Is this some kind of mythical, magical tree? Nah. All you need to understand this amazing 40-fruit tree is science! 

Sam Van Aken, an artist from New York, created what he calls the Tree of 40 Fruit not through anything nasty like genetic engineering, but an age-old orcharding practice of grafting. Grafting is a horticultural technique in which a section of stem from one tree is inserted into another. So basically you can have an apple tree, but if you want another kind of apple to grow on it, you simply need to graft branches from that kind of apple tree onto the original tree.

Pretty neat, huh?...

Things will appear or disappear from your life. You may not know or understand why, it just happens. Sometimes, it is best not to know.  Take it as a teaching in and learning of acceptance. ~ Creator

HJ: There is a big difference between self-improvement and self-criticism.  The former is constructive and the latter is limiting.  Criticizing yourself arises from negative, self deprecating limiting or conflicting beliefs you hold and is an automatic, self-limiting reflex.  Whereas a love of and commitment to self growth or self improvement is a loving acceptance of where you are at, acknowledgement of what you have accomplished and a desire to actualize into an even higher level of your full potential.

Many have commented that it is their inner critic that helps them grow.  Maybe, but from a place of feeling not good enough.  Why not trade it for growth from a place of love and joy?

Lissa Rankin shows you how…

- Truth

How to Deal with Your Inner Critic

By Lissa Rankin MD | Wake Up World | Lissa Rankin

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It is natural to think of others and on behalf of mankind altogether. World thoughts for survival have mis-distributed the idea of loving others as yourself.

“Kill or be killed” is not the theme of your life, nor is it the theme of most people’s lives, although this theme is carried along less dramatically in expressions such as: “Look out for yourself,” and “Get while the getting’s good” or “Take the biggest piece of pie” or: “Think of Number 1.”
These ideas may still be rife on Earth. For many years, life has been for survival, yet you are here for more than survival. “For the good of all” is something to remember. Unquestionably, you are here on Earth for more than yourself. You are here for Me.

Bear in mind it’s possible that a woman who spends a great deal of her time in spas and on beauty treatments, by her very beauty, may inspire others. Of course, it might be a sound idea for this woman to treat another woman to a day at a spa. Love is what We are speaking of here, after all.

Some people may spend their lifetimes seeking enlightenment yet seeking enlightenment for themselves alone, the way others might seek a fur coat or a new car. They are desperate to have enlightenment and may not be thinking of anyone else.

There is a big world, and good hearts are to encompass the world. Less self-centeredness is part of being enlightened. If all the money in the world could buy enlightenment and someone who has been a “me, me, me” person all his life becomes enlightened, could he continue to be self-centered?

by John Holland

If you’re going to live a purposeful and enriched life from your soul, then you have to listen to its wisdom. As a psychic and a medium, I believe that most of the drama in our lives can be attributed to times when we don’t live in harmony with our inner-guidance. Your soul knows what it wants and needs. If your body and mind are not in alignment with your soul, then you can easily become off-balance and the outside world starts to manifest what’s happening on the inside.

Equally, there will be times in your life when you know that your soul is screaming out to you. When you keep thinking in your head, over and over, “What am I doing?” or “I really have to start to get a grip on my life!” or “I can’t keep living this way!” We often ask these questions when we’re going through an emotional or traumatic time in our lives. When these questions arise (and trust me they will), it’s just another way that your soul is trying to get your attention...