Happy Labor Day to my American friends and family… and Happy Labour Day to my Canadian friends and family.

Yup, the concept’s the same between the two countries, just the spelling is different.

When I used to think of either word, I would conjure up images of “working hard”. And while challenges in life are to be expected, it’s not necessarily meant to be “hard”.

Now, while there may sometimes be blood, sweat and tears involved, I think of labor in a different way:

• Doing what you love
• Contributing value to others
• Bringing new life into the world

So embrace the labor (or labour) you do, and celebrate it today.

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As we move officially into autumn, my Canadian mind is still focused on colder weather (even though where I live, it gets cool but not really downright cold).

So this quote really caught my attention:

“One kind word can warm three winter months.”
- Japanese Proverb

It’s easy to get caught up in our own lives and forget to be kind to others. But spreading around warm fuzzies actually brings good feelings to you, the giver, as well.

So how can you make a difference to others?

>>> CONTINUE READING How to Breed Warm Fuzzies…

When most of us think of yoga, we think about the physical kind: downward and upward dogs, and poses that resemble trees, cobras, bridges, bows, and various types of warriors, for example.

But I’ve just recently heard about jnana yoga, which is yoga of the mind.

This is a good explanation of it:

Jnana Yoga – The Path of Understanding

Jnana yoga is a path of yoga specifically for those who are intellectually inclined. (But you might not find … Jnana yoga (pronounced as “YAN- na”) is the yoga of inquiry of the self as a path to understanding. This path requires …

Of course, as always, I’m interested in how things that like can fit into and enhance our everyday lives.

Concepts are great, but practice of them is obviously better.

So here’s an inspiring article that helps with that… it’s all about the yoga of manifestation (or, I suppose, the yoga of emotions):

The Yoga of Manifestation | How To Balance A Busy Life

There is a yoga to life; it is the practiced art of lifting yourself up just one small step from wherever you are right now. Feeling just a little bit better.

So now, when your “dawg” is feeling “downward”, you have a few more options to uplift it!

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