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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…

The unimaginable Gulf Oil Spill has left us all with an intense combination of emotions, from sadness to anger to helplessness. How could this happen? And now that the leak has been stopped–or seems to be–what can we do as individuals to help fix this horrific environmental disaster? Musical duo Wilderland answers the call by…

Guest Blog By Rona Cherry Lazy days of summer, indeed! Roses may be blooming, but who has time to smell them? You’re off to the mall to outfit the kids for camp. You’re frantically cleaning for summer house guests. On the job, it’s vacation season (but not your turn yet), so the work of others…

George Steinbrenner died this morning, Tuesday, July 13.  My son, Alex, was close with him.  Today he will dedicate his radio show to The Boss.   They discovered each other 10 years. Mr. Steinbrenner was such a great supporter and welcomed him into the Yankees family.  The New York Post wrote about them when Alex was 12.  …

Perhaps we could all use a free hug from a sincere stranger. “Free Hugs” is the real story of a young Australian, Juan Mann, whose objective it is to meet unknown persons and hug them. As you can see by this inspiring video of free hugs, the effects of the campaign are sensational. (Thanks to…

Guest Blog by Kristen Moeller The line between waiting and patience is a fine one. Let me define what I mean by waiting. Waiting is a passive way of being — the symptoms of which are: putting our life on hold; thinking the next big thing is just over the horizon; looking outside ourselves for…

On her Huffington Post blog, Transformational Coach, Jan Sheperd offers “Three Essential Keys to Living a Healthy, Peace-Filled Life.” She details an expanded view of these three things: 1. Live life each day as if you were looking from your last and live it with no regrets. (Having forgiven yourself for any judgements you’ve been holding…
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