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WHEN LIFE GETS CHAOTIC, TRY THIS EXERCISE

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HOW THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE & DARK MATTER AFFECT OUR WORLD

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PERSONAL GROWTH 108 4 WAYS TO FIND PEACE IN THE WAKE OF TROUBLED TIMES

JUST LIFE NEGATIVITY BIAS- WHY DO WE FOCUS ON THE BAD?

114 LEARNING HOW TO LIVE A MORE JOYFUL LIFE

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72 WU WEI AND THE ANCIENT ART OF NOT DOING

90 DREAM, VISIONS, AND YOUR SOUL MATE

80 FLEXIBILITY, OUR SUPERPOWER FOR THESE CHANGING TIMES

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CANDICE HUTCHINGS INTERVIEW

BY LISA BERRY

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When I think about the food, there are so many “How does food make me feel? Is it prepared, what does it taste like?” I am always excited about food, but our guest today has really offered people a new way of eating, a new way of thinking about food, and really a lifestyle around food.

Candice Hutchings, who is the face of The Edgy Veg, is on a journey to revolutionize how we think about food, eco-conscious living, and feminism. Author of the cookbook 138 Carnivore Approved Vegan Recipes, Candice delivers Vegan recipes with attitude and comedy. Edgy by nature, both her popular YouTube channel and Instagram pages have disrupted the Vegan community with her candid and humorous take on activism, not only for animals with food built differently, but also mental health, the environment, and female empowerment.

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Lisa Berry: Candice, you pack a punch in there.

Candice Hutchings: Yes, that is quite a disparate mouthful read back to me.

Lisa Berry: My first question was going to come out and say, “Oh, yes, why are you a Chef?” but really, I want to start with this. Why have you chosen to do more with being a Chef?

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: For me, I went Vegan and needed to teach myself how to cook, I was always a foodie. So, I knew that if I was going to continue this lifestyle that I had chosen, I had to be able to eat the food that I love. For me, it is that I love animals, I genuinely believe we can eat with compassionate choices and without any cruelty to them. That is why I started with that.

LISA BERRY: So, it was a heartbased choice. Did you have any allergies or health issues that initially led you to this choice?

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CANDICE HUTCHINGS: Yes, it was a little bit of both. I had a lot of issues growing up healthwise in terms of skin issues. I got a lot of my grains, and it really was a dairy intolerance.

Not full-fledged, but it would definitely cause migraines, so even as a child I never really drank or ate a lot of dairy for that reason, and my Mum switched from Cow’s milk to Goat’s milk when I was younger because we were raised that you need your milk to be big and strong. So that was the main driving force from a young age. Dairy was always an issue for me.

I grew up in a predominantly more European household. My Mother’s German, so for breakfast some days it was just bread and cheese, and I love cheese. So that was difficult for me, and for some reason, we just did not make the connection when I was younger that the cheese might also be causing it as well as the milk.

When I was about 19-20, I started to really take note of what was causing these ridiculous migraines that would last three days at a time, and every time I cut out animal proteins, they would disappear.

LISA BERRY: You mentioned that you were a foodie already. Tell me about that part. What draws you to food? What excites you about food?

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: I grew up in the first few years of my life in Germany.

As I mentioned, my mother was German, so I have family there. They lived in a part of Germany that was very rural, so a lot of farmers, a lot of wine farmers, a lot of vegetables, that sort of thing.

My Grandparents always had a farm and grew their own vegetables, and so I was raised around fresh, beautiful ingredients from a really young age. Because of the nature of Europe, I mean, we were constantly graveling. We were going to Italy for a summer vacation; there, I was exposed to a variety of different types of food from a really young age.

I just fell in love with the culture of food, the way it brings us together, the nostalgia, the memories that it gets when you share a meal. We know this, those memories are triggered a lot of the time by the smells and the taste. I was really enamored and deeply passionate about that side of food from a really young age.

LISA BERRY: I am assuming your Grandparents and people around this culture that have a relationship with food and understand when it is grown and how it is grown and what works well with others. Did you get those lessons about what was produced at what time of year because of this?

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: Absolutely. I learned not only the kind of science behind the times that things are grown but also the hard work that goes into the food.

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I mean, I would help my grandpa in the gardens. We would hoe up the potatoes. We would pick lettuce and bring it down to my Grandmother, and she would make a fresh salad from lettuce that I picked out of the garden. So, I was exposed to the hard work around food, which I feel we take advantage of a lot of the time.

We forget how much work goes into the food that we are going into the grocery store and just picking up from a shelf or a fridge and buying. I learned those hard-knock life lessons associated with food from a super young age.

LISA BERRY: Do you think that helps, not just you, but if other people in the world did more of that, do you think that would help reduce the waste of food?

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: I think so because then you have a respect for food. Something that I was always raised with is respect for food, and nothing goes to waste. My Grandparents being of that old-world, European life that they grew up with. They lived through wars. I was taught a lot of those lessons, and they used everything.

They would use the leftover berries to make juices and wines and peels they would rub with oil and make a totally different dish out of potato peels and that sort of thing. If you were taught those lessons at a really young age, or just even now go out and learn them, you definitely have a respect for food that really makes you feel guilty when you’re wasting something.

LISA BERRY: You ate meat growing up, and then the switch came based around a dairy thing and the migraines, but then you took it a step further and went Vegan, completely Vegan. Was that an easy choice for you?

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CANDICE HUTCHINGS: It was an easy choice from an animal standpoint. For me, again, I grew up in the country, I grew up around farms, so I always grew up around farmed animals. Also, it is a respect thing for me.

I had respected those farm animals from such a young age, and I was exposed at a really young age, which I do not think a lot of people now are. They don’t really make the connection between a living being, like a dog or a cat, it’s the same type of thing, and their food, right?

I genuinely believe that there is that body-mind connection when it comes to just eating more healthfully.

Obviously, there’s a lot of Vegan junk foods out there, and you can make them at home yourself, but for the most part, if you’re eating a whole-foods, plant-based diet, you’re literally putting life into your body. So, I would say that 95% of the time, I feel great. I get sick like anybody else, but I do feel good, and that is nice.

So, for me, that part was easy.

It was navigating my life with this new lifestyle that was difficult because I went Vegan 10 years ago.

We did not have all these beautiful, delicious substitutes that we have now. It was not a topic that was really talked about a lot. If it was, there was a lot of stigma behind it: that Vegans are frail, so from that standpoint, it was challenging. I felt very isolated at the beginning. I felt left out in a lot of family situations, a lot of social situations because it just was not a thing back then.

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: Yes, I include all of it. So, there is some really indulgent deep-fried stuff, and then there are some more healthful items as well. The book also ranges from easy, beginner recipes to more advanced cooking. It was just to show that Vegan food is not only to kill salad in a smoothie or oatmeal.

