The following article is excerpted from Tantra for the West: A Direct Path to Living the Life of Your Dreams by...
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If you’re ever feeling down on yourself, here are 30 quotes on self-love to peruse. If you gain anything out...
THE METAPHORICAL KALEIDOSCOPE OF MIND: Explore the shifting of conscious and subconscious experience
I have often reflected (pun intended) on how the kaleidoscope reminds me of our conscious and subconscious mind. As a...
The following article is excerpted from Spiritual Telepathy: Ancient Techniques to Access the Wisdom of Your Soul by Colleen Mauro...
The following article is excerpted from Time to Stand Up: An Engaged Buddhist Manifesto for our Earth by Thanissara. A...
This article is excerpted from Ocean Country: One Woman’s Voyage from Peril to Hope in Her Quest to Save the Seas...
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY: Changing your way of thinking
We say things in our own heads that we would never say to other people—that we’re worthless, stupid, ugly or fat—but we allow ourselves to hear it and believe it.
THE BACKPACK: Learning to unpack emotional baggage
One of the enjoyable things in life is those silly, harmless shenanigans we (my family, friends and I) enjoy playing on one another.
Underwater
As dangerous skies turn from grey to black,
I see the seas burgeoning ahead.
I built my castle walls on shallow graves
And the raging seas reprimanded.
RESONANCE: When we tune in to nature and other human beings, we create an energy field of understanding and empathy
I love the word Resonance. Resonance comes from the Latin verb ‘resonare’, meaning to ‘return to sound’. It means to sound and resound, as in an echo. Another type of resonance is called sympathetic resonance.
FEMININE HYGIENE: Menstrual products that are better for you and the environment
Every woman experiences menstruation, but not every woman knows the alternatives to disposable pads and tampons. Not only do alternatives help the environment, they also help you.
LIFE OF PHASES: The importance of remembering this too shall pass
Life’s pretty simple when we’re young. We know what we’re going to be doing for the year; go to a grade and attempt our hardest to complete it.
SOCIAL ANXIETY: Scared of my own shadow
Imagine you’re walking down the street and every person is staring at you. Laughter is heard from behind, and you know it’s in some way related to you.
A WARNING: Story by Tihana Skoric
The last stubborn layers of snow melted away from the warm spring sun and carried away the black ash that had frozen on the river over the long winter.
Congratulations class of 2015, you’ve made it! Now what’s next? It’s time to start planning the next 45 years of...
THE ROOT OF POLITICAL DISINTEREST: We must act to change the world
With the next federal election set to take place in the fall, I decided that the best way to engage in active citizenship and, to have an impact in my community, was to volunteer for a federal party.
KNOW THYSELF: Discovering who the real you is
Two contradictory views of happiness exist in our modern world. One teaches that happiness is to be found in material and superficial things that are often to be found through consumerism, celebrity culture, etc.
Sometimes I cry
but I don’t know why
pushing my feelings deeper inside
until there they no longer reside
WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT?: Experiencing who we already are and living in the moment
At first I thought it might be a little presumptuous of me to attempt to address the question of enlightenment. However, what I realized was that all human beings are in touch with this experience at some level. The presumptuous part is thinking I can actually describe something that defies description.
BE POSITIVE: Twenty personal mantras for positivity
Personal mantras—or positive affirmation—when repeated out loud regularly, can harvest positivity within you and in your life.
THE DESIRED PERSON: Your relationship with others doesn’t depend on your relationship status
We live in an era of elaborate proposals and glamorous weddings, where public declarations of passionate love are all around us. We can’t escape them even if we tried. Our calendars are filled with invitations to bachelorette parties, weddings and baby showers.
A FRIENDSHIP’S BOND: Story by Tihana Skoric
I met Tom and Brian at school by the oak tree. It’s the largest tree at our school, so we fashioned it into a sort of beacon where we can always find each other. We meet here everyday before classes. We have been doing this as a ritual for the last two years.
ALLOW LOVE: Let love in, no matter your beliefs
Looking through social media comments there are so many people preaching the word of god, saying that those who don’t believe in him are sinners and will go to hell. On the other end, there are atheists who bash believers for having a religion and following the Bible. Why can’t we all just get along?
My recent research, covered in the new book, Behavioral Genes-why we do what we do and how to change, explains...
