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Inspiration to Change Behavior: Getting Rid of Bad Habits for Good

The following steps are here to help guide you during your efforts to change behavior:

Take a moment to sit quietly and think calmly and deeply about what it is in your life that you want to change. See what it is that you want to be different.

Now begin to draw upon your will power and inner strength and feel the potential of that power within you. Now begin to ask your higher power to grace you…

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How Does Creativity Raise Consciousness?

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Creativity is powerful and transformative. Throughout history the arts have been known to change human consciousness; to motivate and inspire positive change in the world.

However, in today’s society, creativity is often undervalued. In the educational systems, students are often asked to memorize formulas and practice logical thinking, without being taught how to be creative and original…

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How to Build Trust

Often, we have built up walls to keep us from getting hurt after having bad experiences in the past. But it is important that we don’t keep these walls up for everyone, but rather learn to discriminate which people in our life deserve our trust.

Trust is hard to give, but it is even harder to go through life without opening up and giving your love and friendship to others.

That is why learning…

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In the small town of Avellino, Italy there is a beautiful opportunity for a pilgrimage to the Santuario di Montevergine (The Sanctuary of Montevergine). The pilgrimage itself is a walk that climbs nearly 4,000 feet (1,300 meters) up from the town below. It takes about 1.5 hours for most individuals, with the most breathtaking scenery as you climb.

Pilgrim’s Trail

There are several local stories of miraculous appearances of the Virgin Mary to her devotees as they make this journey. However, no matter what you experience yourself on the trail, if you open your heart you will be able to feel the devotional love that thousands of pilgrims have had traveling the same path.

Throughout the trail there are several shrines, with two of the chapels you will see while walking within the first 30 minutes. The first is an outdoor chapel (The Barefoot Chapel) dedicated to those who will remove their shoes in honor of their dedication to walk for the Virgin Mary without protection. Along the way there are also a lot of peaceful places to stop and picnic if you want to spend more time in nature or meditation.

Montevergine Shrine

Once you reach the top, you can enter the main basilica and go through the back to a special shrine dedicated to Mary. It is a really beautiful and peaceful place to spend some time in meditation or prayer.

On the way back, my partner and I traveled during sunset, and even a bit in the dark. But a little dog we met at the sanctuary began to follow us down the trail and ended up walking with us the entire way back to town.

I felt a very sincere blessing for taking the time to visit this unique (and off-the-tourist-track) sanctuary. I would highly recommend it for anyone visiting southern Italy, especially those in the Naples area as it is only a short train ride or 45 minute drive away.

Below are some more of the pictures taken during the pilgrimage:

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