that getting outdoors and stepping into sunlight, taking a walk in the woods, pausing to unplug from daily duties helps to boost your immune system, lower stress hormone levels, bring you into the present moment, and make you feel more generous. Thank nature for being there for your well...
Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength. — Dalai Lama 329 I wish I could live underwater. Maybe then my skin would absorb the sea’s consoling silenc...
Creating Peace on Earth The peace sign is a powerful symbol that is universally recognized. It connects us, consciously and unconsciously, in something positive. It’s also simple to make, right outside, on the earth, implementing the spiritual toolbox trifecta of creativity, mindfulness, and na...
Next, a mother carries her child to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School…the child holds on tight…a sign in the background explains how 10,000 indigenous children attended the school between 1879 and 1918…how the school has its own cemetery with 186 graves of students who died there…The...
Our destination this time was Cambria, a gorgeous coastal town about four hours north of Los Angeles. Over the last ten years, the Central Coast has become one of my very favorite places on earth and is a favorite vacation spot for both Levi and I. It’s even more fun seen through the...
Back to the earth It’s very satisfying for a city girl like me to be so close to the food I am eating, and to eat such astonishingly fresh food. One morning, I saw one of the girls who lives on the ashram grounds with her mother pick lettuce that we ate shortly afterwards at lun...
They can marry outdoors in Britain. Sometimes, Muers notes, it can seem that the main rationale for Friends’ negative testimony is the construction and maintenance of this separation from the world (Muers 2015, p. 56). Negativity has functioned to construct a boundary between the Religious ...
Avoid filming and taking photos in sacred places, like churches, the flash can alter the paintings and cause oxidation in the works of art and ends up being a sign of lack of respect for local belief. After the meal in a restaurant, leave the place as soon as possible, avoid occupying ...