This Week on TheLife.com (August 21 2009)
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Recovering Wonder
From my recliner, looking out at the ocean I can see everything. When we’re in the water, the experience is vastly different. In the water you feel the pull of the waves. Each wave transforms into an adventure or a challenge for you to overcome. The crashing of the water is no longer a gentle, white foam. Instead, each wave becomes a brusque interruption of thunderous chaos – sand, salt, and grit beating against your body. The perspective is not academic, it’s immediate, visceral. In the water you can’t see the following waves. Read more
Take action: What does it mean to be beautiful? Our senses are assaulted by mass media’s ideas about what beauty is. But is this a healthy way to conceive of true beauty? Try our Understanding Beauty online interactive life lesson to explore this important issue.
You said it: This week, Cat commented on The Future of Disneyland, saying “I’ve heard horror stories about people in costume not being allowed to take off their masks even to throw up, teen stars being told when and who they could date, and animators and writers pressured to sign contracts that make any idea they have while employed property of Disney. To me, that sort of thing is appalling.” Agree? Disagree? Read the post and add your own thoughts: Read more
Video: Finding Life Balance
In our most recent In Other Words video, we discuss balancing life, work, and all our other responsibilities. How can we achieve good balance? Read more
Blog: Water = Life
According to Global Aid Network (GAiN), “Worldwide, every 20 seconds, a child dies from water-related diseases.” While in North America we’re concerned about where our bottled water comes from, in many other places getting access to any disease-free water at all can be a challenge. Read more
Coming up next week: One of the topics of our upcoming online chats is “The Heart’s Battlefield” Join us in the chat room August 24th 2009 @ 7:00pm EST for this chat or see also our full chat calendar for other upcoming topics.
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