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We share inspiring, helpful, challenging articles. And quotes, and whatever I care about. You can write & get featured on Elephant at elephantjournal.com/post Elephant: about The Mindful Life, since 2002: elephantjournal.com/best (free) to stay connected.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · Sep 5

🔥New Podcast Drop! 👇🏼

Plastic is Spooky! ~ Waylon Lewis {Walk the Talk Show Podcast, Video} | elephant journal

Imagine if we could celebrate Halloween without trashing our planet and teaching our children that it’s okay to do so.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 6h

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 1d

"A witch? me? because of my long hair? But why would being a witch be a dangerous accusation? What would they do to me, if they did decide I was a witch?"

Seduction, Witches & Long Hair. | elephant journal

Witches stand in opposition to puritanical fears that encourage the repression of our natural sexuality, representing rebellion, and freedom. Witches wear their natural beauty without shame or inhibit...

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 1d

How is everyone? Like you I've been attracted to the independent (non-tech-overlord-bent-on-exploiting-our-planet+society) Blue Sky. We're consistent here but struggling to build community. We share mindful articles from our community here—help us by reading, sharing? We'll reply to any comments.

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Sabrina Göldlin @seekerofgold.bsky.social · 2d

“…when two people struggle it’s often because both are afraid of getting hurt. I think that’s true for me too.

New article published on elephant journal, help me get traction by liking, sharing and commenting.
Thank you. ❤️

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How Childhood Wounds Shaped the Way I Love & Protect Myself. | elephant journal

My childhood wounds have ruined so much of my potential: my ability to build healthy relationships, to care for them in the right ways. I don’t mean to sound like

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 2d

“If you don’t like how women look without makeup, never get married.” Before/after make up photos:

More attractive without make up? | elephant journal

Take off your {fake} face.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 2d

5. If she happens to let you close enough to love her, take it seriously. It means she’s trying. It means she wants to love you. And remember that helping her learn how to be loved in return is the surest way to win her heart.

5 Tips to Love a Woman Who Doesn't Know How to Be Loved. | elephant journal

Independent women can be harder to start relationships with and it requires a sensitive approach to her guarded heart. Guys, here are tips to love her well.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 3d

#4 will kill even a relationship full of love.

5 Things Healthy Relationships Do Differently than Toxic Romances.

Here is what I have discovered those in healthy relationships do differently.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 5d

9. “To recognize one’s own insanity is, of course, the arising of sanity, the beginning of healing and transcendence.”

10 Quotes from Eckhart Tolle to Help us with the Winter Blues. | elephant journal

I will be honest with you—last winter was like no other I had ever experienced.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 6d

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 6d

"Republicans are in charge of the Senate.

Republicans are in charge of the House.

Republicans are in charge of the Executive Branch.

If the government shuts down and you honestly think Democrats are to blame, you're the reason shampoo bottles have instructions." ~ a comment

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 6d

🎙 Check out our talk show episode: 10 Basic Salves for Burn-Out & Everyday Depression.

10 Basic Salves for Burn-Out & Everyday Depression.

YouTube video by Elephant Journal

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 6d

Check in on your people. We aren't all okay. 💗🙏🏼

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 6d

"Auspicious coincidence comes in if we're totally present. Things should start working in a way that can be downright magical." ~ Waylon H. Lewis
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Watch the Walk the Talk Show video or listen to the podcast , How to Make a Decision (a little Buddhist Tip). 👉🏼 elejrnl.com?p=4208493

How to Make a Decision (a little Buddhist Tip). ~ Waylon Lewis {Walk the Talk Show Podcast, Video} | elephant journal

Not-knowing is something you may have to hold onto for quite a while. It may feel frustrating. But it's not the same as indecision.

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Melody @peace-dreamer1.bsky.social · 7d

No amount of approval from others can fill the emptiness that comes from abandoning yourself. Published in the great @elephantjournal.com
The+Courage+to+Risk+being+Unliked%3A+Choosing+Self-Love+over+Approval. elejrnl.com?p=4197304

The Courage to Risk being Unliked: Choosing Self-Love over Approval. | elephant journal

Anyone else going through this? If you’ve been trying to avoid disagreements and heated political debates to keep peace, here’s one question:

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Melody @peace-dreamer1.bsky.social · 7d

Hold both truths. One will heal you. One will change the world. Newly published in the great @elephantjournal.com Why+the+Mantra+%22I+am+Enough%22+is+Only+Half+the+Story. elejrnl.com?p=4207658

Why the Mantra “I am Enough” is Only Half the Story. | elephant journal

We see it everywhere. It’s whispered in yoga classes, inked into tattoos, and printed on mugs and T-shirts: “I am enough.” And it’s true. These three healing words are medicine in a culture

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 7d

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 8d

"A shutdown falls on the president's lack of leadership. I mean problems start from the top and they have to get solved from the top. A shutdown means the president is weak."
Donald J. Trump, 2013.

PS: MAGA runs the House, Senate and Presidency...and Supreme Court!

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 8d

⁠What an amazing woman.⁠
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Take a moment to slow down, and appreciate her heart, her courage, her caring, her example:⁠
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Simply click our link in bio to get inspire
d & see: Jane Goodall Captures our Hearts in a Powerful 5 Minutes. {Video}⁠
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#maywebeofbenefit

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 8d

If you looked up to her, please actually follow her example.

I have some anger around the loss of Dr. Jane Goodall. | elephant journal

“The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.” ~ Jane Goodall I have some anger around this loss. So many of us liked her, admired her, without listening to her. Wit...

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 8d

Just droppin' this here because today we need the reminder. Keep up the hope. 🕯️ 🙏🏼💗 ~ Molly, ed.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 9d

"Stupid Rules of Engagement' distinguish us from the Bad Guys. The Geneva Convention was created for a reason.

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 9d

OH HEY JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING

release the unredacted Epstein Files already

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · 9d

No more escalators for you!

But drunk on the job? No problem! And leak those top secret chats! And stepping all over the Constitution, aiming your force at our own Citizens? Bonus for you!

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Waylon & Elephant Journal @elephantjournal.com · Mar 20

Now is a time for resistance. Not resistance out of aggression, but resistance out of caring for our planet, for our democracy, for our basic rights. ~ Waylon H. Lewis

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