Human Connection

Freedom: A Killer App

Dr. Cheryl Pappas | Posted 04.23.2012

Dr. Cheryl Pappas

This week, the brilliant Arianna Huffington, in her adroit weekly roundup column, introduces the new, "GPS for the Soul." She discusses "Freedom," a ...

Is Your Job Dictating Your Happiness?

Holly Sidell | Posted 03.25.2012

Holly Sidell

Let me ask you -- really, are you living? Living to what -- living to make money so that we can pay rent or a mortgage on a place that we only really sleep in? Pay for a car that pretty much only transports us to and from work?

The Spiritual Jackpot

Robert Koehler | Posted 02.14.2012

Robert Koehler

The topic was "Indians of the Midwest" and the professor was knowledgeable and conveyed serious respect for Native culture, but something kept gnawing at me as she talked.

The I Love You Project

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 01.02.2012

Caroline Dowd-Higgins

The Beatles created history with their hit "All You Need is Love" in 1967 and social entrepreneur, Alyson Schacherer thinks the message is still relevant today.

Raising Our Children To Be Whole, Not Just Successful

Joyce McFadden | Posted 11.17.2011

Joyce McFadden

Neither a person nor a society can be a success without valuing all the component parts of human nature.

Net Gain

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Marian Salzman

This is the third in a series of 12 posts expounding on the 2011 forecasts in the annual trends report from Salzman, president of Euro RSCG Worldwide ...

Death by Twitter

Karen Maezen Miller | Posted 11.17.2011

Karen Maezen Miller

The world will not end with a whimper or a bang, but with the flicker of a cerulean blue screen inscribed with the epitaph, "Twitter is over capacity." Overcapacity is sucking the life out of us.

Everyone Is of Value

Jimmy Demers | Posted 11.17.2011

Jimmy Demers

We're moving into an age where personal contact is becoming a lost art. Even the check-in at the airport is now done by a computer.

Nature Makes Us Nicer People, New Study Says

treehugger.com | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 05.25.2011

A new study by the University of Rochester found that after looking at nature scenes, people feel closer to their community, are willing to give more ...

Hoping to Get Back Together After the Breakup? There's a Better Answer Than "Yes"

Margaret Ruth | Posted 05.25.2011

Margaret Ruth

So, the best answer for the question: "Will we ever get back together?" is "Act as if you never will."