It’s that time of year: Easter is just around the corner, and with it comes all the joy of spring’s most delicious offerings. Carrot cake is back, asparagus and arugula are making their seasonal return, and al fresco dining is officially in full swing. And while planning an Easter menu can feel a little overwhelming,…
Listening Beyond the Words Wisdom for Today, Answers for Tomorrow Have you ever had a moment where someone says something—and it just stops you? Not because it’s shocking… but because it’s so accurate that you find yourself wondering, “How did they know that?” This month, I had a couple of encounters that stayed with me….
May April Bring You Fantastic Inspiration and Divine Guidance by Barbara Candiotti May April bring you fantastic inspiration and divine guidance. About Barbara: Barbara Candiotti is a science fiction artist and writer of speculative fiction. Barbara’s art and writing links can be found in The Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?327617
Do Affirmations Really Work? The Hidden Truth© I would be surprised if most readers of this newsletter didn’t assume that every spiritual teacher advises the use of affirmations. Why not? After all, they are quick, easy, and almost automatic. And if they “don’t work,” it’s easy to dismiss them with the thought that you “tried,”…
Creating Our Own Reality by Jean Luo We often believe that life is happening to us. We look at our circumstances such as relationships, finances, health, global events, etc. and assume the outer world is the cause of our situations and experiences. Yet from a soul-centered and evolutionary perspective, the outer world is not the…
Heavy Emotions I have personally experienced depression and know from my own experience that it often has roots in emotions that have risen into the surface energy. In my experience, these were emotions that I had buried, but were gradually ready to be seen and released. They were connected to difficult memories, and when they…
If you haven’t yet subscribed to my Substack, it’s where I get a little more personal—writing from the heart about self-care, motherhood, wellness, and all things in between. My community loved this post there, so I wanted to share an excerpt with you here. I really love the idea of a personal uniform. I want to walk…
ThinkLabs has secured a $28-million USD ($39-million CAD) Series A round to help utility providers modernize power grid infrastructure as a wave of electricity-hungry AI data centres comes online. The Canadian-led, New York-based company provides a “physics-informed AI” software that helps utility control room operators and planners maintain grid reliability and reduce bottlenecks and outages. …
Toronto-based venture studio AXL is adding nine senior scientists from organizations like Nvidia, Samsung, and even NASA to mentor its startups as they scale from pilots to real-world deployment. The nine additions, all professors at the University of Toronto, join AXL as part of its inaugural cohort of Faculty Fellows, a program meant to bring…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY’S EDITORIAL TEAM Something has shifted over the past three decades in how Americans relate to each other. In 1990, about three percent of Americans said they had no close friends. Today, that number sits somewhere between 12 and 20 percent, depending on who you ask. Jaimie Krems, an associate professor of…
