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When a Mother Fails to Love: What’s Helped Me Move On

By Gail Bergan in Blog, change & challenges, love & relationships

“You keep meeting the same person in different bodies until you learn the lesson.” ~Brandon Tarot

Like most girls in junior high school, I tried out for all the cheerleading squads every time tryouts came around—basketball, football, even wrestling. And like 95% of the girls, I never made the squad.

My kicks weren’t high enough, my splits weren’t split enough, my arms weren’t board-straight enough, I couldn’t jump high enough—and, let’s be real here: I wasn’t pretty enough and I wasn’t popular enough. After all, we are talking about junior high school.

But eventually, the one tryout came around that …

Life Is Not a Competition

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

I’m Glad They Are Happy

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

How To Make Yourself Stronger When Facing Health Challenges

By Melanie Durette in Blog, change & challenges, healthy habits

“The beautiful thing about setbacks is they introduce us to our strengths.” ~Robin S. Sharma

This has been the worst year of my life. Financial stress. Relationship problems. Being separated from my family because of the pandemic. Mentally I’m a mess. I thought I had hit rock bottom. But the worst was yet to come.

I had been ignoring health issues for years and finally dragged myself in for an ultrasound. I already knew I had a fibroid and had booked the ultrasound to check on it. However, as the sonographer explained, I now had innumerable fibroids. They had taken …

Exploring Our Feelings with Discernment

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Where Are You Right Now? The Importance of Living in the Present

By Kurtis Vanderpool in Blog, mindfulness & peace

“The more you are focused on time—past and future—the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is.” ~Eckhart Tolle

Where are you right now?

Maybe you are at your desk, scrolling through emails, trying to put off the morning’s work in hopes that it will go away if you don’t acknowledge it.

Maybe you are in your favorite chair with a cup of cheap coffee, enjoying the final moments of morning light.

Maybe you are walking through your school or office building trying to hurriedly read this from your phone before you bump into someone.

Wherever you …

How Shifting Your Attention Can Be the Cure for Anxiety

By Eli Straw in Blog, mindfulness & peace

“Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms.” ~Paulo Coelho

“Am I focusing too much on my anxiety?”

This very question weighed heavily on my mind as I found myself in yet another bout of anxiety. I was playing professional baseball at the time, and I just couldn’t seem to free myself from the constant and unending worrisome thoughts racing through my head.

A lot of these thoughts centered around how …

The People You Will Always Remember

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

How Important They Are to You

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Toxic Masculinity and the Harmful Standards We’re All Expected to Meet

By Charles Razook in Blog, change & challenges

Recently I woke up uncharacteristically early for a Saturday to meet a friend and her baby for coffee. I am embarrassed to say that by “uncharacteristically early” I mean 8:30am, which is not that early. I get it.

As I walked by two chipper twenty-something-year-old girls in skintight leggings either in route to or on their way back from a workout class, I found my mind reeling.

Why is it that I see so many more women in New York City whenever I wake up early on the weekends? Why do they seem so much more productive than men?

I …

It’s Not My Job To…

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

How I Stopped Worrying All the Time and Started Feeling Good About Life

By Orly Levy in Blog, change & challenges, happiness & fun, letting go, love & relationships

“We don’t see things as they are. We see things as we are.” ~Anais Nin

When I was young, I used to stare out into the big, blue sky and ask, “Is this really the right place?” “Did they drop me off on the wrong planet?” I wondered.

It felt like I didn’t fit in or belong. Things seemed so much easier for others. They moved forward with ease even when something was painful, while I felt an arrow pierce my heart every time a loved one was in pain, or a difficult situation arose.

When I looked around, I …

The Tiniest of Progress

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Going with the Flow

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

The Areas of Our Lives We Need to Balance to Find Peace and Contentment

By Rachael Sternhagen in Blog, happiness & fun, mindfulness & peace

“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” ~Thomas Merton

Balance is everything and is really what we are striving to find in life. Balancing work and play. Balancing food and exercise. Balancing a social life and solitude. Balancing being and doing. Finding balance is finding freedom.

Once I was truly able to comprehend this it was a game changer on my healing journey. Any suffering you experience in life can be attributed to a lack of balance.

What is balance? The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu speaks of The Dao, which …

10 Positive Things to Do for Yourself in the New Year

By Lori Deschene in Blog, change & challenges, happiness & fun, healthy habits, mindfulness & peace

I think I know you pretty well. I know I don’t know you, know you, but I’m guessing since you’re here, you’re a lot like me.

You want to be your best self. You want to make the most of your life. You want to be the best you can be, physically and mentally, for the people around you. And you quite possibly will take a little time today to think about what you should embrace or release in the year ahead to boost your happiness and make a positive impact on the world.

Maybe you’ll make a list …

The People Who Love You Care About How You Feel

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Learn to Sit Back and Observe

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

A Natural Approach to Mental Health: How to Reduce Anxiety Through Gardening

By Kelly Taylor in Blog, healthy habits, mindfulness & peace

“When the world feels like an emotional roller coaster, steady yourself with simple rituals. Do the dishes. Fold the laundry. Water the plants. Simplicity attracts wisdom.” ~Unknown

I’ve suffered from anxiety since my childhood, but it was only seven years ago that I was formally diagnosed.

My symptoms began to get worse after my long-term relationship ended and I felt like my world had collapsed around me.

I was suffering from extreme fatigue, having trouble concentrating, not sleeping well, and I was constantly worrying.

Over the next couple of years my mental health continued to deteriorate, and I had trouble …