3 Main Ways To Tell If Someone Is Lying

sure enough to call them out on it, only to find out later that you were right all along?  As much as life is about love and community and friendship, it is also about wisdom and discernment.
As nice as it would be to live in a world where everyone is honest and transparent, the truth is, we have a long way to go with that still.  Something that can really help you on your journey is being able to distinguish between a lie and a truth.  It is good to learn the ways to identify a lie NOW so that you don’t have to learn the hard way through experience later.
Whether it be a co-worker, friend, family member, or peer, here are 3 main ways to tell if someone is lying to you:

1) Their body language changes

It has been estimated that about 55% of all communication boils down to body language.  We are biologically wired to be able to read body language, and knowing how to identify specific movements and gestures is a good way to prevent yourself from falling victim to a liar.  Here are a few body language signs to look for if someone is lying:

1. They are blinking rapidly (trying to be more convincing)
2. They aren’t making eye contact (either out of guilt, or trying to think of a story on the spot in their head)
3. They may put their fingers on their mouth (subconscious way to prevent them from spilling the beans)
4. The stare at you very still without blinking (forcefully trying to remain calm)
5. They change their head position quickly (to replicate an ‘AHA!’ moment)

These 5 things, in combination with what we are about to talk about, are signature body language behaviours that most liars display.

2) Their tone of voice changes

It is estimated that about 38% of communication involves tone, volume, flow, pitch, and speed.  They may start talking more quietly, more quickly, or stumble over their words.  They may stutter a bit as well because they are trying to make up a story as they go along.  You may also notice that they are giving you too MUCH information as an attempt to make themselves super convincing to masquerade their lies.
Their voice may carry a sense of nervousness, anxiety, or fear when there is no need for it to exist.  If you ask someone “Where were you today?” and they did nothing wrong, there is no logical reason why they should be nervous, stumble over their words, or try to overly convince you of where they were.  Body language combined with tone of voice accounts for the majority of human communication, and learning how to read both of these will give you a huge leg up.

3) Their energy field changes

It is estimated that the remaining 7% of communication is verbal in nature and consists of words.  These numbers, by the way, come from a study done by professor of psychology Dr. Albert Mehrabian which tested verbal and non-verbal communication.  If someone lies and says “I don’t have a problem with you!”, he concluded that 93% of the communication could be picked up by the tone of voice and body language.
I personally think 7% is too high of a number, because his studies failed to include other important ingredients which are just as scientific.  Intuition, pre-cognition, and empathy.  A lot of people identify with being an empath, meaning they can literally feel the thoughts and feelings another person is having.  If you have a strong intuition and are empathetic in nature, I would argue that you can discern the remaining 9% using these tools alone, leaving only 1% to actual words.
How does it feel in your stomach and in your heart?  Does it feel similar to how you felt a separate time when someone was lying to you?  If you are standing with them, pay attention to how their energy field feels.  Is it one of defense, lies, and manipulation?
Science tells us that body language and tone make up the majority of a person’s communication, and experience tells us that intuition and empathetic ability can account for majority of the rest.  Spiritually speaking, 100% of communication is non-verbal.  It’s all communicated through the energy field and through the thought field.  If you are in touch with that aspect of yourself, and combine that with this new knowledge about tone of voice and body language, you are well equipped to see through the veils of deception.
Hope this helps!

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10 Things You Need To Remember If You Love Someone With Anxiety

1. They’re cool as heck.

People with anxiety are still people, just like you and me. They’re still pretty awesome people. No need to treat them any differently.

2. It’s not a limitation.

Their anxiety isn’t necessarily ideal, but it’s also not to be seen as a limitation.

3. Sometimes they flee.

Like introverts, there are times that people with anxiety need to flee from you and the world as a whole. They need time to recharge and center themselves.

4. Sometimes they ignore you.

But don’t take it personally. People with anxiety aren’t always up for interacting with you or anyone else. They need their alone time to deal.