LISA BERRY: You mentioned that Vegans are frail. How do you feel right now? Do you feel healthy and robust, and your vitality is out there?

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: Yes. I feel great. I wake up every day, and I did a workout this morning, a fasting workout, and then had this huge, giant smoothie, and I feel incredible right now.

LISA BERRY: I love that you brought up that there’s also junk food as well because a lot of people think that just because you’ve chosen not to eat animals that it’s going to be only all vegetables. I know you have 138 recipes in your book. Do they have options, junk food or healthy food, or all foods? Do you include all of it in there?

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It can be technically interesting.

It can be flavorful and decadent and sweet and rich, but then it also can be very healthful. So, the book is not just for Vegans and Vegetarians, it is for anyone, and that is why I called it Carnivore Approved Vegan Recipes because you don’t have to be Vegan to like them. It is good food. It is not good food for Vegan food, it is simply good food.

LISA BERRY: Would you regard yourself, then, as a food activist?

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: Oh, absolutely. I always say that my form of activism is leading with a fork. It’s delicious, and maybe that will subconsciously six months down the road when you’re at a restaurant, and there’s a Vegan option.

I remember that one thing I had that was perfect that was Vegan, so this could be just as delicious. Those are the types of connections I want to make for people.

LISA BERRY: Why do you think there is a general aversion to eating Vegan? Is it just because we have been conditioned to be eating animals and animal byproducts?

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: I think so. I think for a lot of us, it’s threatening a way that we’ve always just existed, and the idea that something is made to taste or look like something else is just weird or bizarre, or why do it? It is all the stuff we have seen in media or stereotypes we’ve seen on the internet or been told for years and years and years. It is just conditioning, right?

Vegan food is gross and looks at this brown millet bowl, that sort of thing.

Now we are coming to realize, as a society, and through all these beautiful accounts on Instagram and Blogs on the internet that it is just fruits and vegetables seen in a completely different way. You love fruits and vegetables, so why not try something Vegan. I think that that’s kind of where we are now.

LISA BERRY: Yet that is where the ecoconscious living comes in, right, supporting local. You have your own YouTube Channel. Now, when did you launch this?

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: So that was launched in 2010 or 2011. I started my Blog in 2010, and I started the YouTube Channel in 2011. It’s just kind of been a slow rise since then. It’s really picked up in the last, I would say, four or five years, and I’ve been doing it now full-time for three years, which is pretty incredible. I get to live my dream every single day and do what I love, which is a lot of challenging work, but it is so incredibly rewarding.

LISA BERRY: You really share a lot of personal stuff, and I think that’s what people are connecting with you like I was. You really communicate with people. Like you have some challenging times. You get anxiety. You suffer from depression from time to time. Do you find that food helps with depression, or can it trigger going into depression, or does it always help you, and is it always a comfort doing this?

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: Yes, it absolutely is. For me, my depression and my anxiety are getting a lot better.

I do not know if it has to do really with diet.

I definitely notice that if I have a lot of sugar or processed foods, I make myself more vulnerable to being irritable, which then kind of has a domino effect with everything else with the anxiety and depression and so forth. I am very hypoglycaemic; if I don’t eat, I become very irritable and very anxious. I am extremely sensitive in my body when it comes to that sort of thing. In the winter, I definitely try to eat more walnuts, which are great – they call them nature Valium – which elevates your mood, and I do try to supplement in the winter with a lot of D3, which is great for my depression. So, I do think what you are putting into your body definitely has a huge shift.

LISA BERRY: I’m so curious, who are some of the people – whether they’re Chefs or just people cooking with food or animal people on YouTube that you just love and enjoy watching – that you get inspired by?

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: Yes. I have this really great group of Vegan girlfriends, plant-based girlfriends, over in LA, and they’re called The Vegan View.

It’s like The View, but Vegan, and they talk about all kinds of different topics, and they’re very relatable women that really have a ‘no BS’ outlook on life and Veganism and make it very approachable for people. Then, of course, Gaz Oakley in the UK. He is a classically trained Chef who makes the most elaborate, beautiful Vegan dishes. Of course, I love the Bon Appetite Channel and all of their challenges. They’re so good. Cooking with Babish was one of my first obsessions. He creates a lot of fanfare food.

Sauce Dash, his name is Mark. We make a lot of similar food, so I love to become a little mad food scientist and really use the science of food to create different things. He does the same things, so we are continually doing similar food, and we’ll probably do a collaboration shortly and kind of challenge each other, but I love that approach.

That sort of thing. So, those are some of my favorites.

LISA BERRY: That is awesome. I’m totally going to watch The Vegan View. I will be tuning in because I think, for me, the energy when I’m pulling food together, I’m a holistic nutritionist. There’s something about having exuberance and sharing that energy, so I can only imagine some of these Channels that you’ve mentioned or the shows. You’re right.

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When we’re interested, and we understand, it can really propel you along your own journey. Did you feel there was a need for it, or were other people asking out for this cookbook?

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: Yes, I’d been asked for a few years to write a cookbook, and I always just saw it as a waste of time if I’m perfectly honest. I was, like, you know what I have a website why would anyone buy my book when you can get my recipes for free online? Then, for me, it was essential to have some aspects in the book, so when Robert Rose approached me, finally, and they’re a local Canadian Publisher, that was important for me, too. They’re a Boutique Publisher, so it was very personal, and that was important. When I kind of expressed what I wanted my book to be, which was a printed version of what’s on my YouTube Channel and, also, I wanted a photo for every single recipe.

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: Oh, that is a hard question. So, I’m sure that you listen to a lot of podcasts like I do. One of the podcasts that I’m obsessed with is My Favorite Murder and the two ladies on there. I love true crime, it’s a true-crime podcast, but they kind of do it with a comedic spin, and they’re very feminist. They always talk about eating so much meat. I would love for them to come over and just have the funniest, best conversation with them over a Vegan meal and just show them how delicious vegan food can be.

LISA BERRY: You’re right when people talk about meat. Does that bother you when you do hear people talk about eating meat, then going on about it? Or when those commercials come out, they’re like triple this and that of meat.

CANDICE HUTCHINGS: Yes. I mean, it doesn’t bother me, but I just think it’s misinformation, right? That kind of like be a man, eat burgers, it just kind of continues to push that very toxic stereotype. Then, when people are making fun of Vegans, it doesn’t bother me. Everyone can have their opinion, and I just really think it’s kind of pushing that more. It just pushes misinformation that Vegan food isn’t good. That’s why I’m classified this way and what I’m doing.

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LISA BERRY: Maybe you walk around going,” I would love to influence that person or this person to become Vegan.” If you could pick three people that are, we’ll call them celebrities, three celebrities – I’m putting you on the spot – pick three celebrities who you’d just love to serve a beautiful Vegan meal to just so they could experience it, who would you choose?

