The Optimist View: Reflections on activism from Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons
“If we merge mercy with might, and might with right, then love becomes our legacy and change our children's birthright.” - Amanda Gorman BY: AMELIA BUCKLEY As we celebrated the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this week, many Americans contemplated the profound impact of his Read More...
How to be a more humble person
Humility has long been an ancient virtue to be praised, but in the age of social media, the trait is often overlooked and devalued. However, recent scientific research has begun to reveal what our ancestors already knew—that humility has the transformative power to change people’s lives, Read More...
Costa Rica just held the first legal same-sex marriage in Central America
In August of 2018, the Supreme Court of Costa Rica ruled that the country’s gay marriage ban was unconstitutional. Now, two years later, Costa Rica has witnessed its first same-sex marriage after the country’s ban on such unions was lifted. That makes Costa Rica the first Central American Read More...
How to be your best self in a relationship
“So many relationship problems actually have very little to do with the relationship itself.” That’s the conclusion — shared in a TEDxOakParkWomen Talk — which Chicago psychotherapist Susan Adler has come to after years of working with couples. In fact, she believes that many of the Read More...
This club answers thousands of letters from heartbroken people across the world
In a small storage room tucked under an archway in a quiet courtyard in Verona, Italy, a group of people are diligently writing letters. They are members of the Juliet Club, an organization that receives letters from the heartbroken people of the world who have no one to write to. In a tradition Read More...
7 principles to create and nurture happiness in relationships
The hard part isn’t knowing what makes a healthy, happy relationship but actually applying that knowledge consistently, writes Tiny Buddha Founder Lori Deschene. Here she suggests actionable items designed to implement seven key principles for creating and nurturing happy romantic Read More...
Beyond words
Often, simply being there is what really matters. David Servan-Schreiber | July 2008 issue The love we bear for our nearest and dearest is repeatedly put to the test. Tested further than we thought possible. Yet it’s at these extreme moments that love rescues us from the most desperate Read More...
What the world needs now
We remember Gandhi as an opponent of colonialism and a campaigner for social justice. But he also pioneered everything from environmentalism to fair trade. Sixty years after his death, here's what Gandhi still has to teach us. Ode Editors | Jan/Feb 2008 issue In the early 1890s, Mahatma Gandhi Read More...
Soul moments
Three stories about mediocrity, blame and falling in love. Paulo Coelho | June 2011 Read More...
Next stop, love
Therapy was supposed to bring us joy and love. But the language of the heart can be cut off by the cold analyses of the "expert." It's time rethink therapy and reembrace your lover, friends and family. Frank Furedi | December 2004 issue Every society expresses its beliefs about human nature in Read More...