By Kumari From early childhood I was steeped in the tradition of service, first from a Catholic upbringing and then later from the eastern spiritual traditions of Seva (meaning self-less service). This culture of giving ran the gamut, from helping…
Putting Ability in Disability
By Heather Urick “You got to roll with the punches to get to what’s real.”—Van Halen Living with a progressive, terminal, neuromuscular disease for more than 20 years has not been an easy burden to carry as part of…
In the Blink of an Eye
By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. While leaving for vacation I have often stated to myself and others that I really want to take everything in because I know that I will blink and find that the whole experience is over.…
Where Do You Draw the Line Between Possible and Impossible?
By Linda Albert When I was seven years old, my mother took me out of ballet, telling me I was the clumsiest girl in the class. I loved ballet, had learned all the positions for my feet (flawlessly, from my…
Allowing Your Success with the Fire of Authenticity
By Terez Hartmann Contrast as the Catalyst It was summer 2015, and all was quiet on the Western Front, but in my case, far too quiet… Anyone who has ever met me knows that this Firewoman really loves being out…
Ignite Your Path
By Natalie Rivera The Ride of Your Life You’re going on a road trip at night, and the headlights only show 200 feet ahead. As you go toward your destination, you don’t have to see the whole way. In fact,…
The Magic Sign
By Gregg Sanderson I know sometimes in our experience, the messages aren’t immediately clear, but 35 years? One summer in 19 Seventy-Something, Marla and I hitchhiked from Las Cruces, New Mexico, to Telluride, Colorado. Usually we’d make a sign to…
Life Treats You the Way You Treat You
By Jonathan R. Wachtel Your relationship with everyone and everything around you is a reflection of your relationship with yourself. Everything that you think and feel toward anyone else—whether you say it or act on it or not—is a reflection…
Embracing Change
By Sarah Sparks Sometimes we think we know best. Sometimes we exist in this world pretending to be someone we are not. Sometimes what we think we know is holding us back from becoming who we were meant to…
When You Talk to Yourself, Who Answers?
By Noelle Sterne When you talk to yourself, what do you hear? Who’s really talking? Inside our heads, we’re always talking to ourselves. We hear many voices, and most of the time they’re far from friendly: “Hey, stupid, use the…