What causes a person to be intentionally cruel? Is it carelessness? A genetic predisposition involving a lack of empathy? A lack of proper nurturing? A culturally indoctrinated tendency? Mary Rose searches for answers.
Taming the Beast — Anger in Children
Donna Leskosek has spent years working with children and trying to understand life from their perspective. In this insightful article, she talks about how she deals with kids of all ages who are in the midst of tantrums. What she doesn’t do is just as important as what she does do.
Finding Our Way Through Place and Time
I am fascinated by intersections and wayfinding. Not just city intersections and directional signage (though, as an urbanist, those interest me too) but the historical intersections and overlay of generations. And our ways of finding meaningful spaces in place and time.
Warrior Baboons Give Peace a Chance
Born violent? A troop of baboons chooses an enduring culture of peace. Can humans do the same?
Change is the Path – Fear is the Enemy
We ask for our problems to be solved, but we don’t like what shows up. Karen Luniw shares some tips on how to move through the fear so you can recognize opportunity when it shows up.
A Helping Hand
Kane Ryan of Dirty Wall Project pays tribute to Ashley, who by his single-minded devotion to the people of Mumbai’s Saki Naka slum, has transformed an entire community for the better.
Are We Losing Our Personal Connections?
“Communities are built not just on close friendships and family relationships, but on the small, everyday social interactions that take place in public spaces,” writes Andrea K. Paterson. “I worry that these social interactions are going extinct and discuss why they are important to the fabric of community.”
Our Greatest Fear
What do you fear the most? Being forgotten? Being alone? Getting older? Phyllis Wilson explores how our fears can connect us.
What If…? Discover the Power to Shift Perspective
Shifting long-held beliefs and ideas about what is showing up in front of you right now is the hardest work any of us will ever do and that’s why it hardly ever gets done. Karen Luniw helps you tap into the power to make a positive shift, by asking, “What If?…”
Mean People Suck
“‘Mean people suck’ is a phrase many of us have undoubtedly seen on bumper stickers or t-shirts over the years,” writes Kylen O. Lefave. “…But what can we do so that this kind of behaviour doesn’t affect our own moods, often putting us in a position of wanting to dish it right back at them?”
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