5 habits to borrow from people who’ve lived to 100: Dan Buettner, who has been studying people who live the longest for 20 years, shares their secrets.
My 95-year-old grandfather is a former cardiologist—his 8 ‘non-negotiables’ for a long, happy life: Mika Cribbs spent the summer with her 95-year-old grandfather in Japan and was inspired by how he boosts longevity and happiness. Here’s his daily routine for living a long, healthy life.
A Knockout Technique for Achieving More Happiness The best lesson from Mike Tyson’s boxing career is not about ring craft; it’s about having the right goals in life.
104-year-old who swims 45 minutes every day shares simple tips for long life Vivian Levy started swimming when was 6. She’s still doing it almost 100 years later.
Dog repeatedly escapes animal shelter, sneaks into nursing home, is adopted by residents. An abused, stray mutt kept trying to move himself into a senior care facility. So, the nurses there had to figure out what to do about him.
Thanks to the generous support of members, community and staff we have already raised $15,000 to help our food insufficient brothers and sisters.
Might you join us?
Feed a Child in Need This Weekend Did you know that when children participate in programs that provide them with food for a weekend, children experience increased self-esteem, improved behavior at school, better academic performance, and increased interest in their classes and other school activities? September is San Diego Hunger Awareness Month. Throughout the month, Mission Fed is proudly supporting the fight against childhood hunger by partnering with The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank for the Food 4 Kids Backpack Program. For just $8, your donation provides a child with a weekend of nutritious food.Donate Now
Thanks this week go to Eric K, the Mission Fed Wellness Committee, and everyone out there committed to helping those furthest from opportunity.
Exemplary Heroes and Healers to Inspire You Over Labor Day
“Heroism is really the quest to live according to one’s internal standards of right and wrong, regardless of whether the world is watching.”—- John F. Groom
Italian banker hailed a hero after catching toddler falling from fifth floor balcony: A 37-year-old banker from Turin is being hailed a hero after miraculously catching an Italian toddler who fell from her family’s fifth floor balcony on Saturday.
Life of diner in China saved by doctor in same restaurant who spots symptoms of brain tumor and intervenes: A doctor in China who saved the life of a stranger by noticing the symptoms of a brain tumor in a woman eating at the same restaurant was celebrated as part of the country’s Doctors Day earlier this month. Zhao Ming, a senior member of the neurosurgery…
Watch the astonishing moment this dog predicts his owner is sick before she does: Watch this incredible display of communication and love as this sweet pup tells his owner she’s sick before she even realizes it.
A mother of 3 was struggling at the airport. Then the ‘mom tribe’ swung into action Adrianne Drazin was on a long overseas flight with her baby and two young children. After she exited the plane, she noticed a family nearby waiting for something.
From the U.S. Surgeon General: Anyone can be a Healer: In an exclusive interview, Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks about the growing mental health crisis and loneliness epidemic in America—and what we can do in the workplace to help.
Enjoy some killer live music overlooking the Pacific Ocean and join Drivin The Bus on Saturday September 2nd from 6-8pm at The Camp Store inside the entrance to South Carlsbad State Beach at 7201 Carlsbad Blvd. Carlsbad CA92008.
We will be playing all your favorite classic jams. No Cover.
With my dear brother Dr. Danny Friedland when we Co-Chaired the Cause Conference in 2017
The 25th Annual San Diego Cause Conference:
For nearly a decade during which I co-chaired this conference 3 times, the focus of this gathering has been about uplifting society, initially through the nonprofit sector but more recently through all purpose-driven enterprise, regardless of their tax designation.
Here is a link to this year’s conference, in the brand spanking new Sharp Prebys Innovation and Education Center on Sept. 14th 2023.
Here is a CloudCast podcast with host Drew S that we did recently featuring Staci Reidinger, who along with DeLinda Forsythe are the Cause San Diego Co-Executive directors and are co-producing the conference with the help of an amazing group of volunteers.
Enjoy the story and hopefully find your place in it, wherever you find yourself!
