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Today’s guest post is by Sami Aaron. Sami is the master trainer and facilitator of The Nature Process and offers workshops and teachings for connection to nature and stress reduction.  “Beauty [...]

In the US, about 44 million people are caregivers for another adult. It could be someone who cares for an aging parent, for a spouse, or for someone during an illness or hospital stay. Combining [...]

In 2012, I released my book The E Factor: Engage, Energize, Enrich. It is about those three components and how they help us to live a healthier life. As I thought more and more about those three [...]

I love spring. I feel like it’s the most wonderful time of the year. The trees are blossoming, the flowers are blooming, the grass is growing. And everyone is sneezing. Ok, it might not be [...]

The Quadrants of Wellbeing is a framework that teaches us the four components of our health. I’ve spent the past year teaching and evangelizing about the Quadrants on my site Small Changes Big [...]

Last week, I went on vacation with my family and spent some of the wonderful vacation time reading. We had blue skies, clear water, and a beautiful place to stay. But now that I’m home, I keep [...]

Two and a half years ago, I was struck by a car while riding my bike. I had 10 fractures in my pelvis, hip, elbow, and thumb. After the accident many of my friends and tribe asked, “What can I [...]

George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and political activist, most known for his play Pygmalion which was later adapted into the musical My Fair Lady. Born in 1856 in Dublin, he moved to [...]

Two and a half years ago, I was riding my bike to work and was hit by a car. With 10 fractures in my pelvis, I had a long road to recovery. During a long part of my recovery, I had to be in a [...]

Do you have times that you just ignore your body? Maybe you are at work trying to get through an important meeting, and you just ignore how hungry you are getting. Or you ignore that you need to [...]

I can’t believe we are already on Lesson 25. The past 25 weeks, like the past 25 years, have flown by for me. And I’ve loved spending the time breaking down some of these fundamental lessons [...]

David W. Orr is a professor of Environmental Studies and Politics at both Oberlin College and the University of Vermont. He is the author of nine books, and the co-author of several others. As an [...]

Lesson 24: Life Is Precious This is a difficult topic in the wake of the Florida school shooting. We all feel heartbroken and raw at the loss of those young lives, and for many of us, it is one [...]

Winston Churchill Winston Churchill served as the British Prime Minister from 1940 – 1945, and again from 1951 – 1955. He is most known for leading Britain through World War II to an [...]

Lesson 23: Don’t worry or care what others think This has always been a hard lesson, but I feel like it’s getting harder with social media. As humans, we’ve always sought approval because it [...]

We have access to a flood of information and we can beam it into our eyes all day long. It seems like most of that information is negative and it is so easy to get overwhelmed by it. I had a [...]

Lesson 22: Lean into your faith One of the things that you might see after a big damaging storm is a picture of a fallen tree with a huge root ball. I am amazed at the force of nature that is [...]

E.E. Cummings was an American poet and novelist. He was born in Massachusetts in 1894. He earned Bachelors and Masters degrees from Harvard University and served as an ambulance driver in World [...]

Lesson 21: Getting well is far more expensive in money and time than investing in your health along the way Many weeks ago, Lesson 2 of our series was: “Invest in your wellbeing.” It is so [...]

I always share a message of health with everyone I meet. I almost can’t help myself. I meet someone new and just have to ask them about how they are feeling, and offer things that they could do [...]