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by Scott Kalechstein —  Do gratitude, contentment and inner peace sometimes creep up on you and undermine your ability to indulge your anxiety? Here’s a quick and handy two-step process to make sure you get your M.D.R. (minimum daily requirements) of worry and chaos. Step One: Believe and act like your safety, security and happiness […]

by Colette Lafia —  Real comfort is a grace that can be found in the context of daily living. We just need to open our arms and receive it. We need to open our arms and give it. The following are simple ways to care for ourselves and others. 1. Imagine a thread connecting every […]

by Glenyss Lim —  When offered a gift, have you ever heard yourself say, “Oh, I couldn’t take it,” or “Give it to him instead”? What about the times someone has wanted to help you and you say, “It’s OK, I can manage.” It may be a big task such as moving, doing yard work, […]

by Joy Abrams —  The holidays are coming, the holidays are coming! How do I know? Because I am feeling such stress that I don’t know which way to go. If this is your mantra lately, stress may be the first thing that you think of as the holidays approach. Too often, the holidays are […]

by John Leslie —  Sara grinned as she approached the entrance to her garden; the gargoyle gazed intently as she walked through the archway. The morning sun crested the stone wall just as she sat down on her carefully positioned bench. Right on cue, the rabbits and quail made their way to the feeding spot, […]

by Khayriyyah Savannah —  Sharing good thoughts is the best way to help yourself and the world around you. When good thoughts are shared, they grow more goodness. A simple term like “global village” manifests as hope for the world, and “yes, we can” has given momentum and new vitality to a nation. As a […]

by Karen S. Adams —  There are many national and religious holidays to celebrate throughout the year. There are also family occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and graduations, job promotions, baby’s first steps and even good grades to celebrate. Far less common are personal celebrations — not those of fame and glory, but those […]

by John English—  Toltecs and medicine people refer to matter, energy, space and time (MEST) as the four-fold purpose of the “unspeakable.” The unspeakable is a term for the One Spirit that many of us refer to as God. They use this term because there is really nothing that can be said about it. If […]

by Scott Kalechstein —  I was strolling through San Francisco in a buoyant mood, lifted by the success of my just completed musical performance. Since my latest personal stretch was learning to be more liberal with myself financially, I decided to have dinner at a nice Japanese restaurant. I sat at the sushi bar, humming […]

by Davara ThunderBeat —  The history of the chakras can be traced back to 2,500 B.C. and earlier; yogis have used the chakra system for thousands of years as an integral part of holistic healing. The ancient Egyptians, Chinese, Greeks, Romans, Mayans, Hindus and aborigines used the chakra system as an integrated part of their […]

by Sarah McLean —  This is it, the season for gratitude. Wise men and women throughout the ages have encouraged us to feel grateful for what we have. Why? To put it simply, gratitude makes us feel good. When you are feeling grateful, your mind is clear, you have a dearer relationship to the universe […]

by Debra Beck —  I remember being a teenager in the early 1970s when we were suffering through a recession. The economic downturn permeated our lives. All that my parents could talk about was the shortage of gas, the higher cost of groceries and how they were going to keep paying the bills. As a […]

by Wendy Schulstad —  As we pass through the season of giving, many of us are left exhausted because we are not giving to ourselves. In the midst of trying to do for others, we end up feeling resentful because we seem to be the one getting the short end of the stick. I am […]