BlogWhat Are Your Jellyfish?
We're spending this week with a friend, sailing the San Juan Islands of the Pacific Northwest. We've never been here before and the scenery is stunningly beautiful. My husband and…
BlogLove Is the Answer
This morning I received two emails within 5 minutes of each other, from friends asking for advice on how to deal with a difficult situation. The first one wrote that…
Blog2009- A Time For Giving
Happy New Year! As we enter into a brand new year, I'd like to share a short story with you in the hopes that it will remind you of what…
BlogBlessings to YOU!
Recently, my friend Marci Shimoff shared a story with me that really touched my heart. Her friend CJ was very ill with lupus, but rather than complain about the situation,…
BlogThe Only Road to Travel is Love
There are two things we typically don't talk about- politics and religion. Yesterday I received an email from a friend out of the blue, telling me in a harsh way…
BlogLove is the Answer (Always!) : The Secret to Surviving Divorce
Divorce is one of the most difficult transition periods in life. Not only is it losing the dream of something that once was, it's also dealing with anger, rejection, failure…
BlogDo Less, Do More-Recommendations From Twitter
I love how my blogs take on a life of their own. On Friday, I tweeted a saying that I saw on a wooden box at a museum in New…
Blog“O”, I “LOVE” the Magic of Cirque du Soleil!
I am so grateful for my InspireMeToday.com family! Because of this blog, I had the great honor and the incredible privilege of being spoiled in a really big way. My…
BlogMy Top Ten Ways to Find Your Magnificence During Tough Times
Times are tough. We hear it all around us everyday... another business going under, another bankruptcy being filed, another job being lost, another home going into foreclosure, or another pension…
BlogValentines from the Universe
Yesterday afternoon I took a break and went for a walk with my dog Koda along the shore of Flathead Lake, where we live in Northwest Montana. Flathead Lake is…
BlogLife as an Aspen Tree
If you follow my blog you'll know that many times I talk about looking to Nature for answers to life's mysteries. For me, no matter the question, if I spend…
BlogLove Never Dies: An Interview with Maureen Hancock
I had a great conversation last week with my mother-in-law, which in and of itself, isn't remarkable. What's remarkable however, is the fact that she passed away more than two…
BlogLove Never Dies: The Passing of My Mother
My world changed one week ago, when my mother had a stroke. One minute she was pulling weeds in her garden and the next minute she was in a coma…
BlogScars, Love, and a Bit of Pride
By B. Lynn Goodwin. I have three scars on the inside edge of my left forearm. Two look like fading purple blotches, like sun-faded paint or the ancient scrawls of…
BlogThe Wake Up From The Break Up
By Sheevaun Moran. I have had many break ups in my life. My most memorable break up was when I was sixteen and I was dating a 21 year old.…
BlogHow I Found My Person
By Mikko McPuppers (Guest columnist and best bud for B. Lynn Goodwin). One day six years ago, I saw a woman sitting alone on the steps of the porch. She…
BlogA Classic Couple
I was not born on the Fourth of July, but my marriage was. A year ago, after the Fourth of July fireworks were over and the neighborhood had quieted down,…
BlogFinding Love Over 60
By B. Lynn Goodwin. Recently I texted my husband, "From WIFE 22: List 5 positive things about spouse..." I should explain that WIFE 22 is a book about a couple,…
BlogAn Open Letter to Mikko McPuppers
By B. Lynn Goodwin. On our first walk you rounded the corner with pride, and looked up to say, "See how well I do this? I don't tug on the…
BlogDeepening Love
By B. Lynn Goodwin. Why can't I get organized, I ask myself. Why do I keep spinning my wheels as I journal? I remembered the words of Temescal Writers leader…
BlogOpen
By B. Lynn Goodwin. I know I've shared a gratitude list here before, but I always think of November as gratitude month. Maybe that’s because it’s the month of Thanksgiving.…
BlogCraziness Is in the Eye of the Beholder
By B. Lynn Goodwin. "I love my crazy husband," says my battle-gray shirt, which is splotched like an artist's canvas "I love my crazy wife," says a similar one that…
BlogGrowth through Writing… Empower Yourself!
Since man formed his first vocabulary, family and tribal news was carried from tribe to tribe, village to village by a storyteller. They would be welcomed in each cave, hut,…
BlogOverpower the past… Empower the Present!
