An NPR podcast explored what happens when people respond to situations in ways that are completely unexpected. A perfect example of this was an incident that occurred at a backyard dinner party in Washington, D.C. Suddenly, a man with a gun showed up and demanded money otherwise he was going to shot. As the situation…
Andrea Schulman of Awakening People writes: Often, people will treat you with love and kindness. But what do you do when they don’t? How do you respond when someone says something hurtful, does something mean or tries to provoke you? What’s your best defense? I used to believe in retaliation, so I used to stand…
Seth M of Expanded Consciousness writes: As a man who grew up in (and now lives in) a landlocked state, seafood hasn’t ever really a normal part of my diet. You always hear about the lengths businesses go to to have fresh seafood shipped in, but it will obviously never taste as good as the creatures that get caught…
Andrée Laplante of Awakening People writes: If you find that you are getting more sensitive to what goes on in your life and in the world, you sometimes feel overwhelmed to the point you don’t recognize yourself and wish you had stayed in bed, you are not alone! Like everyone on this planet right now,…
Alexandra Roach of My Empowered World writes: Sometimes, I wonder if anyone else ponders as much about life as I do. I don’t think I used to, but even during my earlier years, I always wondered if there was more. More than getting up, eating, going to work, being social (or not), eating again, and…
Christina Sarich of Natural Society writes: The ‘bride of frankenfood’ has just gotten an endorsement from none other than the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for supporting a genetically modified food supply. Clinton’s unyielding support was once again revealed recently when she was quoted on the Cornell Alliance for Science (funded by the Bill and Melinda…
Michele G of Conscious Life News writes: The human body is an incredibly complex and intricate system, one that still baffles doctors and researchers on a regular basis despite thousands of years of medical knowledge. As a result, it shouldn’t be any surprise that even body parts and functions we deal with every day have…
Christina Sarich of The Mind Unleashed writes: The shunning of feelings, especially in Westernized culture, has left a deep scar in our psyches. Some of the most profound therapy for the spirit comes from truly experiencing our emotions, so how do we heal when we simply can’t feel? Ironically, to ‘shun’ our feelings leaves our…
For the most part, no one intentionally stays in a negative head space. However, when one unpleasant experience happens to us, we tend to obsess over it and everything turns into a downward spiral from there. In the blink of an eye your day goes from bad to worst and instead of just having a…
Adrian of Conscious Life News writes: At some point, you have to reckon with your behavioral patterns and beliefs from childhood. For most people, that means dealing with their family issues. In many respects, people are dealing with family issues from day one of their spiritual journeys. That is because if you were raised in…