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7 Books That Will Violently Shift Your Perspectives

7 Books That Will Violently Shift Your Perspectives

Life is Good Right Now…Here are 8 Reasons Why. | The Law Of Attraction You can’t quite explain why, but something doesn’t feel right… and it’s possible you’ve felt that way for some time now. Perhaps you’re feeling lost? Your life seems to be lacking direction and you’re unable to see the best way through this confusing time? Or maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed with anxiety about the future? You want to make the very most of this one and precious life, but are held back by niggling fears of ‘what if I fail?’ or ‘am I good enough?’? It’s natural and in-fact – healthy even – to occasionally experience bouts of questioning and dissatisfaction in your life. So what can you do when things are looking dismal and you can’t help but feel dissatisfied with certain areas of your life? Here’s a simple and effective solution: rather than focus on what might be going wrong in your life, why not focus on the things that are going right? This doesn’t have to just be about the big or even material things. Struggling to get started? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Human Intelligence Is Slowly Declining According To Leading Geneticist Share Would you be surprised to hear that the human race is slowly becoming dumber, and dumber? Despite our advancements over the last tens or even hundreds of years, some ‘experts’ believe that humans are losing cognitive capabilities and becoming more emotionally unstable. One Stanford University researcher and geneticist, Dr. Gerald Crabtree, believes that our intellectual decline as a race has much to do with adverse genetic mutations. According to Crabtree, our cognitive and emotional capabilities are fueled and determined by the combined effort of thousands of genes. “I would wager that if an average citizen from Athens of 1000 BC were to appear suddenly among us, he or she would be among the brightest and most intellectually alive of our colleagues and companions, with a good memory, a broad range of ideas, and a clear-sighted view of important issues. It’s sad, but true; our food system today is contributing to lower human intelligence across the board. Source: Natural Society

Full text About the on-line version of the book The following material is from the penultimate draft of The Ascent of Humanity. A few proofreading comments and footnotes haven't been incorporated, but overall, the content is 99% congruent with the print version of the book now available on Amazon.com. I have put the entire text on line because I believe it is important for these ideas to circulate as widely as possible in the present time of crisis. In the book, I write of a coming shift from a profit-taking economy to a gift economy, from an economy of "how can I take the most?" to "how can I best give of my gifts?" The cover price of the 600-page print edition is $25. Voluntary payment Contents:

The Celtic Cross The Celtic Cross is probably the oldest and most popular pattern for reading the tarot. It has survived so long because the layout of the cards is simple, but powerful. A strong energy has built up around this spread due to its use by so many people over the years. You can think of the Celtic Cross as divided into two sections: the Circle/Cross (six cards) on the left, and the Staff (four cards) on the right. The feminine energy of the circular section works in unison with the masculine energy of the Staff section. The Circle/Cross section is made up of two crosses - a central one (two cards) nested within a larger cross (six cards). The larger cross consists of two lines that overlay the minicross. The cards of the Staff section comment on your life and lie outside of the immediate situation.

A List of GMO Free Food Companies These brands, at the time of writing, source their ingredients from GMO-free supplies. If you’re concerned about the very real threat that genetically modified organisms pose to our food supply and ultimate health, please purchase from these companies and contact them to let them know that you support and value their decision to use non-gmo soy, corn, canola and other ingredients. Please enjoy this GMO-free food list and share it. If you have a question about a certain product or brand that is not listed here, please call the company and ask or contact us. Remember: one of the best ways to raise awareness among the food corporations is to voice your concerns directly to them and boycott companies who continue to source ingredients from genetically modified sources. Source:Celestial Healing Related:

The Great Disruption: Why the Climate Crisis Will Bring on the End of Shopping and the Birth of a New World by Paul Gilding It's time to stop just worrying about climate change, says Paul Gilding. We need instead to brace for impact because global crisis is no longer avoidable. This Great Disruption started in 2008, with spiking food and oil prices and dramatic ecological changes, such as the melting ice caps. It is not simply about fossil fuels and carbon footprints. We have come to the end of Economic Growth, Version 1.0, a world economy based on consumption and waste, where we lived beyond the means of our planet's ecosystems and sources. The Great Disruption offers a stark and unflinching look at the challenge humanity faces—yet also a deeply optimistic message. The crisis represents a rare chance to replace our addiction to growth with an ethic of sustainability, and it's already happening.

The Conscious Lifestyle: Awareness Skills - Holding focus Being centered brings you into the present moment. Paying attention allows you to fully engage in the moment. The next skill, holding focus. When you desire something to come about - a goal, outcome, or solution - keeping focused on it comes naturally. But does awareness have its own power to bring about results? In other words, leaving aside the work needed to create an accomplishment, can you find a quicker, easier path by being more conscious? Knowing what you want, uncomplicated by confusion, is a clear intention. The problem of mixed motives leads to much frustration. Focused intention has long been given inexplicable power. Don’t really know what you want Think you don’t deserve to get what you want Feel skeptical that any result will come Have mixed motives Experience inner conflict The secret to holding focus is to make it effortless. That kind of focus is effortless but not passive. You relax into a receptive state. You are quiet inside. The experience is allowed to sink in.