5. Change can be hard.

Any change, big or small, can be difficult for a person with anxiety to manage. If you’re going through a large change, like a move for example, be conscious of the fact that it may effect the person you love with anxiety in some profound and sometimes undetectable ways.

6. Your companionship is important.

They may not always be social butterflies and they may need time away from you, but your companionship is important to them. However…

7. They don’t need you to worry if they’re panicking.

While you’re companionship is important, they don’t need your worry. Chances are, the person you love with anxiety has found ways to cope on their own, and it probably doesn’t involve you fretting over them.

8. They know their anxiety is sometimes irrational.

But it doesn’t make it any less real. They definitely don’t need you to tell them that they’re getting worked up over nothing. They probably know.

9. They get overwhelmed easily.

So when the person you love with anxiety needs to withdraw, let them. It’ll only be temporary.

10. They’re more than the sum of their anxiety.

Famous Actors That Died Too Young

there is never a good time to lose our favorite actors and actresses, we have lost some celebrities that were simply to young to pass away. We have put together this slideshow in order to commemorate their work that we would love for you to check out. Let us know in the comments if we have missed any names!

James Dean (1931-1955)

James Dean was the star of some of 50’s major hits like East of Eden, Rebel without a Cause, and Giant. He is ranked at #18 in AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars list and is a prominent cult icon in the movie industry. He was only 24 years old when he passed away from a car accident.

Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

One of Martial Art’s biggest icons is Bruce Lee. His popular movies include Fist of Fury, Enter the Dragon, and Way of the Dragon (ever wondered who would win in a fight between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris, then watch this film!). Bruce Lee died at the age of 32 from cerebral edema. His son, Brandon Lee, suffered a similar tragedy; he was accidently shot while shooting the film The Crow. Brandon died at the young age of 28 and like his father, his legacy as cultural icon continues with their fans.

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)

Hollywood’s most notable sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe, starred in popular titles like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch, and Some Like it Hot. She was only 36 years old when she was found dead; autopsy concluded that the cause of death was due to barbiturate overdose.

Heath Ledger (1979-2008)

With noteworthy performances in The Patriot, Brokeback Mountain, and as the Joker in the Dark Knight, Heath Ledger’s death came as a shock to all. The actor died at the young age of 28 due to intoxication caused by abusing prescription medication.

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Phillip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014)

Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s most iconic role came with his portrayal of the author Truman Capote in the film Capote.  Hoffman had received numerous awards – including the prestigious Academy Awards for Best Actor. His other famous performances include Charlie Wilson’s War, Doubt, The Master, and The Hunger Games. He passed away in February of 2014 at the age of 46; it was ruled that he had died from, “acute mixed drug intoxication, including heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine.

Brittany Murphy (1977-2009)

Brittany Murphy’s performances in Clueless, 8 mile, Sin City, and as the voice of Luanne Platter (King of the Hill) are some of her most memorable works. She passed away in December 2009 at the age of 32 primarily due to pneumonia.

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Gary Coleman (1968-2010)

Gary Coleman’s most notable character came to us as Arnold Jackson in the show Diff’rent Strokes – his cuteness as a young boy won the hearts of all that watched the show. As an adult, he was unfortunately surrounded by misery and spent a good portion of it depressed. He passed away in 2010 at the age of 42 from an accident; he had fallen down the stairs.

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Jean Harlow (1911-1937)

Known as the “platinum blonde” and the “blonde bombshell’, Jean Harlow was a successful actress and a sex symbol in the 1930’s. She starred in movies like Hell’s Angels, Red Dust, and Suzy. She died due to cerebral edema at the age of 26.

Paul Walker (1973-2013)

Paul Walker is mostly remembered by his character Brian O’Conner in the Fast and Furious movie series. The actor passed away in a car accident and was only 40 years of age. Good news for Walker fans is that they will get to see him once again in Fast and Furious 7 which is scheduled to be released in April of 2015.

