“The head comes up with options, the heart knows what it loves, and the gut makes decisions.” I was at a workshop in Big Sur, California, when I heard these words of distilled wisdom from another student. The magnificent cliffs above the Pacific Ocean punctuated the sentence with the crashing waves. Relaxed from the morning …Read More
Month: September 2023
How humanity doubled life expectancy in a century ~ Steven Johnson
One hundred years ago, life expectancy in most countries was less than 45 years. But if you are born today, the amount of life years that you can expect is over 70 years. How did we nearly double life expectancy in a century? One answer might be the advances in science: antibiotics, medications, sanitation, and …Read More
Kindness ~ Orly Wahba
Orly Wahba developed Acts of Kindness Cards for her middle school students. The students were instructed to perform the act and pass the card on. Her students began to feel empowered as they saw the ripple effect of their actions. Simple acts of kindness: Read the book, Kindness Boomerang by Orly Wahba