Janai Mestrovich: And once the tests ended, the walls came down. They trusted me. They shared their pain. They begged me to stay.

Jim Hatton: Personal transformation isn’t about force. It’s about awareness, focus and the willingness to release the old stories that no longer serve us.

Janai Mestrovich: That day, two drunk, homeless strangers became my unexpected protectors. In my heart, I still call them my “drunkles” (my drunk uncles) because in that shaky New York afternoon, they cared for me as gently as family.

Annie Katz: Simply getting into the habit of checking our peacefulness a dozen times or a hundred times a day, day after day, will help us cultivate a peaceful body, a peaceful mind, and a peaceful life.

Jim Hatton: There is only one thing that causes unhappiness: attachment. Attachment comes when we hold on to something for fear of losing it because we believe that we can’t be happy without it.

Jim Hatton: There are countless definitions and uses of the word love…. Here is my definition: Love is what is created when God-Source sees itself within its own creation.

Richard Carey: Now, with some sadness, I’ve decided that it’s time for me to move on. In my own pursuit of inner peace, I’ve got a few bucket list items to take care of, and I’m not getting any younger.

Annie Katz: Cultivating stillness, resting in a quiet body and a quiet mind, connects us to a deep well of inner peace.

Janai “Grandma Boom” Mestrovich: Mom collected frog memorabilia and also enjoyed drumming. It just made sense to be near the frogs when I drummed and chanted to honor her.

Moshe Ross: The wave’s swell, the trough as well as the crest of the wave, passes from water to water; we each feel each. Thus a suggestion can drag us down or lift us up, although the upliftment really lies within our own divine self, ready to break through.