I’m happy NOW
Happiness is a feeling, an experience in the Now. It isn’t something that we’ll get one day when we reach a certain condition in our life (job, relationship), or when we finally get our dream objects (car, house). Happiness isn’t dependent upon outside circumstances even though our mind is trying to tell us that it…
Navigating the Holiday Season as a Newly Divorced Parent with Depression: How to Take Care of Your Mental Health and Keep Your Holiday Spirit
Article by Alexis Hall Around 4 million divorced parents live in the United States, and around 20 percent (814,000) of them became divorced in the last year. That means that this holiday season will be their first time facing the challenges of negotiating holiday schedules, conflicts over gifts, and other woes of being newly divorced…
Our life is our teacher
Who are we to decide what is right or wrong? How do we know if a person wrongdoing maybe another one life’s lesson? My worst experiences have been my best experiences. Why? Because my difficulties and hardships have given me more strength, wisdom and empowerment than my happiest times. I’m forever grateful for the pain,…
This is the Best Way for Single Parents to Get and Stay in Shape
Article by guest blogger Alexis Hall Single parents are among the busiest people on the planet. Between working, taking care of children, cooking meals, packing lunches, helping with homework, transporting kids, and taking care of the house, laundry, and dishes, single parents don’t seem to have any time left for themselves. It’s no wonder that…
Who are we choosing to be?
We can’t change the world unless we change ourselves. We need to start giving more to receive more. Find peace within before expecting it outside. Learning to love ourselves so we can love others. Be ready to question our system of beliefs to create a new society system. We can be all, create all, become…
Stressed Out? Try Some ‘Mindfulness’ Practice
Contribution from freelance writer Sally Writes Stressed Out? Try Some ‘Mindfulness’ Practice The word mindfulness has become a prominent fixture in western vernacular in the past couple of decades. It is a direct translation of the pali word ‘Sati’ which literally means to ‘keep something in mind’. So then, what exactly does this practice entail?…
Bye Bye Irma
We often tend to take for granted all that we have in our lives. Our health, our home, our family, food in our plates, roof over our heads. And then we always try to get more and more and more. Somehow what we have is never enough. But sometimes something comes and takes it…
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