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These Tiny Wooden Robots are a Future Forest Falling From the Sky!

How an Engineer Created a Band that Broke the Charts
Is what you’re doing in life what you always thought you would be doing? Could you take what you know and create something new that could never have existed without you? Here’s the story of an engineer turned rock star, whose story is one we can all relate to!

Buy Less to Live More: 12 Tips to Make Room for What’s Important
The average American spends $314 every month on impulse purchases. What could we save or what could we gain from a year, a month, or even a week without buying new things? Here’s what one author learned when he took on such a challenge, and some tips for you to give a try!

Lesson From a Blockbuster Movie
What is the story that you are telling yourself about the things that bother you? Are you facing financial problems, relationship issues, health concerns, career stagnation? How do you face each of these? What happens to you is important. The story you tell yourself about what happens to you is much more important.
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Generations of Love Sewn into the Quilts of Gee’s Bend
In a tiny community tucked in a bend in the Alabama River, quilters are carrying on a tradition over a century old. In the past few decades, their quilts have moved from bedroom cupboards to the walls of museums across America! Here’s their beautiful story.

Best Friend or Bully? The Power of Positive Self-Talk
Talking to yourself. Is it a sign of intelligence? Does it make you appear insane? Maybe a little of both. We’re breaking down fact from fiction about the different types of self-talk, and uncovering why the words we say to ourselves hold such immense power around our personal happiness.

The Joy of Sharing Ageless Wisdom with the Next Generation
Whether you’re just starting out on your journey or you’ve become a master of your craft, you can be a part of a cycle that goes back millennia. What is this ancient cycle and how can it apply to our lives today? Let’s head to the hills of Colorado and find out!

Swimsuit Heroines: Meet the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage!
Let’s dive in and learn how Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage are making a splash cleaning up Cape Cod’s ponds, and beyond!

This Garden In a Pool Helps Put an End to Food Scarcity
What if an unused pool could be our blueprint to a more abundant future? It turns out that if we’re a little creative, we can breathe new life into almost anything and build everything we need in fascinating close-looped systems! Here’s one great example of a movement to revitalize our human ingenuity!

Taking Hints From Frozen Turtles: Deep Rest Is the Key to Living
Whether this year has you leaping out of your shell or hiding inside of it, we can all learn from the painted turtle, whose talent for timing can teach us a thing or two about listening to our bodies’ basic needs.

Explore the “Uncanny Valley” Through the World of Special Effects!
Did you know there is a fascinating reason why some special effects leave people cold (even queazy) and others transform our reality? This is the result of an effect called “the uncanny valley”. Here is the fun and wonder in all that!

How to Bridge Generational Divides
This piece was originally published as a part of the Goodness Exchange’s Friday Newsletter. Click here to subscribe! Did you know that this is the first time in modern history when four different generations are coming to the workplace together? People from age 16 to 86 are working as colleagues and teammates these days, having…

More Connection, Less Stuff. Why We Love the Buy-Nothing Movement!
Have you heard of the “Buy-Nothing Movement”? Find out why it just might be the thing that lights you up this holiday season!

A Guide to Finding Hidden Joy in Everyday Moments
Discover a simple, powerful practice to uncover hidden moments of joy in life—no belief required, just an open mind to life’s small wonders.

“I SPY”: The Books that Still Catch Our Eye!
Have you ever been captivated by the magic of an “I SPY” book? Let us introduce you to Walter Wick, the photographer behind these imaginative works of art!

The Power of Small Self-Care Habits: Ask What Could I Do Instead?
What if a few tiny self-care habits could transform your daily chaos into calm? Uncover the surprising advice that just might make it possible.