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How serendipitous!
August 18th is Serendipity Day
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Pulitzer Prize
August 17, 1903 Joseph Pulitzer donated 2 million dollars to Columbia University which was used to create the Columbia University School of Journalism. This is who the Pulitzer Prize is named after. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pulitzer
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Nothing Ever Goes Away
until it has taught us what we need to know.” – Pema Chodron https://positivepsychology.com/mindfulness-quotes/
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Is “there’s no place like home” a secret mindfulness instruction embedded into the story? Do the emotional and spiritual searches of the four main characters tell us anything about our own searches for mindfulness and presencing? Maybe finding a heart, a brain, courage, and home is all we need to make our lives whole and […]
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Love Your Bookshop Day
When I was a paperboy, a bookshop on Williamson street received the daily paper. I would often stop by and browse the shelves for some time. The route was after school and before the internet, so time had not yet compressed to become urgent or filled with notifications. I only had my route to complete […]
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Women’s and Family Day
What are some winning and mindfulness practices that families do together? How would practicing some of these improve your own family life? Show up, play, and have fun. Share and be generous with each other Listen with presence and curiosity Appreciate each other with gratitude Where to start with mindfulness to practice in the family.
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Thich Nhat Hanh
“The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion.” MIT physicist Max Tegmark told space.com: “We can portray our reality as either a three-dimensional place where stuff happens over time or as a four-dimensional place where nothing happens — and if it is the second picture, then change is an illusion, because […]
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Moons of Mars
August 11, 1877 – The moon of Mars, Deimos and Phobos, are discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall. Phobos and Deimos are the two moons of mars. Irregular in shape, (not round) they are named after Phobos (fear and panic) and Deimos (terror and dread), Greek mythological twins. The twins went with their father, Ares, […]
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Cultivate Mindfulness
“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn Jon Kabat-Zinn (born Jon Kabat, June 5, 1944) is an American professor emeritus of medicine and the creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the […]
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
Women drive indigenous communities and play a critical role in preserving and teaching ancestral knowledge. Women have are integrated into communities as carers of natural resources and holders of scientific knowledge. Many indigenous women also take the lead in defending indigenous lands and advocating for collective rights worldwide. Despite these women’s crucial role in their […]
