Inspiration

When tempers are flaring and hearts start to burn,It’s time for the people of Earth to return.To reason and kindness, to listening hearts,To knowing that healing is how peace will start. In India’s villages, France’s proud streets.And Israel’s markets where sorrows repeat.To Pakistan’s valleys where heartache runs deep,Our neighbors need courage to wake from their […]

Getting older can be tough. It’s not just the physical changes that we need to content with. It’s also the psychological weight of countless accumulated experiences that hold us back. How can we believe in love when we have been betrayed? How can we trust our politicians when we have experienced decades of lies? How can we make new friendships when we have seen how the people close to us react when the dark times come?

I recently sat across from a young Catholic priest – only ordained a few years – who surprised me. He had real-world life experience, the kind you don’t always see in clergy, and he listened without trying to fix me. I told him I was struggling with my faith, something I’ve lived…

Tapping into our innate connection to nature, known as biophilia, is key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, both physically and emotionally. The concept is also foundational to biophilic design, which brings in natural materials, patterns, plants…

I should have taken Robert Frost’s advice and followed The Road Not Taken. Instead, I took the path well-trod – what I thought was a safe and predictable route. But nothing is ever really safe, is it? What’s that saying, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans…

Did you experience awe and wonder this morning at being given another precious day? You should, you know; after all, your life is a miracle. Have you ever thought much about that? Did you know that, according to Wikipedia, an event is considered a miracle when the odds…

One useful way to unearth the wisdom that Islam may hold for all of us would be to look at Muhammad in his own place and time. So, let’s head that way. Pre-Islamic Arabia: An Unhappy Place Muhammad was born around 570 CE into Arabia’s tribal society. Built on rigid hierarchies where power and wealth […]

For a long time, I believed that caring deeply meant absorbing other people’s pain. I thought being a compassionate person required emotional sacrifice. Staying up late worrying, saying yes when I needed to say no, and feeling responsible for everyone else’s healing…

Can you imagine: 15 women from across the globe – Canada, South Africa, UK, Australia, Mauritius, Switzerland, USA and France – met in lush Ubud, Bali, for a week that changed us all. It wasn’t a holiday so much as a homecoming. We came seeking connection, peace, and perhaps…

The cold days of winter are ahead of us. It won’t take long before the seasons completely change. This is when you should prepare your house and yard for the upcoming winter and help them wait for the spring looking their best…