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Lissa Rankin: Sacred Medicine & The Mysteries of Healing "I write a lot in Sacred Medicine about the paradoxes of healing and one of them is to be clear in your intention to heal, to do whatever's in your power to change your life, and go for it. And don't be passive, make it happen. Let go of attachment to outcomes, surrender to what is, accept the limitations that sometimes we're limited, we're not limitless. Sometimes just being able to accept those ... posted on Aug 28 2023, 3,344 reads
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Eight Steps Towards Forgiveness "No matter who you are, you have undoubtedly experienced hurt in your life. And oftentimes, that hurt is compounded by the fact that you do not have the tools necessary to offer forgiveness, and thus begin the healing process that is critical to moving on with your life. In this succinct essay, Robert Enright offers a path to help move us towards forgiveness."
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This Hunger for Holiness "Being in the presence of Barbara Brown Taylor's wonderfully wise and meandering mind and spirit, after all these years of knowing her voice in the world, is a true joy. I might even use a religious word -- it feels like a "blessing." And this is not a conversation about the decline of church or about more and more people being "spiritual but not religious." We both agree that this often-repeated ... posted on Aug 26 2023, 4,213 reads
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The Magic of Chess Why play chess? There are as many reason as there are players. Listen to these young people from the 2019 Elementary Chess Championships in the United States and see the magic come alive.
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Your Gift to Nature "Whenever you bring your attention to anything natural, anything that has come into existence without human intervention, you step out of the prison of conceptualized thinking and, to some extent, participate in the state of connectedness with Being in which everything natural still exists." Eckhart Tolle shares more in this brief passage.... posted on Aug 24 2023, 1,769 reads
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11 Interventions in the 10 Days of Your Dying "Wildflowers--Such color, such petal-work on the trail behind our village: Queen Annes lace, daisies, goldenrod, wild pea, purple vetch, thistle, meadowsweetI gather them, remembrance of splendor, to bring home to you." Trebbe Johnson shares more in this exquisite collage of memories from a beloved partner's last days. ... posted on Aug 23 2023, 2,852 reads
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The Great Animal Orchestra Your imagination does the work at The Great Animal Orchestra -- you just sit in a dark room and listen...the exhibition immerses visitors into soundscapes from remote parts of the planet: seven of them, from the tropics to the tundra. No wildlife footage accompanies this symphony of wild animals. It's audio first, in a visually overstimulating world. "The basic message is that the soundscapes of t... posted on Aug 22 2023, 1,925 reads
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How to Become a 100 Percenter The term 100 percenter is inspired by Charly and Lisa Kleissner, tech entrepreneurs who wanted to invest their money in a meaningful way, and inspire others to do the same. That's why they started the 100 percent impact network, which brings together likeminded people who invest all of their assets into social and environmental causes. Now, these are some serious investors, but being 100 percent i... posted on Aug 21 2023, 2,855 reads
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The Birdsong Project "Randall Poster is Hollywood's man with the golden ear, a renowned matchmaker of sound and image. When a filmmaker wants a soundtrack to create a certain mood or needs just the right tune to lend a scene punch or poignancy, Poster's phone rings. Now the man behind your favorite film soundtracks wants to build a joyful movement around bird conservation. What began as a loose idea for a musical bene... posted on Aug 20 2023, 1,916 reads
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From the Ground Up: The Art of Place "I survey this parcel of land that I have the honor of tending. It is the first place in my adult life where I feel rooted and held by the land, much like my childhood in the woods. This is the place where I learned about honorable stewardship. It is an awareness that now extends beyond my yard. This is the place where I learned to garden. I learned ways to heal the land and cultivate sustainable ... posted on Aug 19 2023, 1,562 reads
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