The Zen Room at the 25th Cause Conference: Warning: Experiences could lead to unbridled joy and delight!
To harmonize vocational and avocational passions, this year Mission Fed is sponsoring a Zen Room at the conference (deets below):
Ever noticed that as a society, we seem to seem to venerate action and vilify reflection? As critical as self-care and self-compassion are today, why do relegate them to “nice to haves” v. “must haves”?
At this year’s cause conference, we have intentionally incorporated a Zen room with a variety of Zen experiences (Zen Ex), designed to help you tune up, tune in, and bring your best self to the day, in just a few minutes!
Even a world class symphony begins by tuning and don’t just jump outright into the “playing”. We all can benefit from short bursts of re-centering to be fully present, but if it’s easy to do, it’s easy not to do.
Forget the charge on your smartphone. Charge up your intention, attention, and attitude!
From massage stations, to yoga, to singing bowls, to breath breaks (today’s far better version of smoke breaks), you will have the opportunity to experience a variety of modalities and therapeutics to keep you in flow and in a peak state.
Why? Be Cause.
Conscious leaders intentionally and consistently incorporate micro habits into their schedule, and you can experience and incorporate some of these Zen Ex’s as part of your conference experience- all for free, courtesy of the practitioners and their gifts of service.
The choice is simple. Critical self-care now, or critical care later…
If you are coming, check the Whova app or visit the Zen Room #211 anytime you feel the need to decompress, reset and recharge!
Even the heart pumps blood to itself first, so listen to your most authentic self.
We’ve got you…
PS. “All our (Zen) Ex’s don’t live in Texas 😊”
Thanks this week go to Staci R, DeLinda F, Drew S, Niki C, Rebecca T and all the Cause Conference volunteers!
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One Good Thing: it’s high time you made self-compassion a must-do, not just an option: “Self-compassion hasn’t just changed my life – it’s transformed the way I engage with the world.”
I’m a child psychologist. This is the No. 1 life lesson I’m teaching my kids: Why and how child mental health experts are raising their kids with these specific skills.
Stop trying to be happy. Instead, have more fun: In his science-backed book, “The Fun Habit,” Mike Rucker shows that intentionally increasing joyful moments can improve health, relationships and even productivity.
Harvard expert: To be more satisfied in life and with money, follow this formula To have a “truly rich life,” it’s important to build emotional wealth as well as financial health, says author Manisha Thakor. Here’s how to do it.
This Ivy League researcher says spirituality is good for our mental health A Columbia University professor says spiritual beliefs can decrease our rates of anxiety and depression. I needed to understand how she came to these conclusions.
Strange Crew will be performing this Friday Aug 11th from 7 to 8:30 pm at Duck Foot Brewing in Miramar if you want to kick start your weekend with some career Clapton classics, crafties, and me on congas -well actually bongos but that doesn’t rhyme 😊
Sometimes, you see something that so resonates that you feel the need to share it. The following rant was originally posted on Questlove’s Instagram a few weeks back. It was an impassioned monologue by the wildly talented Ethan Hawke that has resurfaced from two years back. It landed so deeply with me. I hope it does the same for you. The short of it: If you are talking that ambitious talk inside your mind, muster the courage to take that first step of walking what you wonder. You won’t regret it — unless you never take that step.
Enjoy!
So, you have to ask yourself do you think human creativity matters? Well, most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about poetry, right? They have a life to live, and they’re not really that concerned with Allen Ginsberg’s poems or anybody’s poems, until… Their father dies, they go to a funeral, you lose a child, somebody breaks your heart, they don’t love you anymore. And all of a sudden, you’re desperate for making sense out of this life. And has anybody ever felt this bad before? How did they come out of this cloud?Or the inverse. Something great. You meet somebody and your heart explodes.You love them so much; you can’t even see straight. You know, you’re dizzy. Did anybody feel like this before?What is happening to me?And that’s when art’s not a luxury, it’s actually sustenance. We need it. Okay, well, what is it?There’s this thing that worries me sometimes whenever we talk about creativity because it can have this kind of feel that it’s just nice, you know, or it’s warm or it’s something pleasant.It’s not. It’s vital.It’s the way we heal each other.In singing our song, in telling our story. In inviting you to say, “Hey listen to me, and I’ll listen to you.”We’re starting a dialogue. And when you do that, this healing happens.And we come out of our corners, and we start to witness each other’s common humanity. We start to assert it. And when we do that, really good things happen. So, if you want to help your community, if you want to help your family, if you want to help your friends, you have to express yourself, and to express yourself, you have to know yourself. It’s actually super easy. You just have to follow your love. There is no path. There’s no path until you walk it.
