Well Being Magazine

More Good… and a Road Trip Across America to Find it

By Lana Turnbull One morning a few months ago, I was watching an early network news show and surprisingly, was inspired by a good news story that made my day. It was about a young woman named Mary Latham who was on a mission to find the good in America and tell about it. It all began in 2013 on the day of the shooting at Sandy Hook School. Mary was sitting Read more »

In many cultures elders are held in high regard and are treated with great dignity and respect. In some ways this deference to older generations was a practical matter. It made sense to assume the most senior members of the family had experienced more of life and likely had developed more wisdom and insights into how to deal with its challenges. They also held a treasure trove of information about Read more »

The BEST Selfish Thing You Can Do

By Lana Turnbull I’m a big believer in Spiritual Gifts. Most religions of the world teach about gifts or attributes bestowed on us by our Creator to serve a purpose. How we choose to cultivate them and deploy them can have a profound effect on our corporeal and spiritual lives. Most of us want to develop our talents that can make us financially successful, or worthy of praise and recognition. Some Read more »

Who are the grownups here?

by Lana Turnbull The first school shooting that got my attention was in 1997 in Pearl, Mississippi. My son and I had moved back to the Mississippi Delta and I was sitting at my desk at work with NPR playing in the background when at the top of the hour a newsperson interrupted to report a shooting at Pearl High School. The shooter, they said was sixteen. That couldn’t be right, Read more »