Peace!
Tue, 11/07/2023

Wish: Peace!

My wish is for the war in the middle east to stop! There has been so much unnecessary loss already. My heart is crying.

Krups - The Butcher Block meat grinder
Mon, 11/06/2023

Free: Krups - The Butcher Block meat grinder

Grind your own meat with this Krups countertop meat grinder. Its powerful motor grinds 2.2 lbs of meat per minute. It includes grinding disks,…

Crosley Entertainment Center
Mon, 11/06/2023

Free: Crosley Entertainment Center

Just in time for Christmas! You can improve your sound situation with the Crosley CR66 Rochester 5 in 1 Entertainment Center with Auxiliary Input…

Prayer Of The Children
Sun, 11/05/2023

Pledge: Prayer Of The Children

As part of my “Listening For Peace” music series, last week’s pledge spoke of our innate need for peace and comfort in the terrifying absence of…

Repost
Thu, 11/02/2023

Don't Sneer at Nonsense (repost)

11/2/23

This article reminded me it's time to let go and find the fun...

Don't Sneer at Nonsense
Tue, 04/04/2023

Don't Sneer at Nonsense

Several years ago, I frequented library book sales and antique bookstores, always arriving early and eager to find something different and…

War weary? Time to get high on acts of kindness.
Thu, 11/02/2023

War weary? Time to get high on acts of kindness.

There’s a lot to be down about these days. But here’s proof we can push back with acts

Something New!
Thu, 11/02/2023

Something New!

While in South Carolina visiting my brothers, I had the chance to visit with my talented sister-in-law, Lee Ann. She can make or cook just about…

Dia De Muertos & The Kindness Of A Mexican Family
Thu, 11/02/2023

Dia De Muertos & The Kindness Of A Mexican Family

Earlier this week, Evanger shared some interesting history about El Dia De Muertos, the traditional Mexican two-day celebration where spirits of…

 Synthetic turf no longer the drought fix darling
Wed, 11/01/2023

Synthetic turf no longer the drought fix darling

It seems there are environmental issues with synthetic turf that were overlooked when it was originally touted as the drought-friendly lawn…

What do kids think of their books being banned?
Wed, 11/01/2023

What do kids think of their books being banned?

There are plenty of adults weighing in on the debate over banning children's books—some believing it's necessary to avoid subjecting kids to…

Repost
Tue, 10/31/2023

Weigh in with the scales of justice (repost)

10/31/23

I was browsing some previous posts and ran across this one that lays out a simple solution on how to clean up our messes. Definitely a good read and words to live by.

Weigh in with the scales of justice
Tue, 12/27/2022

Weigh in with the scales of justice

I am a man of few means. But I have a wish for any person, but especially men who suffer from guilt. You see, I know there’s lots of troubled…

Let it go!
Tue, 10/31/2023

Let it go!

It is quite enticing to believe that if you worry over a situation long enough; that if you put all your time and energy into a certain problem,…

FDA Alert: Stop Using These Products Immediately
Sun, 10/29/2023

FDA Alert: Stop Using These Products Immediately

FDA is warning consumers not to purchase and to immediately stop using…

In The Arms Of An Angel
Sun, 10/29/2023

Pledge: In The Arms Of An Angel

In last Sunday’s pledge, Listening for Peace, I pledged to share a piece of music every Sunday through the end of the holiday season. Some pieces…

This child's emotional intelligence
Thu, 10/26/2023

Wish: This child's emotional intelligence

This video hit me straight in the heart. If this little one knows how we should treat each other and can state it so simply, what's wrong with the…

Who Do You Belong To?
Thu, 10/26/2023

Who Do You Belong To?

