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Awakening Your Inner Hero: Depression, Hope and Awe

Negative thoughts and feelings know what the heck they are doing. They are skilled at their one and only purpose in life: to keep us separate us from the light.

by Burt Gershater November 30, 2022November 5, 2024

My message today is meant to be personal. I may not know you as an acquaintance or a friend, but at some level I do know you, and at some level you know me. Sure, there are things we’ll never know about each other, but there are also things that link all of us together, […]

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The Third Act: Left Right Center

A column on ageism and ageing

by Ellen Waterston November 23, 2022August 4, 2023

Have you discovered this zany, too-much-fun game? Everyone brings one dollar. Chips work, too. Three dice, each inscribed with L, R, C and a dot. Gambling-lite. It requires no skill other than coming up with your own surefire incantations to guarantee a winning roll, e.g., “Show me that you know me!” or your version of […]

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Horoscope Week of November 24, 2022

by The Source Staff November 23, 2022May 24, 2024

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian comedian Margaret Cho dealt with floods of ignorant criticism while growing up. She testifies, “Being called ugly and fat and disgusting from the time I could barely understand what the words meant has scarred me so deep inside that I have learned to hunt, stalk, claim, own, and defend my […]

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Horoscope Week of November 17, 2022

by The Source Staff November 16, 2022August 1, 2024

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Even if some people are nervous or intimidated around you, they may be drawn to you nonetheless. When that happens, you probably enjoy the power you feel. But I wonder what would happen if you made a conscious effort to cut back just a bit on the daunting vibes you emanate. […]

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BodyWise: A Column on the BodyMind Connection

The beatitude of gratitude

by Mike Macy November 16, 2022August 16, 2024

This month’s column is especially for those who were “damaged in shipping and handling.” Children who were neglected, abandoned or abused frequently assume that they were either deficient or deserved to be punished. At the time, this may be a brilliant survival strategy. Unfortunately, it sets us up for academic, financial, professional, relational, physical and […]

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Understanding Intimacy: Bad in Bed

A column that fosters deeper love between couples

by Dr. Jane Guyn November 9, 2022July 8, 2025

Dear Dr. Jane, I‘m a man who’s been married to a wonderful woman for over 10 years. We have a healthy sex life, but I’ve noticed that my wife isn’t very passionate when we make love. It seems like she wants me to hurry up and finish. This makes me think that she doesn’t really […]

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Horoscope Week of November 10, 2022

by The Source Staff November 9, 2022July 10, 2023

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio author Sylvia Plath had a disturbing, melodramatic relationship with romance. In one of her short stories, for example, she has a woman character say, “His love is the twenty-story leap, the rope at the throat, the knife at the heart.” I urge you to avoid contact with people who think […]

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Awakening Your Inner Hero: You Are Important

A column to help locals live a kinder and more courageous life

by Burt Gershater November 2, 2022January 22, 2024

What do you know? You likely have knowledge and/or skills that others can benefit from. A dentist knows how to repair our ever-decaying teeth. A painter knows how to cover fading walls and brighten our lives. Professional basketball players know how to shoot, rebound and play tough defense. Comedians know how to make us laugh…what […]

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Horoscope Week of November 3, 2022

by The Source Staff November 2, 2022January 3, 2025

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Here are tips on how to get the most out of the next three weeks: 1. Be a master of simmering, ruminating, marinating, steeping, fermenting, and effervescing. 2. Summon intense streams of self-forgiveness for any past event that still haunts you. 3. Tap into your forbidden thoughts so they might heal […]

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Horoscope Week of October 27, 2022

by The Source Staff October 26, 2022December 19, 2024

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Fear is the raw material from which courage is manufactured,” said author Martha Beck. “Without it, we wouldn’t even know what it means to be brave.” I love that quote—and I especially love it as a guiding meditation for you Scorpios right now. We usually think of fear as an unambiguously […]

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