Guest blog by Marci Shimoff author of Love for No Reason: 7 Steps to Creating a Life of Unconditional Love.

The first time I fell in love I couldn’t believe what happened to the world. The sky had never been that blue before! The trees looked like works of art!

The most annoying acquaintance was suddenly adorable, and the morning traffic jam became a delightful chance to sit and dream.

Guest blog post by Sue Jones; originally published on elephant.

Recently I posted a status on my Facebook page declaring I was having a “good hair” day.

Only my best friend and confidant Amber could know what that meant. She immediately wrote back, “DO. NOT. CUT. YOUR. HAIR!!”

Amber knows me like no one else.

There's an angry divisive tension in the air that threatens to make modern politics impossible. Elizabeth Lesser explores the two sides of human nature within us (call them "the mystic" and "the warrior”) that can be harnessed to elevate the way we treat each other.

She shares a simple way to begin real dialogue -- by going to lunch with someone who doesn't agree with you, and asking them three questions to find out what's really in their hearts.

For more than three decades, Elizabeth Lesser has worked with leading figures in the field of healing self and society.

Elizabeth Lesser is the co-founder of Omega Institute, the US’ largest lifelong learning center focusing on health, wellness, spirituality, creativity and social change.