Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Kristy Robinett, author of Messenger Between Worlds, Forevermore, It's a Wonderful Afterlife, Messages from a Wonderful Afterlife, the new Tails from the Wonderful Afterlife, and the forthcoming Journey to the Afterlife. Most have lost a loved one. There is typically a standard grieving process, which may come with several days off at their job, flowers, cards, and compassion. There is often a funeral or memorial service where there’s time to give and receive support and love, and moments to say a goodbye to their deceased. Losing a pet is difficult, too, but it rarely comes with the same end-of-life formalities, which can cause

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Tisha Morris, author of Decorating with the Five Elements of Feng Shui and the new Clutter Intervention. It's that time of year, when the Christmas lights are stored away, our post-holiday diet is underway, and resolutions are made. But what about the…Unwanted Gift? Whether it is Christmas, birthday, or some other occasion, we all get an uneasy feeling when we unwrap the fruitcake, the ceramic yard ornament, or fringed elbow-padded sweater, and have to pull off our best improv performance. In Christian tradition, the idea of gift exchange was inspired by the presents given to Jesus by the Wise Men. Prior to that, it was done to bring

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Bryan E. Robinson, PhD, author of the new Daily Writing Resilience. "Act as if you're a writer. Sit down and begin. Act as if you might just create something beautiful, and by beautiful I mean something authentic and universal." —Dani Shapiro Raise your hand if you've ever been unsure which direction to take with your writing, if self-doubt has nipped at your heels, or if you've landed in the clutches of writer's block or "second book syndrome." I thought so. Most of us who've written for any length of time have gotten stuck somewhere along the way. But there's good news. Twelve Step programs have thrown a phrase around for years

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Kavitha M. Chinnaiyan, MD, author of the Heart of Wellness. As a long-term meditator, I constantly recommend the practice to anyone who'll listen. Meditation has undisputedly changed my life, by clearing the lens of my perception and creating a sense of deep, unshakeable peace, even during times of unrest. As any meditator knows, an effective practice necessarily leads to periods of tumultuousness, including pain, confusion, and darkness. I call this the "washing-machine" effect, otherwise known as purification. Meditation works on our bodies and minds in innumerable ways; its objective effects occur via the autonomic nervous system