Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Eileen Workman
The Impact of Beliefs on Survival and Society
Beliefs shape human behavior and decision-making, often leading individuals to prioritize societal norms over personal survival. This article explores the powerful influence of beliefs, examining how they can motivate actions, create societal tensions, and even lead to the collapse of civilizations when they become rigid. Understanding and reevaluating these beliefs is crucial for fostering a more adaptable and humane society. What makes beliefs so powerful in survival situations?
Essentials of Building a Lasting Relationship
Image by Tatyana Kazakova A strong relationship thrives on unconditional surrender, trust, and a commitment to mutual growth. Embracing change, nurturing curiosity, and sharing joy are vital, while recognizing the impermanence of moments together deepens appreciation. This article explores the core elements that contribute to a fulfilling partnership, highlighting the importance of love as a conscious choice. What are the key challenges in relationships? What principles foster a strong relationship?
Visualizing A New Economy and a New Way of Living
Image by อดิศร กรมศรี from Pixabay If we were to build a new economy based on the underlying creative design of the cosmos, what would it look like? What values would be at its foundation, and what level of consciousness would be required to ensure we didn’t repeat the mistakes of our past in a different form? For starters a new economic model would need to be win/win, far different from the win/lose paradigm under which we’ve been operating.
Humanity and The Money Game... Where Do We Go From Here?
Image by pasja1000 When I was a child, there once stood a wall so high, thick and militarily defended that most of us couldn’t imagine it would ever come down. It wound through the center of Berlin like a concrete snake, constricting the hearts and minds of those who were caught within its coils. Life for those who resided near the wall was a study in contrasts. Outside the wall spelled freedom—the freedom to be, do and experience life the way one wished to live it.
A New Way of Belonging: Calling Forth the Best in Every Person
Image by Mylene2401 The level of hunger for “belonging” being expressed by a large number of white Americans today reflects a primary drive all people feel to belong to a family, a tribe, a social group, or a welcoming community system. Because we are innately social beings, all of us are born with an instinctive impulse to belong, to connect, and to engage regularly with other people.
A New Way of Belonging: Calling Forth the Best in Every Person
Image by Mylene2401 The level of hunger for “belonging” being expressed by a large number of white Americans today reflects a primary drive all people feel to belong to a family, a tribe, a social group, or a welcoming community system. Because we are innately social beings, all of us are born with an instinctive impulse to belong, to connect, and to engage regularly with other people.
Rewriting the Script: From Separation to Symbiosis
Image by Christine Engelhardt The irony of anyone standing firmly resistant to change is that we awaken into a brand new world every day. We call it the universe, and it’s never the same place twice. In our universe, though, the changes happening all around us are either so constant we take them for granted or so slow and imperceptible we fail to notice them.
What Makes A Good Relationship?
Image by Tatyana Kazakova What makes a good relationship? A willingness to surrender one’s heart—totally and without reservation to your Beloved—and to trust that, when you leap together into the precipice of the unknown, you will be able to reach confidently for one another and find solace or joy in equal measure through that loving communion.
What Makes A Good Relationship?
Image by Tatyana Kazakova What makes a good relationship? A willingness to surrender one’s heart—totally and without reservation to your Beloved—and to trust that, when you leap together into the precipice of the unknown, you will be able to reach confidently for one another and find solace or joy in equal measure through that loving communion.
Modern Beliefs About Economics vs. Following The Laws Of Nature
Image by ejaugsburg People today are espousing some very strange beliefs about the state of our modern economy. We frequently hear things like: We can no longer afford to educate our children, provide universal health care, clean up our polluted environment, innovate around renewable energy resources, provide food, water and basic shelter for all, share our wisdom and planetary resources with other nations, protect our ecosystems or explore the farthest reaches of our universe.
What Lessons Has Humanity Yet To Learn To Generate Awesome New Creative Potentials?
Image creation: Gerd Altman (combined Image from Suvajit Roy and rawpixel). Colorized by InnerSelf. Beloved, know that once humanity views reality through the more expansive lens of life-awareness, you will open up new opportunities that would have seemed impossible from a narrower and more self-conscious perspective.
Examining Our Beliefs and Thoughtfully Changing Direction
Image by Pexels In the beloved movie The Wizard of Oz there is a powerful, dramatic scene where a hungry Dorothy starts to pick apples, when suddenly the apple tree slaps her hand and scolds her for stealing. The scene surprises us by shifting our perspective away from ordinary reality, because in real life apple trees don’t care who eats their fruit. Even so, we don’t dare pick an apple from a neighbor’s tree just because we’d like to eat one.
