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The 6 Most Common Traits Of Old Souls

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‘Old Souls’ are a special kind of being that their physical age doesn’t match their emotional or spiritual depth. Old souls have normally gone through some of life’s more unexpected trends. They go through life with a wary eye but a deeply cheering smile. You can recognize an old soul by their eyes, there is always a depth that makes you think of something sad. They have distinctive behavioral patterns, which are detailed below.

Fitting In May Be Difficult

You can understand the people around you and feel a connection but it only seems to go so far. Even the most basic of individuals have a rough time of connecting with the people around them. While your physical and spiritual age don’t line up this puts you in an even more unrelatable space. Don’t stop trying to connect to everyone around you! Remember that social interactions done correctly benefit both people greatly.

You Crave Knowledge And Wisdom

You are always want to know more, always striving to understand more details. You understand that knowledge is power, not only over the world around you but yourself. Your search of knowledge has a tendency of taking a life of its own. It isn’t unheard of for an old soul to spend countless hours researching topics of interest.

You Tend To Not Get Along With Those Your Age

One of the characteristics of an old soul is that your physical age and your spiritual age don’t line up. Your life experiences have left you with a more through understanding of the world around you and yourself. Don’t undervalue the people your age though. They have the same capacity for wisdom you do, they only need to develop it.

You Have No Problem Spending Time Alone

This is one of the most prominent traits of old souls. You have learned to be comfortable with the voices in your head. Self sustainability and independence run deeply in your core. While it is great that you can spend time by yourself and grow in that experience more than most, it is important that you don’t isolate those around you.

You’d Rather Spend Time In Nature Than Anywhere Else

If given the option of a stroll through a city or a walk through the woods,you would choose the more natural option every time. Nature’s simple and complex elements fascinate you and bring you comfort. It’s simplicity and finality of actions serve a fitting  metaphor to your own personality.

You Find Meaning In Life

Everyone is searching for meaning behind the elements in our life. You can recognize your personal truths out of the din of chaos in life. By this I mean that, you are able to live life on life’s terms. You are able to take the random and seemingly nonsensical parts of life and take them as they are.

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Studies Prove Money Doesn’t Make You Happy, But THIS Does:

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We are taught from a young age that money is not only necessary to live in society but also is crucial for a stable sense of happiness. The media portrays that an excessive of cash will undoubtedly lead to god like levels of nirvana. As most people grow older and review passed down preconceptions with their own life experiences they realize this is not true. A person only needs to have the basic comforts provided, such as shelter, food, education and health care.

A great example is how lottery winners, no matter how outstanding their winnings, report no sustainable happiness increase past the initial excitement. In fact, some of them even report that they were more unhappy as a result. Money is like medicine it is only a good thing when you need it. But once you are ‘healthy’ it is unnecessary and counter productive. Some medicines have harmful effects when applied to a healthy patient.Happy Romantic Couple Enjoying Beautiful Sunset at the Beach

Life is about experiences. While money can provide more varied and possibly exotic possibilities, there is no guarantee that experience will be worthwhile.

If you consider how hard people have to work to gain the riches so fancied by the every man, the sacrifices and limited time they have to enjoy their wealth, is it worth it? His Holiness the Dalai Lama was asked what surprised him the most about people, his response was golden:

“Man surprised me most about humanity. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”

The chase for wealth beyond what we need, detracts from irreplaceable resources. We give up time that we could spend with the people we care most for. Nothing can replace those lost moments. If we live for wealth, we live attempting only to survive. Even if you attain a eight figure income, you will then start slaving away to not lose what you have. The inability to let go is one of the most damaging practices anyone can commit to.

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As we get more, we want more. If you give into the initial feelings of desire and selfishness, you open the door of justified living. ‘I missed my kid’s birthday but I closed that major deal, so now he’ll be able to go to college,’ is how it starts.

After you learn to justify your greed, it twists quickly from that innocuous example to ‘ In order to save the company money I used toxic chemicals in the building of Seattle’s water ways’. The executive directors of Monsanto did not start life as corporate monsters they grew into it.

Princeton University did a study that involved 450,000 people. The study was to find the optimal money to happiness ratio. At what point does money stop contributing to the overall happiness?

happy-couple-valentines-dayResearchers broke the idea of happiness into two categories. One of the categories was the day to day mood subject to shift quickly, off days, good days, and bad days; the ‘run of the mill’ type emotions.

The other category was the deeper satisfaction with your life, aka the deep sense of contentment that helps to save our sanity on those bad days. They found that after 75,000 dollars a year there was no increase in the latter category of happiness.

Enjoy what you have while you have it. Don’t let the media stimulate your greed into a awful hunger. Let your closest friends and family be your treasures, because they are the only truly on of a kind, irreplaceable treasures that exist.

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4 Ways To Stop Over Overthinking Everything

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The mind is a tool with a determined purpose. Its function is to analyze, theorize, invent and project. There are times though, that the mind’s momentum or persistence gets to an unproductive level. It happens to everyone, this urge to shut that mental voice up. Direct influence rarely works with slowing the mind down. You can’t focus on quieting your mind with more thoughts. If you try and command your mind to do something, the brain will respond with an opposing thought.

