It takes love to heal. Love is the ointment that soothes and starts to heal emotional wounds. Love allows forgiveness to enter the heart and soul. Love cracks the darkness of depression, and tears away at despair. Love stands quietly beside you in depression. As I sat, depressed and angry, I asked, “Who in the…

Ghost stories are a big part of Halloween. Many religions believe that when a person dies, the soul enters another realm. But, the newly deceased may not always realize that he or she is dead. And, whatever personality the living person had, is carried forward into the afterlife. Funeral rites were created to prevent a…

The latest research shows that using psychedelics to treat depression and addiction leaves a positive, long-lasting impact on mood and thinking. That’s because psychedelic drugs alter how a person sees and thinks about his/her self. Instead of feeling depressed, a person feels euphoric. Psychedelic drugs used to be just a ‘hippie’ thing. But they aren’t anymore. Psychedelic…

  Choose love, not hate, when it comes to grief or anger. Grief and anger shift one’s emotions towards revenge and hate. But the strong pull towards those reactions can be fought, and avoided. Love is strong as hate People often think love is a fluffy, feel good emotion that only kicks in when you…

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