Achieving goals with ease is an art that many people are yet to master. If you are one of these people, you could be making one of these crucial mistakes. Take note.

1. Don’t take score too often.

Dreams and projects can take time to grow. If you’re constantly and obsessively checking for evidence that your desires are on their way to you and everything is going precisely to plan, you may end up feeling impatient and frustrated, which will in turn mean you are not in a good emotional place to continue taking action with enjoyment and ease.

Of course you may need to check-in with your progress towards your goals and revise your plan every now and then, but do it purposefully and spaced at healthy intervals.

You are so much more than you know. Here are 12 truths you may not remember about who you really are:

1. You are ever-expanding.

The Universe is always expanding and as a piece of the Universe, you are also ever-expanding, giving birth to new ideas, desires and dreams.

The problem is you are taught from a young age to squash your desires and conform to the status quo and the expectations of others.

The gap between what your soul really wants and the conformist way you are living your life creates huge internal unrest and unhappiness.

2. Your purpose is to be you.

You are not here simply to buy a large house, get in shape, get to the top of a career ladder and pull together a wedding. While accomplishing your goals and dreams can be a rewarding and beautiful part of your life, it is just the icing on the cake.

Your true purpose is to be you – your own unique blend of passions, interests, ideas, quirks and gifts. Your mission is to discover more about who you are, to love yourself and others at the deepest level, to experience joy and happiness, and to learn and grow into the highest embodiment of you. Mission accepted?

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A bill introduced in March by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Mark Pocan (D-WI) would not only completely terminate the USA PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendment Act of 2008, but would also dramatcially downsize the NSA’s domestic spying practices.

A bill introduced in March by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Mark Pocan (D-WI) would not only completely terminate the USA PATRIOT Actand the FISA Amendment Act of 2008, but would also dramatcially downsize the NSA’s domestic spying practices. This sweeping legislation couldn’t be more timely, as controversial PATRIOT Act provisions, such as section 215, are slated for renewal on June 1.

The new bill, HR 1466, appropriately titled the Surveillance State Repeal Act of 2015, has garnered support across the political spectrum, and could effectively halt much of the broad domestic spying program, which was brought to light by Edward Snowden in 2013...

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By Wes Annac, The Culture of Awareness

In order to grow, creatively or spiritually, we have to be willing to be broken down. We have to be willing to be emptied of everything we once thought was important or essential so the new can come pouring in, and the more we resist, the harder the process will be.

Some of us struggle to find what we want to do in this life, and this can make the process of creative/spiritual evolution more uncomfortable and painful.

It gets even harder if we have an overactive mind that constantly races from thought to thought and desire to desire, and it seems important to relinquish any mind-centered control we forcefully exert and let life flow exactly how it’s meant to.

Their technology may be simple but their social structures are highly advanced, perhaps far more than our own. But the point isn’t to say one way of life is more right than another – it’s to recognize that there are many diverse ways of living and a world where many ways can co-exist is better than a world where we all live the same.

Tribal peoples have developed ways of life that are largely self-sufficient and extraordinarily diverse. But they are portrayed as backward and primitive simply because their communal ways are different.

Our friends at Survival International won’t give up until we have a world where tribal peoples are respected as contemporary societies. But they depend on your support: www.survivalinternational.org/actnow

Zen Gardner, Guest
Waking Times

This has been bothering me for some time. We have neighbors who treat their dogs horribly. They don’t beat them, but their indifference and neglect is heartrending. It’s not the norm in this country, as most dogs are free to roam most of the time and cared for in loving homes. Neglected animals are often adopted and lost pets are usually taken to the local vet who knows just about every animal and their owner in the area. Very kind and caring.

I know this for a fact as I found a lost pup and took it to her and she looked at it, recognized the markings on its tail, and excitedly said “I know where this dog lives!” She got on her phone and called them and they came and got their pup, just like that.

Adidas is trying to decrease the staggering amount of plastic waste that ends up in the world’s oceans every year. Photo Credit: Parley for the Oceans

Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Waking Times

Adidas has partnered with Parley for the Oceans to develop materials made from ocean plastic waste to use in its products starting in 2016. The sportswear giant will also phase out plastic bags in its 2,900 retail stores around the world. Parley for the Oceans is a team of artists, musicians, actors, directors, fashion designers, journalists, architects, product inventors and scientists that addresses major threats to the world’s oceans.

“The conservation of the oceans is a cause that is close to my heart and those of many employees at the Adidas Group,” said Eric Liedtke, Adidas Group executive board member responsible for global brands. “By partnering with Parley for the Oceans we are contributing to a great environmental cause. We co-create fabrics made from ocean plastic waste which we will integrate into our product.”

When people say, “Why can’t you be more like….” what they are really saying is, “Why can’t I be more like…”.  Once the realization of that sinks into your consciousness, you can begin to learn and practice discernment of what is and what is not truly yours.  This is not something to take personally because, just by being who you really are, you are performing a service that may not otherwise have been noticed.  Smile, nod and move on.  It really is not about you. ~ Creator