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Welcome to Wheel of Life Magazine! Robin Williams, Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain, and countless others. These are people that inspired us, made us laugh, brought us beauty, created things that enhance our own lives. These are people that, although they smiled to the world and appeared to be happy, the reality is they were hurting on the inside. Depression has become a major health issue in our society. However, this is a disease that cannot be visibly recognized. We are not aware of the thoughts and feelings of those we love and admire, until it is too late. How can we, as a society help? If we cannot see the signs, what can we do? Posting in social media a phone number for a mental health support centre is clearly not enough. People that suffer from depression do not reach out, they in fact, silently withdraw. In a “social media society,” we have in fact become less social. We “connect” online, going days, sometimes weeks without seeing a single person. We can portray online how happy we are, so no one will worry about us. It is time to take our society back. Check in on your family and friends. Call them, don’t text them. Visit them, not inbox them. Hear their voice, see their physical state. And when you sense something is not right, take action. Take them out for a coffee instead of sending a heart or smiley face on social media. Invite them for dinner or a paint night instead of sending them an inspirational meme. We can make a difference; however, it means taking physical action. Do not tell people you care about them, show them you love them! This includes the people that seem to be happy and “have it all together,” because perhaps they don’t and all they need is someone to drop in and give them a hug. You can be the difference that will save someone’s life.
Blessings, Angela
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The Shifting World - A Millennial’s Perspective
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The 5 W’s of the Ketogenic Diet
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How one youth deals with the challenges of our current time.
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A nutritionist gives us the facts on how and why this diet works.
Spiritual Journey - Voices in Time Part 2 Anne shares with us a change encounter with a Bedouin.
Words of the Wise wisdom from her mother.
Pointing Fingers back at us represent.
The Window In The Black Box
How one woman overcame adversity to become the person she wanted to be.
Three Easy Steps To Give Your Inner Critic The Boot
Tess shows us how to turn around our negative self-talk.
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Getting Out Of The Muck led her to her life’s purpose.
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How I Stopped Being A Victim
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The Soul Of Sustainability
How one woman is changing the victim landscape by blazing a new trail.
healthy life for her family in a toxic world.
Sudie shows us how to determine our life purpose.
Loving Yourself Through the Pain Leah shows us how to heal from our own trauma.
A Book Review - Reasons to Stay Alive Carolyn reviews Matt Haig’s book on dealing with depression.
Tom Campbell,
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Forgiving My Father
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What I Learned From The Trees
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My Bitter-Sweet Surrender
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One man’s story of how heart surgery
A Journey Around the World and Into Trans
How traveling helped Mark become his authentic self.
How trees and nature helped Nanci heal and then reform her life.
Make A Global Impact - Earth Day 2018
One woman’s aspiration to make every day Earth Day.
Physicist Are We Living In A Virtual Reality?
Tom shares with us his concepts of our reality.
How one daughter rewrote the story of her relationship with her father.
Where Did My Friends Go?
Dealing with the changing relationships in our life as we grow.
Grounding and Protection For The Sensitive Soul Practical tips to maintain balance in a chaotic world.
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The Message In Numbers
The numbers we see repeatedly have something to tell us.
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Your Letters Dear Angela, The inaugural issue of Wheel of Life Magazine had many interesting articles; I would like to comment on, or rather commend you on, How to Teach Children about Energy. This article addresses something many parents have not realized would make their, and their children’s, lives much calmer and fuller. We are all energy, as is everything around us. How we react to, and interact with, for an adult, let alone someone who has yet to have experiences to draw upon. Youngsters are like sponges, picking up on their surroundings and learning how to be in this world. What a wonderful gift to impart to them early, how to calm themselves, how our interactions affect other things. I believe the world would be a calmer, happier, and yes even safer place, if all of us had the tools laid out in Amanda Salsman’s article. This is a must read for anyone who interacts with the younger set! Regards and best wishes, Jo Sovik
Dear Angela, Congratulations on the new e-magazine! It’s so refreshing to have access to such diverse and inspirational articles. I found the articles in the Spring 2018 issue to be very helpful and eye-opening. One that stands out for me is It’s time for a change! I am excited to start trying the mirror exercise that Tess describes in this article. How awesome would it be to feel toward ourselves? I can only imagine all the amazing things we would attract to ourselves if we found this inner peace. We can get so wrapped up in helping other people that we often forget about ourselves in the process. Tess has reminded me of how important self-care is in our daily lives! I’m grateful for the amazing writers that have contributed to this incredible e-magazine. Keep up the good work! Brandy Burrow Austin, TX Dear Editor, Thank you for assembling a wonderful, uplifting and thought provoking magazine. I found Embracing Change by Sudie Crouch provided 5 simple steps on accepting change. I love change (at least that is what I tell myself) as long as I’m in control of the change. However, when I’m to ensure change doesn’t happen. It’s manipulate the outcome of the situation to what I think it should be. This creates more drama than if I would just accept simple steps Sudie describes are clear, precise and easy to follow. It helped me to embrace change for what it is and not what I think it should be. Change is good; you just have to be willing to accept it for what it is. Lots of Love, Margaret Dalla Torre New York
The Shifting World A Millennial’s Perspective By Rylee Smith
As youths, we face many challenges. They say it’s a time of fun and irresponsibility, yet we are faced with so many decisions. Since many things in the world are new, of learning. For some of us, our worlds change almost overnight, from having to focus on education to having to focus on getting a career. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have time to focus on having fun and connecting with people. After all, by connecting with people and lifting up others, we can create ripples of happiness that will spread. They say, “Laughter is the best medicine,” (Old Proverb) and I believe that’s true on a global scale too. We have the opportunity in this incredible time of change to make a difference, if not to the world as a whole, to the people around us, who will in turn affect the people around them. I try to remember it doesn’t cost us anything to share a smile.
