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Living our best lives by Creating pure Authenticity and Success through Integrating The Shadow.

Does Pure Authenticity & Success Require Integrating The Shadow?

Integrating The Shadow – The Jungian Notion What if I told you that there’s a part of you that you’re not even aware of? A hidden side, if you will.   According to Jungian psychology, the shadow is the part of ourselves that we repress or deny. It’s not necessarily bad, but it’s something we’re […]

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& tips for setting the seven main types of goals.

Seven Types of Goals We All Should Consider Making

What are Seven types of goals we should all be considering? It’s a funny thing, for some reason we all understands that goals are important to success, but for some reason, there are still relatively few people that actually set goals regularly and commit to them. I’m not sure why that is, but it seems

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self-doubt and feeling lost

What To Do When You Feel Lost

Did you Ever “Feel Lost” in Life? If you’ve ever felt lost, you’re shooting par for the course as a human being. Everyone faces this challenge sooner or later. Feeling lost is a sign that you believe your life is on the wrong track. You may feel like your life lacks meaning and that your

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Could being a better friend help end mass shootings? - be a better friend

Could being a better friend, partner, or neighbor, help stop mass shootings? Be a better friend!

If you’ve been following me for a bit, you probably know I’ve been pondering mass shootings for a while. A long while actually. I’ve also been exploring how to be a better friend, neighbor, and partner for a while also. I personally am a bit of an activist. I vote and am passionate about trying

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Are you living as your authentic self or are you finding you have misaligned values that are harming your wellbeing?

5 Steps to an Authentic and Effective Self-Image for Living Your Best Life

Are you Living Your Best Life? Your self-image is the way you view yourself. You might view yourself as a parent, construction worker, friend, blonde, sports fan, intelligent, impatient, and middle-aged. But you’re more than your career, gender, and age. You’re more than your parents’ opinion. You’re a unique person with nuances that are unique

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Facing impermanence, aging, illness, and death.

This Work is Not For The Timid: Today I face Aging, Illness, and Death

Get ready because this is going to be a deeply emotional article. How does it feel facing aging, facing illness, and facing death in your own life? Let’s find out! Oh my gosh. I have been meditating on the Buddhist Five Remembrances for a week or so, but it was Kaira Jewel Lingo‘s version and Lisa

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Learn 5 success habits you should try in order to live your best life.

Success Habits: Five Daily Habits to Improve Your Personal or work Life

Do you feel as though you are stuck in a rut, unable to move forward, or make progress and experiencing the same, tedious Groundhog Day on repeat? As the beginning of the year hits we often readdress our lives and the things we are doing to make sure things are going well. The New Year

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Ben Franklin and his 13 virtues

Historic Wellbeing – Ben Franklin and His 13 Virtues for Thriving!

Any American knows Ben Frankin was an important Founding father but most don’t know… …that beyond all the great things he did for the development of our country, he also had a wellness routine to help him thrive in life. Yes, you may already know he was the only founding father to have signed all four of

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Thich Nhat Hanh - walking meditation with Plum Village - living the Five Mindfulness Trainings

Planting the Seeds For Overcoming Suffering: Buddhism’s Five Remembrances

can these thoughts help everyday people in overcoming suffering? Let’s discuss a bit… Are the Buddhist Five Remembrances just for Buddhists? One of the things I love about Buddhism is its practical wisdom for living life. You do not have to be a “Buddhist”, or even practice “Buddhism” per se, to benefit from Buddhist wisdom (well,

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beautiful flowers bringing joy to my life. It's the simple things.

What is the Hedonic Treadmill?

“AFTER YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT, YOU DON’T WANT IT”… and Other Interesting Behaviors of Humanity Let’s kick things off with some interesting history related to the hedonic treadmill concept. Here is Van & Schenck’s 1920 performance of “After You Get What You Want, You Don’t Want It”–words & music by Irving Berlin. The song

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