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		<title>5 Ways to Combat Depression and Pessimism</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] If you’re like me, you’ve spent some time in recent months and years feeling ineffective – because of the seemingly intractable problems we humans face as a result of endemic injustice and disunity.  Those problems, complex and enormous, each tie to all the others like a huge ball of impossibly tangled yarn. As we [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How an Animal Helped Heal My PTSD</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] I held Darwin’s food bowl out to him. It was breakfast time at PrimRose Donkey Sanctuary, usually Darwin’s favorite time of day. He hung his head and turned away.  Darwin had come to PrimRose a year earlier, emaciated, teeth worn down to nubs, his tawny-grey and white coat patchy and dull. He’d been nursed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why Do We Have Good and Bad Dreams?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] According to the Sleep Foundation, most people dream for around two hours every night. Dreaming is a universal experience, regardless of whether or not you remember them upon waking.  RELATED: A Spiritual Guide to the Dream World From understanding our spiritual reality to healing from our traumatic experiences, here are nine spiritual and scientific [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Losing the Stigma: May is Mental Health Awareness Month</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 14:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] Have you been seeing lime green ribbons tied to trees this month? Those would be in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental Health Awareness Month (MHA) was first observed in the United States in May of 1949. Started by the Mental Health Organization, each year the MHA releases a toolkit of materials to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Is Caring For Your Mental Health a Spiritual Practice?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 14:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] The Baha’i writings emphatically state that mental health struggles are separate from the life of the soul: “The soul of man is exalted above and is independent of all infirmities of the body or mind.” But there also appears to be a strong correlation between spiritual strength and mental health management.  Even as a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How to Turn Your Grief into Creativity</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] If you’ve ever grieved over a major loss in life, you know how profoundly painful it can be – so is there a way to creatively transform that pain into something else, something better? Grief and loss can trigger many emotions and physical responses, some we can anticipate, some of which we cannot.  But [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>9 Interfaith Quotes and Prayers to Find Peace of Mind and Heart</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] There is an African proverb that says, “When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.” So, how do you find peace of mind and heart? In a world of distracting chaos, depressing conflict, distressing challenges, and addictive consumerism, finding inner peace can feel elusive. Yet, timeless spiritual and religious teachings [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cathartic Healing: How to Emotionally Purge in 7 Ways</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] Thirteen years ago, I came home sobbing from the latest misogynoir, exclusion, and isolation I experienced at my high school. I expected to seek consolation from my mother, but was surprised when she simply responded with the words: “Good. Write it out.” Although I had written some poems before, I hadn’t yet learned to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>What Are the 5 Different Types of Social Support?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] When we experience the different types of social support, we feel close to and cared for by our community. In contrast, as noted in chapter 11 of “Health Promotion in Health Care – Vital Theories and Research,” published online by the National Library of Medicine, “The opposite of social support is loneliness.” This chapter [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The 9 Different Types of Safety: From Physical to Emotional</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith, stated that the Baha’i community “should feel it to be its first and inescapable obligation to nurture, encourage, and safeguard every minority belonging to any faith, race, class, or nation within it.” To “safeguard” means, as Merriam-Webster defines it, “to make safe: PROTECT.” What comes to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Understanding Self-Awareness &#8211; Self Awareness Examples</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Ramos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] Understanding Self-Awareness – Self Awareness Examples Self-awareness is an invaluable trait that allows individuals to recognize and understand their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It serves as a cornerstone for personal growth, enhancing decision-making skills, improving relationships with others, boosting self-confidence, and fostering overall well-being. In this blog post, we will delve deeper into the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Key to Growth: Unlocking the Power of Self-Awareness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 02:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] In a world that often emphasizes external achievements, it’s easy to overlook one of the most fundamental pillars of personal development—self-awareness. Understanding oneself is not just a trendy concept; it’s a transformative tool that can unlock untapped potential, lead to fulfilling relationships, and foster holistic well-being. Why Self-Awareness Matters Self-awareness serves as the compass [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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