By Betsy Bruns I stopped making New Year’s resolutions a while ago. Like weight-loss diets, which have a start date, an end date, and the feeling of holding your breath until the torture is over. New Year’s resolutions are rarely successful. Neither are most diets. According to some estimates, diets …
Read More »Healthy Eating – Greenspiration
By Betsy Bruns In the United States, the month of March brings the promise of Spring and all things green. March usually has us thinking of St. Patrick’s Day. It sure does for me. I grew up hearing tales of our Irish ancestors fleeing the Emerald Isle for greener pastures …
Read More »From The Heart – Unlegislated Love
By Alan Cohen A friend told me, “Marriage is a great institution if you don’t mind living in an institution.” Since February is the month of lovers, let’s take a look at what it takes to be a great lover and find great love. The funny thing about love …
Read More »From The Heart – Pray to be Wrong
By Alan Cohen I had a neighbor I saw as a nasty alcoholic. Brenda would regularly sit around the kitchen table with her husband, drink, and complain. I did not find any good in her. Then she and her husband took in a young man to live with them. …
Read More »From the Heart – Birthing a Planetary Reset
By Alan Cohen The world is not the same place it was just a few months ago. The pandemic and economic downturn have put humanity’s activities on pause and caused nearly everyone to make significant lifestyle changes. We are required to stay home, conduct business from our living rooms, homeschool, …
Read More »From the Heart – The Sanity of Fair Exchange
By Alan Cohen As I was walking into a local market, a homeless woman stopped me. I had seen her from afar, talking to herself, apparently mentally unbalanced. She asked if I would buy her some potato chips. “Sure,” I told her. “What kind would you like?” “Lay’s—spicy, please.” Tickled …
Read More »Hearth and Home – Fitter Flatbreads with Fresh Greens
By Janae Jean When asked what their favorite food is what is the most common response in the United States? It’s pizza. Although pizza may be delectable, it is not the most healthful choice with the most popular variety, pepperoni, being high in saturated fat and sodium. April ushers in …
Read More »Higher Perspective During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A Channeling Session with Judith Monahan Our publisher, Kasia Szumal, recently had a channeling session with Judith Monahan regarding the current COVID-19 pandemic. Below is the video of that session. Click on the times to be taken to the specific questions/topics. In this session, Judith shares an enlightening perspective and …
Read More »From the Heart – Whenever You’re Ready
By Alan Cohen I met a fellow who had been diagnosed with a rare debilitating disease. For seven years, Stan consulted with over 100 doctors, submitted to endless tests, ingested more than 100 pills daily and tried a wide range of treatments—none of which helped. He kept losing weight until …
Read More »From the Heart – When God Shows Up on Earth
By Alan Cohen I am a big Beatles fan. The more I hear their music, the more I recognize the sheer genius behind it. I saw a rare YouTube video of an especially vibrant 1964 Beatles concert in Australia at the height of Beatlemania, “Beatles Live—Australia.” One comment on the …
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