The Good Life

Finding fulfillment in the things that matter.

Christmas with No Presents?

by Colin Beavan

posted Oct 31, 2008

"No Impact Man" suspected the holidays would be just as merry without all the stuff.

The Good Life Doesn’t Have to Cost the Planet

by Andrew Simms, Joe Smith

posted Oct 31, 2008

What if you woke up one day to find that humans eventually did make the right decisions, and those decisions had all the right effects and, well, the world turned out to be a pretty cool place.

Having a Voice Makes People Happy

by Frances Moore Lappé

posted Oct 31, 2008

Most human beings are not couch potatoes and whiners. We are doers and creators. In fact, humans need to 'make a dent.'

Secular Sabbath

posted Oct 31, 2008

Real people show how to live the good life and share their secrets to happiness.

Go Local

posted Oct 31, 2008

Real people show how to live the good life and share their secrets to happiness.

Urban Playground Movement

posted Oct 31, 2008

The Urban Playground movement is bringing do-it-yourself fun to the heart of big cities. Kevin Bracken, who organizes events in Toronto, says the idea is to create spaces for participatory amusement.

10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy

by Jen Angel

posted Oct 31, 2008

Scientists can tell us how to be happy. Really. Here are 10 ways, with the research to prove it.

Be Happy Anyway

by Sarah van Gelder, Doug Pibel

posted Oct 31, 2008

If money equals happiness, a financial crisis means we’re all gloomy, right? Or could the crisis actually work for us?

Book Review: Every Day is a Good Day by Wilma Mankiller

by Lilja Otto

posted Apr 18, 2006

Provides insights into the lives and ideas of indigenous women and invites readers to re-examine their own cultural and spiritual backgrounds.

The Good Life: Consumerism is so '90s

by Holly Dressel

posted Feb 19, 2006

In growing numbers, Americans are rediscovering that the real meaning of the good life doesn't come from things they can buy but from things they can feel.

Out of Time

by Jonathan Rowe

posted Nov 08, 2005

The desperate quest to cram more into time has caused it to diminish. Could the cure for time scarcity be a vision of the Eternal?

An Offer of Unconditional Love

by Jamal Rahman

posted Oct 31, 2005

My grandfather, a Sufi Muslim teacher and healer in northern Bengal, often reminded his students: “If I cannot be compassionate with myself, I cannot truly be compassionate with others,” he said.

Book Review: Carfree Cities by J.H. Crawford

by Guy Dauncey

posted Sep 12, 2005

Guy Dauncey reviews a book that praises the details in life that become noticable when people walk through their communities instead of driving.

Appalachian Ecovillage

by Christopher Gutsche, Kathleen Smith

posted May 24, 2005

Campus housing goes green at Berea College.

The Lost Art of Dropping By

by Patrisia Gonzales

posted Feb 01, 2005

The Lost Art of Dropping By by Patrisia Gonzales - creating neighborliness.