Is There a Fingerprint for Compassion?
As society continues to learn more and more from scientific research when it come to things like medicine and the environment, it has also led to something that might be a little more surprising: matters of the heart, or more simply … compassion. With the help of several scientific teams, researchers are starting to discover that one of the main nerves in the body might just be the fingerpri... posted on May 19 2015, 13,400 reads

Reforming The Prison System: Shaka Senghor & #Cut50
Convicted of the murder of a fellow drug dealer, Shaka Senghor spent seven of his 19 years in prison in solitary confinement -- a bare six by eight-foot cell. Today he leads a new initiative to transform the justice system by cutting the U.S. prison population in half by 2025. His message of personal and political transformation provides us with an opportunity to question the enormous costs of cag... posted on May 18 2015, 12,271 reads

Stitches of Hope
"Kay Eva was travelling through rural Cambodia on the day she realized her life calling. She was with a group handing out supplies to those in need when they approached a devastatingly poor family living under sheets of tin." What she learned that day changed her life and the lives of several Cambodians whom Eva's non-profit Stitches Of Hope serves. In this article, the author describes Eva's fe... posted on May 17 2015, 15,666 reads

Is Your Web Browser a Credit Card for Your Time?
Studies have shown that credit cards and other forms of non-tangible currency make it easier for people to spend more than they otherwise might (and in many ways, this is precisely what they are designed to do). The internet has developed a similar model, pushing us to spend more time than we have on advertisements and other distractions. In a day and age when time is more precious than ever, how ... posted on May 16 2015, 4,567 reads

The Magic of Spinning
When we turn to screens for connection, it's easy to lose touch with reality. Mimi Luebbermann is convinced that, the same way we need healthy organic food, we also crave the touch of real natural fiber and wool -- a sensation that is as old as we are. Hear more of her story and of the magic she is spinning at Windrush Farm in California.... posted on May 15 2015, 10,760 reads

What Are Your Non-Negotiables?
"Many of us were not taught self-determination. We were not taught to trust our intrinsic natures, our own personal sense of knowing, our internally directed discrimination. Instead, life presents itself externally as a banquet, from which we choose.If the item is not in the banquet, then we go without, or bend ourselves to choose something 'sort of like' the thing we really want." In this article... posted on May 14 2015, 26,547 reads

5 Ways To Kill Your Dreams
For all the big dreamers out there: beware! Don't let your dreams fall prey to the myths of easy success, or stumble and fall in the face of overwhelming input. Bel Pesce delivers a TED talk for all those who wish to avoid the pitfalls that come between our dreams and their fulfillment.... posted on May 13 2015, 34,370 reads

David Whyte on the True Meaning of Friendship, Love & Heartbreak
After a certain age, words flow from us, often without a second thought. So how can we come back into a conscious relationship with some of the most common words in our language? How can we return with fresh eyes to words like love and friendship? Poet David Whyte dives deeply into these terms, and encourages us to return to their visceral truths.... posted on May 12 2015, 30,292 reads

Making Mother's Day
When a young man returns home after a two and a half year unexplained absence, his mother's instinctive response to seeing him at the door blows him away. Reflecting on her years of hard work and sacrifice for the well-being of her children, he decides it's time to return the favor. On his birthday he sits her down for a special and heart-warming surprise...... posted on May 11 2015, 4,963 reads

10 Timeframes For Measuring Life
How do we measure time? From the passing of seasons to the minute hand on a clock, the way we capture and measure moments is always changing. Today, we have more and more ways to track time, but we don't seem to be any closer to figuring out how best to use it. What if we change the very way we situate ourselves in the "when"? What if we stop measuring time in terms of nanoseconds of productivity... posted on May 10 2015, 17,171 reads