Eat, Pray, and Love Your Life
Odessa GillI am currently reading the popular bestseller Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. So far, this book has spoken to me in many ways. It talks about journeys a...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationHappy Summer!
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, June heralds the arrival of the summer solstice. Occurring around the 21st, it marks the longest day and shortest n...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationNature is for Everyone
Agnes KowalskiI’ve never been one of those typical “outdoorsy” types who enjoys long primitive camping trips or hiking in far-flung locales. I like hot showers, warm beds,...
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At last, April is here! Finally, it feels like winter has passed. I like winter, and enjoy hunkering down for some serious dreamtime while watching the snow ...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationDetox Your Body and Your Mind
Dena Smith GivensAs winter enters its death throes, the weather can shift wildly from snowy and frigid one day to sunny and mild the next. Our moods can change just as drastica...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationAll You Need Is Love
Dena Smith GivensSometimes we feel a love so strong that we can almost reach out and touch it. I had just such an experience the other morning as I was driving my 16-year-old s...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationWhat Is Really Possible?
Randy TaylorI love to stand back and watch the reaction when I ask this question. It is usually the first question I ask of all audiences. I think it is one of the great q...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationInspiration in Earliest Spring
The essence of “Green Spirit” is connecting with nature for inspiration and solace. Admittedly, this is a greater challenge right now in late winter. It’s eas...
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Dena Smith GivensWhen it comes to the resolution-making powers of the New Year, the fact is it’s largely psychological.Still, the effect of putting up a new calendar has an ama...
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Happy February, everyone. Do those words evoke a somewhat less than excited response from you? The excitement of the holidays has long past, your new year’s re...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationNatural Beginnings
Happy New Year! Okay, but why? Why January 1? This choice of date traces its origins back to Julius Caesar and the ancient Romans. The word January itself co...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationKeeping Your Weight Loss Resolution
Caroline Farquhar“Ok, this year I’m going to do it. I’m going to stay with my diet, exercise more, and lose weight.” How many times do you say this to yourself? The holidays ar...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationBe Inspired To Live Well
Odessa GillAt the dawn of a new year, we are faced again with making some resolutions. As a Naturopathic Doctor, I am always approached by clients and friends to reveal my...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationNovember's Pause
Agnes KowalskiWhere I live, November has a reputation for being muddy, dull and grey. The glorious leafy autumnal fire of October has passed, and December’s sparkling lights...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationSustainable Soul
Sustainable. We hear that word a lot nowadays: sustainable energy, sustainable agriculture, sustainable development… but a sustainable soul? What’s that? Imagin...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationManifesting With The Law Of Attraction
GuestBy: Gilda Rovan The Law of Attraction teaches laws I can use,It is just up to me and the path that I choose,No shortage of riches, more than ...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationCelebrate The Earth This Holiday Season
Agnes KowalskiAh, December! Holidays, sparkly trees, shopping, eggnog, carol-singing, frenzied days, crammed schedules, stress… wait a minute! I didn’t ask for those last thr...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationLight and Darkness
Agnes KowalskiAs I write this, the fall equinox is fast approaching. The daytime temperatures still feel quite summery, but the chilly mornings already offer a taste of win...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationWe Are Nature
“Nature inspires me.” “I love to be out in nature.” “ I find nature relaxing.” Ever say something like this? If you have, you’ve come to the right place. But I ...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationEmbrace Change: People & Nature
Agnes KowalskiAs we move deeper into autumn, things are changing fast! The days shorten noticeably, trees let go of their green summer chlorophyll to reveal their inner fire....
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationSurrender
Dena Smith GivensAutumn has a way of reminding us that there is a natural rhythm to life: the air turns cooler, the leaves begin to turn color and school buses once again begin ...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationEmbracing Change
Sharon PurcellBy: Sharon Purcell, M.S.W. “That’s just not me.” That’s what the 19-year-old young man in my office said to me. It wasn’t the first time I’d heard someone utter...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationBlessing the Seeds
Agnes KowalskiLate spring and early summer is a time for dreams. I am a gardener, and no one dreams like gardeners do this time of year! We spend hours looking in the gar...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationHerdball Activism: Part 2
Agnes KowalskiTo read part 1 of this article, Click Here. All right…you’ve had some time to think about it. What is your cause? What issue tugs on your heartstrings, or gets ...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationHerdball Activism: Part 1
Agnes KowalskiFive year olds do not play soccer. They play “herdball”, as it is jokingly referred to by my teenage son who referees their games. Instead of spreading out on t...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationBelieving In Possibility
Randy TaylorRecently we witnessed history for one man, a people, a nation and for the world. Barak Obama won the required number of delegates needed to be named the preside...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationThe Passion Principle
Randy Taylor“The Greeks don’t write obituaries. When someone dies they simply ask, did they have passion” Passion. This one word has the potential to create more possibilit...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationFinding Balance
Randy TaylorThe purpose of this article is for you to read the next line slowly. Carefully take the time to think about your response. “What is possible in my life?“ This f...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationThe News is NOT the News
Randy TaylorRecently a story that could rock the foundation of modern civilization was released in the media. This report claimed to reveal one of the most closely guarded ...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationSanctuary
From where I sit, constant, low-grade anxiety seems to be the prevailing mood in the world today. The news is bad, and getting worse. Economic hard times, spira...
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acesefI have lived most of my adult life in northwest Pennsylvania, surrounded by a sizeable Amish community. For the uninitiated, the Amish are the plain people, ...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationCultivating a Natural Life Pace
If there is one word that can sum up our world it is this: change. There is nothing new about that. Some wise soul once said, “the only thing certain, is change...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationSerendipity
Agnes KowalskiThere are times in every parent’s life when we are surprised by a gift of unexpected wisdom, dropped in our lap by the Universe. More often than not, it comes d...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationOxygen
Although I don’t fly often, I still remember the standard safety lecture given prior to takeoff. One line in particular stays with me. It goes like this: “If yo...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationThe Sacred Ordinary
Over the years, I had the joy of traveling to many sacred places around the world. I’ve been inspired by cathedrals, shrines and temples. I’ve seen breathtaking...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationThe Journey Home To Self
Myra GiberovitchPersonal growth and development is a path of self discovery. We make a conscious decision to begin a process to seek understanding about our lives and ourselves...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationConscious Living
Myra GiberovitchThe process of self-awareness begins by asking yourself some pointed questions about your present life, and answering them honestly. Are you living the life...
Read more...CategoriesInspiration and MotivationPracticing Self-Love
Myra GiberovitchThe process of self-awareness includes loving ourselves enough to live our dreams and create our own reality. We are “pure love” when we are born. Early conditi...
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