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8 Ways To Stop Over-Thinking And Find Peace In The Present Moment

Source: www.themindunleashed.org | Original Post Date: September 9, 2014 –

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We all do our best to stay positive, but occasionally we can slip into negative thinking patterns that can wreak havoc on our lives. We might worry about our past mistakes or current stresses, and how these could lead to negative outcomes in the future. We might obsess about or over-analyze regular experiences and interactions, reading into them things that aren’t actually there. We might find that as soon as one bad thing happens, we associate it with all the other bad things that have happened in our lives and begin to feel miserable. We might feel anxious in the present, having a hard time getting out of our own heads as we worry and obsess about the things that could go wrong.

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How to Discover Your Spiritual Power Animal

HJ: Discovering your spiritual power animal is an incredible potent, ancient way to connect more deeply with yourself, who you are and the natural world.  Power animals are archetypal and have much to teach us about ourselves, our strengths and our own innate wisdom.  They also act as guides and usually show up in our lives in synchronistic ways.

- Truth

Own Your Animal: Find your power animal to guide yourself to greater expression

By Stacey L. L. Couch | Mindful Word | Wild Gratitude

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We believe that we are separate from our animal guides. Our perceived separation from power animals is a reflection of how we think we’ve taken ourselves out of nature. We can’t be apart from nature any more than we can live wit...

The Top Five Special Interest Groups Lobbying To Keep Marijuana Illegal

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More evidence that keeping marijuana illegal has little to do with keeping people safe or healthy. It turns out the top five groups lobbying to prevent legalization happen to be the groups that profit the most from it being illegal. They are:

  • Police Unions
  • Private Prisons Corporations
  • Alcohol and Beer Companies
  • Pharmaceutical Corporations
  • Prison Guard Unions

Read more... (republicreport.com)

I just discovered the Republic Report website, which specializes in reporting on how money corrupts democracy. Looks like a good source of information!

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Contributing towards Oneness

by Robin Coventry

oneness_OMTimes_There’s much talk about Oneness across our planet, it’s a word we can never wear out! Have you ever considered what the word Oneness really implies? Do you know and can you visualize what Oneness really is? Is your visualization expansive enough or do you limit Oneness to One?

Merriam-Webster dictionary describes oneness as the state of being completely united with or a part of someone or something. As an individual you are one human being and can be counted as one or being of oneness. A song once said, “one is the loneliest number.” Though a song I have enjoyed, the songs subtle programming would have us think, we are lonely if we are alone. (Hmmm, hope the song writer found a mate.) I am perfectly content being alone, i.e. not in a relationship. As children little girls were trained to grow up and get married and have babies. Boys are told grow up work and have families. (At least my generation was)...

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Daily Message ~ Tuesday October 28, 2014

Dear Ones, you are on the planet to find your way back to the love that you are. Every single time you choose love, you expand, and define, and connect with your own divinity. Love is the grandest, and truest, declaration of self you can ever express. To deny that expression is to deny yourself, and the planet, of the glory of who you really are. ~Archangel Gabriel

How marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington is making the world a better place

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Many countries are now taking a close look at what's happening in the states to learn lessons that can be applied to their own situations. And so far, the news coming out of Colorado and Washington is overwhelmingly positive: dire consequences predicted by reform opponents have failed to materialize. If anything, societal and economic indicators are moving in a positive direction post-legalization. Colorado marijuana tax revenues for fiscal year 2014-2015 are on track to surpass projections.

Countries, particularly in Latin America, are starting to apply these lessons in order to craft smarter policies that reduce violence and other societal harms brought about by the drug war. Uruguay, for instance, has moved toward full national legalization of marijuana, with an eye toward reducing the thriving black market there. Mexico's president has given signs he's open to changes in that country's marijuana laws to help combat cartel violence. The Organization of American States recently issued a statement in favor of dealing with drug use as a public health issue, rather than a criminal justice one.

Regardless the eventual direction of marijuana legalization in the U.S., steps toward reform here are already prompting other countries to seek out more pragmatic solutions to their drug problems. In short, they're making the world a better place.

Full article... (washingtonpost.com)

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When the Shale Runs Dry: A Look at the Future of Fracking

Sharon Kelly, DeSmogBlog
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If you want to see the future of the shale industry — what today’s drilling rush will leave behind — come to Bradford, Pennsylvania.

A small city, it was home to one of America’s first energy booms, producing over three quarters of the world’s oil in 1877. A wooden oil rig towering over a local museum commemorates those heady days, marking the first “billion dollar oil field” in the world.

But times have changed dramatically in Bradford. Most of the oil has been pumped out, leaving residents atop an aging oil field that requires complicated upkeep and mounting costs. Since its height in the 1940’s, Bradford’s population has steadily declined, leaving the city now home to only 8,600...

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An Artist Takes Some Timber And Makes A Magical Masterpiece Of A Home

You’ve probably noticed it by now; I love writing about alternative housing. What’s the point of having a huge house with a high mortgage and hefty utility rates when you can have a mortgage-free tiny home? Or an off-grid cob house? Or even a cheap, luxurious shipping container home?