Washington Post | Chances are, you’re not as open-minded as you think
By Washington PostJuly 21, 2019 People imagine their own views as hypotheses in need of testingRead full story Comments Interesting empirical research from several fields makes the argument that is not what people think but how they think which determines whether one is indeed open minded or not. The researchers find curiosity — and a broad range of knowledge — is better than vertical expertise, which sows the seeds of intractable behavior.
InnerSelf
Welcome... Our InnerSelf welcomes your inner self. This is the early-bird version of the newsletter/new issue of InnerSelf. The complete version will be online, and emailed to subscribers, late Sunday afternoon. Happy reading! Please scroll down for the featured articles in this new issue of InnerSelf, and also the recap of all the articles that were added to the website during the week. Wishing you enjoyable insightful reading, and of course a wonder-full, joy-full, and loving week. Marie T.
Humanity and The Money Game... Where Do We Go From Here?
Image by pasja1000 When I was a child, there once stood a wall so high, thick and militarily defended that most of us couldn’t imagine it would ever come down. It wound through the center of Berlin like a concrete snake, constricting the hearts and minds of those who were caught within its coils. Life for those who resided near the wall was a study in contrasts. Outside the wall spelled freedom—the freedom to be, do and experience life the way one wished to live it.
There IS a Reason for Living
Image by Goran Horvat Modern society—which has become almost totally externalized, objective, mechanistic and materialist in its worldview—informs us that we live in a random, purposeless, dead and dumb universe. All that really matters in such a world is satisfying the body’s biological needs until we die. So the more sensory satisfaction we can generate for ourselves (and for those few others whom we really care about) the better.
There IS a Reason for Living
Image by Goran Horvat Modern society—which has become almost totally externalized, objective, mechanistic and materialist in its worldview—informs us that we live in a random, purposeless, dead and dumb universe. All that really matters in such a world is satisfying the body’s biological needs until we die. So the more sensory satisfaction we can generate for ourselves (and for those few others whom we really care about) the better.
Walk With Joy: Discover The Limitless Nature Of Who You Truly Are
Image by lisa runnels from Pixabay These days, I’m choosing to live my life in a very different way than the way I was raised. No longer do I think of my physical body as something separate from life, as a discrete object that needs to be defended and protected from the insults and problems of a cruel and dangerous world. I’ve shifted my inner attention beyond this body, into the eternal realm of infinite life itself.
Walk With Joy: Discover The Limitless Nature Of Who You Truly Are
Image by lisa runnels from Pixabay These days, I’m choosing to live my life in a very different way than the way I was raised. No longer do I think of my physical body as something separate from life, as a discrete object that needs to be defended and protected from the insults and problems of a cruel and dangerous world. I’ve shifted my inner attention beyond this body, into the eternal realm of infinite life itself.
The Truth About Change: Relaxing and Allowing Life To “Do Me, Through Me”
Have you ever noticed how much of your own energy appears to be directed toward trying to change the behaviors, beliefs, and feelings of other people? Have you ever wondered whether that is indeed the best use of your awesome energy and your precious life? What happens when we decide to reclaim our right to use our own creative potential in an entirely different way? Should we make such a choice, what might it look like for us to reclaim our personal power and then consciously redirect it?
Living in Full Abundance: Delivering Our Gifts To The World and To Each Other
It seems to me that our ongoing quest to secure material wealth—often to the point of excess, and with little regard for the harm we may do while in blind pursuit of money—reflects the fact that, as a species, we’ve never really come to grips with what we’re living for. While there’s no point in denying that we’re biological creatures, and that we each have pressing physical needs that must be satisfied if we’re to survive, are we surviving just to meet those needs until such time as we die?
InnerSelf Newsletter: December 16th, 2018
Welcome... Our InnerSelf welcomes your inner self. As we enter the last week before Christmas, many people are outwardly focused on what to buy, what to give, what to share. So this week, we at InnerSelf turn the focus to the inner. While still keeping the focus on giving and sharing, we speak about giving of ourselves and sharing love.
The American Dream: Our Energy Quality Determines Our Output Quality
At some point, humanity’s fear of the unknown becomes eclipsed by its horrible realization of what is known, because the evidence can no longer be denied, suppressed, or ignored. Such moments historically mark the occasions when human beings coalesce to bring about change. Unfortunately, when we wait to initiate change until we absolutely hate what is present, real and true for us all, we then usually resort to desperate measures.
Why Life Is Not a Race You'd Want To Win
"Remember, it's not a race." I found myself saying this to my daughter the other day and when I said it I knew I had to share with you a story about how I went from rushing to cruising.Before I met my wife I was always rushing; rushing to get to the store, rushing to reach my goals, rushing through life hoping to get there faster. While I have learned a lot about life from my wife, the biggest lesson I have learned from her is the practice of cruising.
What Makes A Good Friend?