To understand my question, you could ask yourself “who do I love?” If more than one, you could prioritize your list by focusing on the single one…

Weight Watchers hops on the bandwagon
Thu, 10/26/2023

Weight Watchers hops on the bandwagon

In an effort to stay relevant and avoid potential financial collapse, Weight Watchers, rebranded as WW, is hopping onto the diabetes/weight loss…

Listening For Peace
Sun, 10/22/2023

Pledge: Listening For Peace

When Youtropolis was conceived, we envisioned a new land of opportunity with its own social safety net where people could help other people feel a…

Liberation in Action: Josh Paul
Fri, 10/20/2023

Liberation in Action: Josh Paul

It's unlikely that any man would stick his neck out so far as to advocate for an Israeli-Palestinian policy sea change at this tragic moment in…

California resurrects cursive
Fri, 10/20/2023

California resurrects cursive

On Monday, October 16, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill requiring California schools to teach cursive handwriting to elementary students from…

Americans Who Tell The Truth Portrait Gallery
Wed, 10/18/2023

Americans Who Tell The Truth Portrait Gallery

The City of Slipstream has announced a “gallery opening” where the work of artist Robert Shetterly is now on display. Americans Who Tell The

How an "only" dog plays catch
Wed, 10/18/2023

How an "only" dog plays catch

This video reminds me of when I was a kid playing catch with myself. As an only child, I used to throw the ball in the air and catch it for hours…

Traffic lights and curve balls
Wed, 10/18/2023

Traffic lights and curve balls

While driving to a client session, I came upon not one, not two, but three intersections with traffic lights that had lost power. If we think back…

Love Has No Labels
Mon, 10/16/2023

Love Has No Labels

The most important thing that anyone can hope for is love. This means that of all the diverse people on our planet we all share this fundamental…

Americans Who Tell the Truth Portrait Gallery
Mon, 10/16/2023

Americans Who Tell the Truth Portrait Gallery

Mon, 10/16/2023 - 9:00pm to Tue, 12/31/2024 - 11:30pm
Oktoberfest Fun
Mon, 10/16/2023

Oktoberfest Fun

Sat, 10/21/2023 - 10:00am

Location

17723 Chatsworth Street
Los Angeles, CA 91344
United States
34° 16' 39.5328" N, 118° 30' 1.692" W
California US
Spooky Science
Mon, 10/16/2023

Spooky Science

Tue, 10/17/2023 - 10:00am to Tue, 10/31/2023 - 5:00pm

Location

11800 Foothill Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 91342
United States
34° 18' 28.3572" N, 118° 25' 44.544" W
California US
An Eye For An Eye is Un-American
Mon, 10/16/2023

An Eye For An Eye is Un-American

When a Chicago landlord rented out a room to Hanaan Shahin and then built a treehouse for her six-year-old son, she was grateful. She never…

Why Are Women Still Making Less Than Men?
Mon, 10/16/2023

Why Are Women Still Making Less Than Men?

Finally, there’s an answer, thanks to Harvard professor Claudia Goldin, winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics.

To her…

A poem of inner peace
Sun, 10/15/2023

A poem of inner peace

"When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may…

When Love Fails
Sat, 10/14/2023

When Love Fails

Love is always a choice. To be kind, respectful, and humane.

Neutrality is also a choice. To do nothing, say nothing, simply bear witness…

The many flaws of the Body Mass Index
Fri, 10/13/2023

The many flaws of the Body Mass Index

Having worked in gyms for the better part of my career, I had several body composition analyses performed, which included the Body Mass Index (BMI…

Will We All Lose Our Humanity?
Fri, 10/13/2023

Will We All Lose Our Humanity?

