I'm an avid secondhand shopper. Here are some winning vegan goodies that you can always find in the secondhand shops. For similar reasons, these are also items you might score from Freecycle - if you haven't signed up yet, what...

The world is having a nervous breakdown. Despite incredible technological advances and mind-boggling innovations that make it easier for us to communicate and cooperate with each other, there is more miscommunication and divisiveness than ever before. Why? Because we have...

Spiritual principles CAN lead to material success. The premise is this: If we get in our own way and block our own success due to unconscious, self-sabotaging behaviors, then when we get out of our own way by stopping our...

Heard this before? We don't need to pass laws to make things better; we just need more education. If people knew better, they would do better. I'm a writer. I'm all for information sharing. But telling the truth isn't...

"Thou shalt not kill" has no conditions and no exceptions. Think about that... SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH VIDEO. http://forgivetowin.com...

The way to neutralize the horrendous impact of Citizens United on our political system is to not watch the political commercials. It's that simple. You can't be influenced by lies, distortions and misrepresentations of democrats or republicans if you don't...

Last year I met Ruben James, a fellow spiritual traveler and teacher, when he agreed to partner with me in the launching of my book, Forgive To Win!. Sometime after that, he offered me a free session during which he...

Cults are those weird groups with those brainwashed people living by bizarre and often damaging rules. The saddest thing is, of course, the children. They're raised within the cult and often never know that any other way is possible....

My friend, free software activist, Ciaran McHale and his wife, Bianca, recently had a baby--the gorgeous Toby. And they did something  completely cool, which was to ask friends concerned with social justice to write letters to Toby, which they would...

Synchronistic Contemplations can be a valuable supplement to the Forgiveness Diet that can help you to see synchronistic patterns in your life, so as to steer clear of toxic circumstances and attract positive outcomes you desire. For more about this,...

Gratitude is a valuable supplement to the Forgiveness Diet. As we maintain a focus on what we have to be grateful for, rather than what we lack or how we’ve been victimized, it makes it easier for us to be...

Visualizations are a valuable supplement to the Forgiveness Diet.There is a special "Forgiveness Bridge" visualization which is extremely powerful and effective in overcoming the unwillingness to forgive someone. SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH VIDEO. For more information, check out the Amazon...

The Forgiveness Diet is a 90-day program of thoughts, actions and exercises, all designed to reprogram your mind to eliminate guilt, shame and self loathing getting in the way of one's happiness, physical well being and materials success. It's not...

Anger is an extremely self-destructive emotion. It causes us to stay stuck in grievance, resentment, judgment and unforgiveness. Anger hurts us physically as well as emotionally. Anger has very limited redemptive value as a form of communication. Forgiveness, the antidote...

Our planet is having a nervous breakdown. Due to ever-increasing greed, selfishness, deceit, corruption, judgment, intolerance, divisiveness, hatred, anger and aggression, humanity is spiraling downward into the abyss. Unless we are able to elevate the consciousness of others and move...

It is extremely difficult to not be judgmental. It is extremely difficult to let go of resentments and grievances. It is extremely difficult to turn the other cheek. It is extremely difficult to forgive. Nonetheless, these are the things we...

When we are having difficulty forgiving others, we focus on our blessings and on being grateful for what we have in our lives despite what has been done to us. This can take the sting out of any offense and...

I've posted before about how breastfeeding, and in particular a natural weaning process (years, not months), is a strong building block for a healthy vegan child. Basically, if you continue to breastfeed your child along with the solids they eat,...

 

Starbucks announced its products would no longer contain cochineal extract, a red coloring made from crushed insects. As we explained ten years ago in our initial story, carmine or cochineal appears in many products marketed to people who are unaware...

My wallet and backpack featured last year on The Everyday Minimalist's Minimalist Wallet series. That exercise showed me that I could downsize several items. But in the unstuffed wallet, the important cards get lonely and slip out of their...