How should you choose your friends? Liderina/ Shutterstock.com Good friendships seem worth celebrating. But for many of us, tensions can appear from time to time between being a good friend and doing “the right thing.” When faced with, for example, a situation where it’s tempting to lie to cover for a friend, it can seem as though friendship and morality are on a collision course. I am an ethicist who works on issues involving friendship, so this tension is of great interest to me.
Why Stretching Is Important For Weight Loss And Exercise
Many athletes stretch before and after exercise, but they may not be gaining benefits from doing so. ESB Basic/shutterstock.com There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the value – or lack thereof – of muscle stretching to accelerate recovery after exercise. “Stretching clears out your lactic acid,” and other similar claims abound. Is any of this true?Sort of.First, it is important to understand the difference between stretching for recovery and stretching for remodeling.
How To Save Money When Traveling Abroad By Thinking Like An Economist
A record number of tourists and business travelers visited a country other than their own in 2017, and this year is already on pace to exceed that tally. One thing you definitely need when traveling abroad besides a passport is local currency, such as euros in Europe, yen in Japan or rubles in Russia.
From Little to Big: What Would Be Good For Us To Expand?
No, this is not an article about Viagra or some other form of enhancing the physical anatomy. Looking at commercials and spam that have been directed my way, I have wondered what the human preoccupation with bigger this or bigger that is all about. It seems that the human anatomy has certain parts that we think should be bigger, while all the while we trying to reduce the size of other parts.
Horoscope: July 30 to August 5, 2018
Horoscope: July 30 to August 5, 2018 Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction.
Horoscope: August 6 to 12, 2018
Horoscope: August 6 to 12, 2018 Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction.
How To Tell The Difference Between Persuasion And Manipulation
Calling someone manipulative is a criticism of that person’s character. Saying that you have been manipulated is a complaint about having been treated badly. Manipulation is dodgy at best, and downright immoral at worst. But why is this? What’s wrong with manipulation? Human beings influence each other all the time, and in all sorts of ways. But what sets manipulation apart from other influences, and what makes it immoral? We are constantly subject to attempts at manipulation.
Does Thinking You Look Fat Affect How Much Money You Earn?
Two things people often think about are money and their appearance. Past research has shown that there is a correlation between the two: People subjectively considered attractive earn more. And body weight plays a major role in attractiveness. A person’s body mass index – which adjusts a person’s weight for their height – and their success in the workplace are linked. Put simply, thin people, especially women, are rewarded more than their larger colleagues.
How Old Is My Pet In Dog Years Or Cat Years?
Did anyone check the number of candles on here? KikoStock/Shutterstock.com “Just how old do you think my dog is in dog years?” is a question I hear on a regular basis. People love to anthropomorphize pets, attributing human characteristics to them. And most of us want to extend our animal friends’ healthy lives for as long as possible. It may seem like sort of a silly thing to ponder, born out of owners’ love for their pets and the human-animal bond between them.
Is LED Lighting A Global Blight To Health
Light pollution is often characterized as a soft issue in environmentalism. This perception needs to change. Light at night constitutes a massive assault on the ecology of the planet, including us. It also has indirect impacts because, while 20 per cent of electricity is used for lighting worldwide, at least 30 per cent of that light is wasted. Wasted light serves no purpose at all, and excessive lighting is too often used beyond what is needed for driving, or shopping, or Friday-night football.
People With Depression Have Low Blood Levels Of This Stuff
People with depression have low blood levels of a substance called acetyl-L-carnitine, according to a new study. “[Depression is] the No. 1 reason for absenteeism at work, and one of the leading causes of suicide…” Naturally produced in the body, acetyl-L-carnitine is also widely available in drugstores, supermarkets, and health food catalogs as a nutritional supplement.
How Our Brains Keep Us From Saving Money
While many factors are at play, we can blame our brains—at least to some degree—for our poor saving habits, according to a new study. The average American working-age couple has saved only $5,000 for retirement, while 43 percent of working-age families have no retirement savings at all, according to a 2016 analysis of a Federal Reserve survey.
It's Time To Awaken The Higher Brain
The level of complexity of our modern world has exceeded our dominant biological/cognitive capacities to fully process and create meaning from this complexity. This ‘overload’ further activates the stress brain. The old lower stress brain arrests the energy from going to the prefrontal cortex and other higher brain structures. The old lower reptilian brain is designed to keep you from being eaten by a tiger. In the modern world, that reptilian brain experiences a thousand little tigers daily.
How Clean Is Your Desk? The Unwelcome Reality Of Office Hygiene
As far as bacteria goes, your desk is worse than a toilet seat. Shutterstock If you work in an office, the chances are there are some colleagues you would rather sit next to than others. But we’re not just talking personality likes or dislikes here – what can also be a factor is how clean they keep their desk. The average office desk is said to contains 400 times more germs than a toilet seat – meaning that many office workers could be at risk of sickness due to dirty desks.