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Honorable Mentions

Judy Garland
Andy Kaufman
Cory Monteith
Natalie Wood
Sal Mineo
Brad Renfro
Tupac ShakurJayne Mansfield
Gida Radner
Whitney Houston
Elvis Presley
Phil Hartman

Here’s What This Line On Your Hand Reveals About Your Personality And Life

We’ve all heard palm readers try to tell us what the different lines on our hands actually mean, but they’re often rather off. For thousands of years, people have read palms to try to tell a person’s character and emotions. To be clear, the heart line begins near the middle of your hand at the edge of your palm and ends toward the pinky finger.

Which heart line is yours?

1) If this is your heart line, you’re the ambitious one! You’re independent, intelligent, and have a lot of good qualities when it comes to judgement and making decisions. You may have a selfish, materialistic outlook on life though. Use your good qualities to better your community and yourself.
2) If this is your hear line, you’re more considerate, kind, and trustworthy with people. You tend to give away your heart a little too freely. It may take work, but it’s important to know when to be guarded.
3) If this is your heart line, you tend to be content and confident in your love life, whether you’re single or in a relationship. You’re happy every way.
4) This one was my heart line! You’re patient, caring, calm, warm-hearted and full of good intentions. You’re the charitable type. This one read me like a poem!

Why The Chemically Based Billion Dollar Beauty Industry Is Harmful & What You Can Use Instead

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Do you have skin like the model in this photo does? Nope, me either. The beauty industry, which is set to be worth 265 Billion by 2017, is full of images like the one above, but these girls are often heavily airbrushed and altered to make people think their skin is perfect and that if you buy the product they are promoting, then you’re going to have perfect skin too. But logically we know that most of the time, skincare just doesn’t work that way, especially if the products we use are not formulated well or are full of chemicals that can make your skin (and health!) worse over time. Many women don ‘t realize that their skin products will actually age them in the long run, not to mention damage their vital organs.

It’s true though isn’t it, that the first thing someone notices about you, and you about them, is usually their skin.

If we don’t have naturally good skin, is it possible to drastically improve it without harsh treatments and toxic ingredients, and without spending a lot of money? Can we really clear up acne quickly and safely, without using chemicals or drugs?

As an ex-cosmetician who has been interested in the skin for a very long time, I found it really disheartening to think that for big changes in the skin to happen some harsh treatments may in fact be needed. But that was before I found out about this amazing new product.

I’m thrilled to say that recently I came across Herbal Face Food TM – created by J. Michael Zenn, microbiologist and herbalist – which is a world first organic serum containing a special blend of  100% organic and wild-harvested essential oils, concentrates, and extracts that are sourced from all over the world. Also unique about this serum is the fact that it contains a heretofore unheard of ORAC score of 10 million!

Oregano oil has natural fungicide and antiseptic qualities. Helps keep skin clear from spots and acne.

ORAC means “Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity” and is a rating system created by scientists at the National Institutes of Health to measure a food’s antioxidant capacity. Foods that have a higher ORAC score contain more antioxidants, which are essential for good health and good skin. Other types of natural skin care products often receive up to a 100,000 ORAC score. I used to think that was pretty good, but once I learned that there was a product like Herbal Face Food out there with a score of 10 million, I knew I needed to try it. Now, I totally get that skin is usually a reflection of what’s going on on the inside. You’ve got to eat right and take good supplements to have good skin. But I think using the right products on the outside can effect change on the inside too. You’ve just got to know what works.

Main Ingredients Of Herbal Face Food And Why They Work So Effectively

1) Herbal Face Food ^TM married spicy hot with cooling herbs so you get the powerful benefits of antioxidants and enzymes.

Clove, oregano, and thyme are SPICY herbs.

Thyme oil has proven beneficial effects on the hormonal and immune systems

Aloe, jojoba, and myrrh are COOLING herbs.

