this memory, this old, dead moment which the magnetism of an identical moment has travelled so far to importune, to disturb, to raise up out of the very depths of my being? I cannot tell. Now that I feel nothing, it has stopped, has perhaps gone down again into its darkness, from which who can say whether it will ever rise? Ten times over I must essay the task, must lean down over the abyss. And each time the natural laziness which deters us from every difficult enterprise, every work of importance, has urged me to leave the thing alone, to drink my tea and to think merely of the worries of to-day and of my hopes for to-morrow, which let themselves be pondered over without eff... posted on Nov 9 2018 (46,911 reads)

Rutland is a 12-year Army veteran who served a tour of duty in Iraq in 2004, followed by two more tours in South Korea. He left the military in 2014, suffering from multiple medical conditions related to his service, including mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), sleep apnea, and hearing loss, to name a few. Most importantly, he suffered from depression and often thought about suicide. Thinking he could do it alone, Rutland tried healing from the trauma on his own. That wasn’t working. “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you always got,” says Rutland. What Life Without Dunkin? -- James Rutland of K9s For Warriors  ... posted on Nov 15 2018 (10,723 reads)

and building the homes. Future partners will be able to use those models to build affordable housing in their own communities. Through the partnership, the studio will continue to research, design and build homes over three years. Rural Studio said the main goal of the partnership is to develop a scalable, sustainable, and resilient process for building affordable but quality homes in other underserved rural communities. And it will share its findings with other groups and organizations working to address affordable housing needs. “Auburn’s program aims to find solutions in Alabama that can be applied nationwide,” Michael Hernandez, vice president at Fannie Mae, ... posted on Nov 30 2018 (4,017 reads)

consider what their actions, words, and thoughts leave behind, and how they may impact what is made available to them and others in the future. We are continually inventing what is available to us as individuals, and collectively we are continually inventing what is available to us as a species. I am someone who believes that our individual power to have doors be open for us, individually and collectively, rests in how we behave, how we act, talk and think, in the present moment. (I work to promote ordinary acts of kindness. Learn more at kindliving.net. The illustrations were drawn by artist Fish Astronaut. This article contains an affiliate link.) ... posted on Dec 15 2018 (7,812 reads)

ancient text against the scholarly English translations. In her twenties, Le Guin completed several chapters, then went on adding slowly each decade. Nearly half a century later, as she was inching toward seventy, she gave this private passion public form in Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching (public library) — a book Le Guin describes as “a rendition, not a translation.” Similar in nature to Proust’s far-more-than-translation of Ruskin, it is indeed the type of work which the great Polish poet and Nobel laureate WisÅ‚awa Szymborska meant when she spoke of “that rare miracle when a translation stops being a translation and becomes … ... posted on Mar 10 2019 (7,164 reads)

nudges us into baby steps of expansion. We’re all both irritating and a comfort, our insides both hard and gentle, our hearts both atrophied and pure. How did we all get so screwed up? Putting aside our damaged parents, poverty, abuse, addiction, disease, and other unpleasantries, life just damages people. There is no way around this. Not all the glitter and concealer in the world can cover it up. We may have been raised in the illusion that if we played our cards right, life would work out. But it didn’t, it doesn’t. […] Even with the Internet, deciphering the genetic code, and great advances in immunotherapy, life is frequently confusing at best, and g... posted on Jan 8 2019 (7,148 reads)

help us and help the world—help to bring the Earth back into balance. We need to remember that the power of the Divine is more than that of all the global corporations that continue to make the world a wasteland, even more than the global forces of consumerism that demand the life-blood of the planet. We pray that the Divine of which we are all a part can redeem and heal this beautiful and suffering world. Sometimes it is easier to pray when we feel the earth in our hands, when we work in the garden tending our flowers or vegetables. Or when we cook, preparing the vegetables that the Earth has given us, mixing in the herbs and spices that give us pleasure. There are many ways t... posted on Dec 16 2018 (8,138 reads)

in present-day Pleasanton. There, on the outskirts of the Bay Area, they survived in silence. But by the start of the 20th century, the people of Indian Town had dispersed into anonymity. Gould grew up knowing that she was Ohlone, but her mother’s generation rarely talked about what that inheritance meant. “It’s this historical trauma that still sits with us,” Gould said. “It’s really fresh.” Since the 1970s, however, Ohlone people have worked to revitalize the language and culture and to reassert their rights to ancestral lands. In the effort to pull themselves and their people out of the historical abyss, they have rediscovered the... posted on Dec 18 2018 (5,593 reads)

feel our united prayers for the sake of our Grandmother Earth are long overdue. I believe we as Spiritual people must gather ourselves and focus our thoughts and prayers to allow the healing of the many wounds that have been inflicted on the Earth. As we honor the Cycle of Life, let us call for Prayer circles globally to assist in healing Grandmother Earth (our Unc’I Maka). We ask for prayers that the oil spill, this bleeding, will stop. That the winds stay calm to assist in the work. Pray for the people to be guided in repairing this mistake, and that we may also seek to live in harmony, as we make the choice to change the destructive path we are on. As we pray, we will f... posted on Dec 20 2018 (4,495 reads)

at Innaumation Medical Devices, which makes the Aum Voice Prosthesis, is into synthetic rubber business and offered to help. “Vishal would get deeply moved seeing the plight of his patients, who are from the lower economic strata. He would always struggle to organise funds to get the imported voice prosthesis fitted on them. That’s when I encouraged him to develop something on his own, which is affordable,” says Shashank. “When we both decided to give it a try, we worked day and night for over two years. I got into R&D and tried to reverse engineer on the imported products and make it sustainable and affordable. I am happy that I am a part of this initiativ... posted on Jan 3 2019 (5,827 reads)

