While awareness days have good intentions, they constantly spotlight disease, violence and abuse and unintentionally amplify fear and hopelessness instead of the solutions we actually want to see.   The law of attraction perspective reminds us that “you get what you focus on”, so if our focus is mostly on the problem, we risk energizing more of the same, rather than the healthy, loving and safe world we long for.  Awareness vs focus The law of attraction is built on a simple

What if condemnation of Halloween is based on ignorance and deep-rooted bias?  Before forming an opinion shaped largely by fear or misconception, especially from staunch Christian viewpoints, it's worth exploring the fuller, richer story behind this occasion which really teaches children… and some adults, the values of sharing, giving, neighborliness, humility and for once, mingle with your broader neighborhood for a few hours in a year. Strangely therapeutic! Especially seei

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