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If You Haven’t Found Your Purpose, How to Feel Good Anyway ![](images/quickread.gif) Finding your life purpose can often feel like an elusive quest, but it doesn't have to define your happiness. Adriana Paez argues that the true essence of living with purpose isn't about discovering a singular calling. Instead, it’s about aligning daily actions with your values and desires. Paez shares her journey of feeling lost and misaligned despite a successful career and tireless search... posted on Jun 08 2024, 1,209 reads
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The Good News You Might Have Missed ![](images/quickread.gif) We get to choose whether to despair or hope. And it is increasingly difficult to choose hope in a world with headlines about famine, war, intolerance, and disaster. That choice, however, can be made more equitable, when we also choose to widen our field of vision to include less attention-grabbing, click-oriented headlines. Angus Harvey delivers a striking reminder in his 9-minute TED2024 talk tha... posted on Jun 07 2024, 2,694 reads
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Standing in Authentic Power ![](images/quickread.gif) Stacey Lawson relates how real power is within, and takes inner work and outer action, and how sometimes it’s hard to understand why following inner guidance leads us on a path that doesn’t end where we might have wished. She explains how during meditation she repeatedly received a powerful call to run for political office, and while it was the last thing she wanted to do, and after st... posted on Jun 05 2024, 2,279 reads
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Weathering the Storm: How Horses Teach Us Community ![](images/quickread.gif) It was going to be a particularly important day for a healing ceremony with horses. Participants would experience community for the first time in a long time due to the covid lockdown. “Many of those present were single people. They hadn’t had any human contact since the lockdown. No one to get a hug from. No one to hold their hand.” They connected again through meditation, and s... posted on Jun 04 2024, 3,095 reads
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From Green to Health ![](images/quickread.gif) Interested in boosting your heath naturally? Research highlights the direct connection between our health and time spent in green spaces: nature holds the power to reduce stress and depressive symptoms, to fortify our immune system, to lower our blood pressure and improve sleep. With low-income communities frequently deprived of such green spaces, this points to an untapped potential to address he... posted on Jun 03 2024, 882 reads
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Breathing with the Forest ![](images/quickread.gif) 'Breathing with the Forest' is an immersive digital experience that explores the illusion of separation between us and the rest of the planet, a reminder that “with each breath we exchange parts of ourselves with the wider world.” The Capinuri tree grows in the Amazon river floodplain where the Breathing experience creators photographed and collected three-dimensional scans and audio r... posted on Jun 02 2024, 1,776 reads
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What Should I Do Today? ![](images/quickread.gif) Finding moments of meaning and purpose amidst everyday chaos can feel like a daunting task. This article serves as a compass for navigating the complexities of daily life by embracing intentionality and mindful decision-making with a simple yet profound question: "What should I do today?" Rather than succumbing to the pressures of productivity or routine, we are encouraged to approach each d... posted on Jun 01 2024, 2,586 reads
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Conscience and Courage: A Conversation with Lee Hoinacki ![](images/quickread.gif) A brief note only hints at the wide horizon of this former Dominican priest, professor, author, prison dishwasher -- and perhaps Ivan Illich's closest friend. One example: "From the time of Descartes on, people in the west have had increasing difficulty in being in contact with their own bodies. How many times do we even open a window?"... posted on May 31 2024, 1,531 reads
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How Luck and Chance Shape Our Lives ![](images/quickread.gif) Professor, podcaster, and author Bob McKinnon explores how Mark Robert Rank calls into question some prevalent cultural beliefs. A couple of them are: “the idea of rugged individualism and meritocracy” and the perception that the “world is just, that what we get in life we deserve, either good or bad.” We tend to apply “luck or chance to individuals and randomness to ... posted on May 30 2024, 2,007 reads
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50 Eye-Opening Questions To Ask A Child ![](images/quickread.gif) In a world bustling with distractions, nurturing meaningful connections, especially with the younger generation, requires intentionality and curiosity. This insightful piece delves into the art of fostering deeper bonds with grandchildren through the simple yet profound act of asking great questions. The article underscores how asking open-ended questions can transcend mere small talk and explore ... posted on May 29 2024, 4,575 reads
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