During my first careers as teacher, recruiter and consultant, if someone had said, "You're going to write a spiritual book," I’d have burst out laughing. Little did I know that my invitation from Spirit was coming. It came in the form of a brutal divorce.

If we were to stand on a high hill and watch in the valley below the progress of a stream, we would see its breaks and turns, we would see its varying width, we would see clear and clouded areas, still and troubled stretches. But we would see it as one stream, flowing into itself.

Unity minister Rev. Udo Igwe shares the power of love and nonresistance as he describes his captivity and torture at the hands of terrorists.

Chiropractor and author Dr. Rick Barrett has participated in medical missions for more than a decade. By his life's example, he shares his message of living fully by giving freely and unconditionally in service to others.

Singer/songwriter Daniel Nahmod lives his purpose by sharing his music and message of peace and compassion.

The niece of Maya Angelou shares about growing up with DAILY WORD.

As a teenager who had survived years of abuse and neglect, Brian was embraced as a son by a man who taught him honor, responsibility, and his rightful place in a loving universe.

Esther was fulfilled in her career as a gerontologist and elder care advisor to many, but it was in her role as the tender, loving caregiver for her mother that she experienced her greatest joy and created lasting memories.

Life can often seem to be a never-ending series of ups and downs.

"I came to understand that emotions are not meant to be a form of torment that makes a person feel miserable. They can be a springboard to the higher self, which is compassionate and loving."