Archive - Spirit of Change Magazine

Musings: Thank You For 20 Fabulous Years

I love New England for the beauty and variety of its changing seasons. My favorite is fall, the season of harvest and abundance, its crisp, cool days full of promise and activity.

A Natural Movement: You and Your Bowels

It's both telling and sadly amusing that, after condoms, Preparation H is the second most frequently shoplifted pharmaceutical item in the country.

Bring Me the Ocean

Occupational therapist Rebecca Reynolds, a native of Concord, Massachusetts, manages a traveling, nature-based educational and therapeutic program for those confined to close-care institutions.

Forgiveness as Healing

A puzzled lady said to a friend, “I cannot understand it. I have the nicest neighbor who is dying of cancer.

The Pull Towards Pills

Pills have not always been with us, and yet people have always been able to recover from a variety of illnesses.

Save the Seed

“The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.” — Thomas Jefferson

Designing Your Peaceful Sanctuary Garden

Would you enjoy having your own oasis of peace - a nature-filled garden for meditation and reflection?

EarthTalk: Canning at Home

Dear EarthTalk: My grandmother was a home canner, and I'm interested in getting involved myself. Where do I learn about the benefits to my health and to the environment?

EarthTalk: Environmentally Safe Cat Litter

Dear EarthTalk: What kinds of cat litters are kinder to the environment: traditional clay litters (so-called clumping litters) or other varieties?

Enjoy A Little World Change With Your Coffee

Who would ever think that the simple act of buying and enjoying superior quality coffee could also represent a powerful societal statement and help lead to better lives for hundreds of thousands of people around the world?

Feng Shui For Everyday: Doors

Doors are important for reasons almost too numerous to mention. They represent, and literally are, the membrane between your public and private life.

Greener Homes and Gardens: Urban Homesteading

Homesteading, or the back to the land movement on a rural property isn’t for everyone, but living a sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle is appealing to many.

Top Ten Rules of Eco-Travel: How to Make a Difference When You Go

Planning your next vacation? How about Nicaragua? Or Cambodia? What about Borneo? All of these destinations have thrown their names into the tourism market, thanks in large part to ecotourism.

A Courageous Kind of Peace

Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

Advice From A Psychic

Whenever you’re nervous about your own safety or the safety of others such as your children, just call on archangel Michael and ask him to put a protective shield of white or golden light around you, them, your car, etc.

Appreciation

The word “appreciation” has many valuable meanings and hence it is so important to imbibe this virtue.

For the Love of Nothing

The word "Zen" originates from the Chinese word "Chan"- a derivative from the Sanskrit word for meditation.

So Many Thank You’s

Lately, I hear a childhood song, like a refrain, “You can open any doors with these. One little word is ‘please,’ and the other little word is ‘thank you.’” It reinforced manners I was taught.