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The quest for unconditional love becomes a way of behaving: we try to emulate the actions of love and compassion, without first becoming those experiences. This leads to more resentment and frustration

It always hurts to be dumped without having any say in the matter but it will be less painful and you will heal more quickly over time if you take control of what you can.

Some readers, like me, "blessed" with, let's just call it a "tendency towards compulsion," went off to the races with this one. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say our minds went off to the races.

Evidence suggesting that antibiotics may make people fat is old. As far back as 1955, research published in a leading nutrition journal showed that weight gain may be linked to prolonged antibiotic usage.

Relationships make up a large percentage of our daily lives and, no surprise here, people in healthy ones are more successful and happier than those in a relationship that is in constant turmoil.

We rarely if ever look at the "I" that's making our everyday assumptions. Our meditation practice, rather then being theoretical or metaphysical, is extremely personal and direct -- it's highly experiential.

I was one of those kids who never allowed herself to be a kid. As a result, I missed out on many joys of childhood. I didn't know, for instance, wha...

QUESTION: Dear Irene, How does one get over being so alone? I do have a few very good friends, but too few! I am dying of loneliness! I don't know ...

Constance McMillen wanted to bring her girlfriend as her date to her prom. And she wanted to wear a tuxedo. Consequently, Itawamba County School District has decided to not host a prom this year.

I would never discount peace and contentment-inducing happiness factors like meditation, prayer, love, friendship, or charity. However, I disagree that money isn't necessary for a happy life.

Recently, there were two chilling news reports of older women, one who had been living in New York and another in South Carolina, who died alone in th...

Instead of just stringing together a list of six words, choose words that tell the story of your intimate relationships, not as you would like them to be, but as they really are for you.

At 52 I am really pissed off that aging -- a thing that happens as soon as we take our first breath -- is such a big deal! Why does a large part of our population struggle with aging?

I am a woman who has climbed the corporate ladder at two Fortune 100 companies. I am a woman who had to advocate for myself through a serious illness. Vigilance was my ally. Or was it?

Too often we focus so much on a door that has closed abruptly and unexpectedly in our faces that we don't realize that the world is full of other doors that are open to us.

The images from Chile remind us how transitory everything is in life. In moments like these, the only real thing is love, uniting us in shared embrace.

I don't know much about much, but after nearly thirty years of being married, I'm confident of these ten things any man can do to make himself a much better husband.

When you perceive yourself, your life, your world in a new and meaningful way, be assured, that something within you will bring forth illumination, an ocean of possibilities pour into your life.

All of the 10 most obese metro areas fall within the bottom two-thirds of all areas surveyed for frequent exercise. When asked if people had a safe place to exercise, the areas came in below national average.

Numerous surveys have confirmed that people seeking homeopathic treatment tend to be more educated than those who don't. What isn't known is that it's the leading alternative treatment used by Europeans.

It is essential that the teacher is thoroughly trained herself and completely personifies what is being presented. Sometimes the teachings at this level are called transmission or "ear whispered."