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Our InnerSelf welcomes your inner self.

Whether you think of the beginning of a new year as just another day, or whether you see it as a brand new opportunity... you're right. Both are true, and we get to choose how we move through these times.

This week, we bring you some perspectives on "where do we go from here" or rather, "how do we go from here"...


Please scroll down for the new articles and videos that were added to the website this week.

Wishing you enjoyable insightful reading, and of course a wonder-full, joy-full, health-full, and loving new year. 


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


NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK

Most featured articles are also in audio and video format.
Go to each article for the links.



Planet Earth Survival Guide

 Susan Ann Darley, Alzati Leadership Coaching
a person standing atop mountains on higher ground
Do you recall the massive, underwater earthquake that took place in 2004 in Indonesia? It triggered a 20-foot high tsunami leaving a trail of destruction in its path. Fortunately, many of the aboriginal tribes, that lived by the water, survived by fleeing to higher ground.

Planet Earth Survival Guide (Video)


2022 – The Year of Activation

 Will T. Wilkinson. The Noon Club
basketball playing shooting a 2022 ball into the hoop
The turning of the year provides an opportunity to set a clear intention for 2022. Uncertainty and fear will surely persist, but that can’t stop us from enjoying a meaningful year, if we create a reliable compass to navigate with...

2022 – The Year of Activation (Video)


Where We Hope to Be and What We Hope to Achieve

 Peter Ruppert, Limitless
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Why is it that some people are able to achieve huge successes while others drift from day to day?


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Where We Hope to Be and What We Hope to Achieve (Video)


There Is Much to Accomplish

 Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
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At the dawning of a new year, we are aware that there is still much to accomplish, both on the personal level and the planetary level.

There Is Much to Accomplish (Video)


When The Call Comes: Listen and Take Action

Linda Star Wolf, Sacred Messengers of Shamanic Africa
one hand holding the planet, the other open ready to receive it
As I did the inner work of healing my core wounds, the messages from the universe were easier to hear, for my path began to clear so that I could fulfill my soul’s destiny. These resources are available to us all...

When The Call Comes: Listen and Take Action (Video)


How To Keep Those New Year’s Resolutions?

 Mark Canada and Christina Downey, Indiana University
2021 goals list being updated for 2022
If research on habit change is any indication, only about half of New Year’s resolutions are likely to make it out of January, much less last a lifetime.


Rethinking Gratitude This New Year

 Jeremy David Engels, Pennsylvania State University
Rethinking Gratitude This New Year
It’s a new year, which means that it’s also time to imagine new beginnings and better futures. It’s time, in short, for New Year’s resolutions. Gratitude, in particular...


Can Exercise Reverse Cognitive Decline In The Aging?

 University of Queensland
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We tested the cognitive ability of elderly mice following defined periods of exercise and found an optimal period or 'sweet spot' that greatly improved their spatial learning,


How Do You Get Rid of Your Pantry Moths

 Tanya Latty, University of Sydney
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Has your home recently been overrun by tiny grey moths, flapping erratically around your kitchen? Spotted some suspicious webs in a cereal box? You might be sharing your dried food with pantry moths


How Prehistoric Geniuses Launched A Technological Revolution

 Nicholas R. Longrich, University of Bath
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This technological revolution wasn’t the work of one people. Innovations arose in different groups...


Why You Keep Eating When You’re Full

 Amanda Salis, The University of Western Australia
eating when full

To understand what’s happening – and how to fix it – let’s explore your body’s “stop eating signals” ...


Why We Enjoy Horror Films

 Arielle Hogan, UCLA
tree with a huge face inside of it
The word “horror” is derived from the Latin verb horrere, which means “to shudder.” Evil is an integral part of any horror film. This evil is channeled through “a human, creature, or supernatural force”


Why You Might Feel "Blah" After Christmas

 Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
after christmas blahs
The holiday season is usually a joyous occasion, but many people feel “blah” soon after the celebrations. What is it about Christmas that makes people feel this way?


Do Animals Feel Empathy?

 Mariella Careaga
a dog feeling empathy... perhaps
From a dad hugging his daughter who lost a sports game to a husband trying to alleviate his wife’s distress by listening to her, humans have the capacity to adopt others’ points of view and relate to others’ emotions.


Horoscope: Week of January 3 - 9, 2022

 Pam Younghans, NorthPoint Astrology
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This weekly astrological journal is based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart.

Horoscope: Week of January 3 - 9, 2022 (Video)

  



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