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A Love Letter to Earth

A Love Letter to Earth

Dear Earth, There are times I experience lack ... such as not enough money, time, energy, or support. On this day of celebrating you, I want to appreciate, name, and thank you for the very...

4 Ways to Have A Happy Day (And Life) in Your Body

4 Ways to Have A Happy Day (And Life) in Your Body

by Megan McDonough Popular advertising depicts that happiness comes in the form of flat abs, wrinkle-free skin or the right clothes that make you cool, hip and happening. A day of happiness is as...

Inspiring Change – Words

Inspiring Change – Words

by Maria Sirois “Words can sometimes, in moments of grace, attain the quality of deeds.” —Elie Wiesel As you prepare this morning and this moment to shift into a healthier life and into a...

Inspiring Change – Your Growth is Your Business

Inspiring Change – Your Growth is Your Business

by Maria Sirois Years ago I heard Wayne Dyer tell an audience that other people’s opinions are none of our business. It struck me in that moment how true that is and how freeing. Our business is the...

Inspiring Change – Bravery

Inspiring Change – Bravery

by Maria Sirois The path of transformation is rarely smooth. As we shift, relationships shift, structures become undone, opportunities arise and feelings cascade in the context of novel ways of...

Inspiring Change – Tell Only the Choir

Inspiring Change – Tell Only the Choir

by Maria Sirois Goethe said this: "Tell a wise person or else keep silent." I say this: Tell only the choir about the transformation you are seeking, or else keep it to yourself. Too often, the...

Inspiring Change – Happiness Rocks

by Maria Sirois Here is the math I wish we had all learned in school: Five minutes a day of something that lifts you + periodic boosts of positive self-regard = a life of increasing success. If you...