How America Makes Smart People Stupid By Emmanuel Goldstein America has an odd way of making smart people stupid. I went to a college full of people who were bright on paper. I was friends with people who were at the top of their classes, in classes chock full of smart people. Yet if you talked to these people about anything beyond their narrow field of expertise, they knew nothing. And not only did they know nothing, they had no desire to know more than nothing; even a subject of wide appeal like human nature wouldn’t get their interest. I came to college hoping to be engaged intellectually, among fellow students. In an intellectual sense, they were effeminate – they would only want to know something when society would reward them for it – which is the same reason why so few women opt for the thankless job of editing Wikipedia. Among the intelligent in America, the chief object of study is learning to conform You would try to figure out what other people were thinking, and parrot it accordingly. About the Author

The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality by Richard Heinberg Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments stagger under record deficits. The End of Growth proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in its economic history. The expansionary trajectory of industrial civilization is colliding with non-negotiable natural limits. Richard Heinberg's latest landmark work goes to the heart of the ongoing financial crisis, explaining how and why it occurred, and what we must do to avert the worst potential outcomes. Written in an engaging, highly readable style, it shows why growth is being blocked by three factors: Resource depletionEnvironmental impactsCrushing levels of debtThese converging limits will force us to re-evaluate cherished economic theories and to reinvent money and commerce.

How to Start Over When Your Life Feels Shattered Several years ago, I was asked to help with the grand opening of a major health club in Boulder, CO. I was hired as the Mind & Body Coordinator. It was a beautiful 40,000 square-foot facility. I was honored to be a candidate for the position. I had dreams for the club. The programs ROCKED, if I do say so myself. We were on the map. I had to give myself a pat on the back. But after a few years, my vision of how the program was going to develop began to differ from corporate. Always the entrepreneur, I had my designs in action. But I felt stuck. I knew it was time to move on, but I was scared to make a change. My position had become my identity. I was paralyzed by fear. One evening, after teaching one of my classes, my boss called me into her office and asked me to step down as manager. Apparently my visions were too big. I felt like my life had just toppled out from underneath me. It took a few moments, but I finally took a breath. Thank you for the opportunity of a lifetime. Consumed Lost

Amazing Herb Kills 98% Of Cancer Cells In Just 16 Hours Taking in consideration it is one of the deadliest diseases, scientists constantly try to find a cure and finally put and end to cancer. This herb is one of those cures and it can kill up to 98% of cancer cells in just 16 hours. Namely, according to the researches published in “Life Science”, artemisinin, a “Sweet wormwood” or “Artemisia Annua” derivative, was used in Chinese medicine and it can kill 98% of lung cancer cells in less than 16 hours. The herb used by itself reduces lung cancer cells up to 28%, but in combination with iron, “Artemisia Annua” successfully and completely “erases” cancer, and in the experiment this herb had no impact on healthy lung cells. Artemisinin in past was used as a powerful antimalarial remedy, but now it is proven that this cure is also effective in the fight against cancer. Iron deposits in cancer cells with special receptors which help in cell division. Credits: Doctor Saputo & Healthy Food House Related:

Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future---Just Enough by Vivek Ranadive What made Wayne Gretzky the greatest hockey player of all time wasn't his speed on the ice or the uncanny accuracy of his shots, but rather his ability to predict where the puck was going to be an instant before it arrived. In other words, it was Gretzky's brain that made him exceptional. Over the past fifteen years, scientists have found that what distinguishes the greatest musicians, athletes, and performers from the rest of us isn't just their motor skills or athletic abilities—it is the ability to anticipate events before they happen. A great musician knows how notes will sound before they're played, a great CEO can predict how a business decision will turn out before it's made, a great chef knows what a recipe will taste like before it's prepared. In the bestselling tradition of Blink, Sway, and How We Decide, The Two-Second Advantage will change our understanding of what makes a company successful.

Stop Judging Everyone So Much (Especially Yourself!) The layers upon layers of judgments we hail at people all day. At ourselves. Morning and night. I can’t believe you would do that. I would never do that if I were them. My family wouldn’t do it that way. What are you wearing? She is a good person. I am ugly. I am not smart enough. Maybe you don’t do it. I do. As I click clack my boots down the sidewalk in a hurry. There are many parts to me. We know this. Funny how most things can be at least two things at once isn’t it? We all have opinions. You might change your mind. The past few months, I feel myself sliding down The River of Judgment without so much as a raft. All of us have movable parts; this is the beauty of it. I know it sounds cliché to call it “The Path,” but for lack of a better word, I will call it The Path. Why shouldn’t my Highest Self and Best Version of Me operate more of the time? I would like to have the parts of me meet, maybe in a bar, probably best in a coffee shop. The writerly one says F*ck Balance. Writer: I don’t know.

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