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Bedridden from a serious car accident, she couldn't do anything ... let alone win five national track and field titles and hold a World Record! But that's what Marilyn King did. Then she realized the power of her mental rehearsal skills and applied it to peace. She formed the UN sponsored Olympic Peace Team -- a worldwide initiative engaging Olympic champions to teach these skills to young peop... posted on Feb 08 2003, 1,307 reads

Adults who began volunteering as youth are twice as likely to volunteer as those who did not volunteer when they were younger.... posted on Feb 07 2003, 1,011 reads

New York Times yesterday reported that when people are emotionally distressed — anxious, angry, depressed — the most active sites in the brain are circuitry converging on the amygdala, part of the brain's emotional centers, and the right prefrontal cortex of the brain. By contrast, when people are in positive moods — upbeat, enthusiastic and energized — those sites are quiet, with the hei... posted on Feb 06 2003, 1,343 reads

When nine-month-old Jonathan Barzach died from spinal muscular atrophy, his parents -- Amy and Peter -- grieved heavily. As they searched for ways to heal and for ways to celebrate their son's life, they remembered seeing a little girl in a wheelchair at a local playground sadly watching the other children play. Deeply inspired, the Barzach family led a community-wide effort to develop Jonathanâ... posted on Feb 05 2003, 1,031 reads

Kalpana Chawla was the first woman from India to be in space. Two days ago, she passed away when the seven astronauts were killed as space shuttle Columbia broke up in the skies over Texas, 16 minutes before landing.... posted on Feb 04 2003, 1,453 reads

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Time Magazine's cover story last week read: "Your Mind, Your Body: How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body." With more research, it's becoming evident that the mind and body belong to an indivisible continuum, that our moods and emotions are connected to our physical health.... posted on Feb 01 2003, 1,281 reads