If Not Now, When? Getting Outside of Your Comfort Zone
“If I am not for myself, who is for me? And being for my own self, what am ‘I’? And if not now, when?” – Hillel How much courage does…
Spirituality
The 10 Surprising Things I Learned About Life from Visiting the Afterlife
[Ed. – The following is provided as an inspirational opinion article to help people who are coping with grief and loss. It reflects the author’s opinions and experiences only.] When…
The Power of Friendliness: A Lesson Learned from the Dalai Lama
Excerpted from The Golden Sequence: A Manual for Reclaiming Our Humanity by Jonni Pollard (BenBella Books). I remember the first time I met His Holiness the Dalai Lama. My dear…
Book Review: The Ten Worlds: The New Psychology of Happiness
While happiness is a universal goal, and one that is uniquely linked to our survival, it is also elusive. It is so elusive that for many, the idea that it…
Book Review: Souls like Stars: Renew Your Mind, Heal Your Heart, Unveil Your Shine
Are you where you want to be in life? Or do you feel things from your past are holding you back? In Souls like Stars: Renew Your Mind, Heal Your…
Book Review: Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges, 2nd Edition
It is not news that most of us won’t escape this life without facing some form of major life trauma. And how we get through these events lays the groundwork…
Book Review: Going Solo: Hope & Healing for the Single Mom or Dad
Imagine going through your morning routine, getting the kids up and ready for school while also trying to get yourself and partner ready, when the rug is suddenly pulled out…
Addiction Recovery: Letting Go of Generational Sin
Generational Sin. As you can probably guess it is Sin that is passed down by generation, but not in that you’ve learned sinful traits and acted upon them, more in the…
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…
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…