What enables one to go so irreparably dark within, corrupted, marred, their heart so disfigured with terminal hatred that every bit of humanity is…

The brain's love of ultra-processed "food"
Thu, 10/12/2023

The brain's love of ultra-processed "food"

“Industrially produced foods containing ingredients not available in home kitchens," or ultra-processed foods (UPFs), can affect the human brain…

No to Red Dye No. 3 in California
Wed, 10/11/2023

No to Red Dye No. 3 in California

California has become the first state to ban red dye No. 3 and other potentially harmful food additives in popular candies, drinks, and other…

Acrobatic cat stops a New York Yankees game
Wed, 10/11/2023

Acrobatic cat stops a New York Yankees game

This frisky cat had security practically doing flips to get it off the field. The players and fans loved it 😀😀😀…

She loves exercise, despite cerebral palsy
Tue, 10/10/2023

She loves exercise, despite cerebral palsy

Author Nicole Luongo fell in love with exercise when she was a teen and never let her cerebral palsy dictate what she was capable of. With no…

Build strength in 3 seconds??
Mon, 10/09/2023

Build strength in 3 seconds??

Lifting weights is one of the most effective ways of building physical strength, and researchers have learned that a one-month program consisting…

One Way to Take Part in Indigenous Peoples' Day
Mon, 10/09/2023

One Way to Take Part in Indigenous Peoples' Day

Native American people have long been admired and celebrated for their proud cultural traditions and their distinct skills in arts and…

A World At War Needs Reminders of Peace
Mon, 10/09/2023

A World At War Needs Reminders of Peace

In the Art of War, Sun Tzu teaches that the greatest victory is that which requires no battle. Yet 2500 years later in our present day, men…

Narges Mohammadi Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Sun, 10/08/2023

Narges Mohammadi Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

On Friday, jailed Iranian human rights activist, Narges Mohammadi, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her incredible activism and courage to…

Caught in the act of being funny
Sun, 10/08/2023

Caught in the act of being funny

I love animals. They aren't afraid to be themselves; they're 100% authentic. The 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards finalists snapped some…

Peace of mind in a closet
Sat, 10/07/2023

Peace of mind in a closet

When was the last time you felt fully at peace? I’m talking about the kind of peace that fills you and settles you down the way a pot roast does,…

Cloudspotting with the Cloud Appreciation Society
Sat, 10/07/2023

Cloudspotting with the Cloud Appreciation Society

Mon, 10/16/2023 - 6:30pm

Location

630 West 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
United States
34° 3' 9.7524" N, 118° 15' 21.24" W
California US
Getting into the swing of it
Fri, 10/06/2023

Getting into the swing of it

There’s no question, this bear knows exactly what it's doing. Let's you know it's practiced its techniques. Very clever actually...…

Beautiful visitors
Thu, 10/05/2023

Beautiful visitors

These three lovelies dropped by and hung out in my tree for a while. It's their second visit. I haven't seen them fly; they just appear flattened…

It Isn't Fair!
Thu, 10/05/2023

It Isn't Fair!

Have you ever heard yourself say those words? I think most of us, at one point or another, thought something was unfair and complained about it…

Dinner with a cultural faux pas
Thu, 10/05/2023

Pledge: Dinner with a cultural faux pas

As we all know, when life presents learning experiences, they're often a package deal with discomfort. This happened to me while dining in a fancy…

Today's Notable Quotable: Who's Crazy?
Wed, 10/04/2023

Today's Notable Quotable: Who's Crazy?

Today's quote comes from Lester B. Pearson who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for resolving the Suez Canal Crisis. He served as Prime Minister…

Amy Schumer warns 20-year-olds
Wed, 10/04/2023

Amy Schumer warns 20-year-olds

As you scroll the article, Amy lays it all out with hilarious photos: "Life is coming for you"…

Social Pollution: A Mirror Of a Decrepit Democracy
Tue, 10/03/2023

Social Pollution: A Mirror Of a Decrepit Democracy

We’re all familiar with pollution from air, soil, water, and noise, but there is another form of pollution that may be causing us greater harm,…

Chicago Woman, 104, Skydives From Plane
Mon, 10/02/2023

Chicago Woman, 104, Skydives From Plane

You’re never too old to make a wish come true. For Dorothy Hoffner, the wish was to break the Guinness World Record for oldest skydiver. At age…

Equanimity
Mon, 10/02/2023

Equanimity

I've learned so much about equanimity these last few months as my world has been inundated with unexpected house repairs and health issues. (I…

News Flash
Sun, 10/01/2023

Something New and Beautiful

A beautiful new butterfly to admire:

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A deepening of a client relationship
Sun, 10/01/2023

A deepening of a client relationship

One of the things I enjoy most about my job is working with different personality types and learning about my client’s unique experiences. Lindsey…

The 40+ Double Dutch Club
Fri, 09/29/2023

The 40+ Double Dutch Club

When you were a kid, did you jump rope or try the more advanced Double Dutch?

