Paratrooper Arthur Boorman returned home injured from the Gulf War, doctors told him he’d never walk unassisted again. He suffered from chronic back and knee problems. 15 years later, at the age of 47, he discovered DDP yoga, shed 140 lbs, regained the ability to walk unassisted and toned his body. His family documented the […]
Laughter is so powerful that it can extend the duration of your life, so complex that almost anything can be funny depending on the person experiencing it. But here is where it’s gets a bit complex: Dark Humor is far deeper than slap stick or common scripted antics. Dark Humor crosses a line to make something […]
Ecosia is an Internet search engine that plants trees by donating part of it’s income to non-profit organizations that focus on reforestation and conservationism. They have been responsible for the planting of more than 60 million trees. Ecosia claims to be a privacy friendly, encrypted search engine that doesn’t store or sell data to third […]
In 1939, George Dantzig arrived late for a graduate-level statistics class at the University of California, Berkeley. On the board were two problems of “unsolved” statistics that George mistook for a homework assignment. He copied them down and started working on them from home, six weeks later he turned in the work late, hoping to get […]
“Take a Seat, Make a Friend.” An organization called SoulPancake has a project to see what happens when two strangers take a seat in a ball pit and talk about life’s big questions. This project gives people an opportunity to learn something meaningful about a fellow human being face to face. Questions are written on balloons […]
This short speech changed hate and anger to Love.
Christopher Harmon can see about 18 inches. He can’t hear anything. He’s also quadriplegic, and because he uses a respirator, he can’t talk. Despite this, he’s written four books using help from his interpreters. When he was about six years old, doctors diagnosed him with spinocerebellar degeneration. It’s a rare neurological condition that interferes with […]