The key to our own happiness lies within us, and a resolution to include more positivity and self-love into our lives can be the key to creating a more optimistic future. frame of mind. Sadly, thoughts of suicide, depression, stress, and anxiety plague many young people today. We live in a time that is ever changing, the old idea that a good education means a good job just no longer applies. In a way, we are and teachers, have never experienced a out how to survive in this new age of technology and information. Unfortunately, in this time of global connection, many folks feel very isolated. In a time of so many people and so many opportunities to connect, we often feel utterly alone.
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We must remember that we are never alone, for we are all a part of the greater Universe around us, a loving force that we can always tap into. At times we may feel broken, but in the loving light and healing. I’ve found that in times of grieving or inner turmoil, such as when I’ve felt scattered or alone, stressed out about what choices to make in my own life, meditation was especially helpful. I found that through meditation we can For the younger millennials and older between two worlds, the world we were born into and the world we live in now. We don’t see everything around us as completely normal like the younger kids do, but we weren’t totally used to the world of our parents either. When I was very young, the VCR was the standard movie player. Fax machines were still in use, and cell phones had big antennas. an electronic device, pretty much any adult could show me it’s features and how to use it. What was normal for me growing up isn’t going to be the same for my brother, who is thirteen years younger than me. There are so many good things about the time we live in. We have the opportunity to educate ourselves faster than ever. We don’t have to go to a school, or even to a library, in order to learn about the world around us. We are progressively becoming more accepting and we’re moving towards equality. An increasing number of people are environmentally conscious. We blatantly criticize all of our own society’s conventions, something we were seldom allowed to do so
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openly throughout history, making this a time which is conducive to revolution. However, there are downsides to the world we live in right now too. Some of us feel guilty living in this world. Our relationships with animals and the Earth have been severely diminished. Our culture and current media provides us with so much irrelevant information it would be impossible to digest all of it. There are social justice issues and environmental issues all around, and since we’ve improved so much at sharing information, we are constantly bombarded with bad news and negativity.
We feel stressed out, overwhelmed, and overworked. Traditionally these were feelings that adults had, leading to a mid-life crisis and so on. Yet today, most of the youths I know have described feeling this way too. It’s always been a stressful time in life, when we set out serious life partner. We are faced with many challenges we don’t really know how to handle. When I was a small child, I felt I could talk to any adult in my family about the near future and they would
know what was coming. They had a pretty good handle on their lives, and they could teach me about the world. They seemed to know what I would go through as an adult. However, now all that’s changed. Most of the adults I know are just as worried about what’s coming as my generation. In today’s world we just don’t know what to expect anymore. We don’t know what kind of an education we’ll need to succeed in life.
Yet I’ve found this concept all the more exciting. As a young child, I worried about what sort of an education I would need to be successful. I considered being a veterinarian, a psychologist, or a professional photographer. Instead, I decided to take a condensed program in Metaphysics, and follow my true passion, because I felt freed in this changing world from having to conform to the old standards. Since the world was changing, my visions were allowed to change too.
I didn’t have to go to school and stay locked into to one career for my whole life. I’m free to follow my passions and learn about whichever topics interest me. Of course, we still need a lot of people to go through the traditional our society, however, I do encourage you to follow your dreams and passions because ultimately if we are pursuing a career that makes us happy, we’ll around us.
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Not everybody is interested in the more traditionally sought-after jobs, but that’s okay, we should feel free to do our parts in society. Sometimes the littlest things can make the biggest difference. Sometimes I feel as though adults around us incorrectly assume that we operate in this new world of information, revolution, and technology. Perhaps some of us have, but I sure haven’t, and most of my friends haven’t either. We’re worried about our personal lives and the state of the planet. Unfortunately, some of us feel as though we don’t have anything to look forward to. Does a grim post-apocalyptic world of death and destruction wait for us around the next corner? Will there be nuclear war? Or can we look forward to an environmentally conscious, socially just world, full of more understanding and compassionate people than we know uncertainty, it’s no wonder many of the young adults of today struggle. We are all hurdling towards an unknown future, one that could bring about a time of peace and greater understanding, or one that could bring about the exact opposite. I think we must remain since there are most likely going to be many adjustments we’ll have to make in our lifetime. It’s okay to take things one step at a time. I feel it’s important to make sure that building a good future doesn’t mean we ignore the incredible freedom we have and enjoy this time of relative peace and prosperity. They tell us we are the future, while holding us back from becoming it. We need not wait to add our voices to the world.
