by Justin Sachs | Mindset
As we look throughout the world at those who have achieved the most in life. People like Bill Gates, Donald Trump, and Warren Buffett. These are the people who have stretched their imaginations to unforeseen levels. They have dreamt at levels most people have never...
by Janet Bray Attwood | Spiritual
I first met Mata Amritananda Mayi, affectionately known as “Amma, the hugging Saint” in 1988 in Wisconsin. My friend Radhika had lived with Amma for many years in Amritapuri, India where Amma had her ashram. “Jani, you must go meet Amma”,...
by Melody Larson | Spiritual
I know that nothing has ever been real Without my beholding it. All becoming has needed me. My looking ripens things And they come toward me, to meet and be met. -Rainier Maria Rilke, from The Book of Hours You are a master at beholding. You beheld your very self...
by Penny Dee | Relationship
This is a true tale illustrating how sometimes it takes someone suggesting a truly bizarre course of action to bring people together and bond in an unlikely fashion. Standing with her pink ribbon around her slender ankle was Birthday Girl. She was not yet a year old...
by Janet Attwood and Christine Comaford | Cover Story
Your passions are like pipelines to your soul. They connect you to your heart’s desire. Donovan Leitch has been significantly influenced by His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who summed up why the heart is so important when he said, It makes no difference how...
by Scott Kalechstein | Spiritual
Many of us are searching near and far for a sense of purpose, a set of unmistakable marching orders from the Divine about how we are to make a meaningful difference in the world with our unique set of gifts and talents. I found my life purpose one evening in 1992...
by Keith and Maura Leon | Relationship
Recent research has shown us that when we take the time to relax and play, we will become healthier, happier, more creative, and more resilient to life’s little setbacks. When we choose to have fun, to let go and laugh, our physiology actually changes. Our blood...
by Sherrie Dillard | Spiritual
In Washington State, a mother recently woke one night to the sound of her one-year-old daughter coughing in her bedroom in the northwest corner of the house. She got out of bed, went into her daughter’s room and without too much thought scooped her up and took...
by Jackie Lapin | Relationship
People who are making the change to a conscious and spiritually-driven life often discover that they are involved with someone who is not prepared to come along on that journey. The partner is mired in his or her own negative thoughts and emotions, and meets any topic...
by Karol Avalon and Marybeth Grant | Mindset
Traditionally, “gratitude” is a sense, or feeling, of thankfulness in response to receiving a tangible gift or abstract gesture of kindness. Another view is that gratitude is a conscious choice to focus on life’s blessings rather than on its...
by Chris Attwood and Cynthia Kersey | Cover Story
Barbara Marx Hubbard invites us to ask the question, What do I have a passion to create? then, What do I need to create it? and finally, What resources do I have to share with others who are willing to help me create it? She says, The design of evolution is made...
by Santi Meunier | Spiritual
We have all known fear. For some of us fear is a constant companion, the underlying force in our lives that keeps us feeling “stuck” or “safe” as the case may be. Sometimes it has saved us from entering into a dangerous situation. Other times...
