Reading Time: < 1 minute Meet Imani Wilmot, an inspirational Jamaican surfer who uses the sport as a means of transforming the tough lives of the women around her, in Kingston and surrounding areas.
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Getting in touch with your values can also provide you an important cue—namely, that it’s time to move on if and when you determine that your values are in conflict with the work you are doing. Research has shown that when there is a mismatch between your personal values and that of your organization, you are at increased risk of burnout. Cynicism, one of the components of burnout, occurs when you feel less attached to, and engaged with, the work you are doing. If a values clarification exercise reveals to you that you are simply in the wrong job or at the wrong company, you might consider moving on.
Reading Time: 3 minutes A 10-year-old from Missouri City, Texas, is using her entrepreneurial skills to help animals in need. When Hurricane Harvey hit, Frannie Joseph saw on the news rescuers saving pets left behind, and decided to set up a lemonade stand with her friends to raise money for their efforts.
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Syria, Emergency Powers, Steve King: 3 Stories You Should Read 1/11/2018
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 2 minutes Confluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. In the…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ruth Bader Ginsburg reflects on the most life-changing lessons she learned from her mom. 💕 “Don’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment – these just sap energy and waste time.”
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Vox: The extraordinary therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs, explained
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 19 minutes Support for psychedelics is also one of those rare issues that can, in some cases, cut across conventional political lines. Rebekah Mercer, the billionaire Republican financier and co-owner of Breitbart, has donated a $1 million to MAPS to fund studies and legalization effort. As the research advances, we could see more bipartisan support like this.
One big remaining question has to do with access. If you spend any time at all in the psychedelic subculture, you can’t help but notice that it consists mostly of privileged white people. This is largely a product of who’s holding these spaces, how much they cost (anywhere from $600 to well over $1,000 per session), where they’re being held, and the networks of people propping them up. That many people simply don’t know about the therapeutic potential of psychedelics is yet another barrier. All of this has to change, and hopefully, it will when psychedelics aren’t relegated to the underground.
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Before Trump was President He Gave Some Really Useful Advice Regarding Walls
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: < 1 minute Oh man, once Trump gets his wall he better hope no one shows Mexico this old video we found.
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Amazing Humans: What deciding age is just a number looks like in Finland
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: < 1 minute Lena started skateboarding at 61 and has never looked back.
Reading Time: 3 minutes While you may not be able to avoid illness entirely, you can take steps to protect yourself from the common cold and more serious bugs like the flu.
This cold and flu season, keep essentials on-hand from thermometers that can help you diagnose a fever quickly to humidifiers and heated blankets that can potentially help shorten your recovery time.