Here are some ways to get your mind to relax and return to a productive state. Remember that thinking, analyzing and creating is the function of the brain. Forgive yourself for getting frustrated. Thank your brain for its amazing (though at times not helpful) persistence and performance. You wouldn’t get mad at your heart for beating or your cells for dividing, so don’t get upset because your mind is carrying out its duty. The more energy and emotion you use in a direct and opposing fashion, the stronger the formations you are dealing with will get. It takes a more subtle approach then telling your voice to simply shut up.

Connect With Nature

shutterstock_156727028Nature is a great focal point for healthy and productive formations. Nature uses every available resource and is dynamic in the face of adversity. It does the most amazing of actions with out complicated thought or speech. You don’t have to venture into the great unknown every time you want to connect with nature. A walk through a city street can suffice as well. I find this more useful actually.

While walking I try and notice all the trees, weeds, birds or squirrels and never neglect the sky. The parts of nature I can notice represent my true self. The man made structures represent my mind and its attempt to impose on me. See how the tree’s roots are deep and strong? See how it breaks the cement with its persistence? I use this metaphorical line of thought to bring perspective to my situation.

Repeat Mantras Or Peaceful Phrases

A mantra is a sound or phrase that is repeated to build focus and reinforce intention. This practice is used by every religion, normally under different names. The idea is the same in every example though. You can choose a phrase that is practiced or make your own. If you make your own try and keep it simple.

As you notice your mind running astray or overworking, stop what you are doing and breathe. Breathe with purpose, deliberately making your breaths deep and long. Examine the formation and your relation to it from a mental ‘arm’s length’. Look at how it makes you feel, and address it head on. If it’s an upcoming goal or an existing problem then remind yourself of what you are already or planning to do to handle it. Once you have done all you can do to solve it remind yourself that everything that can be done is being done. Smile inward and acknowledge the situation. Release your mental grip on it and release it. Repeat the solution as you breathe. If there was no readily available solution repeat your intention of productivity and love.

Meditate

Meditation is a powerful tool to regain control over any formation. If your mind is being very persistent in its activity then a seated, passive meditation may be necessary. If this isn’t an option then active meditation can be just as effective.

Bring intention and consciousness to your breath. Bring your attention and sensory focus to the air moving through your nostrils or the movement of your diaphragm. This is the beginning of both passive and active meditations. Here you are waiting for the mind to wander. As it wanders, smile and acknowledge the formation your mind slipped to. Smile and send love to the formation. Then release it.

As your mind tries to wander, it will show you what your fears and desires are. Remind yourself that you are more than the sum of your thoughts and emotions and return to your breath. Follow this pattern until the momentum of your mind slows.

Exercise

If my mind is racing or upset then I make time to ‘work it out’. The mental focus exercise takes, refreshes my mind. It cancels out the unnecessary formations with positivity and hard work. Instead of passively battling in my skull space, I re task the energy that would have been spent by my mind and me to productive means. When my mind is a mess, I focus on my body. If I’m not feeling hot physically, I focus on my mind or spirit. This displacement of focus is still productively aimed, so I am helping raise my overall being. The endorphin’s created also help enormously.

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The Sensitivity of A Pisces: 7 Reasons Why This Is The Most Misunderstood Sign

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Pisces is the twelfth sign in the zodiac, an astrological categorization of personality traits as they are influenced by the stars. Different times in the calendar year have different stars and planets in particular alignment to strongly influence people born at certain times. Pisces is a water sign, ruled by Neptune.

The general strengths are compassion, intuition, independence, wisdom and an unique artistic side. Some of Pisces’s weaknesses are that they can be overly trusting, prefer to escape reality, and overly emotional.

Pisces are referred to as the dreamers of the zodiac, they use their brilliance and imagination to escape reality when they dislike the reality they are faced with.

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Pisces is the last sign in the zodiac cycle.

This means that the eleven proceeding signs indirectly impart a variety of characteristics on Pisces.

This explains the innate tendency of Pisces to be indecisive.

There are elements in constant duels with in people born in this sign.

They are willing to try anything once.

Pisces Are Always Hunting New Experiences

Naturally adventurous, Pisces are always looking out for a new experience or people. This tendency to be on the move consistently can hurt the Pisces’s ability to form lasting connections. If you find yourself in a relationship with a Pisces, realize that nurturing that sense of adventure will help foster your relationship.

Don’t fear the journey, realize that this savvy sign will protect you. These shared experiences will be a great way for the two of you to grow together.

They Are Great Escape Artists

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The ‘dreamer sign’ is another name for Pisces. They are highly intelligent, imaginative, and creative.

This gives them the ability to think of problems and situations with unorthodox perceptive.

They are great problem solvers but these traits back fire at times.

When faced with the unsavory elements of life, their imagination can run away from them and distort their vision.

