When we perform acts of kindness, our levels of oxytocin, the love hormone, increase. We often feel more energized and better about ourselves when we are kind to others.

The promise to all is that if we seek, we will find.

The question for all is, for what are you seeking?

Love? Health? Wealth? Meaning and purpose?

Fortunately, we can find INCouragment and INLightenment on these quests.

A trendsetter offers their creative self-expression without apology or explanation. Whether or not it becomes a trend is not even the point.

Rest better with a thankful heart. count my blessings no matter my immediate circumstances, and right now for me that’s in the throes of a health pandemic and economic downturn. Yet, I am thankful simply to draw a breath and to rest in the love of my family and friends.

Let's get real. The presumption is that once we get real about a situation, that gives us a framework for maintaining it or changing it.

We choose our destiny. Every decision—without exception—every decision has a consequence, no matter how much or how little time we spend contemplating it before making a choice.

Brave is thinking for yourself. Some of my best ideas are the ones that come because someone challenged me to stop and think further, or because they embellished my idea with some innovative thoughts of their own.

There is no physical reason why anyone should become set in their ways. The brain is pliable and regenerative. Everyone can think young.

Our culture seems to reward the illusion of self-improvement by emphasizing the cosmetic over the authentic. Lasting change and authentic beauty begins on the inside.

Don't let fear turn into hate. Some people misuse our fear response. They tell us we should be afraid of certain groups. They are the enemy. It's us versus them. We should hate them.