Myrrh has been celebrated throughout history as very precious. It has anti-aging effects on the skin and a wonderful perfume.

2) The serum doesn’t just contain essential oils. The plants in the product are a combination of concentrates, extracts, essential oils, CO2 extractions (this method ensures the most potent extracts), and plant particles from the bud, leaf, root, fruit, and pulp, allowing for maximum nutrients and powerful effects.

Aloe Vera, healing, soothing. cooling, treats acne, is anti-aging.

3) Their ingredients are organic and wild harvested by hand, supporting local communities all over the world. Herbal Face Food TM is a completely sustainable product and does not impact the environment in any negative way.

Full ingredient listing – zero nasties!

Skin Face Food May Help Your Health Internally Too

It’s not often a skincare product can do this, but due to the presence of powerful essential oils and other penetrative ingredients (essential oils can penetrate across the blood brain barrier), Herbal Face Food ^TM can work its magic deep inside the body too.

Many people who say they’ve tried “everything, so many diets, supplements etc.” are saying that Herbal Face Food has worked for them when nothing else did. I personally believe it’s because of the special intensive essential oils in the formula that people are noticing drastically improved skin. The high ORAC rating would also be responsible for this impressive reaction.  I think Herbal Face Food ^{TM is} a great way to treat both the outside and the inside, as essential oils can work in harmony with whole body system.

Herbal Face Food ^TM is very potent and powerful and should be used 2x a day – morning and night. A 2oz full size bottle is made to last a month to 6 weeks. If someone is dealing with severe acne, cystic acne, scarring, melisma, or hyperpigmentation they can use it more often to see quicker results.

Did you know: “You eat what you put on your skin”? 

It’s true. 70% of what you rub on your skin gets absorbed into your bloodstream. Toxins from conventional skincare products (linked to cancer amongst other things!), can be found in your blood within minutes and in your organs within hours after applying.

If you wouldn’t eat something or don’t want it in your body, then please don’t put it on your skin. But when you rub Herbal Face Food ^TM into your skin, it’s like feeding your face and your body a pure, healthy, concentrated salad. Herbal Face Food ^TM patent-pending plant formulation helps heal the ten most visible signs of aging: wrinkles, enlarged pores, dryness, discoloration, loss of radiance, redness, uneven skin tone, loss of firmness, loss of smoothness, and impurities/toxins.

Benefits Of Herbal Face Food:

• treats eczema, rosacea, psoriasis, acne
• treats melasma
• helps bug bites, burns, and scars
• acts as a natural deodorant
• reduces wrinkles and sun damage
• deeply hydrates and nourishes
• promotes cellular regeneration
• attacks damaging free radicals
• supports collagen and elastin layers
• smoother and younger looking skin
• controls acne and scarring
• repairs, nourishes, and feeds the skin
• helps diminish deep lines and wrinkles
• visibly improves skins texture
• increased skin elasticity while it tightens
• diminishes pore size
• lifts and firms skin
• balances extremely dry or oily skin
• brightens and evens skin appearance
• does this without using any harsh or toxic chemicals
• 10 million ORAC score – the most amount of antioxidants found in any skincare product

Extra Special Qualities Of Herbal Face Food

• antioxidant
• anti-inflammatory
• anti-bacterial
• anti-fungal
• anti-viral
• anti-aging

What Is It Like To Use Herbal Face Food?

Herbal Face Food ^TM has a powerful herbal scent. These plant concentrates are extremely “aroma therapeutic.” Many experience relaxation and a sense of well-being after use. It absorbs rapidly and the aroma generally fades in 15 minutes.  The company says they “cannot alter the powerful scent without distorting the healing powers of the plant.”

Upon application, Herbal Face Food ^TM will create a thermophillic effect upon your skin. This stinging to burning sensation can last up to a minute or two. This is totally normal and signifies that the powerful plant antioxidants and enzymes are stimulating and working deep in the skin cells.

