It All Began with One Concerned Person

by Cindy Hagerman

Fifteen years ago, one woman, walking along the beach of South Padre Island, Texas, witnessed an appalling amount of trash lining the water’s edge. She felt compelled to do something about it. So in 1986, Linda Maraniss set out to organize a [ … ]

Jack Canfield Offers Chicken Soup for the World

by Karen Adams

Jack Canfield, who became a household name with the publication of Chicken Soup for the Soul—a book filled with uplifting, real-life stories—has written scores of books that have changed people’s lives. But the books have changed his [ … ]

Its Transformative Magic Brings Inner Peace Lama Surya Das

I have been thinking a lot lately about acceptance and its transformative magic. It helps us become more patient, tolerant, flexible, empathic and open-minded. It can bring contentment and also change.

Acceptance does not mean condoning [ … ]

It Starts with Trusting Your Intuition Lisa Marshall

One midnight, serving behind the counter of a Dunkin’ Donuts, Jen Smith could see the future—and it terrified her. She was working the graveyard shift at a job she hated, living in a cramped apartment and knew nothing about entrepreneurship or [ … ]

Movies with a Message Worth Watching Michael Curran and Michael D'Estries

As movie-making technology has become less expensive and more accessible, eco-films have exploded onto the scene. While companies like National Geographic and Discovery Channel continue to contribute high-quality nature fi [ … ]