I wrote on this site most recently about bullying against LGBT children. I expressed my fear of having a child bullied or be a bully. All of the things I thought, deep in my heart, that I had taught my children — empathy, understanding, acceptance — were erased by my son writing one little word on the internet.
My Buddhist Practice Meets the Specter of Death by Cancer
When Rick Bateman discovers a tumor in his leg and faces the prospect of cancer and possibly death, he explores the nature of his suffering and is reunited with the premise of Buddhism.
Just Saying: Quotations On Being Yourself
Your Life As A Human team has handpicked some inspirational quotations on being original, being yourself, being true to who you are.
Changing Seasons and Creativity
There is a part of me that wonders if my creative cycles are a result of the extreme distinct nature of the seasons or if it is a deeper moon pull, a memory of childhood that untangles like a loose thread. Regardless, I am surrendering to the deep longings that dance about like the last of the leaves…
Share Your Stuff
From socks to cars to skills, how sharing and swapping gives you more.
No Pasarán: Found Photographs and Lost Eras
A photographer and writer remembers his father’s passion for the Spanish Civil War as he strips together old 35 mm negatives in an attempt to create a web background. The web background didn’t work but the image that survived the failed experiment is a powerful testament to human life, exploitation and the quest for freedom.
Success or Failure: It’s in the Eye of the Beholder
“Striving for superficial happiness seems to be the norm for defining success these days. And if we are unable to live up to that “vision” for some reason, we are deemed to be failures in the eyes of not only our consumer cohorts but, sadly, within ourselves as well,” writes Kylen O. Lefave. So how do we escape from the trap?
Ghosts of the Wheat Harvest
A man decides to explore his dead father’s pain, in order to resolve a relationship which still bothers him. He decides to work the wheat harvest to walk in his father’s shoes.
The Other Side of Me: Please Release Me
Have you done a lot of personal growth work and freed yourself from being a victim only to find others refuse to acknowledge or support your growth? Here’s one woman’s story of how she freed herself.
Get Free From Wall Street: An Interview With David Korten
David Korten’s 1995 bestseller, When Corporations Rule the World, was a key document in building the anti-globalization movement. In the aftermath of the 2008 economic meltdown, he wrote Agenda for a New Economy, a critique of the overwhelming influence of Wall Street on economic policy, which has resulted in a political system that serves, not the many, but the very wealthy few. Now, Korten is back with a strategy for taking back our political and economic systems and using them to create localized, community-controlled economies that foster the things we really need.
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