Discover the good life through resilience, creativity, and community. 2013-06-05T14:34:56-07:00 Positive Futures Network en YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine daily 1 2010-10-26T19:55:08Z Nizhone Hickman is a student of Lisa Watson at Sonoran Science Academy in Tucson, Arizona. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article "What Can Change When We Learn to See Each Other," by Akaya Windwood. Read Nizhone's essay about his challenge of opening up to strangers and his commitment to keep trying. Positive Futures Network jfong YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-05-29T23:53:20Z Article text/html Akaya Windwood, president of the Rockwood Leadership Institute and author of "What Can Change When We Learn to See Each Other," responds to essay winners of the Winter 2013 writing competition Positive Futures Network jfong YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-05-30T00:30:57Z Article text/html Sumaiyah Mustaphalli is a sixth-grade student of Blakeney Miller at Orlando Science Middle School in Orlando, Florida. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article "What Can Change When We Learn to See Each Other?" by Akaya Windwood. Read Sumaiyah's essay about how the smile of the young grocery bagger gave her hope for her soon-to-be-born sibling. Positive Futures Network jfong YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-05-29T23:47:43Z Article text/html Reyna Flores is a student of Stephanie Agnew at West Valley City School in Spokane, Washington. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article "What Can Change When We Learn to See Each Other," by Akaya Windwood. Read Reyna's poem about a misunderstood young girl and a lonely old woman who find each other. Positive Futures Network jfong YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-05-30T00:23:19Z Article text/html Adam Dales is a United States Army Veteran and student at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania. He read and responded to YES! Magazine article "What Can Change When We Learn to See Each Other," by Akaya Windwood. Read Adam's essay about how he was humbled by the kindness of someone he would normally ignore in a depressing area of town. Positive Futures Network jfong YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-05-30T18:48:27Z Article text/html TEDTalk by Candy Chang on connecting communities through art, sharing, and usable public spaces. Positive Futures Network mlunn YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-02-15T18:33:29Z Article text/html Are animals capable of feeling emotions? PBS Nature shares evidence that humans are not the only ones on the planet who cares, loves, and empathizes. Meet five animal odd couples. Positive Futures Network slloyd YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-01-02T21:24:05Z Article text/html Though not every participant can win the Fall 2012 writing contest, we'd like to share some excerpts that caught our eye. Positive Futures Network jfong YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-01-03T00:26:36Z Article text/html Rowan Treece is a student at Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Living Large in a Tiny House" by Carol Estes. Read Rowan's essay about the sustainable dance community home she would build so she could live with her ballet sisters every day and save the planet. Positive Futures Network jing YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-12-28T20:24:58Z Article text/html Ritika Mazumder is a student at Houston High School in Germantown, Tennessee. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Living Large in a Tiny House," by Carol Estes. Read Ritika's essay about her desire to have a smaller home as long as she can spend time with the people she lives with. Positive Futures Network audrey YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-12-28T20:25:30Z Article text/html Dee Williams, who downsized from a three-bedroom to an 84-square-foot house, responds to essay winners of the Fall 2012 writing competition. Positive Futures Network audrey YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-01-17T19:56:03Z Article text/html Paw Soe is a student at New Tech Academy at Wayne High School. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Living Large in a Tiny House," by Carol Estes. Read Paw's essay about how her Burmese roots taught her that no matter the size of your home, an abundant garden is essential. Positive Futures Network jing YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-12-28T20:24:35Z Article text/html Does society favor extroverts over introverts? In this TEDTalk, social psychologist Susan Cain takes us into an introvert's world, and shares why being quiet and contemplative should be acknowledged and celebrated. Positive Futures Network slloyd YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-10-25T02:37:00Z Article text/html Judy Pruim's candid story takes you behind the scenes of Muskegon High's Teen Health Center—a place where students feel safe, and their success and well being are supported. Positive Futures Network Judy Pruim YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-10-25T22:44:41Z Article text/html Dream of a Nation explores today's challenges with new ideas and solutions through the perspective of on-the-ground thought leaders. It generously offers educators a range of free, downloadable resources, including lesson plans, interviews, videos, and discussion guides. Positive Futures Network slloyd YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-09-28T16:50:59Z Article text/html