“Being a Contribution” is one of the twelve practices introduced in The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander. This book is one of my all-time favorites. I’ve decided I want to reread it every year to maintain the perspectives and the practices they propose.
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“Hope is a discipline!”
“Hope is activism!”
“Dignity – Democracy – Citizenship”
Hearing these words from Peniel E. Joseph, author of The Third Reconstruction, inspired this month’s post. Speaking at the Oregon…
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The severe shortage of Adderall, a medication used to help manage ADHD, has adversely impacted the lives of thousands of individuals diagnosed with ADHD, both adults and children. This shortage has lasted for many months and no resolution is currently in sight. The reasons for this shortage are…
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Last month’s post introduced the concept of Awe as defined by Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, the founding director of the Greater Good Science Center, host of the podcast The Science of Happiness, and author of Awe: The New Science of…
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Awe – moments when we have a sense of wonder, an experience of mystery, that transcends our understanding. These are common experiences in human life globally. They are measurably health-giving and immunity boosting. They bring us together with others, again and again.
Those are the…
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“What kind of country do we want to be, and what are we willing to do to achieve it?”
Those powerful questions are asked by Isabel Wilkerson in the cover story of TIME magazine’s February 13/February 20, 2023 issue. I invite you to read Wilkerson’s…
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