Image: Sharis painted eggs in a bowl

7 minutes

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The Artist Who Brought the World Joy One Egg at a Time

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How can we spread joy with our work? Certainly, the answer is unique to each of us, but sometimes we need a little inspiration to get ourselves started. So let us introduce you to one of those sources of inspiration, Shari Kadar.

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Image: Dogs and Volunteers at Territorio de Zaguates

10 minutes

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A Sanctuary for Costa Rica’s Strays

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Territorio de Zaguates is providing care to nearly a thousand dogs that have been taken off the streets of Costa Rica. Their story is a testament to the impact the love and determination of one person can have on others.

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Image: A red lollipop lays on a counter-top reflecting light

9 minutes

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The Power of Giving People a “Lollipop Moment”

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Heard anything about “Lollipop Moments”? Here’s an amazing metaphor to remember how easy it is to fundamentally improve someone’s life with just a simple turn of a phrase!

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Image: Boat on a beach with the sunset in the background

23 minutes

[ Business ]

Navigating the Most Effective Way to Give

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Ready for a transforming experience? Today’s article will up-end your old notions about charity, and then totally empower you to evaluate the charities you give to! Dan Pallota’s insightful TED Talk shows us the end of charities that we never would have guessed. Enjoy!

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Image: A sketch of an eye, but curiously the corner is in the middle

9 minutes

[ Culture ]

When Do We Feel the Most Beautiful?

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What if beauty is far more complex than the eye of the beholder? What if it comes from our core and our mindset in a given moment? Here’s something to ponder…

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Image: A huge bounty of perfectly good food collected from dumpsters

9 minutes

[ Conservation & Sustainability ]

Dumpster Diving to Demonstrate a Better Way Forward

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Here’s a terrific fellow who would rather show us what is possible, than tell us what we should be doing. Finally, a refreshing approach to change!

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Image: Mirror image of a little girl, one color and one black and white

19 minutes

[ Curators' Best ]

Expanding Our Notions About Good Versus Bad Luck

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What makes a “great” childhood? Here’s an absolutely amazing story that points us in the direction of the right answer, while turning some of our initial impulses upside down.

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Image: Giraffe's poking their heads into the windows of Giraffe Manor during breakfast

8 minutes

[ Animals ]

Breakfast at Giraffe Manor

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You get a wonderful appreciation of the size of a giraffe when their head is in your cereal bowl. Here’s the marvelous story of Kenya’s Giraffe Manor.

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Image: Inmate at Monroe County Jail caring for an emu

11 minutes

[ Animals ]

A Second Chance for Abandoned Animals and Inmates

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Here’s a great example of the kinds of stories the nightly news could be bringing us, instead of all the doom and gloom. Another thought-leaders – the Monroe County Jail – teaches us about possibility.

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Image: A silhouette of a family against the sunset

18 minutes

[ Culture ]

What is “Family?”

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Sometimes the heart is a far better judge than the head. Here’s a beautiful answer to the question “What is Family?”

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Image: Dandelion tufts blowing in the wind

43 minutes

[ Culture ]

Being Thankful with Snap Judgment

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If you are looking for some insights on gratitude and happiness, here’s a new lens from which to view possibility. There’s nothing better than true stories told by master story-tellers! See what we mean by that!

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Image: silhouette of a boy with a stamp

14 minutes

[ Books ]

The Teen Forger Who Saved the Lives of Thousands

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History is our best teacher when we hear a story told in a way that stays with us in details and imagery. Take a look at this bit of astonishing creativity…

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Image: Teacher John Hunter playing world peace game with students

23 minutes

[ Business ]

4th Graders Can Solve World Peace! Can We?

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What if we all have the innate skills to solve some of the world’s most intractable problems, when we are in the 4th grade? Take a look at this bit of wonder!

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8 minutes

[ Culture ]

Making Gratitude a Habit!

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Can making gratitude a habit help us lead happier lives? Here’s an experiment in gratitude from SoulPancake to give us a little perspective!

