By Dawn Onley “I didn’t get enough sleep last night.” As a mom of a young child, I have said this more times than I can count. I didn’t realize that by saying it, I was reinforcing negative feelings of scarcity and lack – or even worse, that it was systemic of a larger pattern…

By Samantha McKenzie It’s time for change. This is not a political tagline, but an exercise in personal development. It’s time we surround ourselves with people who propel us. It’s not unusual that our friends and family – the ones we spend the most time with – are people we find comfort in. These are…

“Weeds need to be pulled and removed from the garden or else they could choke the flowers to death. The same with life.” – Dawn Onley By Dawn Onley If there’s one sure thing that I’ve learned in my 47 years of living, it’s this: Whatever we water will grow. Obviously, it applies to vegetation…

By Samantha McKenzie There are 7.5 billion people living on Earth. That means there are 7.5 billion people to ask for help. There’s an incredible amount of opportunities for these human beings to assist us in this thing called life. You are not alone. There are billions of people who can join us in the fight…

By Dawn Onley If a child is bored, she is not creative enough. If an adult feels stuck, she is not creative enough. Life can be brutal. One thing after another can leave us feeling despondent and lost. There are real life circumstances that overwhelm us, and threaten to take us under by the sheer…

By Samantha McKenzie I didn’t know who Alice Marie Johnson was until I read that she was recently released from prison – thanks in part to Kim Kardashian’s celebrity, the long-running advocacy of the clemency foundation CAN-DO, friends and family. Like many others, I celebrated her new found freedom and gave an approving nod to Donald…

By Dawn Onley Your highest self is waiting for you. My highest self is awaiting me. This is not simply a concept or a theory. It’s a truth that is as old as the ages, and it is only unleashed through faith. At night, we dream big dreams for ourselves, but we have no idea of how…

By Samantha McKenzie The biggest sin you can commit is lying…to yourself. You can argue there are worse sins, like murder or armed robbery. You may even consider adultery or pedophilia at the top of the list. But it’s the lie that you tell yourself that gives way to all of the above. Lying to…

“Don’t measure your wealth by how many things you have. Measure your wealth by how many things you have that you wouldn’t take money for.” Myrlie Evers  By Dawn Onley How wealthy are you? I’m not talking about how much money you make or the value of your stock portfolio or the stuff that you…

By Samantha McKenzie Every time I see the word race, I think of speed, of winning and about burning an excess amount of energy. It makes me think of sweat. Even when used in the context of a specific group of people, the word race still conjures up images of competition, of surpassing others, and of being…