Author Archives: Ode Editor

Find Your Rhythm and Balance

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Do you know what supports your rhythm, allowing you to be your healthiest, happiest and most radiant self? more

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Small Acts of Resistance

Professor of political science Gene Sharp identified not just these eight, but 198 methods of nonviolent resistance in his classic book from dictatorship to democracy.

An eight-step plan for a successful peaceful revolution: more

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Invest in Trees

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Who and what are the proverbial trees in your life to which you make the faithful annual pilgrimages? more

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Our New Members

Take a look at what some of our new members have to say about The Intelligent Optimist’s new membership program! more

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Tree of Life

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This bonsai tree is striking as well as smart: it uses solar energy to recharge your phone. more

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Monumental Miniatures

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Ghetti, a native of Brazil who has lived in the U.S. for 27 years, makes pencil art. He has “sharpened” scores of pencils, crafting a giraffe, a wine glass and a bust of Elvis, among other sculptures, from the graphite tips of old pencil stubs. more

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Nurture, Nurture, Nurture

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What would our lives look like if we consciously brought the value of taking care, of nurturing to the fore? How would aligning ourselves with that single focus impact our lives and the lives of others? more

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Listening is Learning

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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. more

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Brain power

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Neurotherapy helps meditation to become an option for more people by directly quieting the mind by giving people a mirror of their actual brain activity in the moment. more

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Spontaneous Evolution Event with Bruce Lipton

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Coupled with a few comical stories of past experiences and his easy to understand and likable speaking style, Bruce Lipton’s speech was an entertaining, fun, and enlightening lesson on cellular biology and the role it plays in creating our own realities. more

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