I think Karen and Georgia are amazing, and I would love for them to be Vegan.

LISA BERRY: Yes, that really makes sense. Do you go out and or let other people prepare food for you, do you always let people know I’m a Vegan, or how do you go about doing that?

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CANDICE HUTCHINGS: Yes, I always do my research before I go. Some places are more accommodating more than others, but, for me, I will always research the menu beforehand and kind of know the substitutions I can make or know what questions to ask.

While also doing it in a really respectful way, because we all know Chefs have their egos and their personalities and I like to do it in a really respectful way.

LISA BERRY: Just a reminder: Candice’s book is called The Edgy Veg Cookbook – a 138 Carnivore Approved Vegan Recipes, and even more than that, I want people to go check you out on your Channel and get to know you and ask questions and leave comments. Instagram @edgyveg, the website is: http://theedgyveg.com

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Health & Wellness Innovative new approaches to Healing as well as holistic methods for dealing with health issues and personal growth

Flower Essences and Essential Oils: Yes, They Are Different!

by Anu Dayal-Gulati OM TIMES | July A Edition 2020

E

ssential oils have been gaining

through herbs, tinctures, essences,

in popularity over the last

and essential oils. Essential oils can

several years. You've probably

be cold-pressed or extracted through

heard of certain brands like

steam distillation processes. Flower

Young Living, doTerra or Aura Cacia, and

essences, on the other hand, use

seen lists of health benefits and other

the life force of the plant expressed

uses.

through its flowers.

Flower Essences, too, are now making

Usually, a large number of flowers are

their way back into the spotlight. The

needed to create essential oils. For

Flower Essences were first discovered

example, it takes nearly 10,000 roses

by the British surgeon Dr. Bach (of Bach

to create 5 ml (about a teaspoon) of

Flower Remedies) in the 1930s.

rose essential oil. Relative to essential oils, very few flowers are used to

They have been around for nearly a

create a flower essence—just enough

hundred years, and today there are many

to completely cover the surface of a

more essences than the thirty-eight

bowl of water. Their environmental

that he discovered. While both oils and

impact is minimal.

essences are widely available online and at many natural remedy stores, they are

Unlike essential oils—which, as the

not used interchangeably.

name suggests, are oil-based— flower essences are made with

So, what exactly is the difference, then?

water, which is then preserved with

There are several, starting with the fact

alcohol. Fresh blooms are picked

that they are created differently.

at the height of their fullness and

How They Are Made

floated in a crystal bowl filled with freshwater, placed on the earth in warm sunlight. With the alchemy of

The plant kingdom has always been an

earth, water, air, and sunlight (i.e., the

eternal source of healing. If we think

fire element), flowers release their

back to our childhood, we were often

energetic imprint into the water.

asked to eat our fruits and vegetables

This wildflower infusion, strained and

because they are good for us. Still,

preserved with brandy, is called a

this healing can also be implemented

flower essence.

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What They're Used For

Essences work gently with our subtle energy field so that it almost feels

Essential oils are used to reduce stress

like nothing is happening. They lift

and make us feel more relaxed when

and transform the emotions we are

we inhale or diffuse them. Essential oils

struggling with, so we become calmer,

can be toxic if they are ingested and

have more clarity, and our reactions

should also be diluted in a carrier oil to

to events around us will shift. For

be applied topically. On the other hand,

instance, if we are afraid of spiders,

flower essences are meant to be taken

we might notice that after taking the

internally. They are very gentle and

Mimulus flower essence, we're not

completely safe, even for children and

afraid of them anymore. It just may

pets, and have no side effects.

take us some time to realize that our

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reaction has changed. Shifts are visible in

carries the energetic imprints of

two to three weeks.

thoughts, words, and even music. Water

Energy and Emotion

exposed to kind thoughts and classical, healing music created beautiful water crystals. When exposed to unkind

For thousands of years, we have used

words or thoughts, the water failed

flowers to celebrate the moments of our

to crystallize and instead developed

life and express our love, our devotion,

murky, unpleasant structures. Based on

our grief, and sorrow. When shopping

his research, we can see similarly how

for bouquets or potted flowers, even, we

flower essences carry the energetic

are drawn to specific blooms in shapes

healing imprints of flowers.

and colors that lift us up at that moment.

During difficult times as we struggle with

Oil and Water Can Mix

fear, anxiety, and grief, flower essences can be our stress management allies.

While you cannot literally blend oil and water, flower essences and essential

Flowers themselves are the essence

oils work together and enhance each

of the plant. They have an energetic

other. They can be combined in a spray

vibration based on their color, the plant's

or in a carrier oil. For instance, I created

structure, how and where they grow, and

a spray for a young director whose

even their seeds. Each energetic vibration

actor was suffering from stage fright,

responds to an emotion in a human. Just

consistently freezing up and forgetting

as flowers have been around for millions

her lines. The director sprayed the stage,

of years, we too have been governed

as well as herself and the actor. After this

by the same emotions through time—

was done, they experienced successful

hate, love, grief, hope, despair, resilience.

rehearsals as well as performances.

In fact, each emotion can be matched to a corresponding flower essence. For

These Products are our allies from the

instance, the flower essence of Aspen is

plant kingdom.

used for fear, Larch for confidence, Holly for anger and jealousy, Mustard for the

They can be combined to create a blend

blues, and so on.

to support us, that we can spray in the room or put in a carrier oil to provide for

The late Japanese scientist Masaru

us on our journey to health, inner calm,

Emoto's research showed that water

and wholeness.

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Simply Spiritual To perceive reality from a different perspective is to open oneself to the wonders and unlimited wealth of creation. Simply Spiritual offers the opportunity to visit new places, new methods, and different ways to perceive the vast human knowledge of our Universe.

Energy Mastery for Sensitive Souls

By Judi Lynch OM TIMES | July A Edition 2020

T

his old phrase, “Cleanliness

An energy-sensitive person can

is next to Godliness,” was

become depressed or angry without

spoken by theologian John

understanding where the feelings

Wesley in the 1700s. The

are originating, thinking it is coming

notion is that after worshipping the

from within. We may try to reason it

Creator, keeping yourself clean is one

to a past sad memory or something

of the most important manifestations

we felt we had healed years ago when

of showing love or respect for the

it doesn’t belong to us at all. When

Creator.

someone who is highly susceptible is near someone or media that is

Through trial and error, we learn what

extremely negative, they can find

lifts us up and what brings us down

their energy depleted quick. These

in vibration. If we can continue to

kinds of energy-drains can feel like

seek higher thought in soul energy,

low blood sugar or even chronic

we can discover miraculous insight

fatigue when the etheric body is

and peace.

drained. Finding ways to transmute and detach from these energies can

Many people incarnate on Earth

assist us greatly in living life here.

