By Natalie Amsden WHAT IS A MIRACLE? Unexplained medical healing? Much needed money from an unknown source? An answered prayer? A significant coincidence? Surviving a horrible accident? Being saved by a surgeon? Witnessing child birth? Seeing the blessings within your curses? When doing a search for the definition of “miracle” for this article, I was [...]

By Frannie Hoffman I wake up and glance at the clock. It’s 4:45 am and still pitch black. It is so quiet and usually I like to write in the early hours but for some reason I don’t want to get up. I hear a voice inward say, “go back to sleep Frannie.” I close [...]

By Gregg Sanderson This month’s column is a little different from the usual, since it’s December, and BOB will be busy delivering toys to all the good little girls and boys. Oh wait… That’s not BOB… It’s something else.  Unconditional Love doesn’t care if you’re bad or good. If It did, It wouldn’t be unconditional, [...]

By Rena Greenberg The greatest miracle is a change in perception. If my notion of the world shifts from being viewed as a dark, lonely, scary place to a haven of love, joy, and adventure—what greater miracle could I ask for? When my idea that I am out of control, weak-willed, and in some way [...]

By Emily Rivera Andrews A Year of Transformation Personally, 2011 has been a year filled with transformational changes that have challenged me in a multitude of ways. The awareness that all has a place, purpose, and Divine timing has served as a foundation in helping me to recognize the gift and value within each of [...]

By Linda Commito At 95 years old, Gordon Mickelson is possibly the oldest fan of my book Love Is the New Currency, which is a collection of inspirational stories. After being given a copy by his daughter, whom I’ve gotten to know through a mutual friend, Gordon asked her, “You know the author? I would [...]

By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. Let’s face it, no relationship is perfect, and there’s always room for improvement. The relationship that stops growing, evolving, and developing will suffer the consequences: problems. It is important to realize that relationships are a partnership, a team, and cannot be dependent (long term) on one person evolving and improving [...]

By Ursula Kaiser When I went to sleep on June 9, 1999, little did I know that I was being pushed into a journey that would require me to climb mountains with unrelenting courage. That night I lost a significant amount of blood. The next morning I drove to the clinic to meet with my [...]

By Jeff Gitterman Have you ever noticed that the words listen and silent are spelled with the same letters? Perhaps this is no accident because in many ways they mean the same thing. Have you ever talked to someone and walked away feeling enriched because he was such a good listener, even if he was [...]

By Diane Abraham There is nothing more miraculous than turning stale bread into one of the most delicious and comforting desserts ever made. With just a few ingredients you take what most people would throw away, and create something to truly satisfy all the senses. I can’t think of a better smell than hot bubbly [...]