Alexandra Roach of My Empowered World writes: I am an immigrant. I naturalized in 2011 at the height of Operation Enduring Freedom. My husband was deployed to Afghanistan and I felt as if I was sitting between two chairs. We were stationed in Germany at the time; my home country. Yes, I was home, but…
CLN Joneil of Conscious Living writes: We each get 24 hours or 1440 minutes every day to make something of ourselves. We have dreams and visions of what our life should be like and what we’d want to do with our lives. Thankfully we get a reset every day to work towards those goals. With perseverance we…
Mark Filiser, an old man, died at the geriatric ward of a nursing home. What he left behind was a beautiful poem called Cranky Old Man which the old man had written days before his death. The poem left everyone lost for words, and the nurse in charge made sure all employees got copies of…
Jonathan Emmen of Expanded Consciousness writes: You probably have spent your entire life hearing people saying that you should follow your dreams, that you are bound to have a great life if you do so. But there you are, still waiting for that to happen. Or you are on the skeptical side of the fence,…
Elina St-Onge of Collective Evolution writes: All over the world, it’s becoming more common to find children whose level of wisdom can compare to a 70 year old. As writer Elina puts it, they “seem to remain immune to the social conditioning of school and TV.” These children are old souls and motivational speaker, King…
Sharmini Gana of Collective Evolution writes: The following is an inspiring video by Joe Rogan. Perhaps best known for his work on reality television show Fear Factor and in standup comedy, Joe Rogan has since come to host one of the most successful podcasts in history, offering a platform for discussing current events, civil liberty,…
There’s something about traveling. It gives us the chance to see the world, and ourselves, in a new light. And in my case, on my recent trip in Italy, it gave me the opportunity to pray in a new way. As I sat at the train station waiting, the railroad master emerged from her office…
Brandon Austin of David Wolfe writes: Confucius is known as one of the greatest philosophers that ever lived. He was born in 551 B.C., and throughout his life, his works – which have been preserved in the Analects – focused on ethics within the family, educational system and public. After his death in 479 B.C.,…
Liz Seda of Tiny Buddha writes: Impossible,” I thought. It’s impossible that people actually suffer this kind of pain and survive to tell the tale. When I thought about it, my stomach contracted as if I’d taken a blow to the gut. I’d gasp for breath and try to find some air through the tears…
Being “in the zone” is an amazing feeling. Everything seems effortless, natural and just right. Unfortunately, it’s not so easy to reach this point for most people. Here are four keys to getting in the zone that you can start implementing into your life today. 4 Keys To Getting in The Zone Do something you’re incredibly passionate…