By Nancy Selig Amsden I was very fortunate to spend my most formative years participating in what is probably the grandest social experiment of all times. In 1969, my family moved to a small, new city called Columbia, Maryland. Unlike…
Empowerment
If you are looking for inspiration you will find it here through a number of articles written by authors of Transformation Magazine.
Failure to Success
By Joeel Rivera I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.—Thomas Edison, addressing his thousands of failed attempts at creating a light bulb Somewhere along the line, most of us have learned that failure is…
Listening to the Voice Within
by Karen Castle Are you open to receiving inner guidance when the time comes to take action and change your life? Does this process excite you or does it result in trepidation because you are taking a risk? Our trajectory…
From Woman-About-Town to Artist-IN-Residence, A True Story
By Terez Hartmann Exploring a New Groove Once upon a time, there was a girl who reveled in being a woman-about-town. She was constantly seen flitting here and there, socializing, performing, speaking and hosting events. Though she would occasionally get…
Roll With It
By Ann Darwicki, RN, CPC On a recent trip to visit my son, I came out of the mall on a hot, stormy night to find my car had a flat tire. Fortunately, my son and daughter-in-law were with…
From Stuck to Transformed: a Worldwide Journey of Self-Discovery
By Russell Heath Let me tell you the story of my own stuckness. It starts in Tel Aviv, which, in 1980 when I was there, was a dysenteric’s paradise: It had public restrooms on every other block—the limit of my…
Onward, Upward, Forward to a Life on Fire
by Terez Hartmann Answering the Call There is an ever-present call that stirs in the hearts of all who would but listen… For some, it is a soft, subtle nudge or gentle whisper; yet for others, it is a…
What is the Price of Happiness?
By Rev. Marla Sanderson Happiness doesn’t come with a price tag (or an instruction manual). It starts from the minute we’re born. Dependent on adults for our care, we soon learn to behave this way or that to get the…
Allowing Your FIRE of Happiness
by Terez Hartmann The Fire of HAPPINESS Ah, sweet happiness! When you feel, express, embody, and experience this light and lovely state of being, all most certainly is right with the world. Life has more sparkle. Things that once ruffled…
When is a Good Time to Be Happy?
by Ann Darwicki, RN, CPC I was barely out of dreamland, and my first conscious thought was reminding me to transfer money so my husband could get gas on his way to work. (Needless to say, thoughts like this rarely…