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WHAT THE HEART KNOWS FIRST: Following our intuition

Diana Raab — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Since an early age, I’ve been an intuitive empath, or someone who senses the emotions, thoughts and energies of other people. Because of this, I often sense forthcoming events that others can’t explain. I believe some people are more inclined to be empaths than others. While I don’t think it can be learned, empathy can be nurtured and honed. I once read that those who were raised in chaotic households tend to be intuitive empaths, because they learn early to […]

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HOW TO INTERPRET A SYNCHRONICITY: What Jung’s scarab story can teach us

Gabriel Soca — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Psychiatrist Dr. Carl Jung once worked with a young woman whose therapy had stalled. Whenever a session came close to something emotionally difficult, she met it with flawless reasoning. Jung felt that her logic had become a wall, keeping any unsettling feeling safely outside. One day, she told him about a dream in which someone gave her a valuable piece of jewellery: a golden scarab. As she spoke, Jung heard a soft tapping at the window. He turned and saw […]

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WORKING WITH LIFE’S PATTERNS: The difference between understanding and interpretation

Shani Bahar Azulay — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

There is a moment that almost everyone who works on themselves knows well. Something finally makes sense. The pattern has a name, you can trace where it started and you can say the sentence out loud: This is why I do that. It’s a real moment, and it deserves its weight. Sometimes, within days, the pattern runs again anyway. What happens in between is worth slowing down for, because most of us were taught to treat the moment of sense-making […]

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THE NARRATOR WITHIN: Managing internal dialogue for lasting happiness

Yash Gupta — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be. This statement, which is often attributed to Abraham Lincoln, highlights a core truth: happiness is rarely driven by external environments. Instead, human beings can alter their lives by shifting their mental attitudes. At the centre of this landscape sits our internal dialogue—the private narrator who is interpreting events, filtering setbacks and shaping our reality. Neuroscience and psychology confirm that this inner voice dictates our emotional climate. Managing […]

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THE I CHING: A practice of mindful reflection during times of change

Min Zhu — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Change is one of the few experiences that every person shares. Careers shift, relationships evolve, unexpected challenges appear and the plans we once felt certain about can suddenly become unclear. Although we often search for ways to control these moments, many wisdom traditions suggest another approach: learning how to become more aware of change itself. The I Ching, also known as the Book of Changes, is an ancient Chinese text that offers a unique perspective on uncertainty. Rather than presenting […]

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WRITING THROUGH THE STORM: Managing your emotions while writing memoir

Diana Raab — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

I’m sitting in my writing studio, looking out the window at the beautiful rose garden my husband planted for me. Beside it is a salvia bush where the resident hummingbird visits every morning. Over the years, I’ve learned that it’s my grandmother visiting me with messages. She died more than six decades ago, but I still feel her powerful presence. This was the basis of my last memoir, Hummingbird: Messages from My Ancestors. A tear drops to my cheek, mixed […]

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LIFE’S PILGRIMAGE: Journeying towards our long-sought spiritual home

Laura Vazquez Santos — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

There are moments in life when the things we spend so much time chasing suddenly seem very small. A diagnosis can do that. So can grief, chronic pain or the loss of someone we love. A season of depression or spiritual desolation can also cause us to reconsider our priorities and question what truly brings meaning and fulfillment to our lives. And other times, it’s simply the slow accumulation of disappointment and the realization that despite doing everything “right,” life […]

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FIND PEACE AFTER LOSS: How a sense of connection can help with grief

Dr. Craig Hogan — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

“There is no death, and there are no dead.” Life carries us forward with a steady rhythm, until one day, something unexpected changes everything: a sudden illness, an accident, a death no one saw coming. In that moment, everything else falls away. The death of someone we love is one of the most profound events life brings to us. That person we grew up with—built a life alongside, shared our story with—is gone from our sight, all at once. And […]

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THE VOICE THAT ARRIVES: 3 ways to step away from your ego’s criticisms

Shani Bahar Azulay — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

You notice it. The old reaction, the familiar retreat, the “yes” you didn’t mean. For a moment, there is real clarity: there it is again. And then, almost in the same breath, a second voice arrives. Not the one that noticed. The one that judges. “You should know better by now.” “After all this practice, still?” “What is wrong with you?” For many people on a mindful path, this second voice does more damage than the pattern itself. The pattern […]

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THE QUIET POWER OF DOING LESS: Finding peace in a culture of constant doing

Bushra Fajar — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000

There is a strange kind of tiredness that comes from having done “nothing” all day. You wake up, check your phone, answer a few messages, scroll through social media and make a list of things you should be doing. Then, somehow, the day is almost over. You may not have accomplished much, yet you feel exhausted. So you promise yourself that tomorrow will be different. Tomorrow, you’ll wake up earlier, be more productive, finish everything on your list and finally […]

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