Displaying items by tag: InSpiration
Barefoot Blessings
Basking in the Soul of Summer
Summer is a splashy reward after winter wears out its welcome. Spring barely has time to shake blossoms from her hair before we plunge headfirst into summer plans: vacations, barbecues and home improvement. As birds and humans go...
The Divine Messiness of Motherhood
The pitter-patter of little feet is one of life’s most beautiful blessings, but motherhood has always been a challenging role. In today’s world, the calling is more complicated than ever, and the average Mama Bear has...
The Earth as Muse
Inspiration Meets Conservation
The Earth is both our mother and our muse, sustaining our lives and blessing us with beauty when we make time to notice her perpetual creative forces. She has long inspired expressive souls of all disciplines, but some of our...
The Cellular Magic of Compassion
Dropping off a homemade treat on a neighbor’s porch or going out of our way for a stranger can make the recipient’s day, but the giver also gets a boost. Thanks to a scientifically proven cascade of feel-good chemicals like...
Love in the Present Moment
Mindfulness for Couples
Jam-packed schedules and answering the demands of everyday life can trip us up and break the spell of even the most solid intimate partnership. With dulled senses, it is easy and all too common to go on...
Welcoming the Unknown
Tips for Embracing Possibility
Ushering in a brand-new year can be filled with hope, but it can also feel as daunting as a blank sheet of paper. We might pause at the...
Planning Your New Year’s Resolutions
Reconnecting with Yourself and Your Personal Power
Making New Year’s resolutions truly can be positive and life changing…if we go about them consciously and with self-love! Many people actually hurt themselves in the...
A Feast of Light
Despite the whirlwind of our to-do and places-to-go lists, the wheel of the year turns once more, allowing us to close another chapter of our lives with grace. If we take a...
Gratitude is Good Medicine
Stress, work and family routines can trap us in a pattern of negative thinking that feeds on itself and creates stress and unhappiness. With our internal and external worlds being...
Inviting in the Wild
Amidst the whirlwind of our daily busyness, Mother Nature goes about her own affairs, conjuring everyday miracles from the humble trinity of tangled roots, dark soil and sunlight. On our way to our next task, we...