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Melanie Bates's picture

6 Tips For The Roller Coaster Ride Of Life

You know, when I was nineteen, Grandpa took me on a roller coaster. . .  Up, down. Up, down. Oh, what a ride! I always wanted to go again. You know, it was just interesting to me that a ride could make me so. . . so frightened. So scared. So sick. So excited and so thrilled all together! Some didn’t like it. They went on the merry-go-round. That just goes around. Nothing. ~ Grams on Parenthood.

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Gabrielle Bernstein's picture

Trust The Universe Has Your Back

Hey Spirit Junkies! Today’s vlog is about trusting that the Universe has your back. I’ve been working my trust muscles a lot lately and hope to inspire you to do the same. Feel free to leave comments about where you need more faith and trust in your life. By simply sharing this you’re releasing your desire to the care of your inner guide. Enjoy the vlog!

 

Lissa Rankin's picture

Why Ask “So, What Do You Do?”

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The 15 minutes of fame garnered by my blog, my books, and my social media success lead strangers to reach out and ask to meet me from time to time. Lately, I’ve been saying no because I’ve been in my book-writing cave, pounding away on my next book Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof You Can Heal Yourself.

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Bernie Siegel MD's picture

Consciousness and Life


Consciousness and Life
When I was four years old I was home in bed with one of my frequent ear infections. I took a toy telephone I was playing with and unscrewed the dial and put all the pieces in my mouth as I had seen carpenters do with nails which they then pulled out to use. The problem was that I aspirated the pieces and went into laryngospasm. I can still feel my intercostal muscles and diaphragm contracting forcefully, trying to get some air into my lungs, but nothing worked and I was unable to make any sounds to attract help. I had no sense of the time but suddenly realized I was not struggling anymore. I was now at the head of the bed watching myself dying.
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Bernie Siegel MD's picture

Why Are You Living This Life?

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A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end. . . but not necessarily in that order. ~ Jean Luc Goddard

Why are you living this life?
 
Have you thought about that question carefully? Can you name an action you have already taken or plan to take that will make your life complete? Will it bring you peace when you die because your purpose will have been fulfilled? Mortality is usually an unwelcome subject among families and friends. Many of us spend a lot of time and energy avoiding any acknowledgement that dying is a part of the life cycle, and few people are open about the odds of our lives ending in death being 100%. Those of us who do regularly think about death can be overwhelmed by worry which is a very destructive kind of imaging, but we can control how we react.
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Lissa Rankin's picture

33 Signs You’ve Found Your Life’s Work


Life's Work

Happy Labor Day loves!  In honor of the day I thought I'd offer up some signs that mean that the work you're laboring over is actually your life's work.

When I work with patients, I always ask them whether they’re doing their life’s work, because I truly believe that how we spend most of our day, and whether it’s in line with our life’s work, affects our health. When I ask a woman if she’s doing her life’s work, way too often, she stares at me blankly.

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Lissa Rankin's picture

My Life As A Pot

Lissa Rankin

I recently spent a week up on Lake Erie at the Lakeside resort, which is a Chautauqua community owned by the Methodist church, where like-minded individuals gather for education, as well as spiritual and emotional development (at least that’s what it says on the brochure). Really, it feels more like summer camp.

Little cottages with picket fences line the streets in a grid down to the lakefront, where a park stretches the length of the shore and is lined with putt-putt golf, shuffleboard courts, tennis courts, a historic lakefront hotel, a foot trail, a playground or two, an ice cream parlor, a pizza joint, sunfish sailing, kayaks, a swimming beach, and various sundry diversions. Essentially, there’s just fun stuff to do all day long.

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Sylvia van Bruggen's picture

Own Pink With Elderly Parents

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"Hey, Dad!"

My father looks at me with empty eyes, and then says, "Hey, eh Sylvia." He remembers my name now, but at the rate his Alzheimers is progressing, I bet it won't take long before the disease takes that away too.

He doesn't notice anymore how that effects my mom, but it does. She just does her job in taking care of him, but it takes out it's toll on her. I am happy that she finally sees what it does to her, and that she has reached out to ask for help in caring for him. 

All this has made me wonder: how can you be your authentic self as you see your parents deteriorate? How do you keep your light shining bright despite your sadness?

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Stacey Curnow's picture

How to Find a Treasure Map for Your Spirit

While we mark the transitions of early life with rituals — everything from baptisms, communions, and bar and bat mitzvahs to graduations — the more subtle, yet profound, awakenings available to those in midlife go virtually unnoticed.

I wanted to change that, so last year I attended my first ever weekend-long all-women’s retreat in honor of my 40th birthday. It seemed like the perfect way to mark an incredibly significant and exciting milestone with a time of deep contemplation, intention-setting and celebration.

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Megan Monique Harner's picture

Mini Adventures: The Guadalupe Mountains

When I was driving through the Guadalupe Mountains, I couldn’t help but be stunned by their beauty. I have never seen mountains before - only the rolling hills of Austin, Texas (which is another beauty in and of itself).

When I arrived at my friend Johnny’s apartment, he informed me that The Guadalupe Mountains are actually a very dangerous place. Since Juarez, Mexico is just on the other side of the mountains, there are ‘bandits’ that patrol the area searching for people to abduct. Apparently the human trafficking industry is quite profitable.

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