During this time when most of us are isolated at home and life has been turned on its head. When we cannot continue our busy (sometimes over-scheduled) lives, we have been afforded a unique...
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Reframing our mindset in the time of Corona (COVID-19)
In times of crisis or difficulty there is always an opportunity to reflect on our mindset, on our behavior, and our choices. In the midst of fear and panic we can make a choice to rise above and...
Inspiration for fasting
My son turned fifteen towards the end of 2019, so this is his first year of fasting (Bahá’ís between the ages of 15 and 70 fast from sunrise to sunset for a period of 19 days in March every year)....
How our thoughts create our reality
“The reality of man is his thought, not his material body.” ~ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” ~ Buddha These...
Personal growth and service to others go hand in hand
Often when we talk about personal development or self-care we focus heavily on the “self” part of those terms. But what does personal growth really mean? To me it means that every day we try to...
Why fitness is more than physical
Keeping physically fit is so much more than a physical thing. Sound funny? But my friend, if you want to show up strong and full of life for your life, if you want to be there for yourself, your...
Harnessing the power of joy
Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more vital, our intellect keener, and our understanding less clouded. We seem better able to cope with the world and to find our sphere of...