How Muses Are Healing Me
by Julie Mariouw I can hardly remember what it was like before they came. I just know that one day they showed up during a workshop I was teaching. It wasn’t a thunderous arrival. They were very quiet....
View ArticleBeing the “Cool Uncle”
by Nikolas Wong My nephew, Jack, was two years old. His eyes were glued to the television in the living room of my parents’ house. Sesame Street was on and Elmo was about to go into the episode’s...
View Article5 Inspiring Life Lessons We Can Learn From Helen Keller
by Alyson Asia Clay Helen Keller was just one small girl out of millions, who grew up to inspire millions more. At 19 months old, she lost her sight and hearing, and as a consequence became...
View ArticleWelcoming October as the Books and Breast Cancer Awareness Month
by Diana Raab October is National Book Month. What a good time to expand your awareness and love for books and reading. Together, let’s celebrate books. From a mental health standpoint, reading has...
View ArticleStarting the New Year with Gratitude
by Diana Raab And here we are at the start of a new year! The adage that time goes faster as we age is so very true, and for me, it’s more real with each passing year. The idea of making New Year’s...
View ArticleLaughter is Nature’s Gift to Us
by Evelyn Horan Sometimes when we feel stress and concern from our daily experiences, we wonder how we can go on with a cheerful attitude. We feel burdened down with nowhere to turn to solve our...
View ArticleRules For Life – No ‘Backsies’
by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. Last month, I wrote about life’s perpetual and inescapable move forward. Once you’re born, there’s no turning around. This month,...
View ArticleRules For Life – That Door Won’t Open Itself
by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. It’s a situation some of us are faced with every day. You are walking into a building with other people and must decide if you’ll...
View ArticleSerenity- The Answer to Addiction?
by John Gary Serenity is the calmness individuals feel inside. Serenity is a huge part of our physical and emotional self-care. When individuals suffer from stress and are worried, frustrated, and...
View ArticleSufi Music: The Voice of the Soul
by Michell Spoden “Music is my soul and I cannot think of anything beyond,” says Kashmiri Sufi Sensation Mudasir Ali. “I love singing as it transports me to a different world together.” It was a...
View ArticleRules For Life – Knowing Where
by Ken La Salle Look to your left. Now, look to your right. Now, consider this. Most of the problems we face in life originate from an inadequate understanding of where we are in life and knowing this,...
View ArticleRules For Life – What’s Your Plan B?
by Ken La Salle Last week, I took a hike along the Pacific Crest Trail with a backpack that was far too heavy, with maps that weren’t very good, with a water bladder that leaked at high altitudes, and...
View ArticleThey Go: Lessons Learned While Caring for the Dying
by Laura Anne White Forever alive, forever forward, Stately, solemn, sad, withdrawn, baffled, mad, turbulent, feeble, dissatisfied, Desperate, proud, fond, sick, accepted by men, rejected by men, They...
View ArticleRules For Life – Letting Go Of Dissatisfaction
by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. The new year wouldn’t be complete without a resolution and here’s what I’m proposing today: Letting go of your dissatisfaction....
View ArticleRules For Life – Sharing Again
by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. Do you remember sharing? When was the last time you shared? Sharing is usually a large part of childhood. We shared toys and...
View ArticleWhat I Learned from Something Lost and Found
by Leonore H. Dvorkin Last year, I had my study and the adjoining guest bathroom painted. It was a huge job for the painters and us, as we had to remove from my study the contents of 11 large bookcases...
View ArticleRules For Life – Live Hard
by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. Recently, I’ve had a number of doctors tell me about various parts of my body that are, basically, falling apart. First, I tore...
View ArticleRules For Life – Everything is a Blessing
by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. Late last month, I set foot on the Pacific Crest Trail for what turned out to be a short backpacking trip. As I began, I assumed...
View ArticleFive Quirky, Mystical and Very Real Ways to Make Room for the New and...
by Lee A. Eide Even though I’m currently closer to being a Buddhist than a Christian, one can’t dispute that Jesus Christ is an invaluable source of inspiration, moral guidance and comfort for billions...
View ArticleWords Heal
by Kathy Curtis I believe in the power of words to heal. Whether we write them ourselves or they’re written by others; whether they come through poetry, a novel, or a memoir; they give voice to the...
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