Explore the stark contrast between the gratitude celebrated on Thanksgiving and the consumerism of Black Friday. This piece examines how these consecutive days reflect broader societal values and challenges us to consider the environmental and personal impacts of our consumption habits, urging a reevaluation of what truly brings happiness.

Discover the profound impact of "Cultivating Daily Gratitude and Blessings" in your life. This article encourages embracing gratitude and blessings daily to transform personal and spiritual growth. Learn to appreciate life's abundance, face challenges with gratitude, and spread blessings that uplift others. This approach promises a richer, more fulfilled existence by focusing on the positive impacts and opportunities each day brings.

I was leading a big group of US and European students through holy places in northern India and bringing my ten-year-old daughter for her second trip. For a kid, it was an adventure to another world. This annual pilgrimage revealed profound spiritual experiences and the joy of discovering new depths of spirituality.

Spiritual awakening is lopsided, if it doesn’t lead to engaging and taking action in the world. But, sometimes we think that the only way to make a difference is by doing something grand, and then we discount those smaller acts, or do nothing instead.

As Martin Luther King once said: “Everyone can be great because everyone can serve. You don’t even have to make your subjects and verbs agree to serve. You only require a heart full of grace.” Grace arises when we act with others on behalf of the world.

Today is Earth Day, but it’s one of the most confused and misguided celebratory days of the year. The UN refers to this day as the “International Mother Earth Day,” but what is it we’re supposed to celebrate?

We need to embrace the planet and its inhabitants with the same care and concern we feel for ourselves. There are no “others” on this planet, no strangers. We are all partners, fellow explorers of the realms of life on a small and already overpopulated and overexploited planet.

Our vulnerability reminds us that we are never truly independent, but always exist in a field of reciprocity. Thus reciprocity is a deep spiritual principle.

A dread that many of my patients share is: “What if people ask more than I can give? I feel guilty if I say “‘no.’”  Here are five strategies to support your healthy giving...

In Britain and the United States, we are used to “Father Christmas” and “Santa Claus” but other countries and cultures celebrate female gift bringers.

There are five deep-seated, albeit outdated, beliefs that have kept your helper pattern firmly anchored in your daily life.

Do you believe if you had or did something else -- got married, earned more, were thinner, danced better, or had more time -- you'd finally relax and feel okay?

If you are feeling a bit "dry”, there is a chance you're taking things in life for granted -- health, friends, family, wealth, or life itself. You're likely focusing on what’s missing. 

Each one turns or does not turn into the suffering, grows or does not grow, recovers or does not recover. Completely subjective, comparison is meaningless.

To make gratitude part of who we are requires our conscious attention throughout each day. Eventually, it becomes routine, and we naturally gravitate toward grateful thoughts.

One thing everyone on the planet (animals as well),have in common is that we all have. or had. a mother. Not one of us was born from a father's womb, or from our own womb

Practicing gratitude has positive effects on our body, mind, and social connections; it improves our health and well-being in numerous measurable and immeasurable ways. 

In today's society, it can be challenging to be happy for someone else's success.  

Gratitude is like a new lens through which to view the world and our part in it.

Consumerism carries two related messages that dampen the impulse to discover hidden treasure in our own neighborhoods.

The movement was inspired in part by the philosopher Peter Singer, who has argued for an obligation to help those in extreme poverty since the 1970s. 

When it comes to academic success for college students, having a sense of purpose and gratitude makes a significant difference.

We are so blessed to live on Planet Earth, yet we tend to take so much of what is here for granted. This applies not just to our fellow humans, but also to animals, minerals, vegetation, and the whole planet itself. We may also need to be reminded to be grateful for...