❤️ Resilience

• 🙏Certain Religious Beliefs May Foster Resilience in the Face of Economic Adversity

  Tilting a game’s odds in someone’s favor may increase their karmic beliefs

• 📜The Long Tale of ‘Brother John’

  A monk, an umbrella, an essay — and many changed lives

• 🎥The Illumination Tour

  When what seems like “the ultimate curse” becomes “the ultimate state of being.”

• 🌽The daily grind

  An exploration of the impact of maize processing on Mexican culture and women's roles in society.

• 🧘Sit up straight and tell me that!

  Research shows that sitting up straight can enhance self-confidence and influence how we perceive our own qualifications.

• 🌈The upside of disaster

  Solnit explores the surprising joy that emerges from the rubble of disasters, revealing deep desires for community and connection.

• 🦋Shelter and daring

  Quoting Eudora Welty

• 🎶A dirge revival

  A reflection on the cultural decline and potential revival of traditional funeral dirges in the Volta region of northern Ghana.

• 🎨Your failures are essential

  A reflection on the essential lessons learned from artistic failures and the journey towards creating impactful art.

• 🎨Making wonderful curves

  A testament to community resilience and transformation through art in North Philadelphia.

• 🌍“Red Clay Halo,” by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

  An exploration of the interconnectedness of creation and redemption, tied together through the theme of dirt and music.

• ⏳Time lost

  In reflecting on the meaning of time and our experiences, Dietrich Bonhoeffer offers profound insights.