“Smell Like Your Sheep”: The Hidden Shamanic Wisdom Behind Francis’ Favorite Metaphor

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In memory of Pope Francis (1936–2025), who dared to stink of love. Introduction: The Pope Who Broke the Perfume Bottles For centuries, the Church has carried itself with the scent of superiority. Gold chalices, marble thrones, silk vestments. Cathedrals like palaces, altars raised high so the shepherds could tower above their flocks. Popes lived like …

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7 signs you’ve outgrown your old identity and need something more

Leave a Comment / Self-Development / By Rudá Iandê

True personal growth can feel quite disorienting and uncomfortable. One minute you’re going through the motions of your familiar routines, and the next you feel like you’re living someone else’s life. Suddenly, the comfort that once anchored you begins to weigh you down, and it becomes clear your old self no longer fits. In my …

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7 signs you’re holding on to an outdated version of yourself (and it’s time to let go)

Leave a Comment / Self-Development / By Rudá Iandê

Have you ever felt like you’re wearing shoes that are two sizes too small, but you keep walking anyway because, well, they used to fit? I’ve been there, holding onto ideas of who I “should” be based on a version of myself I had long outgrown. There’s a strange comfort in refusing to let go …

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You’re not broken—you’re just grieving the version of yourself you never got to become

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We live with a quiet ache, don’t we? We sense something is off, but we can’t put our finger on it. We wake up, go through the daily grind, fulfill our obligations — yet some days, it feels like we’re wearing a stranger’s clothes. Our mind nags: “What if I’d taken that leap years ago? …

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7 spiritual rituals to stop punishing yourself and start loving the person you’re becoming

Leave a Comment / Self-Development, Ancient Knowledge / By Rudá Iandê

We all have moments when we become our own worst critics — moments we replay events, dissect our faults, and bury ourselves under mountains of self-blame. It feels like we’re punishing ourselves for not living up to some impossible standard. But here’s a question: Who handed you that standard in the first place? Is it …

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Personality traits of people who have no close friends to rely on, according to psychology

Leave a Comment / Self-Development / By Justin Brown

I’ve been fascinated by friendship—and the absence of it—for years. The kind of fascination that comes not from curiosity alone, but from lived experience. I know what it feels like to walk through life with no one who really gets you. No one to call when things fall apart. No one to witness you. And …

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Why I stopped listening to gurus who told me how to live

Leave a Comment / Self-Development / By Justin Brown

I used to begin each day with a guru’s voice in my ear. At dawn, Tony Robbins’ booming confidence would ricochet through my apartment, urging me to “live with passion” and push beyond my limits. On my commute, I’d switch to Esther Hicks channeling “Abraham,” assuring me that if I could just align my vibration …

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7 illusions society taught you about success that are quietly destroying your spirit

Leave a Comment / Places of Power, Self-Development / By Rudá Iandê

Success. It’s a concept we’re taught to chase from the moment we can walk. Whether it’s in the classroom, on social media, or from our peers and family, we’re bombarded by shiny markers of achievement: money, prestige, flawless appearances. Yet, amid all this noise, it’s easy to ignore a crucial question: Are these ideals really …

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6 signs your soul is exhausted—even if your body feels fine

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Sometimes, the body is perfectly functional — you’re not bedridden, you can move about, you might even feel physically “okay.” Yet there’s a heaviness that won’t leave, a fatigue that runs far deeper than muscles and joints. That’s what I call soul exhaustion. It’s the silent depletion that creeps in when we’ve stretched our spiritual …

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Self-Development

“Smell Like Your Sheep”: The Hidden Shamanic Wisdom Behind Francis’ Favorite Metaphor

7 signs you’ve outgrown your old identity and need something more

7 signs you’re holding on to an outdated version of yourself (and it’s time to let go)

You’re not broken—you’re just grieving the version of yourself you never got to become

7 spiritual rituals to stop punishing yourself and start loving the person you’re becoming

Personality traits of people who have no close friends to rely on, according to psychology

Why I stopped listening to gurus who told me how to live

7 illusions society taught you about success that are quietly destroying your spirit

6 signs your soul is exhausted—even if your body feels fine

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