I was the baby in the family, born 11 and 8 years, respectively, after my siblings. Not until just a few years ago did I hear that my mother "farmed out"…
BlogSurrender Equals Peace
The other night I had such a moment of clarity and sense of surrender that it took my breath away. I was listening to a track from West Side Story,…
BrillianceLive the Enlightened Life
Love more, think less. The only law is love. Do not ask for love; give it. Love is strengthened when we love those who are difficult to love. Perfection is…
Brilliance12 Short Poems for A Great Life
Follow your Heart "Take time each day to laugh and to play, Be thoughtful in all of the words that you say. Please follow your heart as you go on…
BrillianceEmbracing Our Global Family
Anyone who has faced the prospects of leaving one's words for posterity for real instead of a theoretical exercise and survives is blessed beyond words. Sharing the following words becomes…
BlogTaking on God’s Role
By Michael Cupo. When we judge, we take on the role of God. Who am I to think I know what's best for anyone else unless I think I know…
BrillianceShow Love In All Ways
If it were my last day here on this earth in a physical form, I would leave these words with others so they may share the love I had in…
BrillianceAll Things Are Possible
Anything is possible, especially if we unite and stand together. Love is the key. Remember being children? Remember when our imagination allowed us to believe that anything is possible? What…
BrillianceHow to be the Soul of Your Relationships
Our soul work starts with the ones we love, the ones who know our deepest secrets and our worst fears. These close relationships are the primary stepping-stones to learning how…
BrillianceYour Mission: Love Fully!
We live in the most technologically advanced times in our history, we can send people to the moon, invent iPhones, yet our world seems to be in a state of…
BrillianceChoose Love In Every Moment
Your every thought, word, and action spring from either love or fear. The nature of your choices determines the quality of your life. Love is the whisper of the Divine,…
BrillianceA Love Letter For You!
If today was my last day on Earth and I had the opportunity to leave an unconditional love letter for humanity, I would share with the world that you CAN…
BrillianceFinding the Magic In Life
What does it take to be inspired today, when stress is all around us due to the economy, environment, war and more? To me, it is about being truly grateful…
BrillianceThe Truth About You
You are loved. You have always been loved, even since before your birth as the person you think yourself to be. You are much more, much, much more. In fact,…
Brilliance3 Keys to Peace
I would share a message for my daughter.... If I don't wake tomorrow, I want to tell you that no matter what seems to be going on around you right…
BrillianceChoosing Love, Not Fear
Life is a matter of choice. Every single moment we live presents us with an opportunity to choose. For a large part of my life, I didn't see life as…
BrillianceKnow the Beauty Within You
I rarely feel a desire to teach other people how to live or love. Why is this? I experience each person I meet as already "being Love"; as already being…
BrillianceThe Power of Dreams, Love, and Gratitude
Before my daughter goes to bed at night, I reaffirm to her what I believe are some of the most important thoughts and beliefs that I have used to guide…
Brilliance9 Principles for Great Relationships
Love is a choice, attraction isn't. You don't have any more control over who you fall for than you do over gravity. But when the chemical craziness of that first…
BrillianceFinding True Love
Here's what I know for sure: finding true love is possible for any one at any age if you're willing to prepare yourself, on all levels, to become a magnet…
Brilliance3 Inspirational Steps To Brighten Your Day!
Love is all there is. The energy of love is the basis for all you know. You and every soul were born of love and you and every soul want…
Brilliance24 Guidelines for Your Best Life
Each day is a gift so begin and end each day with gratitude. Celebrate the good and more of it will flow to you. Adversity is a part of life.…
BrillianceGo Make Pies
All of life comes to me with ease, joy and glory. What I have learned is that we are all infinite beings with infinite power, abilities and access to infinite…
BrillianceThe Valuable Lessons I’ve Learned From Dogs
Everything I've learned so far I've learned from dogs! I love watching dogs run after seagulls on the beach. They set their sights on a flock and then are focused,…
BrillianceThe Great Secret of Human Life
The Great Secret of Human Life and Inspiration is becoming a master of thought, action, health and spirituality. This should be a lifelong goal. How do we accomplish this? By…
BlogThe Many Meanings of Love
Love has inspired countless generations of poets, composers, and artists throughout history. It's universal to the human experience, and yet can be hard to define. For love has many different…