put your wisdom to work

PEOPLE ARE FINDING THEIR HIGHER PURPOSE BY SHARING THEIR SPIRITUAL GIFTS, INTERESTS, AND SKILLS.

The Source of the Declaration of Independence

FREEDOM IS WHAT MAKES AMERICA AMERICA. AS WE APPROACH OUR NATION’S 250TH BIRTHDAY, WE SHOULD TAKE A RESPECTFUL LOOK AT WHERE THIS IDEAL OF FREEDOM CAME FROM.

Wake Up to the Dark

the Author walks the path toward a new appreciation of the night.

SARAH BOWEN - CREATURELY REFLECTIONS

(REV) SARAH BOWEN directs the Animal Chaplaincy Training Program at Compassion Consortium. Enroll at animalchaplaintraining. com.

GUEST HOUSE-GUEST COLUMNIST KEN MOGI

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival.

PAUL SUTHERLAND-THE HEART OF HAPPINESS

PAUL SUTHERLAND struggles with creating an off-ramp for his ignorant and stupid thoughts and actions. He falls down, gets back up, and tries again. Comments or thoughts on this article can be sent to paul@paulhsutherland. com.

MARK NEPO-OUR WALK IN THE WORLD

In January, MARK NEPO will be teaching in person at the Kalamazoo Public Library and online with Alternatives of London. In February, Mark will be leading a mastery week at the Modern Elder Academy in Mexico and offering his latest online webinar. Please see marknepo.com and live. marknepo.com for details.

10 Tips for the First-l1me Retreat goer

More than a summer camp come for the fun & friends, stay for the calm & community

Great Places

TO PAUSE, REFLECT, AND RENEW

SPREADING GRATITUDE

The start of the year is a time to celebrate our growth and our power to endure changes and difficulties. Giving gifts to others can express our own gratitude and inspire a steady stream of goodwill the whole year through. CURATED BY HUNTER LIGUORE

running on gentle Power-

Life is an ultramarathon. The best path is to access your sisu and keep your heart open.

TOWARDS JOY

Ben Nussbaum spoke with CYNDIE SPIEGEL about her latest book, Microjoys.

THE HIDDEN COST OF DOMESTICATION

Animal trainer REN HURST lost everything when she discovered a new way of being with animals. What she gained made the loss worthwhile.

MOVE FOR RECOVERY

author of Recovering You, shares his recovery journey and how movement was the key to success.

Hips

Your hips are the source of most of your ability to move around in the world. These joints are comprised of many different muscle and bone structures, including the glutes, the inner thighs, the sacrum/tailbone, the pelvic floor, and the whole pelvic structure.

THE SOUL OF THERAPY

Theologian Karl Barth wrote: Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.” Barth's s words dignify laughter, lifting g it up from being considered a silly or shallow part of human experience to being one of life’s most healing gifts.

RABBI RAMI SHAPIRO-ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE SPIRITUAL TRAVELER

For over half a century, RABBI RAMI has been devoted to a single teaching: Alles iz Gott, Everything is God.\" To learn more, visit the website rabbirami.com.

Diana Sudyka

S&H editor Ben Nussbaum spoke with Diana Sudyka about taxidermy, clayboard, and combining words and images. Look for her art throughout this issue.

A Great Ancestor in the Making

Unblock enormous amounts of positive energy with a simple journey from past to future

Girl Picture

Directed by Alli Haapasalo STRAND RELEASING

Relearning Ahimsa

SWETA SRIVASTAVA VIKRAM is an international speaker, bestselling author, and Ayurveda and mindfulness coach. Her latest book is A Piece of Peace. Learn more at swetavikram.com.

About That Walrus in My Creche Set...

SARAH BOWEN is an animal chaplain and author of Sacred Sendoffs: An Animal Chaplain's Advice for Surviving Animal Loss, Making Life Meaningful, & Healing the Planet. sacredsendoffs.com

Life Sucks, Then We Die: Education and Transformation

PAUL SUTHERLAND has days when he feels like life sucks and then we die, but he works to transform those negative emotions into positive, virtuous actions.

Inside Everything

In November and December, MARK NEPO will be teaching in-person at Shallowford Counseling Center in Atlanta (see MarkNepo.com) and offering a one-session online webinar December 11, 2022 (see live.marknepo.com).

DAR WILLIAMS

My joke was that every religion that I studied, I tried to convert to, and then the semester would end.

Growing Wiser

A REAL SUPERPOWER? ACCESSING OUR INNER WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS WE CHANGE

Is HOLISTIC WELLNESS an Alzheimer's Solution?

Riley, a new patient to me, was alarmed by changes he had observed in himself. \"For a couple years, I've had to write down every meeting. Just two years ago I could remember a much busier schedule. Now I set multiple reminders for a weekly meditation meeting or a golf date. When I had a near-miss while driving, my wife became alarmed.\"

WHEN LOGIC FAILS

Stumped? WINTER ROSS offers a reminder that we can call on more than our rational mind.

THE ASCENT

Jungian psychologist DR. JOANNA LAPRADE explores the perpetual pull of the climb from darkness.

DECOLONIZING THERAPY

Traditional therapy invokes authority, judgement, and hierarchy, although new ideas are percolating. JULIE PETERS dives into a different approach.