The good news: The changes we must make to avoid ultimate collapse are identical to the changes we must make to create the world of our common dream. By David Korten The story of purple America is part of a yet larger human story. For all the cultural differences reflected in our richly varied customs, […]
Feet of a Beggar, Heart of an Angel
Tattoos done with dirty needles. Garbage on the beach. Streets used as bathrooms. These are some of the issues Kane Ryan grapples with as he works amidst the poverty of Bombay. But he also finds smiles, caring and acceptance in a community that laughs at his flip-flops and tells him he has the “Feet of a beggar, the heart of an angel.”
The First Time
A doctor remembers when he had to tell a young patient with a malignant brain tumour the devastating news, and how the experience set the tone for all of his future encounters with patients facing terminal illnesses.
Silence: The Invisible Extinction
Natural sounds and silence are losing out to the drone of industrial society, to the point where natural silence is almost extinct.
365 Acts of Gratitude
Are you grateful for your life? How do you show your gratitude? Rosie decides to go on a year long journey planning out a conscious act of gratitude every day.
The Bible Tells Me So. Oh Really? Part 2
Last week we featured “The Bible Tells Me So. Oh Really? Part 1 This week, Ross Lonergan looks future at how the Church’s treatment of gay people can contribute to depression, family break-ups and even suicide.
Life Lessons from a Three-Legged Cat
When Kerry adopted a cat name Eddie with three legs she worried about how to care for him. But this charismatic cat taught her a thing or two about living life to the fullest and loving like you’ve never been hurt.
Holding the Bag of Life and Death
Last winter, after what was probably about 10 years of Alzheimer’s and a myriad of other issues, my grandfather finally died. I think that, like the woman who wrote the essay, many of us in my family had that similarly odd desire for it all to be over. That last year or so, grandpa had become a young child in an old man’s body…
Something Far Greater
‘Thriving On the Other Side’ encounters a kindred spirit and experiences a sense that something far greater than herself is at work in her life.
Reducing Our Speed
Why do we call life a journey and rush through it like it’s a race with a prize at the end? Or is it that all these racing metaphors for life are simply wrong?
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