through the vibration of love and wisdom, becoming the most sensitive,

For anyone who is extra-sensitive to

feeling souls on the planet. Those of

the noise of all kinds (lawnmowers,

us who are the feelers in life know that

dripping faucets, fans, repetitive

we can absorb both the positive and

sounds, traffic), it does become

negative energies of others, which

necessary to be able to control the

can affect us significantly. Learning

environment. Many people like to

how to transmute those energies can

sleep with a sound machine to block

be life-changing and saving. We are

outside noise. Having a personal space

all connected at the etheric level, and

to escape to inside and outside is also

since everything is energy, our mental

a calming force to help with release

thoughts matter. If we are consciously

and recharge of energies.

sending negative thoughts out to someone we don’t like, we can

Meditation is a highly personal and

magnify their challenges if they are

effective way to help when working

also an open-feeling channel.

on mastering energies. How we

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all practice connecting to our soul

We are the facilitator in connecting

guidance is grown through our life

the channel. Healing music and

experiences and preferences. For many

sound, breathing exercises, creating

of us, a walk in the park, a hike in the

art, exercising, and writing in a

mountains, a stroll on the beach is

journal are all effective ways of

incredibly uplifting and helpful. For

working with energy. If we are

others, it might be practicing their

holding someone in prayer for

faith through a spiritual institution or

healing, we must let go of our

organized religion that feels safe and

fear and human attachment to

comforting. Energy healing has been

the outcome. Asking for spiritual

practiced throughout centuries and

assistance to help heal the person

creates a gateway that opens intuition

helps us protect our personal

and the ability to heal the mind, body,

energy fields in these cases. Having

and spirit.

community support from others who understand sensitivity is

When we practice energy healing, it

also key to feeling accepted and

becomes particularly important to

understood. It can also help with

remember that we are not the healer.

new ideas and friendships that are

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invaluable when we are overwhelmed

proper actions to take as we work on

with feelings of sadness and grief.

mastering our energetic fields. If we can continue to seek higher thought

Sensitive souls have a big order in

in soul energy, we can discover

learning how to release, transmute,

miraculous insight and peace.

and fill themselves with energy.

Through trial and error, we learn what lifts us up and what brings us down in vibration. We can get lost in other’s thoughts and manifestations if we are not careful to detach from false emotions and scenarios in life that are not our responsibilities. We learn to find effective ways to help and communicate with others that help to keep us in balance with our life themes and purposes here. We can understand and discern the

Judi Lynch is a psychic medium, intuitive counselor, healing channel, and author. She is president of the Crystal Healing Foundation, Inc., a 501(c) spiritual charity and writer for OM Times Magazine. She has authored two books, Friends with Lights and Conscious Ascension and has read for clients all over the world.

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"When Life Gets Chaotic, Try This Exercise."

By John Holland OM TIMES | July A Edition 2020

L

et's take a few minutes

STEP 2: Now, I want you to count

and get mindful today.

your breath just before the

Mindfulness is the opposite

incoming breath. Although this

of distraction. The more

change is subtle, it'll create a

mindful you are, the more aware

different emphasis in the way you

you'll become of yourself.

pay attention to the breath.

What's going on inside of you, as

Example: Count one, breathe in,

well as what's going on outside and

and breathe out.

beyond yourself. It's an excellent

Count two, breathe in, breathe out...

exercise for your soul.

and so on up to ten.

Continue in another ten-breath

Find a comfortable place to sit.

cycle.

Keep your feet flat on the floor and your hands comfortably on your

STEP 3: Let go of the counting

lap. Use your nose to inhale as well

completely and simply observe

as exhale. Practice this breathing

your breath come and go with no

meditation for 20 minutes. Each

effort. Enjoy the experience as you

step should take 5 minutes:

become even more aware of the sensation of your breathing. Also,

STEP 1: Close your eyes and begin

pay attention to those small spaces

counting each breath. Watch your

between the breaths.

breath come and go as it follows its own natural rhythm. Count at the

STEP 4: Lightly focus your attention

end of each outgoing breath. Count

on the feeling near the tip of your

ten breaths in this way and then

nose and lips, as your breath comes

count another ten:

and goes. Try not to strain or force anything. Practice a relaxed focus

Example: Breathe in, breathe out,

on your breath. Become aware of

and count one.

the tranquil energy inside of you,

Breathe in, breathe out, and count

and give yourself a few moments

two‌ and so on up to ten.

to blend with this energy as you

Continue in another ten-breath

become one with it. Feel how far

cycle.

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outward. Feel the love within your heart, the feelings of tranquility and peace as you meet and experience yourself as a soul.

This is who you are. This is your soul stepping forward to meet you halfway. Remember this feeling as you bring yourself back to the present. Please don't worry if your eyes fill with tears. It's quite natural as your heart is being filled, a space that might have felt empty for quite a long time. We all go through this when our soul touches us.

The time you spend observing your breath will not only restore you physically, emotionally, and

mentally but it will also instill you with a sense of peace and alignment with your soul. It's these moments of quietness where you're likely to hear the whispers of your soul more easily.

Do you have a mindful exercise that works for you? If so, please share it with my Facebook community and me.

Equally, if you want to share this newsletter with anyone you think might appreciate reading this, feel free to share this Soul inspiration or recommend they join our community.

Live a Soul-filled life!

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Negativity Bias - Why do We Focus on the Bad? Even When There’s Good News

By Marcia Sirota OM TIMES | July A Edition 2020

Negativity Bias and the Meta Experience:

I

fumbling live on air. Still, I could see how easy it would be for someone to tear a strip off themselves in this

just had an uncanny experience:

type of situation. We are all prone to

a recent radio interview went all

going to that place of negativity. It’s

Meta on me. I was speaking to

part of our human survival instincts.

the host, Devon Peacock, about

negativity bias – our tendency to focus on the negative over the positive –

Negativity bias is an early survival mechanism:

and suddenly, for the life of me, I couldn’t remember a word.

If you think about prehistoric times, the early humans who had the

The word was Cortisol – the stress

greatest survival advantage were

hormone that’s released when we

those who saw a big grey object

focus on the negative. I fumbled a

out of the corner of their eye and

bit trying to pull the word out of my

thought, “wooly mammoth,” as

memory banks, and then, coming

opposed to “pile of rocks.” This

up with nothing, I moved on. A few

tendency to skew toward the

seconds later, it came to me, and I

negative has, in many ways, kept us

was able to bring the word into the

alive, but it can go too far.

conversation.

Negativity bias is a protective This was a five-minute live interview,

mechanism meant to keep us safe

and when it was over, I had two

from harm, but for some of us, it can

choices: to criticize myself for

take over our entire world view. We

having made a mistake – thereby to

can see everything as dangerous or

demonstrate my negativity bias, or to

threatening, even when it’s benign

shrug my shoulders, tell myself that

or beneficial. Well-being comes from

I’m only human, and focus on the

a state of balance where we weigh

valuable content that I’d delivered in

the ups and the downs of each

the interview.

situation. And we always need to have an open mind and see what’s

Fortunately, I was able to resist the

really in front of us, as opposed to

temptation to beat myself up for

imagining the worst.

