Supporters of marijuana legalization have often cited the fact that cannabis has yet to directly kill anyone via overdose. They argue that it’s the least harmful drug around. And now, they might have some science to back up the claim.

As the Washington Post reports, “compared to other recreational drugs — including alcohol — marijuana may be even safer than previously thought. And researchers may be systematically underestimating risks associated with alcohol use.”

The findings were published in the journal Scientific Reports. Researchers set out to look at the risk of death associated with the use of common psychoactive substances...

Time is perhaps the most relative of all the relative in the world. Time trips you up. It confuses you. You are betwixt and between when it comes to time. Ah, Infinity is another story. You are always sitting still in Infinity, or We can say you are humming and dancing, as it were, to your own beat. In the arena of time, you shuffle along. In Infinity, you soar. What more is there to say?

Clocks are one thing. Sunrise and sunset are another.

There are horizons where sky and Earth meet, yet time is always coming and going. Time comes around the corner, and runs away at the same time. Time is an errant lover. Time is like ego seen from another angle. It pushes and pulls you, as if it were shooting bullets at your feet and making you dance. You try to catch up to time while you also try to escape it. Time leads you on, never fulfilling what it purports to fulfill.

I lift a curtain. Come under it, and Infinity captures your heart. You see where you have been sleeping. You see the imprint of your head on your pillow. No hurry in Infinity. There is nothing you have to do but be. Nothing you have to become, for, anyways, you are. Nowhere you have to go because all is here, not tucked away, but in plain view, a view that extends beyond sight and happenstance. Beyond the blue yonder and beyond beyond, flowers grow, and you rise in the light. No, not quite. You are risen in the light. You see, yet what is there to see and who is there to exclaim over it and whose voice can speak and what is there to say?

In our lives, we are given many choices, most of which we overthink. We overthink what we want for breakfast, what we are going to wear, or how much shampoo to use that morning. Why do we overthink these simple things as much as we overthink going to the doctors, setting up a savings account, or even going back to school? The reason is that we are unable to stop overthinking. As a society, we have become conditioned to thinking there is more to something than its face value. If you are getting stress headaches, you are overly tired or just plain stressed out, here are some tips to stop overthinking situations and be happy with your decisions.

1. Nothing Is Set In Stone

While this tip generally applies to smaller situations such as breakfast or if you are going to pair your socks that morning, it can be applied to life changing ones too...

HJ: The relationships we have with others are simply a reflection of ourselves.  The people in our lives are mirrors of our own internal state of being.  Therefore, to shift your relationships in a more positive direction, you must shift yourself.  As within, so without.

- Truth

3 Steps to Healing Any Relationship

By Nanice Ellis | Wake Up World | Nanice.com

Do you have a relationship that you would like to heal?

I want to share my secret for healing any relationship. I offer this advice as a seasoned relationship coach and someone who has personally healed her own relationships. The best part about this 3-step process is that you do it on your own...

Phil Watt, Contributor
Waking Times

A Guide to Unity

If reality is unified, then we must also accept that everything is essentially equal.

Spirituality is a very personal affair regardless of the various pathways that one may take or disciplines that one may adhere to. Yet even though there is an abundance of different belief systems and avenues for spiritual endeavour, there is one universal agreement between them – the principle of unity.

Transcending the illusion of disconnection is a personal path.

There are many ways that one may be introduced to this philosophy. We may have been brought up around it via our family. We might have had a profound revelation in a one-off experience. Some are initiated through paranormal activity. Others just intuitively feel it. Altered mind states could have been the catalyst. A revolution could have occurred, through synchronicity deposing coincidence, or the lessons of assorted texts and teachings which all infer this similar conclusion. Or through a combination of channels.

The design of our society ensures we experience a level of separation and disconnection. When ever you find yourself in a low, dense vibration where your mind lacks clarity and your physical body reflects your inner feelings; remember a simple step out in nature can help positively transform everything.

Try to breathe in and absorb the fresh vibrant goodness nature emits; it is not only good for your mental clarity but if you’re willing to receive, you can experience real healing as well.

I try to make it a point everyday to get some time out in nature. I find that it helps clear the mind of the tangles and static so that one can ground and see things from a new fresh perspective.

Places like natural springs, where there is constant running water, release something called Negative Ions. Don’t get the name confused, those little Ions help balance us back to a grounded space when one may feel intoxicated with all the Technology and Cell towers that are so prevalent in our day.

By Regina Chouza

Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned ~ Buddha

It has been said that anger and resentment can make us sick to the point of causing cancer. For healing to occur, we have to practice the art of forgiveness. Holding onto grudges can certainly eat away at us from the inside, much like a cancerous tumor. Consider the possibility of anger as a risk factor for cancer, as you would nutrition, obesity or genetics. What exactly would this mean? Risk factors are used to identify groups of people who may be more likely to develop an illness. It doesn’t mean a person will get sick, but it does give them something to watch out for. In the case of anger and resentment, they can also point out behavioral patterns that need to be changed in order to the release that emotional burden.