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As we navigate the beginning of 2024 and approach the Chinese New Year, we stand on the cusp of a significant cosmic shift: the Year of the Wood Dragon, starting on February 10, 2024, and extending until January 28, 2025. This time is very auspicious, and it occurs only every 60 years, bringing forth great change and transformation and a powerful visionary essence.

The Dragon Year is known for amplifying outcomes – success is celebrated on a grand scale, and failures are equally magnified. Howe...

Thanksgiving and the holidays are a time of joy, gratitude, and let's face it, sometimes those cringe-worthy comments from certain family members. While we can't control what others say, we certainly can choose how to respond – The Number One Mantra is: "It is Not Necessary To React" - breath with grace, and a dash of humor. Here are some top-tier comebacks for when Uncle Bob or Aunt Karen decides to make the dinner table their stage for less-than-fortunate remarks.

"What an Odd Thing to Say Ou...

New-age healing modalities and spiritual practices have gained popularity in recent years, offering alternative solutions to traditional medicine, therapies, or religion. However, among the legitimate practitioners, there is also a bigger count of fake gurus and spiritual teachers who exploit vulnerable individuals in the name of healing and transformation. These fraudulent individuals often prey on people’s desire for quick fixes and spiritual enlightenment, often promising instant healing and ...

As long as there are consumers, there are going to be difficult customers. It’s just a fact of doing business. Should you find yourself in a situation where you need to assist an angry customer, the following tips will definitely come in handy. It’s probably easier to calm someone down than you think.

Practice Listening: It is always important to listen carefully to what a customer has to say, even if they are being difficult. Give them your full attention and let them know that you’re listenin...

We are in charge of our own destiny in terms of the choices that we made to grow personally, energetically, and or spiritually. When those choices are made in a conscious way we become aware of the possibilities and we get to understand that:

• A functional alchemist will never be done.
• A functional alchemist will never master anything.
• A functional alchemist understands that will be no day off.
• A functional alchemist knows that the more they grow, the more responsibility they have.
• A funct
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The Metal Ox will bring order to the mess the Rat created last year, but the process will be slow and full of growing pains.

The Rat forced us to look inward. And, with the pandemic, quarantine, and shelterin in place, it also (you might say unpleasantly) removed the excuse of time from our hands. It also helped to decentralize the big cities worldwide, and people moved back to more rural or less congested areas. I believe this trend will continue this year. Furthermore, the Rat is the firs...