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Trauma causes negativity bias:

prepare themselves for it. The problem is that they start to see

The people who carry the greatest

everything as dangerous and are

negativity bias are those whose past

always in what’s known as “fight or

lives are filled with loss, trauma,

flight” mode.

and hurts. These individuals project their negative experiences from the

Physiologically, this state of

past onto their present-day lives

heightened arousal causes a release

and see the world as a dangerous

of Cortisol into our bloodstream with

place; other people as untrustworthy

a resultant weakening of the body’s

and rejecting, and themselves as

systems and a greater susceptibility to

incompetent, undeserving, and

becoming ill. Psychologically, instead

unlovable.

of helping us to be more prepared, negativity bias creates a worst-case

Their rationale is that if they see

scenario in our minds that tend to

the danger coming, they can better

magnify our stress.

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In the case of the current pandemic,

can worry that it’s a false result. If our

our bias toward negativity can turn a

child gets a sniffle, we can jump right

difficult situation into a devastating

away to the scenario where they’re

one with serious implications for our

going to need hospitalization. If our

mental health and well-being.

company is having some struggles, we can assume that we’ll be the first

Rather than protecting us, negative

to get laid off.

bias can create a self-fulfilling prophesy whereby we create what we expect.

If we expect to become depressed,

Worst-case scenarios become our reality:

we’re more likely to withdraw and shut down emotionally, which could lead to

People who carry a strong negativity

our becoming depressed. If we expect

bias are much more prone to

to be stressed, we could easily create

imagining catastrophic scenarios.

more stress within ourselves.

They can become convinced that no matter what they do, they’ll get

If we expect to become ill, it can cause

sick with Covid-19, and their family

us so much stress that our immune

members will get sick too – it’s only a

system is weakened, and we become

matter of time. You can imagine the

more susceptible to disease.

self-defeating behavior that could come out of someone with these

And even if we’re not inadvertently

kinds of ideas.

creating negative outcomes, we can perceive the positive things in our

Think of how tempting it would be

lives as neutral or negative and then

for someone with such a strong

become mired in unhappiness. Even

negativity bias to stop the social

if we’re staying healthy during the

distancing and go outside to mingle

pandemic, we can agonize over our

with large groups of people wearing

friends and family, becoming ill or

no protective gear, based on their

obsess about eventually becoming sick

false beliefs. You can see how

ourselves.

negativity bias can literally kill people.

If we get good news, let’s say that our

Although negativity bias is

COVID test came back negative, we

supposedly there to protect us from

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harm, it very often causes more

picture. When you do this, you’re

harm than good. Stressful situations

less likely to focus on the negative

that are difficult for the average

and more likely to have a realistic

person to cope with become utterly

view of things.

overwhelming to someone who skews toward the negative. As we deal with

2. Find a balance: There’s a difference

the Covid-19 pandemic, those with a

between being careful and being

strong negativity bias are going to be

negative. You should not be in

much more at risk for mental health

denial of the dangers out there, but

problems than those with a balanced

not everything is dangerous. You

perspective.

should always temper your caution

7 ways to shift from a negative outlook to the positive:

with a healthy dose of realism.

3. Practice gratitude: It’s easy to compare yourself to others and

1. Gain perspective: It’s important to take a step back and see the big

think that you have it the worst, but that’s probably not true. Why not

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try and appreciate everything you

You can reject all the upsetting

do have. You’ll be a lot happier if

things it says.

you work on being grateful for your health, your family and friends, and the life that you have.

7. Develop resilience: This is the ability to use the difficult moments of life as opportunities

4. Build optimism: It can be hard

for learning and growth.

to look on the bright side of the

It’s turning the lemons into

pandemic, but you need to try. It’s

lemonade. In my case, it’s turning

better for your health and for your

an interview boo-boo into a real-

mood to see the glass as half-full

life example of negativity bias. For

versus half empty. It is a lot less

all of us, the pandemic is offering

stressful to imagine an eventual

us many opportunities to become

positive outcome than to obsess on

stronger, braver, wiser, and more

a worst-case scenario.

loving.

5. Build awareness: We all have the

Negativity bias might be a hold-over

ability to notice our tendencies

f rom prehistoric times, and it might

toward the negative and to shift

be a learned response to trauma.

gears. Being self-aware is a skill

Still, you always have a choice about

you can build, and the more aware

the attitudes and expectations that

you are, the more empowered

you carry. You can choose to check

you become to choose how you

your negativity and embrace a more

perceive yourself, other people, and

realistic and balanced point of view.

the world.

This will enable you to minimize your stress and maximize your joy during

6. Shut down the inner critic: When

the pandemic and beyond.

that inner voice of negativity pipes up, tell it to be quiet. When it tries to drag you down to the dark place, choose to go toward the light. The inner critic is just the sum of the negativity you took in as a child. It’s not honest, and it’s not accurate.

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Wu Wei and the Ancient Art of Not Doing

By Humanity Healing

W

e all heard of the

Wu Wei is a concept from Taoism that

famous expression

translates to the expression: "non-action."

Laissez-faire Laissez-fasse,

It is a philosophical principle that

which summarizes the concept of

shows us the best way to cope with a

Nonintervention, used initially on the

situation, especially if it is a conflicting

Economic context. But this expression

one, is to not act. Going further on its

has been used in many various other

concept, more than not acting, Wu

levels of our ordinary lives. O Wu Wei is a

Wei teaches us to not to force any

concept with similar meaning.

solution, but instead, to let it flow.

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"The path is a constant non-action

continually leads us to the contrary. In

that leaves nothing unfulfilled."

fact, we live saturated with activities,

Chapter 37 - Tao Te Ching

sensations, and thoughts. When we're not doing anything, we feel weird.

This verse from Chapter 37, by Tao Te

We came to think that this is simply a

Ching, brings one of the fundamental

waste of time. We drive ourselves on

concepts of Taoism: the concept of

the permanent feeling that we should

Wu Wei non-action. This concept can

always be doing something.

be confused with doing nothing, not acting. What Taoism calls non-action

"From emptiness inside the wise Man

is, in fact, an unintended action, an

comes stillness. From stillness, action.

involuntary action. It is an action that

From action, success".

does not presuppose intention, but,

- Chuang Tzu -

nevertheless, it does not represent non-action. That is, non-action means

Tao Te Ching was written 25 centuries

doing things naturally, without

ago by the philosopher Laozi {1}. This

ingenuity, without the excess of

philosopher thought that the best way

predetermination, without speculation.

to live was to synchronize ourselves with the flow of nature and the cosmos.

