tag:www.naatlanta.com,2005:/categories/inspiration?page=9Inspiration Inspiration | Natural Awakenings Atlanta Page 9Healthy Living Healthy Planet2019-07-22T00:49:40-04:00urn:uuid:41c07b48-6cbb-4f59-a2ab-b922268e9f452019-07-22T00:49:39-04:002019-07-22T00:49:40-04:00Songs of Freedom, We All Long for Liberty2015-07-08 09:52:43 -0400Enrique SmekeThe yearning for freedom is like a seed that dwells deep in our hearts—freedom from scarcity, from conflicting relationships, from addictions, from health issues. This yearning for freedom binds the c<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naatlanta.com">Natural Awakenings Atlanta</a></small></p>urn:uuid:7961ba65-20c7-4137-9af6-ae26492770422019-07-22T00:50:58-04:002019-07-22T00:50:58-04:00Hidden Treasures, Neighbors Discover Their Wealth of Resources2015-06-08 19:30:48 -0400John McKnight and Peter BlockThe essential promise of consumerism is that everything fulfilling or needed in life can be purchased—from happiness to healing, from love to laughter and from raising a child to caring for someone at<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naatlanta.com">Natural Awakenings Atlanta</a></small></p>urn:uuid:37e87e73-139b-440b-b980-fbaf0983c7852019-07-22T00:54:39-04:002019-07-22T00:54:40-04:00MOVING BEYOND SURVIVAL, Our True Identity Surpasses Any Disease2015-05-02 09:00:32 -0400Eric Nelson“Get down off your cross.” Harsh words, especially coming from a longtime hospital chaplain when the woman she was addressing had just learned she was cancer-free.Regardless, “Within two minutes, she <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naatlanta.com">Natural Awakenings Atlanta</a></small></p>urn:uuid:b4122459-2070-4656-b0fb-b54da5e182022019-07-22T00:56:28-04:002019-07-22T00:56:28-04:00Strong Winds, Strong Roots2015-03-28 23:58:04 -0400Dennis Merritt JonesWhat Trees Teach Us About Life
A great experiment in the desert called the biodome created a living environment for human, plant and animal life. A huge glass dome was constructed to house an artifici<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naatlanta.com">Natural Awakenings Atlanta</a></small></p>urn:uuid:ddba4047-dd17-41de-8a72-c79fdaeca8622019-07-22T00:59:01-04:002019-07-22T00:59:01-04:00Mind Gardening, It Pays to Watch What Is Planted2015-02-28 11:58:29 -0500Dennis Merritt JonesAn unattended mind is like a neglected garden. Potting soil is incredibly receptive to any seeds introduced to it. It has absolutely no discretion when it comes to playing host to seeds; it says, “Yes<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naatlanta.com">Natural Awakenings Atlanta</a></small></p>urn:uuid:83bcbbb4-bd44-42db-b6b7-d5efe5eb8c3c2019-07-22T01:03:25-04:002019-07-22T01:03:25-04:00Hymn to Living in Silence2014-11-30 18:30:48 -0500Robert RabbinCelebrate the dawn of the winter solstice on December 21 in nature and in silence.
There’s one truth, and it is silence. All truths come from, exist as and return to silence. Silence is behind every h<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naatlanta.com">Natural Awakenings Atlanta</a></small></p>urn:uuid:9e5010f2-2baf-43c0-9c30-ac826a0d28772019-07-22T01:04:29-04:002019-07-22T01:04:30-04:00Practice Gratitude & Change Your Life2014-11-01 16:07:49 -0400April Thompson [one_half last="no"]“I have started a gratitude journal that I write in every day. When you run out of the ‘obvious’ blessings, it makes you dig deep and see all the small things. I commit to do<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naatlanta.com">Natural Awakenings Atlanta</a></small></p>urn:uuid:626bc6c6-8b3e-4221-a860-2760e4dd7db82019-07-22T01:06:05-04:002019-07-22T01:06:06-04:00Live Your True Self ~ Four Tools Guide Us on Our Life Journey2014-09-30 23:33:00 -0400Indira Dyal-DominguezStarting today, we can experience life as a naturally unfolding expression of our vision and realize the contribution we are here to make. Living a truly good and purposeful life becomes as natural as<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naatlanta.com">Natural Awakenings Atlanta</a></small></p>urn:uuid:b961cbaa-cd08-4725-9d15-81edd1f050a92019-07-22T01:08:55-04:002019-07-22T01:08:56-04:00Om Sweet Om ~ Sounding the Keynote of the Universe2014-08-31 13:31:56 -0400Sam Saunders“Om” is a Hindu sacred sound considered the greatest of all mantras, traditionally used in prayers, chants and meditation—possessing high spiritual and creative power, it can be recited by anyone. Om <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naatlanta.com">Natural Awakenings Atlanta</a></small></p>urn:uuid:5dd2935c-8b18-4816-b866-b2d90bd579f52019-07-22T01:12:48-04:002019-07-22T01:12:48-04:00Be Happy Now Simple Ways to Quickly Lift Your Spirits2014-07-30 17:07:37 -0400April ThompsonSinger-songwriter Pharrell Williams, whose infectious hit song, Happy, has spread joy worldwide, seems to know the secret to happiness. More than 1,500 people from 140-plus countries have posted their<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naatlanta.com">Natural Awakenings Atlanta</a></small></p>urn:uuid:7fd7ecfa-3ab0-4cef-bf3c-88730bd783462019-07-22T01:14:37-04:002019-07-22T01:14:37-04:00Give Freedom a Hand, Let Peace and Prosperity Ring Around the World by Kirk Boyd2014-06-29 16:38:29 -0400Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.2048 is a plan to prevent wars, eliminate poverty and create the conditions for global sustainability by the time we celebrate the centennial of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Right<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naatlanta.com">Natural Awakenings Atlanta</a></small></p>urn:uuid:5a440f72-3dd0-4bbd-a107-90dd2dc902b42019-07-22T01:15:44-04:002019-07-22T01:15:44-04:00Journey to Maturity2014-05-31 21:11:25 -0400Nick ClementsSetbacks Make Boys Into Men
We all know hard-charging young men that have their foot planted firmly on the accelerator. They claim that easing off would damage their career and be an admission of fail<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.naatlanta.com">Natural Awakenings Atlanta</a></small></p>