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Monumental Miniatures
Dalton Ghetti has never sharpened a pencil using a pencil sharpener. Even as a young boy, he used a razor blade to scrape the wood and graphite with great care. And he retained the skill: To this day, Ghetti uses a similar razor blade to whittle his pencils. Ghetti, a native of Brazil who has Read More...
“The Mind is the Doctor”
Rob Williams and the art of nurturing positive, life-transforming beliefs. Jurriaan Kamp | September/October 2012 Issue Ever since he saw Disney’s animated classic Fantasia as a young boy, Rob Williams has dreamed of being a magician. Now, a half-century later, he might just have become one. Read More...
Sacred Alchemy
How to turn the Seven Deadly Sins into seven divine blessings. Diana Rico | September/October 2012 Issue It’s 2002, and I’m in the tiny dressing room of the midtown Los Angeles studio where I’ve been taking salsa lessons. I’m all wound up, ready to perform in public for the first time. Read More...
The Employee Always Knows Best
In 2006, after a less than illustrious career in the restaurant business, 31-year-old Ben Zempel got a job with wholesaler Costco. That wouldn’t be remarkable in itself, but Zempel has Down syndrome. Since he got the job, he’s happier than ever, according to his mom, Jane. “To say Ben loves Read More...
Listening is Learning
Everyone can learn how to resolve the conflicts in their lives, says psychologist and mediator John Kinyon. His method combines conflict resolution, Nonviolent communication and the science of habit change. Elleke Bal | September/October Issue 2012 John Kinyon is a quiet, unassuming man who loves Read More...
The happiness of the long distance runner
[caption id="attachment_274494" align="alignleft" width="403"] Photo: recycledminds.com[/caption] Ode to Tarahumara, Mexico Dan Haugen | July/August Issue 2012 For a people who prefer not to be seen, the Tarahumara always look fantastic,” writes Christopher McDougall in his 2009 bestseller, Born Read More...
Head in the clouds, feet on the coast
[caption id="attachment_274186" align="alignleft" width="487"] A cloud having a bad-hair-day, sneezing and sniffing at the disappearing sun over Erm, the Netherlands. © Nienke Lantman[/caption] Ode to Gavin Pretor-Pinney in Somerset, Read More...
Brain power
How neurotherapy helps the mind heal. Dewi Gigengack | July/August Issue 2012 Marty Wuttke became a pioneer in neurotherapy—the manipulation of brain waves to reduce stress, help repair damaged brains, enhance creativity and improve mental health—out of personal necessity. Back when he was a Read More...
Stargazing on the mesa
[caption id="attachment_272283" align="alignleft" width="286"] The stunning desert landscape of the Rio Mesa.[/caption] Diane Daniel | July/August Issue 2012 When University of Utah biology professors learned that the owner of Entrada Ranch, 380 remote acres in red-rock country, was looking to Read More...
5 tips for making history
Oral history for beginners. Truska Bast | July/August Issue 2012 1. Determine your central question. What is it you want to find out? Your interests will probably shift during the project, but make sure you have a focus. Delineate your territory to keep from getting bogged down. Also, ask Read More...