Author and motivational speaker Felice Leonardo Buscaglia, also known as “Dr. Love”, said, “Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.” I truly believe this and hope you’ll join us on a mission to live with love! The power of choosing to approach each day from a place of love is something I’ve personally experienced as transformative. There is a wonderful feeling when opting for love and then experiencing its high vibration replace fear-based, fight-or-flight thinking with a more spiritual level of consciousness.

February always reminds us to celebrate love in its many forms as Valentine’s Day approaches. You’ll find this issue filled with many marvelous ways to physically, emotionally and effectively nourish your heart and overall well-being.

Our feature story explores the connection between the mouth and cardiovascular health. We are so thrilled to feature local dentists on our covers this month! Ann Arbor’s only biological dentist, Dr. Keith Dobracki, and his lovely family grace the cover of Ann Arbor, Detroit and Lansing. Be sure to check out his article, “Let Your Heart Smile” for best practices and innovative treatments. In the sidebar “Fun Mouth Facts,” he shares intriguing information about oral health for a beautiful smile, as well. On our Traverse City cover, you'll see holistic dentist, Dr. Lisa Siddall smiling back at you. Be sure to check out her article, “Creating Healthy Smiles” for best practices and innovative treatments for a healthy, beautiful smile.    

This magical expression can spark the gift of love with anyone along your path and life’s inevitable twists and turns present opportunities to embrace everyone with grace as we choose to magnify the good in all things through love. I know that when I respond with my heart using the frequency of love and not just my analytical mind, I’ve seen relationships heal in ways I never thought possible. Love is the glue the holds the universe together! Plus, by focusing on our heart center, we also open up space within so the solutions to challenges can reveal themselves. If the desired outcome doesn’t appear, at least we have an opportunity to more clearly discover what we don’t want.

We can either let life happen to us or take responsibility for every aspect and outcome of our experience, being accountable for what and who we let into our consciousness, starting with spirit. Whichever route we take, we will receive needed lessons.

Wherever you land, we hope you remember to be grateful that a new dawn breaks every morning, giving us all the opportunity to start anew and find fresh ways to live and love. Collectively, we can raise the vibration of the planet to new heights if we open our hearts and seek to emulate love and compassion each and every day. In doing so, we will also expand our capacity to feel more love and deepen our connection to all of humanity. May we all opt for more love!

All our love,