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At noon on Wednesday, June 23rd, a new “movement” will be launched and it is designed to help workers step away from their offices and into nature. It’s called “Take Back Your Lunch,” and it will be held on successive Wednesdays throughout the summer in public parks across America. The organizers are workers to stand…

“Have you ever noticed that when people lose weight they also tend to lighten up?” says Jan Shepherd in her Huffington Post blog, titled “The Bearable Lightness of Being.” She points to four tips for creating more lightness in your life and says that it could be that weight loss carries a “gratitude switch” that…

Guest Post by Agapi Stassinopoulos We all have habitual, negative thinking, feeling and doing patterns that sabotage our success, happiness and well-being. They become so ingrained that we think we have no power to change them. They simply become part of our daily life. Being passionate about Greek mythology and archetypes, I thought of how…

As the world watched the World Cup Opening Ceremony and rejoiced at the start of World Cup 2010, we looked through a beautiful book called A Beautiful Game: The World’s Greatest Players and How Soccer Changed Their Lives by Tom Watt, just out from HarperCollins.   The author gathered some of the most notable “footballers” to celebrate…

Usually, Simon Cowell is known as the king of mean, but the former “American Idol” judge reconnected with his nice side when he granted the dying wish of five-year-old Bethany Fenton. Diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor last year, Fenton’s greatest wish was to meet Cowell and sing for him.  She recently visited the London studios of…

When we first watched this extraordinary video, we had to share it with you. In the video, Jonathan, an 8-month-old boy, just had his cochlear implant activated by a doctor.  Jonathan is sucking on his pacificer when his implant is turned on so he would hear for the first time.  When his mom says, “Hi, Jonathan,” the…

Young teens have been doing amazing things lately, from climbing Mount Everest to making prom dresses out of gum wrappers to sailing solo (non-stop) around the world. 16-year-old Abby Sunderland started her ocean journey on January 23 from Marina del Ray, California in her boat, “Wild Eyes.”  A Southern California native, Sunderland followed in the footsteps of…

June 15, 2010 is “Power of a Smile Day” and a great time to bring some smiles to your face and the face of others. Who doesn’t love to smile? Something about smiling makes it impossible to be depressed or sad. The moment you move the muscles of your lips and side of your face…

The world is changing so fast that some of us are having a tough time embracing change at such a rapid rate. We have to remember that we can contribute to change in a positive direction. “There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.” -Winston Churchill “The time is always…

Google’s logos, first introduced in 1999, have brought a smile to people’s faces with their colors, artistry, and unique designs.  Logos have promoted everything from major holidays to the anniversary of inventions to famous birthdays.  Today, Google launched a series of backgrounds you can select to customize your Google homepage (the background automatically changes as you refresh, but…
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