By Nanice Ellis Contributing writer for Wake Up World Regardless of city, state, or country, virtually all teens face the temptation of drugs, sex, and rock n roll. You might not be too concerned...
Category - Love & Life
Wake Up World articles on love, life and loss, relationships and self-discovery, to help you heal your heart, empower your spirit and live a life of conscious gratitude.
Digging in the Dirt Makes You Happy — Here’s Why
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “It came to me while picking beans, the secret of happiness. I was hunting among the spiraling vines that envelop my teepees of pole...
“I Told You So!” – Simple But Powerful Ways of Improving Communication with Loved Ones
By Richard West Guest writer for Wake Up World “If you think you’re enlightened, try spending a week with your family.” ~ Ram Dass Recently I’ve been exploring the...
Parental Rights Under Attack (Again) … This Time with SB18: Bill of Rights for the Children and Youth of California
May 2nd, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “I have very profound feelings about parental rights and responsibilities and great dismay in American society over the...
The Lost Art of “Entertaining the Thought”
May 1st, 2017 By Tim Bryant Guest writer for Wake Up World “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle ...
Lessons From The Great Mother – What ‘Death’ in Ayahuasca Teaches Us About Life
By Juliet Tang Contributing writer for Wake Up World “Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.” – Schopenhauer The death experience...
WHY BE NORMAL? The Radical Revolution of Being Yourself
By Parvati Devi Guest writer for Wake Up World One of the pivotal quotes that shaped my life growing up was from one of my favorite musical icons, David Bowie: “The worst trick God can play is...
Empathy and the WE Experience
By Melissa Joy Jonsson Guest writer for Wake Up World “But feelings can’t be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem.” — Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young...
Intuition: Helpful… Sometimes
April 26th, 2017 By Jack Adam Weber Contributing writer for Wake Up World Intuition: from the Latin “intuir”, meaning ‘knowledge from within’. Intuition can be a helpful...
Satisfying Our Emotional Needs Without Being Codependent
By Lissa Rankin Guest writer for Wake Up World A deep cultural blind spot has recently come into my awareness, and it’s the kind of blind spot that, once you see it, you can’t unsee it...
How to Embrace and Live Your Mission in This Dream Called Life
By Juliet Tang Contributing writer for Wake Up World For the longest time, I was obsessed with the idea of remembering and living my life mission. Having spent long years working at a career...
5 More Lessons from the Animal Kingdom
By Jessie Klassen Contributing writer for Wake Up World Nature has many wisdoms and lessons for those who are open to her teachings. 7 years ago I went through a major life change where I began...