By Wes Annac
Guest Writer for Wake Up World

Almost everyone (arguably) has used cannabis recreationally at one time or another. Most people see it as little more than a natural substance that can cause a temporary euphoria and yet, in some people’s opinions, it is a drug that creates laziness and a depleted drive to contribute to society with any degree of intelligence. This opinion is often based on stereotype rather than experience.

Our governments have used stereotypes to keep us from considering that cannabis can be used sensibly or for a deeper purpose. A lot of people believe it has a wealth of spiritual uses that can help us tear down our mind-driven barriers and raise our spiritual vibration – as long as our purpose and intention in using it is clearly aligned to finding a higher vibration.

Source: www.naturalsociety.com | Original Post Date: November 22, 2014 –

Ever wonder which companies you should totally avoid, whether it’s because they create low-quality food or because they infringe on our food rights? Below you will see 6 huge players in the food industry to avoid and boycott. You can boycott their products for the best effect or you can petition them and ask them to stop throwing money at the anti-labeling campaigns.

Here are 6 huge conglomerates aiming to ruin your right to know what is in your food.

1. Pepsi-Co (Including Frito-Lay and Doritos)

Source: www.naturalsociety.com | Original Post Date: November 22, 2014 –

I recently reported how 8 weeks of meditation can promote brain growth by fueling grey-matter in the hippocampus – boosting memory, sense of self, empathy, and reducing stress. But did you know that this practice can also positively affect ‘white matter’ in the brain? Research has now shown that meditators have better communication in their ‘white matter’ than those who do not meditate at all.

You’ve likely heard of ‘grey matter’ in the brain, but what about ‘white matter’? This is an important component of the central nervous system, brain, and spinal nerves that encompass numerous glial cells that help to transmit electrical signals from one part of the cerebrum to another as well as through other brain centers. You might say the ‘white matter’ is the brain’s super highway.

If there’s one habit that cripples more dreams than anything else, it’s making excuses. Life rarely goes according to plan, but responding with excuses only turns a bad situation into worse.

There’s a big difference between giving an explanation, and making an excuse. Excuses harbor guilt and shame—a protective veneer for avoiding a deeper issue. They rationalize bad behaviors, and set the table for a mediocre life.

Here are 12 steps to permanently remove excuses from your life:

1. Awareness leads to change

How often do you make excuses? For seven days, be on high-alert for any attempts at rationalizing bad behavior. Chalk them up in your journal. Write out the incident that sparked off your excuse.

2. Remove the criticism 

Excuses are produced from negative self-talk. When there’s looming judgement, you’ll scramble for justification. Removing criticism also removes the need to make excuses.

It doesn’t mean indifference toward your faults, but detaching yourself from the shame.

3. Shift to solutions

As you get better at catching your excuse-making, begin to shift your mindset from rationalizing to creating solutions.

By Dr. Fahad Basheer

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

DNA is an extremely long chain of molecules that contains all the information necessary for the life functions of a cell. It helps in carrying information from generations to generations and also helps in the production of proteins that are essential for growth and development of the human body.

The individual molecules that make up DNA are called nucleotides. There are only four nucleotides that are ever used: Adenine, Thymidine, Guanine and Cytosine. These nucleotides are made up of atoms like Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, phosphorous and Oxygen.

The quantum physics have discovered that our universe is made 99.999% energy and 0.0001% matter. It is now proven that even the atoms in our DNA are nothing but energy. Each atom of the DNA is made up of unique energy which codes a specific set of information within it.