Cultivating Consciousness

Clearing Anxiety From Your Future

by Matthew B. James, MA, Ph.D. – “The truth is that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world; it’s your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can’t package stress, touch it or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking.” — Wayne Dyer A …

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Embracing Change – March to the Beat of a Different Drum

By Angel Carlton  What would your life be like if you truly believed that all change happens for your benefit? Would that make you break out into a happy dance? Get your dancing shoes ready, because the more aware you become of life’s unpredictable circumstances, the quicker you’ll see how change always works to your advantage. Understanding …

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The Vital Link between Acceptance and Serenity

By Daniel A. Miller  “Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm.”  —Unknown The Gifts of Acceptance Accepting people and things as they are bestows many gifts upon us. One gift is that it releases stress and anxiety. When we accept a troubling situation as is …

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The Art of Listening

By Jakeb Brock  There are essentially only two proactive postures for human beings to assume: exertion and listening. Human exertion encompasses all manner of doing, working, accomplishing goals, expressing ourselves socially, as well as emoting and thinking. Doing, working, and socializing tend to be consciously instigated behaviors, while emoting and thinking often …

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