Guest Post by Rona Cherry It was a Sunday afternoon in July, a perfect day to be outdoors. Instead, 25 volunteers had chosen to participate in an Afternoon of Pampering for residents of a 520-bed nursing home and rehabilitation facility in New York. The event was the brainchild of one of my former neighbors, Valerie…

Whether it means reinventing yourself within your field or changing career paths entirely, don’t you deserve to find a job that makes you happy?    Dr. Michael Finkelstein has guided countless people to more balanced lives through his celebrated Skillful Living concept, and he emphasizes the importance of applying its principles to our work lives…

By Bob Braun PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (RNS): Wearing a bright, floral blouse and pink shorts, Mita Jean Louis stares into a mirror, unmindful of the people around her. She is smiling, and someone asks if she’s smiling because she sees the reflection of such a beautiful young woman.    The smile vanishes.    “I don’t know,” says the…

Guest Blog by Andrea D. Lyon A few weeks ago, my mother died. This is a life altering event for me, but that isn’t why I am writing this — I am writing this to celebrate her life. Mom’s name was Yolanda Lyon Miller. She was eighty years old. She was the chair of the…

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