Paradox

Valentines from the Street : BSA With Love

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Cern, Aiko, Queen Andrea, Specter, Adam Dare, Labrona, ND'A, Valentines, Brooklyn Street Art, Valentines Day, BrooklynStreetArt.Com, Bishop 203, Boxi, Jaime Rojo, Chris Uphues, Paradox, Matha Cooper, Faile, Bast, Steven P. Harrington, Roa, Interesni Kazki, Love Me, Cernesto, Slidefreestyle, Arts News

New Images of Street Art for Valentines Day If Street Art reflects society back to itself, and we contend that it does, then we must be in love. Amon...

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Battling Christmas Crankiness

Rev. Amy Ziettlow | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Depression, Joseph Brodsky, Hope, Paradox, Christmas, Kathleen Norris, Motherhood, Faith, Advent, Acedia, Cranky During Christmas, Christmas Crankiness, Religion News

Battling a spirit of cranky not caring entails disciplined worship and prayer, community, physical activity and general service to another. I would also add humor.

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FLOWCHART: Are You Experiencing A Paradox?

Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Video, Buzzfeed, Flowcharts, Paradox Flowchart Buzzfeed, Funny Pictures, Paradox, Paradox Flowchart, Comedy News

Sometimes it's hard to tell if you're experiencing a paradox. A "what," you ask? A paradox! You know, it's that thing where self-contradictory stat...

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What William and Catherine, Arnold And Oprah Have In Common

Karen Talavera | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Secrets, Lies, Wisdom, Oprah, Paradox, William and Catherine, Celebrity, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prince, Healthy Living News

What could these celebrities possibly share at the moment other than the media spotlight? Plenty, when we look below the surface glitz and shiny bright lights of media coverage.

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WikiLeaks and the Disconnectivity of the Web

Indra Adnan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Relationship, Trust, Empathy, Johnfkennedy, Politicians, Paradox, War, Anarchism, Democracy, Diplomacy, Diaries, Peacejournalism Agendas, Wikileaks, Journalism, Privacy, Disinformation, Secrecy, Internet, Soldiers, Information, Conflict, Narcissism, Julian Assange, Iraq, Softpower, Jfk, Politics News

I am ambivalent about WikiLeaks. While I go with the undisputed righteousness of principles like freedom of speech, I feel I am being dragged into a fight that is not my own.

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Six Ingredients for a Good Life

Tony Schwartz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Attention, Purpose, Focus, Paradox, Tony Schwartz, Good Life, Renewal, Self-Care, Healthy Living News

Gratifying our most immediate needs and desires provides bursts of pleasure, but they're usually short-lived. We derive the most enduring sense of meaning and satisfaction in our lives when we serve something larger than ourselves.

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The Paradox of China

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Population, Capital Investments, Paradox, Economy, Exports, Business Opportunities, Onlin Gaming, Floods, Hungry Mouths to Feed, Economic Growth, Luxury Goods, China, Population Density, Geography, Gdp, E-Commerce, World News

The paradox is seen clearly in China's economy. Its GDP per capita is $6600, ranking it as a comparatively poor country; however, it is the world's second-largest market for luxury goods.

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New Dream, Next Steps: Breaking Self-Referentiality

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Four Years Go, Serene-Ambition, Socially Just, Blessed Unrest, Awakening the Dreamer, Paradox, Spiritual, Disaster, Environmentally Sustainable, Future, The Inner Life, Lynne Twist, Pachamama Alliance, The Soul of Money, Healthy Living News

We're trapped in a kind of cultural 'trance' and addicted to unsustainable patterns and practices that, in turn, drive isolation, fear and obsessive consumption.

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Truthfulness Is the Last Taboo

Sebastian Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Osho, Zen, Paradox, Grass-Fed, Mulholland Drive, A Clockwork Orange, Iphone, Ken Wilber, Ecstasy, Ecology, Kahlil Gibran, Love, Stuart Davis, Braveheart, Gulf Oil Spill, Poetry, Religion, Taboo, Consciousness, Grace, The Cove, Truthfulness, Shakespeare, James Baldwin, Paradigm, Dolphins, James Whitmore, Arts News

Truthfulness Is The Last Taboo: A short poem I texted to myself in the checkout line at Whole Foods, for another me in some other way -- here, now, or before and beyond time.

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Eclipse of Expectations (Spoiler-Proof Review)

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paradox, Existence, Romance, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Duality, Edward Cullen, Entertainment News

Following is a 10-point review of Eclipse by a 40-year old Twilight-cult virgin.

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Understanding the Placebo Effect

Eliezer Sobel | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Klonopin, Conditioning, Big Pharmaceutical Companies, Abilify, Paradox, Marijuana, Paxil, Irving Kirsch, Prozac, Ambien, Adderall, Placebo, Effexor, Withdrawal, Xanax, Zoloft, Seroquel, Expectations, Side Effects, Insomnia, Nocebo, Wellbutrin, Neurontin, The Meaning Response, Valium, Dr. David Newman, Serzone, Trazadone, Buspar, Sinequan, Lamictal, Antidepressants, Health, Healthy Living News

My first foray into the nebulous world of antidepressants was in 1985 when I was put on Sinequan. It gave me severe cotton mouth, didn't do much for my mood.

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Balanced Life -- 9 Paradoxes To Contemplate As You Consider Your Happiness Project

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Paradox, Resolutions, Self-Realization, Happiness, Healthy Living News

One of my Secrets of Adulthood is "The opposite of a great truth is also true" - and I've certainly found that to be true in the area of happiness. I try to embrace these contradictions:

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Living in Paradox: Intention or Surrender?

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 11.17.2011

The reality of our life, whether we like it or not, includes both ends of this spectrum. Everything is happening on its own and everything is flowing through intention.

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Swine Flu and the Paradox of Intention

Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Prisoners of Our Thoughts, China, Alex Pattakos, Paradox, Meaning, Swine Flu Mexico, Swine Flu, Intention, Healthy Living News

Let me suggest that you try to let go and lighten up about the situation you are facing -- be it the swine flu or anything else in your personal or work life.

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Boomer Nostalgia: Can We Trust Our Past?

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Malcolm X, Retrospective, Watergate, Boomers, Martin Luther King, Paradox, Woodstock, Healthy Living News

I am generally not big on trips down memory lane, but there's a nice retrospective of the 60s I came across that was kind of fun. It seems like a long...

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Living with Meaning: Don't Work Against Yourself

Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Happiness, Paradoxical Intention, The Inner Life, Meaning, Stress, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Viktor Frankl, Intention, Paradox, Healthy Living News

Good intentions are not enough--no matter how well intended they may be. Paradoxically, if we become fixated or obsessed with our intentions, we may a...

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