“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” ~ Paul Valery

Hurray! It’s a New Year! And, positive changes are welcome here.

I believe 2022 will be a year of expanding wellness and enlightenment. Strength, health and happiness will flow to everyone who seeks it, and we will find that we have the power to manifest many of our heart’s desires.

Gladly, people are waking up and realizing that by adopting a more natural lifestyle, optimal health is simpler than previously thought. There is no drug (or vaccine) that fits all. Over the past two years, with the ongoing confusion of this pandemic, I’ve learned to trust my intuition more than ever. We can trust our gut instinct of what is good for us and what is not.

The interview with Peter Russell on Letting Go (p 24) helps me put things in perspective. The pioneering futurist and author of seminal books on consciousness discusses his practical approach to the age-old quest for letting go of thoughts and feelings that block happiness and hinder self-acceptance. He reframes  “letting go” as “letting in” and “letting be” and offers methods of acknowledging, recognizing and even befriending what we tend to run from.

Need another wake up call? Java lovers can find healthier coffee alternatives which include tasty spices and immune-boosting ingredients. 

Finally, we’ve come a long way! Natural Awakenings magazine began in Naples, FL in 1994. And since year 2000, our local Central Florida edition will mark its 22nd publishing year. Wow, time flies! Our mission stays the same: we exist to promote Natural Healthy Living in our community. We have worked hard to get here, and we did not give up once.

May you continue to discover healthy ideas, renewed inspiration and like-minded friends to help spread the good news.

Peace, Love and Happy New Year!