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The True Meaning of Karma, Explained

Have you ever thought, “well, karma is going to get them” about somebody who did you wrong? Like karma is the great cosmic judge who doles out fate to match someone’s actions. Most people share this belief, and interestingly, most people are wrong. So, What Is Karma? Karma is an action, it’s not the result of an action or inaction. Karma is a key part of Buddhism, which sees it as an energy that’s created by willful actions, thoughts, and words. You are creating kar...
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15 Simple, yet Powerful, Ways to Fight Climate Change

You want to do your part to stop climate change, but you don’t want to dive deep into the political and statistical nightmare. That’s okay, you can do a lot and make a big difference by doing some simple things. Ways to Help the Environment The facts about climate change are clear, and our planet is in rough shape. The World Economic Forum’s 2016 Global Risks Report cites climate change as the most impactful risk facing the entire world in the coming decade. From everyday...
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10 Surefire Signs You've Met Someone From Your Soul Group

Creating and nurturing your soul group is the key to a happy life, surrounded by love, support, and people who enrich your very existence. Cultivating your tribe is important, and it takes work, but as you know, it’s well worth it. The Benefits of Close Friends Friendships give us a means of support that can relieve stress. With stress being a major contributor to serious health problems, such as heart disease, having friends seems like an enjoyable prevention method. Studies have sho...
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Healthy Arguing 101

Can you fight with finesse? If you want your relationship to survive, learning how to have a healthy argument is one big key to success. Disagreements are inevitable in life. It’s not just with your significant other that you have disagreements, you can also expect to have them at school, at work, with your friends, and even with complete strangers. Obviously, some disagreements are more important than others, and in some cases, your best bet is to just let it go. But when it comes t...
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How to Stop Gaslighting in Your Relationships

Gaslight was a fab movie released in 1944, starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotton, and a young Angela Lansbury. The movie was nominated for seven academy awards that year and won two. What’s that have to do with your relationship, you ask? Hopefully, nothing, but the term gaslighting, came from that movie, and it’s used to describe abusive behavior where someone manipulates information to make the victim question their sanity, memories, or even reality. In the movie, I...
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Why Starting a Family Feels Scary (AF) If You're a Millennial

Millennials are not the unfocused generation just out of college, spending their time eating avocado toast and living in their parents’ basement that many people paint them out to be. Well, some of them are, but most of them aren’t. By definition, millennials are between the ages of 24 and 39 in the year 2020. For some, this isn’t very far removed from those first couples of years after college where travel and toast were funded by a side hustle. Today’s millennials may s...
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How to Stay Focused at Work With Distractions Everywhere

Are you at work right now? Wasting a little time reading some articles. Maybe you spent your workday dealing with a co-worker who’s going through a breakup. Or, you planned how you’re going to spend your weekend. And then oops–another meeting. Work is full of distractions that have nothing to do with work: the environment, your coworkers, and even distractions you create yourself. So how do you overcome this problem to focus on your work? Workplace Distractions It’s not j...
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