The adorable Ohio-based McGhee sextuplets turn 6 years old – happy birthday to them! Remember their family portrait that went viral in 2010? Four cute little boys and two little girls sleeping on their father… Pretty hard to forget. Well now, 6 years later, they’ve...
Scientists are always chasing the elusive secret to happiness: is it to do with quitting Facebook, speaking Spanish, or having sex more often? Or perhaps we can trace it to maintaining close relationships and keeping healthy? A new study has found that valuing your...
One of the central aims of Buddhist meditation is to cultivate compassion, or loving-kindness – and metta meditation is designed to do just that. Metta is a word from ancient Pali (the language of the earliest Buddhist scriptures) which does not translate easily into...
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I have a profound connection to children’s literature. When I was young, my parents read to me often and instilled in me the joy of reading. I was transported by the tales, my imagination whisking me on amazing journeys to fantastic new worlds. Even today, when books...
There is a chicken in my shower. It's 8:30 a.m., I've just sat down on the toilet to pee. I casually glance around and there it is, drinking some of the residual water puddled on my shower floor. This is not the first creature to make an appearance in my bathroom....
A few weeks ago I decided to try something a bit different… I meditated on the roof of a 61 story building. Unlike most of my meditation sessions, this one was unique… not only did it give me a breath of fresh air, it also helped bring me closer to the source that...
Here are 30 real-life love stories. Each one of them, we think, encapsulates something about all of humanity. They’re filled with so much feeling that they have the power to inspire and touch each and every one of us. We hope you read these and always remember that...
Photo credit: Noel Hendrickson, DigitalVision/Getty Images Does your child have a favorite book they want to read over and over again? Or worse, wants you to read over and over again? I bet you’ve memorized every word. You loved its adorable illustrations and clever...
As I’ve said before, if you really want to change your life and pursue personal excellence, meditation is essential. But there are a lot of people (those diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, for example) who simply can’t sit still. For these folks, sitting quietly with their...
“Stress happens when your mind resists what is.” ~Dan Millman A troubling thought, isn’t it? That most of us are too stressed out to even sleep through the night. You try to relax and decompress after a stressful day, but all you do is fight with your frustrations and...
Indoor plants can be a beautiful decoration, and what is even more important they can instantly change the atmosphere in the home because plants are considered to be a key to a fresh and colorful interior décor. There are lots of ways in which you can include plants...
Did you know that the English word “spirit,” has it’s roots in the Latin wordspiritus – which means “breath”? We find a similar connection between breath and Spirit in many other languages. The Hebrew word ruach means “spirit, wind, breath, and/or mind.” The Greek...
If you think you know every travel trick in the book, you’re in for a surprise. These unusual, sometimes counterintuitive, strategies can make your next trip less expensive, more rewarding, or both. Book flights on U.S. airlines way ahead. The conventional...
When I’m stressed out, plagued by writer’s block, or in need of an escape from everyone and everything, I like to go on long drives by myself. I get in my car, put the windows down, crank up Adele and just drive. It’s my cure-all activity. It’s so incredibly cathartic...
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.” ~Melody Beattie My title was a little misleading, at least based on my personal beliefs. I don’t believe the world fits neatly into some massive yin yang with grateful people on one...