Materialism

Richer, But Not Happier: America's Financial Conundrum

David Geller | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: American-Attitude, Americans, Wealth, Materialism, America, Happiness, Can Money Buy Happiness, Money News

Once you accept this truth, you quickly can grasp that the goal of having money is never to die with the most, and you can choose to make the best use of our money while we have control over it.

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How to Engineer a Happier Life

Manel Baucells and Rakesh Sarin | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Happiness, Tips on Happiness, Materialism, United Nations Conference on Happiness, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Pursuit of Happiness, Happiness Health, Happiness Is, Happiness Tips, Emotional Intelligence, Gross National Happiness Index, Tips for Happiness, Healthy Living News

Some people say that happiness is like a pendulum -- some days you are happy, some days not, and there's not much you can do to change that. Our view is different.

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Seeking The Self

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Know Thyself, Higher Self, Materialism, Consciousness, Selfhood, Self, Know the Self, Spirit, What Is Identity, Self Identity, Identity of Self, Know Your Self, My Self, Know Yourself, Self and Identity, Know Self, Healthy Living News

This search to find our true nature raises the mystery of "I" above arcane arguments among philosophers and neuroscientists.

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The Little Girls' Book I Wish Didn't Exist

Amy Fox | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Little Girls Princess, Cinderella Little Girls, Little Girls Books, Materialism, Disney Princess Series, Kids Gender Stereotypes, Disney and Kids, Princess Syndrome, Disney Effect, Cinderella Storybook, Motherhood, Disney Princesses, Little Girls, Parents-Toddlers, Parents-Moms, Parents News

I can't help but be pissed off that this book exists. That somebody at Disney put resources into it, and somebody at Barnes & Noble gave it a privileged position in a display. I can't help but wonder if the stories we tell our children shouldn't matter to us, just a little bit.

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The Simple Life

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Simplicity, Enlightenment, Materialism, Simplifying Life, Spirituality, Simplify Life, Simplify Your Life, How to Simplify, Mindfulness, Simplify, Simplify Simplify, To Simplify, Healthy Living News

Simplicity is purity. It is facing the true nature of things and embracing it instead of ducking and weaving and dodging, instead of filling a hole inside you with chaotic activity or an overabundance of stuff.

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The Meeting Of Science And Mysticism

Deepak Chopra | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Mysticism, Non-Dual Consciousness, Science, Mind-Brain Question, Non-Dual Materialism, Materialism, Mind-Body Duality, Creation, Worldviews, Conscious, States of Consciousness, What Is Consciousness, Dualism, Consciousness, Healthy-New-Year, Mindfulness, Human Consciousness, Paradigm Shift, Healthy Living News

It's a well-worn truth that the modern world is built upon science and technology. But this truth doesn't dominate everyday life as much as one might think.

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When a Novel's Main Character Is Unlikable

Dave Astor | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Edith Wharton, Women's Rights, Unsympathetic Characters, Politics, Materialism, Unsympathetic Literary Characters, Big Business, Novels, Harry Potter, Bad People, The Rich, Books News

With all the bad people in real-life politics and big business, do we really want to read about bad people in novels?

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When Did We Start Measuring Love with Stuff?

Alexis Sclamberg | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Hannukah Gifts, Christmas, Holiday Gifts, Materialism, Hannukah, Christmas Gifts, Holiday 2011, Women News

When did we start measuring love with stuff?

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Did I Miss Out By Never Believing in Santa?

Toni Nagy | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Religion, Holidays, Santa, Holiday Season, Materialism, Christmas Gifts, Christmas, Presents, Belief, Parents News

For most, Santa was the closest to magic they ever got, and their memories are filled with an incomparable delight. It didn't seem to be about the presents or the vindication of good behavior, but the irreplaceable presentation of wonder.

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Out in the Cold, On the Inside

Carol Smaldino | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Esteem, Christmas, Fat, Hanukkah, Materialism, Dignity, Diversity, Bullying, Parents News

We are teaching our kids tolerance, fairness and kindness but I'm afraid, too little about the dignity about being different or just being.

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Awakening Your Inner Materialist

Wray Herbert | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Materialism, New Research, What Is Materialism, Materialist, Materialism and Holidays, Materialistic, Materialism Holidays, Emotional Intelligence, Holidays Consumerism, Healthy Living News

We may not derive our core sense of self-worth from what we buy and own, but does that mean we're immune to all the cues in our consumer culture? Unless you live in a cave, you have been relentlessly bombarded since before Thanksgiving with images of goods.

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Spiritual vs. Material Fulfillment: Who Says You Can't Have Both?

Rod Stryker | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Materialism, Spirit, Fulfillment, Spirituality, Gratitude, Happiness, What Is Spirituality, Spiritual Fulfillment, Spiritual, Spirituality and Health, Healthy Living News

The truth is that learning to balance spiritual and worldly prosperity is the essential thread in the tapestry of living an extraordinary life.

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Spiritual vs. Material Fulfillment: Who Says You Can't Have Both?

Rod Stryker | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Spiritual Material Fulfillment, Material Spiritual Fulfillment, Materialism, Spirit, Fulfillment, Spiritual Material, Enlightenment, Spirituality, Gratitude, Material Spiritual, Happiness, Healthy Living News

The standard definition of fulfillment is attainment-oriented, something you feel whenever you satisfy a want or desire, or reach a goal. The more you've desired something, the more of this kind of fulfillment you are likely to experience when it's finally yours. At least for a while.

