Book Review: The Art of Not Falling Apart
London journalist Christina Patterson wanted to read a book called, I Feel So Awful I Don’t Know What to Do. There was no such book, so she wrote The Art…
Spirituality
Book Review: The Art of Limitless Living
“When we change how we relate to our reality, through our inner actions and interactions, then we indeed change our personal and often shared experiences,” writes Melissa Joy Johnson. In…
Book Review: From Anxiety to Love
“My anxiety journey was one of the worst, most terrifying experiences of my life. Yet once I allowed it to become my greatest teacher, it also became one of the…
Trust Your Gut: The Power of Intuition
“Our bodies have five senses: touch, smell, taste, sight, hearing. But not to be overlooked are the senses of our souls: intuition, peace, foresight, trust, empathy. The differences between people…
Book Review: Above The Fray
Perfectionism, it has been said, is a blessing and a curse. While it drives us to try harder, it also moves the goal we are reaching for just far enough…
Book Review: To Heal A Wounded Heart
“No early trauma defies our capacity for healing and…if we can find our way back to the tender part of us most affected by suffering, eased in an upwelling of…
Book Review: Dreaming on Both Sides of the Brain
Author Doris Cohen’s subtitle for Dreaming on Both Sides of the Brain is “Discover the Secret Language of the Night.” This is an appropriate way to look at dreaming, I…
Two Essential Questions About Life and Death
“Because we never know whether our next breath may be our last, being prepared for the immediate unknown becomes as practical as applying for a passport while still uncertain of…
Getting on the ‘C Train’: A Resilient Thriver Takes the Ride of Her Life, Part II
This is Part II of an interview with Ondreah Johnson, RN, a resilient thriver who is currently in treatment for breast cancer. You can read Part I here. What have the…
Getting on the ‘C Train’: A Resilient Thriver Takes the Ride of Her Life, Part I
What do you do when an unexpected ‘Christmas present’ arrives, bringing with it, not delight, but gut-wrenching fear, knowing that you can’t wrap it back up and label it, ‘return…
Finding Your Truth: Exploring the Inner Self
What does the expression “out with the old, in with the new” mean? Does it mean that we discard the past and plan for a new tomorrow? Do we ignore…
Book Review: Hidden Treasure
Do you like to pretend you are a pirate searching for gold? Hidden Treasure by Alice McDowell won’t take you down the plank, but it will take you on a…
Book Review: The Fearless Path
The Fearless Path by Leah Guy is one part memoir, one part yoga, one part spirituality, one part inspiration, and one part exercises (yoga, meditation, and others). It is well…
Book Review: Writing for Bliss
Ever since her mother gave her a journal at age ten to help her cope with the suicide of her beloved grandmother, Diana Raab has used writing as a way…
Thanksgiving and the Nature of Gratitude
A hug, a thank-you card, an email that ends in “we are very grateful to you,” a gift, a promise to return a favor… Gratitude comes in many shapes and…