Archive | Complementary opposites

The Two Wolves

The Two Wolves   One evening an Elder told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.”   “One is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.”   “The other […]

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What is the Story behind your Emotions? (Change Your Story!)

What is the Story behind your Emotions? By Brené Brown on Sunday July 3rd, 2016   http://upliftconnect.com/change-your-story/

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12 Tough Truths About Great Relationships

Written by Marc Chernoff Nothing in this world is more difficult than love.  And nothing is more worth it. Our media culture – with its happily ever after fairy tales – often creates the expectation that life is supposed to be like an endless day at Disney World.  And nowhere does our media culture present […]

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7 Ways Happy Couples Deal With Disagreements Differently

  by MARC CHERNOFF Differences of opinion don’t destroy relationships – it’s how a couple deals with their inevitable differences that counts. Every couple disagrees from time to time.  Perfect compatibility is not possible, but sensibly working though incompatibility is.  The difference between a happy couple and an unhappy couple is the way in which […]

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18 Reminders You Need When Things Don’t Go Your Way

  Written by Marc Chernoff “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” ― Allen Saunders This past weekend I volunteered at my alma mater and gave a campus tour to a couple dozen incoming freshman. There was a young man in a wheelchair in the group who chatted with me […]

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10 Life-Changing Tips For Highly Sensitive People & 9 Mindful Ideas that Will Put Your Soul at Ease

  by Mely Brown “And those who were seen dancing were thought insane by those who could not hear the music.” ― Nietzsche Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weak or broken. But to feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the characteristic of a truly alive and compassionate human […]

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10 Lies Everyone Accepts As Truth

  By Jesse Herman      We go through life with belief systems. Some of these beliefs deal with external forces, such as government and corporations. Other belief systems are internal, propelling ourselves one direction or another. Right now I want you to take the opportunity to see if some of these truths listed below are […]

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The Shaman

  by Alberto Villoldo The shaman: is a person of knowledge and power, uses power and knowledge in service, knows that creation is not complete – we participate, we help dream the world into being, is one who has not left the garden, is not separate from nature, has an animistic relationship with the world […]

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Both sides of anything are sacred.

Elder’s Meditation of the Day – January 30 “Bright days and dark days were both expressions of the Great Mystery, and the Indian reveled in being close to the Great Holiness.” — Chief Luther Standing Bear, SIOUX The Great Spirit created a world of harmony, a world of justice, a world that is interconnected, a […]

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To become a butterfly, you must be willing to give up being a caterpillar.