Category Happiness & Hope
Need a pick-me-up? These feel-good tales of people changing the world for the better will restore your confidence in humanity and put a spring in your step.
The Conspiracy of Goodness Summit 2021: Live with Purpose
The most powerful asset that our world has to offer is people with good intentions. People like you and me. Imagine identifying and pursuing your dream, being fulfilled at work and at home, and feeling uplifted by a community of people who believe the world is a good place and get you.
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This 81 Year Old Learned to Code to Create an App for Seniors
You're never too old to learn or try something new. Not ever. If you need proof, take a look at 81 year-old Masako Wakamiya, who after never touching a computer until she was 58, coded an entire app to help seniors in her community stay connected and live more fulfilling lives.
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The Power of Asking Better Questions with Dr. Dan Diamond
Well known for his work with corporations around the country, Dr. Dan Diamond equips leaders to make a difference when times are tough. Far from just motivational fluff, his rock-solid experience and trench-tested insights have been forged from the “front lines” of disasters around the globe.
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Growing a Revolution: How Community Gardens are Changing Your Neighborhood!
To leave a legacy that helps the world, you need only go as far as your local empty lot! By bringing gardens back to the empty spaces in NYC's neighborhoods, Hattie Carthan and Liz Christy started a movement that brought life to formerly desolate spaces, and their work is still flourishing all around the city's residents today.
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Putting the Future of Food in New Hands: Training Farmworkers to Become Farm Owners
Creating a new life for ourselves is always possible, and nonprofit ALBA is making that possible for countless people. They're giving immigrant farmworkers the tools and the knowledge to improve their lives by helping them have organic farms of their own!
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Mind, Body, Business with Hope Zvara
Living a balanced, purposeful life is possible. Business coach, yoga instructor, and entrepreneur Hope Zvara guides us in getting started.
Read MoreMind, Body, Business with Hope ZvaraNo More Steeping in Solitude, Make Friends in This Free Tea Van!
Would you open up the doors of your home to share a cup of tea with a stranger? What if you made this your daily routine? For this traveler, sharing a cup of tea became more than a way to connect with others—it built an entire community.
Read MoreNo More Steeping in Solitude, Make Friends in This Free Tea Van!This 8-year-old Girl’s Mission is to Give Away 2 Million Books
Books have the power to transport you to another place and make you feel like you are part of the story. A love of reading should be developed at a young age so children can see books as something magical. That’s the gift that 8-year-old Sela Thompson from Atlanta, Georgia, received from her parents and wants to pass on to other children.
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Cultivating Empathy For Our Planet: A Message From Space with MaryLiz Bender
During this intimate discussion we’ll also dive into the harrowing journey that took MaryLiz from the remote hills of Missouri all the way to Martian lava tubes and active launchpads.
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How One Small Act Can Improve the Lives of Others with Mark Redmond (Episode #40)
(Trigger warning: suicide)
Our thought leader of the day is Mark Redmond, who for almost 40 years has been helping kids from tough situations be successful despite the odds against them. Listen to Mark and learn How One Small Act Can Improve the Lives of Others!
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How Saving the Bees Is Saving the Veterans!
Saving the bees and saving veterans at the same time? Meet Eric, an Iraq veteran who is helping ease the PTSD he and other veterans experience by sharing his love for bees and creating meaning, joy, and healing, in much needed spaces.
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Ziplining to Breakfast—Redefining “Home” by Living in the Treetops
Living life in the rainforest treetops, this unique community shows us how to seek and build the lives that we want—regardless of how wild our dreams may be!
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