We can consciously create a new vibrational frequency for the body to resonate with, rather than defaulting to old patterns. By emotionally feeling into a new, positive future for oneself, we can teach the body to align with the mind’s eye to feel the energy of the new emotion.
Imagine this: you’ve woken up one morning, years into recovery, and realized your inner critic has gone quiet. Not vanished; it’s just quieter. It’s still there, but softer, its voice less convincing. In its place, a calmer tone — patient, maybe even playful.
In our everyday lives we are all assessors. We assess everything that happens to us and assign some sort of meaning to it. This meaning, however, cannot be not derived from the circumstance or event itself, but rather from our unconscious, personal and subjective assessment of it.
The ease at which we avoid hard emotions is not solely a factor of our dependence on rapid-fire digital stimulation. There’s more to it, and it speaks to all the messages that have made their way into our collective consciousness about feeling, or rather not feeling.
Deep in your history, your ancestors — your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents, as far back as you can imagine and then some — had a dream, an image, a vision of what they hoped for the lives of their descendants. You are that dream.
Perfectionism tells us that we are worthy only when everything is in order. It creates constant pressure to prove and perform. And when we inevitably fall short because we’re human, it triggers shame, guilt, or self-criticism.
Kind giving is a great way to expand the canvas of our lives in difficult moments, turning negatives into positives, heartaches into peace. The volume of our generosity in time or dollars does not matter. Small helping acts are as beneficial to the giver as big ones.
As long as there is no recognition that what is occurring on the outside is merely a reflection of what's going on inside, daily life will continue to appear totally random and unpredictable, also causing its own confusion, fear and apprehension.
Embracing waiting in small moments in your everyday life serves as a teacher, priming you to see opportunities for larger life stage pauses when they present themselves. It helps us build comfort in the unknown.
Too many people operate on autopilot, bored with their lives and feeling restless. Need help getting out of your comfort zone? The changes you make do not have to be major.
Addiction prevention and recovery, from a Taoist perspective, involves keeping the energy channels open and clear or reopening and clearing them out again if there is a need to do so. Then, the person can feel like they have space to deal with their life circumstances.
If you don’t already have a practice that helps you connect to other-than-human creatures, try any of the following six activities to begin one. They are all short and simple, and they can be done in any outdoor space.
We live in a world that constantly urges us to capture, document, and record. Phones in our hands make it easy to photograph a meal, or share a view. But not every experience is meant to be preserved in that way. Some moments ask only to be lived.
The instant a bone breaks, the two ends begin to reach for each other. In a similar way, this deep, mysterious force of life is at work in us during our fifth season, a time when we are called to let the mysterious molecule of health be our teacher as we trip through the difficult yet endearing terrain of aging.
I was measured by a missing limb, by a medical chart, by the polite sympathy and lowered expectations of strangers. But every time the world tried to put me in a box, something inside me refused to be counted out. I learned early that reality is not only what happens to you, it is what you imagine, decide, and practice into being.
Just as human progress brought us problematic obesity, it may also help resolve it. That begins with accepting that polygenic obesity is a disease and not a matter of willpower. Rather than blaming and shaming one another for our size, we should be more understanding and educate ourselves.
As humans, we all carry both female and male energies within us. This has nothing to do with gender. It is about balance, flow, and the natural rhythm of life. It is also about the motivation behind our actions. Are we coming from a place of female energy or male energy?
As the scales, symbol of partnership-oriented Libra remind us, balance, justice and harmony are delicate propositions. In these challenging times let’s do our best to keep Libra’s promises of peace, love and understanding at heart.
Salt is immersed in customs, lore, and superstitions everywhere you turn. Even today spilling salt is considered bad luck, but tossing a pinch over one’s shoulder is said to avert harm and bring good fortune.
From a sociological perspective, astrology is fascinating precisely because it straddles categories. Rather than a set of cosmic beliefs, many people treat astrology as a tool — part spirituality, part cultural practice, part entertainment and part language for understanding themselves and others.
Vulnerability is not weakness. It is a gift. Every time we unwrap it in front of others, we show them it’s safe to be human too.
Sleep isn’t passive — it’s a spiritual practice. Each night, when you close your eyes, you surrender control. You embody humility. You say, without words: the world doesn’t rest on my shoulders.
The benefits of meditation range from alleviation of daily anxiety to a deeper sense of self-acceptance. When we sit in meditation, we are actively taking care of ourselves in a truly nurturing way. There is never a bad time to meditate. You can start right this moment.
If anxiety has been making you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or ashamed, I want you to know this: you are not broken; you are not weak. Your system is doing its best to respond to stress, change, and inner conflict. That response can be honored rather than feared.
Think of boundaries not as rigid rules, but as rhythms of the heart. When we stretch ourselves too thin, our body whispers with exhaustion, our mood frays, and resentment quietly builds. When we dare to say no, our body exhales, our shoulders drop, and we begin to feel whole again.
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