CALM DOWN AND FEEL JOYFUL: 3 steps to inner peace
So many of us crave meaning and joy in our lives. We look for something larger than ourselves—something outside of our everyday existence that will deliver us t...
Mindful Living
THE PARADOX VACATION: Losing the Giant at Zen Mountain Monastery
She led me out of the dining hall, where 70 or so people sat, silently cooling down tea and rotating around the fireside. Keeping my eyes lowered in obedience o...
A METAPHOR FOR LIFE: Adam and Eve in the garden of mindfulness
A friend and I sat on the boardwalk one evening, enjoying the warmth and sunset as joggers ran past and dogs sniffed at tufts of grass near our feet. Eventually...
TOGETHERNESS: Savouring the hygge in our lives
When I started my minimalist journey, I first came across the art of decluttering, followed by mindfulness and meditation. And then, I discovered a different ki...
TRY OUT YOUR ANGEL EYES: Adopting an angel’s perspective will help you exercise compassion
The follpwing article has been excerpted from How to Get to Heaven (Without Really Dying): Wisdom from a Near Death Survivor, through which author and three...
HOW TO BECOME UNCONDITIONALLY LOVING: And is this even possible for us?
The mind's idea of an unconditional loving selfWithin the mind, the idea of an unconditionally loving self is an ideal self: a perfectly formed, livin...
MANAGE STRESS: Focus on these 7 elements to relieve stress and live a balanced life
Here’s the first thing you need to know about stress: it’s not just a mental or emotional dynamic in our lives.Controversial, but true. While the mental or ...
OUR ROLE AS WOMEN: The sad truth about celebrity women who deny aging
I speak on behalf of young girls and women as I write these words about what I see happening in the world today. Every cell in my being objects to the condition...
BETWEEN THE MILESTONES: 10 small but important ways to celebrate your children before they’re grown
As parents and even parents-to-be, we become trained to watch and wait for important milestones with our children. From the time a baby enters the world (and ev...