Embracing the story lens of life by Kim Schneiderman — Every life is an unfolding story, a dynamic, unique, purposeful and potentially heroic story with bright spots, turning points and abounding opportunities for personal growth and transformation. From the day we are born, we become the star and spin doctor of our own work in […]
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Keys to finding balance in life
February 10, 2016
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Keys to finding balance in life by Emmanuel Dagher — Part of staying in alignment — keeping your outer life in balance with your true values — is remaining honest with yourself and others. A business that does not operate from integrity often does not succeed. Being transparent, open and honest will be a […]
The Sacred Ego: Making Peace with Ourselves and Our World
January 1, 2016
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The Sacred Ego: Making Peace with Ourselves and Our World by Jalaja Bonheim, Ph.D. — The book is based on Bonheim’s experience facilitating gatherings of female leaders, spiritual seekers and peacemakers worldwide, and it pinpoints the source of our conflicts and shows us how and why we keep sabotaging our own desires for peace. The […]
Entering Your Own Heart: A Guide to Developing Self-Love, Inner Peace and Happiness
November 1, 2015
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Entering Your Own Heart: A Guide to Developing Self-Love, Inner Peace and Happiness by Carole J. (Meisner) Morton — Morton will take you on a journey to the center of your heart, where you will see, appreciate and understand that you have always loved — and still do love — yourself, perhaps more than you […]
Are you too busy?
March 21, 2015
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Are you too busy? by Ada Porat — “I am so busy, I just do not have the time.” That seems to be what I hear from everyone (myself included). We are all so busy — running around non-stop with more things to get done than we could ever do. We spend all our waking […]
A Book of Miracles: Inspiring True Stories of Healing, Gratitude and Love
March 8, 2015
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A Book of Miracles: Inspiring True Stories of Healing, Gratitude and Love by Dr. Bernie S. Siegel — Siegel first wrote about miracles when he was a practicing surgeon and founded Exceptional Cancer Patients, a groundbreaking synthesis of group, individual, dream and art therapy that provided patients with a “carefrontation.” Compiled during his more than […]
Four myths that keep you from living fully and fearlessly
February 10, 2015
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Four myths that keep you from living fully and fearlessly by Anita Moorjani — One of the biggest lessons I learned from nearly dying of cancer is the importance of loving myself unconditionally. In fact, learning to love and accept myself unconditionally is what healed me and brought me back from the brink of death. […]
Stop missing life’s opportunities
June 9, 2014
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Stop missing life’s opportunities by Sherry Anshara — All of us have experienced missed opportunities in life. In fact, some weeks, months or even years later, we might reflect on those missed opportunities with regret, recrimination and even anger at our lost chances. We ask ourselves: Why did we do it? Why did we miss […]
How to feel safe and be happy in the midst of personal and planetary chaos
December 12, 2013
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by Scott Kalechstein — When I was a child, I had recurring nightmares about a nuclear end of the world. My parents would come into my room and soothe me as I trembled. Sometimes I couldn’t fall back to sleep for hours, and then only with the light on. In public school, we had occasional […]
Can you pass the breath test?
October 21, 2013
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by Mimi Solaire — To take the breath test, place your right hand on your chest, your left hand on your abdomen and take a deep breath. As you inhale, do you feel your chest or your abdomen rise? If your felt your chest rise, you are breathing backwards. Most people do not breathe efficiently. […]
Walking in beauty
October 9, 2013
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by John English — What does it mean to walk in beauty? There is a native saying: “Beauty before me, beauty behind me, beauty beside me, beauty below me, beauty above me — I walk in beauty.” This is what walking in beauty looks like. Joy, bliss and safety are what it feels like, and […]
Music — Are you tuned in to what your music is doing to you?
September 30, 2013
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by Sheevaun Moran — I was in a nice boutique the other day and noticed a song playing in the background that basically said, “My girlfriend is a jerk,” repeatedly. The next verse was something to the effect of, “I love my girlfriend and I am going to stay with her forever.” This was not […]
Walking in balance with your inner politician
September 20, 2013
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by Rochelle Sparrow — As I was jogging with my husband the other day, it was a typical day with sparkling sunshine flowing in front of our shoes on the sidewalk. However, my husband hardly seemed to notice the beauty because he was agitated over the political conditions in Iraq. His agitaition was clearly justified, […]
March 17, 2016
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