InnerSelf Newsletter
December 27th, 2015 |
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Welcome... Our InnerSelf welcomes your Inner Self. In a few days, we start a new year. For some, January 1st is a meaningless date while for others it signifies a fresh slate and a chance to make important changes in their life. While the first day of January may be an arbitrary starting point for life-transforming changes, it does carry some helpful momentum since so many people are focused on making changes at the same time. Janette Hillis-Jaffe, the author of the book "Everyday Healing: Stand Up, Take Charge, and Get Your Health Back...One Day at a Time" reminds us that our life choices are of utmost importance to our health because Your Body Needs You to Create a Life You Want to Show Up For. Alan Cohen starts this year by saying this: "We succeed or fail based on what we hold dear. Choose meaningless priorities, and you become the heir to pain. Live from what you value, and your life becomes a celebration of purpose." So once again, we are reminded that our choices do matter. While it may sometimes seem that we are pawns in the game of life, we do well to remember that we are also the game master or movie director. We choose, we envision, we project, and then we emit thoughts and vibrations that draw and/or repel people and events to us.
There are, of course, risks involved in making choices, especially when those decisions are seen as having "unsure" future results. But as Benjamin Franklin said, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained!!!”. Regular InnerSelf contributor, Barbara Berger, recommends that you Follow Your Passion and Accept the Consequences. As you go about setting goals and intentions for the New Year, you may find yourself reflecting on your life purpose and wonder if you have "found" it. If that thought worries you, then read Your Life Purpose: It's Not What You Think It Is and relax because you'll find that it's not all that complicated. Whatever your plans are for the coming year, due to the increased "busyness" of modern life, you may benefit from reading: Mastering Time Management While Running Your Spiritual Business (whether or not you have a business or even any intention of starting one). Scroll down below for links to more new articles, such as: 4 Reasons People Can’t Quite Quit Facebook; Why 2015 Was The Year That Changed TV Forever; Does Wearing A School Uniform Improve Student Behavior?; Five Things You Need To Know About The Paris Climate Deal; and many more. 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 (via mail or the InnerSelf website) are welcomed and appreciated (and useful). You can also use this secure link to donate to InnerSelf via PayPal (you don't need a PayPal account). * 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
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The New Year Lays Gifts Upon The Altar Of Your HeartWritten by Alan Cohen.
Read article here: The New Year Lays Gifts Upon The Altar Of Your Heart Follow Your Passion and Accept the ConsequencesWritten by Barbara Berger.
Read article here: Follow Your Passion and Accept the Consequences Mastering Time Management While Running Your Spiritual BusinessWritten by Cindy Griffith and Lisa K. Ph.D.
Read article here: Mastering Time Management While Running Your Spiritual Business Your Life Purpose: It’s Not What You Think It IsWritten by Laura Berman Fortgang.
Read article here: Your Life Purpose: It’s Not What You Think It Is Your Body Needs You to Create a Life You Want to Show Up ForWritten by Janette Hillis-Jaffe.
Read article here: Your Body Needs You to Create a Life You Want to Show Up For 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:* 4 Reasons People Can’t Quite Quit Facebook * How Christmas Traditions Evolved Around The World * Personal Precision Weight Loss May Be Possible In 5 Years Or Less * Does What A Man Eats Affect His Sperm And Future Generations? * The All-in-one Solution To Sexual Health Is On Its Way * When It Comes To Addressing Climate Change, Skepticism Is Easy But Optimism Is Warranted * How To Solve US Rental Housing Affordability * Fat-burning Fat Might Not Be The Key To Weight Loss * The Psychology Of The Christmas Miracle * Why Is Mark Zuckerberg Ploughing Billions Into Personalised Learning? * What Low Interest Rates Have Done For The World And The Likely Effects Of A Rise * Spare A Thought For Our Furry Friends This Christmas * What Are Climate Tipping Points And How They Could Suddenly Change Our Planet * Should You Tell Your Child The Truth About Santa? * What Should America Do With Its $2-per-gallon Gas Windfall? * Why 2015 Was The Year That Changed TV Forever * As Big Business Goes Green, Green Bonds Are Ready For Takeoff * How Computers Help Biologists Crack Life's Secrets * Here Is What Young People Say About Their Depression * How Terror Attacks Influence Mental Health * What Do We Mean When We Say A Person's Cancer Has Been Cured? * Does Wearing A School Uniform Improve Student Behavior? * Five Things You Need To Know About The Paris Climate Deal * The Rhetorical Brilliance Of Trump The Demagogue
The "Living in Harmony" section includes articles on Health & Well-Being, Home & Garden, Pets, Leisure & Creativity, Finance & Careers, and Science and Technology. 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" 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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The beginning of a new year offers a poignant opportunity to set the priorities that will carry us through the year. We succeed or fail based on what we hold dear. Choose meaningless priorities, and you become the heir to pain. Live from what you value, and your life becomes a celebration of purpose.
In my book “Are You Happy Now? 10 Ways to Live a Happy Life” I describe the 10 ways I discovered one day when I was lying on my sofa thinking about my long, dramatic life and I asked myself what I needed to remember to live the rest of my life a little bit more happily.
A spiritual business often begins as a side interest that began from an inspiration. If you already have a full-time job, working to earn a living, or if you are a full-time mom, you are going to be very busy already! It is key to your success to know how to manage your time if you would like to start your own business.
In recent decades, the popularity of self-help has made the discovery of life purpose part of our lexicon but also an inadvertent cause of pain. If no clear answer arises for the seeker, suffering sets in. People think they are flawed if no cosmic assignment is relegated to them.
In the first year of my illness, one of my all-time favorite healers asked me something along the lines of, “Are you fully expressing your will in your life and your relationships?” A couple of years later, a particularly insightful and opinionated homeopath put it more bluntly: “Are you living a life that you want to show up for?”
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