So What's Really Going On For Some?
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
"The times they are a changing", so wrote Bob Dylan in the early '60s. The title had its meaning to the young people of the period, but it has always had a universal meaning. The times have always changed and will continue to do so.
Navigating Life's Highs and Lows with Grace
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
Ever heard the saying "3 steps forward and two steps back"? Of course you have! Well there's more than that. All universal activity, including human endeavor, occurs in excess and must be corrected.
How to Live beyond Hope and Despair
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- Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
What does it mean to have hope? For some, it means faith in a higher power. For most, I think, having hope as to some outcome is passive, as in delivering me.
Navigating Distressing Realities: Understanding the Psychological Stages and Moving Towards Growth
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As we confront the daunting challenges of our time, such as the threat of nuclear war, the impacts of climate change, the erosion of democracy, and economic instability, there are three psychological stages individuals experience when facing these distressing realities.
Volunteering in Late Life: A Shield Against Cognitive Decline and Dementia
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Volunteering in late life may be more than just a noble act of giving back to the community; it could be a critical factor in safeguarding the brain against cognitive decline and dementia.
Noble Ethics and the Warrior Within
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To truly live in alignment with noble ethics is challenging. If it was an easy endeavor, we would live in a very different world than we do today.
Political Leaders on Twitter: Contrasting Trends in Untrustworthy Content
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- Written by: Stephan Lewandowsky and Jana Lasser
Politicians from mainstream parties in the UK and Germany post far fewer links to untrustworthy websites on Twitter and this has remained constant since 2016, according to our new research.
Unlocking the Power of Your Purposeful Life
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There is hope in the form of purpose. A sense of purpose can be a powerful antidote to loneliness, providing a meaningful and fulfilling life.
How to Make Bad Decisions
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- Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
Why do we make decisions we later regret? Fear, anger, stress, and other people's expectations can muddy the waters until we can no longer see clearly. Marie T. Russell explores how stepping back, finding your inner calm, and listening to your heart can help you make better decisions.
Standing at the Threshold: Fall Equinox and Full Moon - September 2026
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Something extraordinary is gathering in the September sky of 2026 — a Fall Equinox and a Full Harvest Moon arriving within days of each other, weaving together the twin energies of balance and illumination at a moment when the world itself seems to be holding its breath. These are not merely astronomical events; they are cosmic mirrors, reflecting back to us the choices we are making, the systems we are sustaining, and the futures we are beginning to imagine. If you have been feeling the weight of transition in your personal life, your community, or your sense of the world itself, the skies of late September 2026 are speaking directly to that feeling.
InnerSelf Horoscope - Week of Sept. 20 - 26, 2026
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The Sun is at the threshold of Virgo, standing at 27 degrees on September 20 and crossing into Libra by September 24. This is the Autumn Equinox week—the moment when day and night balance, when we shift from the detailed work of sorting and refining into the relational work of weighing and choosing. The Moon begins in Capricorn with a First Quarter charge, then sweeps through Aquarius and arrives at Pisces as a Full Moon on September 25. We are moving from the practical and grounded into the visionary and diffuse. Mercury is moving through Libra, slowing our speech and making us more careful about how we communicate. Venus sits in Scorpio, deepening our emotional commitments and pulling us toward what matters underneath the surface.
5 Ways To Become a Fabulous Small Talker and Why You Should Be
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You are standing at the office party, drink in hand, scanning the room for someone you actually know. The music is too loud, the crowd is too unfamiliar, and the words that usually come so easily have apparently left the building without you. If small talk has ever felt like a social test you never studied for, you are not alone — and the good news is, it is a skill, not a gift.
How You Talk to AI Reveals Whether AI Can Fool You
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Can artificial intelligence figure out what kind of person you are simply from the way you talk to it? That question opens a far more unsettling one: can the patterns in your AI conversations reveal how easily AI can shape what you believe? The answer may change how you use the most powerful information tool most of us have ever touched.
The Best Cures for a Hangover and How to Actually Feel Human Again
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You swore you'd stop after two glasses, and yet here you are, staring at the ceiling at 7am with a head full of regret and a stomach that has opinions. Hangovers are one of those universal experiences that nobody brags about surviving, but almost everyone has faced. The good news is that your body is not broken, and there are real, practical ways to help it bounce back faster.
Why Driving Through Water Is So Dangerous During Floods
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- Written by: Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.com
Most flood deaths do not happen to people swept away in their sleep or trapped in rising basements. They happen inside cars, on roads that looked passable just moments before, driven by people who made a single catastrophic miscalculation. Understanding why that decision kills so reliably is not just a matter of safety trivia — it is a matter of mechanics, psychology, and the uncomfortable way human intuition fails under pressure.
Astrological Overview and Forecast: September 14 to 20, 2026
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The week of September 14 to 20, 2026 brings a whirlwind of cosmic energy as Venus in Scorpio clashes with Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus, stirring deep emotions, unexpected revelations, and a restless hunger for freedom in our relationships and values. A rare and significant Neptune-Pluto sextile adds a spiritual undercurrent, quietly nudging humanity toward greater enlightenment and collective empowerment. Meanwhile, Chiron's return to Aries calls us to revisit and heal old wounds tied to aggression, arrogance, and the misuse of power. Astrologer Pam Younghans guides us through it all, reminding us that even in turbulent times, clarity and inner knowing are available to those who seek them.
InnerSelf Magazine - September 14, 2026
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This issue of InnerSelf gathers a wide range of voices — scientists, writers, healers, and thinkers — all circling a common human longing: to live more consciously, more honestly, and more fully. Whether the topic is movement, mood, solitude, simplicity, or the slow erosion of trust in knowledge itself, the thread running through every piece is the same invitation.
InnerSelf Horoscope: Week of September 13 - September 19, 2026
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- Written by: Clara Corwin, InnerSelf.com
This week the Sun deepens its passage through Virgo while the Moon makes its climb from Libra through Scorpio and into Sagittarius, tracing an arc from social consideration to psychological depth to adventurous expansion. Mercury in Libra continues its careful weighing of words and choices, while Venus has just crossed into Scorpio, shifting our desires from pleasant surface agreements into something more magnetic and probing. Mars in Cancer keeps stirring emotional waters beneath the surface—old hurts, unfinished business, the tender places we protect. This is a week of gathering intensity, not the kind that demands action but the kind that asks us to feel more fully and speak more honestly.
Did We Really Stop Caring?
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When the world’s problems become overwhelming, shutting down can seem easier than feeling the pain. Not caring may actually be a form of self-protection. However, whether we act or remain silent, we are already making a difference. The question is: What kind of difference do we choose to make?
Superficial Relationships Won't Be Enough: Venus in Scorpio, Sept. 9–Oct. 24, 2026
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From September 9 to October 24, 2026, Venus moves out of the harmonious, peace-seeking waters of Libra and descends into the depths of Scorpio, and nothing in our relationships will feel quite the same. This is not a transit for surface-level connections or polite compromises. This is the cosmos calling us inward, asking us to look honestly at what we truly desire, what we have been hiding, and what needs to be transformed before we can love more fully.
Slow Jogging and Why Running Slower Might Be the Smartest Move You Make
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- Written by: Alex Jordan, InnerSelf.com
Most people assume that running harder means running better, but the science disagrees in ways that should make every fitness enthusiast pause. Slow jogging is a low-intensity running method that has quietly transformed public health culture in Japan, and its principles challenge nearly everything mainstream fitness culture tells you about effort and results. If you have ever quit a running program because it felt too brutal too fast, this framework was built for exactly that problem.
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