(Exploring Your Mind) People usually understand wisdom as something you can only gain from experience, but it’s actually much more than that. In this article, we’ll share definitions from different authors and debunk some of the myths about this important idea.
Consciousness
Spirit Portals and Energy Vortexes: An Overview of Perspectives
(Clare Lewis) Have you ever noticed when you’ve walked into an area of unusual temperature change? where its a more vivid colour than the surrounding area? there’s a blurring perhaps or a sense of enhanced energy? Well you may have stumbled across an energy vortex which houses a spirit or inter-dimensional portal. Some psychics believe that on average most homes contain at least one of these portals.
A Short History: The Emotional and Intellectual Plague of Suppressed Authenticity (Abandoned Inner Child)… with a Happy Ending
(Justin Deschamps) Do you feel allowed… to freely feel? Can you really let the true you come to the surface without causing damage to your job, your relationship, or your social network?
How the Brain Can Create Sound Information via Lip-Reading
(Science Daily) Brain activity synchronizes with sound waves, even without audible sound, through lip-reading, according to new research published in JNeurosci.
Psychophysiological Disorders and Stress
(Exploring Your Mind) The genesis of psychosomatic disorders happens during sustained stressful situations. In this regard, sustained tension can affect several body systems. Continue reading to find out more about the connection between psychophysiological disorders and stress.
The Absence of Problems Doesn’t Guarantee Happiness
(Exploring Your Mind) Being happy doesn’t depend on having a problem-free life. However, it does depend on how you choose to think about what happens to you. Do you see threats or challenges? Mistakes or learning opportunities?
Power Struggles in Personal Relationships
(Exploring Your Mind) In relationships, both partners need to have power. You need to make decisions and, many times, people won’t share the same needs, preferences, or desires. In cases like these, power struggles manifest themselves.
Watching Pornography Rewires the Brain to a More Juvenile State
(Neuroscience News) Pornography has existed throughout recorded history, transforming with the introduction of each new medium. Hundreds of sexually explicit frescoes and sculptures were found in the Mount Vesuvius ruins of Pompeii.
Alternative Timelines and Parallel Universes: Multiple Accounts of Strange Unexplained Events
(Shem) It’s always interesting to explore the possibilities of our reality. Many people actually enjoy the pass-time of questioning our understanding of the universe to see if there are other possibilities we haven’t yet considered. In fact, with as many scientific discoveries that have been made and disclosed, it’s become difficult not to consider these alternative understandings of our universe.
We Act Unconsciously Most of the Time
We Act Unconsciously Most of the Time
The Burden of Other People’s’ Projections: Labels
(Exploring Your Mind) Labels are one of the fastest and most common ways to get an idea of the nature of what’s in front of us. Furthermore, they simplify many things for us. As such, they can be very useful tools. However, labeling people or labeling yourself might be a different matter entirely. It could mean assigning negative types and characteristics to people no matter if they match up with reality or not.
Recharge Your Brain by Ignoring Your Phone for a Few Hours
(Exploring Your Mind) Phones are no longer a technological resource, now they’re friends no one wants to leave at home. However, taking a break from your phone and “going offline” will help recharge your mind and restore higher-level mental skills.
Orpheus and Eurydice – A Myth about Love
(Exploring Your Mind) The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is a reminder that love persists above all, even after death. When someone truly loves, they won’t hesitate to go to hell just to be in the company of the one they love.
Exercising Self-Compassion: A Mindful-Meditation
(John Tsilimparis, MFT) We always hear about how exercising compassion for others and being of service to others can be healing and transformative. It promotes happiness, helps with stress relief, reduces symptoms of depression and so much more. Hence, when you exercise compassion for others, you can’t go wrong. It’s a win-win situation.
How to Master Your Emotions in Five Simple Steps
(Darren J. Gold) To lead an extraordinary life, you need to be the master of your emotions, not a slave to them. You can either react to events — and let your emotions drive the outcome — or control your circumstances and decide how you’ll respond. However, to make this change happen, there are five fundamental steps you need to regularly practice.