Herbal Face Food ^TM has been used not just for the complexion but for a number of other things as well. Many people now use two drops of Herbal Face Food ^TM on their toothbrush for bleeding or receding gums. The company have a handful of clients that have offered testimonials claiming that their skin cancer has reduced or gone away entirely. Herbal Face Food ^TM however, does not claim they cure cancer.

Find Out More: Listen To These Ladies Who Both Use Skin Food

To really understand why Skin Face Food actually works wonders without chemicals, please watch this informative and fun interview with Diane Kazer and Monique, who is from the Herbal Face Food ^TM company. Both of these lovely ladies are certified nutritionists (Monique is a Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist) who really know about what makes good skin. And oh my, their own skin speaks volumes about how good this product is. In this video they talk about what ingredients are in the serum, why they work, and what to expect when you use it.

What’s In Your Current Beauty Products?

If you aren’t using natural products you might want to take a look at this list below so you can see just what’s inside the products you are using.

This list is pretty scary, huh? Who would have thought that what you put on your face affects pretty much every aspect of your health? Avoiding organ damage as much as you can is highly advisable!

Please visit the Herbal Face Food website to check out their amazing serum. Another equally fantastic product that is also raw and edible is their Herbal Body Food, formulated with 7 of the most powerful rainforest plants from 3 different continents, including from India and the Amazon and African rainforests.

US customers receive free shipping.

One Of The Three “Dharma Seals” That Buddha Taught & What The Human Race Can Learn From I

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A large part of the appeal of Buddhism for an increasing number of people today is its practicality, as it has a relative lack of extraneous philosophical fluff to sort through. Buddhism focuses on practical truths that we can use and which make immediate sense.

One of the key teachings of the Buddha is that the origin of suffering (dukkha) lies in desire or grasping (tanha, which means literally “thirst”). The Great Discourse on the Wheel of Dharma (the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta) contains a succinct statement on the second Noble Truth, which is the origin of this teaching:

And this, monks, is the noble truth of the origination of stress: the craving that makes for further becoming — accompanied by passion and delight, relishing now here and now there — that is, craving for sensual pleasure, craving for becoming, craving for non-becoming.

What Lies Beyond Space & Time?

I have read and heard time and again in recent years about a deeper reality that lies “beyond space and time,” often with some tie to modern physics to support this assertion. A Google search brings up many relevant examples. There is of course a similar tendency independent of the Buddhist tradition, with many Christian and scientific thinkers also trying to ascertain truths or hidden realities that are “beyond space and time,” that is, truly permanent, changeless.

This tendency seems to me to be a resurgence of the type of grasping that Buddha warned about in the second Noble Truth; in particular, the third type of craving, for “non-becoming.” That is, by trying to identify, or by placing one’s identity with, a supposed reality beyond space and time we perpetuate the grasping for permanence that Buddha pointed out was harmful for an accurate understanding of reality and for our well-being.

“Non-becoming” is permanence and the quest for permanence is a common form of grasping. But if we take not only Buddhism, but also modern science seriously, we see that all things are impermanent. This means that there is nothing beyond space and time. Some kind of existence beyond what we know of as space — our traditional three dimensions — is entirely conceivable, sure. But if all things are impermanent there is nothing beyond time. To be impermanent means to be in time, to change, to be in constant flux.

The teaching of impermanence (anitya) was one of the three dharma seals that Buddha taught. Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Zen teacher, writes of this teaching in his The Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings: “The Buddha taught that everything is impermanent — flowers, tables, mountains, political regimes, bodies, feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness. We cannot find anything that is permanent.” If nothing is permanent, nothing is beyond time. All is flux. This key insight has many parallels in the West.

“Process philosophy” is a western school of thought that stretches back to Heraclitus in pre-Socratic Greece. As the name suggests, process philosophy is all about change/process/the passage of time. In Alfred North Whitehead’s version of process philosophy, which he developed into a detailed, profound yet speculative worldview, “events” are the basic units of reality. An event is a happening, a chunk of space and time. The universe is nothing but the collection of events in each moment, constantly fluxing and bending into the next moment as the future becomes the now and the now becomes memory. My book, Eco, Ego, Eros is a good introduction to Whitehead’s thought.

