It is important to boost your mood not only during winter but daily. We all want to be in a good mood. There are so many factors that play a role in influencing our mood and affect our happiness like social media, exposure to negative …
Emotional wounds are not the same as physical wounds. My body is scarred with physical wounds. I played squash for 15 years. Every muscle, ligament, bone was torn or sprained at some point. The family doctor and the physiotherapist told me time to give it …
December is known as the birthday of Jesus Christ. We know it as Christmas. However, there is more to Christmas than gifts under the tree, shopping, lights on the tree and outside the home, spending time with friends and family, snow outside, stockings all over …
What is brokenness? The dictionary defines brokenness as fractured, forcible separation, sundered by divorce, desertion by parents, having been violated, being in a state of disarray, a broken spirit, crushed by grief, suffering from a broken heart, financially or morally bankrupt, and not functioning. The …
Volunteering is an act of an individual or group freely giving time and labor for community service. It is an act of giving yourself for the greater needs of the community. I talk to Taras Kulish a lawyer in the charity sector about volunteering. Taras …
What would Christmas be without traditions and gifts? It has taken nearly a decade for the Christmas tree in front of the house to grow up. I look forward to putting ornaments and lights on it. I look forward to spending time with family and …
We need Christmas gift ideas. Christmas gift ideas change with time. It is important to be practical and sensitive at the same time. It is hard to believe but Christmas is here. I am seeing neighbors put on Christmas lights. The Christmas ornaments are being …
Nirmala Srivastava founded Sahaja Yoga in 1970. During meditation, seekers experience self-realization. Sahaja is a Sanskrit term consisting of ‘Saha’ is ‘with’ and ‘ja’ is ‘born’. In the Buddhist dictionary, it is ‘innate, denoting the natural presence of enlightenment or purity’. Dr. Girish Gupta, a …
Diwali is the festival of lights celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali takes place over five days: Dhanteras, Naraka Chaturdasi, Lakshmi Puja, Govardhan Puja, and Bhai Dooj. On Dhanteras people purchase gold, silver, clothes, and electronic gadgets as a sign …
Gardening has taught me so many lessons in life. I want to give you some quotes from famous people regarding gardening: I think the true gardener, the older he grows, should more and more develop a humble, grateful and uncertain spirit. – Reginald Farrer A …