Brief Summary Outer Chaos, Inner Calm: 12 Chapters to Change Your World from Inside Out by Anthony Abbagnano is a soul-centered roadmap for navigating personal transformation in turbulent times. Drawing from the universal structure of the hero’s journey and his own life’s unraveling and renewal, Abbagnano offers readers a grounded and spiritual guide to reclaiming […]
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The Power of Awe: How Experiencing Wonder Makes Our Lives More Meaningful
Book Review: The Power of Awe: Overcome Burnout & Anxiety, Ease Chronic Pain, Find Clarity & Purpose—in Less than 1 Minute per Day “As lifelong meditators and mindfulness teachers, we confess we were almost embarrassed when we stumbled onto a 5 to 15-second shortcut to transcendence. This idea contradicted everything we knew about meditation before […]
Book Review: Fit for Joy by Valeria Teles
In her memoir, Fit for Joy: The Healing Power of Being You (Rowe Publishing, 2018), author Valeria Teles recounts her struggles with seeking happiness through unhealthy relationships and unrealistic fitness obsessions. This is a beautiful story of Valeria’s enlightenment after years of pain. The answer was, is and always will be love and kindness. How […]
Book Review: The Jewels of Here and Now
I hadn’t realized The here and now was such A personal creation. —Ragini Elizabeth Michaels, “Outer Reflection, Without Apology” from The Jewels of Here and Now Life consists of joy and pain, searching and finding, healing and growing, energy and rest, learning and teaching. It is an endless spectrum of perspective. Author Ragini Michaels compiled […]
Everyone is a Philanthropist: About Giving 2.0
Every person has everything he or she needs in order to be an extraordinary philanthropist and a leader for social change. During the bleak economic period in 2009, 82% of the $300 billion donated came from ordinary people and households. The fact that the majority of giving comes from individuals and families, not large corporations, […]
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