To break out of an emotional funk, Pamela Robinson considered…

Who Hasn't Been Shaped By Sorrows?
Fri, 09/29/2023

Who Hasn't Been Shaped By Sorrows?

My laptop seems to be imbued with some mystical force that defies logic. More than once it has performed curious mind bending feats that are…

Wishing Well
Thu, 09/28/2023

Wish: Politicians take a lesson from this dog

I wish someone in Congress had this peacemaker dog's courage to step in and put a stop to the ongoing quarreling and backbiting. It's no doubt…

Our New Liberation Declaration
Tue, 09/26/2023

Our New Liberation Declaration

Western, democratic societies have given us our way of living. Unlike tribal communities, we pride ourselves on modern notions of rugged…

Best advice ever received
Tue, 09/26/2023

Best advice ever received

After sharing their life advice from Dear Life Kit experts, NPR asked their audience to share the best advice they'd ever received. I thought it…

Ignore. Move on. Remember. You. Love.
Sun, 09/24/2023

Pledge: Ignore. Move on. Remember. You. Love.

This advice from Anne Rice works beautifully as a pledge we can each make so that our lives, and the lives of those around us, are as full and…

Fear is the Source of Every Problem!
Sun, 09/24/2023

Fear is the Source of Every Problem!

Fear is the source of every problem.

If we can get down to the root of what the fear is, then we can start taking the steps to look at it…

Maybe just barely there . . .
Sat, 09/23/2023

Maybe just barely there . . .

Ever had one of those days? You know . . . a day where everything seems to go wrong. You break the coffee pot, step on a piece of glass while you'…

Can teachers help kids exposed to trauma?
Sat, 09/23/2023

Can teachers help kids exposed to trauma?

Research reveals that traumatic experiences disproportionately affect minority and low-income youth, including witnessing or being the target of…

Ants - Pests or Geniuses?
Thu, 09/21/2023

Ants - Pests or Geniuses?

I've complained about ants taking over my kitchen after a rain on many occasions, but I was stunned to read about their genius capabilities…

The 7 Questions Your Spirit Has For You
Thu, 09/21/2023

The 7 Questions Your Spirit Has For You

Do you ever feel like the world is growing more shallow? Less grounded in reality? More focused on trivialities, banalities, memes, and emojis? If…

Repost
Wed, 09/20/2023

A Mighty Revelation About Love (repost)

9/20/23

I'm reposting this because it's a message of love that works every day if you work it.

Meet my babies...
Tue, 09/19/2023

Meet my babies...

Mama cheetahs are usually very protective and even quite dangerous when their cubs are around. The videographer lucked out when this mama didn't…

She Who Rules Over Me
Tue, 09/19/2023

She Who Rules Over Me

A black cat thinks she should be living in this house. She thinks it's hers and doesn't understand why I don't allow her in. She stares at me with…

Tribal Wave Poll
Tue, 09/19/2023

Poll Request

Question: Should I tell someone I'm close to that they wear way too much cologne?

Yesterday's Light!
Mon, 09/18/2023

Yesterday's Light!

How many of us go through life thinking about yesterday? Having regrets about things we did, shouldn't have done, or could have done differently?…

Elegant headpieces for the fashionable cat
Sun, 09/17/2023

Elegant headpieces for the fashionable cat

Who would have thought that a mountain of cat fur could turn into the cutest, most clever creations of cat hats, wigs, and various other…

10 Truths We All Share in Common
Fri, 09/15/2023

Pledge: 10 Truths We All Share in Common

As we head toward another divisive election cycle, I’m wondering if anyone is fed up yet. I am.

