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Posts by Myra Goodman

Myra Goodman is the award-winning author of four books and the creator of Quest for Eternal Sunshine—an online platform offering free resources for healing and well-being. In her first career, Myra co-founded Earthbound Farm, where she spent thirty years growing the company from a backyard garden into the world’s largest grower of organic produce. Sign up for her free monthly newsletter and follow her work on Instagram and Facebook.

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What One Great Loss Is Teaching Me About How to Live

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“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.” ~Mary Oliver 

I’ve spent much of my life living in fear of countless imagined tragedies—especially the untimely death of those I love.

Growing up, within the span of a few years, three children I was very close to lost one of their parents. The emotional devastation that followed taught me that people can disappear in an instant, shattering a world that had once felt happy and safe. My newfound awareness of the fragility …

What My Broken Face ID Taught Me About Being More Present

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“Every moment, every challenge, every inner reaction is here to show you exactly what you need to let go of in order to be free.” ~Michael A. Singer

The other day, while standing in the kitchen, I grabbed my phone to send a text, but it didn’t recognize my face. Suddenly, every time I wanted to use it, I had to enter my four-digit code. The whole process took no more than two seconds, yet I caught myself sighing with exasperation every time.

My reaction surprised me. Had I become so accustomed to immediacy that even such a tiny …