Inner silence is what Lao Zi calls non-

This is the main inspiration of Wu

action. The Tao is a constant of non-

Wei: to let things take their natural

action. The essential nature of Tao is

course and, in consequence, adapting

constant silence, a continual stillness,

ourselves with the situations as they

a continuous Void that allows the

present themselves in our lives.

realization of all expressions within it. {1}

The Tao is also like a great space that allows all things to exist; like a great silence that allows all words, all voices,

Lao Tzu, also known as Laozi and Lao-Tze.

Values ​​and Virtues in Wu Wei

all expressions to occur simultaneously.

Wu Wei proposes to us to live a simple For most people, it seems strange that

life because simplicity is an attitude

there is a current philosophy inviting

that most always translates itself into

us to not act. We live in a society that

peace and harmony. Simplicity implies

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not being too attached to ambitions

emotional balance and fulfillment of

and desires since they are the primary

our Souls' desires.

sources of uneasiness and suffering, preventing us from feeling fulfillment

Wu Wei and Excesses

in our lives.

Simplicity is the Secret of Happiness

Wu Wei also draws our attention to the fact that the primary source of problems is the human propensity to practice excess. Contrary to what

'Make your heart like a lake, with

people may think, it is not the needs,

calm, still surface, and great depths of

but the excesses that lead us to feel

kindness.' Laozi

less than good.

Simplicity also helps us to live more

In this sense, the practical elements

serenely. When we are focused

that Wu Wei proposes to us focus on

on having great successes and

Five main points:

satisfactions, it becomes impossible to relax and enjoy the small moments of joy and satisfaction. It is a matter of valuing what we are and what we have,

1. Accept the fact that problems are a creation of ourselves.

2. Problems do not arise out of

instead of regretting what we are not or

nowhere; they are created by our

what we don't have. It is looking at life

actions and our mind.

and seeing a half-full cup, not a half-

3. Don't make mental efforts to solve problems. Do not symbolize them

empty one.

in your mind, nor create solutions Likewise, Wu Wei presents that

for them. The idea is to let them

simplicity helps us to accept things

dilute themselves and not feed

as they are, not to resist the course of

them.

events and not to intend to take control

4. Discover a way to be grateful for the natural flow of things.

over them.

That is, to adopt an attitude of Some of these values ​​and attitudes may

observation towards the events,

contradict Western mentality. Still, they

without thinking that we must

allow us to cultivate a more significant

intervene.

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5. Let the mind free to follow the flow.

We have to emphasize here that

Do not try to give a specific direction

nothing remains immutable, in fact,

or focus. Simply allow everything to

the ultimate reality of life is that it is

take its own course, especially when

in a constant state of becoming and

we are calm.

changing. What exists is continuously evolving, with or without our

Flowing as Clouds on the Blue Sky

individual actions.

It is, therefore, a question of not

"The Master observes the world but

resisting this permanent mutability

trusts his inner vision. He allows things

of reality. Much of our actions are

to come and go. His heart is as open as

designed to make us resist these

the sky." Laozi

changes. This generates a negative force that is harmful to our lives as it

Wait and observe

tries to inhibit the universal natural flow, the concept of impermanence.

One of the main precepts of Wu Wei is

Instead of helping to self-preserve,

to learn to wait and to observe. It starts

it invites us to get hurt in this fight.

from the Idea that energy must be

What we must seek is to allow

conserved for those moments when

everything to happen naturally,

the action is necessary and undeniable.

without opposition.

Whoever watches and waits for the right moment will know how to act

Time and Transformations

with great wisdom. It will also perform the task with enormous vitality, as it has

Our Idea of time is infinite, there is

not wasted energy on irrelevant actions.

no beginning nor end. What exists is the continual unfolding and

It also starts with the idea that those

natural transformation of things.

who know how to observe and wait will

The transformation that depends on

solve any situation with great ease. This

Man depends on his heart in balance

does not mean negligence or passivity,

and harmony. The change, thus, can

but synchronization with the natural

be smooth, without ruptures, and

flow of reality. It is always easier to swim

the Man will flow naturally with the

with the current, not against it.

transformation towards Tao.

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Flexibility, Our Superpower for These Changing Times

by Darity Wesley

H

ere we are, going about our

keep our balance in these radically

daily lives amidst massive

changing times?

waves of change. Every part of our life is shifting and

Many of us are resisting this change

transforming before our eyes ... cultural,

and yearning for things to go back

political, personal, social, global ...

to "normal." The truth is, there is no

everywhere we turn! How are we to

"normal" anymore. We have entered a

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new reality. And no matter how much

us. It is our reality. And we can know

we may want to resist change, our

and trust that there is a natural order

superpower is our ability to be flexible

to everything that is happening, way

and to train our monkey mind to go

beyond our human understanding.

with the flow.

It takes practice, for sure, yet we do There is a wonderful story about

have that choice. Even for the most

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986), a

challenging things that happen to

great Indian philosopher and spiritual

us, this concept supports our mental,

teacher. They spoke all over the world

physical, and spiritual health. It keeps

for more than 50 years. At one of his

us as steady and balanced as possible

lectures, he paused midway through

all through our lives.

his talk, leaned forward, and said, "Do you want to know my secret?" The

Look around you. Look at your life.

audience sat forward in their chairs,

Look at what is in the news. This is

excited and ready to hear what this

what IS. This is what is happening. It is

great spiritual master was going to say.

within our power to say, "I don't mind.

And then he spoke ... five simple words.

I'm okay with what IS. I don't mind

He said to the audience, "I don't mind

what happens." This doesn't mean we

what happens."

like it. It doesn't mean that we approve of it all. And it doesn't mean that we

In other words, he is not attached to

won't take any steps to change it if

any specific outcome. He is at peace

we can. It means that we accept what

with whatever happens. What a great

IS, right now, at this moment, rather

lesson to live by!

than becoming resistant or upset or closed off. It means we are willing to

When we live our lives, not minding

surrender to the natural flow of events.

what happens, we move into a state

And that is powerful.

of acceptance, which brings complete flexibility into our lives. We roll on

Being conscious of staying flexible,

through, choosing to remain steady

really being flexible, and at the same

and balanced, trusting that All Is Well

time having our proverbial feet

at the highest level. Why? Because

planted, grounded, allows us to go

this is what's happening in front of

with the flow, bending with the breeze.

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Using the analogy of a tree, with its

we cannot move when things change.

roots firmly planted in the soil, if the

That's how folks break, snap.

grounding is secure, it is still flexible and can bend and sway with the highest

When we don't mind what happens,

of winds. Trees that are not able to flex

we become more open to our

with the changing conditions either get

intuition, our gut, our willingness to

uprooted or are snapped off.

follow our spirit's directions. We are better able to do whatever is needed,

Being capable of being bent or flexed,

whatever our inherent Wisdom tells

being pliable, supports us more than

us is the best path and whatever our

being rigid or righteous or so fixed on

heart propels us to do. It allows us

what it is we expect, want, or desire that

to keep our balance, to have greater

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inner peace, and ultimately to live

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Relationships The interconnectiveness among all human beings and, consequently, the relationships among us are the focus of this section. The dynamics of the web of connections we make is one of the most prominent aspects of human existence: how we interlace with each other’s existence in a meaningful way.

