The Parable of the Pine

On the day of the completion of her studies to become a physician, a young woman was called to meet with the elders of the village. “In honor of your accomplishment, we wish to give you a gift,” one of the elders said to her. “We give you this pine.” The woman stepped forward and…

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A little positive word-of-mouth

I have this thing that I do. It makes people smile so I’m going to let you in on it. Every time I hear a friend or acquaintance say something nice about someone I know, I tell that person what I heard. It’s simple, and I’ve found over the years that it’s really powerful.  Negativity swirls all around…

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The light that shines behind

Today, we celebrate the Super Moon eclipse of the sun. Spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically, it is a day of reset. It is a day of reflection and planning, of gratefulness and manifestation, of honoring personal change and of empowering giant leaps forward. The eclipse is the foreseen, planned, and anticipated movement of our moon…

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My own words to live by.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the me of 20 years ago — about who I was then, and, sure, about how the me of now has developed from her. I do believe that the me of now is far wiser than the me of then. But I’m also, somehow, less vivid. There’s beauty in…

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