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Embrace The Winding Road
Embracing the Winding Road

Aug 31, 2023 ● By Marlaina Donato

Meeting life in the moment, wherever we happen to be, can be a challenging but rewarding spiritual discipline.

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Walking in Wonder
Walking in Wonder

Jul 31, 2023 ● By Marlaina Donato

Before life snagged us in its insidious net of obligations, our child selves discovered awe around every bend. We poked our noses into fluffy, new dandelions and saw faces in passing clouds.

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LIFELONG LEARNING
Lifelong Learning: Benefits of Being the Forever Student

Jul 31, 2023 ● By Linda Sechrist

It’s never too late to take an evening drawing class at the local high school, learn a language with the help of an app or get one-on-one tutoring from a piano instructor. Adults of any age can find benefits when they engage in what is termed “lifelong learning”.

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Sweet Tapestry of Summer
The Sweet Tapestry of Summer

Jun 30, 2023 ● By Marlaina Donato

Summer’s apex brings wildflower tapestries woven with cricket-song and evenings punctuated by rolling thunderstorms, but it also can be a time for us to take a deep dive into the miracle of interconnectedness.

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Barefoot Blessings
Barefoot Blessings: Basking in the Soul of Summer

May 31, 2023 ● By Marlaina Donato

As birds and humans go about their inspired tasks, bees and butterflies dive into their own nectarous agenda. There is no arguing that we all wake up feeling a little bit younger as the days burn longer.

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The Divine Messiness of Motherhood
The Divine Messiness of Motherhood

Apr 28, 2023 ● By Marlaina Donato

The pitter-patter of little feet is one of life’s most beautiful blessings, but motherhood has always been a challenging role.

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The Earth as a Muse
The Earth as Muse: Inspiration Meets Conservation

Mar 31, 2023 ● By Marlaina Donato

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.

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Earth Day 2023
Earth Day 2023: Investing In Our Planet

Mar 31, 2023 ● By Sandra Yeyati

This year’s Earth Day theme—Invest in Our Planet—reminds us that it is not enough to merely celebrate our ancestral home for one day. Find online events to participate here.

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The Cellular Magic of Compassion
The Cellular Magic of Compassion

Feb 27, 2023 ● By Marlaina Donato

According to sources cited by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, neurotransmitters stimulated by compassion have a stronger influence on health and longevity than exercise and other positive lifestyle factors.

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Musings of the Heart

Jan 31, 2023 ● By John Diamond, M.D.

As a holistic healer for almost fifty years who practice in home, Dr. John Diamond said he wanted to try to make his home a hearth, where the life energy, the heart flame, the flame of love and life of the sufferer may be rekindled to blaze anew.

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KnoWEwell Natural Awakenings New Chapter
A New Chapter: Nexus for Consciousness, Healing and Hope

Jan 31, 2023 ● By Brooke Goode

Last December, KnoWEwell acquired Natural Awakenings; together, they are set to be the solution for consciousness, healing and hope.

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Welcoming the Unknown

Dec 30, 2022 ● By Marlaina Donato

Instead of feeling anxious or fearful about the unknown, embrace the excitement of the possibilities change can bring.

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Transforming Our World: Working Together for Meaningful Change

Nov 30, 2022 ● By Linda Sechrist

In these turbulent times when all the old boundaries are unravelling and all the old certainties are dissolving, there is a possibility for creative transformation if we work together.

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A Feast of Light

Nov 30, 2022 ● By Marlaina Donato

When we fill our souls with everyday magic, we become more inclined to feel blessed and pass blessings along to others, creating a feast of light during all seasons.

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Gratitude is Good Medicine

Oct 31, 2022 ● By Madiha Saeed

Practicing gratitude daily can lower inflammatory markers, influence epigenetics, improve the immune system and even help the heart, adding years to life.

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