good review of the commercialization of self care, and the need for balance between genuine care for self, and care and connection with others.

Love this creative experiment in how to influence societal behaviors-- with a light touch of humor.

In addition to the issues of how this unilateral change affects the world, there is also the issue of the pressure on corporate leaders to align with Trump. Seeing how the leaders of IT and other companies are rapidly abandoning their independence on issues of censorship, DEI etc is disturbing to say the least.

Great writing, brings you right there with her. Also sounds like a good teacher.

Great writing, brings you right there with her. Also sounds like a good teacher.

Love to see the way urban gardening builds community...

Hope this effort at accountability is successful.

Good to develop that kind of awareness and skills to defuse rather than amplify emotional interaction.

Inspiring cross cultural collaboration

Love to see these transformations, benefiting the farmers and the environment.

Based on my experience with the classic annual review - both giving and receiving them - this does sound like a better method.

A creative example of ways to provide services to people dealing with homelessness and other challenges.

Pathetic that this continues.

the advice about starting with lighter weights is good, that worked for me.

good that this includes the resulting issues of over-consumption.

where to begin... how peoples' lives, health and well being are ground down through unaccountable cultural and corporate systems... and for what? a substance that causes more health problems in those who consume it.

For love of typewriters...

Good reminder not to follow blindly. Maintain your critical faculties

Thank you for this!! Good to shift the perspective on these tools. To recognize how much the tools exploit their users, and how detrimental they can be to the lives of their users. And to know that their design, coding and algorithms are designed for profit not for the benefit of the users.
Is it possible to reclaim humanity and community? Only time will tell.

an overview of unhealthy habits that may come with lots of computer use.
bottom line - don't hold your breath! ;)

if you care to know more about fake (processed) food and false labeling, it's worth a read. Personally I eat very little processed food, and am an avid label reader. It would be good if there were more awareness and accountability for the false claims and false impressions used to sell "edible food-like substances" (term from Micheal Pollan).

Reflections on the diversity of ways that "freedom" is defined. A worthy topic, very relevant even in the USA where we may take it for granted.

While it is good that people are looking more deeply at the values of meditation beyond simply stress relief, the notion of leap frogging into "advanced states" sounds questionable.
Perhaps better if basic introductory meditation instruction were available in schools so that the methods for working with mind are, like seeds, planted early, and people would have their entire lives to cultivate a meditation practice, if they choose to.
That seems better than people trying to dive into the deep end of the pool through techno/medical means. Trying to leap into some concept of "advanced levels" could be counterproductive if not dangerous.

There is a saying "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few."

Sounds like some good results, little forest oases providing a home to flora and fauna.

We do need to find better ways to preserve democracy. I particularly liked "We might wind up with leaders who understand the Constitution."

More on bees, and different approaches to supporting them.