Happy Soul Food Friday!

Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

I’ve studied positive psychology for 10 years: This is the secret to happiness:
Stephanie Harrison has studied the science of happiness for 10 years. Here’s what she says is the secret to happiness.

This is the secret to happiness, from a happiness researcher (cnbc.com)

Exercise can reverse ageing in the brain, study claims:
It looks like brawn could be the key to long lasting brains. May 15, 2024 We all know exercise is good for us. It’s been clear for hundreds (if not thousands) of years that keeping fit and mobile is important to keep your body in good nick, prevent diseases and improve your mental health. Despite its myriad benefits for us, however, there always seems to be one insurmountable fact of life that exercise can’t conquer: our minds and bodies decline as we age

Exercise can reverse ageing in the brain, study claims | BBC Science Focus Magazine

As we are all in the midst of reinventing ourselves, I thought this episode of Hidden Brain was particularly informative and counterintuitive!

Innovation 2.0: How Big Ideas Are Born | Hidden Brain Media

Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning:
Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can’t match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old practice, especially for kids.

As schools reconsider cursive, research homes in on handwriting’s brain benefits : Shots – Health News : NPR

And the soul-filling wonders of nature-

Majestic mountain ibex among winners in GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 members’ competition:
20 breathtaking images from this year’s GDT Nature Photographer of the Year members’ competition, including a stoic Alpine ibex, a wave-riding penguin, and a bewitching winter woodland.

Majestic mountain ibex among winners in GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 members’ competition – Discover Wildlife

Stay in the positive and please pay it forward.

Love,

Neville

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“Find your way out. Go home and master Death by becoming alive.” 

– Don Miguel Ruiz

Happy Soul Food Friday

This week: Confront the Brutal Facts about Climate Change but Never Give Up Hope!

Here are both the challenges as well as some innovative solutions on the horizon.

Confront the brutal facts-

A Big Part of the Problem-

Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution:
Study confirms Philip Morris International, Danone, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola are worst offenders

Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution | Plastics | The Guardian

Sink/Rise- Pre-Apocalyptic- South Pacific Islanders on the brink of losing their homes, lands and livelihoods due to climate change:

These haunting underwater photos portray climate change in a new way (cnn.com)

The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change
Droughts, heat, and extreme weather are pushing crops to their limits. The race is on to innovate faster than the Earth warms.

The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change | WIRED

Scientists sound the alarm over dramatic loss of 3 billion birds in North America: ‘We’re watching … extinction happen’
The staggering drop in bird populations serves as a sobering signal of an urgent need to take action. Since the 1970s, bird enthusiasts have watched the skies empty and heard the birdsongs go silent as nearly 3 billion birds vanished in North America. Disturbed by the findings of an expansive body of research, scientists across the globe are sounding the alarm as half of the world’s bird populations are in decline. What’s happening?

Scientists sound the alarm over dramatic loss of 3 billion birds in North America: ‘We’re watching … extinction happen’ (thecooldown.com)

But Never Give Up Hope!

Can a picture make you happy? We asked photographers and here’s what they sent us
Photographers sent us pictures of a Syrian boy who finds joy caring for farm animals, Ukrainian girls on a trampoline, music lovers grooving to the blues and more.

Happy photos from around the world for the International Day of Happiness : Goats and Soda : NPR

Many Innovative Solutions-

Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics:

Research from UC San Diego shows plant-based polymers can disappear within seven months

Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics (ucsd.edu)

Can this technology help refreeze Arctic ice?
Global warming is rapidly melting some of the world’s largest ice shelves but a UK startup believes it may be possible to refreeze new layers of ice. 

This technology may help refreeze the arctic | CNN

A Stunning New Material May Shrink Humanity’s Carbon Footprint
As Earth keeps warming, the ‘Cage of Cages’ emerges as a contender to cool our impact.

A Stunning New Material May Shrink Humanity’s Carbon Footprint (popularmechanics.com)

The ‘world’s largest’ vacuum to suck climate pollution out of the air just opened. Here’s how it works
Mammoth will suck in air using giant fans, separate the carbon and transport it underground where it will transform into stone

‘World’s largest’ plant to suck carbon out of the air and turn it into stone opens in Iceland | CNN

Thanks this week go to Chris B, and all of you committed to stewarding our tiny blue planet!

Play share and pay it forward.

Love,

Neville

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I can’t throw a curveball to save my life.

I have two left feet on the dance floor.

My sense of humor is practically laughable.

 I’m a hair stylists’ worst nightmare.

And I can barely strum a guitar.

Who am I? I’m Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world.

Like everyone else, there are thousands of things you cannot do.

Ignore them. Focus on what you can do, and do them well.

You’ll flat-out surprise yourself.

“Never let what you cannot do stop you from doing what you CAN do!”

—Stephen Pierce

Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

Blessings:

Sometimes by Sheenagh Pugh:

Sometimes things don’t go, after all,
from bad to worse.

Some years, muscadel
faces down frost; green thrives; the crops don’t fail.

Sometimes a man aims high, and all goes well.

A people sometimes will step back from war,
elect an honest man, decide they care,
enough, that they can’t leave some stranger poor.

Some men become what they were born for.

Sometimes our best intentions do not go,
amiss; sometimes we do as we meant to.

The sun will sometimes melt a field of sorrow,
that seemed hard frozen; may it happen for you.

Awe!

Scientists Have Identified ‘8 Wonders Of Life’ — And Their Health Effects Are Powerful
Studies conducted in 26 different countries offer intriguing data on the surprising benefits of experiencing awe.

Dacher Keltner’s Guide To Awe And The 8 Wonders Of Life | HuffPost Life

Piffle, Rubbish, Balderdash!

Jane Goodall Reflects On How A Childhood Dog Changed The Way She Saw Animals
“Rusty, I’ve never known a dog like him,” the famed primatologist said, remembering her beloved canine companion.

Jane Goodall Says Childhood Dog Shaped How She Sees Animals | HuffPost Impact

Suddenly aware that you have been paying attention to the wrong body and mind all your life!

Drilling down through layers of delusion, confusion, personal strategies and karmic tangles to arrive at an experience of a stunningly simple and fundamental truth:

Koan and Shikantaza: Escaping the Trap of Delusion | Lion’s Roar (lionsroar.com)

Getting Real!

Spending time in nature makes you a more authentic person – a new study shows how:
Why simply going outside can make you more honest with yourself and others.

stylist.co.uk/life/nature-authenticity-study/874630

Joy is Non-Negotiable!

If you are local, come join us as Drivin the Bus will be playing at Mr. Peabody’s Bar and Grill on Friday April 5th from 8:30 to 12:30pm, with your favorite classic jams!

Mr. Peabody’s Bar & Grill – Drivin’ The Bus (dtbband.com)

Hearty thanks this week go to Chris B, Rex H, Drivin the Bus Band and Wonderers Everywhere!

Pay and Play it Forward.

Love,

Neville

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
Greek Proverb