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How to deal with an “ugly” art journal page

One of the best things about art journaling is that you can completely let go—write whatever you feel, draw whatever you want, and even hide all of that under a layer of paint over it if you really wanted to. There are no rules, standards, or criticism. Except the ones we impose on ourselves. We [...]

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Are you in the middle of a quarter life crisis?

Are you in the middle of a quarter life crisis? This experience (which can actually hit you in your early twenties) is more common than you think. For some, it’s a mild but unshakeable sense of anxiety that they can’t make it in a very competitive world. “College didn’t prepare me for this,” or “It’s [...]

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How to overcome fear of failure

We’re raised to always do our best. That’s good, to some extent: we need to push ourselves, persevere, and to avoid the temptation of mediocrity. But what if the desire for perfection becomes paralyzing? We become afraid of failure, and ashamed of mistakes. We undervalue our accomplishments, because somebody else did it better. We constantly [...]

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Art journaling: a tool for insight

I’ve kept a journal my whole life, but sometimes the words fell short. I was too angry, too tired, too confused to “explain” myself, and unconsciously, I’d edit my entries—grammar, logic, the stuff they teach you in third grade composition. Sometimes I’d toss my journal away in frustration. How could I say what words couldn’t [...]

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Blind faith is not real faith

You have every right to choose a faith and to passionate about it. But here’s an important question to ask: are you passionate, or dogmatic? Dogmatism is, in a nutshell, is blindly embracing a belief system without being able to defend it, or if need be, reform it. While you may think that you are [...]

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Bahá’í: uniting the world’s religions

Not many people have heard of the Bahá’í religion. It is actually the youngest of the world’s major religions, and possibly one of the most unique. There are 6 million Bahá’í followers in the world. One of the deepest questions of modern faith is how to reconcile the concept of one God (and strict adherence [...]

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Helpful tips when talking to your children about religion

Children are naturally inquisitive. They have a question for almost everything they see, and each answer you give is followed up with another question. They start with the most amusing questions – anything from where does the sun come from, or why ice is cold. But when they grow older, their questions also begin to [...]

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Tips on opening and energizing chakras

Chakras are supposedly the energy centers of our body that help control and regulate our organs and many different aspects of our lives. According to Hindu texts, from where the belief in chakras originated, the body has seven chakras and the belief is that if you are suffering from health issues or encountering challenges in [...]

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How to make early morning meditation a habit

Wouldn’t it be great to start the day feeling calm, centered, positive, and fully in control of your emotions? You don’t feel rushed or harassed. You aren’t grumbling about traffic or edgy from accumulated stress. Instead, you are happy to be alive, alert and yet relaxed, and eager to embrace all the good things the [...]

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