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Seemingly random occurrences are often signs. Recognizing those signs can be pivotal to living a life that has flow and purpose.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could all just stop for a few minutes and let something wash over us instead of instantly grabbing for our camera to capture a ‘memory’?

Unlike so many who feel they must choose between the 'money' job and the 'creative' job, Blaze Kelly Coyle has found a way to let one feed the other.

When any of us are thrown by a bad review, cutting criticism or even self-imposed perfectionism, it's important to be reminded that a massive failure can turn into a massive triumph.

Tim Tebow is a role model -- not because he’s leading the Broncos in winning, but because the spotlight it is bringing to him hasn’t changed his devout expression one iota. Who among us can say we stand in our truth like that? We often hold back, soften our stance, go halfway.

There are so many people in the world who screw up and then eventually get it right -- and Lindsay Lohan can be one of them, though fewer and fewer people appear to believe so.

A stay-at-home mother turned entrepreneur offers her recipe for success.

All too often, we underestimate the transformative effect of helping the people already in our lives who might be struggling.

Youth across the country are proving simple actions like visiting assisted living centers or collecting cans can create a chain reaction of kindness and global citizens. 

One website aims to have individuals create a registry of causes they’re passionate about and to divert the gift givers in their lives to that registry in lieu of getting gifts themselves.

Every day, there is something, some way we can rethink and make our experience more meaningful.

Whether it’s about getting out of debt, feeding your family or starting a small business, decades-old basic principles for financial success still hold water.

If you have fear and resistance around something that poses no danger, conquering it head on is one solution. 

When a person is throwing lavish parties in Hollywood, recognizes it as a gift, and then one day realizes it feels meaningless, something profound is at work.

Just because we’re now used to a myriad of ways to communicate doesn’t mean the communication can’t be meaningful. If we can make someone feel heard in life’s toughest moments, whether friend or stranger, we are experiencing the essence of what it’s all about.  

Just because we’re now used to a myriad of ways to communicate doesn’t mean the communication can’t be meaningful. If we can make someone feel heard in life’s toughest moments, whether friend or stranger, we are experiencing the essence of what it’s all about.    

One doesn’t need to be a ‘noted’ artist to fully tap into that creative spark. But crafting and expressing does require you to suspend that notion that your life or your way of living or seeing things is boring or insignificant.          

Kim Kardashian is known for making a mockery of all sorts of things – fame, talent, love, marriage and now divorce. Divorce! This is a life event that upends people, sends them into a tailspin and spits them out. But no matter your feelings toward her, one thing is for sure: She is creating a stimulus for some people. Call it trickle-down economics, Kardashian style.

It's happening all over the country these days: adult children moving back in with mom and dad. But before you lay out the welcome mat, it might be a good idea to make them sign a contract. Same goes with lending money, sharing pets, caring for aging parents and even a teenage driving. 

It's maddening when people blame a misfortune situation or a string of good events on bad or good luck. Like there is no choice in the matter and they have to let life take them instead of the other way around.