Tag: Strength

Power of Perception

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By Shakti Durga In a world of endless and often conflicting data, how do we make sense of it all? The power of perception enables us to sort what is real and true from what is false and misleading. It enables us not only to analyze but also to synthesize correctly. A lot of people these days, because of the way our education is, we’re really good at analyzing things. We can go drilling deeper and deeper and deeper into things, but what about gathering this from here and this…

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The Power to Change Direction

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by Shakti Durga The Power to Change Direction The image on the card from my Strength of the Soul deck is of train tracks. The train can either go this way or that way. What are you going to choose? That’s the power to know that you have a choice really. The power to change direction frees us from the continuation of situations that we’ve outgrown. We humbly flex and flow. We don’t stick to plans that are clearly floored. We follow the call of our spirit to take another direction…

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Too much screen time associated with heart disease, cancer

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The researchers also found that higher levels of screen time were associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality, as well as a higher risk of both heart disease and cancer. By H S Rao Time spent watching TV or looking at a computer screen during leisure time has been associated with higher risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease in a new large-scale study. The research, led by the University of Glasgow and published today in BMC Medicine, has revealed a strong association between discretionary screen time and adverse health outcomes, particularly in those with…

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