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It is my belief that we must enjoy this time and do our parts to make a difference in the world. We need not spend our lives worrying about destruction, rather I believe we must spend our lives creating beautiful abundance and relationships, experiencing life and helping empower others, because only then are we able to stop the destruction. Wherever there is darkness there will always be hope and light. We have what it takes to build a better future for ourselves, so let’s take the initiative and brighten the world around us through acts of kindness and respect, by treating each other and the world around us with love and compassion. It’s time that we become the type of people who are ready to build a better future.
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The Soul of Sustainability By Holli Smith When I was a child I ate junk food, smoked cigarettes, littered, and did pretty much everything we are told not to do if we care about our health or the environment. I thought my body, the air, and our Earth wouldn’t be affected. I thought that no matter what I did, And then I became a mom. The whole ‘I didn’t care about anything until I had someone to care about’ phenomenon that so many parents experience, hit me full force. When my very young daughter started experiencing rashes, digestive issues, and other minor health concerns, I sought help but found little. I was told that she had allergies and would most likely outgrow them, that it was nothing serious.
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Many parents I know have been told the same thing, no testing, no concern, just wait and see. We weren’t even sure what the allergies were from, as there seemed to be no so I keep looking for answers. We saw a naturopath and discovered that both of us suffered from chemical allergies. Chemicals in food, chemicals in cleaner and body care products. Anywhere that chemicals were lurking, there was a potential danger.
I hadn’t been aware of the vast chemical industry, of the contaminations and hidden ingredients, but as I delved deeper into this particular rabbit hole, I felt like my world had been poisoning ourselves at every turn. Poisoning other beings and poisoning the world itself. I had generally trusted that companies, governments and other world organizations were looking out for our best interest. That they were protecting us by screening what was sold by regulating manufacturing processes. What I learned shook my belief in a lot of things, but especially in the systems that rule our society. It became increasingly clear that misinformation and abuse of
trust ran rampant through every industry. And some of the traumatic experience from my own childhood began to make sense. What I found wasn’t the hidden, conspiracy theory type of information that would be considered debatable. In the early 2000s, many people were already awake and aware to what was happening, and everyone had access to this knowledge, if only we had all known to look. Unfortunately, my people were told my family and friends what was being done to our food, our water, and all the other products we used daily, I was treated like I was crazy. I was the one who wasn’t to be trusted. That was the deceit being played upon us, how we had blindly allowed our lives to be directed by others. All the facts were there for anyone who cared to look, but most people didn’t look.
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And it isn’t limited to foods and cleaning products but encompasses everything from clothing and furniture to buildings began to rearrange my life, I ended up making my own organic sheets because
The years that followed were ones of intense frustration and fear. I did everything I could to protect my daughter, but it seemed impossible to get away from the toxic materials and sneak her. And yet, I knew in my heart that if we were careful she would heal. And so would I, because I had been experiencing physical ailments as well, and had been for years. But like a lot of people, I didn’t really take notice with my own health until the problems were too big to ignore. We have moved into a time of transparency, and as the details of the devastation come into the mainstream, an increasing number of people are joining the eco/organic movement.
Now you can order them from dozens of places. Everywhere we look, people are committing to going green. And while it’s a huge undertaking, it is far worse to stay in this pattern of separation and disregard. To see the heartbreaking destruction and extinctions, to know that babies are being poisoned by industries, and that their siblings and parents are working in deplorable conditions. The pollution in our world causes problems that are not limited to the pollution itself, as awful as that alone is. Everything is connected. And the destruction of the planet impacts every single being living on the planet one way or another. It is an environmental issue, a social issue, a health issue, an economic issue and perhaps most importantly, a spiritual issue.
It is my belief that it is our soul truth to nurture and cherish this amazing home we reside on, and that when people live from a place of peace, from our souls, we do not destroy. We do not pillage and plunder and abuse. We became disconnected somehow and lost our way, but as more and more of us wake up, we are all about change. We are called to correct the When I am questioned about why this is so important to me, why I am so passionate about environmental sustainability and clean, green living, my answer is love. I love this beautiful Earth we are living on and I love the beings that inhabit her. To me there is no greater purpose than that of alignment and harmony, elevating a world culture where everyone can live a life of love, joy and spiritual freedom. The more deeply I connect with my own spirituality, the more deeply I feel this truth. By Holli Smith
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Join Sudie as she discusses the struggle
Ana has found the courage to show us the compassion and healing required for both victims and
Rachel discusses Birth and Death
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Rylee Smith Rylee Smith is a furniture salesman by day, and a metaphysical minister, a student, and a writer by night. She spends the rest of her free time reading, playing with her dogs, and teaching horseback riding. Rylee has had an interest in mindful living and spirituality since a young age.
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