[ad_1] Mercy Chefs, a Virginia-based nonprofit, headed to Texas to serve hot meals amid bitter temperatures. The storm left many Texans trapped in their homes without electricity or water. What started out as an inconvenience quickly turned into a deadly situation. Many had to weather the storm in freezing temperatures, without food for days. Mercy…

[ad_1] Our friend Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a weekly syndicated column that appears in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia is the antidote to paranoia: how all of creation is conspiring to shower you with…

[ad_1] Recovery efforts for the black-footed ferret aimed at increasing genetic diversity and disease resistance took a bold step on December 10, 2020, with the birth of “Elizabeth Ann,” created from the frozen cells of a black-footed ferret that lived more than 30 years ago. Elizabeth Ann, at the USFWS National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center…

[ad_1] After years of charity work on behalf of veterans, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump, has launched a mental health wellness network to provide ‘transformative care, treatment and training’ to veterans and first responders who are experiencing post-traumatic stress or substance abuse. The Gary Sinise Foundation’s Avalon Network aims to…

[ad_1] There are many great shows that air on HBO, Netflix, and Disney +. But if you want to ease your load of stress at the end of a long day, watching a dark drama may not be your best option. I ran out of television options. After ten months of lockdown, living alone, and…

[ad_1] Last week’s winter storm in Texas not only put humans at risk; low temperatures also threatened thousands of sea turtles. The nonprofit Sea Turtle, Inc in South Padre Island, Texas, and volunteers helped rescue the animals. They took in more than 5,000 cold-stunned turtles and eventually released more than 2,200 after rehabilitating them. Sea…

[ad_1] Addictive personalities refer to a set of traits that are believed to indicate an increased risk of someone developing an addiction. There is little universal agreement on these exact traits. But generally they relate to someone’s tendency to rely on unsafe habits to an extreme degree to deal with problems. Addictive personalities are a…

[ad_1] Hugging is a great form of affection. It involves the act of hugging another person closely, usually for an extended period, as a way to show affection or just to get comfortable with a trusted person. It is a relaxing and enjoyable activity for most, even if you do eventually have to untangle due…