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ReThink Review: Arthur Christmas -- A Repellant Christmas Wish

Jonathan Kim | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Bill Nighy, Consumerism, James McAvoy, Arthur Christmas, Jonathan Kim, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Materialism, Hugh Laurie, Aardman Animations, Christmas, Santa Claus, Rethink Reviews, Jim Broadbent, Christmas Shopping, Holidays, Christmas Movies, Holiday Season, Holiday Movies, Entertainment News

Pro-materialist junk like Arthur Christmas is evidence that something like A Charlie Brown Christmas would never be made today.

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5 Seducers That Steal Our Awareness and Contentment

David Nichtern | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Drugs, Meditation, Seduction, Fame, Seducers, Contentment, Wealth, Awareness, Power, Money, Consciousness, Mindfulness, Buddhism, Materialism, Mindful Living, Healthy Living News

The $64 question is, can we maintain balance, awareness and open-heartedness while we engage fully in the activities of this world? Can we make the five seducers work for us or will we work for them?

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The God Test: Why Really Everyone Believes

Rabbi Adam Jacobs | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Art, Moral Dilemmas, Morality, HP Yockey, Materialism, Love, Meaning, God Test, God, Theism, Ethics, Belief, Belief in God, Religion News

Could it be that subconsciously you suspect that it's just wrong to do it -- wrong in a way that transcends your temporality? If not, you would sell your mother's corpse so that it can be made into pet grub?

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5 Reasons Kim And Kris Didn't Make It

Vicki Larson | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Kim Kardashian Kris Humphries, Newlywed, Marriage, Materialism, Kim Kardashian, Divorce, Divorce News

If nothing else, the reality TV stars' whirlwind courtship and marriage has an important message for anyone who ever hopes to live happily-ever-after: Better to put a lot more thought into planning your life together than your "big day."

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Socially-Conscious Stress Management

Mitchell J. Rabin | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Stress, Suffering, Occupy Wall Street, Stress Relief, Socially-Conscious, Relaxation, Stress Management, Mindfulness, Healthy Living Spirit, Materialism, Life Balance, Healthy Living News

There is so much turmoil in our nation and in the world today, I see that people are overwhelmed and significantly stressed in trying to understand an...

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The Spiritual Similarities Between Steve Jobs And George Harrison

Douglas LaBier | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Success, Steve Jobs, Common Good, Midlife, George Harrison, Adulthood, Spirituality, Steve Jobs Lessons, Healthy Living Mind, Self-Growth, Consciousness, Happiness, Steve Jobs Death, Materialism, Healthy Living News

Both Jobs and Harrison embody different yet similar ways in which all of us can grow and develop towards becoming more fully human. You know when you're on that path -- your inner-self recognizes it.

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Investing in Ourselves

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Consumerism, Mindbody, Materialism, Mindfulness, Meditation, Materialism and Health, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News

One worrisome development among many in the consumptive frenzy of our so-called culture is that our innate desire to improve ourselves has been transformed into to a desire to improve our material position.

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Possessing And Releasing

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Yom Kippur, Materialism, Torah, Jubilee, Judaism, Yom Kippur Reflection, Shmitah, Jubilee Year, Yovel Year, Jewish Shmitah, Jewish Values, Jewish High Holidays, Shemittah, Religion News

On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, this most introspective of days, Israel is commanded to release, to restore, to simplify.

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Finding God And Community In Simple Dwellings

Michael Rossmann, SJ | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Christianity, Bible, God, Relationships, Materialism, Scripture Commentary, Non-Materialism, David Brooks, Simple Living, Simple Life, Haimish, Religion News

The nicer places felt colder. Rather than getting to know the other guests through communal dinners and the staff through informal encounters, they sat at separate tables and were served by waiters who kept their distance.

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Ramadan Reflection Day 24: The Hunger Of The Soul

Imam Khalid Latif | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Ramadan, Islam, Ramadan Reflections, Materialism, Hunger of the Soul, Prophet Muhammad, End of Ramadan, Personal Fulfillment, Ramadan Reflection Hunger, Ramadan Fasting, Religion News

Us having less sometimes enables others to have more. If you've learned to live with a little bit less this Ramadan, try your best to maintain it.

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MLK Injustice Index 2011: Racism, Materialism and Militarism in the US

Bill Quigley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Poverty, Homelessness, Materialism, Military Industrial Complex, Martin Luther King, Segregation, Income Inequality, Hedge Fund Managers, Guantanamo, Racism, Immigration, Drones, Housing Crisis, African Americans, Politics News

As we remember the courage and hope of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we must not forget that he spoke out and worked against the injustices of our nation, particularly those of racism, materialism and militarism.

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Deepen The Spirit Of The Holidays

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Awareness, Consumerism, Holiday Season, Materialism, Books, Spirituality, Shamanism, Consumerism Environmentalism, Materialism Shopping, Consumerism Shopping, Consumerism Materialism, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

Cultivate the idea of a deeper and more expansive awareness of who and what you are. Make that your holiday focus, and you'll have done something powerfully worthwhile with this special time of year.

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