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While you are spending so fast your credit card might catch on fire, don’t forget to give gifts that have meaning behind them – gifts that say more than “I had to buy you something so it was this or … Read more
Do you feel as if you have a purpose? Most people find meaning in the many layers of life; raising children is a lifelong dedication, jobs fill our days with tasks and challenges, charity work makes us feel good about … Read more
Do you resolve to help the less fortunate each holiday season only to find yourself falling short? It seems inevitable every year. We plan to give to more charities and spend less on things the people in our lives don’t … Read more
I cannot think of any single word that can capture the piercing grief, the disorienting darkness of losing a child. It is an ineffable nightmare that leaves broken parents trying to reshape the pieces of their lives to accommodate the … Read more
My mother grew up in a home with domestic violence. It greatly affected not only her self esteem but eventually mine, too. Her experiences changed her course in life and damaged her confidence. As a mother, she couldn’t provide the … Read more
It is important to me that I buy products from companies with a conscience. All of our work as individuals, to give back to the earth, can easily be undone by the practices of large companies that don’t care about … Read more
Have you ever wondered where your child’s teachers gets their supplies? When you go to open house at the beginning of the year or attend the first parent teacher conferences, do you look at the creative decorations, school boards, and … Read more
Once upon a time, women weren’t allowed to run in the Boston Marathon. Women were considered “too fragile” and “physiologically incapable” to distance run. Can you imagine being told you can’t enter a race solely because you are female and … Read more
Have you ever explored the slums of a foreign country? Did you walk through the streets cluttered with houses and look into the faces of men, women, and children only to find they were just like you? They work, they … Read more
I still vividly remember the day “Aunt Flow” first paid me a visit. I was with my grandfather and had to endure one of the most awkward conversations of my young life. Thankfully, he took it like a champ and … Read more
I have quit a lot of things that I regret. There was the soccer team I tearfully abandoned after I hit another girl in the face with the ball. Then, piano lessons I never returned to when my crusty, old … Read more
Whether we’re packing for a purpose or taking trips that give back, Surf and Sunshine loves social good platforms. We believe that todays connected world is capable leveraging the new resources we have like technology, e-commerce and social media to … Read more
“I want to be a doctor,” I told the counselor with an ounce of pride hiding behind my self-conscious hesitation. “Oh sweetie, that is a pretty competitive field. Let’s find something else to fit a nice girl like you,” she replied, … Read more
In the latest Kia Soul commercial, we see the Hamsters bring different people and cultures together through the power of music and an epic jam session to put more positivity out in the world. Listen as Nathaniel Rateliff & Soul … Read more
Scott Adams might be best known for the creation of his comic strip Dilbert, but for me, his most memorable words written are “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with … Read more
[infobox]According to a Gallup Poll, 70% of the American work force doesn’t feel engaged in their work.[/infobox] That is a startling number of people unfulfilled in their daily jobs, and it makes it hard to believe in the American Dream. I come from … Read more