Bargaining for a Living
Heidemarie Schwermer is a sixty-nine year old German woman who lives entirely without money. Until 1996, Heidemarie lived her…
Category: conceptual frameworks
Problem Solved. Path Revealed.
Beauty. Brilliance. Marvelling at life. Positivity. Being oneself. Cherishing small things. Calmness. Inner Peace. Merriment. Kind smiles. Loving kindness.…
So? What Exactly Do You Admire?
The word ‘admire’ comes from the Latin word admirari – meaning to wonder or marvel at something. It…
Dynamic Love
Duke University Literary Theorist, Michael Hardt has some very interesting things to say about how we might learn to…
How to Investigate Truth for Yourself
Think for yourself Be who you are. Tall orders need cranes to reach them. He who experiences the…
Getting Over It
The year spreads out ahead and it’s clean now. The slate scrubbed with shame and judgement. We need…
An Understanding Heart…
An understanding heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with…
Out of the Mouths of Babes…
In January 2010, after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a group of children aged between 8 and 23…
Learning to Live Together
Reciprocity – the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit – is widely recognised as an important feature…
Shout it Out
Two psychologists, Michael McCollough of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and Robert Emmons of the University of California…