Spirituality

By Lori Daniel Falk –  Have you ever loved a pet? What a crazy question! If you’ve had one, you’ve loved one; it’s that simple. Their unconditional love captures your heart in a way nothing else can. It’s a love that has no beginning, and it shall have no end. As Lightworkers …

By Alan Cohen –  With the advent of the Internet and Facebook, I’ve had lots of people from my past find me and reach out to connect; some from as far back as elementary school, high school, and college. Some of these people were my best friends at the time. …

By Lori Daniel Falk –   Our beloved pets are so much more than just furry little friends. The bond we share with them is deep and profound. Their unconditional love and lack of ego, enables our relationship with them to often run deeper than that of our human loved …

By Joyce and Barry Vissell – Do you ever feel unworthy to receive good things in your life? It’s not an easy question to answer. Some of you are in touch with your feelings of not deserving. Some of you are not. I daresay that feelings of unworthiness are present in most of us, although we might …

by Kayla Hancock –  The Ride, the Rose, and the Resurrection: A True Story about Crisis, Faith, and Survival by David Charles Stieler (iUniverse, $22.95, Paperback)   This memoir tells the story of a hit-and-run accident that forever changed the lives of David Stieler and his wife, Carole. They enjoyed adventuring together …

By Mary Montgomery  I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts, NPR’s TED Radio Hour (online or on your podcast app) the other day, when I heard podcast host, Guy Raz, ask evolutionary biologist Mark Pagel why humans are the only ones who developed language. Pagel’s answer: “It boils down to the fact that other animals don’t really have …

By Alan Cohen – Some friends of mine decided to sell their house, and found a buyer. On the day before the sale was to close, they walked into their living room to find a wall covered with carpenter ants. The couple had never seen such ants in the house …

By Lori Daniel Falk – Did you know that cancer cases are expected to surge 57% worldwide in the next 20 years, according to the World Health Organization? The latest World Cancer Report (2014) says it is implausible to think we can treat our way out of the disease, and that …

By Mary Montgomery – The closing on my Chicago home was finalized in late December, and now I am a full-time resident of southwest Michigan. As I sit in my cozy office, I can see the frozen lake and snow- covered ground outside my windows. I have a warm house …

By Alan Cohen – Every February, in honor of Valentine’s Day, I explore loving relationships. Many of us have faced challenges in relationships, and we struggle with how to create truly rewarding connections. We search for our soulmate, wrestle with friendships, and dread going home to see our relatives. At …