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3 Reasons to be Optimistic for Our Future
Spiritual progress is breaking down outworn religious structures and bringing a new demand for justice in the political arena, and yet... many cling to the old ways. Why be optimistic today?
5 Food Policy Issues We Wish the Presidential Candidates Were Talking About
Here are five food policy issues that the presidential nominees aren't talking about—even though they should be.
5 Steps to Solving the Opioid Crisis
By paying attention and anticipating pain (tension, need for energy, and so on), people come to “health consciousness” and are less likely to abuse prescription drugs.
5 Ways to Moderate Your News Intake
I’m a total news junkie, with subscriptions to several newspapers and a passion for NPR. But I’m not alone in saying that with current events changing so fast—and being so negative—these days news can be 1) highly addictive and 2) utterly depressing. For this week’s Healthy Habit, I’m exploring ways of moderating intake of the news. I’ve found a few suggestions on ways to stay engaged, but partake in a more mindful and healthy way.
7 Ways to Take Care and Take Action
What do we do when facing what appear to be insurmountable challenges of our time?
Being Honorable
For me, that meant resigning from the State Department and now resisting our new president’s vision of America.
Book Review: Grace Without God
Grace Without GodThe Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging in a Secular AgeBy Katherine OzmentHarperWaveI’m a spot-on “none” as described by Katherine Ozment. Growing up in th…
Book Review: The Song of Increase
The Song of IncreaseListening to the Wisdom of Honeybees for Kinder Beekeeping and a Better WorldJacqueline FreemanSounds TrueIt is rare to find an author as enamored with a subjec…
Creating Calm from Chaos
The issue of stress is rampant in our culture. With ever-lengthening lists to get done, and increasing demands on our time and attention, stress is showing itself at every level of…
Empathy for the Detestable, Compassion for the Callous
Most deeply spiritual people, regardless of their ancestral religion or their chosen path, esteem human beings who exhibit certain qualities, such as empathy, compassion, lovingkin…
Film Review: Circle of Poison
Circle of PoisonEvan Mascagni and Shannon PostCollective Eye FilmsThe “circle of poison” refers to the process whereby American companies manufacture pesticides that have been bann…
Film Review: Love Is a Verb
Love Is a VerbTerry Spencer Hesser and Stephan MazurekDark Sky FilmsThe Muslim thinker and academic Fetullah Gulen has been a controversial figure in his homeland of Turkey for&nbs…
Finding the Center
In hearing about Trump's executive order to build a wall between the United States and Mexico, it brought forth a vision for me of little children on a beach. In this vision, the w…
Heal Yourself, Heal the World
Drawing from the wisdom of spiritual teachers, writer Emma Pearse focuses on healing herself to heal the world.
Healing in Brussels
Our producer said she was happy that the concert venue would be mostly full that night. Many people had stopped coming to concerts because of the intense fear that overtook the cit…
Heart of Money: Bitcoin and FOMO
Columnist Paul Sutherland shares his perspective on cryptocurrencies.
