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Do Butterflies Self-Medicate?

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

Are humans the only species that use medicine to improve our quality of life? The answer is changing the future of medicine for our species, and opening up a new world of possibility for the future of our health!

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Keep a Dose of Optimism with You Wherever You Go!

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Happy Mother's Day!⠀ Please enjoy this little th

Happy Mother's Day!⠀
Please enjoy this little throwback photo of our Founder, Dr. Lynda, and her daughter Liesl, our CEO. 🐆⠀
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Thank you to our dynamic duo for proving that it's still an amazing world out there! ⠀
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EWC wouldn't exist without their shared sense of optimism, compassion, and eagerness to build a brighter future for all. 💞

For this month's reading challenge, we've partnere

For this month's reading challenge, we've partnered with Better World Books! 📚⠀
They collect and sell new and used books online and match EVERY purchase with a book donation!⠀
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Each sale generates funds for literacy and education initiatives around the world. Since 2003, Better World Books has raised close to $29 million for libraries and literacy, donated almost 27 million books, and reused or recycled more than 326 million books! 🌎⠀
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Use code DOGOOD20 at checkout for 20% off 3 or more used books at betterworldbooks.com! This offer expires June 31st, 2021. ✨⠀
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You'll be amazed at how much good you can accomplish by reading just 10 pages a day! 📗

Your life is yours to live. Live it fully.⠀ ⠀

Your life is yours to live. Live it fully.⠀
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#Quoteoftheday #AnaisNin⠀
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Want to learn how to tap into your own personal su

Want to learn how to tap into your own personal superpower? ⭐⠀
Join our next LIVE workshop with the one-and-only Cheldin Barlatt Rumer (@cheldinbarlatt) of This Is It TV!⠀
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Cheldin will teach us how to find our voice, and give us useful tips on how to elevate and influence change by honing in our strongest tool.⠀
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Not a member of the Conspiracy of Goodness Network? No worries! Non-members can attend for just $10, and it's FREE for existing members.⠀
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Get tickets by tapping the link in our bio, or copy/paste this link: https://buff.ly/3vMvvkB

If there are two things we love at Ever Widening C

If there are two things we love at Ever Widening Circles, they are mushrooms and travel. And today, we're celebrating both! 🎉⠀
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Fearless & Far (@fearlessandfar) takes us on a tasty adventure to honor the universal language of food with a hospitable family of Romanian strangers and a whole lotta mushrooms! 🍄⠀
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Tap the link in our bio to see how—no matter where you are in the world—food and family are things that connect us all in beautiful ways. 💞⠀
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Are you ready to learn how to budget for future ha

Are you ready to learn how to budget for future happiness? Tune in to our latest podcast episode! ✨💰 ⠀
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This week's guest, Brad Berger, is a Certified Financial and Holistic Life Planner with almost 30 years of experience in financial planning, coaching, and counseling.⠀
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In this episode, Brad drops a ton of actionable steps that we can take right away to improve our financial status, long-term satisfaction, and our overall well-being. 😊⠀
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“When your money is working for you, you’re no longer working for money.” - Brad Berger⠀
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Save this post and then tap the link in our bio to listen to this SUPER valuable episode!

Attention Co-Conspirators! 👋⠀ Tune into the C

Attention Co-Conspirators! 👋⠀
Tune into the Conspiracy of Goodness Network TONIGHT at 6:30pm EST for our LIVE Happy[ness] Hour with Sydney Weiss from Seek The Joy Podcast! (@seekthejoypodcast)⠀
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From words of encouragement in the morning, repeating affirmations, to journaling or getting out in nature, Sydney will teach us great ways to ground into our own goodness by creating it for ourselves. ✨⠀
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This online event is FREE for members of the Conspiracy of Goodness Network! Tap the link in our bio to RSVP.⠀
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Not a member? Apply today at ConspiracyOfGoodnessNetwork.com

There's inspiration all around us, just waiting to

There's inspiration all around us, just waiting to be seen!⠀
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#Quoteoftheday #EdwarddeBono⠀
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Enjoying a Margarita today for Cinqo De Mayo? You

Enjoying a Margarita today for Cinqo De Mayo? You can thank a bat for that! 🦇⠀
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Bats are excellent pollinators, and one of the things they pollinate is the agave plants that are used to make tequila! ⠀
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Read more about them in our recent article. Tap the link in our bio to find it on our main site, or copy/paste this link: https://buff.ly/3sTSTuj⠀
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Cheers!

Are you ready to solve the mystery of Florida's fl

Are you ready to solve the mystery of Florida's flowering swamp ghost? 🔍⠀
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The video by Seeker (@seeker) and Grizzly Creek FIlms (@grizzlycreekfilms) in today's article gives us an up-close and personal look at an elusive flower that stumped Charles Darwin himself!⠀
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Join us as we wade through the Everglades in search of a rarely-seen orchid that only appears at night, and learn how you can help save it from disappearing. Tap the link in our bio for the full story!⠀
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