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How you feel: high energy feeling great or low energy feeling bad – depends on seven facts. The good news? You control how you feel. The better news? You can change an “I got out of bed on the wrong side today” to “I’m experiencing the best day!” The best news? That change from “ARGH!” to “YES” happens instantly when you choose to live consciously.

Copy this list on a small piece of paper and keep it in your pocket to ensure your day goes great every day:

1. Make sure your energy flows through your body as Nature intended: left to right, front to back, top to bottom. You know you need a tune-up when you find yourself saying, “It’s hot!” through chattering teeth. Or maybe your computer works perfectly well for everyone else but not for you. Start your day with a 3-way energy rub. Ask me how.

2. Pay attention to your food. I am not talking about the cliche, “You are what you eat.” I mean how you feel while eating is actually more important than what you eat. The better you feel the better your digestion. Check out your mood before you check out the menu. Then when you put the food in your mouth take the time to savor the flavor and delight in the texture. Enjoy your food. Your waist will love you for it.

3.Notice how you feel around different people and different places. Spend more time around positive people. They are the ones with high or calm energy who smile. Avoid energy vampires who suck your energy pulling you down to their low level rather than rising up to meet yours. Reply on how you feel and act to always feel your best. You may need to change your friends. We are talking about your well being.

4. You are a Divine spirit living a human experience. Your human body needs deep sleep to grow healthy new cells and repair tired old ones. You need enough good water to function physically and emotionally. Not all waters are created equal. Ask me how to tell what to drink and what to avoid. You need clean air to feed your muscles and brain. Remember you also need a spiritual practice–whatever that means for you–to optimize your well being.

5. Recognize your physical location impacts how you feel. Everyone feels better in negative ions so everyone feels better in the woods and by water. Concrete blocks magnetic energy from reaching your electromagnetic body. Light pollution interferes with melatonin production affecting sleep and health. The list goes on and on. Doing your part to protect Earth improves your life experience too.

6. Counter the effects of electromagnetic fields from your electronic devices. Simply place epsom salts in a porous clay pot next to those items. Replace the salt every week. Remember to drink enough water to counter the dehydrating effects of computers.

7. The biggest factor in caring for your energy is paying attention to your thoughts. Your feelings reflect the workings of your mind…your subconscious mind. The subconscious mind runs the programs that allow you to be, do and have certain things AND it prevents you from attaining goals for which it does not have a program.

By: Ali Bierman

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It’s unfortunate that so many people just don’t get it. We seem to feel the need to overlight everything. A recent study by the National Park Services Night Sky Team showed that all of our nations National Parks are suffering some degree of light pollution. These are some of the wildest, most remote places left… and even they are feeling the effects of our improper exterior lighting habits.

What can we do about this? Well… its pretty simple. Light pollution is one of the easiest problems to fix (technically speaking). Simply turn off the lights and the problem goes away. Getting folks to break their addiction is much easier said than done… as many people actually fear the dark. If turning off the lights is too much to ask… then the next best thing would be to ensure that all of your exterior lights are night sky friendly lights. Night sky friendly outdoor lights put all of their light output on the ground… with none shining directly up into the night sky causing sky glow… or thoughtlessly across property lines in the form of light trespass.

The night is a wonderful, magical time full of beauty and mystery. Star-filled skies are part of our heritage. With just a small effort, we can reap huge rewards.

By: Anthony Arrigo

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With such a bewildering range of telescopes available, how is the beginner to choose a scope that will be suitable and encourage him or her to pursue their interest in astronomy? Unfortunately the sheer range of telescopes available makes making a decision difficult if you are new to the field and there are plenty of traps for the unwary.

There are several considerations including the ease of set-up, practicality, portability, the location you will be viewing from and of course your budget. As for the power of your scope, its important to understand that will be determined by the diameter the lens or mirror, which we call the aperture. The larger it is the more light you catch so the more you can see.

For those in cities of suburban areas there are practical reasons to favour small refractors. They are easy to store away and grab on a whim for casual observation. They can be used for land viewing too (an image corrector is usually required) and need minimal maintenance. They also tend to deal with city and suburban light pollution better than reflectors. They tend to be more expensive than the same size reflectors but the smaller sizes used by amateurs this is not so much an issue.

Reflectors on the other hand are great where there is less light pollution and storage is less tight. They need a little maintenance and set-up time but they are an economical way to achieve wide apertures and so can let you see more. At the extreme end this class includes those huge dobsonian telescopes you see on turntables but you need a lot of room to store those!

There is another class known as catadioptric telescopes, they are in some ways a mix of the reflector and refractor and are popular with more experienced observers but generally not so favoured by newcomers. They often come with computerised navigation however so a few of the lazier beginners jump straight to these!

I’d sincerely recommend thinking about the location you’ll be viewing from and how you will store your scope or move it about when you are using it. The more practical it is the more you are likely to use the scope and enjoy it! I’d also recommend not choosing the computerised navigation scopes as half the fun is in learning to navigate your own way around!

By: Aidan James

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It is common for people to like to be outside at night to enjoy gazing at the moon and stars. To be able to fully be comfortable outside in your yard at night, however, you’ll need to add some lighting. You will be stumbling around your yard without lights.

Outdoor landscape lights can set the mood for a patio, front entry to a home or business building and give the landscape a complete new look and feel when the sun goes down.

You need to add some light, but not too much. Too much light will cause light pollution and you won’t be able to enjoy the stars like you want to do.

You do not need to keep your outdoor lights on every night. It is a waste of energy and money, and it will make the stars less visible for neighbors – malibu low voltage lights is a excellent example. Plus with today’s reliable outdoor solar lighting let the sun power your landscape. If everyone in your neighborhood had lights on outside every night, it would seriously reduce sky visibility.

Tiki or bamboo lights are a nice, subtle lighting solution for nighttime outdoors. They can provide beauty and style. If you use flames in these for light, the effect will be stunning. This is one of the simplest forms of light that you can use.

More elaborate options are available. You can use spotlights and floodlights to provide visibility to important areas of your yard. These are good if you need large areas lit up for entertainment or other purposes, or to highlight specific sections of your landscape to add emphasis.

There are a huge number of lighting options available. The most important thing is that you are moderate in your lighting use. You need to be careful not to use more than you need. Every light should have a purpose to avoid excess. You don’t want to ruin the harmony and beauty that you want to be outside to enjoy.

By: Thomas Fyrd

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