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 …
Occupational Therapists play a pivotal role in recovery from any trauma. Satmeen an OT played a pivotal role in helping Debbie. Cancer is the most frightening word in the English language in my personal opinion. In 2016, I lost one of my best and closest …
Do you feel you have to be perfect? Perfect on the job, perfect with friends, perfect with family, and perfect in general. Are you on the treadmill of life trying to be perfect? If you are on performance mode, then you need to stop trying …