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Slade Roberson, Guest
Waking Times
Are you struggling to make something happen?
Are you torturing your consciousness for a sense of the right direction, begging the Universe for assistance with a difficult decision?
Are you interrogating your guides, trying with all your might to listen to your heart, but hearing … More
Ida Lawrence, Contributor
Waking Times
The work that you do is not what you’d love to do, but you do it because you have to… and you wish you didn’t have to. That’s the uncomfortable feeling within the mind/heart of many of us. Some of us are not only doing … More
Trinity Bourne, Openhand Contributor
Waking Times
There is a divine haven of peace and harmony within us all somewhere – even though it may, at times, be difficult to find. It’s possible to tune into it wherever we are, whatever the circumstances, although we can make it much easier for … More
Amy B. Scher, Purpose Fairy
Waking Times
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. ~Gautama Buddha
You know exactly how it feels, but do you know how to fix it? Being overwhelmed is part habit, part addiction and the rest simply not knowing how to do things … More
Liz Kimbrough, Mongabay
Waking Times
Aristotle (384–322 BC) reported a mysterious light, distinct from fire, emanating from decaying wood. Pliny the Elder (23–79 AD) mentioned feasting on a glowing, sweet fungus found on trees in France and, in the late fifteenth century, a Dutch consul gave accounts of Indonesian peoples … More
Colin Bondi, Contributor
Waking Times
Most of us think we are individual human beings living in a world that is outside of us, along with billions of other individuals. While from the perspective of consensus reality it certainly does appear that way, it just may be that you are alone … More
Chris Bourne, Openhand Contributor
Waking Times
Due to disruptive nature of society, it’s probably the case that with most, the lower self is separated from higher spiritual awareness at a pretty early age. Whether it be the programmed and conditioning behaviours of our parents, excito-toxins in our food or the … More
Joshua Becker, Guest
Waking Times
“There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.” – Henry David Thoreau
Net-worth – your assets minus your debts.
Self-worth – the quality of … More
Linda George, Contributor
Waking Times
Time, in our corner of the universe, seems to be running the show. Our lives are controlled by the clock. Everything we do is dictated by the time – of the day, the week, month, year. We look in the mirror and see the physical … More
Ida Lawrence, Contributor
Waking Times
The other day I was talking with a person who is an addiction counselor, and of course our conversation turned to the young people who are her clients. I wondered what she sees as the core problem that brings a young person into addiction… is … More
Josh Richardson, Prevent Disease
Waking Times
Our world of duality is slowly changing. More of us are seeing each other for who we are and why we’re here. Every aspect of our lives revolves around how we think and feel about ourselves and those around us. If we understand what … More
Alex Redmond, Contributor
Waking Times
It starts with you…..
Governments cannot change the world, neither can churches, society nor any other authority. Nobody can be forced to show compassion, tolerance, respect and nobody can be forced to change.
Gandhi said “be the change you want to see in the world”.… More
Peter Borys, Jr., Guest
Waking Times
The future of humanity is an awakening of heart consciousness. Within the heart, we open to a higher dimension of our mind that intends, knows, and acts beyond thinking. Since humanity has been conditioned in a narrow range of fear-based conflict, control, and separation … More
Christina Sarich, Staff Writer
Waking Times
What Love Does to Us
Falling in love results in the very same neural response that ignites the brain when people do heavy narcotics. It is impeccably addictive and this is why ‘falling out of love’ feels so bad, but, love in its highest … More
Jade Wah’oo Grigori, Guest
Waking Times
I will begin this article with two fundamental descriptive definitions of Spirit and Soul. So very often I hear people speak of Spirit and Soul interchangeably; at other times I find that when discussing Spirit and Soul we are using fully different references, resulting … More
James C. Wilhelm, Contributor
Waking Times
Nearly 40 years ago George Harrison wrote a song titled, It’s What You Value. In the second verse George says, “It’s all up to what you value, Down to where you are.”
Some of us value what we can see and hear and … More
Soren Dreier, Contributor
Waking Times
A couple of years ago I went to a health fair where I was giving a talk. In the corridor this woman came toward me and said:
- You are like me.
– Okay, what are we?
– We are the chosen ones , we’ve … More
Ida Lawrence, Contributor
Waking Times
Does it matter if the girl at the bank knows what GMOs are? She’s a sweetheart… teaching me how to speak Spanish. She says I’m good… my accent is hardly noticeable. So we get into a new phrase every time I see her. She … More
Deutsche Welle
Waking Times
India has officially recognized dolphins as non-human persons, whose rights to life and liberty must be respected. Dolphin parks that were being built across the country will instead be shut down.
India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests has advised state governments to ban dolphinariums and other … More
Roman Krznaric, Greater Good
Waking Times
Job satisfaction is at record lows. What does it take to overcome the fear of change, especially in tough economic times?
This essay is adapted from How to Find Fulfilling Work (Picador).
The idea of fulfilling work—a job that reflects our passions, talents, … More