Things you can do to prevent suffering from loneliness.
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. -Mother Teresa
The holidays may be all about family and togetherness, but for some people, this season only exacerbates the feelings o…
Take the time for Self-Care and improve your well-being!
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. – Jack Kornfield
When was the last time you showed kindness to yourself? We all get busy, especially around the holidays. It’s easy to feel …
Loosen up and celebrate one of these fun holidays, like Popcorn Day!
Most families spend weeks getting ready for the winter holidays. Then they’re over, just like that. There might be some federal days early in the year, where you get a three-day weekend, but not…
Introduce your children to the topic of feminist activism through books.
Readers tend to be thinkers. Research shows that people who read every day benefit not just from knowledge, but from vocabulary expansion and reduced stress. Practically every parent wants the…
At New Year for Trees festival, appreciate trees, flowers and plants and to remember to take care of nature.
It’s just February, but most of us are anxiously awaiting warmer temperatures, fresh vegetables and flowers from the garden. Our new year might occur in J…
2017 Celebrate the year of the Rooster when you ring in the Chinese New Year.
January 28 marks the Chinese New Year. It’s the Year of the Rooster, and just like Americans celebrate New Year’s Eve on December 31, celebrations of the Chinese New Year begin on Jan…
Breaking the chains of slavery, National Freedom day
I think that slavery is wrong, morally, socially and politically. I desire that it should be no further spread in these United States, and I should not object if it should gradually terminate in the whole Union.
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Celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week around the world.
It seems a little ironic to be talking about finding common ground between religions after all the turmoil in the United States over President Trump’s immigration ban. Let’s put politics aside and discus…
Monday, January 16, is the federal holiday that marks the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Although the holiday faced opposition when it was first introduced, it has been celebrated in all 50 states since 2000. King is a prominent figure in the history of civil r…
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In light of the new president, the Sanctuary movement regains momentum.
On January 20, the date of the 2017 presidential inauguration in the United States, a new president takes the helm. Immigrants who have been protected from deportation under President Barack Ob…