Focusing on the spiritual and ontological implications of this historical philosophical tradition, some modern thinkers have attempted to create a smooth combination of eastern and western ideas that directly matter to our lives — rather than being relegated to the halls of academia and dusty bookshelves. “Evolutionary panentheism” is one name for this relatively new approach, spearheaded by people like Mike Murphy, Ken Wilber, and Andrew Cohen. The name is a bit unwieldy but effectively descriptive, stressing both change (evolutionary) and the view that the universe is within God (panentheism) and not a separate creation.

Andrew Cohen suggests that his approach, an expansion of traditional Vedanta teaching that he received from his master H.W.L. Poonja, is a new teaching that incorporates a broader understanding of the nature of perpetual change. God, the ground of being, or whatever you prefer to call ultimate reality itself, does change. God evolves in a dance with the universe that flows from this ground of being. Cohen stated in an interview with me from 2011: “As touched as I had been by awakening to the unborn Self beyond time and space, I had never been able to accept the assertion that the world was an illusion. Not only did I believe that the world was real but I also came to give much greater value to Spirit’s power to affect change in the world than its power to liberate us from it.”

He adds that “the goal of traditional enlightenment, to put it simply, is about transcending the world and experiencing freedom from it. The goal of the new Evolutionary Enlightenment is about creating the future.”

Cohen himself may be a good example of evolutionary spirituality due to the controversy over his teaching style and conflicts with his students and colleagues, which prompted a recent public apology letter two years after he was asked to step down from his leadership role in the community that he began. Cohen, as with all of us, is a work in progress and has hopefully learned much from his own tribulations. (In another interview, with Carter Phipps, a former colleague of Cohen’s at EnlightenNext magazine, Phipps and I explore what it means to be an “evolutionary,” as Cohen describes himself.)

What Do We Do With The Understanding That All Things Are Impermanent?

As the Buddha himself emphasized, by understanding impermanence we automatically reduce grasping, which reduces suffering because of the frustrations that grasping inevitably brings. We accept that all things change and in this acceptance we learn to surf through life a bit more gracefully than is the case when we are constantly grasping for permanence, for solid foundations. The only solid foundation we can find is the truth of the lack of solid foundations. So, somewhat paradoxically, perhaps the only truth that won’t change over time is the fact that all things change over time.

The new conversation in spiritual circles is the degree to which our focus should be on an extra-physical reality — the “world is an illusion” conception of reality — or on a participatory universe in which we are all literally co-creating reality in each moment. Process philosophy and my own preferences fall squarely in the latter school of thought.

The balance we should aim for in our lives is to seek healthy goals (for ourselves and society more generally) but accompany that striving with the grace that understanding impermanence brings. Achieving anything in life requires effort and intention. Yet we can bring our efforts and intentions on worthy goals without unhealthy attachment and without grasping. Rather, we dance, we surf, we glide through life without the anger and suffering that are the more obvious manifestations of frustrated grasping. This is as good a definition of grace as any I know of.

The final irony perhaps is that by approaching life without grasping we are more likely to achieve those worthy goals that we do set for ourselves.

Introverts & Extroverts Have Different Brains: Which One Are You?

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Scientists have discovered that the brains of introverts are actually different from those of extroverts. This isn’t too surprising, especially considering all of the research now coming out of the field of neuroplasticity. It refers to various changes that can take place in the brain (including changes in neural pathways and synapses) as a result of shifts in things like: a person’s behaviour or environment; their perception of the environment around them; neural processes; the way they think and feel and more.

