Why Finding Your Community Makes You Feel So Good
Have you ever felt terribly alone in this world? Does it happen when you most need to feel love in your life? We are actually a tribal species, seeking security among a group of people. Community...
View ArticleHow Our Personal Consciousness Affects Collective Consciousness
What is Collective Consciousness? What is the “collective consciousness?” How is it created? How can it benefit our world, and when is our personal consciousness a part of that? When individuals work...
View ArticleHow to Make a Lasting Positive Impact at Work
I have worked many jobs in my life. I have worked in food service, retail, healthcare, you name it. Some jobs I liked more than others, and some jobs I just outright hated. Regardless of how much I...
View ArticleThe Most Important Factor in Being Happy
The other day I woke up angry. I was remembering all of the people who I felt I did many good things for and now they don’t like me. I started to list all of the reasons they hate me. I started to...
View ArticleCONSCIOUS Gratitude (as in SMART Gratitude. Rather Than the Spiritual...
Gratitude changes your brain chemistry. Proven. Happy brain chemicals mean that you’ve got more clarity and courage. Proven. There are zero downsides to making gratitude part of your wellness practice....
View ArticleSay Thank You and Save the World
Starting the Ripple Did Superman really want to save the world, or did he just feel like he had to? Would he much rather be a farmer? Maybe. Would he much rather be hanging out with his dad and his mom...
View ArticleThe Crying Child
My son, Miller, and I went to the Children’s Museum this morning and spent time in a mock construction area. A family of three played near the slide, while three boys built a fort in the back of the...
View ArticleDon’t Ask Me How Long Grief Lasts
“How long does grief last?” Someone asked me the other day. “You still write about it Christina, 11 years later. Are you still grieving?” I don’t know, but something happens to me when I am asked these...
View ArticleThe Danger of Hyper-Positivity (AKA: The Spiritual Bypass)
Do you consider yourself a positive person actively looking for the good in situations, circumstances, and people? Being a silver lining detective can be great and can also be a way to protect yourself...
View ArticleHow to Be Yourself
I was in Miami speaking on a panel to major beauty brands about how to reach consumers. The priceless take-away (other than the awesome swag bag, gotta love beauty conventions!) was authenticity is...
View ArticleNine Tips for Lifting Yourself out of the Holiday Blues
’Tis the season to celebrate – and also the season to feel overwhelmed, lonely, angry, irritated, and rushed. Here are nine tips for keeping yourself feeling happy during the holiday period. 1. Get...
View ArticleWith Daily Practice Shift Happens
The Universe is not a linear event that can be studied, and proven out, through logic, or double blind studies. It’s both a hologram within countless holograms, and a mirror of your consciousness...
View ArticleWhy Trust Your Demons?
18 hour days. 10 bucks an hour. I was disgusted, lost and frustrated with my life. Many years ago I was a security officer before I became an island hopping, pro blogger. My job was fairly easy. But I...
View ArticleWant to Lighten Your Load this Holiday Season? These Experts Share How...
Meditation is something we often imagine the most enlightened people around us do — our yoga teacher, the green smoothie maker, gurus on retreats — but the reality is that any of us can benefit from...
View Article3 Questions That Will Make Finding Your Passion Easier
Your life is a routine of mindless repetition. Most of your days are spent working long hours just so you can “get by,” and by the end of each day, you always seem to end up slouched in front of the TV...
View ArticleA Field Guide to Wandering in the Wilderness of the Soul
When you’re wandering cobblestone streets in Europe, stopping at cafes and making unexpected discoveries, it’s fun to lose your way and wander off the well-trodden path. You’re on an adventure! When...
View ArticleEverybody Has Unique Superpowers
We all come with a specific set of character strengths that makes us unique. And at one point or another, you’ve probably been told what your unique strengths are. Perhaps your friends have praised...
View ArticleThe Way to Evolve Better (in 5 Steps)
Dave Asprey wants to live to be 180 years old and I don’t really believe it’s possible. But I admire him for trying. I’m fine if I die tomorrow. I feel I created good kids. Mission accomplished. BUT,...
View ArticleYour Pleasure Is Your Power…here’s How to Get There, a Few Hours at a Time.
Do less of what you don’t like to do, and more of what you love. That’s it. Every self-help book ever written, mine included, can be summed up in that simple direction. Less heavy, more Light. Less...
View Article7 Tips to Help You Cheer Up In Less Than 60 Seconds
Every once in a while we find ourselves in a bad mood in need of a cheer up. Maybe you got a flat tire on the way to work, or the coffee shop messed up your drink order, but either way, you need a...
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