How Minimalism Can Change Your Mind and Your Life
by Last month, I dove into a project with my best friend. We were tasked to clear out a home that had been abandoned. It taught …
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Natural Pathways to Improved Moods
by Everyone feels down every now and again. We all face stress in our daily lives. We all experience disappointment from time to time too. Not …
10 Tips for Increasing Inner Kindness (and Why You Should)
by Being kind to yourself is a key component of a happy and healthy life. When you practice inner kindness in your daily life, you start …
What is Positive Psychology and Why is it Important?
The study of psychology has made significant waves in the past 150 years and can be defined as for instance, the scientific study of the …
Meaning of Carnivorous Plants
The longer I walk the symbolic path, the more it becomes evident that everything is up for interpretive grabs. This includes the spiritual meaning of carnivorous plants. …
How to Cultivate a Positive Mindset
by If you are a self-described “realist”, maintaining a positive mindset might not be something that comes naturally or easily for you. Nevertheless, life is short …
Simplify Your Life: Why and How
You don’t have to do a Google search in order to figure out if you need to simplify your life. At least, I don’t. Recently …
Shifting Perceptions About Challenges
Perception is a big deal when we are faced with challenges. The way we view a tough circumstance can make all the difference in whether …
Self-Questioning for Life Balance and Perspective
Self-questioning is a practice everybody should do regularly – especially if things are unsteady. I ask myself questions all the time. It helps me focus. …
Astrology Forecast for February by Jahben
by The second month of a year is also known as “the month of cleansing” if you go into its Latin nomenclature. The month of February …
The Ties That Bind: Rethinking Relationships
I’ve thought a lot about the ties that bind. Friends, family, partners. Our connections with others are a big deal. You might even say that …
Tips on How to Be Happier
It’s been said that “happiness is a choice.” That really is true. But in today’s world, that choice might seem almost impossible to make. Let’s …
How Writing Can Help You Cope With Grief
The loss of a loved one can have a deeply devastating effect on one’s personality and well-being. Going through grief can often take months and …
7 Apps That Can Improve Your Life
Once, the Dalai Lama said, “Without technology, humanity has no future, but we have to be careful that we don’t become so mechanized that we …
Energy Boosting Evergreen Symbolism
I have a few evergreens around the house and they mean infinitely more to me than mere landscape features. They are particularly uplifting this time …
Why You Should Think About Keeping a Symbolic Journal
What draws your attention? Are there things that tug at the shirt tales of your awareness? What sparkles within your cosmic eye that utterly consumes …
You Are Not Alone. Tips to Feeling Less Alone
You are not alone: A friend and I were philosophizing on this statement. There are varying reasons why some people feel alone and others do not. …
New Moon, New Year, and Facing Changes
Well, we did it. We got through the past 365 days. Some of us got out of last year by the skin of our teeth. …