Just as guns donʼt create wars, social media doesnʼt lead to equality. The internet is merely a tool to be used for good and bad. more
If green roofs or cool roofs were installed on 50 percent of existing roof surfaces in southern California, it could save up to 1.6 million megawatt hours of electricity annually, enough to power more than 127,000 homes in California and save residents up to $211 million in energy costs each year. more
Right now at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil, the United Nations is holding its biggest conference in history. more
Manifesting more is a learning process—a process of making peace with what is so that it, and you, can grow. more
My peace friend, founder of the Valentine Peace Project, Federico Hewson, sent this to me. Wow. more
Try as we will, we cannot know everything. There will be more on the other side, when the veil of illusion is lifted, when we are at last home in the comfort of all that is. more
Yesterday, 2,047 cyclists passed through Lake Harriet bike path in Minneapolis. This saved society $20,470 in healthcare and clean air costs, conserved 198.7 gallons of gas, and burned 188,324 calories. Pretty good for one day, right? more
Can anything be beautiful without it having a flaw? Put another way, is it the flaws that make something unique, even beautiful? Seen in this light, is there such a thing as a flaw? more
For the next couple of hours, worries about life on the street give way to literature, history and current events. Whenever possible, laughter creeps in. more
That’s right, for the past several years, I’ve suspended my yearning after a new, improved, shinier version of myself. No more workshops, self-help books, therapists, coaches, rigorous exercise regimes, or radical diets. I’m just being exactly who I am right now and seeing how that goes. more
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The United States presidential elections are tomorrow. more
