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Good News Headlines 10/6/2021

The Boston Athletic Association, which administers the marathon, said Monday it will honor the legacy of the late Ellison "Tarzan" Brown, Boston's champion in 1936 and 1939.

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Food Waste – What’s The Big Deal?

One of the issues we have with an abundance of food is that this has led to excessive food waste. It is estimated that one-third of the food produced in the world is discarded which roughly equates to about 1.3 billion tons of food that fills the world’s landfills each year

This Library Takes An Indigenous Approach To Categorizing Books

The library’s Indigenous approach to categorization and relationship building with students makes it a beloved source of community for British Columbia’s Indigenous people. For Indigenous visitors, it’s a safe space. For non-Indigenous folks, Parent said, it’s a welcoming learning experience.

Smelly Rooms

Smelly rooms are there for a reason. They offer great service to humanity for without them we would be stuck in a room of complacency, stunted growth, and limitations. We would not go in search of nor get to experience that which smells sweeter.

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Menstrual Cups Are A Cheaper, More Sustainable Way For Women To Cope With Periods Than Tampons Or Pads

Every year in America, women spend at least US$2.8 billion on sanitary pads and tampons that can take hundreds of years to decompose. Is there a more economical and environmentally friendly way?

Relaxation Is A Skill

In our culture, most of us have not actually been taught the skill of relaxation, and it is indeed a skill. Our parents probably weren’t taught either, so we can’t really blame them. Our teachers in school probably weren’t taught, so we can’t really blame them either.

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Good News Headlines 9/29/2021

Vaccinated people are not as likely to spread the coronavirus as the unvaccinated. Even in the United States, where more than half of the population is fully vaccinated, the unvaccinated are responsible for the overwhelming majority of transmission.

Seven Stages Of A Fulfilling, Intimate Relationship

It is our instinctual nature that has the ability to live through the up and downs and still maintain relationship to self and other. Unpredictability must be allowed into a relationship for enduring love.

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Falling Up The Hill

Charline cared for Ruby like a dedicated mother of a disabled child. We teamed like a dream. We were one mind and heart in every realm. I shuttered to think of what would happen to us if we lost Charline.

Good News Headlines 9/22/2021

For years, many tribes have felt their history has not been given its due by schools in Connecticut. Soon, however, schools will be required to teach Native American studies, with an emphasis on local tribes.

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How To Recognize Cultural Messages And Take Care Of Ourselves

We are constantly being bombarded with cultural messages through social media, through conversations with friends, family, coworkers, and pretty much anywhere we look. Cultural messages don’t belong to us, but we take them in as if they are our own thoughts.

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5 Easy Ways To Keep Your Digestive System Healthy

Some people can develop chronic GI problems — even ones genetically based — that are possible to manage and control with lifestyle changes. These are some ways to keep your gut happier and so you will feel better.

Earth Talk: Whatever Happened To The Yukon To Yellowstone (Y2Y) Wildlife Corridor Dream

Conservationists’ dreams of a wildlife corridor stretching from the Yukon to Yellowstone (Y2Y) where “charismatic megafauna” like bears, wolves and caribou can roam freely and have enough continuous undisturbed habitat to thrive is slowly becoming a reality.

The Pandemic Cause No One Wants To Talk About

In short, it is the pervasive, constant exposure to toxic stressors in our environment, in combination with genetic factors, that cause us to develop diseases that impair our immune systems and make us susceptible to serious COVID-19 infection.

This Experiential Learning Farm Helps Youth Build A Better World

On a busy July day at Freetown Farm, young people of all backgrounds can be seen mulching vegetable gardens, smelling wildflowers, learning about the medicinal properties of herbs, and harvesting ripe cabbages, kale, carrots, and tomatoes.

Create The Flow

Nourish and nurture your body in more than one way. Create a routine, eat healthy foods, read inspirational texts, watch nature happen. Step on your mat and allow yourself to flow. The rest will take care of itself.

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Poison Or Cure? Traditional Chinese Medicine Shows That Context Can Make All The Difference

The paradox of healing with poisons in traditional Chinese medicine reveals a key message: There is no essential, absolute or unchanging core that characterizes a medicine. The effect of any given drug is always relational.

Good News Headlines 9/15/2021

A drone photographer in Argentina captured the stunning moment when a curious whale got close to a woman paddle boarding and gave her a playful nudge. He captured this video of a southern right whale heading towards a paddle boarder, using its fin to gently push her board, then swimming directly beneath.