4 Ways to Overcome Despair
Image courtesy of MervC/Flickr. For my blog post today, I’m sharing a recent essay I wrote for Care2.com, an online community for people passionate about creating a better world. Here’s an excerpt...
View ArticleHappy Day of Happiness! Spread Some Kindness Around
Today is the first United Nations International Day of Happiness, a day dedicated to spreading happiness to others. The website features a pledge you can take affirming your commitment to bring more...
View ArticleJoy Over Pleasure
One of the beavers swimming by.Image copyright Edwin Barkdoll. Pleasure is so seductive, so desirable. Even the word itself is somewhat onomatopoeic. Who would eschew pleasure? Virtually all of us, at...
View ArticleThe Joys of Paying Attention
As the days get longer and dawn comes at 4 a.m., I’ve begun waking earlier and earlier. Normally, I roll out of bed and get on the computer as soon as I awaken, but yesterday morning it was so...
View ArticleLearning While Laughing
I’m a big fan of laughing. Who’s not? I don’t know many people who don’t enjoy a good laugh, but I do know many people who could use more humor in their lives. I’m not talking about people who are so...
View ArticleHow Did a Dragonfly Bring Me Such Joy?
Image copyright Edwin Barkdoll. I took my first swim of the season on June 1 in Acadia National Park. It was a hot day, and even though Maine ponds stay quite cool until July, the water in the Bowl...
View ArticleWhy Love a Leech?
Image courtesy of Ryan Wick/Flickr. For my blog post today, I’m sharing a recent essay I wrote for Care2.com, an online community for people passionate about creating a better world. Here’s an excerpt...
View ArticleGratitude Feels Good and Leads to Good
In his chapter “Pay it Forward” in the book “The Compassionate Instinct,” Robert A. Emmons explores the power of gratitude, demonstrating that “gratitude is more than a pleasant feeling; it is also...
View Article6 Ways to Create More Space in Our Overtasked Lives
We want to do more to help create a better world, but we’re just so busy. How can we squeeze in anything else when we already don’t have enough time, and our lives are filled with mental and physical...
View ArticleIn Trying to Do Good, Have You Lost Sight of the Bigger Picture?
Image courtesy of faungg/Flickr. Browse bookshelves and blogs and you’ll find stories of people striving toward extraordinary goals: zero waste, plastic-free, gender-neutral, a level 5 vegan, no...
View ArticleHappy Holidays
There are many holidays this time of year. People all over the world, religious and secular, celebrate, gather, exchange presents, sing, honor, and connect. I love the month of December. I love the...
View ArticleMonday MOGO Tip: Add Something Good to Your Life
To many, making MOGO (“most good”) choices — choices that do the most good & least harm for ourselves, other people, animals, and the earth — can initially seem like a lot of “giving up” something:...
View Article4 Ways to Overcome Despair
Image courtesy of MervC/Flickr. For my blog post today, I’m sharing a recent essay I wrote for Care2.com, an online community for people passionate about creating a better world. Here’s an excerpt...
View ArticleThe Best Time of Day is Right Now
Ruby & Herschel snuggle on the bed. Image copyright Zoe Weil. Every night when I climb into bed, our dogs and cat are already there or quickly join me. Elsie snuggles up on the pillows; Hershel...
View ArticleFinding Joy Amid Suffering
by Zoe Weil As a humane educator who teaches about the most pressing challenges of our time, I’m often researching, reading about, and watching films that depict suffering, injustice, cruelty, and...
View ArticleWhat Did You Learn This Year?
by Zoe Weil In the northern hemisphere, this week is the darkest of the year. As the days get longer next week, and as we celebrate the new year coming on the heels of the winter solstice, it’s...
View ArticleThe Joy of Generosity: 19 Children’s Picture Books
by Marsha Rakestraw Every holiday season there’s a bizarre conflicting focus on acquiring and sharing, getting and giving. Help bring the joy of generosity into clearer focus for younger kids with the...
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