Mercury Retrograde has Begun: 8 Things Not to Do. Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ve most likely heard of the cosmic event called Mercury Retrograde. Well, get ready to buckle up your seat ...

This is humanity still intact. If you are reacting, your nervous system is responding to injustice. If you are horrified, something in you knows this is not how a society meant to thrive behaves. And ...

We act like our choices—how we behave, what we say, how we spend, or even how we govern—exist in a vacuum. We haven’t yet taught our kids, who grow up and become members of society, that what they do ...

The beloved actor, who died February 19th at the age of 53 after a 10-month battle with ALS, made his first appearance as Dr. Mark Sloan on “Grey’s Anatomy”—where he earned his suggestive ...

Perhaps you’re someone who usually shies away from politics, but you feel your views shifting. Maybe after recent events, you’re finally ready to say enough is enough. That’s great! Human rights are a ...

It hasn’t been an easy year for those of us who are driven by the mindful, the ethical, and the desire to be of benefit. Those who believe in human rights and in the power of the people to make a ...

I used to energetically clear my home when life felt heavy. I loved making my home feel lighter after a breakup or a tough week. Now I do it because the world won’t stop breaking my heart. I began ...

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A KEY POINT MISSING: In Tibetan culture, it is common to see the old grandparents not only give a pop kiss to the small children, but also give a small candy or piece of food to children from their ...

“The amount of unpaid labour performed by women is very large and very profitable to those who own the means of production. To pay women for their work, even at minimum wage scales, would involve a ...

“Why is it so easy to abandon ourselves, and why do we so easily fall into the illusion that this self-abandonment is the only way people will like us?” ~ Ariana Carouth “I did so much for her! I ...

There are few poets whose words settle into my soul the way Mary Oliver’s do. I can’t tell you the number of scraps of paper with her words scribbled on them that I have tucked into books or shoved ...