Top 10 Good News Stories of the Week Knitters Answer a Call for Nests to Save Baby Birds A California nonprofit that treats a thousand wild baby birds each year, made a request in April for local knitters to weave bird nests for the orphaned chicks the organization cares for every spring. Knitters went wild,… Continue reading Lion, Tiger and Bear Are Best Friends, PLUS, The Top 10 Good News Stories of the Week!
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Man Drives Truck Across Country Rescuing Dogs; Plus, Top 10 Good News Stories of the Week!
Top 10 Good News Stories of the Week Family Comforted By Mystery Letter After Home is Burned Down They lost their dream home in the San Diego fires this week but found something in the rubble left by a stranger that restored their spirits and their community’s hope as well. Man Drives Truck Across Country… Continue reading Man Drives Truck Across Country Rescuing Dogs; Plus, Top 10 Good News Stories of the Week!
Spring Haiku: Crocus in the Grass by Karah Pino
Crocus in the grass fingers reaching through the earth beckoning to spring. -Karah Pino — at Washington Park Arboretum.
Is Mindfulness just another hype of the disconnectionist “artisanal crowd?” or is it as “a way to sabotage the addiction tactics of the acceleration-distraction complex that is Silicon Valley”
The Mindfulness Racket: The evangelists of unplugging might just have another agenda BY EVGENY MOROZOV of The New Republic In yet another sign that the new age lingo of the 1960s is still very much with us, “mindfulness” has become the new “sustainability”: No one quite knows what it is, but everyone seems to be for it. It recently made… Continue reading Is Mindfulness just another hype of the disconnectionist “artisanal crowd?” or is it as “a way to sabotage the addiction tactics of the acceleration-distraction complex that is Silicon Valley”
Exercise Your Mind Just Like Your Abs With 10-Minute Mindfulness
You don’t have to spend a month meditating to enjoy the benefits of mindfulness. New research has found that short intervals of practicing mindfulness — even as brief as 10 minutes each day — can cause “really profound changes” in the brain, according to author Maria Konnikova, who examined memory and creativity in the book“Mastermind: How to… Continue reading Exercise Your Mind Just Like Your Abs With 10-Minute Mindfulness
Meditation study links history to science: Light experiences during meditation similar to visualizations caused by sensory deprivation
By Ashna Mukhi Staff Writer Brown Daily Herald Practitioners of Buddhist meditation have reported seeing globes, jewels and little stars during meditation-induced light experiences. The neurobiological explanation for these visions was the subject of a recent study led by Willoughby Britton, assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior, and Jared Lindahl, professor of religious studies at… Continue reading Meditation study links history to science: Light experiences during meditation similar to visualizations caused by sensory deprivation
Woman Confronts Thief Who Stole Her Wallet, Buys Him Groceries; Plus, Top 10 Good News Stories of the Week!
Don’t miss the great opportunity below for any comic or anime illustrators who want to enter a contest for a chance to win $2,000 and help bring a really cool comic to life for an inspiring storyteller. (See #6 below or forward this to anyone you know who might be interested.)… xxoo, Geri Top 10… Continue reading Woman Confronts Thief Who Stole Her Wallet, Buys Him Groceries; Plus, Top 10 Good News Stories of the Week!
Great Reason for Plotting a Krispy Kreme Donut Heist; Plus, Top 10 Good News Stories of the Week!
Top 10 Good News Stories of the Week Homeless Couple Given Tiny Home On Christmas Eve For many couples, living together in a 96-square-foot house would be a challenge. But for Chris Derrick and Betty Ybarra, it was a Christmas miracle. That’s because the homeless couple will spend this Christmas in their own home, thanks… Continue reading Great Reason for Plotting a Krispy Kreme Donut Heist; Plus, Top 10 Good News Stories of the Week!
Need a 2014 Resolution? Take This “Think Clearly” Pledge with Bruce Kasanoff
The “Think Clearly” Pledge From Linked In Influencer Bruce Kasanoff Yesterday I skied 10″ of fresh powder in Vermont, and as I neared my house at the end of the day, I simply took off my skis and lay down in the snow. After about 20 minutes of doing nothing but let snowflakes fall on my… Continue reading Need a 2014 Resolution? Take This “Think Clearly” Pledge with Bruce Kasanoff
Responding to A Call to Wholeness with Attentive Awareness: an Homage to SN Goenka
I had the opportunity to sit in Vipassana meditation last month over Thanksgiving. It had been three years since my last course which was during my pregnancy. Motherhood has been an amazing challenge and finding ways to meditate throughout the day has been difficult, so I was thrilled at the opportunity to revitalize my practice… Continue reading Responding to A Call to Wholeness with Attentive Awareness: an Homage to SN Goenka