HAPPINESS

The good life doesn't have to cost the planet.

How To Eat Like Our Lives Depend On It: Rediscovering the Many Joys of Food

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Nov 19, 2013

It's time to reclaim the well-being and exuberance that is part of healthy food culture.

Art for the Sky

posted Nov 18, 2013

Daniel Dancer's Art For the Sky is a unique, team building activity for schools and special events that helps dissolve boundaries that often exist in our daily lives. These enchanting creations are a whole-body way of stimulating our imagination to see the elusive "big picture" and help us understand our interconnection with one another and all life.

Being Kind

posted Nov 18, 2013

KarmaTube music video on kindness.

20 Ways to Practice Gratitude

posted Nov 18, 2013

20 Ways to Practice Gratitude Poster for November Newsletter.

These 5 NFL Players Are Changing What It Means to Be a Man in Football

by Christopher Zumski Finke

posted Nov 14, 2013

Miami Dolphins lineman Jonathan Martin is not the only NFL player to challenge the league's bigotry and misogyny. These five men stand for a new kind of masculinity.

Dryhootch: A Milwaukee Coffeeshop Where Vets Help Vets Survive—At Home

by Ricardo Torres

posted Nov 14, 2013

Returning vets often struggle with relationships, housing, PTSD, and more. Dryhootch founders say the best mentors for people returning from our latest wars are other vets who have been through it before.

Why Is It So Hard to Find Films Where Women Actually Talk to Each Other? How Sweden’s Making It Easier

by Christopher Zumski Finke

posted Nov 08, 2013

Four Stockholm cinemas are adopting a system that rates films on how deeply their female characters are developed—and how much they interact. It could radically change the way we see movies.

Dear Michelle Obama: If We Want to Curb Childhood Obesity, Sesame Street Is Not Going to Cut It

by Erin Sagen

posted Nov 08, 2013

Can a licensing deal between Sesame Street and the Produce Marketing Association truly improve childhood health? Maybe, but grassroots solutions already exist.

21-Day Gratitude Challenge: I’m Grateful I Can Honor the Child I Lost By Being More Open to Love Today

posted Nov 08, 2013

A moving sampling of participants’ reflections from the first two days of the Gratitude Challenge.

Stephen Colbert on GMO Labeling Fail: "Just Eat It"

by YES! online staff

posted Nov 07, 2013

Frustrated with Monsanto's latest triumph over the grassroots movement to label genetically modified foods? Stephen Colbert lets you laugh about it.

Meet the Comic Book Artist Fighting Back Against Rape Culture

by Christopher Zumski Finke

posted Nov 01, 2013

Comics artist Tess Fowler has a second great talent—communicating about misogyny through social media. Warning: This article contains accounts of sexual assault and may be triggering to some people.

Getting Past a Knitting Freak Out: Why I Didn't Let My Daughter Quit

by Shannon Hayes

posted Nov 01, 2013

Stepping into the realm of creativity can be scary for little ones. But reward for sticking with it is the powerful feeling of making something beautiful with your own hands.

Lessons from a Pay-It-Forward Restaurant: The Importance of Gratitude

by Pavithra Mehta

posted Nov 01, 2013

At the Karma Kitchen, people enjoy a meal that’s already paid for—and are invited to continue the chain of generosity. In the process, organizers and participants alike learn the transformative power of gratitude.

An Unexpected Paradise on Haiti's South Coast

by YES! online staff

posted Oct 31, 2013

These filmmakers toured Haiti's rural south in a pickup truck for 10 days. The footage they created shows a side of Haitian life most have never seen.

Five Reasons Why We Need Halloween

by Jeremy Adam Smith

posted Oct 30, 2013

Don't think rituals celebrating costumes and candy can make you happier and healthier? Science says they can.