Overwhelming Empathy

Their intuitive and imaginative natures give Pisces a strong sense of empathy. Empathy can be a double edged sword. They can easily confuse another’s emotions with their own. This causes enormous strain within them, as Pisces begins to neglect their own emotions. The confusion can be overwhelming, and can send them off into the dream world so easily available to them.

Naturally Introverted

shutterstock_369072065Introverts are no ‘better’ than extroverts. Pisces are typically introverts which conflicts with their adventurous spirits.

They find it difficult to be themselves around new people but their constantly being surrounded by strangers in new situations.

This conflict frequently means that they may not be projecting their feelings or thoughts as they would like.

They may come off as fake or aloof,but dig a little deeper and you’ll find a beautiful wealth of personality.

Controlling Their Emotions

Proud and compassionate, Pisces can whip themselves into a frenzy at times. The emotional toll of their compassion can be high with no one or thing limiting them. They feel genuinely for everyone, and may accidentally find themselves crossing oceans for a stranger.

The Struggle For Independence

Seen as one of the most independent of the zodiac signs for good reason. They do  everything in their power to not have to rely on others. This pride leads them to pay higher tolls at times because they refuse to ask for help. If you are a Pisces, watch your resources and abilities carefully. Remember that your friends would be honored to help you when you need it. If you know a Pisces and want to offer aid, keep in mind their pride. Offer your assistance gently, stressing the mutual respect between you.

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There’s Something About Karma That Many People Don’t Realize

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I’m not condemning any spiritual methodology. I respect that everyone has their own experiences and from those experiences beautifully unique theories and mentalities surrounding the mystery of human life. In that vein of respect and acknowledgement, I would like to point out the misunderstandings surroundings Karma. Karma has been equated to a system, where you ‘get what you put in’ or ‘reap what you sow’. This is true to an extant, but the ‘pay off’ or ‘reaping’ happens in another life time. There is also a system of intertwining energies and intentions.

‘Karma in Buddhism is action. Action in the form of the thinking. Thinking is acting. Speaking is acting. And doing things is acting. And every act has a result. That is Karma. And nothing can be lost. It continues always. The shameful action continues and if you perform positive Karma, it will continue very well if you help other people.’ Thich Nhat Hahn on Tibetan styled Karma.

 The important distinction is that your actions be selfless. You cannot preform kindnesses and compassionate acts with the expectation of expecting anything in return. SELFLESS. You cannot trick the system. If you do something ‘good’ to get ‘good’ back, this is an inherently selfish action, and in the end unproductive. As we move forward in this discussion, I would like to take some of the emotional content out of this subject. Good and bad are highly charged words, this gives them too much ‘weight’ outside of their very subjective meanings. The more emotion and energy we poor into words and concepts, they change from their original context into personalized behemoths of our mind. Lets not fight any giants today.

Chopping the scales from ‘good’ and ‘bad’ I offer the terms ‘productive’ and ‘unproductive’. The wheel of Samsara (suffering) is always spinning. Nothing can or should ever even attempt to stop it. We encounter suffering and have two options. Turn it into a productive or unproductive experience. Learn from the mistakes we make, or continue to repeat them; lamenting our station in life. Forgive those who have hurt you or keep the cycle of unnecessary pain going.

As you go through your current life and form, you are blessed with a multitude of experiences that you can be productive or unproductive with. How you choose to live your life will dictate your next. A person who has spread pain and violence, has spent his or her energy and potential unproductively. They have limited their experiences and closed their mind. Their next life will not be a punishment, there is already enough suffering in the world. It will be another chance, from a different perspective that will encourage that entity to open their minds and hearts.

According to Karma, we should stop trying to control everything in life. Deal with what you are handed and help your neighbor when you can. The eventual sum of your actions are beyond what you can understand in your mortal form. Don’t limit your future by mixing in your fears and desires. As an infinite being in the ever expanding universe, you have so many more options and avenues of influence than I’d dare try to name. Be careful of you you respond to suffering and remember that the more you operate out of the idea of ‘you’ the better you will feel.

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What Is The True Purpose Of The Pineal Gland? Here Are The Straight Facts

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The pineal gland is relatively small hormone producing organ found in vertebrate brains. This endocrine gland can be found in every animal on the planet that has a spine. This organ produces melatonin, melatonin derivatives, seratonin and DMT (N-Dimethyltryptamine).

shutterstock_155349410 Melatonin is related to our natural sleep patterns (circadian rhythm). DMT is recognized as the the Spirit Molecule. It’s properties are widely discussed, though little is known.

It is found in every living creature on our planet. The fact that every animal (including humans) has this chemical present  adds a level of connectivity. There are quantum properties of DMT that are very interesting as well.

This pea sized hormonal organ effects us in a major but mostly unnoticed way. The gland is located at the the center of the sixth chakra, Ajna. This energy spiraling out of this organ is known as the ‘third eye’.

This chakra houses intuition and other ‘intangible thoughts’. The pineal gland powers our ability to seeing through false formations, and see the truth of a situation where none may be apparent.

If you are trying to nurture your pineal gland, you’ll want to stay away from fluoride. This common household ingredient calcifies this part of your brain!