Remembering and Moving Forward: 20+ Years in the Making

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH Guest blogger, Lydia Judd likens our nation’s experience after 9/11 of increasing our external safety and how we need to look inward and increase our internal safety as well. I don’t remember much from when I was four years old. I’ve seen pictures of my Barbie birthday cake covered in candles while […]

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The Lies Your Brain is Telling You

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” –Albert Einstein Do you ever have negative thoughts about yourself? Do you ever discount your talents and abilities or think you are destined to fail? When some of us fail a math test, we briefly reason that […]

Expressing Compassion to Those That Are Different Than You

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” ~ Dalai Lama Last month, David Archuleta shared a heartfelt, vulnerable post on social media about his sexuality. It caught the attention of thousands of followers and sparked many conversations online and in-person. I was struck by the many comments on his post–they […]

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How to Stay Sane During a Busy Summer

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “If you feel ‘burnout’ setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself.” ~Dalai Lama Have you found yourself feeling overwhelmed and busy as restrictions have lessened and you have returned back to a more normal life? Have you felt […]

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Home of the Free(doms)

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” ~ Nelson Mandela The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day or July 4th, has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941. From 1776 to […]