Yes That's right. InnerSelf is celebrating 30+ years. My goodness the years go fast when you're having fun.
The first ten years InnerSelf was a print magazine, first only in South Florida before going national. Then in 1996, InnerSelf went from print to digital on the internet and a much larger audience. We chose the butterfly for this celebration graphic in memory of the first online logo which incorporated a butterfly sitting atop the end of the word InnerSelf.
For thirty years, InnerSelf's purpose has been to enliven, enlighten, inspire, and inform, as our slogan says, with "New Attitudes - New Possibilities". It is our goal to help readers create those new possibilities in their life, with their family and in the world around all of us. InnerSelf was never about profits but about helping people change their lives. And yes, we do want to change the world... one person at a time.
Since going online, InnerSelf has had over 70 million visitors and 300 million page views. It has sent over 40 million newsletter and Daily Inspiration emails. And speaking of The Daily Inspiration, it has been editor Marie T. Russell's last task of the evening for the last 15 years to inspire InnerSelf's readers by preparing the Daily Inspiration. Subscribers find it in their inbox the next morning to start their day on a positive note. Marie's goal is to reach each reader personally each day, and judging from subscriber feedback, this is often the case.
InnerSelf's financial support is primarily advertising, reader donations, and purchases on Amazon.com.
We will be reopening the InnerSelf store with books, candles, gifts, jewelry, and more. In the meantime, when you access Amazon using this link, we get a commission (approx 5%) of your purchase (at no extra cost to you). It's an easy way to support our work.
We hope you will join us like the single butterfly who flaps its wings and brings big change a thousand miles away. It's a big goal and together we can do it....one person at a time. Come on board for a magical lifetime journey!
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This week we reflect on resilience. When I think of resilience, I think of standing strong in the face of adversity or challenges. However, when I looked up synonyms for resilience, an interesting twist revealed itself...
This week we reflect on resilience. When I think of resilience, I think of standing strong in the face of adversity or challenges. However, when I looked up synonyms for resilience, an interesting twist revealed itself...
Life can be challenging... And as much as we try to control it and make sure everything is nice and safe and predictable, along comes the proverbial curveball when life's events curve off into a direction we didn't expect. So this week, we start off our introspection into this topic with...
Life can be challenging... And as much as we try to control it and make sure everything is nice and safe and predictable, along comes the proverbial curveball when life's events curve off into a direction we didn't expect. So this week, we start off our introspection into this topic with...
As I write this, it is Easter weekend. Also the period of Passover. And we've just had the Spring equinox, and before that, the Chinese New Year. All of these are about rebirth, renewal, and new beginnings... but also the ending of something else.
As I write this, it is Easter weekend. Also the period of Passover. And we've just had the Spring equinox, and before that, the Chinese New Year. All of these are about rebirth, renewal, and new beginnings... but also the ending of something else
As we all know, there is no day without night. There is no butterfly without a caterpillar spinning a cocoon and later escaping its shell. There is no growth of a plant without the seed breaking-down and becoming something completely new. In the same way, our own self and our society go through these periods of moving from light to dark and back to light again...
As we all know, there is no day without night. There is no butterfly without a caterpillar weaving a cocoon and later escaping its shell. There is no growth of a plant without the seed breaking-down and becoming something completely new. In the same way, our own self and our society go through these periods of moving from light to dark and back to light again...
I suppose that every week, we could say that the articles we bring you on InnerSelf are about self-empowerment and about creating your reality... because everything in life is about that, really. But this week, our focus is a bit more specific...
I suppose that every week, we could say that the articles we bring you on InnerSelf are about self-empowerment and about creating your reality... because everything in life is about that, really. But this week, our focus is a bit more specific...
We have various options as to how we deal with challenges, whether individually or collectively. This week we share insights into the navigation of life's challenges. We begin with...
One thing everyone can agree on, regardless of their religion, race, gender, etc., is that life comes with its set of challenges. This week we share insights into the navigation of life's challenges. We begin with...
A key part of our personal empowerment is learning to recognize, or be aware of, what is around us and what they really are. Sometimes a thing or person has a certain appearance, but the inside is completely different from the outside...
A key part of our personal empowerment: learning to recognize, or be aware of, what is around us and what they really are. Sometimes a thing or person has a certain appearance, but the inside is completely different from the outside.
Change can go in two directions... growth or decay, and they both serve their purpose. Some things must decay in order for something else to be birthed, and then grow. This week we focus on change that we can initiate within ourselves and thus within the world.
This week, we look at various forms of power, and ways to attain it or reclaim it. We start with reclaiming the power we have given away to fear...
This week, we look at various forms of power, and ways to attain it or reclaim it. We start with reclaiming the power we have given away to fear...
As I write this, it is Valentine's Day, a day that is associated with love... romantic love. However, since romantic love is rather limited in that it, usually, applies just to the love between two people, this week, we look at Love from a broader perspective.
As I write this, it is Valentine's Day, a day that is associated with love... romantic love. However, since romantic love is rather limited in that it, usually, applies just to the love between two people, this week, we look at Love from a broader perspective.
There are certain traits of humankind which are commendable, and, fortunately, we can emphasize and increase those tendencies in ourselves. We are evolving beings. We are not "set in stone" or stuck at any particular stage of our life. This week we focus on things we can change within our own self...
While the beginning of the year is behind us, each day brings us a new opportunity to start again, or to continue along our "new" journey. So this week, we bring you articles to support you on your continuation of the "new chapter" of your story, chapter 2021, that began on January 1st.
This week, we focus on self-healing... Whether the healing is emotional, physical or spiritual, it is all connected within our own selves and also with the world around us. However, for healing to truly occur...
This week, our focus is "perspective" or how we see ourselves, the people around us, our surroundings, and our reality. As shown in the picture above, something that appears huge, to a ladybug, can be tiny for a two-legged human, or even a four-legged animal.
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