Like the Twin Towers burning to the ground…

The Virtue of Humility
Thu, 09/14/2023

The Virtue of Humility

In this article, psychology professor Jen Cole Wright discusses something we all have in common to varying degrees—self-centeredness. She talks…

Coastal Country Jam
Wed, 09/13/2023

Coastal Country Jam

Sat, 09/16/2023 - 12:00pm to Sun, 09/17/2023 - 10:00pm

Location

386 East Shoreline Drive
Long Beach, CA 90802
United States
33° 46' 8.4648" N, 118° 11' 32.1" W
California US
You're Missing You!
Tue, 09/12/2023

You're Missing You!

Raise your hand if you’re one who often dwells on the past. Okay, then you’re like most people.

Raise your hand if you find yourself often…

Meditation On The Art Of Antoni Tàpies
Tue, 09/12/2023

Meditation On The Art Of Antoni Tàpies

Yesterday, as we remembered 9/11, news stations replayed the tragedy in living color, featuring the scars inflicted by politically motivated…

Kitchen mishaps and self-compassion
Tue, 09/12/2023

Kitchen mishaps and self-compassion

A few weeks ago, my stomach grumbled with hunger, and turkey chili with rice was the antidote. I poured the ingredients into a glass container and…

Making This One Change Leads to More Happiness
Mon, 09/11/2023

Making This One Change Leads to More Happiness

If people could change one thing in their lives to feel happier, what might it be? A researcher conducted a study over the course of decades to…

Truffles the cat makes a pledge
Mon, 09/11/2023

Pledge: Truffles the cat makes a pledge

Truffles the cat took a pledge to model glasses for kids who might be hesitant to wear them. Her coolness shows them how cool they can be too. And…

Sunflowers and smiles
Sat, 09/09/2023

Wish: Sunflowers and smiles

I think of sunflowers as the happy face flower because they always make me smile. So, when I saw this spectacular video of a trail bordered by 250…

"You can lead a horse to water ..."
Thu, 09/07/2023

"You can lead a horse to water ..."

But you can’t make it drink!” This popular idiom is about control, and the fact that no one can, or should control another person. A lot of people…

The real truth about Adam and Eve
Wed, 09/06/2023

The real truth about Adam and Eve

When God created Adam and Eve, He said to them: I have two gifts to give you - one is to pee standing up and...

Adam, very anxious,…

Notable Quotable: As Cathedrals Were Built
Wed, 09/06/2023

Notable Quotable: As Cathedrals Were Built

Today’s notable quotable comes from Henry Ward Beecher, a brother to Harriet Beecher Stowe who was the author of Uncle Toms’ Cabin. Like…

Kids push back on hate
Wed, 09/06/2023

Kids push back on hate

Recently, a Marin County neighborhood had anti-Semitic flyers land on their doorsteps. Deciding that counter-action was warranted, a small group…

Shock & Awe
Mon, 09/04/2023

Shock & Awe

Such a sweet story about several orphaned owlets. Read about their rescue and see their wide-eyed excitement…

Spyware or Spywear: Get ready for Smart Epants
Mon, 09/04/2023

Spyware or Spywear: Get ready for Smart Epants

It seems that wherever we are, be it in our car, out shopping, or nestled in the comfort of our cozy bed scrolling through social media, someone…

When it's over ... moving on!
Sat, 09/02/2023

When it's over ... moving on!

Who out there over the age of say, 13, hasn’t had their heart broken by someone breaking up with them? I would venture to say, no one. It happens…

We Can Do More Than We Think We Can!
Fri, 09/01/2023

We Can Do More Than We Think We Can!

When a horse starts his training, he's afraid to pull 25 pounds, when in fact he has the power to pull 9000 pounds. But he doesn't know it. He has…

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