We know very little about the brain, and the question that comes to mind here is, are the brains of introverts/extroverts physically different, therefore making their behaviour and responses different? Or are things like their environment, their perception of the world, their emotions, and their thought processes responsible for shaping their brains and making those changes?  Or is it a combination of the two? We do know the latter to be true, but we also know that certain brain formations that differ from the norm are responsible for certain behaviors in certain individuals.

What’s the point of all this? Well, you should remember to avoid letting labels like these define you, even though they are interesting and may offer insight into your personality and biology. Here’s a video from Discovery News outlining the research for all of you audio-visual learners.

Again, this is nothing to take too seriously, and could be a good reminder for all the “introverts” and “extroverts” out there to step outside of their comfort zone, to do things they wouldn’t normally do. There is a tremendous amount of joy and growth to be had from leaving one’s comfort zone and engaging in a new experience. There might be a mix of both of these qualities in multiple individuals, but one thing is for sure, you can change your brain by the way you feel, think, and perceive (neuroplasticity).

This is also exemplified by the placebo effect. You can read more about that and access the medical research regarding that here.

Research has found that extroverts make up 50-70 percent of the population, and that introverts make up 16-50 percent. In the 1960’s, a psychologist by the name of Hans Eysenck thought that extroverts had a lower level of “arousal” and that they required more stimulation in order to feel alert. This is interesting because studies have shown that  the front part of introvert’s brains are very active and stimulated by solitary activities, while the back part of an extrovert’s brains are most active.

“This part of the brain is stimulated by sensory events coming in from the external world. In addition, a chemical called “dopamine” is released by our brains whenever we experience something positive. It’s an automatic reward center and makes us feel good! Extroverts need more dopamine to feel an effect, whereas introverts have a low dopamine threshold.” (source)

In 2005, researchers concluded in a study that it might all be linked to dopamine, and a study  in 2012 at Harvard University found that introverts tend to have larger, thicker gray matter in their prefrontal cortex – a part of the brain that is linked to complex thoughts and decision making. The study concluded that “this might be accountable for introvert’s tendencies to sit in a corner and ponder things thoroughly before making a decision, and extroverts’ ability to live in the moment and take risks without fully thinking everything through.” (source) (source # 2: study)

Definitely some interesting stuff to ponder!

11 Thought Provoking Images Show What Humans Are Really Doing To The Planet

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Go to school, get a job, pay your bills, and try to put yourself in a position to earn enough money to be able to live – this is our current human experience. But while we’re busy focusing on how to survive, our planet is being trashed at an exponential rate.

Is it possible to create a human experience where we don’t destroy the planet? Is it possible for everybody to have their basic necessities met without the use of money? Is it possible to create a “system” where money is not even needed? We believe so, but there still seems to be a harsh resistance to this type of thinking, despite the tremendous amount of options that exist to change our world.

For example, we could use hemp and other biodegradable non-toxic ingredients to manufacture our products – products that don’t harm the environment, but actually help to heal it. No more plastic, no more deforestation. Hemp can also be used to generate energy and boasts over 50,000 other uses, but this crop is still illegal in many places.

Again, hemp is just one small example out of many with big implications. There exist a number of problems that urgently need to be addressed, and the fact that a handful of corporations pretty much own the entire planet and all its resources doesn’t help, but things are changing, there is still good out there. Imagine if these corporations came together and pooled all of their resources to change the world. What a difference that would make. We need a shift in consciousness to save the planet, a network that is not driven by greed, fear, and ego, but one that is driven by a common goal: the betterment of our planet and the well-being of all life on Earth.

This is absolutely possible to achieve, and sometimes I feel that because this is such a simple idea in essence, people don’t believe it. It’s not uncommon for many to refer to economics, business, finance, the very system that enslaves us; it’s hard for many to imagine a world without money or to understand how that world would even function in practice. I believe this simply comes from an ignorance of solutions that are out there and the way our world works in general. Self-education is the key to making change happen.

