The Myth of the Trump Trade Deal: Theater Without Terms
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
Donald Trump likes to call himself the master of the deal. But as with most showmen, the illusion tends to be more dramatic than the substance. His so-called trade “wins” are less about diplomacy and more about drama. Scratch beneath the surface, and you’ll find a pattern of grandiose press releases with little to no legal backbone. It's not that he didn’t make headlines, it’s that he rarely made treaties. And in the world of international commerce, headlines don’t hold up in court.
How Your Personal Data Replaces Identity in the Digital Age
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- Written by: Beth McDaniel, InnerSelf.com
Have you ever felt like the world sees you less and less as a person and more as a profile, a data set, a consumer waiting to be analyzed? You’re not imagining it. Somewhere along the way, your digital shadow started speaking louder than your real voice, and nobody asked for your permission. This isn’t just a tech problem. It’s a soul-level issue. And it’s time we talked about it.
The Hidden Emotional Consequences of Dating App Behavior
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- Written by: Beth McDaniel, InnerSelf.com
Dating apps might feel like games, but the psychological consequences are real. From ghosting to breadcrumbing, the emotional consequences of dating app behavior often leave lasting scars. This article breaks down the most damaging techniques, why they hurt so deeply, and how our swipe culture is reshaping human connection. Let’s stop pretending these apps are harmless.
Boost Your Learning Ability with Self-Testing and Thought Interruptions
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- Written by: Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.com
Ever feel like you're studying hard but nothing sticks? You read the same sentence three times, highlight every paragraph, maybe even nod in agreement, only to forget it all the next day. Here's a thought: What if the key to learning isn't adding more information, but interrupting the flow? Breaking your internal monologue and challenging your memory in real time might be the most powerful upgrade to your learning ability you've never considered.
How Screen Time Impacts Child Development: Context Matters
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- Written by: Beth McDaniel, InnerSelf.com
Screen time isn’t the villain we sometimes make it out to be. Nor is it a digital babysitter we should blindly trust. Somewhere between fear and freedom is a sweet spot, a space where your child can learn, grow, and even flourish with the right kind of screen time. The key? You. Your presence, your nudges, and your choices shape that relationship.
InnerSelf Magazine -- November 3, 2025
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This week at InnerSelf, we reflect on how life continually invites us to slow down, listen, and reconnect—with ourselves, each other, and the planet. Each featured article offers a gentle reminder that transformation begins within. When we live with awareness, kindness, and balance, the outer world naturally mirrors that harmony, allowing both personal and collective healing to unfold.
InnerSelf Magazine -- August 4, 2025
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The signs are clear: it’s time to wake up—individually and collectively—and this week’s InnerSelf helps light the path toward greater awareness.
Protecting Women's Right To Vote & Blue State Gerrymandering
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
When the game is rigged and the referees have gone home, maybe it’s time the other team picked up the ball and started calling their own plays. That’s the debate now bubbling up from California to New York as Democrats stare down a Republican Party gleefully rewriting the rules of democracy, and drawing new lines on the map to make sure the other side never wins again.
Beyond the Brain: Bringing More Heart Intelligence Into Your Life
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- Written by: Doc Childre and Howard Martin
Heart intelligence is changing how we understand emotional well-being. From NBC’s Today Show to calls around the world, HeartMath’s work reveals how our hearts guide health, emotions, and decisions. Discover how the Freeze-Frame technique and the power of love and intuition can shift your life—scientifically and spiritually.
Today Is The Someday You've Been Waiting For
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- Written by: Jim Donovan
We've all said it at one time or another. "Someday I'll ... go back to school, ask for a raise, improve my skills so I can be promoted, find a new job, start saving for our future." What is your version of "Someday I'll...?"
Be Here Totally, Rather Than Stressing About The Past or The Future
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Are you stressed? Are you so busy getting to the future that the present is reduced to a means of getting there? Stress is caused by being "here" but wanting to be "there," or being in the present but wanting to be in the future. It's a split that tears you apart inside.
The Perils and Benefits of Manipulation: Why and How to Avoid It
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We can define manipulation as "getting people to do what you want without giving them something they value in return". How does manipulation work? When someone says to you, "If you don't help me clean my house I'm going to be mad at you," that person is attempting to manipulate you. He is not offering you anything...
Are You Struggling for a Perfect Life?
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One day Ajahn Chah held up a beautiful Chinese teacup. “To me this cup is already broken. Because I know its fate, I can enjoy it fully here and now. And when it’s gone, it’s gone.” When we understand the truth of uncertainty and relax, we become free.
Are Your Kids Hooked on Advertising? And Can You Just Say No?
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Author and activist Anna Lappé (daughter of Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet) takes on the billion-dollar business of marketing junk food, soda, and fast food to children and teens. With diet-related illnesses...
How To Ensure That Luck Is On Your Side
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"He's so lucky! She always wins! I'm just not lucky!" Do these statements sound familiar? Have they come out of your mouth at times? Do you believe that luck is something that happens to some and not to others? ...
Are You Engaged In A Not Enough Struggle? Not Having, Not Doing, Not Being Enough?
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Do you feel like you're never enough? That there's never enough time? Money? Friends? Great opportunities? Recognition? Do you believe if you had or did something else...
Are Pigeons The Canary In The Coal Mine For Lead Exposure
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A new study of pigeons in New York City shows that levels of lead in the birds track with neighborhoods where children show high levels of lead exposure.
Afraid of Dying? How to Move Away from Death-a-phobia and Make Peace with Life
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There is much you can do to prepare yourself for the great adventure of death. But it is well to remember that you are alive, and as such, you are meant to live. Avoid the tendency to become preoccupied or obsessed with death. Keep death in perspective with other major life events.
A Spiritual Paradox: Setting Goals or Going With the Flow?
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Sometimes people on a spiritual path feel a hesitation about using creative visualization. Their conflict comes from the apparent paradox between the idea of “being here now,” letting go of attachments and desires, and the idea of setting goals and creating what you want in life.
A Perfect Storm Of Factors Is Making Wildfires Bigger And More Expensive To Control
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Hopes for fewer large wildfires in 2018, after last year’s disastrous fire season, are rapidly disappearing across the West.
A Climate Change Curriculum To Empower The Climate Strike Generation
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While in class, children shouldn’t feel their time is wasted. Primary school teachers have an ethical responsibility to bring climate change into their classrooms and they’re well placed for the task.
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