Supermoon puts on a dazzling display across the world: The full moon appeared bigger and brighter than usual Tuesday night, with the natural satellite positioned closer to Earth than usual, just 222,159 miles away.
US woman, 87, fights off teenage home intruder – then gives him snacks: Marjorie Perkins of Maine realized 17-year-old was ‘awfully hungry’ after defending herself and called 911 as he was eating
Thanks this week go to Ryan B and all of you lunar-ticks modeling resilience, staying in tune with your inner and outer nature, and fighting for your rights with both courage and consideration.
Confronting the Brutal Facts- Can we use Father Profit, to help Mother Nature develop a market and culture for Clean Energy?
A letter from Earth: I’m giving you record temperatures and wild floods. TAKE A HINT!! Earth here. Just wanted to pop in and see if you’ve noticed a few subtle changes in me lately. You know, like record hot temperatures and flooding?
July 2023 Is Hottest Month Ever Recorded on Earth This July is set to be the hottest month ever recorded on Earth—and likely the hottest in about 120,000 years—preliminary analyses show.
We are watching the brutal reality of what climate scientists told us would happen. How will we respond? Amid the despair and doomism is a real climate emergency. We must act accordingly…
Extreme weather: the climate crisis in four charts As much of the northern hemisphere endures blistering heatwaves and parts of Asia are deluged with rain, a number of climate records are being challenged…
101.1 degrees? Water temperatures off Florida Keys currently among hottest in the world. South Florida water temperatures reach world record highs. Scientists say climate change is at least partly responsible.
What is a 5-sigma event? Why the sea ice in Antarctica is alarming scientists. During the winter, sea ice that is essential to the marine food web usually grows around Antarctica. Warming temperatures are slowing that growth.
Ons Jabeur has shown how to live with defeat – like it’s the end of the world The art of losing isn’t hard to master, but the Tunisian took it to a spellbinding new level and won Wimbledon hearts
The No. 1 tactic best-selling author Jay Shetty uses to stay positive Your negative thoughts may be keeping you from obtaining happiness and success, according to former monk Jay Shetty. Here’s the hack he uses to stay positive.
Watch this six-year-old’s joy when he finds out his beloved grandpa isn’t just visiting Six-year-old Carson and his grandpa are besties– he’s the only boy in the family and has a single mom. Watch his reaction when grandpa reveals this.
This Mississippi dog is a TikTok star and he can drive a lawnmower, fish and play golf Brewski, a dog in Mississippi, has become a social media sensation with videos of him doing hilarious things that most dogs don’t do.
“Happiness is not about maximizing the intensity of joy. It’s about increasing the frequency of joy. Chasing exhilaration is a roller coaster of regular disappointments and rare, ephemeral highs. Savoring daily delights is a steady, sustainable source of satisfaction.” -Adam Grant
Athletic trainer stunned by a halftime reunion with her Army brother Watch this athletic trainer brought to tears when the basketball halftime surprise is the return of her Army brother
Despite a hot, flat and crowded planet some are living long and happy lives and breaking expectations!
Megaphone Hand, business concept with text Attention Please, vector illustration
It’s World Population Day: Here’s what the world will look like in 2050: By 2050, after India and China, Nigeria is expected to become the world’s third most populous nation.
Earth is at its hottest in thousands of years. Here’s how we know. Observations are enough to make scientists confident that the current period of warming is exceptional.
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