Guest post by Nikki Jefford First, I lost my father; then my beloved cousin who was like a little sister and my dearest friend. The hits kept coming. Changes in the publishing world sent my
Maintaining a grateful disposition improves virtually everything in our lives, including our health and wellbeing and our relationship with others. The power of being grateful is profound enough to be cited by people who prosper
What a wild, unpredictable year 2020 has been! It's been especially challenging yet it has also provided great opportunities for growth. We have been given a gift to slow down, examine our life, and, hopefully,
Carlos Barrios, Teacher and Author Recently I was saddened to learn of the passing of Carlos Barrios (July 5, 2020), a spiritual guide from the highlands of Guatemala, member of the Council of
By Lisa E. Papp Our world is going through so many changes right now. It is a challenging time for many of us. When lives and livelihoods have been disrupted, how do we maintain a
As we approach Earth Day on the 22nd of April, four images are playing a slideshow in my mind. The first is from the inaugural Earth Day in 1970 when I was in sixth grade
In this month’s blog posts about love, we have touched on self-love, romantic love, and respect – a name we use for appreciation in the workplace. We round out February by highlighting a primary, longstanding
Love can appear in all departments of our life, in all the sectors where we share space-time together. Sharing love with family and friends is extremely common and saying “I love you” to them is
Day and night. Light and Dark. Hot and cold. Up and down. In and out. Dynamic pairs of opposites create vital energy and flow in our world. This also applies to human companionship in the
There is a lot of talk about love in our world. Loving others is a foundational value many of us are taught as we grow up, and that is a good thing. We write books
Most of us have memories of ringing in the New Year, perhaps at first with our parents and then later with our own families and friends. Here in North America there is often a party
Every Day is Earth Day – April 2019 We’re in a Plastic Crisis. Recycling doesn’t work. How to take more action & have hope. By Lisa E. Papp We are drowning in our plastic
