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Urban Sunflower

Take Time for Today: Sunday

This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series Take Time for Today

Hours that slide into days easily slip away from us, and sometimes weeks can go by and we are left wondering what is to be gained from time’s persistent passage.

Unlock Your Inner Inspiration

How to Unlock Your Inner Inspiration, Pt. 1

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series How to Unlock Your Inner Inspiration

What Drives You? In life you take turns, corners that are abrupt or gradual, sharp or smooth. When you change direction—either just in passing or with a destination in mind—your course is altered. To slow down means to lose momentum, and to speed up means to lose control. So you stay on track, turning corners [...]

Clouds for Inspiration

Elements of Balance, Pt. 1: Understanding Inspiration

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Elements of Balance

What is inspiration? In this short guide, take a look at one interpretation. How do you find that inner light?

a beautiful mature tree

Start Your Spring Revival

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” Anne Bradstreet
In a welcome shift of seasons, we begin to shake off winter’s heavy and weathered boughs to receive the gifts of spring renewal.

countryside train

Learning to Pack Lightly

On a train to Italy, my immediate responsibilities go no further than the backpack resting beneath me on the speckled gray floor. It holds most everything that allows me to sustain my life right now. Each item is worth its weight; if I didn’t need it, I wouldn’t carry it. We call them necessities—those pieces [...]

Tone of Intention

Set a Tone of Intention

We are over half way through the first month of 2011, and although the New Year is often embraced with affirmations, resolutions and goals, January can be a tough time to find that extra kick in your step. There is often a feeling of deflation that follows the festivities and joys of the holiday season. [...]

Horoscopes and your personallity

The Change in Astrological Signs: Does it affect your Personality?

Recently, the web has been abuzz about the change in astrological signs. Capricorns are now Sagittarius, Virgos are now Leos, and the whole thing is a mess. Apparently, according to the astronomers at Minnesota Planetarium Society, the stars have even aligned to make a new sign altogether: Ophiuchus. What does this mean, and why did [...]

Beautiful winter sunset

Unearth Your Natural Rhythms

We are approaching the darkest days of the year. Every morning, the sun takes longer to rise and unwrap thick layers of skyline, and then barely seems to complete its stretch across the horizon before bundling under a blanket of clouds and closing its heavy lids of light. It’s refreshing to watch the natural world [...]

Alone at sunrise

Gifts to Give the Soul

It seems that marking the days until Christmas has become more of a hurried frenzy than an advent affair. Cold days and snowy conditions can often lead to negative outlooks, while shopping lines and driving traffic makes preparing for festivities more stressful than enjoyable. In a time of year that should allow for peace, gratitude [...]

Bright, blue clouds on a sunny day

Living with Style, Balance and Purpose

There is an abundance of information available to the general public about lifestyle choices and living responsibly.  But people are complex and making lifestyle changes and choices are complex. Nicholas Johnson wrote a thoughtful book (when he was a Federal Communication Commissioner) called, Test Pattern For Living where he raises the question of what are [...]