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Image: Team of football players hold boy with disability on their shoulders

5 minutes

[ Culture ]

The Most Successful Play of All Time

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What if empathy and kindness would come naturally to kids, if we just stopped micro-managing their every move? Take a look at this wonderful lesson to all of us, taught by some middle-school boys.

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Image: Two girls at sunset on a beach splashing water

9 minutes

[ Culture ]

A Lesson from Best Friends Who Never Met

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Have you ever looked back on a failed friendship and wondered what could have been done differently? Today we share an insight with you through the true story of a very unusual kind of friendship. Take a look!

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Image: Graffiti that says, "You are Beautiful"

23 minutes

[ Business ]

The Power of a Smile and a Compliment

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Is it possible to enhance another’s day with a simple smile or kind word? EWC thinks so!

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4 minutes

[ #ConspiracyofGoodness ]

House Calls for the Homeless

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What would a world look like where we spent more time in the service of humanity? One physician assistant decided to start a program to provide healthcare to the homeless not in a clinic but on the streets, making house calls to the homeless…

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9 minutes

[ Culture ]

Let’s Go on a Kindness Triathlon!

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We think it’s the little things that make us happier people, but what if we dedicated a day to being as kind as we could to others? It turns out the science of happiness is a little more complicated than we think…

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18 minutes

[ Art ]

Welcome to Firefly Forest, Land of the Gnome Homes

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What if we made the world a little bit more beautiful for others? Journey with us to Firefly Forest, a seemingly ordinary woodland in the midwest that was transformed into a place of awe and wonder…

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Image: President fist bumping White House Janitor

13 minutes

[ Business ]

Important Thank Yous for Quiet Heroes

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We should all be fist bumping a custodian. “Why?”, you might ask? Take a look!

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Have A Little Faith SoulPancake

30 minutes

[ Culture ]

Have a Little Faith!

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Zach Anner is a comedian with cerebral palsy who is a self-proclaimed “religious idiot.” On his quest to learn more about the religions of the world, he takes us on an incredible journey that is as hilarious as it is enlightening! Check out our new favorite YouTube series here at EWC!

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Image: Pickle jars for finding your priorities

8 minutes

[ Happiness & Hope ]

Empty Pickle Jar Philosophy

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Can one of the most important philosophies in life be contained in a pickle jar? It can, and it could change your life and the life of the people you love. Take a look!

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Image: Sea otters swimming

18 minutes

[ Animals ]

Otters: Much More Than Cute!

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Sea otters and thier caregivers have a lot to teach us about coping with stress, even if its just for 18 minutes while you take a look at todays video-shares.

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Image: Teen posing with robotic arm

18 minutes

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One Teenager, Changing the World for Many

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At age 14, Easton LaChappelle met a 7 year old girl who had a prosthetic arm. The limb could only open and close, and yet it cost $80,000. He thought he could do better, and do it for under $1,000. He set to work in his bedroom, and later the family garage.

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Image: Children holding up plastic bottles

10 minutes

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Brilliant: Plastic Bottle Schools!

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Innovation at its best may be when someone takes something we have a lot of and transforms it sustainably into something we need that is scarce. Take a look at this wonder!

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6-year-old orphan smiles brightly

5 minutes

[ Happiness & Hope ]

The Boy Who Lifted 33,000 Spirits

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Sometimes we meet a child who radiates such otherworldly wisdom and compassion that we have to ask the question, “Where does this energy come from?” Meet a profoundly wonderful little being. (5m)

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6 minutes

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One Kind of Compassion: Dog Retirement Home

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Human beings seem to be hard-wired for compassion, despite what the negative 24-hour news cycle tells us. Take a look!

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Image: Computer programmer teaches homeless man coding

8 minutes

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Teaching the Homeless to Code

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Could knowing how to code change your life? Think not?… Take a look at the possibilities! What about teaching the homeless to code? This one is amazing.

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