The Power of A Grandmother's Heart

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

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The Power of A Grandmother's Heart

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people.

- Cornel West -

The Power of A Grandmother's Heart

Amid rampant gang violence in a Chicago South Side neighborhood, a grandmother has an open door policy. Diane Latiker, 54, started a nonprofit community with 10 kids in her living room in 2003. The program, Kids Off The Block, has grown to become a successful mentoring site and haven for Chicago's youth, serving 300 kids last year. { read more }

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Invite someone who is going through a difficult period to your home for coffee or a meal, and conversation.


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27 Non-School Skills Children Need

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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27 Non-School Skills Children Need

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

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27 Non-School Skills Children Need

"When you got out of high school, did you know everything you needed in order to survive in life, let alone succeed? If you were lucky, you knew how to read and had some basic history and math skills, and if you were even luckier, you had good study habits that would serve you well in college. But were you prepared for life? Most likely not, unless you had parents who did you that favor. In fact, many of us screwed up our early adult lives because we didn't know those skills -- and we're paying the consequences now. That's a part of life, you might say, learning these lessons. But it's also possible to prepare your child a bit before they go out on their own, and if we can't get the schools to teach these skills, then let's do it ourselves. What follows is a basic curriculum in life that a child should know before reaching adulthood." Leo Babauta shares further. { read more }

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This week, shares a skill with a child that you value now, which you didn't yourself have as a child.


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The Literary Physician & How Stories Heal

Monday, August 27, 2012

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The Literary Physician & How Stories Heal

Life offers its wisdom generously. Everything teaches. Not everyone learns.

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The Literary Physician & How Stories Heal

When physician-writer William Carlos Williams was asked how he managed his dual careers, he replied, "It's no strain. In fact, the one nourishes the other, even if at times I've groaned to the contrary." It's a philosophy shared by Rita Charon, director of a new program in narrative medicine at Columbia University, where students and clinicians learn to shape the fragments of medical work -- a symptom, a conflict, a difficult conversation -- into coherent narratives that reflect not only their points of view but also the patient's. Here, Charon explains how a habit of narrative writing can change the way a medical professional sees her patients and herself. { read more }

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Bring narrative writing to your next project or activity, tying a variety of perspectives into a cohesive thread.


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The Billion Euro House

Sunday, August 26, 2012

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The Billion Euro House

Money often costs too much.

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The Billion Euro House

In January 2012, at the height of the economic crisis in Ireland and the rest of Europe, artist Frank Buckley was faced with the possibility of his home being repossessed. In a remarkable twist of fate, Frank set out to build himself a new home using shredded Euro banknotes and aptly named it "The Billion Euro House." Through The Billion Euro House, Frank seems to ask us "What is the true value of money?" { read more }

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