I’ve said this before and I will say it again, working in this field for a number of years now and being interested in it for even longer, the progress we’ve made as a human race is astounding. Anybody who pays attention to this type of thing can clearly see that. At the same time, we have a long way to go, and there are many steps for the human race to take, but we are indeed heading in the right direction.

These are just a few pictures to get you thinking, and they’ve been floating around the internet for a while. We apologize if you’ve already seen them, but we definitely wanted to archive them on our website as they do provide some valuable food for thought.

Raising Health and Consciousness With Geometrically Structured Water

We have all probably heard references to our body consisting of about two thirds water. Obviously then, consuming the highest quality water is of utmost importance in regards to maintaining vibrant health and raising our consciousness. Though I will not recommend any products personally, let’s explore a topic on water that has been gaining some momentum in recent months: geometrically structured water. 

 

The Dodecahedron

 

A dodecahedron is a geometrical structure with 12 pentagonal faces and is known as one of the five Platonic solids. Revolutionary 

architect and inventor Buckminster Fuller has said that the dodecahedron represents “the building block of the universe.” Esoterically, the dodecahedron has been attributed the ether element, of which the 12 pentagonal faces represent the 12 constellations of zodiac. 

 

David Wheeler states, “Recent mathematical calculations by astrophysicists, using new spectroscopic analysis of background radiation emitted billions of years ago, has established the theoretical foundation that the universe is shaped like a dodecahedron.”

 

Would consuming dodecahedronally structured water then be a building block of higher consciousness and health? DNA’s double helix is structured as a dodecahedron. Would drinking this structured water be a case of “like attracting like” to create better health and higher consciousness at the DNA level? Is the symmetry of the universe telling us something here? 

 

Properties of Structured Water

 

According to Pristina Natural, when the hydrogen and oxygen atoms align as stable, structured water,  the hydrogen atoms are angled at precisely 104.5 degrees.

This allows for the 3 dimensional shape of the dodecahedron to form. Interestingly, we find that hydrogen is the least electronegative element in the periodic table whereas oxygen is the most electronegative.

This creates a situation where the oxygen can act as a gateway for energized water, sometimes known as “living-water” or “water with life-force.”

 

In nature, water is structured and energetically enhanced through what we call the hydrologic cycle. Water is purified by nature’s evaporative distillation process and then is charged or energetically enhanced by the far-infrared frequencies (FIR) of the Sun.

Like a battery, water also needs to be charged to restore the natural crystal structure and vitality. The end result is pH neutral, pure, crystalline structured water.

 Founding President of the American Holistic Medical Association, C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D., has said, “Water represents the interface between the 4th dimension in which we live and the 5th dimensional sphere of our soul.

Many studies have shown subtle effects of healers upon hydrogen bonding and infrared absorption of water.” Furthermore, famous scientist Dr. Masaru Emoto stated, “I believe water crystals that I research on is in the world of the 4th and 5th dimension.” Could we call structured water a truly cosmic elixir?

 

Health Benefits

 

Dr. Mercola and Dr. Pollack support consuming structured water because of its ability to improve the delivery of oxygen to our cells, the removal of waste in the extracellular environment and because of it’s pH neutrality. Just as nature’s purest rainwater is pH neutral and that fact that our body tries to always maintain neutral pH, structured water aligns nicely with the natural order of a neutral pH. Structured water, which is the way nature prefers her waters to be, may also partly attribute to the healing powers of fruits and vegetables in their raw, organic state. 

 

Can consuming water structured as a dodecahedron improve one’s health and help to raise one’s consciousness over time? Does the dodecahedron structure of water hint to us that water truly is from a higher, cosmic order?

As author Elizabeth Clare Prophet writes, ” the study of geometry, which descends to us from Pythagoras, is a meditation on the harmony of the cosmic order, and it is a meditation upon music.

If you meditate upon geometry instead of just learning it in a linear way, you can actually hear the music of the spheres, because the geometric forms will key the eye and the ear to the inner sound. “ 

With light,