Nourishing Nibbles

#NourishingNibbles centers on getting back in touch with your oldest friend – YOU!  This offering features a mix of intimate views from the lives of people who are thriving, expanding boundaries, and exploring the power of gratitude and appreciation.

A. H. Almaas

"When your mind is free, not concerned, or worried, or focused on anything in particular, and your heart is not grasping or clinging to anything, then you are free. Whatever is there, is there. So there is a freedom of mind. The mind is not saying, 'I want this,' or...

Tuesday’s Wellness Tonic: Avoid a Hangover

Contributed by Harry J. Drinking during the holidays can add up—there are office parties, get togethers with friends, lots of deliciously spiked eggnog and don’t forget all the bubbly on New Year’s Eve. The night of the celebration is great, the morning after? Not so...

Donna Marie

"Since this is the only moment that exists, living in the now is about embracing rather than escaping reality."

Monday’s Financial Feast: Self-Gifting During the Holidays

Contributed by Bunny H. Each holiday season I go shopping for presents. I make my list with my budget and possible gift ideas next to each name. As I stroll through the stores, looking at all the possibilities, a feeling arises within me.  I get excited about the...

Norman Vincent Peale

"It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship."

Benjamin Disraeli

"Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power."

We are Newtown, Connecticut

Contributed by Donna Marie As I went about my day yesterday which was chock full of meetings, I learned of the hell that had been unleashed in Newtown, Connecticut. The all-encompassing question that naturally follows is something like, How could someone be so...

Pakenham Beatty

"By your own soul, learn to live; if men thwart you take no heed. If men hate you have no care. Sing your song, dream your dream, hope your hope and pray your prayer."

Friday’s Culture Casserole: Unleashing my Creativity in 2013

Contributed by by Tanya S. My relationship isn't working anymore; I’m not happy; I've fallen out of love; my career doesn't excite me. My life is going nowhere and I don’t know what to do. How many times had I heard this from friends or even said some of the same...

Thursday’s Nourishing Nibbles: Five Things – A Self-Esteem Exercise

Source:  Madisyn Taylor of DailyOM Having low self-esteem is a common issue and with some introspection you can start to loosen the grip of this negative thought pattern. Our primary relationship in life is with our selves. No one else goes through every experience in...

Doc Childre & Sara Paddison

"Appreciation is like looking through a wide-angle lens that lets you see the entire forest, not just the one tree limb you walked up on."

Don Miguel Ruiz

"Always do your best.  Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret."

Tuesday’s Wellness Tonic: Staying Healthy During the Holiday Season

Contributed by Catherine S. Your immune system can be compromised during the holiday season. Here are some tips to help you stay healthy. Keep to the same sleep schedule.  Even though you may be traveling and going to parties, try to keep to the same sleep schedule...

James Arthur Baldwin

“Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.”

Nathaniel Branden

"Accepting does not necessarily mean 'liking,' 'enjoying,' or 'condoning.' I can accept what is— and be determined to evolve from there. It is not acceptance but denial that leaves me stuck."  

Monday’s Financial Feast: Breaking Bad Habits

Contributed by Nelson T. Our nation’s economy is built on consumerism.  Advertising is everywhere we look, compelling us to make another purchase.  This product will make you more attractive, this one happier.   These perceived needs can get us into debt and financial...

Maxwell Maltz

"Accept yourself as you are. Otherwise you will never see opportunity. You will not feel free to move toward it; you will feel you are not deserving."

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