Eight Questions That Can Help You Survive Election Stress
In 2024, 43% of American adults have felt more anxious than they did the previous year, the American Psychological Association reports. Three-quarters of respondents identified this year’s presidential...
View ArticleConversation with Paul Van Slambrouck: Reflections on Journalism
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Paul Van Slambrouck grew up with a love of newspapers and its high calling: "You only know the truth that you can come to at a particular moment. It’s not always an...
View ArticleForgiving the Unforgivable
Nine years after a brutal 11-year civil war, a community center in a tiny village in Sierra Leone reflected the community itself -- burned and charred, weeds growing, “left alone and untended.” Then a...
View ArticleHow To Turn Down The Tension in a Conversation
With decades of research, Julia Minson developed a practice that people can very quickly learn to effectively deal with conflict and disagreement, using the acronym HEAR: H is hedging -- speaking with...
View ArticleCaught in Political Divide, Church Runs Kindness Campaign
Pastor Adam Hamilton was considering giving up being a pastor after years of refereeing debates at his church about polarizing issues of our times. Instead, he decided to begin a Campaign for Kindness....
View ArticleConversation with the 'World's Happiest Man'
In this video interview, Matthieu Ricard, called “the world’s happiest man,” shares stories, insight, and humor on some very timeless questions based on his own life’s journey, and his experience as an...
View ArticleWhat Does Love Mean? How 4-8 Year-Old Kids Describe Love
This wonderful capture of kids responding to the question, “What does love mean?” reminds us that they are magnifying and mirroring those around them. They are watching, and they are listening. From...
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