If my actions mean anything, love means everything. Discover what’s driving political violence in America and eight ways to stand up to hate. NASA celebrates Insight landing NASA made history on Nov. 26 when the InSight Mars lander touched down on the plains of Elysium Planitia. The lander represents a spectacular technical achievement—and serves as a reminder that humans (and Americans) are capable of doing great things when we pool our resources and work together. Find out how a feeling of awe stimulates cooperation and curiosity and makes you feel more connected to other people. The women in the elevator Credit: Matt McClain / The Washingt... posted on Jan 27 2019 (9,171 reads)

officers—what some scholars are calling an epidemic. Jan. 1 marked 10 years since the 22-year-old father was fatally shot by the Bay Area Regional Transit officer in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. In the decade since his tragic death, Grant’s family has helped to create a police citizen review board of BART, established a foundation, and launched a campaign to not only help bridge the gap between police and the community, but also to build a nationwide network of families affected by such violence. “That’s a club that nobody wants to be a part of,” says Grant’s aunt, Beatrice X Johnson. “We can offer them love, support,... posted on Mar 16 2019 (3,604 reads)

following is an excerpt from The Smell of Rain on Dust by Martín Prechtel. In his book, Prechtel explains that the unexpressed grief prevalent in our society today is the reason for many of the social, cultural, and individual maladies that we are currently experiencing. He goes on to show how this collective, unexpressed energy is the long-held grief of our ancestors manifesting itself, and what work can be done to liberate this energy so we can heal from the trauma of loss, war, and suffering. -- Marina Snyder Grief expressed out loud, whether in or out of character, unchoreographed and honest, for someone we have lost, or a country or home we have lost, is... posted on Jun 1 2019 (40,939 reads)

a company public as a CEO. I actually think we would be better served if we had more people in leadership positions in public and private life who have known what it’s like to be broke, to see the tragedy of a grandfather reaching the end of his life not knowing how to read, to win admission to a fancy school and feel like you shouldn’t be there at first but then dig deep and carve out your place there and in the world beyond. Any leader of any organization of sufficient size will work with a diverse group of people and having a diverse set of experiences can only help build empathy. In my personal life, I get invited to fancy dinners and such. Sometimes when introducing the... posted on Mar 9 2019 (9,768 reads)

to psychiatrists that involved psychotherapy dropped from 44% in 1996–1997 to 29% in 2004–2005. * In the analytic psychology of Jung, the image of the one-eyed giant holding a golden sword conveys the archetype of the “deep” (non-egoic) self. [1] Rubel, A., O’Nell, C., & Collado-Ardon, R. (1984). Susto: A Folk Illness. Berkeley: University of California Press. [2] Kraepelin, E. (2009). Lectures on Clinical Psychiatry. General Books LLC (Original work published 1904). ... posted on Feb 20 2019 (10,721 reads)

of her humble gratitude. I immediately wanted to gift her a new pair of shoes, but realizing this wasn’t feasible, I thought about giving her a warm pair of socks. Upon further reflection, I quickly surmised that she wouldn’t be the only one struggling to keep warm this winter, and she certainly couldn’t be the only person whose feet were hurting. A few days later, I emailed friends and family to share that I’d be leading a winter sock drive. I hung up a sign at work and reached out to neighbors. I set up donation bags and waited for pairs of two to trickle in, and gradually, they did. Over the course of 8 weeks, I had collected 84 pairs of new winter sock... posted on Mar 6 2019 (9,196 reads)

you can create more intimacy even with a bigger class. It helps to divide activities into small groups, or do more pair-sharing. Of all the factors listed here, I firmly believe that class size is the most important in terms of determining what you teach and how you teach it.  If you can, keep the class small. 2. Foster intrinsic motivation If students are voluntarily taking the course, it means they actually want to be there. And this means that you have to do less work to convince them of why it is important; they are already bought in to a certain extent.  However, most of the classes I taught were compulsory. The key for teaching compulsory classes is... posted on Mar 15 2019 (11,111 reads)

out over the grass, without a road being there. I couldn’t believe that we could simply head out hiking across hills and rocks and meadows in any direction, without a trail. I couldn’t believe that the grass would grow and the bison would eat and reproduce, and the birds would sing and the snakes would slither and the creeks would flow… all without human intervention.             At the time of this visit, I had been working as a faith-based climate advocate for several years. I had spent a lot of time poring over charts and graphs of projected greenhouse gas emissions and climate impacts, and to tell you the trut... posted on Mar 7 2019 (8,597 reads)

day. Sages highlight the value of silence for more constructive reasons. They say it helps us use our personal resources judiciously. Talking expends energy and takes up time. I make a point of staying in close touch with friends, but I also know that hours can fly by in long talks on the phone. And although I love to go hiking with a friend and catch up on our lives, I notice a difference when I walk quietly with my dog. I feel refreshed from the exercise, and my energy is focused for the work I need to do.  Silence also helps me express what is important rather than any old thought that flits through my mind. Sometimes, in the middle of a disagreement with my husband or to avo... posted on Apr 14 2019 (12,483 reads)

P2P Foundation, and Sharing Cities Sweden. Others were recommended to us. Take a look at what we’ll be reading and let us know what you think. If you have ideas for other books we should check out, let us know at info@shareable.net. We’ll consider your submission in the next edition. Below are summaries, excerpted from each book’s website: Better Work Together by Anthony Cabraal and Susan Basterfield “Ready to embrace the future of working together? Here is your creative field guide. Enspiral is a community of impact driven entrepreneurs experimenting at the edges of ownership, governance, decision making, resource sharing and o... posted on Apr 28 2019 (8,972 reads)