37 days ago by careyrowland

Almost 23 years ago, Vaclav Havel led the people of Czechoslovakia in a revolution that ousted four decades of Soviet communist rule. Early in his life, Vaclav had been a dissident playwright; When the Soviet was rejected in 1989, he became, despite persecution and imprisonment, President of liberat ...

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37 days ago by Asha

Placed Values What do we propose to do responsibly this year that we fell short in doing last year? This is a thought I had based on the overall struggles many of us endured in year 2011. Did we cry broke at important, financial matters only to spend our money frivolously on designer purses and new ...

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37 days ago by Vicki

This winter, I'm taking an online course through the Green Education Foundation Institute. Through part of the studies, I found my way back to the 21 minute video by Annie Leonard--her original "Story of Stuff." I have got to admit it: I'm a big fan of Annie Leonard. I have seen her speak, and I hav ...

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37 days ago by Pauline Maria

The King and Queen - The Royal Crown of Israel. In this time of spiritual awakening - everyone is reviewing their beliefs about their life and also history. By understanding the past, we see more clearly what is relevant in the present time. Kings and Queens have been joint rulers on this earth. Whe ...

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37 days ago by Veronika

“It’s important to remember that your ego—your separate personal self-sense and all its culturally conditioned tendencies—is just not awake to the urgent need for your participation in the evolutionary process. That’s why your ego is convinced that it has all the time in the world to be eternally bu ...

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37 days ago by Stacey Chapman

What do you believe in? Beliefs are taught to us at an early age, they can shape and help instill values into our lives. They may determine what religion we follow, the people we have in our lives, what occupation we may choose even what type of candidate we vote for! As we get older our beliefs may ...

Acts of Gratitude - stacechapman.com

37 days ago by abbiewatters

I read this article this morning in the Atlantic Monthly about Finland’s success with kids in school. The author was emphasizing that their success is based largely on equality of opportunity for education, not on private schools and colleges available only to the wealthy. But my biggest take-away w ...

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37 days ago by Kent McManigal

MORE GOD, LESS CRIME OR MORE GUNS, LESS CRIME? A very good article. And, yes, it concerns John Lott's famous studies, as well as the assertions of a religious guy. I can't bring myself to wade through all the comments, because I don't feel like reading the goofy opinions of the anti-gun extremists. ...

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37 days ago by globewriter

Via I AM EQUAL Really good video explaining the history of human rights and how each of us has a role in ensuring we all have dignity and justice.

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37 days ago by Dr. Chris Stankovich

Mental toughness is critical for success in sports, and how you develop your mind will directly impact how well you play your sport. That brings us to mental preparation, one of the most important aspects of developing your mind and thus becoming a mentally tougher athlete. In this installment of th ...

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