How I Answered the Call to Give Up “Stuff” and Gained Freedom in the Process.

by Nicole Akers | Surprises

Here’s how we downsized and earned a wad of cash My family is leaving to hike El Camino. To get ready we downsized our possessions until they fit in a storage unit because we’re not sure when we’ll be back. Do you have extra stuff laying around? Some of it...

What Makes a Person so Happy His Heart Sings?

by Nicole Akers | Surprises

What makes a person happy? 350 million people live with depression according to the World Health Organization. Sixteen million adults in the United States have an episode with depression each year. That’s 6.9% of the population living in an unhappy state of being....

How to Keep your Mind Sharp and Keep Alzheimer’s from Killing You

by Nicole Akers | Body

Forty-four million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s, 5.5 million of them live in the United States. Of these numbers, most are over age 65, according to the Alzheimer’s News Today. An Alzheimer’s diagnosis brings emotion and stress for the patient and the caregiver....

How an Eye on your Money is a Perpetual Eye on your Health

by Nicole Akers | Surprises

Finances can set you free or enslave you. They set the tone for your health and wellbeing. When your relationship with money is good, it spills over into your people relationships and how you empathize with others. Money cannot be the root of evil if it’s used well....

Why You Should Float your Troubles Away with Flotation Therapy

by Nicole Akers | Body

If you’ve ever wished you could slip into a Calgon moment and have your cares melt away you might consider flotation therapy. Floating, or sensory deprivation, is an old idea with a new name. It’s really more like alone time. 40 million people in United...