Source: www.themindunleashed.org | Original Post Date: September 13, 2015 –

Houseplants do wonders for a house: they breathe new life to a room, add a bright pop of color, and purify the air. Not all plants are equally effective, however, when it comes to filtering harmful air-borne toxins and pollutants.

NASA conducted a Clean Air Study to identify the best air-filtering indoor plants, all of which commonly found at local flower shops, to help guide us in our purchasing decisions. Even better, Love The Garden created an info-graphic that lists 18 NASA-recommended plants for improving air quality as well as the common toxins that each plant can treat.

Many scientists warn that we’ve reached a point of no return when it comes to climate change. Some researchers believe we have already passed it, citing new evidence that the planet is warming even faster than worst-case forecasts from just last decade predicted. Around the world, industrialized nations and lesser-developed countries must both find ways to change the way humans generate energy, developing sustainable solutions that utilize renewable resources. It’s a Herculean challenge, but one on which future generations and billions of humans depend.

The transition to renewable, sustainable cities isn’t going to happen overnight and will require massive changes to the global industrial infrastructure. However, brilliant entrepreneurs, startups, small businesses, and even governments across the world are finally rising to the challenge.

Here are 10 inspiring innovations in renewable, sustainable energy:

Essential oils are nothing new as they can be dated back to the Ancient Egyptians who were using them thousands of years ago as part of the mummification process. They also used aromatic oils in ancient Greece, Rome, China and India for a variety of purposes. Today, essential oils are coming back—in a big way.

Much research has been done to show the many positive effects essential oils can have on our health, and it seems as though they hold the potential to help us in some fascinating ways.

Fixing The Problem, Not The Symptom

Your immune system faces millions of germ, bacteria, viral and parasitic invasions in your lifetime. Every time you touch a door handle, rub your eyes or touch your mouth you are exposed to a ton of pathogens. Your immune system is like a protective barrier that detects and disposes of harmful pathogens every minute of every day.

If your immune system is not running at its best, you’ll find that you catch a lot of colds and develop allergies. When we’re in this state, we often look for “fixes” like pills or syrups to help curb the nasty side effects of having a cold. In reality, this is dealing with the symptoms and not the problem. The problem is a low functioning immune system, the symptom is the cold.

My darling one; there will be times where you feel stuck and that is OK.  There will be times where you feel that you have not done enough to enhance your growth and that is OK.  There will be times where you feel like you have not made any progress at all and that is OK!  In those moments of self-doubt, please remember that The Universe has seen and makes note of your expansion even though you feel as if nothing has changed.  Instead of berating yourself for what has not happened, take comfort in the fact that even though it may feel as if nothing is moving, it most certainly is! ~ Creator

https://thecreatorwritings.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/nothing-is-moving/

When the proverbial hits the fan, it’s easy to let go of the intimacy and connection in your romantic relationship, letting sex fall to the wayside.

That’s silly really, because sex is the cheapest and best tool you have available to help you ride out the current storms you’re facing in life.

Sex Reduces Stress

Apart from giving you cardiovascular exercise which can lead to endorphin releases, sex releases other feel good chemicals into your body that help you feel happier and lighter and function more effectively.

Regular sex will have you feeling lighter and happier, and most likely less prone to depression and mood swings.

Sex Is Something To Do & Look Forward To

You know how we joke about big families not having a TV? Well sex is actually pretty great entertainment – if you can remember that far back.

Once you get into a regular sexual rhythm with your partner, you’ll find yourself being more adventurous and open, and that excitement will add a major positive boost to all the other areas of your life as well.

By Lynn Newman
Guest Writer for Wake Up World

When we’ve got a hundred things on our plate, it’s super hard sometimes to know how and when to take a break. And even when on vacation or in the times we have to relax, it can be difficult to let go and free ourselves from tension. Our minds may continue without us, coming up with the next thing to put on our lists — jutting out to the future to keep up with all the many things we want or have to do.

But there’s a quick and simple tool you can use to instantly relieve yourself from tension… it’s this thing called stopping.

Taking a PAUSE

By PAUSE, I don’t mean taking a Facebook break. A PAUSE means wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, no matter what you’re racing to – you stop.

“Whatever you are physically…male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy–all those things matter less than what your heart contains. If you have the soul of a warrior, you are a warrior. All those other things, they are the glass that contains the lamp, but you are the light inside.” ~ Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

Throughout life, other people, and even yourself, will expect things from you. This may be a role, a stage in life, career choices, etc. But the only person who ultimately decides these things, is you. And the person who it needs to be good for is you as well. The problem occurs when you are not sure. Either because you don’t know yourself enough to know what’s right for you, or if other people’s voices get muddled with yours, leaving you not knowing which way is up.