Natural Awakenings Twin Cities December 2019
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HEALTHY LIVING HEALTHY PLANET<br />
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TWIN CITIES EDITION<br />
PUBLISHER Candi Broeffle<br />
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This holiday season, as there seems to be so much that can<br />
divide us, I encourage all of us to extend our love and understanding<br />
to those who may not fully share our beliefs,<br />
and take some time to better understand one another’s point of<br />
view. This time of the year is traditionally the time to come together,<br />
and more importantly, this time in our history is urging us<br />
to do just that. It is up to each of us to build the community we so<br />
long for, not wait for our leaders and politicians to do it for us.<br />
In this month’s uplifting feature by Linda Sechrist, “The<br />
Emerging Power of ‘We’: Awakening to the Evolution of Community”,<br />
you’ll find a compelling argument that collective wisdom,<br />
Candi Broeffle<br />
collaborative change and the need to evolve from a culture of “me” to a culture of “we” may<br />
be the key to addressing the major challenges that confront humankind.<br />
One way in which I personally practice this is with a group of powerful women who<br />
meet several times a month to hold intentions and positive thoughts for one another as we<br />
move through the celebrations and difficulties in life. We have met through virtual meeting<br />
spaces and over the phone for two years, and the changes we have created have been<br />
incredible, including strengthening our relationships with our families, easily maneuvering<br />
through what would otherwise be difficult transitions, building our businesses and improving<br />
our health. Imagine what could be accomplished if all of us came together in our collective<br />
wisdom to make the change we hope to see in our communities? I hold the intention<br />
that 2020 will be the year we do so.<br />
Having read 7 Lessons from Heaven: How Dying Taught Me to Live a Joy-Filled Life, I<br />
am excited to share the interview with the author, Mary Neal, in this month’s Wise Words.<br />
Dr. Neal is an orthopedic surgeon who shares her account of a near-death experience in<br />
which she believes she penetrated the veil dividing the physical and spiritual worlds. Her<br />
life-altering experience prompted her to pay more attention to those things that are truly<br />
important: faith, family and relationships with others. I am confident that her message will<br />
resonate in some way with you this holiday season.<br />
As you prepare for the holidays and seek to find the perfect gifts to share with your<br />
loved ones, I encourage you to share the gifts of good health. The advertisers who support<br />
this magazine provide services and goods that will make your gift giving both easy<br />
and welcomed by your loved ones. Your thoughtfulness will be appreciated by all and you<br />
will have the satisfaction of knowing that you supported a local small business owner—<br />
one of your community members.<br />
Wishing you peace, joy and wellness,<br />
Candi Broeffle, Publisher<br />
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