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[ Culture ]
Lost Your Faith in Humanity? Find It in This Lost and Found!
Can a story of human compassion be found within a sea of discarded umbrellas? We’re traveling to Tokyo to witness a treasure trove of kindness inside of the world’s most efficient lost and found!
20 minutes
The Conspiracy Chronicles: Having Difficult Conversations, July 2020
How do we keep difficult conversations productive? Here are some tips you can use and a great organization, Listen First, to explore!
8 minutes
[ Thought Leaders ]
Why is This Busker Giving All of His Money Away?
By Sam Burns
Can a street performer change the way we think about helping our neighbor? Well, in the subways of New York City, one musician’s experiment in kindness has spread to a global movement to do good with whatever talents we have!
5 minutes
[ blog ]
#HelpfulNow: A Movement to Contribute and Come Together!
By Dr. Lynda
Wondering how you can be helpful these days? Ever Widening Circles is starting a #helpfulnow challenge! Learn how you can get involved and make positivity go viral!
8 minutes
[ Culture ]
Helping Students Find Confidence by Helping Others!
Could there be a simple way to change the lives of young people around the world? They may be on to something at Tilden Middle School—helping their students build confidence, empathy, and kindness towards other people in just a single day. Here’s how it works! (And how it can benefit you, too!)
7 minutes
[ Art ]
The Artist Who Brought the World Joy One Egg at a Time
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.
10 minutes
[ Animals ]
A Sanctuary for Costa Rica’s Strays
By Sam Burns
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.
9 minutes
The Power of Giving People a “Lollipop Moment”
By Dr. Lynda
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!
23 minutes
[ Business ]
Navigating the Most Effective Way to Give
By Dr. Lynda
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!
9 minutes
[ Culture ]
When Do We Feel the Most Beautiful?
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…
9 minutes
[ Conservation & Sustainability ]
Dumpster Diving to Demonstrate a Better Way Forward
By Dr. Lynda
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!
19 minutes
[ Curators' Best ]
Expanding Our Notions About Good Versus Bad Luck
By Dr. Lynda
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.
8 minutes
[ Animals ]
Breakfast at Giraffe Manor
By Dr. Lynda
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.
11 minutes
[ Animals ]
A Second Chance for Abandoned Animals and Inmates
By Dr. Lynda
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.
18 minutes
[ Culture ]
What is “Family?”
By Dr. Lynda
Sometimes the heart is a far better judge than the head. Here’s a beautiful answer to the question “What is Family?”
43 minutes
[ Culture ]
Being Thankful with Snap Judgment
By Dr. Lynda
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!
14 minutes
[ Books ]
The Teen Forger Who Saved the Lives of Thousands
By Dr. Lynda
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…
23 minutes
[ Business ]
4th Graders Can Solve World Peace! Can We?
By Dr. Lynda
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!
8 minutes
[ Culture ]
Making Gratitude a Habit!
Can making gratitude a habit help us lead happier lives? Here’s an experiment in gratitude from SoulPancake to give us a little perspective!
5 minutes
[ Culture ]
The Most Successful Play of All Time
By Dr. Lynda
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.
9 minutes
[ Culture ]
A Lesson from Best Friends Who Never Met
By Dr. Lynda
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!
23 minutes
[ Business ]
The Power of a Smile and a Compliment
Is it possible to enhance another’s day with a simple smile or kind word? EWC thinks so!
4 minutes
House Calls for the Homeless
By Sam Burns
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…
9 minutes
[ Culture ]
Let’s Go on a Kindness Triathlon!
By Sam Burns
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…
18 minutes
[ Art ]
Welcome to Firefly Forest, Land of the Gnome Homes
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…
13 minutes
[ Business ]
Important Thank Yous for Quiet Heroes
By Dr. Lynda
We should all be fist bumping a custodian. “Why?”, you might ask? Take a look!
30 minutes
[ Culture ]
Have a Little Faith!
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!
8 minutes
[ Happiness & Hope ]
Empty Pickle Jar Philosophy
By Dr. Lynda
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!
18 minutes
[ Animals ]
Otters: Much More Than Cute!
By Dr. Lynda
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.