The work of artist SunRay Kelley, in building this timber home, isn’t quite like anything I’ve seen before. It was made of natural material and timber found around the site of the building...

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Beat Brain Fog: Know The Causes, Symptoms And Solutions

Source: www.wakeup-world.com | Original Post Date: March 15, 2014 –

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Everyone feels a little fuzzy-headed once in a while, but if you suffer from brain fog frequently, you certainly would like to know what is causing it, and what you can do to get your mental clarity back.

First, we’ll cover brain fog symptoms, causes, and the worst culprits you should avoid. Then we’ll discuss what steps you can take to remedy this malady.

Brain Fog? Causes, Symptoms and Solutions

Brain fog is not a medically recognized term, but it is a commonly used phrase that sums up feelings of confusion, forgetfulness, and lack of focus and mental clarity. Basically you feel like you just can’t think, and it can be very frustrating and...

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Learning Through Adversity – Invoking the Spiritual Warrior Energy

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Contributing Writer for Wake Up World

I’ve faced many challenging and difficult situations that I recall through my existence. It seems my life has consisted of a good deal of breaking through adversity; continually confronting and overcoming challenges. Since earlier times, many things have changed. Along the path, I’ve learned the art of divinely surrendering to the flow; of accepting life as it really is, initially at least, without trying to change it. I realised you have to be at-one with something – the One – to truly change anything.

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Lava flow from Kilauea approaching residential properties, Hawaii

Hawaiian Kīlauea continues to erupt at its summit and within the East Rift Zone with elevated gas emissions. Currently, the June 27th lava flow is advancing northeast between Apa`a St/Cemetery Rd and Pāhoa Village Road.  

As of 02:30 UTC today (16:30 local time on October 27), the flow was 510 meters (560 yards) upslope from Pāhoa Village Road. The flow width was about 50 meters (55 yards) at the leading edge.

HVO update issued at 03:51 UTC today said the advance rate of the narrow leading edge varied between 7 and 10 meters (8 and 11 yards) per hour on October 27, which is equivalent to 170 and 240 meters (185 and 260 yards) per day...

 

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Some Scientists Are Calling This The Second Brain. It’s Very Important To Keep It Healthy

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Have you ever had “butterflies” in your stomach or a “gut wrenching” experience? You know, that type of feeling that you get in your stomach when you are nervous or excited about something? As it turns out there is a scientific explanation as to why, the gastrointestinal tract is sensitive to emotion. Anxiety, anger, sadness, excitement can all trigger physical symptoms in the gut. There is a network of neurons that line our guts; it is so extensive that some scientists have even nicknamed it our “second brain.”

As it turns out, our gut does a whole lot more than handle digestion and cause feelings of nervousness, in connection with our brain; the gut partly determines our mental well-being and plays a key role in the development of diseases throughout the body. In turn, it has been concluded that a healthy gut helps in maintaining good mental and emotional health...

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Advice vs Sharing

ADVICE VS. SHARING Know fully that your Path is your path only. It is wonderful to share what you have learned with others, but quite another thing to manipulate and force your beliefs on others. Not one of you knows the full desires, intent or purpose of another’s life or why they chose to come to this Earth in the first place.

Acknowledge that everyone is unique. Each has enough wisdom within one’s self to make choices. Even addicts can pull themselves out at any time. Know that each is living their life to the best of their ability within the belief codes they currently hold. We know that it is difficult for you to watch those you love make choices that will cause them difficulty. However, we suggest you let them do just that. You have had your experiences; allow them to do the same.

Quite often, those who insist on giving advice only tell part of their story. How much stronger their stories would be if they shared their disappointments and the fears they were harboring when they made those decisions. Giving advice without sharing the entire picture of the emotions that fueled their experience is similar to giving someone a roadmap that leads to a destination other than the one the person has sights on. It’s a path, but not the one the other wants to follow.

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In a Garden

All good is on its way to you. Are you ready to receive? This is the question I ask you.
 
You say: “You bet, God, I am ready to receive. Bring it on.”
 
Even so, you may have some attachment to having something to find fault with. Some attachment perhaps to being wronged and put upon. You are so accustomed to your life being a battle fought on all fronts. The fists of your mind are ready and waiting for a fight. You have your dukes up. What is the tenseness you carry with you but readiness to fight? What is tenseness but that? And what good does this tension-producing readiness do for you?
 
Have the idea that you do not need to defend yourself. Let go of need to defend in the same way you let go of need to offend. You don’t need either.
 
What if you could live in a friendly world that wants you here and wants to treat you well? If you would put your dukes down, you would come to see this as so. Let down your barriers. Tenseness is not your friend. You don’t need its protection. Tenseness does not protect you anyway. It rattles you, it makes you nervous. Put down your arms. Tenseness isn’t giving you much help anyway, is it? It does you no good. It keeps you in restraints.
 
If you want to relax, let go of any perceived need to be tense, and you will know relaxation. Take a vacation from tenseness. Be done with it. Why would you keep it? Don’t be a hoarder. Let go of all that doesn’t serve you or the Kingdom.
 

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