By Janae Jean – In the United States we use the word smörgåsbord to refer to any type of buffet style meal. It literally means “sandwich table” in Swedish. Its normally a large spread of cold and hot dishes, featuring regional ingredients such as herring, salmon, dill, cucumbers and crispbread. …
Read More »Publisher’s Letter – The Elephant
By Kasia Szumal – There was a little boy who loved to go to the circus and watch the elephants. Every time a circus was coming to his city he asked his mom or dad to buy him a ticket and go with him. For this boy, elephants were so …
Read More »In Print – July 2018
Book Reviews by Kayla Hancock – Chakra Healing for Vibrant Energy Exploring Your 7 Energy Centers with Mindfulness, Yoga, and Ayurveda by Michelle S. Fondin (New World Library, Paperback, $15.95) The main seven energy centers or chakras located within the human body include the root chakra, the sacral chakra, the …
Read More »Ask Alecia – July 2018
by Alecia Rice – Q: My partner often disappoints me and I feel disheartened. He’s a good man but maybe not for me. I’m not sure what to think. — Disheartened A: Dear Disheartened, Happiness is created within. Yet, that philosophy doesn’t necessarily change things quickly. Sometimes we need to …
Read More »Faith: The Other F-word – Interview with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel
Interview By Janae Jean and Spencer Schluter – For this mid-month interview, we had the pleasure of speaking with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel. Elizabeth is a Buddhist teacher and author of The Logic of Faith: The Buddhist Path to Finding Certainty Beyond Belief and Doubt and The Power of An Open Question: …
Read More »Live Kryon Channeling – The State of the Earth
This live channeling was given in Big Sky, Montana June 4, 2017 To help the reader, this channeling has been revisited [by Lee and Kryon] to provide even clearer understanding. Sometimes information is even added or condensed. Often what happens live has implied energy within it, which carries a kind …
Read More »Deep from the Well – Interview with Gary Jansen
Interview By Janae Jean and Spencer Schluter – Our latest podcast guest is Gary Jansen, director of Image Books and executive editor at Penguin Random House, where he has edited and published books by noted writers including Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Deepak Chopra and Greg Kincaid. He has authored …
Read More »Community Happenings – June 2018
Art Exhibit at Divine Creative Synergy Friday, June 1, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Divine Creative Synergy will open an art exhibit featuring several local artists and showcasing a variety of paintings, photography and digital art. The exhibit includes a wide range of artistry by Kara Maxwell, Natalia Palomino, Roger …
Read More »Cosmic Daily Weather – June 2018
By Tara Aal – Overview Come out and play! In these final weeks of spring, many of us are excited about summer break and summer vacation. We associate summer with “easy living” and even the most hermit-like characters may crawl out of their shells for a bit of sunshine and …
Read More »All About Town – The Wisdom of Our Youth – Part 2
By Theresa Puskar – EmiIy Grudka Westmont High School – May 14th, 2018 Today’s teens are exposed to so much more than we were at their age. Due to the incessant deluge of videos showing horrific world events on the news and social media, along with the polarization of our …
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