Dream, Visions, and Your Soul Mate

By Ascending Hearts

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Isn't that what true romance is

are types of dreams that we all

supposed to be about? Finding

remember, and they seem like

the person who is your soul mate.

the ideal relationships that all of

Someone you dream about at

us would like to experience. These

night—someone whose name is on

dreams are unique because they

your lips when you wake up in the

suggest an encounter between

morning.

mind, heart, soul, and body - a joyful

Jodi Picoult

communion of souls at all levels.

I

Some people can dream of a person s it "true love" that allows you

who they are going to get married

to dream about your destined

to. But these are not the rule, they

partner, or is it just “a lover's

are exceptions.

dream"?

They can dream about this person

One day, you wake up with a smile

more than once, in such a way

on your face after a beautiful

that their face is imprinted in their

dream in which you were being

memory. There are still those who go

kissed and embraced by someone

looking for the person of the dreams

extraordinary. The feeling of love,

but return empty-handed and

warmth, and a total sense of

frustrated. In contrast, others are

acceptance is overwhelming. You

more fortunate and end up finding

want to stay there forever, but the

their other halves.

daylight intrudes, the conscious part of you awakens, and the

Our soulmate is the one who makes

dream disappears. The memory

life come to life.

may linger; however, the images

Richard Bach

and impressions may come back months ahead.

Your Soulmate May be Dreaming of You as Well

The Dream of Eternal Love

Your ideal person may also be

to haunt you during the weeks and

dreaming and looking for you too.

Dreams about your soul mate

One way to bring soulmate dream

come in all shapes and sizes. They

romance into our daily lives is to

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write those dreams. Record every

can also move and transition among

nuance - every detail - so that the

many levels and different dimensions.

scene can be alive before your eyes, and that you can always relive the

You may be dreaming of your soul

moment when you choose to.

mate, but you should also consider the possibility that they may not

Is your dream of giving you the

be incarnated on this Earth at this

information you need to hear and act?

time. Not to despair, there are many

Does he suggest vacations, or the

spiritual & internal rituals that may

need to clean up your relationships,

be able to help you receive your Twin

and define what you want and do

Flame blessing.

not want? Do you need to end a relationship to make room for your soul mate?

Recording your dreams over a long period will give you a lot of information about how things are going and what steps you need to take towards your happiness.

Open your Life for New Possibilities and Reinventions Your current partner may not appear

The blessing Twin Soul blessing is a

to be the typical soul mate as the

boon that brings the healing, the Love

template of love you may have in

and satisfaction of their presence

mind, but your dreams may reveal

into your life through infusing their

that there is more to him or her than

presence on the person you are having

you may think. They may have some

a relationship with. Nonetheless, you

unusual traits, but maybe these

may still take comfort from their

“imperfections� are what would take

healing presence and know that they

in this life to bring out the best in

are watching over you, love you, and

both of you. Your soul mate's dreams

care about you, forever.

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Metaphysics

How the Expanding Universe & Dark Matter Affect the Current Situation In the World

by Johanna Kern OM TIMES | July A Edition 2020

T

he expanding Universe and

been making increasingly accurate

the so-called Dark Matter

measurements of two important

have a profound effect

cosmological patterns: the rate at

on our lives, thoughts,

which the Universe expands, and

mindsets, and our day-to-day

the average density of matter in the

experience.

Universe.

Have you noticed how quickly things

When in the 1920s, scientists

happen in the world compared

discovered the expansion of the

to the past? How fast everything

Universe, it was believed that the

around us changes: the speeding

expansion was slowing. Not until 1998,

development of science, human

when two independent scientific

thought, the political, economic, and

studies proved that the expansion

social changes?

accelerates, did any of the scientists think about what its results would be.

Such changes used to take decades or centuries before, and now we can

Since then, more than 5000 papers

observe a whole spectrum of them in

were written, and many of those have

just one lifetime.

dealt with Dark Energy. In physical cosmology and astronomy, that name

When you pay attention to your own

describes an unknown form of Energy,

thoughts, you may also notice how

believed to permeate all of space and

fast what you wish for or are afraid of –

tends to accelerate the expansion of

may take place in your life.

the Universe. It isn’t very dense, and it doesn’t seem to be subject to gravity,

You might find it interesting to know

unlike Matter. Dark Energy makes up

that it is all due to the expansion of

68% of universal density, filling the

the Universe and the continuous

otherwise empty space.

growth of Dark Energy.

And here comes the fascinating Thus far, the expansion of the

point:

Universe, and the fact that we see the galaxies moving away from us, has

What scientists have perceived

been puzzling astronomers, who have

as Dark Energy – many ancient

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philosophies, or belief systems, have

in the huge Energy field that

described as Spirit – as opposed to

everything belongs to f rom human

Matter. Some of those philosophies

cells to planets, stars, and galaxies.

have named the interaction between Matter and Spirit (Dark Energy) as

• Everything we know and can think of behaves according to

the “Breathing Universe.”

the 8 Universal Laws for Energy.

Now here is something to think

From Einstein, Tesla, Quantum

about:

Physics and ancient mystics, philosophers, and belief systems –

During the cycle of the expanding

we know that everything is

Universe, there is increasingly more

Energy. Science continues to

space (more Dark Energy, or Spirit),

research our origins, and physics

about Matter.

discovers more and more about how the whole “system” works.

That means that all that is nonmaterial “travel” faster, more

• When we send out a thought, it

natural – as if gliding quickly through

behaves like other energy waves,

water or air.

vibrating with a f requency – either higher or lower. And

Every single vibration sent out moves

that depends on what kind

forward quicker and manifests faster.

of intention lies behind our thought. It has been observed

We live in the most interesting times:

by researchers that the higher the f requency of vibrations, the

We have a chance to affect the

higher the impact they have on

“reality” we live in, in a truly profound

everything else.

way, beneficial for all of us. The Universe – thanks to its accelerating

In other words:

expansion – is on our side.

The higher the vibration of our We already know that our thoughts

thoughts, the faster and more

are Energy. Our thoughts behave

profoundly, we create our reality –

exactly the same as our actions –

the experiences of our life.

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That phenomenon has not only been

falling into the category of Gamma

observed in quantum field theory

brainwaves – have the biggest power,

but also, interestingly, by many

changing our reality in a blink of an eye.

philosophers, mystics, and belief systems, for thousands of years.

