THE COMPASSION CLUB THE SILENT SUPERPOWER Sometimes, when someone is going through a difficult time, I tell them I’m thinking of them. Or that I’m sending them love and light. Or that I’m praying for them. I often say these things because I want to help, but this is usually Read more…
By Seehum Isa We are constantly being told that with our dreams and ambitions come a certain way of being if we truly want to truly find success. It’s good to fight for what you want and never stop at any costs, but at what point do you make a Read more…
My 9 year old son was in the hospital recently. For the last 2 years, or so, he has struggled with severe pain on his left side. We saw several doctors about it, and they determined it was either constipation (TMI, I know), or abdominal migraines (it is a real Read more…
By Kelli Anderson I used to think people who didn’t like Tom Brady were simply jealous. He’s a good-looking, all-American boy who is rich, married to a supermodel, and (un)arguably one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. Haters gonna hate…except I’m not a hater and after watching Facebook’s docuseries Read more…
By Kati Samargia I remember, from the time I was in Kindergarten to about 3rd grade, being ridiculed by my teachers for holding my pencil wrong. Back then, a very long time ago, there seemed to be a right way and a wrong way to hold a pencil. The “correct Read more…
By Jenna Smith It was 6 am and our college soccer team was getting in some extra training before classes started for the day. We looked so professional wearing our custom sports jackets! I was running hard and about halfway through our workout, the thoughts started creeping in. “I don’t Read more…
By Dana Schroeder Caleb’s dad is an Ironman-a participant in a grueling race consisting of a 2.4-mile open-water swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride, and a full 26.2-mile marathon, all of which must be completed consecutively and within about 16 hours. At 11 years old, Caleb declared that he wanted to Read more…
Once upon a time an evil queen asked, “Mirror, Mirror on the wall who’s the fairest of them all?” Although the queen was a grown woman, extremely powerful, and had every opportunity at her fingertips, she continued to look to external sources for validation. Instead of opportunity, service, and respect, Read more…
You get a trophy! You get a trophy! You get a trophy! Everyone gets a trophy! Why? Because you participated, of course. A recently published article by the New York Post stated that rewarding failure has become an American epidemic. And though I do not have children myself, I couldn’t Read more…
By Amy Tenney, RYT 200 As a yoga and meditation instructor, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a lot of different groups, among my favorite are teens. Over the years I’ve worked with high school football, club soccer and volleyball and various youth groups. Initially the coaches wanted yoga Read more…