7 Ways To Develop Your Psychic Abilities (#4 Can Get You There Faster)
Most of us have psychic abilities to a certain degree. The problem is many people simply ignore their intuition, letting their psychic potential go to waste. While natural clairvoyants may need little more than meditation to keep their abilities strong, others require practice to fine-tune their skills. Nevertheless, over time psychic abilities can be developed and even perfected. Here...
13 Chair Yoga Poses To Do While Sitting At Your Desk
The ancient practice of yoga has certainly evolved in 21st century to meet our long work days, seated behind a desk. Sitting for long periods places strain on the spine, mid and upper back, shortens the chest and hips, and can leave your neck, shoulders and lower back in pain. It may be hard to fit in a yoga...
5 Things Americans Shouldn’t Wear While Traveling
I’ve traveled the world and seen plenty of seriously weird or wacky sights along the way. Each new destination reveals the many quirks and habits of the welcoming culture, and I absolutely love that about travel. But weirdest of all is seeing American tourists wearing clothes that are so utterly out of place with their surroundings that you could...
Stick These Herbs In Your Ears For Better Hearing
We live in a world filled with noise. I’m not talking about the gentle sounds of nature, of trickling water and rustling trees, but of anthropogenic noise. The kind that makes you cover your eyes and wince. The kind made by oversized machines and far too many people squeezed into one place, clamoring for attention. Our ears weren’t made for...
Here’s What My Parents Taught Me About True Love
The couple holding hands seemed more youthful than their years suggest. Perhaps there’s something about basking in the glow of mutual affection that can turn back the hands of time. I pondered the bonds that must have kept them together for so long. Raising children, the ups and downs of long marriage, and a lifetime of intimacy and exasperation...
How Unplugging Once In Awhile Can Make You A Better Worker
At first glance, it may seem like our reliance on technology increases our productivity. While this is true in some ways, such as increased ability to communicate around the globe, staying “plugged in” all the time may actually hamper productivity in the long run. Technology is highly useful to us if we use it when we need to, and...
How To Spend 72 Hours In Portland: McMenamin’s, Donuts And Gardens
“Keep Portland Weird!” This is the motto and slogan by which many Portlanders live and that they embrace with a fiery passion. From the yearly World Naked Bike Ride ride to the unicyle bagpipe playing Darth Vader, from Beerfest to Blues Festival, Portland has it all. While I’m neither born nor raised in this great city, I do appreciate...
Weed Company Buys An Entire Town, What Should They Name It?
Roll over Amsterdam, because California is about to have an entire town dedicated entirely to weed. Cannabis tech firm American Green Inc. just purchased the town of Nipton, and say they hope to create the country's "first energy-independent, cannabis-friendly hospitality destination.” Located near the Nevada border, a century ago Nipton was a thriving gold mining town, though today its 120...
How Painting Protects Me From Mental Overload
As a person with generalized anxiety disorder, I tend to get mentally overloaded pretty often. Sometimes this happens because of small day-to-day things such as unexpected events, surprise errands, mix-ups at the bank, or my son having an especially crabby day. I try to keep an even keel and breathe deeply and steadily through the twists and turns, but...
4 Ways Planning Is Holding You Back
I will freely admit that my schedule book is very important to me. If I don’t write down the tasks I need to accomplish in a given week or month, I tend to forget them and this leads to a world of stress. For this reason, I like to plan out certain tasks and allocate appointments and other “to-dos”...
