“I’m not making this up,” my friend and colleague said.

She was telling me a story about how, earlier this year, she and her team had come to the conclusion they would no longer work with a major client.

Yesterday was Martin Luther King Day in the U.S.

Though his work was in the U.S., he was a hero and role model for many of us outside of the U.S. and around the world. More than 45 years after his death and 50 years after his historic “I Have a Dream” speech, his words and writings are as relevant and inspiring today as they were when he lived.

I’m still hearing “Happy New Year!” which always lifts my spirits.

Recently I was interested to learn that illness is not the only thing that can be contagious. A study has found that that happiness can spread like a virus. Really!

Friends, spouses, siblings and neighbors influence each other’s happiness when they become happy themselves – if they see each other regularly. These effects extend to three degrees of separation in social networks. In other words, if you are in contact with happy people, you are more likely to be happy yourself. And if the people around you also have contact with happy people, so much the better.

You may not remember – or even have been born then! – but 1982 was the bottom of a recession. I remember because in 1982 I was thinking of leaving my “secure” government job (which was slowly killing me) and starting a business.

In ancient Rome, Janus was the god of beginnings and transitions. Janus was usually depicted as having two faces looking to the future and the past.

This week’s feature is a guided meditation: “Light-hearted, light-filled.” It’s about eight and a half minutes long and I encourage you to listen. The sound is more powerful than the words. Here’s a summary.

This morning I began my work day with tears running down my face! And that felt like a good thing.

When I opened my e-mail, there was WestJet’s annual Christmas video. WestJet is an airline based in Western Canada. For the past several years, during the holiday season they have done something to celebrate the Spirit of Giving.

It’s a busy season for lots of us. But in the midst of lots of opportunities for hustle and bustle, yesterday I made a counter-intuitive choice.

Besides the usual events and busy-ness of the season, I was aware that some emotional ups and downs of the past year were lurking in the reeds, but didn’t expect that to have much impact.

It’s American Thanksgiving this week, and I’m giving thanks for SO many things. Giving thanks is a celebration and celebration flows out of two high-vibration energies: appreciation and gratitude.

Instead of a feature article this week, I’ve recorded a guided visualization called “Flame of Hope.” The words below are a condensed version of the guided visualization, which is 17 minutes 31 seconds long.