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The Art of Separation and Surrender
When I walked into my local yoga studio for a class on that blustery Monday night, I was not in the best of spirits. A series of questions, large and small, ran through my mind. I felt depressed, helpless and, most of all, lost.
Why is space important in relationships
If my life had been perfect, I might never have learned anything. Or at least not something important. I used to have a naive view of relationships. I believe with all my heart that if two good people get together and make a real effort to be kind to each other, then everything will be fine.
How I learned to meditate
The first time I meditated was about six years ago. Like many people, I was drawn to meditation - the desire to feel calmer and happier. I was a medical student at the time and my life was too stressful and busy.
How to move forward and stop repeating the past
We live our lives according to the patterns of the past, replicating the systems and dynamics to which we have become accustomed.
Three lessons I learned from traveling alone
Six years ago, I took one of the boldest actions of my life. I traveled alone halfway around the world to Ubud (Bali), Indonesia. In June 2008, I was 27 years old and had never left the United States, despite my constant desire to do so.
Dem Bones
An old song, written by James Weldon Johnson and his brother Rosamond and first recorded by them in 1928 leaps into my mind every time we have damp weather, or a storm with thunder and lightning, or maybe I just overwork my body.
Margaret BrennanPublished 2 years ago in HumansAre you afraid to give up your struggle?
My mother, an unwavering spiritual woman who was always looking for a way to deepen her understanding of herself and others, recently attended a meeting at our church where she served as a prayer practitioner.
How to unlock creativity
I always wanted to be an artist. I deeply admire the life of the painter, the writer, the kinder, the quarreler of life. I long to be one of them.
Stop limiting yourself and start living
It is said that there is a common exercise for first-year art majors in which the teacher divides the students into two groups and assigns different assignments to each group.
How do I cope with depression?
Three years ago, I was depressed. I couldn't stop crying about the mistakes I had made, and I tried to dig myself out of the black hole. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't go back, and the only way I could see was through death. I want it to end and I don't know how I will live with myself.
The story of the post-80s veterans and their comrades who struggled to start a business together
A prominent green "Join the Army, brother" sign, a group of young men in green uniforms, a few neat houses and clean courtyards, and a small alley on Metallurgical Road "hides" a trading company. Unlike other companies, it was founded by Zong Shining, a former soldier born in the 1980s, and staffed entirely by ex-military personnel.
Canaday DeleonPublished 2 years ago in HumansFor their endorsement of the post-80s self-made story
As a dark horse in China's e-commerce business, Chen Ou, a young entrepreneur, led Jumei Youpin to complete the breakthrough of monthly sales from 100,000 yuan to 600 million yuan in only three years, and promoted to the first camp of B2C e-commerce on a par with Tmall, Jingdong, Amazon and so on, firmly occupying the leading position of the first station of beauty e-commerce in China.
Berard JacksonPublished 2 years ago in Humans