HJ: Wherever you find yourself on the path of life, you can always use more self love and compassion.  These two qualities are literally limitless in the depth you can experience.  However much love you are experience you can always experience more.  And the same can be said for compassion.  And the world is in short supply of these and desperately needs what you can radiate and give.  But you can only give what you yourself have, so remember to cultivate not just love and compassion for others, but love and compassion for yourself.

- Truth

Lovingkindness Practice

Lovingkindness meditation evokes goodwill toward all beings, including yourself.

By Toni Bernhard J.D. | Psychology Today | Toni Bernhard

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We have spoken about the attributes to look for in new relationships, but what if you wish to improve a relationship you are already in? We would like to discuss that today.

Many people lose their balance in their relationship by placing all of their focus on what their partner is doing. We remind you that the only thing you ever have control over is yourself. By taking your focus back, you step back into your authentic power. Then, by practicing self love and concentrating on your own growth and evolution, your world will naturally shift to reflect those changes back to you.

Dear Ones, people do not fall out of love, they fall out of appreciation. Remember how much you loved every last thing about your partner when you first met? How wonderful that felt, and how things just kept getting better and better? You were positively focused, which got you even more of what you loved! You can move back into that loving, appreciative place toward your partner whenever you like, which would be energetically supporting what you would like more of.

The final element you may wish to use to transform your existing relationship is to be fully present with your loved one. Dismissiveness can be a very hurtful energy. Honour your loved one with your attention. It is how you show another how loved, accepted and valuable they are to you. By being fully present and accepting, you become a safe person to the other, and they will naturally wish to connect more with you.

By Anna LeMind | Learning Mind

Some when referring to sexual attraction insist that everything starts from the mind. As new research shows, everything ends there! U.S. researchers announced that they had solved one piece of the mystery of what happens in the brain during sex by monitoring the activity of the female brain during an orgasm.

Research group from Rutgers University in New Jersey, using imaging machines, studied the brains of women during orgasm and found that different brain regions were activated depending on which body part was the source of sexual excitement. Specifically, the scientists identified thirty different parts of the brain that were activated, including the centers responsible for emotion, touch, joy, satisfaction and memory.

“Knowing the sequence of events from stimulation to orgasm allows us to see what parts of the brain become activated and in what order. If we can compare this to the brain activity in anorgasmic women, we can see at what point their orgasm gets blocked and work out whether it’s possible to get around that block,” said Barry Komisaruk of the Rutgers University.

Source: www.livelearnevolve.com | Original Post Date: January 22, 2014 –

These documentaries are not listed as being 100% fact, they’ve been chosen for their thought provoking content and many discuss new ideas and concepts that are either currently impossible to be scientifically explored or have yet to be explored enough. As a note, Einstein’s special relativity theory was published in 1905 but wasn’t actually fully accepted into the physics community until 1920. So, I prefer not to dismiss the exploration of new ideas just because they do not adhere to the status quo, for that is the only way we make progress. So, onto the best documentaries on YouTube:

1. CENTURY OF THE SELF

In our society, it’s hard to become your own person. There is a massive push to be liked by all, hated by none, yet, this task in itself is detrimental to your health. Managing how you accept the judgment and opinions of others is a monumental step in becoming more secure in yourself and your life.  When you stop putting so much weight into other people’s opinions, you will enjoy what you have done more than you ever had before. While it is easier said than done, here are some tips for putting yourself first.

1. Own Your Actions

We all have a past, regrets, and broken promises. While all of these are givens, the way you handle them is what is essential to promoting a better future. Before you can expect other to think of you in the way that you desire, you need to feel the same way about yourself. If you realize your past has altered your perception of yourself, along those images. You do not have to be proud of every moment in your life, but do not dwell on them. Instead, you can see them as learning opportunities.

Counting sunspots over time helps in knowing the activity of our star but the two indices used by scientists disagree on dates prior to 1885. Now an international team of researchers has tried to standardise the historical results and has discovered that, contrary to what one may think, the solar activity of our times is very similar to that of other times, such as the Enlightenment.

Scientists have been counting sunspots since 1610 with small telescopes. Thus it has been verified that the Sun's activity increases every eleven years, according to the interval in the growth of the number of darker and colder spots in comparison with the rest of its surface. The more spots that appear, the more luminous the surrounding areas are, and our star shines brighter.

Nonetheless, the eleven-year cycles do not always have the same intensity. The more intense peaks of the Sun's luminosity were produced in the 20th century, which experts have called the 'modern maximum'. However, an international team of scientists has reviewed the historical data and has verified that there were also elevated values in other periods.

V-day can feel like D-Day.

The day is, in my opinion, slightly ridiculous. But probably not for the reasons you think. I have no problem with the cheesy commercialized crap. I like cinnamon hearts and I even miss making those old-school valentines out of construction papers and doilies.

The ridiculousness is my expectations. When I’m single, I beat myself up for not being with someone. And when I’m with someone, I hold him to impossibly high standards. Is it too much to ask that my boyfriend give me a puppy with an engagement ring around his collar all while singing a song that he’s written especially for me?!

Yup, my boyfriend is screwed.

It’s not like I actually want another dog. I’m certainly not ready to get engaged. And I’m betting that he’s tone-deaf (based on the fact that I’ve never heard him sing).

So if I’m not actually interested in any of those things, why do I want them so much? Where are these crazy expectations coming from?