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11/29 Destination: Cape Town, South Africa

11/29 Art: Where Children Sleep by James Mollison

Please click to see each photo by itself. Where Children Sleep is a project by photographer James Mollison that shows children from around the world and where they sleep at night. Where Children Sleep is available for purchase on Amazon as an art book; it gives an intimate perspective of these children. You can get […]

Having Faith In Positive Energy

Most people can relate to having a strong desire, belief and yes, even faith, that something good was about to happen. This may have been a strong intuition that they were going to get that promotion, meet Mr. or Mrs. Right or even reconnect with someone after a misunderstanding that created a rift in the […]

Why the tradition of “family dinner” is worth preserving

The American “family dinner” tradition, as we know it, is only 150 years old, according to a new book called Three Squares: The Invention of the American Meal by cultural historian Abigail Carroll. This is interesting because family dinner is often viewed as a sacred custom with near-magical powers attributed to it, yet it’s really not as deeply […]

Rumi: Risk the Ocean

Our Vivid Planet

Megan Gambino talked to photographer and geologist-by-training Bernhard Edmaierabout how he captures his aerial shots of Earth, such as the above photo of Landeyarsandur, Iceland: “I do a lot of internet research, including Google Earth [searches], study satellite images of planned destinations, maintain close contact with local scientists and commercial pilots, deal with various authorities and negotiate flight permits,” […]

Dr. Phil’s Test #1

Dr Phil Test 1 from javachai

“What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better.” 

~Wendell Phillips

11/28 Destination: Fall in Georgia

Thanksgiving – Thankful People Are Happy

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Thanksgiving – Everything is a Miracle

Thanksgiving Prayer

Thanksgiving Gratitude

A Helpful Guide to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

Joshua Becker writes an awesome piece on how to stop comparing ourselves to others:  “Comparison is the thief of joy.” —Theodore Roosevelt I’ve struggled with it most of my life. Typically, I blame it on having a twin brother who is five inches taller with much broader shoulders. But if I was being truly honest, more likely, […]

The Miracle of Gratitude

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“The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles” said William Penn, Quaker founder of the Pennsylvania colony. He founded his colony on religious toleration and by doing so, he created America’s first great melting pot. English, Irish, Germans, Catholics, Jews, and an assortment of Protestant sects were drawn to […]

11/27 Destination: Bruges, Belgium

11/27 Art: “Girlfriends Art”

Via Imgur and danielpretty

Alive or Just Breathing?

Food waste is a massive issue. We can all help.

Why Yoga Is A Spiritual Practice

We wrote about yoga, spirituality, and religion in this post a few months back.  Here’s an excerpt from Kino McGregor’s article on Mind Body Green: If you come to the practice of yoga looking only for pleasure, yoga will eventually disappoint you. Sooner or later, you’ll get bored with the practice or you will experience pain or discomfort in […]

Real Life Heroes [ Good people ] part 1

Jimmy Smith traveled for 2 years to document the most remote tribes on earth. Here is what he found.

Jimmy Nelson (Sevenoaks, Kent, 1967) started working as a photographer in 1987. Having spent 10 years at a Jesuit boarding school in the North of England, he set off on his own to traverse the length of Tibet on foot. The journey lasted a year and upon his return his unique visual diary, featuring revealing […]

Meditation: Natura – A Short About Nature

A nice four minute meditation

“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday, the other is called tomorrow.”

~Dalai Lama

11/26 Destination: Lagoa de Santiago, Sao Miguel, Portugal

Via Reddit and rprakash1782

11/26 Art: Infinity Room by Yayoi Kusama

Infinity Room by Yayoi Kusama, currently at David Zwirner Gallery, NYC

The Brick Walls

Tiny Spiritual Retreat Cabins

For the new year, I’m planning on taking some time away from the computer to contemplate the next few months, practice some yoga and do some quiet meditation. While searching around for a retreat location, I kept running into meditation retreats and centers that had some sweet tiny houses, yurts and cabins for rent. Each […]

Moon by Ai Wei Wei and Olafur Eliasson

Check out Ai Wei Wei’s and Olfaur Eliasson’s new project entitled MOON. Celebrate with us the gathering of creative powers from around the globe to mark the passage from nothing to something and from thinking into doing. Savour this moment of transformation. Leave your fingerprint and see the shared moon grow as others reach out too. […]

The Grateful Dead – Ripple (Studio Version)

Pharrell’s Productivity Secrets

He’s the creative force behind two recent pop hits, a philanthropist, fashion designer, tech entrepreneur, and more. How Pharrell Williams does it all… He aspires to something like Andy Warhol‘s Factory: a hive of creativity that is also profitable, with a heavy dose of altruism. But though he designs clothes and chairs, dabbles in sculpture and architecture, […]

19 Life Lessons from the Dalai Lama

Life Hacks from the Dalai Lama 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. 3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others and, Responsibility for all your actions. 4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke […]

“We must not become so preoccupied looking for “major” miracles that we miss all the daily ones.”

11/25 Destination: Na Pali Coast of Kauai, Hawaii, USA

Via Reddit and comababy

11/25 Art: Jeff Koons & Pharrell: Affirmation Abstraction Acceptance (Full)

A few weeks ago we saw a portion of this full interview. 

Medellin is Becoming a Cultural Hot Spot

It’s not often that a city known for its 7 a.m. breakfast meetings and workaholic residents also gains renown as a premier party town. Yet in Medellin, Colombia, the paradox begins to make sense very late on a raucous Friday night, when I find myself in a packed nightclub discussing the finer points of entrepreneurialism […]

John Lennon on Happiness

Miles Davis and John Coltrane – “So What”

Photographer Follows His Girlfriend Around the World

Russian photographer Murad Osmann and his girlfriend Natalia Zakharova love to travel the world together, and they have documented their travels and their love for one another in a beautifully unique way. In a photo series entitled “Follow Me” uploaded to Instagram, Murad captures gorgeous photographs of his girlfriend leading him by the arm through various exotic locations around the world. Together they […]