var skimlinks_settings = { noskim: true }; When I have an upcoming vacation, it’s never as simple as just hopping on a flight. Behind every trip are a million little decisions I make on the front end to ensure it’s…
As if Mercury Retrograde wasn’t enough on our astrological calendars this month, the June Strawberry Moon is officially here—but stay positive, because this event is bringing all the main-character energy along with her. This dreamy full moon is the perfect…
There’s something about July that just feels like the peak of summer. The days are long, the produce is fresh, the pool is calling, and your calendar is (hopefully) full of all the summer activities you’ve been daydreaming about. It’s…
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ~E.E. Cummings When I was a little girl, I had the smallest bedroom in the house. It was tiny. Honestly, probably the size of a small walk-in closet….
“Peace is not the absence of resistance. It is learning to stop judging yourself for being human.” ~Unknown At the time of writing this, I am on vacation. My wife and I are parked beside a quiet lake in our…
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” ~J.R.R….
“Rule your mind or it will rule you.” ~Buddha Some mornings I wake before dawn and lie still, listening for signs that the house is awake. A cough down the hallway. The sound of a drawer opening. Water running softly…
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ~Carl Rogers I remember sitting on the living room floor one evening while my boys were playing nearby. One of them was trying…
We are truly free when we let go of the thought that the past could or should have been any different than it was. This is so hard. The challenge is born from our desperate need to validate our feelings…
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” ~Laurell K. Hamilton My older sister had four years over me. As a kid, I worshipped the ground she walked on….
Gold (GC=F) August futures opened at $4,106.60 per troy ounce on Monday, July 13, 2026, down 0.2% from Friday’s closing price. As of 8:29 a.m. ET, the price of gold was down to $4,068.10. Gold prices opened lower and are…
Kaitlyn Bristowe is looking forward to the future as rumors about her relationship with Zac Clark continue to swirl. “When I tell you, I went through a hoe phase in my 20s in Vancouver,” Kaitlyn, 41, quips in Us Weekly’s…
Summer is firmly here and the temperatures are feeling borderline apocalyptic in much of the northern hemisphere. Why not avoid the angry sun and stay inside where it’s (hopefully) cooler and distract yourself with some of the best movies on…
