The circumstances that have shaped each of our lives are as unique and individual as our personalities — no two people’s are the same. Yet our ability to grow as individuals, to evolve into more compassionate, loving, and conscious people, depends not on what has happened to us but on our attitude toward these situations. When faced with hardship, do we lie down or step up? Do we resist, or embrace the situation for growth?

Ultimately there are two attitudes we can take in life: the attitude of a victim and that of a creator. (more…) read more →

Editors Note: Recently I have found that some of my most beautiful lessons have been learned in the intimate moments I share with an incredibly enlightening book.  But how do you know which books are really going to make an impact in your life? Well I hope to help make that process easier by sharing some of our favorite books with you in the coming months and what better way to start then with a book all about making YOU divinely happy?!  This book “The Way Of The Happy Woman: Living the Best Year of Your Life” is filled with tools, stories and tips to guide you to your happiest state.  To give you a taste of the insights you will find in the book, author Sarah Avant Stover shared FIVE of her secrets below – so read your hearts out ladies and see why we love this book! ~Nitika~

We women have it all wrong. Happiness doesn’t live in a new hairstyle, handbag, or husband. True contentment waits in the most unlikely of places—right inside of you. That’s right: You alone must become the steward of your own happiness.  Your deepest bliss is neither a miracle nor a far off milestone, but rather participation in every moment of every day. At first that doesn’t seem sexy, true, or possible, but how many handbags, hairstyles, and husbands do we have to go through to realize that nothing outside of ourselves can bring happiness?  Here are five tried-and-true (and surprisingly simple) ways to start treating your own happiness as your most sacred daily duty. (more…) read more →