With World Kindness Day just behind us, annually celebrated on November 13, it’s essential to consider how we can inject...
THE ROOT OF POLITICAL DISINTEREST: We must act to change the world
With the next federal election set to take place in the fall, I decided that the best way to engage in active citizenship and, to have an impact in my community, was to volunteer for a federal party.
DEPRESSION: Ten steps to overcome it
If you’re anything like me, you’ve lived with depression for the majority of your life and may have begun to accept it as a normal aspect of daily existence. You have spent many days waking up, throwing on some sweatpants, eating something easy (or maybe not), showering
I think it’s time to admit it: I’m nearly a professional volunteer. I haven’t always been. For a long time...
[Read Step 7 of the Simple Living Guide or go to Step 1] In the last step we looked at valuing your...
In just the past two years two dozen Tibetans have self-immolated in protest of the Chinese government's harsh treatment of their people. With a tiny population, worsening...
There are people who love to travel. And there are people who derive great meaning in life from volunteering. The Mindful Word co-editor Jane Olivier has fused the two together by living abroad as a volunteer in a number of countries around the world. Jane writes extensively on the perils of sustainable development (read her ...
I was born and raised in the outskirts of Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Christian parents. My father worked in a bakery and later worked as a builder ...
