The energy right now is all about being authentic and owning who you are in all of your awesomeness. Figure out what you are interested in, rather than what you think you should be interested in. Have fun, because you can’t be inauthentic when you’re having fun. Discover your superpower. Carry around a little notebook…
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Weekly Roundup of Web Links
As I putter around the virtual world of information, I come across posts and articles that I want to share with you. It got to be so much, I’ve created a weekly post so all the web links are in one place… Have fun! How to show love to someone with depression 10 (actually good)…
Stress Management for Parents
Being responsible for another life form can be stressful. Our society puts a lot of pressure on parents who care; the standards can feel impossible to meet and, honestly, they probably are. Whether both parents work outside the home or now, the obligations of today’s parents are immense. I am constantly in awe of people…
Weekly Round Up of Web Links
Here’s a list of interesting information I’ve come across this week in web link form – Enjoy! Getting out of your comfort zone Eeking out a living as a pagan leader Pattern-recognition games may help prevent PTSD The New Supermoon-Inspired Superman Reboot The olfactory sensors in the skin respond to sandalwood to promote healing Our…
Weekly Web Links
Here we have a collection of links from around the web that I found over the last 2 weeks (Fourth of July got in the way of posting last week, as it did somehow for posting my stress-series post this week, sorry about that) 6 Health Myths You Can Safely Ignore The laws of physics…
New Moon in Cancer, Moving out of Mercury Retrograde
We did our monthly New Moon Gathering tonight, and had some new people, which is always lovely. It was a powerful meditation for me. Here are some barebones notes about the current energies: New Moon in Cancer (water sign) – first lunar cycle of the summer (Mad Midsummer Moon) Intentions set now have the possibility…
Sex as Stress Relief
I think we’re all in agreement that stress is something we’d like less of. Stress does bad things to us – physically, emotionally, mentally. It messes up our work, our personal relationships, and our ability to cope. I’ve been discussing this for weeks, at this point. I was going to write about exercise this week,…
Weekly Web Links Round Up from Around the Web… Links…
As I wander around the web, I come across links that should be shared, and this is my way of keeping it down to one post a week… Ways to celebrate the longest day of the year Day-to-day actions & attitudes that research has shown strengthen a relationship Stray cat finds a friend at the…
The Best Antidote to Stress
Note: for a great recap of everything we’ve talked about so far in the series, see last week’s post. Gratitude is the best antidote for stress I have found. Not feeling nebulously grateful, or doing a three-item gratitude list every night, but finding gratitude for things within the stressors themselves. Has an old pattern reared…
Weekly Round Up of Web Links
As I putter around the web, links catch my attention and need to be shared. Trying to keep that impulse down to once a week. The Heroic Delusion Cheat Sheet Cultivating Stillness Elemental Castings podcast Healing Sounds radio show Constructing Your Shamanic Dream Team
More on Stress
For the past few weeks, we’ve been exploring stress, its impact on us, and what we can do about it. Let’s recap what we know so far: Stress is what happens when the body responds to physical, mental, or emotional pressure by releasing stress hormones (such as epinephrine and norepinephrine) that increase blood pressure, speed…
Solar Activity in the First Third of Mercury Retrograde (in Gemini)
I got an email from SpaceWeather this morning: Breaking a weeks-long spell of quiet, the sun erupted on June 10th, producing not one but two X-class solar flares. The source is a new sunspot just emerging over the sun’s southeastern limb. This active region is not squarely facing our planet. However, it will become increasingly…