Basic Income Is A No-brainer In Economic Hard Times
Ontario’s minister of children, community and social services just announced that the Canadian province’s landmark basic income pilot project would be terminated. Lisa MacLeod did not offer an alternative for moving forward, apart from a vague mention of a “better plan in 100 days.” The project has been running since April 2017. It reached full enrolment with 4,000 residents receiving the basic income payment in three communities: the Hamilton area, the Thunder Bay area and Lindsay.
This Trait Can Tell You Who’s Really Trustworthy
When it comes to predicting who is most likely to act in a trustworthy manner, one of the most important factors is the anticipation of guilt, according to a new study. In the study, researchers identify a trait predictor of trustworthy intentions and behavior. They also provide practical advice for deciding in whom we should place our trust.
The Rise Of The Conscious Carnivore
It’s barbecue season, a time of year that usually makes the meat industry happy. But an increasing number of Canadians, especially those under 35, are cutting out meat from their diets – a trend that should be causing serious alarm for meat producers. (Shutterstock) The August long weekend approaches, and many Canadians will celebrate with picnics and barbecues. Meat often plays a central role when choosing the menu for gatherings among family and friends.
Healing the Past... In the Present
Has this ever happened to you? Somebody says something to you that immediately triggers negativity within you. You don't have a clue why you are so upset and you wonder just where that feeling came from. Tony Robbins would call this a "negative anchor" -- something that is said or something that is experienced that you associate with a previous negative event. Peter Levine refers to this as trauma being held in the body.
A "Perfect Storm" Of Factors Is Making Wildfires Bigger And More Expensive To Control
The Carr Fire tears through Shasta, California, July 26, 2018. AP Photo/Noah Berger Hopes for fewer large wildfires in 2018, after last year’s disastrous fire season, are rapidly disappearing across the West. Six deaths have been reported in Northern California’s Carr Fire, including two firefighters. Fires have scorched Yosemite, Yellowstone, Crater Lake, Sequoia and Grand Canyon national parks. A blaze in June forced Colorado to shut down the San Juan National Forest.
How The Everyday Commute Is Changing Who We Are
Commuting has become such a routine part of our daily lives that we don’t stop to think about what it may offer us. Jay Dantinne/Unsplash Few activities that bead our everyday lives have earned such dubious notoriety as commuting. That the words “hell” and “nightmare” are sometimes invoked to describe journeys to and from work indicates just how disparaged this part of our lives often is.
What You Need To Know About The Keto Diet
A diet developed in the 1920s to treat children with epilepsy is suddenly all the rage. The ketogenic diet, or “keto diet”, has reportedly been endorsed by celebrities and even athletes are giving it a go.The keto diet is one of a series of fashionable low carb diets that include the Atkins diet, the South Beach diet and the Zone diet. There are hundreds of people selling ketogenic diet plans online and on social media, with big promises of the results to be expected.
How Plastic Bags Harm Our Environment And Sea Life
Sea turtle eating a plastic bag. from www.shutterstock.com Plastic bags harm marine (and land) environments in a few ways.Turtles (and other animals) may mistake plastic bags for food. Turtles like to eat jellyfish, and we think turtles eat the plastic bags because they resemble jellyfish. When turtles eat plastic, it can block their intestinal system (their guts). Therefore, they can no longer eat properly, which can kill them. The plastics in their tummy may also leak chemicals into the turtle.
Each One Of Us Can Be A Miracle For Someone Else
Miracles happen all the time. You probably know someone who has had a miracle happen to them, or maybe a miracle has happened to you. I know a woman whose cancer tumor disappeared overnight after she and several others stayed up all night praying. The doctors said there was no medical explanation for this. I also know a family whose home was spared in the current fires of this past fall in California. Theirs was standing intact, while every home on their street was gone.
Is Organic, Grass Fed And Hormone-free Red Meat Any Healthier?
Organic meat is grown without pesticides but there is little nutritional difference. Consumers pay more for ethically farmed livestock.
Are You Addicted to Stress?
Fortunately, the majority of physiological processes necessary to ensure our survival, from electrolyte balance to regulation of our heartbeat, happen outside our awareness. Our incredible machines are constantly making behind-the-scenes calculations and adjustments to keep us healthy and in balance. If external adjustments are required, our body and brain send us signals, generally in the form of sensations.
Radical Remembrance: Integrate, Transmute, and Progress
All dates and times are UT so may vary in your time zoneAugust begins in the middle of an eclipse season which continues until the 15th. Last month was an intense journey for many, with solar and lunar eclipses challenging even the most balanced among us! As we embark on a new month we have one more solar eclipse to come on the 11th before things begin to ease.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Eileen
Contact Eileen, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack