Good News of the Day
Holding Circles of Healing"In 2017, we released our labor of love film, "TeachMeToBeWILD: A Story of Hurt Children and their Animal Healers". This film is a universal healing story that brings together many interconnected elements: children, animals, nature, silence and the power of safe, non-judgemental listening spaces. One of our greatest inspirations to make the film was witnessing how Steve Karlin and John Malloy do not teach the children -- rather, they create a "safe space" where the children learn experientially. For more than 50 years, John Malloy has been leading healing circles in vulnerable communities." What follows is an article and video that vividly illustrate the multi-layered wisdom of his approach. [Full Story on DailyGood.org]
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Video of the Week
This powerful film chronicles the journey of Ibraheem Sarhan, a Syrian teenager, as he adapts to a new life in Winnipeg, Canada. Following the loss of his mother and four siblings in a bombing that left him injured, Ibraheem left Syria with his father. "We went out against our will and we shall return with our hope," he says. Press play to watch Ibraheem as he navigates his first week of high school in this story of resilience and rebuilding. [Source: KarmaTube]
Words of Wisdom
Why Busyness Is Actually Modern Laziness,
by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter
Action addiction is an advanced sort of laziness. It keeps us busily occupied with tasks. The busier we keep ourselves, the more we avoid being confronted with questions of life and death. As we keep ourselves occupied with tasks, important or not, we avoid facing life. We keep a safe and...
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Kitchen Teachings: Conversation with Cherri Farrell,
by Richard Whittaker
Cherri Farrell teaches consumer and family science, a subject that used to be called home economics. She teaches at College Park High School in Pleasant Hill, California. Her curriculum is devoted largely to cooking and nutrition and it's also. Read More on Conversations.org
Today's Quote
I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. Albert Einstein
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