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Why Do We Love Sad Songs?

Robyn Reisch May 5, 2016

By adulthood, most of us have developed a few solid go-to methods to cheer us up when we're feeling blue. I like to take long, hot bubble baths and listen to sad country music. Some would wonder why - wouldn't the country songs just…

Consciousness

Why Do We Need Heroes In Our Lives And How To Be One

Pj Stone May 5, 2016

With less than 100 days until Rio hosts the Olympics, let’s see how heroes really influence us. Not the comic creations of Superman or Batman, but everyday people who show that it’s possible to expand our sense of what it means to be…

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The Price of Change: US To Replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill

Dondi Leigh May 3, 2016

American currency aficionados got quite the surprise when US Treasury Secretary Jacob “Jack” Lew announced the replacement of Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Jackson is set to be replaced with Harriet Tubman, an 18th century…

Health

Love Life? How to live well to 100+

Pj Stone Apr 26, 2016

Who knew that today about 450 people worldwide are over the age of 110, and many more have reached 100? No longer an anomaly, over 50,000 in the U.S. and 100,000 throughout the globe have celebrated a triple digit birthday! Our amazing…

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We Have 10X More Memory Than We Knew

Pj Stone Apr 26, 2016

Recent research co-authored by Kristin Harris, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Texas, Austin, unveiled a stunning increase in our brain’s memory capacity. By a cautious factor of 10, human memory’s new size puts it in…

Consciousness

You Are Enough: Re-Engaging When You Feel Like You’re Falling Behind

Dondi Leigh Apr 25, 2016

Right here, right now, you are enough. You are enough if you are training for a marathon or nursing a child or screaming at one. You are enough if you are daydreaming or outlining your memoir or delivering a corporate presentation. You…

Consciousness

Five Steps to a Happier, Less Fearful Life

Robyn Reisch Apr 25, 2016

Fear is an ever-present challenge in most of our lives. Although we each have a vision of what we would like our little corner of the world to look like, there are a myriad of fears that can keep us from realizing our dreams and living…

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Is A Common Cat-Born Parasite Out To Kill You?

Dondi Leigh Apr 22, 2016

It’s running rampant all over the Interwebs lately: your cat produces a parasite that can take over your brain! Your cat could be making you crazy! And of course the backlash: these studies are all nonsense! Your cat isn’t infecting you…

Consciousness

Ten Steps Towards a More Productive Day

Robyn Reisch Apr 20, 2016

Whether you are a corporate go-getter or a stay-at-home parent, chances are you have more on your to-do list than you can reasonably get done in a workday. Why, then, does there always seem to be someone with a list twice as long who…

Consciousness

Could Daydreaming Be a Sign of Intelligence?

Robyn Reisch Apr 19, 2016

It can be easy to get frustrated when your son takes hours to complete a simple worksheet of math problems – especially when you know that he could plow through them in twenty minutes if he really applied himself. His inability to focus…

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