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Health and Wellness Above the Financial Crisis
Worldwide headlines streaming daily doses of ANXIETY ...FINANCIAL CRISIS ...COLLASPE ...PAIN... make it impossible for us to keep the cacophony of crisis at a safe distance, inducing in humanity feelings of disorientation, fear, loss, and despair. nnBehavior sciences say that the world financial crisis is producing a different of kind of anxiety because of the prolonged impact of the crisis. While the best therapy for crisis is often the passage of time, the current financial
December 11, 2008
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The Matter Of Desire
Kabbalists teach that âa thought is an upshot of a desire,â but what does this mean? Desire is the single most powerful force in reality, yet it's so subtle, so elusive. How can that be?nnThe truth is that the most powerful forces are often invisible. Radio waves, magnetic and electric fields, radiation, and gravity are examples of powerful forces that we only know through the phenomena they exhibit. Indeed, our best definitions don't adequately explain what a desire is.
November 1, 2008
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Kabbalah - What Will Make Us Happy?
"By the time you make ends meet, they move the ends." nJer Van NettannnAre you happy? Oh, no, not this again.. Most of us would probably like to answer "yes" - and many of us do. We may cite such reasons as having a warm home, a family, a job, food on the table - something not everyone on this planet can claim- and since there are people much worse off than us, then surely we must be happy. nnFor some, happiness may not be in the picture. They may have given up the notion of
October 7, 2008
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Financial Crisis: A Stimulus For Change
For some of us, we watch the strange goings on in the financial markets, see their effect on the stock market and just shake our heads and wonder. Others of us have a far more personal stake in this matter. Perhaps we have seen our 401K accounts shrink and we wonder how we will support our retirement. Perhaps our stock losses are dramatic enough to cause sleepless nights and depression. Perhaps you find yourself postponing the purchase of the new home you have always dreamed
October 3, 2008
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"Connecting The Dots" A Kabbalistic Perspective
Children play a game called "Connect the dots," sometimes called "Dot to Dot." Connect the Dots is a kind of puzzle that contains a hidden picture. Drawn on paper with pencil it begins with a sequence of numbered dots, letters or symbols. By drawing lines between the dots in numerical, alphabetical, or symbolic order, one completes the image that is prefigured in the puzzle. Most puzzles contain line art to supplement the image created by the lines between the dots.nnAlthough
September 30, 2008
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What Happened?
For most of us in this country, we are experiencing a very difficult time. We are dealing with an election in a completely polarized America. Our financial system is literally crumbling and our personal assets right along with it. The leaders of our country are really not sure what to do about it. It seems like the whole foundation on which this country stood has slipped away. And, people like you and me are shaking our heads asking, "What happened?"nnHow did we get into a si
September 25, 2008
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Kabbalah And Science: A Journey With The Same Destination
Empedocles, a pre-Socratic philosopher who lived in Greece in 490ââ¬â430 BC, had a very interesting theory: he proposed powers called Love and Strife that act as forces to bring about the mixture and separation of elements. In fact, in this theory he grasped the essence of what animates nature: attraction and repulsion. These forces control everything in the universe, from the most simple and basic movements to the most complex ones such as electrons in sub-nuclear levels
September 12, 2008
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If Only
There is an unidentified disease that is possibly genetic to humanity. The official name of the disease is "If Only." Perhaps this is causing a chuckle, and if so, that is good. Perhaps your brow is furrowed and you are wondering, what is this person writing about? And surely some of you are nodding your heads up and down saying, "I have this disease and I am so glad it has been diagnosed!"nnIt is an ailment that keeps the eternal carrot always dangling in front of the one se
September 9, 2008
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What Controls Our Lazybones
According to a recent study published in Journal of Heredity , our activity level - or lack thereof - is determined largely by our genetics. Crossbreeding two generations of active and inactive mice, the study identified a series of 20 different genomic locations that influenced activity levels. This is not so surprising. Science has already succeeded in comprehending the fact that our genes predispose us to different attributes, characteristics, and even movement. The genes
September 4, 2008
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Woman: A Growing Desire for Happiness
A recent study, to be published in the next issue of the Journal of Happiness, reports that while women start out adult life happier than men, by midlife they are less happy.nnWhy are women never satisfied? nnWell, it's a good thing we're not, because that's the motivating force behind all development! Anything we feel as movement, whether it's moving to some other part of the world or the most subtle shift of inner attitude, happens only because we have become so uncomfortab
August 26, 2008
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Well, You Know-We All Want to Change the World
Most people agree that there is a general crisis in the world. Gas prices are soaring, people around the world are unable to afford the bare necessities of life, and stories of hatred and terrorism dominate the news. We have reached the point where our exploitation of the earth's resources may threaten the existence of humanity. For the first time in history, parents no longer expect that their children will have it better and easier than they had it. Optimism about the futur
August 12, 2008
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Kabbalah And The Pleasure Principle
Have you ever really thought about the actions you make every single day of your life on this planet? It is really quite interesting when one begins to delve into his or her own behavior. Observing human behavior on a regular basis can uncover some rather peculiar findings.nnHuman behavior has been studied and documented for thousands of years. All of this comes from a great desire to know why humans behave as they do. In spite of all the study, people still surprise us. Ther
August 7, 2008