Lifelong friendships are wonderful, but they take work. This work includes accepting changes, being resilient, and focusing on the things you have in common, rather than the things that differ between you. One secret to building a lifelong friendship is reciprocity. Kindness just needs to generally go in both directions when it’s needed. Another secret […]
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Distressing Study On Long COVID-19 Reveals Just How Enduring It Can Be
A study published in the journal Nature Communications looked into the symptoms of long COVID. Researchers followed more than 30,000 people with COVID-19 infections alongside a control group of over 60,000. The symptoms most commonly associated with long COVID were found to be breathlessness, palpitations, chest pain, and brain fog. Being asymptomatic and vaccinated lessens […]
Music and the Body: Richard Powers on the Power of Song
Nietzsche wrote that without music, life would be a mistake. Edna St. Vincent Millay said that without music, she would wish to die. Among current writers, Richard Powers has written beautifully about life with music, particularly in his novel The Time of Our Singing. The story is about a black woman in 1930s Philadelphia, her […]
The Difference Between Insight and Inspiration
There is a popular and persistent misconception that literary creation begins with inspiration. There is also a related myth that mind-expanding drugs can enhance the creative process, but this hasn’t been supported by research. Inspiration refers not just to the beginning of the creative process, but also implies a sudden sense of breakthrough, a “Eureka!” […]
How to Meditate Anywhere
We lead our lives in a fast paced and ever-changing environment. We move quickly, make decisions as we go, and we are required to be able to do that without a pause in our thinking. This kind of expectation is found not only at our workplace, but also during the leisure time and entertainment. It […]
5 Tips for Reducing Emotional and Mindless Eating
There are many different things that you can do in order to reduce both emotional and mindless eating. One of the first things that you should do is start a journal and write down any time that you are having urges that fall outside of your typical meal times. You also want to check in […]
5 Ways To Keep Your Brain Healthy As You Age
There are several ways to maintain high level brain function as you age. One way is to eat a healthy diet, such as the Mediterranean Diet, and to consider brain health supplements. Regular exercise also helps your brain, such as by combatting anxiety and depression. A number of studies show that mindfulness meditation helps your […]
What Jordan Peterson Overlooks About Ideology and Power
Pop psychology author Jordan Peterson has a lot to say about the dynamics of competency, but he often only thinks of this in terms of rigorous social hierarchies. When considering the dynamics of competency, it’s important to remember that there are many different types of power. Not all hierarchies are based solely on competence. Moreover, […]
Finn’s Feather: A Tender Illustrated Meditation on Rediscovering the Joy of Aliveness on the Other Side of Loss
Experiencing loss in personal life is usually quite traumatic, regardless of the circumstances surrounding that loss. This is the time when we reflect on who we are. Our coping abilities and mechanisms differ, and there is no one true way of going through this period. It has been said that the force that grief creates […]
Mindfulness Meditation to Soothe Squirming Souls
Meditation can help us connect with our inner selves, and when done mindfully, it can also enable us to spot the issues that we are dealing with, without being judgmental. These routines are also quite useful for those that have some form of ADHD. Lack of judgement in our analysis is something that most people […]
