[ad_1] March 24, 2021– “In 1955, six white women in Johannesburg said enough is enough when the government enacted a law to disenfranchise South Africans ‘mestizos’ (mestizos), terminating their right to vote. Along with a wave of other women, my mother, Peggy Levey, joined this group. Her formal name was the Constitutional Women’s Defense League,…

[ad_1] March 23, 2021– “Anna Badkhen travels an ancient route through the Sahara desert in a caravan of pilgrims on her journey to Mecca and contemplates human movement through changing landscapes, the impermanence of memory and what remains eternal before erasure” . (14 readings) Read full story To take actionFor more inspiration, read BrainPicking’s post…

[ad_1] March 22, 2021– “The practices of awakened consciousness focus on de-identifying with the conceptual mind, specifically the false self or ego that we imagine ourselves to be. Calling the ego a false self is not to belittle it or even judge it. It is to name what it is: a psychological process with which…

[ad_1] March 21, 2021– “I will get romantic about spring and its splendors in a moment, but first there is a hard truth to say: before spring turns beautiful, it is very ugly, nothing but mud and mud. I have walked early in the morning. spring. through fields that will suck your boots, a world…

[ad_1] March 20, 2021– A definition of resilience is: the ability to recover quickly from difficulties. In the past year, many of us have faced adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress, such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial stressors. Let this three minute video be a…

[ad_1] March 19, 2021– Leptoptilos dubius is the name of a lanky stork, “Once near extinction, the bird was recovered in the native state of biologist Purnima Devi Barman, Assam, in northeast India. And that success, according to widespread consensus It is mainly due to Barman, who has single-handedly transformed the species from a vilified…

[ad_1] March 18, 2021– “Jerry Takigawa sent me a copy of a little book that he designed and published: ‘Grace In Uncertainty’. At first, he quotes Andre Gide:” Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, you have to say it all again. “Then he exposes the…

[ad_1] March 17, 2021– Patrick Meier uses his diverse skills as a local global activist and digital humanitarian to help quietly transform the growth story of underdeveloped countries through technology. For the past 15 years, he has worked around the world on a wide range of humanitarian projects with major international organizations, including the United…

[ad_1] March 16, 2021– “What I regret the most is that I was not born beautiful, I already said it.” Jenny Jackson delivers these words with captivating frankness in this poignant Green Renaissance short film. Lacking the experience of warmth and kindness in childhood, Jackson became a person he hardly recognized. In his forties, three…

[ad_1] March 15, 2021– “There are so many brave people who only make breakfast in the morning, go to work, take care of their families, try to teach online. Good heavens. I mean, I just wish there was a cosmic notebook for all the billions of people doing their daily acts of bravery. I suspect…