The Ground Rules of Life & Existence

Jed Shlackman – Have you ever considered the idea that you create your own personal reality? Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/17/the-ground-rules-of-life-existence/…

The race to save the planet from plastic

Scientists are trying to accelerate evolution to make plastics rot. A tiny new organism is showing them how. Sometime between 2010 and 2015, a tiny organism with an unusual appetite made a home in an industrial site near a bottle-recycling plant in Sakai, Japan. The site, located by a bustling port in one of the… Continue reading The race to save the planet from plastic

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Mindful Commanders

US soldiers are receiving mindfulness training, a mindfulness proponent is running for president, and the Dalai Lama is discharged from the hospital after a health scare. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
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American Gods Has a Lynching Problem

Though the scene wasn’t part of the original novel, the lynching that takes place in the very first episode of Starz’s American Gods was a statement from showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green about the kind of story they wanted to tell—one where reflections on the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade become… Read more…… Continue reading American Gods Has a Lynching Problem

3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do | Stacey Abrams

How you respond after setbacks is what defines your character. Stacey Abrams was the first black woman in the history of the United States to be nominated by a major party for governor — she lost that hotly contested race, but as she says: the only choice is to move forward. In an electrifying talk, she shares the lessons she…