Harford County Inspirational News and Stories
Localization has become a force around the world, but what is it exactly and why are people disgruntled with globalization? The Economics of Happiness conference in Bangalore, India explored localization and the pressures moving the world from global t…
Ironically, in an age where we seem to be more connected than ever, research shows that we are lonelier than ever. Inspired by the writings of Thoreau, Steinbeck, and the teamwork of his community garden, David Levins decided to break down the barriers…
Doctors had given Anita Moorjani just hours to live when she arrived at the hospital on the morning of February 2nd, 2006. Unable to move as a result of the cancer that had ravaged her body for almost four years, Anita went into a coma where she experi…
Zen monk and tea master Wu De shares his insights on the timeless ritual of drinking tea. Believing that tea is a ‘powerful carrier’ of the message of presence and loving kindness, Wu De explains tea drinking as a non-verbal transmission of sharing, li…
“The mind is not, I know, a highway, but a temple, and its doors should not be carelessly left open”, wrote Margaret Fuller, an American journalist and women’s rights activist. In her first book, “Summer on the Lakes, in 1843” Fuller examines the idea …
A physician’s assistant and former doctor learns about the essence of serving patients not from medical school, but from a job at an arts-and-crafts store deeply listening to people and connecting with the humanity in others. A pediatric doctor in a l…
Over the course of thirty years, those who were at the end of their lives shared their insights with Frank Ostaseski, the co-founder of the Zen Hospice Project, a holistic residential care facility. In his article, ‘Five Invitations: What Death Can Tea…
Jasminko Halilovic grew up as a ‘war child’ in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Even though the war ended years ago, its effects linger in the atmosphere, the buildings, and the people. Between 2010 and 2013, Halilovic interviewed people online and in per…
Yesterday, my husband and I decided to visit the Eden Mill. The last time we were there we got to see several humming birds. So, we decided to see if we would see them again.We were not disappointed. there were at least four flying around. Along with t…
For more than 30 years, one man planted trees in a remote, northeastern region of India. As a teenager, Jadav Payeng noticed the effect the environment was having on Majuli Island, which is home to about 170,000 people and has lost 70 percent of its la…