You and I woke up this morning. Congratulations to both of us! A lot had to happen to get us through the night. Our mitochondria were on duty, our cell walls held up, our hearts kept the beat all night long and countless other precise and complex processes occurred while “we” slept. We were also protected from the elements and from both human and animal intruders. How many people helped to create this shelter that we slept in?



For many of us this is the Thanksgiving season and, if… Continue

On Saturday, the U.S. will celebrate Independence Day. But perhaps we should be celebrating our Interdependence.



"Independence often stimulates a sense of pride — a sense that I am competent, capable and can get along without others. Interdependence, on the other hand, stimulates a sense of humility, a reminder to be grateful, an acknowledgment that we cannot exist except through the efforts of others."



I've posted a short (10min) podcast in the Internet Library of… Continue

We just finished a short video called



Thirty Thousand Days - How Are Your Using Them?



Thirty Thousand Days is the average number of days a person in Western society will live. Please take a look at this video and reflect on your life. Any feedback is welcome.



http://www.todoinstitute.org/30kdays.html

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The ToDo Institute recently put our journal:



Thirty Thousand Days: A Journal for Purposeful Living



in digital form for the first time using Issuu. There is something that I thought might be of interest to the Ning members. We asked several spiritual leaders to provide some guidance to people who are trying to cope with the economic crisis. We published their responses on pages 11 and 15. I think… Continue