse, set to unleash a whirlwind of change.
Do you regret choices you’ve made, opportunities you think you’ve lost, time you see as wasted? If you’re vigorously shaking your head up and down, please stop and listen a moment. You’re succumbing to self-condemnation. When we do, we cultivate a downward-spiraling sense of self-worth...
“No matter by which culture a woman is influenced she understands the words wild and woman, intuitively.” [Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run with the Wolves.] Something about the way those two words — wild and woman — were placed alongside each other set up a commotion inside me, a response to a longing I couldn’t name.
A coaching client reported that years ago when she became pregnant, her doctors told her that the baby would not survive. She and her husband prayed fervently for the child’s well-being, and the baby was born healthy and went on to live a happy life. Since that time she had a few miscarriages, and now the couple very much wants another child. “Do you think we each get a certain allotment of miracles, and when we use it up, we get no more?” she asked.
In my daily work as a therapist/coach I've discovered there is one thing that we all have in common. We are all, everyone including me, so amazingly unkind and hard on ourselves. The truth is, I have never met anyone who is not super critical of themselves and who doesn't have unrealistic expectations when it comes to being a so-called "perfect" human being.
I closed my eyes, preparing to list off my offenses. Within minutes, I felt complete forgiveness for all my actions! My first thought was, “Wait. This was too easy! I haven’t worked and sweated hard enough to earn complete forgiveness. I haven’t even gone through the whole list.”
How Supermarkets Make You Think They’re Cheaper
How supermarkets are changing their branding to make you think they’re cheaper
