(Justin Deschamps) Modern relationships have the same challenges as traditional ones: how do you keep things interesting and alive? The best answer is to gain an understanding of why we experience joy and bliss at all. In the following article, mainstream psychology offers insight into why we experience boredom and what can be done about it. I’ll enhance this with a deeper spiritual understanding of relationships.
Self Empowerment
The Science Behind Giving Up — Why You Should Invest Yourself in Your Daily Tasks
(Justin Deschamps) Motivation is a subject of great study in psychology. Understanding how we motivate ourselves helps us live better lives. The following article discusses a study wherein scientists sought to understand how a specific neurotransmitter (pnVTA) becomes active when a subject stops seeking a reward.
Body, Mind, and Meditation: What’s Their Relationship?
(Exploring your Mind) There’s a lot of literature on meditation and its benefits. Although meditation was once a novelty brought from the East, it’s now a common habit for many Westerners. What some may not know is that there’s a deep relationship between the body, mind, and meditation.
How to Spot Immaturity in Yourself and Others, For Self Growth and Social Tolerance
(Justin Deschamps) Maturity is a hallmark of a well developed and balanced consciousness. Enlightenment, in this sense, might be thought of as a high level of maturity, not just in one area but all. Psychologically, we can be mature in some places but immature in others. Consider unethical conduct in the business sector, which shows that one can be highly proficient at managing a business but lack ethical maturity when it comes to universal values.
A Sense of Oneness Leads to Greater Life Satisfaction, Research Shows
(Nikki Harper) As humans have become more ecologically and environmentally aware over the last century or so, we’ve come to understand that a small change in any particular ecosystem can have important – and unexpected – consequences for another. Slowly but surely, many have also been grasping this concept of interconnectedness and oneness in a more abstract or spiritual way too.
27 Signs of a Toxic Relationship (Everything You Need to Know)
(Aletheia Luna) Being in a toxic relationship can feel like a living hell.
The Secret of the Law of Attraction Unveiled (Part 1)
The Secret of the Law of Attraction Unveiled (Part 1)
How to Add More Joy to Your Days
(Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S.) It’s safe to say that most of us would love more joy in our lives, particularly when it feels like the hours blend together into one big blur, and we find ourselves feeling blah.
The Seven Virtues of Victor or the Bushido Code
(Exploring your Mind) The Bushido code was developed by the ancient Japanese to give a sense of humanity and honor to the battles of the samurai. Read on to discover it!
How Affirming Your Intrinsic Worth Can Help Your Social Anxiety
(Dennis Portnoy) Steven tries to appear cool as he gulps down his third beer. The others at the bar would never know how much anxiety he feels in social situations. They would be surprised by the degree to which this 31-year-old salesman obsesses about how people view him…
Anima and Animus: How to Harmonize Your Masculine and Feminine Energies
(Aletheia Luna) The yin and yang. There are many given meanings to this ancient symbol: light and darkness, good and bad, positive and negative, heaven and earth, love and hate, life and death … However, in this case, the yin and yang is a perfect representation of the Animus and Anima – or male and female – that dwells within us all.
5 Things You Need to Start Forming Better Habits
(Susie Pettit) If you’re interested in life advice for self-improvement, you’ll need to learn how to form good habits and how long it takes to break bad ones.
All Young Women and Men Should Read This: The Casual Sex Funnel
(Humans are Free) Because you were likely born after the sexual revolution, you may not realize that so much of your reality is nudging you towards casual sex. From the sexual stimuli you perceive in a normal day out in the city to the specific venues you frequent where casual sex can be quickly achieved, you are constantly being funneled into desiring shallow intimacy.
The Science Of Mantras: How Sacred Sounds Heal Body, Mind And Spirit
(Paul Harrison) For more than 3000 years mantras (sacred sounds) have been chanted for the purpose of spiritual healing.
True Multi-Tasking: You Can Learn a New Language While You Sleep, According to Researchers
(Edsel Cook) Sleep turns out to be more than just a period when the body rests and recuperates from the labors of a busy day. Swiss researchers demonstrated the possibility of learning new things during sleeping periods.