Gwen Randall-Young

If there were one truth that, if understood by all, could change the way we function in our world, what would it be? Upon reflection, it seems that a truth of Earth changing proportions...

It was Leo Tolstoy who once observed that “the reason of life is for each of us to grow in love.” No matter how much reading, learning, meditating, thinking, debating or philosophizing we do,...

It has been suggested that it is only through human consciousness that the universe can be aware of itself. As I pondered on this thought, I wondered if we humans are perhaps the soul...

There are many pathways along the journey to higher consciousness, and many teachers on the path. Often individuals search to find the one path that suits them, and upon finding it, embrace it fully....

We can put effort into our own self-improvement, and move along our pathway to a more enlightened way of being. We can learn to center ourselves, perhaps through meditation, and focus on becoming more...

"Give children encouragement, they will gain confidence, they will perform better." ~ M.K. Soni Many parents provide their children with opportunities to participate in sports, or to take various kinds of lessons including art, music...

Sometimes, in conversation, children hit the nail right on the head. They come out with something that is an absolute truth, but one parents or teachers simply do not want to hear. They may...

As children approach their teen years there are often changes that can be disconcerting to parents. Children are growing intellectually, and think more than when they were young. A six year old may, for...

"However painful the process of leaving home, for parents and for children, the really frightening thing for both would be the prospect of the child never leaving home." ~ Robert Neelly Bellah When our children...

Our children need to know that we love them unconditionally. They also need to know that we honor the fact that their lives belong to them, and cannot be lived for us. It is...