1. Appreciate more.

This morning I woke up feeling appreciative of my bed, my incredible friends, and my mom for being the rock in my life. Appreciation feeds happiness. It highlights and gives value to what matters in our life. And the more you appreciate, the more you’ll find things to be appreciative of.

When waking up and going to sleep, remind yourself of three things you currently appreciate in your life.

2. Energize yourself every morning.

Mornings set the tone for the rest of the day. A good morning routine leaves you feeling centered, energized, and ready to take on the world.

Meditate, do yoga, write a list of everything you love, watch inspirational YouTube videos, or listen to your favorite song before leaving the house. Simply, set yourself up for a great day!

God said:

It is easy to find fault. You’ve been trained in it! The refrain echoes through your mind:

“Find the flaw! Look quickly, there has to be something wrong with this, and something wrong with that. There is something wrong with everything. I must reveal flaws. Flaws must be ousted. Life is never good enough, not for long anyway. I’d better be quick at labeling fault. I can always suggest a fault. I’m good at it. I’m getting to be a master of it.”

There’s nothing wrong with the concept of making something better. However, finding fault tends to begin with tearing down rather than building up. Now, pardon Me for finding a fault. As a matter of fact, when you specialize in finding fault, you set a hard row for yourself. Finding fault pinches your nose and squints your eyes.

The other side of improving others or their work is that you become accustomed to being dissatisfied. Finding the fatal flaw may grow to be a way of life. The flaw is the part of life you pounce on. You have already engaged in other versions of the same story. There are better stories you can tell. Tell them.

Perhaps when you stumble on a flaw, you get excited about how smart you are! What a discoverer you are! How dedicated to truth you are! Nothing passes you by.

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A theme of planetary pairs dominates the transits this week. Moon and Saturn, conjunct in Sagittarius on October 16, set the tone for the focus on planetary pairs. The dour Saturn and subtle, feminine Moon both place a focus on the past, of great interest as Moon’s Nodes prepare to leave the initiating Aries/Libra axis. The only unconnected pair is Sun and Jupiter (Jupiter is a minor Sun), although they are in consecutive signs. Mercury swings into an opposition with his tutor, Uranus, by the end of the week, placing an emphasis on brainpower and knowledge. Venus remains in an opposition with her spiritual teacher, Neptune, all week, with an exact opposition on October 17. The two form an amazing opposition, literally saying that the smallest, most humble act of kindness, service, or attention to detail is a first step to reaching Neptune’s greater collective, spirituality, and bliss. Also of great potential use is the Mars-Pluto trine – energy, drive, and will flow smoothly with Pluto’s penchant for transformation and raw power. In earth signs, they are particularly favorable for work and career endeavors.

By Marc Allen

Meditation is simple. In fact, one of the most difficult things about it is that it is so simple. Most people tend to think it should be more difficult or involve more effort… and so they don’t think they’re doing it correctly, and they quit doing it.

Active meditations involve a very subtle energy, directed by the imagination. Don’t work at it too hard; play with it and have fun with it. You’ll find it’s easy to create experiences in your inner field of vision—and once you do, you start to see the results of those inner visions in the outer world. You’ll remember these inner guided voyages as vividly as you remember all the other experiences in your life.

What do your poops say about you? This may sound like a joke, but you can actually learn a lot about your health from your daily doo.

Hippocrates says that all disease begins in the gut.

SO we wanna be sure that what’s coming out of the gut looks good.

There are three main things to look for:

1. Frequency
2. Form
3. Color

1. Frequency

It’s best to have at least one complete bowel movement a day. You should feel like your bowels have emptied rather than just partially eliminated.

Some people go 2-3 times a day. This can be because of faster metabolisms, more robust good bacteria, or the quantity of food they eat.