I’m somewhere high among white clouds between Copenhagen and Barcelona, on my way back home to the latter. Suspended at...
Kathy Roberts is the author of two juvenile fiction/family coloring books, The Way of the Bear and We All Have...
The challenges of eating on a different continent Having spent the holidays in Europe with my two young adult children...
For the last fifteen years of my life I have been a spiritual wanderer. In my early twenties I left...
Grandmother’s wisdom and gratitude In the beginning, Turtle had no shell. She was born very, very old and very, very...
MASTERING YOUR MEAN GIRL: Becoming wildly wealthy, fabulously healthy, and bursting with love Melissa Ambrosini [TarcherPerigee, 288 pages] When I...
Today as I was getting ready to leave the house I was struck with how at home I felt in...
“We can work in such a way that we realize we have a lot of choices in what we do...
PREFERENCES: Learning to live in the moment
Every day, in each moment, the universe is giving us something. The difference between our being happy or unhappy is that we have preferences. The world offers pain and pleasure, joy and sadness
Oh, this is too good to not pass on. Just when I’m preparing to write this article on depression, Spiritual...
Excerpted from The Grateful Life: The Secret to Happiness and the Science of Contentment, a book that outlines the benefits that...
What would our lives be like if we wore a crown of petals instead of a crown of thorns? What...
The following excerpts are from Kim Weiss’ book Sunrise, Sunset: 52 Weeks of Awe & Gratitude, a book filled with contemplations and practices for...
On my Facebook news feed a couple of months ago, I started seeing posts in which people I knew were...
The following article is excerpted from Your Hidden Riches – Unleashing the Power of Ritual to Create a Life of Meaning....
As a Canadian I have a lot to be grateful for. Free access to education, health care, a social safety...
Excerpt from Jonathan Robinson’s book Find Happiness Now: 50 Shortcuts for Bringing More Love, Balance and Joy Into Your Life One of the...
We all know how great it feels to receive gifts. However, the joy of getting is short-lived. Our lives are...
As many of you may know, The Mindful Word ran an Indiegogo fundraising campaign from October 28 to December 21,...
I can’t remember the last time I took a vacation day from work to just sleep in. Don’t get me...
1. Connect with nature – Go for a walk in the forest, jungle, field of daisies, or wherever you feel like...
Are you struggling with accepting something? We’ve curated this collection of 31 acceptance quotes from a range of thoughtful luminaries...
Having come full circle this 2012 gardening season, from planting seeds to harvesting the vegetables in late summer and early fall, I’m struck by the time consuming process...
Being in two minds” smacks of indecision and wavering. Or does it? If we could always be in two minds decision-making becomes easier—there is no uncertainty. While holding our own point of...
