Jimmy Carter, American!
Category: Human Potential Movement
The Orator of Abolitionism – Theodore Parker and the Moral Arc
Rosalynn Carter
“In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.”
There are no better words . . .
Is the body key to understanding consciousness?
Surprise! It’s all interconnected. (The Guardian)
Oh wow! How getting more awe can improve your life – and even make you a nicer person
The message is clear: regular doses of awe may be vital to our wellbeing and make us nicer people. But these discoveries come at a time when society is becoming less awe-friendly. (The Guardian)
Yale’s Happiness Professor Says Anxiety Is Destroying Her Students
There’s an enormous culture around us of capitalism that’s telling us to buy things and a hustle-achievement culture that destroys my students in terms of anxiety. We’re also fighting cultural forces that are telling us, “You’re not happy enough; happiness could just be around the corner.” Part of it’s all the information out there about happiness, which can be hard to sift through, but a lot of it is a deeper thing in our culture that seems to be leading us astray.
(New York Times)
Can You Think Yourself Young?
Can You Think Yourself Young?
I think I can. I think I can. I think . . .
Searching for maps in the Memory Palace (William Gibson)
Democratize Enlightment
Let’s Do This Thing!
The Science of Spiritual Narcissism
Self-enhancement through spiritual practices can fool some of us into thinking we’re evolving and growing when all we’re growing is our ego (Scientific American)
Dean’s List 