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The Benefits of Gratitude
by Ocean Robbinsposted Feb 06, 2012 - There’s an old saying that if you’ve forgotten the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness. It turns out this isn’t just a fluffy idea.
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Eboo Patel: Crossing the Divide— With Faith
by Kate Malongowskiposted Jan 02, 2012 - The YES! Breakthrough 15: Arming the world’s youth to be a force for compassion.
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Love Leads Into Mystery: Raising a Child With Asperger’s
by Caryn Mirriam-Goldbergposted Dec 30, 2011 - My son was not like other kids. But he taught me to drop my expectations about what life and parenting are all about.
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War and Peacemaking in Liberia
by Seth Bidermanposted Dec 30, 2011 - Former soldier Christian Bethelson’s only job skill was killing—until a chance meeting on a muddy road transformed his life, and many others through it.
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Reclaiming Christmas, Radical Homemaker Style
by Shannon Hayesposted Dec 21, 2011 - Shannon Hayes: Can you take on consumerism without being a Scrooge?
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Lily Yeh: Beauty in Broken Places
by Natalie Pompilioposted Dec 20, 2011 - The YES! Breakthrough 15: Healing war-torn, broken, and economically devastated communities through art.
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Re-Occupy: A Movement Seeks a Sanctuary
by Nathan Schneiderposted Dec 19, 2011 - On occupying Trinity Church—and the Occupy movement's relationship with established institutions.
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A Lesson in Love From the Protest at the Port
by Reverend John Helmiereposted Dec 14, 2011 - A minister and occupier, beaten and arrested by police, on his continuing belief in the power of love.
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Why We’re Not Afraid
by Velcrow Ripperposted Nov 15, 2011 - Video: “Our communities need us—we are all leaders.” A message for the powers that were.
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An Interfaith Occupation
by Adam DeRoseposted Nov 11, 2011 - The Occupy movement is bringing deep moral questions that many religions confront to the forefront of national conversation. How faith groups are joining in.
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Occupy Wall Street’s Moral Ground
by Kathleen Mooreposted Nov 01, 2011 - Much of the Occupy movement’s power comes from a simple moral message: It’s wrong to wreck the world. It’s wrong to wreck the health and hopes of others.
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YES! Recommends: The Legacy Project
posted Oct 25, 2011 - At a time of economic uncertainty—when your students are wondering about their future—the Legacy Project might serve as a compass to help them create their lives, connect to others, and change their world.
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When Words Fail: Does a Warming World Need a New Vocabulary?
by Madeline Ostranderposted Sep 19, 2011 - We often don’t have the words to express our strong emotions about environmental destruction or a changing climate. Meet the man who’s trying to fix that.
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Father John Blogs on No Impact Week
by Fr. John Rauschposted Sep 19, 2011 - Appalachian priest John Rausch has to drive 22,000 miles a year as part of his ministry. But he wants to strike a balance between the needs of the earth and those of his community.
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After 9/11: An Interfaith Answer to Extremism
by Rabbi Ted Falcon, Pastor Don Mackenzie, Imam Jamal Rahmanposted Sep 09, 2011 - Brought together by 9/11, three friends of different faiths look for answers about when and why religion leads to violence.