What we think and do is the blueprint for what we receive and

It has been observed that expanded

who we become.

consciousness, altruism, unconditional Love – the so-called “higher virtues,”

It is up to us how we are going to use

being of the higher frequency and

that knowledge.

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If we want to change our reality,

Every human being on this planet,

we need to change the blueprint

each plant, and each animal, every

of our thoughts. And it is not

single living creature – is unique.

difficult at all: It is important to realize and • Begin by observing the people

acknowledge our own uniqueness

and events appearing in your

and the fact that we all are entitled

life. Notice the true human

to living a happy life. Yes, we can

kindness residing beneath their

decide our own fate and contribute

imperfections. Deep down, we

to the lives of others.

all want the same: a peaceful, happy, and fulfilled life.

• Look for the harmony in all events. Start perceiving everything and everyone as a part of one huge energy field, where all of us are connected – just like drops in the ocean. We are all having our individual experiences, at the same time, being a part of a huge community. In this symbolic ocean, all of us are interconnected. In that sense – we are never alone.

Whether we are conscious of that or not, we belong to the world in the same way as the world belongs to us. It is up to us how we are going to use that knowledge.

Reflect on the following:

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We grow as individuals as we face challenges and overcome life’s obstacles. This section is dedicated to helping you chart your course

Personal Growth & Development

4 Ways to Find Peace in the Wake of Troubled Times

By Meghan Belnap

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e are living in

member or friend. You can also talk to

difficult times. The

psychics and counselors. Psychics can

problems of the

help in several ways, including giving

world can cause you

you insight on your current state of

to feel anxious and depressed. The

mind and being, help you understand

good news is that there are several

paths available in your future, and even

ways that you can find peace. Here are

shed light on past events.

just a few ways to re-center and get the peace that you need in your life.

Exercise

Self-Care You may have a lot of on your plate right now. However, it is a good idea for

Your mind and body are connected.

you to take time for self-care. There are

When your body is relaxed, your

several things that you can include in

mind will also be at ease. That is why

your self-care routine. For example, you

exercising is one of the best things

can schedule a massage. You can also

that you can do in order to keep your

have a spa day at home. Additionally,

mind at ease. Many exercises have a

you should hang out with your family

calming effect on the body, such as

members and friends. Anything that

tai chi and yoga. Those exercises help

can help you relax and refocus on the

ease tension. Vigorous exercise can

things that matter in your life can be

also benefit your mental state. When

essential for self-care, especially when

you exercise vigorously, your body

the world around you is a mess.

releases endorphins. The endorphins help boost your mood and reduce

Set Small Goals

stress.

Many people set big goals and get

Seek Counsel

frustrated when they do not set them.

That is why you should consider setting

It is not a good idea to keep your

small goals. If you set small goals, then

feelings bottled up inside. If you do

it will be a lot easier for you to achieve

not talk to someone, then you may

them. Achieving a goal will boost your

find that your mental health will start

confidence. Working towards a goal

to suffer. You can speak to a family

can also help you take your mind off of

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the problems in the world, and it can

Fortunately, you can find peace by

help you keep your focus.

exercising and talking to someone you trust. You can also set small goals

Meditation

and meditate. Taking a little time to yourself for reflection and healing can

Meditation is something that you

do a great deal of good when things

can do regardless of your religion or

become stressful or times become

background. It is great for calming the

turbulent.

mind and relaxation. It is also simple for you to do. All you have to do is clear your mind and focus on your thoughts, your surroundings, or a mantra to center yourself. There are a variety of meditation types for different needs that you can find online.

Many things are going on in the world that can cause you to feel down.

Meghan Belnap is a freelance writer who enjoys spending time with her family. She loves being in the outdoors and exploring new opportunities whenever they arise. Meghan finds happiness in researching new topics that help to expand her horizons. You can often find her buried in a good book or out looking for an adventure.

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Learning How to Live a More Joyful Life

by Gail Serna

Bring More Joy in Life Even During Challenging Times.

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as planned. I have learned from my personal experience how to worry less, pray more, and take action to make

any of us are looking to

sound decisions in life!

live a life of joy? We feel as if we are our own worst

In fact, do we believe there is a direct

enemy, and we live in a

relationship between our thoughts

world where things don’t always go

and how we feel?

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Asking ourselves this question will

find the answer, take action, or find

help. By observing our thoughts, are

a new path when necessary.

they mainly negative or positive?

Are they filled with worry or hope?

Create a Sacred Space

What is the answer? If the answer is that our thoughts are negative, then

Some wonderful tools can help us on

how we feel in the moment will have

our journey towards having a more

a direct impact on our emotional

joyful life. One’s Altar is an excellent

wellbeing.

means for reminding ourselves to pray regularly. There are elaborate

Practice these three steps to help

altars or simple ones.

change our negative mindset: My Altar • How do we feel in our gut?

• Change our focus

In my own house, the first Altar I ever

• Monitor our thoughts

had was a card table in the corner

• Use our psychic and physical

of my living room. I put a tablecloth

senses to change direction or

on it with a picture of Jesus, a flower,

chart a new course in life.

and crystals. That was it. Through the years, my Altar changed as I became

We were meant to live a joyous life

more spiritually aligned with my

here on earth. So, once we become

divine energy.

accustomed to changing our focus and making decisions that bring us

I started to meditate every day at

more joy, we will see our outlook on

the same time. I decided the best

life will change in positive ways.

way for me to do this was through a guided meditation or visualization

Personally, as I started noticing how

exercise. Meditation was short for

I was feeling and made changes, I

me in the beginning, and yes, my

became a happier person. By doing

thoughts interrupted me. Still, it

this, I began to manifest things more

didn’t stop me from getting back on

easily and quickly in my life.

track and listening to the music or the words of the meditation. It was

Pray to seek direction, meditate to

around the same time that I also

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attended a meditation group once a

prayers, be specific. Write the date, fold

week in my area.

it up, and bless it. For example, let us say we want a new job:

Create our God Box Dear God, Another favorite tool of mine is a God

I would love to be in a wonderful

Box, which sits on my Altar next to

work environment and would like

Mother Mary. When I need things

a new job. I want my job to have

to happen in my life, I write down

these qualities:

what I am praying for. My box is one

~Pays well (If you have a figure in

that I had in my bedroom already, so

mind, write it down.)

any box will do. When writing down

~Family friendly

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~Close to home (Is there a specific city, town, or location where you want to work?) ~Working for friendly people ~Doing something I enjoy (Write down what you would enjoy doing at your job.)

Amen Then put the note in the box and start

Gail Serna is an Intuitive Reader, a Psychic Medium, a Spiritual Counselor, a Reiki Practitioner, and a channel for Divine energy.

She empowers people to make sound decisions, helping them to gain clarity, peace of mind, and to reach their highest potential.

Connect with Gail directly.

taking specific action to make the new

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job become a reality.

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