Kristen Gwynne, The Influence
Waking Times

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Influence, and is reprinted here with permission.

In 2012,  the presidents of Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico called for a United Nations General Assembly Special Session on drugs, scheduled for 2019, to be reassigned an earlier date, given the crisis of drug trafficking and related violence in Latin America. As the session’s April 2016 date approaches, drug policy reform groups across the globe are organizing to educate and influence world leaders on the advantages of ending the criminalization of people who use drugs. Most recently, civil society groups condemned the UN for failing to acknowledge and work to resolve “the devastating consequences of punitive and repressive drug policies.”

Like a moat around a castle; you protect yourself. To tear down the unnecessary walls, you must resist digging the moat deeper. It is a distraction to keep you from getting to the real point. ~ Creator

https://thecreatorwritings.wordpress.com/2016/03/16/the-moat/

Dear Ones, you are in a time of energetic trial and error right now. You are going to try things that used to work, and find that they simply will not work any longer. This is wonderful news! This is proof of the evolution that is going on right before your very eyes.

We understand that many of you are so very diligent you find it particularly distressing if you make a “mistake”. We suggest you take the pressure off yourselves immediately and exchange the need for perfection with the idea that you are in the midst of experimentation.

Experimentation comes with the understanding that many things you try may not work, but you are still focused on forward movement. It is a far more easy going approach that is far less pressured and less dependant upon perfection.

Experimentation is much like first trying to put together a puzzle. You understand you will try many pieces until you find the magical combination that comes together with ease. You know you will create a thing of beauty, one piece at a time, and that beautiful result is indeed the highest potential of all the different pieces you have to work with.

So be easy with yourselves. Feel free to try new things, or to try old things in new ways. Understand it is a process of unfoldment, not something you need to master and perfect your first try. It is through letting go of what does not work that you can discover what does, and that is all part of the excitement of playing in brand new combinations of energies you have never experienced before. ~Archangel Gabriel

by Alexa Erickson, Collective Evolution

Society requires us to cover up, some cultures more than others. We are so used to wearing clothes throughout the day that it almost feels odd when we shed our layers once we get home. One sleep survey found that a mere 8 percent of Americans snooze in the buff, making it surprising to many to learn that sleeping without the confines of clothing can offer a variety of health benefits.

From the many studies to the personal experience, we already know the importance of getting a good night’s sleep on a regular basis, but why not round out your rest with the added bonus of sleeping naked? Here are six benefits of baring it all in the name of health: