A Beacon of Light

“We write to be heard. We write to heal.”  Mitta Xinindlu Prior to the creation of Facebook, a platform called MySpace was the go-to social media site. The concept of social media was relatively new at the time. Xanga preceded MySpace, but back in those days, I had little knowledge of, and absolutely no interest…

“Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.”  Brené Brown For an alarming number of people, negative self-talk is a formidable obstacle to both success and happiness in life. Such thoughts creep into our consciousness when, instead of focusing on the challenge at hand, we ruminate about past situations which did not go…

“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.”  Kahlil Gibran We all go through them. They can happen in the workplace, in relationships, or in our spiritual life. Moments of emptiness are real; and more common, perhaps, than we’d like to admit. In a world dominated by social media,…

“Dear Santa: Please define ‘naughty.’ Yours truly,…”  Author Unknown The annual time of reckoning is approaching. We all learned, early on in life, that Santa’s generosity at Christmas would be reflective of our behavior throughout the year. Would we get the desired perfect gift or would we find a lump of coal in our Christmas…

“The forest holds answers to questions we have yet to ask.” Surinamese Proverb Go to a forest (or grove, or park,…). Leave your cell phone in the car. Walk slowly. Open all your senses and take in the sights, smells, sounds, and feelings around you. Breathe deeply. This is the healing experience of Shinrin-yoku. In the…

Guest Post by Jojo Bennington I love this analogy! You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee? “Because someone bumped into me!!!”  Wrong answer. You spilled the coffee because there was coffee…